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(All events on Oahu, unless noted)
2008
1/26/08
NAGA Hawaii
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Location TBA)
Tentative
2007
11/24/07
Kickin It
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
11/18/07
The Quest for Champions 2007 II
(Sport-Pankration, Submission-Grappling, Continuous Sparring)
(St. Louis High School Gym)
11/10/07
Aloha
State Championship of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
10/26/07
Kickin It / Got Skills
(Kickboxing, Varios)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
X-1 Presents
Fight Club Meets The Night Club
(MMA)
(O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu)
9/28/07
Kickin It / Got Skills
(Kickboxing, Varios)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
9/15/07
Icon Sport: Fearless
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
September
Gracie Fighting Championships
(MMA)
9/8/07
UFC
75
(02 Arena in London, England)
(PPV)
Hawaii Fighting Championships
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
8/31/07
Fighters Journey
Pro-Am MMA Event
(MMA)
(tba)
X-1 Presents
Fight Club Meets The Night Club
(MMA)
(O Lounge, Honolulu)
8/25/07
UFC
74: Respect
(Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada )
(PPV)
8/23-25/07
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championshihps
(BJJ)
(The Pyramid, Long Beach, CA)
8/12/07
Punishment
In Paradise 17
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Hawaiian Waters, Kapolei)
***Postponed***
8/10/07
Hawaii's Most Wanted
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
8/4/07
X-1
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Island Warriors Fighting Championship
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/28/07
Maui
Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gymnasium, Wailuku, Maui)
7/21/07
Garden Island Cage Match 6: Caged Fury
(Kickboxing, MMA)
(Hanapepe Stadium, Kauai)
Palolo Boxing Club & Kawano Boxing Club
presents amateur boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
7/14/07
Patriot Fighting Championships
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
***Postponed***
7/13/07
Hawaii Fighting Championships: Stand Your Ground 3
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
7/8/07
Dan Henderson Seminar
(MMA)
(O2
Martial Arts Academy, Aiea)
7/7/07
UFC
73: Stacked
(PPV)
7/1/07
Mike Swain Seminar
(Judo)
(O2
Martial Arts Academy, Aiea)
6/30/07
Icon Sport: Fearless
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
***Postponed
to 9/15***
6/29/07
MMA Contendors: Conflict - The Beginning
(MMA)
(Farrington H.S. Gym)
X-1 Presents
Fight Club Meets The Night Club
(MMA)
(O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu)
6/23/06
Ultimate Fight Night
(BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver)
(Spike TV)
6/23/07
Hawaiian
Open of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
6/22/07
Got
Skills
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
6/16/07
UFC 72: Victory
(PPV)
6/12/07
UFC
Fight Night
(MMA)
(Spike Oceanic 559)
6/3/07
The Quest for Champions 2007
(Sport-Pankration, Submission-Grappling, Continuous Sparring
and Sport-Jujitsu)
(Saint Louis High School Gym)
5/27/07
Benefit Concert for the 2007 Hawaii Junior Olympic Boxing Team
(Ewa Ranch, Ewa Beach)
5/26/07
UFC
71 Liddell vs Rampage
(MMA)
(PPV Oceanic 701)
Memorial Day Mayhem
(Kickboxing)
(Kalaheo High School Gym)
5/19/07
Kickin it
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
5/12/07
Punishment In Paradise: Untouchables
(Kickboxing)
(Hawaiian Waters, Kapolei)
USA-Boxing Hawaii Fundraising Event
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
5/5/07
ROTR Qualifer: Beat Down 3
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
4/28/07
Pride
Fighting Championships:
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
Maui MMA Event
(MMA)
(Maui)
K-1 World GP
(Kickboxing)
(Honolulu)
4/27/07
XMA
(MMA, Kickboxing)
**Cancelled**
4/24/07
Professional Boxing
(Boxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
4/20/07
Kickin It 2007 Part 3
(Kickboxing)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
4/7/07
Got Skills
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu Club Tournament
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(King Intermediate, Kaneohe)
4/6/07
Hawaii Fighting Championships: Stand Your Ground 3
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
4/5/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
3/31/07
Icon Sport
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
3/25/07
Kickboxing Benefit Event for Mrs. Faagai
(Kickboxing)
(Waianae H.S. Gym)
3/24/07
Garden Island Cage Match
5
(MMA)
(Kauai)
The 2007
Hawaii State/Regional Junior Olympic Championships (Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
UFC:
Tito Ortiz vs. Dana White boxing match
(Nevada)
*Cancelled*
3/17/07
X-1
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Island Warriors
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial)
3/13/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
3/10/07
Hawaiian Championship of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
3/3/07
UFC 68
(PPV)
(Columbus, Ohio)
Kickin It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom)
2/24/07
Pride Fighting Championships:
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
2/17/06
Got
Skills
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
2/16-17/07
USA-Boxing Hawaii State & Regional Championships
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park Gym)
2/16/07
Punishment
In Paradise 15
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Hawaiian Waters)
2/9/07
Icon Sports
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
2/3/07
UFC
67
(Lutter vs Silva)
(PPV)
2/2/06
Got
Skills & Kickin' It
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
1/23/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
1/20/07
IFL
(MMA)
1/14/07
NAGA Hawaii
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
1/13/07
USA Boxing Amateur Boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
1/12/07
K-1 Dynamite
(MMA)
(PPV, 5:00 PM Ch: 701)
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August 2007 News
Part 1
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Casca Grossa Jiu-Jitsu
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We are also offering Escrima (stick fighting) on Monday nights
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Quote
of the Day
"One
of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that
you can't utter."
James Earl Jones, American Actor
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HAWAII'S
MOST WANTED TODAY!
THE GOT SKILLS EVENT NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO HAWAIIS MOST WANTED.
THOUGH THE NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE
THE SAME. IT WILL FEATURE SOME OF THE 2007 GOT SKILLS CHAMPIONS
LIKE VAN SHIROMA, JUSTIN WONG AND SOME KICKIN IT CHAMPIONS LIKE
CHAD PAVAO AND HANS LEE. AND IT WILL ALSO FEATURE A 20 FOOT HEXAGON
CAGE THAT THE HAWAIIS MOST WANTED FIGHTERS WILL BE BANGING IN.
BE SURE TO SEE HOW SOME OF THESE AMATEUR FIGHTERS WILL REACT
FIGHTING IN A CAGE. ANYWAY, HAWAIIS MOST WANTED BELONG IN A CAGE.
HAWAII'S MOST WANTED
WAIPAHU
FILCOM CENTER
FRIDAY
AUGUST 10, 2007
DOORS
OPEN AT 6:00 PM
HANS
LEE (ANIMAL HOUSE) 175 WALTER WALKER (HSD)
KOLOA
KAHALEWAI (TEAM ANILAND) 220 SHAWN NIAO (NATURAL BORN KILLAZ)
KAILIN
CUREN (ANIMAL HOUSE ) 125 TISHAWN TAYLOR (NATURAL BORN KILLAZ)
ISAAC
ADAMS (ANIMAL HOUSE) 140 JARRID IHA (KODENKON)
ANDREW
GANABAN (FREELANCE) 145 VANCE SHIROMA (HMC)
EMILIO
LINQUESTOR (ANIMAL HOUSE) 160 BRYSEN VIVAS (HMC)
KAPENA
VALENTINO (VALENTINO KICKBOXING) 155 RYAN CLAY (HMC)
BILLY
TAKEUCHI (BULLSPEN) 125 SONNY ORTIZ (KUAPA FIGHT CLUB)
JUSTIN
KAHALEWAI (TEAM ANILAND) 95 JASON HANASHIRO (HMC)
JAY
BOLOS (ANIMAL HOUSE) 135 CHAD PAVAO (HMC)
CASEY
POKAKAA (HAMMA HOUSE) 130 SHAWN ORTIZ (KUAPA FIGHT CLUB)
NYE
DELASANTOS (MAILI SOJAHS) 185 CARL BARTON (HMC)
JUSTIN
(ANIMAL HOUSE) 175 KAINOA (HSD)
KAHALEWAI
(TEAM ANILAND) 50 ZION LISTA (HMC)
BLU
MONTEZ (HMC) 200 YANCE (HSD)
JOEY
(BULLSPEN) 105 SHAWN FIGUERO (NATURAL BORN KILLAZ)
RICHARD
HIT TOO HARD BERNARD (HSD) 150 JUSTIN WONG (HMC)
ALL
MATCHES AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Boxing
Event at HTC on August 25th!
Aloha Everyone,
We will be hosting another Boxing Event at our small facility.
Attached is a copy of the fact sheet for this event and we hope
you can come and participate.
I haven't had the chance to update all of your fighter's records,
so when calling in your fighters age, birthdates, weights and
experience, please be sure to add in most recent bouts as well
as their records. I would like all bouts to be fair with everyone.
Having an uneven match is not a challenge at all for anyone,
and I must say, safety comes first no matter what.
Goodluck
to all and have a safe week.
Chanelle
#520-5826
August 2007
Hawaii Training Center
Match Event
For Males, Females, Seniors and J.O.(s)
Fact
Sheet
Dated: August 3, 2007
Introduction:
Hawaii
Training Center, "Home of Evolution Boxing Club," will
be holding a match event on August 25, 2007 Saturday, 7 pm at
94-547 Ukee Street. Suite 203/209, Waipahu, Hawaii 96797.
Weigh
in:
Oahu
Date: August 23, 2007 Thursday
Location: Hawaii Training Center and Palolo B.C.
Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Maui
Date: August 23, 2007 Thursday
Location: Jeff McKee's gym
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Big
Island Kauai
Please weigh in on Fight Day. Please weigh in on Fight Day.
No Weight Master assigned for this island
No Weight Master assigned for this island
Drawings:
Location: Hawaii Training Center
Date: August 23, 2007
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Ph #: (808) 676-2020 or (808) 520-5826 (cell #)
Boxers
competing in this match event must be registered with USA Boxing
prior to the weigh in.
Should
you have any questions regarding this match event please feel
free to call Chanelle Valdez at (808) 520-5826. We hope that
all the clubs are able to participate and we look forward to
serving all of Hawaii Boxer and Clubs.
Aloha,
Hawaii Training Center, Inc.
Management
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No
Deals Signed, Says Fedor's Manager
Rumors of the biggest free agent signing in mixed martial arts
history are not true said Vadim Finkelstein, who spoke on behalf
of Russian heavyweight star Fedor Emelianenko.
Speaking
with Evgeni Kogan, Finkelstein denied that his fighter signed
a five-fight deal with Fight Entertainment Group, which promotes
K-1 kickboxing and HERO'S, rumored to pay him $5 million.
The
manager, who also promotes Russia's M-1, said that negotiations
with K-1 are ongoing, but that he was also speaking with Zuffa
and was going to talk with UFC representatives Thursday evening.
Emelianenko's
services have been on the market since Zuffa purchased the PRIDE
Fighting Championships from Dream Stage Entertainment in March.
Source: Sherdog
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Randy
Couture: 100% Natural on Spike TV
Spike TV has lined up an assortment of Randy Couture-related
programming to promote Couture's heavyweight title bout against
Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 74: Respect.
The
four-hour block titled "Couture: 100% Natural," will
air Thursday, August 23 from 10:00pm ET to 2:00am ET.
-
10:00 pm ET - "UFC Unleashed," featuring Couture's
win over Tim Sylvia for the UFC heavyweight championship.
-
11:00 pm ET - "Countdown to UFC 74," a behind-the-scenes
look at the pay-per-view.
-
12:00 pm ET - "UFC All Access," an entire episode looking
at Couture's life outside the Octagon.
-
12:30 pm ET - "UFC Unleashed," featuring Couture's
Anaconda choke submission over Mike Van Arsdale.
-
1:30 pm ET - "Pro vs. Joes," where three regular Joes
will challenge Couture in a wrestling match inside an Octagon.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Pitbulls
at full force for finals
Fabio Leopoldo back for decision
Set
for September 20, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino,
in Hollywood, Florida, the grand finale of the 2007 season of
the IFL team tournament already has its matches posted on the
organization's official website. After contributing decisively
to defeating the Sabres, thus qualifying for the final, Dan Miller
and Keividas Taurosevicius, winners of last Thursday's event,
may give their spots to starters Erik Owings and Fabio Leopoldo.
The third modification should be Jamal Patterson’s coming
in in the place of Tim Boetsch.
It is worth remembering that Renzo Gracie has the final word,
and more changes may take place in the team.
The
Silverbacks have only presented one modification in relation
to the cast that eliminated the Anacondas. Stater Ryan McGivern
will enter in the place of Gerald Harris.
The announced card is below (subject to changes):
IFL Finals
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Silverbacks
vs Pitbulls
Bart
Palaszewski vs Erik Owings
Rory Markham vs Delson Heleno
Ryan McGivern vs Fabio Leopoldo
Mike Ciesnolevicz vs Jamal Patterson
Ben Rothwell vs Bryan Vetell
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Quote
of the Day
"Every
thought we think is creating our future."
Louise
L. Hay, American Self-Help Author and Founder of Hay House
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Punishment
in Paradise This Weekend Is Postponed!
Due
to high number of fighters withdrawing themselves from the fight
card due to injury, Punishment In Paradise has decided to postpone
the event instead of holding an event that did not meet the promoter
or fan’s expectations. You can be sure that we will make
it up in the next event
Source:
Event promoter |
Matt
Hume Seminar this Saturday!
Any questions?
Shoot an email to: info@razegear.com
Source: The
Vince
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ICON
SPORT / PATRICK FREITAS / 808 232-3481
Attn: Hawaii
Sports Reporters
There are rumors flying right now about the status of Icon Sport's
ownership and the plans for our September 15th event. We plan
to answer all these questions, as well as make some major announcements,
at a press conference tentatively planned for next week. Suffice
to say, big things are happening in the world of Hawaii MMA.
We are considering holding this press conference at the Blaisdell
Arena on Thursday, Aug 16 at 2pm.
TV reporters: Does this fit your schedule? I hope we are not
in conflict with any UH Football stories. Please advise, as we
would like to get all four stations' cameras to this very special
event. We can move up or back, depending on your needs and camera
availability.
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PRESS
RELEASE
Contact:
Patrick Freitas
Icon Sport Promoter
(808) 232-3481
superbrawl21@yahoo.com
Hawaii
MMA Athlete “Charuto” & Icon Sport on National
TV
August 7, 2007 Honolulu, HI. Hilo’s Renato “Charuto”
Verissimo, a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC),
Rumble on the Rock, and Icon Sport, will be prominently featured
in the Versus Network’s hit mixed martial arts (MMA) program
“TapouT.” The episode follows Charuto as he prepares
to compete in the March 31, 2007 Icon Sport: Epic event. “TapouT:
Charuto” debuts on Wednesday, August 8th on Versus (showtimes
below). The TapouT television program is an entity of Zuffa,
LLC, the parent company of the UFC.
The TapouT program is described on the Versus website (www.versus.com) as follows:
"TapouT" follows Mask, Punkass, and SkysKrape, the
men behind the premier gear and clothing company in the Mixed
Martial Arts world. They are constantly on the lookout for up
and coming fighters to sponsor and wear their TapouT clothes…Once
they find a fighter that has the kind of heart and determination
they're looking for, they sign him up and take him to his next
fight.
Below is Versus' program information about the Charuto episode:
The TapouT crew travels to Hawaii to sponsor Charuto who is BJ
Penn's jiu-jitsu instructor. Charuto is on the fence about whether
to focus on instructing or fighting. He hopes that with TapouT's
help he'll make his mark at the Icon Sport MMA event in Honolulu.
WHO: Renato “Charuto” Verissimo & Icon Sport
(Pronounced: hay-NAH-tow shah-RU-tow vair-ISS-ih-mow)
WHAT: Charuto and Icon to appear on “TapouT” television
program
WHERE: Versus Network. Cable channel 47; Digital 210; Dish 151;
DirectTV 608.
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug 8 7pm – 8pm Debut
Thursday, Aug 9 10pm – 11pm Encore
Sunday, Aug12 4pm – 5pm Encore
Sunday, Aug 12 7pm – 8pm Encore
Monday, Aug 12 10pm – 11pm Encore
Monday, Aug 13 4pm – 5pm Encore
Monday, Aug 13 11pm – Midnight Encore
Wednesday, Aug 15 5pm – 6pm Encore
Sunday, Aug 19 3pm – 4pm Encore
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HAWAII'S
MOST WANTED WEIGH IN
THURSDAY 8/9/07
ILIMIA INTERMEDIATE
6:30 PM
WEIGH INS TODAY, AUG 9 2007, 6:30 PM AT ILIMA INTERMEDIATE. FIGHTERS
UNDER 18 MUST BRING THEIR PARENTS. NO PARENT - NO FIGHT
HAWAII'S
MOST WANTED
WAIPAHU
FILCOM CENTER
FRIDAY
AUGUST 10, 2007
DOORS
OPEN AT 6:00 PM
MAIN
EVENT
JAY
BOLOS (ANIMAL HOUSE) 135 CHAD PAVAO (HMC)
JAY
AND CHAD WILL BE THE MAIN EVENT ON THIS CARD. JAY WHO IS THE
WELL ROUNDED MMA VETERAN WILL SEE IF HE CAN MAKE IT PASS THE
FIRST TWO ROUNDS AGAINST CHADS FLAWLESS STAND UP GAME. THIS WILL
ALSO BE CHADS FIRST TIME FIGHTING WITHOUT A HEADGEAR. SO BE SURE
NOT TO MISS OUT ON THIS MAIN EVENT.
HANS
LEE (ANIMAL HOUSE) 175 WALTER WALKER (HSD)
KOLOA
KAHALEWAI (TEAM ANILAND) 220 SHAWN NIAO (NATURAL BORN KILLAZ)
ISAAC
ADAMS (ANIMAL HOUSE) 140 JARRID IHA (KODENKON)
ANDREW
GANABAN (FREELANCE) 145 VANCE SHIROMA (HMC)
BRYCEN
YANO (VALENTINO KICKBOXING) 160 BRYSEN VIVAS (HMC)
KAPENA
VALENTINO (VALENTINO KICKBOXING) 155 RYAN CLAY (HMC)
BILLY
TAKEUCHI (BULLSPEN) 125 SONNY ORTIZ (KUAPA FIGHT CLUB)
JUSTIN
KAHALEWAI (TEAM ANILAND) 95 JASON HANASHIRO (HMC)
CASEY
POKAKAA (HAMMA HOUSE) 130 SHAWN ORTIZ (KUAPA FIGHT CLUB)
NYE
DELASANTOS (MAILI SOJAHS) 185 CARL BARTON (HMC)
JUSTIN
KONIA (ANIMAL HOUSE) 175 KAWIKA (TEAM ANILAND)
TAZ
KAHALEWAI (TEAM ANILAND) 50 ZION LISTA (HMC)
BLU
MONTEZ (HMC) 200 YANCE (HSD)
JOEY
(BULLSPEN) 105 SHAWN FIGUERO (NATURAL BORN KILLAZ)
ELIAS
(ANIMAL HOUSE) 150 JUSTIN WONG (HMC)
ROCKY
GAMMIT (ANIMAL HOUSE) 185 KAINOA (HSD)
KAILYN
CURREN (ANIMAL HOUSE) 125 TISHAWN TAYLOR (NATURAL BORN KILAZ)
THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST HAWAII'S MOST WANTED GIRLS MATCH. EVERYONE
WILL FINALLY GET TO SEE IF FEMALES GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO FIGHT
IN THIS CAGE. BE THERE.
AUSTIN
(TEAM I-RUSH) 200 KEVIN GRACE (HMC
ALL
MATCHES AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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X-1
World Events: Grand Prix
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
August 4, 2007
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes: 190lbs
Rob Hesia (Team M.M.A.D.) def. Brennan Kamaka
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes at 1:25 in Round 1.
Grand
Prix Tournament Quarter-Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Michael Brightmon (Gorilla House) def. Cory Gifford (Freelance)
Unanimous decision [(10-9), (10-9), (10-9)] after 1 round.
Grand
Prix Tournament Quarter-Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Derek Thornton (Team Ronin) def. Robin Clark (Hell's Fire)
Submission via triangle at 3:22 in Round 1.
Grand
Prix Tournament Quarter-Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Chris Bernard (Team Uprising) def. Kimo Lani (Bull's Pen)
Submission due to strikes from the guard at 3:58 in Round 1.
Grand
Prix Tournament Quarter-Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Maui Wolfgramm (Team M.M.A.D.) def. Andre "Shaolin"
(Team Tiger)
Unanimous decision [(10-9), (10-9), (10-9)] after extra 3 minute
round.
Grand
Prix Tournament Semi-Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Michael Brightmon (Gorilla House) def. Derek Thornton (Team Ronin)
Unanimous decision [(10-9), (10-9), (10-9)] after extra 3 minute
round.
Grand
Prix Tournament Semi-Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Andre "Shaolin" (Team Tiger) def. Chris Bernard (Team
Uprising)
Andre "Shaolin" replaced an injured Maui Wolfgramm.
Submission via guillotine at 4:00 in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds - 5 Minutes: 205lbs
Tait Fletcher (Jackson's Gym) def. Augie "The Warrior"
Padeken (Waianae Valetudo)
Split decision [(10-9), (9-10), (10-9)] after extra 3 minute
round.
MMA:
2 Rounds - 5 Minutes: 170lbs
Brenton Wolf (Team M.M.A.D.) def. Bu Nahiwawa
TKO via referee stoppage due to punches from the mount at 2:36
in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds - 5 Minutes: 170lbs
Brandon Wolf (Team M.M.A.D.) def. Shu Nahiwawa
TKO via referee stoppage due to punches from the mount at 3:02
in Round 1.
Grand
Prix Tournament Finals:
MMA: 1 Round - 5 Minutes
Michael Brightmon (Gorilla House) def. Andre Shaolin (Team Tiger)
Unanimous decision [(10-9), (10-9), (10-9)] after 1 round.
Michael Brightmon is the X-1 Grand Prix Tournament Champion.
MMA:
3 Rounds - 5 Minutes: 170lbs
Mark Moreno (Bull's Pen) vs. Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez
(BJ Penn's MMA)
No contest due to punches after a break in the match.
MMA:
3 Rounds - 5 Minutes: 185lbs
Falaniko Vitale (808 Fight Factory) def. Steve Renaud (No Limits)
TKO via referee stoppage due to punches at 0:43 in Round 1.
MMA:
3 Rounds - 5 Minutes: 205lbs
Marcelo Tiger (Team Tiger) def. Vernon "Tiger" White
(Lion's Den)
TKO due to an injury (broken hand) at 3:26 in Round 1. |
"Eh
you Dakine" Covers Cage Match!
You can
catch the show "Eh you Dakine", It will have a segment
on the Cage Match in March along with our Ainofea Clothing line!
Wednesday:
2pm and 8:30pm
If
you're not at home you can watch it online at:
www.oc16.tv
Let
all your friends on the mainland or anywhere around the world
know.
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CONDIT
TALKS VICTORY OVER LARSON
On
Sunday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas,
“The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit defended his
WEC welterweight title for the first time. He defeated the highly
regarded Brock Larson by submission when he pulled off an armbar
in the first round of their match-up.
For
Condit, this is just another win in a series, solidifying him
amongst the best 170lb fighters in the world.
Condit
spoke to MMAWeekly Radio less than 24 hours removed from his
victory over Larson and was still feeling the effects of such
a defining win in his career.
“I’m
on top of the world,” said Condit about the victory.
Going
into the bout with Larson, many speculated that this would be
a classic grappler vs. striker fight with Condit hoping to stand
with the strong wrestler from Minnesota, but it was the ground
where the New Mexico native picked up his win.
The
gameplan, Condit says, went just as planned.
“I
expected him to be real aggressive and be strong and he was,
but I was able to capitalize on one of his mistakes.”
The
armbar that Condit locked onto Larson was outstretched and looked
fully extended for quite some time before his opponent finally
submitted to the hold. Condit had no intention of letting go
until the fight was stopped.
“If
he didn’t tap, I was going to render him useless in there,”
said Condit.
When
Condit spoke to MMAWeekly Radio just prior to the fight, he quoted
former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes when saying that
a champion is made when he defends his belt. Condit feels after
defeating Brock Larson and defending his title for the first
time, he’s just achieved the biggest win to date of his
young career.
“Winning
the title was awesome,” said Condit. “It’s a benchmark
in your career winning your first title. Going into this fight
against this opponent who is as tough as probably any guy I’ve
ever fought, this one was probably more satisfying.”
Now
Condit will head back to training in New Mexico and await his
next opponent. Whoever it may be will definitely have their hands
full with the “Natural Born Killer.”
Source:
MMA Weekly
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WEC
29 FIGHTER SALARY BREAKDOWN
MMAWeekly has obtained the fighter salary information for WEC
29, which took place on August 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The
event was the WEC's fifth since being purchased by UFC parent
company Zuffa, and it was also the WEC's second live event on
cable television channel Versus.
The
following figures are based on the fighter salary information
that Zuffa and the WEC are required by law to submit to the state
athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although
MMA fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the
fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every
other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses
that Zuffa and the WEC also pay its fighters, but do not disclose
to the athletic commissions (specifically, pay-per-view bonuses
for the top pay-per-view main event fighters, which would not
apply since this event was not on pay-per-view), are not included
in the figures below.
In
the listings below, "Title Match & Main Event Fighters"
are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show
and/or compete in a title fight on a show. "Main Card Fighters"
are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card,
but not in title fights or in the main event. "Preliminary
Match Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take
place before the live broadcast goes on the air, regardless of
whether or not those matches end up airing on the TV broadcast.
Not
all of the fighters on this card had identical amounts for their
"win money" and "show money," so we have
noted any differences next to each fighter's salary.
Title
Match & Main Event Fighters
-Paulo
Filho: $50,000 (1st fight in WEC after 8 fights in Pride; includes
$15,000 win bonus; defeated Joe Doerksen)
-Joe
Doerksen: $30,000 (1st fight in WEC after 4 fights in UFC; win
bonus would have been $5,000; lost to Paulo Filho)
-Carlos
Condit: $26,000 (3rd fight in WEC; includes $13,000 win bonus;
defeated Brock Larson)
-Brock
Larson: $12,000 (3rd fight in WEC after 2 fights in UFC; win
bonus would have been $12,000; lost to Carlos Condit)
Main
Card Fighters
-Jamie
Varner: $14,000 (1st fight in WEC after 2 fights in UFC; includes
$7,000 win bonus; defeated Sherron Leggett)
-Jeff
Curran: $10,000 (2nd fight in WEC after 1 fight in Pride; includes
$2,000 win bonus; defeated Stephen Ledbetter)
-Stephen
Ledbetter: $5,000 (1st fight in WEC; win bonus would have been
$5,000; lost to Jeff Curran)
-Sherron
Leggett: $4,000 (2nd fight in WEC; win bonus would have been
$4,000; lost to Jamie Varner)
Preliminary
Match Fighters
-Antonio
Banuelos: $8,000 (9th fight in WEC; includes $4,000 win bonus;
defeated Justin Robbins)
-Eric
Schambari: $8,000 (2nd fight in WEC; includes $4,000 win bonus;
defeated Logan Clark)
-Hiromitsu
Miura: $6,000 (2nd fight in WEC; includes $3,000 win bonus; defeated
Fernando Gonzalez)
-Steven
Cantwell: $6,000 (2nd fight in WEC; includes $3,000 win bonus;
defeated Justin McElfresh)
-Logan
Clark: $6,000 (2nd fight in WEC after 1 fight in UFC; win bonus
would have been $6,000; lost to Eric Schambari)
-Tiki
Ghosn: $5,000 (4th fight in WEC after 4 fights in UFC; win bonus
would have been $5,000; lost to Blas Avena)
-Blas
Avena: $4,500 (2nd fight in WEC; includes $2,000 win bonus; defeated
Tiki Ghosn)
-Justin
McElfresh: $3,000 (2nd fight in WEC; win bonus would have been
$3,000; lost to Steven Cantwell)
-Fernando
Gonzalez: $3,000 (4th fight in WEC; win bonus would have been
$3,000; lost to Hiromitsu Miura)
-Justin
Robbins: $2,000 (1st fight in WEC; win bonus would have been
$2,000; lost to Antonio Banuelos)
Disclosed
Fighter Payroll: $199,500
Source:
MMA Weekly
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DANA
WHITE ADDRESSES SHERK SITUATION
UFC president Dana White spoke with MMAWeekly about the Sean
Sherk situation and what Zuffa will do with the UFC Lightweight
Title if Sherk's one year suspension is upheld by the California
State Athletic Commission.
Sherk
was granted an extension yesterday and will go in front of the
commission in October seeking to win his appeal, or at the very
least get a reduction in the one year suspension handed down
by the commission for his positive test for the steroid Nandrolone
following his UFC 73 lightweight title bout against Hermes Franca.
“I’ll
see what the Commission says and I’ll go from there,"
the UFC president told MMAWeekly.
Asked
if Sherk is suspended for a year, will he be stripped of his
title? White answered, "I don't know. I want to sit down
with him. I want to talk to him. He’s a good man. I want
to talk to him.”
White
continued, “He looked me in the eye and told me like a man,
‘I didn’t do it.’ I believe him. I don’t
think he’s a liar. I don’t think he’s a cheater.
He’s a good guy, he works hard and I’m going to take
his word for it.”
Sherk's
not the first UFC champion to test positive for steroids, and
the UFC does not necessarily have to strip him of his title.
There are a few different options the UFC could elect to use
that they have implemented in the past when dealing with champions
testing positive, not defending their titles or leaving the UFC
altogether.
There
have been two previous UFC champions that tested positive for
steroids following a title fight, and each situation was handled
differently.
Josh
Barnett tested positive for steroids, something he still denies
to this day, after defeating Randy 'The Natural' Couture at UFC
36 March 22, 2002. Barnett was subsequently stripped of his UFC
heavyweight title. Couture and Ricco Rodriguez then fought for
the vacant title at UFC 39.
Tim
Sylvia tested positive for steroids following his UFC 44 win
over Gan Mcgee September 26, 2003. Sylvia admitted guilt to the
Nevada State Athletic Commission and willingly relinquished his
belt. After serving his suspension, Sylvia fought Frank Mir for
the vacant title at UFC 48. Unlike the Barnett situation where
the number one and two contenders fought for the vacant title,
the UFC did not strip Sylvia, as Sylvia chose to relinquish his
title.
There
have been four other circumstances with UFC title holders that
forced Zuffa to take action, or not take action in two of the
cases.
Jens
Pulver obtained the UFC lightweight title by defeating Caol Uno
at UFC 30 February 23, 2001. He defended the belt two times before
leaving the UFC to fight in other promotions. Two years after
Pulver first won the belt BJ Penn and Uno fought to a draw for
the vacant title. The UFC dropped the lightweight division for
a brief period before bringing it back and crowning Sean Sherk
as champion at UFC 64 October 14, 2006. There wasn't a lightweight
champion in the UFC for nearly six years.
In
a similar situation, Murilo Bustamante became UFC Middleweight
Champion by defeating Dave Menne at UFC 35 January 11, 2002.
Bustamante defended his belt once before leaving the UFC to fight
in Japan. There wouldn't be another UFC middleweight title bout
for more than three years when Evan Tanner gained the middleweight
belt by defeating David Terrell at UFC 51 February 5, 2005.
Tito
Ortiz won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating
Wanderlei Silva at UFC 25 April 14, 2000. After defending the
belt five times Ortiz was injured, was pursuing an acting career
and in contract re-negotiations with the UFC that resulted in
him setting out from competition for ten months. During that
time the UFC was pushing for the long awaited match up between
Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. When they were unable to put the bout
together, and negotiations with Ortiz were at a stand still,
the UFC lined up Liddell vs. Randy Couture at UFC 43 for the
UFC light heavyweight interim title. Ortiz then fought Couture
for the actual light heavyweight belt at UFC 44.
Frank
Mir won the UFC heavyweight title defeating Tim Sylvia at UFC
48 June 19, 2004. Mir didn't get a chance to defend his belt
due to a motorcycle accident on September 17, 2004 that broke
his femur in two places. While Mir recovered from his injuries,
the UFC created an interim title. Andrei Arlovski was crowned
the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Tim Sylvia
at UFC 51 February 5, 2005. When Mir's recovery took longer than
anticipated, Mir was stripped of the belt after fourteen months
of inactivity. Arlovski was named the "undisputed champion"
later that year.
At
this point, the UFC doesn't know what they're going to do with
the lightweight title if Sean Sherk has to serve a year suspension
from competition. It's a waiting game, and clearly they have
a few different options. Sherk could be stripped, he could relinquish
the belt on his own, the UFC could crown an interim title or
they could leave the title vacant until Sherk's suspension runs
out or any duration of time they choose.
The
UFC doesn't have to make any decision until October when Sherk
will appear before the athletic commission to appeal his case.
White stated, “We’ll see what happens. We’ll see
what the Commission says.”
Source:
MMA Weekly
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MMAWEEKLY
WORLD MMA RANKINGS UPDATED
The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday,
August 8. This system ranks the top ten MMA fighters from all
across the world in each of the six biggest weight classes, as
voted on by MMAWeekly.
This
week, the Featherweight fighters make their debut as part of
the MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings. The Featherweights are classified
as athletes that compete at a weight of 145 pounds or less.
We
take into consideration a fighter's performance in addition to
his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty
of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most
comprehensive rankings system in the sport.
As
always, fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions
are not eligible for top ten consideration.
Here
are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date
as of August 8.
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HEAVYWEIGHT
DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
#1
Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko
2.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3.
Mirko Cro Cop
4.
Josh Barnett
5.
Randy Couture
6.
Gabriel Gonzaga
7.
Tim Sylvia
8.
Andrei Arlovski
9.
Fabricio Werdum
10.
Aleksander Emelianenko
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LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
#1
Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Mauricio "Shogun"
Rua
2.
Quinton Jackson
3.
Chuck Liddell
4.
Dan Henderson
5.
Wanderlei Silva
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