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10/24/03
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garden. You have got to hate weeds enough to kill them. Weeds
are not something you handle; weeds are something you devastate."
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ULTIMATE
FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP TO DEBUT UFC: SPECTACLE TO SPORT LIVE ON
PAY-PER-VIEW REPLAYS
Oceanic
Digital Channel 701
October 18: 4:00PM, 5:00PM, 9:00PM
October 20: 5:30AM, 5:00PM
October 23: 9:00AM, 9:30PM
October 25: 2:00PM
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October 22: 12:00AM
One-Hour
Special Features An In-Depth Look At History, Growth of UFC;
Includes Franca- Uno, Thomson-Strebendt Fights From UFC 44: Undisputed
LAS
VEGAS, October 14, 2003…The Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC), the world's premiere mixed martial arts sports association,
will debut UFC: Spectacle To Sport, a one-hour pay-per-view special,
on the iNDemand cable system at 10 p.m. EDT, this Saturday, October
18. An encore replay will start at 11 p.m., EDT, immediately
afterward. Replays also will air on October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 28 and November 3, 13 and 14. The suggested retail
price is $9.95. Viewers should check local listings and www.indemand.com for daily schedules.
UFC: Spectacle To Sport will provide an action-packed overview
of the UFC's evolution from a pay-per-view spectacle 10 years
ago to the professional combat sport it has become today. The
one-hour feature also will include the never-before-seen lightweight
battles between submission specialist Hermes Franca (8-0-0) of
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Japanese veteran Caol Uno (13-5-3)
of Kanagawa, Japan, and Josh "The Punk" Thomson (23-1-0)
of San Jose, Calif., and Gerald Strebendt (6-3-0) of Los Angeles,
Calif., from the all-star, nine-fight card at UFC 44: Undisputed,
September 26, from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Hosted by Showtimeâ fight analyst and commentator Al Bernstein,
UFC: Spectacle To Sport will give viewers an in-depth look at
how the UFC was founded in 1993 and details its growth and transition
from an international spectacle into a true professional combat
sport under the new ownership of Zuffa, LLC, its Las Vegas-based
parent company.
The UFC story is told through the eyes of principal owner Lorenzo
Fertitta and President Dana White, celebrities like Joe Rogan,
host of NBC's Fear Factor, fighters such as Chuck Liddell, Randy
Couture and Tito Ortiz, as well as mixed martial artists and
mainstream journalists who have covered and reported the UFC's
growth.
See INDEMAND
Website
for channel and Times
1 Hour Special at $9.95
Source: Oceanic Cable
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ESCOVEDO
KO'S HAMLETT;
SHONIE WINS HARD FOUGHT BATTLE,
LIDDELL SAVED BY REFEREE FOR WIN
World Extreme Cagefighting's Halloween Fury 2 once again lived
up to the hype delivering 13 action packed fights as only one
fight went to decision.
In
the main event it was WEC Champion Cole Escovedo retaining his
WEC title by defeating a very game Anthony Hamlett by knockout
in the second round.
It
was Hamlett who came out in the first round, showing some very
good wrestling skills, taking Escovedo down and pinning the champ
up against the cage in the first round. Hamlett moved Escovedo
into his corner with Cole's shoulders trapped against the cage
as Hamlett used effective ground n pound in front of cornerman
Dennis Hallman who was giving Anthony instructions.
In
Round Two after trying for a takedown, it was Hamlett who decided
to stand with Escovedo which was a very bad move because Cole
landed some wicked Muay Thai kicks to the leg of Hamlett and
then followed it up with a high kick that rocked Hamlett.
Seconds
later it was Escovedo landing a kick, then following it with
a right hand that dropped Hamlett. Escovedo then pounced on Hamlett
who was basically knocked out and finished him off with a barrage
of rights and lefts early in the second round to retain his WEC
Championship Belt.
In
the other co-main event, it was Shonie Carter winning a three
round decision over up and coming fighter J.T. Taylor. Taylor
came out and really took it to Carter in the first round. After
some brief stand up, Taylor had Carter in his guard and J.T.
almost ended Carter's night in the first round. Shonie was trapped
in a very tight triangle choke and Taylor almost had Shonie out.
Some how Carter would get out of the choke, only to make a mistake
by getting back into the triangle moments later. Shonie was very
resilient and found a way to backdoor his way out of trouble,
as Carter spent the end of the first round just trying to get
his wind back as Taylor dominated the first round with his great
Jiu-Jitsu.
Carter
was able to get his breath back and recover in between rounds
and when the second round started, Carter was able to land some
great stand up, including some hard muay thai kicks to open the
second round. The fight then went to the clinch and Shonie was
able to get his underhooks in and use a nice judo throw in the
fight. Carter actually would be in the clinch a few times and
utilize some good throws in the second round.
The
amazing part about this fight was the tremendous hand control
by Taylor in the guard. Carter looked frustrated during a few
times of the fight, as he wasn't able to land clean shots in
Taylor's guard. Carter though was able to get the majority of
takedowns in the second and third round to secure the victory.
In
one of the more strange fights of the night, Sean Liddell, the
brother of Chuck Liddell took a ton of punishment in his first
MMA fight. Liddell, facing Chris Sanders was in a world of trouble
in the first round. After exchanging blows, Liddell traded right
hands with Sanders early in the fight, but the fight changed
after Sanders landed a wild right hand that caught Liddell. Sanders
continued an all out assault throwing wild left and right hands
that landed and basically had Liddell knocked out on his feet.
For some reason, referee Josh Rosenthal kept letting Liddell
take punishment, giving Sean every chance to try and recover.
The only problem, he was basically out fighting on instincts,
trying to take Sanders down. Sanders after a couple minutes later
of landing whatever, whenever he wanted starting to get tired.
Basically
for some reason instead of stopping the fight, they let it continue
as Liddell was getting pummled but Sanders basically punched
himself out. Liddell then got a takedown and he tried to mount
a rally with a few shots, but didn't land much because the bell
sounded. So as Liddell picked himself up from the mat, Sanders
couldn't get up. He was so tired he had to be helped to his corner.
When Liddell was ready to go for Round 2, Sanders couldn't answer
the bell because he was gassed. So in a bizarre twist of events,
after dominating the round and basically having Liddell out on
his feet, Sanders could not continue because of exhaustion and
Liddell, who found a way to survive and to his credit, would
not tap out, ended up being your winner in a wild way to end
the fight.
In
a couple of other results, Olaf Alfonso was in a very tough battle
against one of Fabiano Iha's top students, Randy Bauer. Olaf
came back for an armbar victory at 3:05 of the first round.
In
the fastest KO of the night, Mike Kyle of American Kickboxing
Academy needed just :12 seconds to KO Scarry Jerry Vrbanovic
with a wicked uppercut.
Jason
Von Flue of the Pit fight team won at 2:04 of the first round
with his crazy shoulder choke over Chris Irvine.
In
a match that was very reminisent of Jeremy Horn vs Elvis Sinosic,
it was Tom Owens using his 6'4 long frame to win by armbar over
local fighter Tony Alanis of Lemoore, California. Remember these
fighters were 170, so a 6'4 frame is unheard of at that weight.
Doug
Marshall got a win in just :32 seconds over Anthony Fuller by
referee stoppage.
Team
Quest's Chris Leben won by armbar over Bryan Sleeman in a wild
match. Leben caught Sleeman with an accidental kick to the groin.
It took Sleeman the full five minutes to recover. It looked like
he couldn't continue so he was walking off, then Sleeman starting
freaking out throwing an ice pack down, the crowd chanted "fight,
fight, fight" so Sleeman, after leaving the cage, came back
to the cage to fight even with the low blow from the accidental
kick. Leben looked a bit surprised, but wanted to fight, so the
referee restarted the fight after a six minute break. Sleeman
then fired himself up, ala Hulk Hogan, only to see Leben catch
Sleeman in an armbar in the most bizarre fight of the evening.
Source: MMA Weekly
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10
QUESTIONS WITH SEAN LIDDELL
He's
known as Chuck Liddell's brother. We asked Sean Liddell our 10
questions, and like his older brother, he is a pretty quiet guy
as well. Very reserved, very quiet. He fought last night and
did get a win....here was some questions we had for him going
into this fight.
MMAWeekly.com:
This is your first MMA fight. Why did you decide to take this
fight at the age of 31?
Sean Liddell: I was offered the opportunity so I took it.
MMAWeekly.com
- How nervous do you think you will be for your first fight?
Sean: I will see when the time comes.
MMAWeekly.com
- Your fighting a guy named Chris Sanders who is tattooed from
head to toe that doesn't seem to have any respect for you .....saying
things like he will knock you the f**K out. Does that fire you
up in anyway?
Sean: No, it doesn*t really bother me.
MMAWeekly.com - What has Chuck told you about the fight game?
Sean: Basically to stay focused and keep calm.
MMAWeekly.com
- Is there any additional pressure being "Chuck Liddell's"
brother?
Sean: No.
MMAWeekly.com
- What's the best thing about Chuck being your brother?
Sean: He is a cool guy to hang out with.
MMAWeekly.com
- What's the worst thing?
Sean: There is nothing bad about being Chuck's brother.
MMAWeekly.com
- Tell me your background in MMA?
Sean: I have trained in Karate, Kickboxing, Submission wrestling
and I wrestled in High School.
MMAWeekly.com
- Do you plan on standing up and slugging with this guy or do
you want to take it down for ground n pound?
Sean: Both.
MMAWeekly.com
- What weight will you fight at?
Sean: I will fight at 205.
MMAWeekly.com
- Give me a prediction of what happens....
Sean: We'll see Friday.
MMAWeekly.com
- Good luck in your first fight...
Sean: Thanks. I appreciate you guys taking time to interview
me.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Should
UFC Strip Tim Sylvia Of Heavyweight Title?
Yes,
He Messed Up, Pay The Consequences
448
Yes,
But Because Of His Suspension
76
No,
He Won It Clean; Only Defended Dirty
184
No,
There's Nothing Wrong With What He Did
56
Votes:
764
Source: MMA News |
Q&A
WITH QUINTON JACKSON
MMANews.com: How's training going for the November fight at the
PRIDE Grand Prix?
Quinton
Jackson: Training is going great. I feel great and I cant wait
for the fights. Training is just going great.
MMANews.com:
You and Chuck Liddell seem to be getting along during all the
PR stuff for DirecTV, UFC 44, etc. With that said, are you still
ready to dump him on his head in November?
Quinton
Jackson: Yeah, Chuck is a neat guy. We talk a lot and he is cool.
MMANews.com:
What are your thoughts on Chuck Liddell as a fighter?
Quinton
Jackson: He's a cool guy, but he has some shit he needs to work
on.
MMANews.com:
Speaking of UFC 44, what did you think of the show? What was
your favorite fight and what impressed you the most?
Quinton
Jackson: I really didn't have a favorite fight and no fighter
really impressed me.
MMANews.com:
What would you think about a fight against Randy Couture? PRIDE
and UFC are sending fighters both ways, would you be willing
to represent PRIDE and take out Randy?
Quinton
Jackson: If the money is right then I will fight him. I mean
if the money was right I would run down the street butt naked.
MMANews.com:
I'll ask you the same thing I asked Chuck [Liddell]...do you
personally feel the deck is stacked against you the way the next
round of the tourney is set up? To win you need to get past both
Chuck and Vanderlei [Silva] in the same night, while Vanderlei
should have his way with [Hidehiko] Yoshida, and left fighting
more fresh in the finals.
Quinton
Jackson: I think they did set up this tournament for Silva to
win, but who cares. I have never had anything easy in my life.
I have always had to work for everything I have know and trust
me im working hard enough to beat Chuck and Silva.
MMANews.com:
Vanderlei's belt isn't up for grabs in this tourney, but you
might still get a victory over him while he's champion. Does
that, in your view, guarantee you a title shot after the tournament?
Quinton
Jackson: Well actually I am the number one contender. So even
if I don't win the tournament, I will be facing Silva next probably.
MMANews.com:
How do you feel about having to beat Vanderlei twice to become
the champion, and hold the belt?
Quinton
Jackson: I think it's stupid.
MMANews.com:
After the Grand Prix is over, and after your fight with Silva,
who would you want to fight? The elite Middleweights were put
in this tournament, so who that wasn't involved would you like
to fight after?
Quinton
Jackson: You know, I really don't care. Fighting to me is a job,
and I will fight anybody I have to so I can make some money for
me to live. So, just bring anybody in front of me, and I will
fight them.
MMANews.com:
Alright thanks Rampage. Nice talking to you as always, good luck
in November.
Quinton
Jackson: Thanks. Right back at you.
Source: MMA News
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Babalú
pursues the Olympic Games
After winning IFC Middleheavyweight belt, Renato Babalú
wants now to fight for a medal in the Wrestling at the 2004 Olympic
Games, in Athens. Brazilian Olympic Circuit's champion, Babalú,
however, needs a sponsor. "My goal is Athens, but I do need
a sponsorship. Every single fighter will need at least R$14 thousand
to be part of the trials next year. If I have a sponsorship,
I will stop fighting MMA for a while and I will chase after the
Olympic medal," announced Babalú.
Source: Tatame |
Pedro
Rizzo
Determination and Agression
Pedro
Rizzo has just spent three weeks in Thailand training Muay Thai
with his friend Peter Aerts. One of the main men in Ruas Vale
Tudo, Pedro will fight his last contract match with the UFC against
the American Ricco Rodrigues. In an interview with TATAME site,
Rizzo talks about his experience in the land of Muay Thai, about
a possible run with Pride and how it's going to be: 'From now
on, it's pure determination and agression. You can be sure, the
fights will finish sooner than you think'.
You
just got from Thailand. How was it training over there?
My trip happened by accident. I normally go to Holland to train
with Peter Aerts at the start of my training, because they have
good stand-up. But since Peter was going to fight Venetiaan in
Japan and the time difference is only one hour we, Rene Rose,
Harry Hulf and I, decided to join him at Sifu MC Hinnes gym in
Thailand. That was the beginning of my training. Here in Brazil
I'm training Boxing with Claudio Coelho, Muay Thai and Wrestling
with the team. Since the gym partially belongs to Dede (Andre
Pederneiras), he also lends some ground.
So
you haven't been to BTT to train ground fighting?
No, because Murilo Bustamante , a great friend of mine, who has
often helped me out, has to train for Pride and I don't want
to get in the way.
After
your experience in Thailand, what would you say is the best type
of Muay Thai, Thai or Dutch?
The Muay Thai in Thailand is the real Mcoy. They make good use
of elbows and knees whereas in Holland the game is more centered
around box and combing punches and kicks. In a Thai fight, they
stay a long time in the clinch which is common, whereas in K-1
clinching will be broken up. For me, Muay Thai is the best, but
it is best to be well-versed in both styles.
You've
been in Pride only a short time. Is there going to be a deal?
Nothing on the cards yet. If I fight well, the UFC probably will
want to renew my contract. After this fight, anyone who pays
well, I will fight for. It could even be in Korea or K-1 which
now has MMA.
Have
you ever thought of fighting in K-1 as a striker?
Yes, they made me many offers, but I would have to prove my worth
as a striker to justify a similar purse.
Mirko
Cro-Cop is considered a hard nut to crack in the heavyweight
category. Who do you think could beat him?
Fedor could, so could Minotauro and Wanderlei fought wonderfully
against him. I would love to fight him and I'm sure it would
be a great fight,
Minotauro
will face Mirko in the next Pride. What advice would you give
to your friend? Would you help him in his stand-up?
It's very difficult to fight with Fedor. He has a heavy hand
and good wrestling. Cro-crop is good on his feet, but his ground
techniques are deficient. The thing is to defend the kicks to
the head and the ribs and then take him to the ground which Minotauro
rules. As for helping him in his stand-up, with pleasure.
Who
are the hardest heavyweights in the UFC?
The champion Tim Sylvia, Ricco Rodrigues and Andrei Arlovsky,
who fought with Matyushenko and beat him up. The man is 1,94m
and 112 kilos, with good boxing and sprawl.
What
can your fans expect from Pedro Rizzo in your next fight?
From here on, it's pure determination and agression. You can
be sure, the fights will finish quicker than you think. I will
fight to win and in accordance with a game plan.
Source: Tatame |
Maurício
Shogun
The model fighter
After
the victory over Evangelista Cyborg at Meca 9 and the good fights
at IFC, Maurício Shogun has been appointed as a big Chute-Boxe's
stars right after Pride Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva.
A real warrior and very technical fighter, Shogun has become
famous as a fighter himself, not just as the brother of a fighter.
In an exclusive for Team TATAME, the Chute-Boxe's fighter talks
about his relationship with his brother and about the future
as a fighter. Check this out!
How
do you value your debut at Pride Bushido against the tough Akira
Shoji?
I
think I did fine. I started better on my feet and he opted for
the ground game. Shoji tried a leg-lock, but fortunately I escaped
and I came back on the feet. He definitely didn't want to exchange
punches and took me to the ground one more time and almost got
the mount. I got the position reversed and then I floored him
with punches. Shoji fell down unconscious, but the referee didn't
notice that and I still kicked him on the ground.
That
was your second international tournament and the first one in
Japan. How did you feel at Pride?
I
felt like home. The Japanese treated me really well and I felt
like I was at Meca.
Do
you already have any offers for this Pride?
Not
until now. But the promoters liked me and complimented me a lot.
However, I need few months to recover and to take care of my
knee that is a little sore. I will train a little lighter and
I must come back next year. Anyway, if they call me and have
a good proposition to make, I am here and I am ready!
You
have been appointed as a big Chute-Boxe's star after Wanderlei
Silva. What does it mean for you?
This
motivates me and makes me happy. I am honored to know I am being
compared to Wanderlei. He kicks ass. Of course, I wanna show
the world my own game and be recognized for it.
Do
you see any changes in your career after your international debut?
I
guess it is the same thing... the only difference I had noticed
was that the guys on the street pointed at me and said: This
is the Murilo Ninja's brother. Now people know me as Shogun.
Talking
about your international debut, a lot of people considered you
as a big IFC's favorite after beating Cyborg at Meca. How did
you take that last defeat to Babalú?
I
was really on the up during the fight and everybody told me I
was winning. Well, I slipped up and got submitted. That didn't
affect me and I perked up and on my second international fight
I knocked down the Japanese Akira Shoji.
What
are the Chute-Boxe's plans, since you, your bother and Wanderlei
are fighting in the same weight category?
For
a while my priority is to stay in this weight category and so
does my brother. But in a couple of years I have in mind to become
heavier and fight as a heavyweight. I agree with what my Masters
say and if they tell me to change my weight now I will fight
as a heavyweight.
How
is your relationship with Ninja, since you grew up as a fighter?
Did it make him jealous?
No,
not at all. We are partners and really friends. We always help
each other train.
By
the way, how is Ninja training to face Marcelo Tigre at Meca
X?
He
will kick his ass. Ninja has been away from the ring for one
year and he wants to show how good he is.
Is
it true that you were hired as a model of a fashion store? How
did this whole model stuff start?
It
started three years ago. I was in a mall in Curitiba and there
were three ladies and a queer looking at me. One of the girls
came to me and she asked me if I was a model. She called me to
work with her but I told her that I was not a model and it made
me confused. She gave me her card and when I got home I talked
with my mom and she told me to call the woman because I didn't
have a dime to lose. I called her and they did my photograph
book for free and then many jobs as a model came to me. It's
cool to make some extra money, but I prioritize with the fighting.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master
that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard
you well through all the darkest valleys you must traverse."
Og Mandino, 1923-1996, American Motivational Author, Speaker
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Amateur
Fighting Competition Results
Campbell High School, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
October 18, 2003
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
Eight days after he fought in Rumble on the Rock, Ray "Bradda"
Cooper and company put on their version of the Toughman. It is
basically a kickboxing Toughman, which allows one take down per
round to give it a little twist and mix it up a little. This
is a great event for fighters who want to break into the MMA
scene, but want to get their feet wet first. The takedown are
worth more than striking, so it starts out with a disadvantage
to the striker in order to encourage grapplers to enter and test
their stand up skills. This event brings out a lot backyard fighters
who want to test their skills. A couple of the fighters were
under 150lbs even though the weight limit was 200lbs. I enjoy
this event just as much as MMA events because the action is intense
and the fighters are fearless. Due to the amateur nature of the
event, the first round of fights are action-packed, but the fights
slow down as the tournament continues. Either way, there is always
a ton of leather that is thrown around in each and every event.
Doug Amaral, the 201 & over champion, had a bye the first
round, but his crisp and accurate punches helped get him by the
largest competitor in the finals, 414lber, Peter Sefo. Ben Terukina
showed a calm demeanor, power punches and good cardio to make
his way to the finals, while Ivan Avilla showed great take downs
and decent punching skills to work his way through the tournament
to meet Terukina in the finals. In the end, it was Terukina's
take down defense, coupled with his quick and accurate hands
that made him the 200lbs & under Champion.
Exhibition Kickboxing match (3 Rounds - 1 Minute)
Blaze Pavao (Nanakuli Kickboxing) vs. David Balicao (Waimanalo
Kickboxing)
200 & under weight class (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
B.J. Jones (144lbs, Hauula) def. Cyrus Kanaole (147lbs, Nanakuli)
TKO, Kanaole could not come out for the 2nd round due to a shoulder
injury.
201 & over weight class (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Sasa Agasiva (243lbs, Honolulu) def. Ryan Riddle (256lbs, Hauula)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
200 & under weight class(3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Ben Terukina (180lbs, Ewa Beach) def. Sal Hernandez (167lbs,
Honolulu)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
201 & over weight class (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Peter Sefo (414lbs, Ewa Beach) def. Chris Iongi (293lbs)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
200 & under weight class (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Louis Kaumoo (183lbs) def. Jerry Levale (184lbs)
TKO, Levale could not come out for the 3rd round due to exhaustion.
200 & under weight class (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Ivan Avilla (190lbs, Honolulu) def. Alan Alcarez (183lbs, Ewa
Beach)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
201 & over weight class Semi-Finals (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Doug Amaral (224lbs, Waianae) def. Sasa Agasiva (243lbs, Honolulu)
Majority Decision after 3 rounds.
200 & under weight class Semi-Finals (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Ben Terukina (180lbs, Ewa Beach) def. B.J. Jones (144lbs, Hauula)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
200 & under weight class Semi-Finals (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Ivan Avilla (190lbs, Honolulu) def. Louis Kaumoo (183lbs)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
Exhibition Kickboxing match (3 Rounds - 1 Minute)
Kai Kamaka (55lbs, 808 Fight Factory) vs. Chansen Kalua (68lbs,
Nanakuli Kickboxing)
201 & over weight class Finals (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Doug Amaral (224lbs, Waianae) def. Peter Sefo (405lbs, Ewa Beach)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
200 & under weight class Finals (3 Rounds - 1 Minute):
Ben Terukina (180lbs, Ewa Beach) def. Ivan Avilla (190lbs, Honolulu)
Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds.
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Kick'N
It 3 Postponed to Nov. 29th!
We have just learned that the event that is bringing back Hawaii's
best kickboxers has postponed their third event to November 29th.
It is slated to be held at Campbell High School Gym in Ewa Beach.
If you have not experienced kickboxing, this is your chance.
Promoter Danny Kaheaku said that he is going to crown some champions
that night, so the best kickboxers will be matched up to fight
for the title! |
Royler
Gracie's 'Submission Grappling Techniques' Book ready!
The
long awaited book Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Submission Grappling Techniques
by Royler Gracie is finally being released. The effort, with
our own Kid Peligro, had been delayed but it is now being printed
as we speak and should be shipping by October 29th.
In
this book Royler shows the stuff that made him a three times
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Champion. 'This is the logical
sequel to 'Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Theory and Technique'. I felt
it was time to focus on one of the fastest growing aspects of
ground fighting; Submission Wrestling! ' stated Royler.
In
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Submission Grappling Techniques, Royler shows
102 of his most effective moves for competition, additionally,
Royler talks about strategy, training and many other aspects
of Submission Grappling.
You
can pre-order you copy now at mmamart.com. The expected ship
date is October 29th
Source: ADCC |
UFC
45: Revolution Features Fights
RICCO RODRIGUEZ TO BATTLE PEDRO RIZZO IN HEAVYWEIGHT ACTION AT
UFC 45: REVOLUTION LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW, NOV. 21
Matt
Lindland In Re-Match With Niko Vitale; Phil Baroni To Fight Evan Tanner
In Ultimate Fighting Championship Middleweight Bouts At Mohegan
Sun Arena
Lightweights
Din Thomas, Yves Edwards To Meet At UFC’s 10th Anniversary
Show
TICKETS
NOW ON SALE!
LAS
VEGAS, October 17, 2003…Heavyweight contenders Ricco Rodriguez
and Pedro Rizzo will square off in one of the feature fights
of UFC 45: Revolution, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s
10th anniversary show, LIVE on pay-per-view at
10 p.m., (EST) Friday, November 21, from the Mohegan Sun Arena
in Uncasville, Ct.
Two
middleweight fights and a lightweight match also have been added
to the eight-fight, all-star card. Middleweight top contender
Matt Lindland will meet Falaniko Vitale in a re-match from UFC 43: Meltdown and power-puncher
Phil Baroni will take on Evan Tanner, who will fight as a middleweight
for the first time. In the lightweight bout, jiu jitsu submission
specialist Din Thomas will meet Thai boxing-jiu jitsu fighter
Yves Edwards.
Welterweight
Champion Matt Hughes (29-3-0) from Hillsboro, Ill., will defend
his title for the fifth time against highly rated Frank Trigg
(9-1-0) from El Segundo, Calif., and legendary knockout artist
“Tank” Abbott (8-9-0) of Huntington Beach, Calif.,
will meet Hawaiian power-puncher “Cabbage” Correira (18-4-0) of Hilo, Hawaii,
in a heavyweight feature match.
Tickets,
$300, $200, $100, $60 and $30, are on sale now at the Mohegan
Sun box office and at www.tickets.com. Tickets also may be ordered
by telephone at 1-800-477-6849. All ticket purchases are subject
to transaction fees. UFC 45: Revolution will be available LIVE
on pay-per-view on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu,
TVN, Echostar and Viewers Choice Canada. The suggested retail
price is $29.95.
Rodriguez
(10-3-0 in mixed martial arts) is a former UFC heavyweight champion.
He combines powerful stand-up and striking skills with a ferocious
takedown and ground and pound offense to dominate opponents.
The Newark, N.J., and Staten Island, N.Y., native, who now lives
and fights out of Las Vegas, has notched impressive victories
over many of the world’s top heavyweights, including Tsuyoshi
Kosaka and former heavyweight champion, now the UFC’s new
light heavyweight champ, Randy Couture.
Rizzo
(12-5-0) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is coming off a technical
knockout victory over highly-regarded Tre Telligman at UFC 43:
Meltdown, June 6, in Las Vegas. Rizzo is a professional kick
boxer who is also one of the UFC’s most powerful strikers.
He knocked out Tank in his UFC debut and has defeated some of
the biggest names in MMA including Mark Coleman and Dan Severn.
In
Vitale, Lindland (8-2-0)
of Eagle Creek, Ore., will be looking to avenge a loss on June
6. In that first meeting, Lindland, a U.S. Olympic wrestling
silver medallist and one of the UFC’s top-rated fighters
at 185 pounds, attempted a first-round takedown but fell backwards
with Vitale (14-2-0) of Honolulu,
Hawaii, on top. Lindland’s head hit the mat and he was out
cold. Vitale won by knockout. While
some Octagonside experts considered it a “lucky” victory,
Vitale is a highly regarded
freestyle fighter with excellent Brazilian jiu jitsu and kick
boxing skills who also owns victories over UFC veterans Aaron
Riley, Todd Medina and Tyrone Roberts.
Baroni
(6-2-0), a Long Island, N.Y. native who now lives and fights
out of Las Vegas, is returning to the Octagon after an almost
nine month layoff since suffering a major training injury. He
tore his pectoral muscle but after surgery and rehab says he
is stronger than ever. One of the UFC’s most powerful pound-for-pound
punchers, Baroni is again ready to display the speed and power
he utilized in victories over former UFC middleweight champ Dave
Menne and Amar Suloev.
Tanner
(8-2-0) of Portland, Ore., is taking a page out Team Quest training
partner Couture’s book and is dropping down a weight class.
Always a top contender at light heavyweight, Tanner could be
a monster at middleweight. A strong ground and pound fighter
with powerful knees and leg kicks, Tanner will be looking to
take the fight to the ground to neutralize Baroni’s punching
power.
The
Thomas-Edwards bout matches two of the UFC’s best lightweights.
Thomas (18-3-0) of Orlando, Fla., is a member of the American
Top Team, one of the country’s top mixed martial arts training
centers in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He utilizes jiu jitsu submission
techniques and a power-packed stand-up striking game to dominate
opponents. Thomas is coming off a majority decision victory over
Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Matt Serra at UFC 41: Onslaught
earlier this year in Atlantic City, N.J.
Edwards
(13-6-1) from The Woodlands, Tex., a suburb of Houston, is a
Thugjitsu fighter who is also coming off a victory at UFC 43:
Meltdown where he dominated Eddie Ruiz to win a three-round unanimous
decision. Edwards also continues to improve his boxing skills
by training with Kenny Weldon, who helped build former heavyweight
champion Evander Holyfield’s career.
The
UFC’s first fight event, UFC1: The Beginning, was held November
12, 1993, at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colo. That night, Royce
Gracie defeated Gerard Gordeau in the final match with a tap
out by rear naked choke to become the first UFC champion. Other
fighters on that first card included Ken Shamrock, Kevin Rosier,
Art Jimmerson, Teila Tuli, Patrick Smith, Zane Frazier, Jason
DeLucia and Trent Jenkins.
As
part of the 10th anniversary, the public is invited to visit
the web site, www.ufc.tv, and vote for the top 10 UFC fighters
of all time.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev.,
is today the world’s premier mixed martial arts sports association.
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the UFC programs six live pay-per-view
events annually through cable and satellite providers. In addition
to its U.S. distribution, UFC events are distributed internationally
through WOWOW, Inc. in Japan, Globosat in Brazil, Main Event
Television in Australia and Sky Network Television in New Zealand.
Zuffa, LLC, licenses the distribution of UFC video games through
Crave Entertainment and TDK Mediactive. “UFC,” “Ultimate
Fighting Championship,” “Ultimate Fighting,” “Submission”
and the Octagon cage design are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Zuffa, LLC in the U.S., Japan and other countries.
Source: Josh Hedges |
Quote
of the Day
"The grass is not always greener on the other side of the
fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest
where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with
you and tend the grass wherever you may be."
Robert Fulgham, American Writer, Minister, Working Cowboy
|
Amateur
Fighting Competition Tonight!
Fights start at 6:30
pm at Campbell
High School!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! 7 & UNDER ARE FREE, 8-12 $6 PRESALE,
$10 DAY OF EVENT, ADULTS $15 PRESALE, $20 DAY OF EVENT
CALL 306-9326 OR EMAIL US ONLINE WWW.AFCHAWAII.COM
Another
edition of the Amateur Fighting Competition is here and ready
for some hard hitting action. A bunch of new faces looked prepared
to do battle as the fighters signed up and weighed in. There
are some monsters in this batch of talent.
The
AFC is basically a modified toughman where the fighters where
boxing gloves and headgear and go at it for three 1 minute rounds.
There is one takedown per round allow so that differentiates
this event from a regular toughman.
As
you can imagine the action is fast and furious. The fighters
always please the ground with some heavy leather. This event
also allows fighters to test their skills out in a safe environment
and best of all, have the opportunity to win $1,000 cash or a
$1,000 gift certificate. If the fighter takes the cash, he cannot
return to the AFC since he will be considered a Pro, but if he
takes the gift certificate, he can come back again to defend
his title and win the prize again.
This
is one event that is more than worth the ticket price because
of the fast paced action so don't miss it!
AFC
RULES:
The AFC is a 2 weight-class 'toughman' single elimination tournament.
There is an Under 200 lb division as well as a 200 and over division.
The winner of each division gets either a cash prize (in which
case he would no longer be considered an 'amateur') or a gift
certificate (thereby keeping amateur status).
Mandatory
Equipment
Every Competitor is REQUIRED to have a
1) Mouthpiece - Provided by Competitor
2) Cup & Jockstrap - Provided by Competitor
3) 16oz Gloves - Provided by Line Bred, LLC
4) Headgear - Provided by Line Bred, LLC
5) Shorts – Provided by Competitor
Ring Rules
1) Referee has full authority in making all decisions.
2) Competitor is required to have mouthpiece in at all times.
There will be a warning if competitor does not comply with the
rules. Competitor will risk being disqualified.
3) Competitor is required to check your gloves with Glove inspector
before your bout.
4) 3 One Minute Rounds
5) 1 Minute Break Between Rounds
6) Allowed to execute spinning back Fist
7) Wrestling or Judo Takedowns Allowed
a.
Fighter will have 2 attempts for each takedown per round
b. Referee will have a 3 count if there is no action in clinch.
Referee will then restart fighters in starting position.
c. Fighter is not allowed to strike a down opponent ( 3 body
parts touching the mat)
8)
NO Kicking
9) NO Submissions
10) NO Toe Stomping
11) NO Biting.
12) NO Standing Eight Count
13) NO T Shirts
14) Points are as Follows –
a. Striking – Most effective striker will receive 3 points,
Least effective striker will receive 2 points per round.
b. Knockdown 4 points
c. Takedown 2 points – Wrestling or Judo Takedowns maximum
takedown will be one per round. Fighter will be brought back
to standing position after takedown.
15)
Corner men are not allowed in the Ring until referee invites
you in. Corner men are not allowed on the steps during the bout.
16) Entourages are allowed to walk out with competitor to the
Ring but are to return to their seats when match begins.
17) Competitors are expected to uphold themselves with a sportsmanship
attitude. This is a competition not a brawl. Any conduct outside
the rules will result in immediate disqualification.
Ways
To Victory
1) Corner man throws in towel.
2) Verbal submission by competitor
3) Referee stoppage by KO or TKO
4) Referee or Doctor stoppage by medical injury
5) Decision from Judges by point system
6) Disqualification by Referee
Line
Bred, LLC would like to thank you for complying with the Rules
& Regulations. In order for us to continue to have these
types of events we must work together to create a safe and enjoyable
atmosphere for the fighters as well as the people that are coming
to support this event.
The
actual keys have not been determined yet, but here are the fighters
scheduled for battle...
Alan Alcaraz |
Sasa Agasiva |
Jerry
Levale |
Chris
Iongi |
Ryan
Riddle |
Louis
Kaumoo |
Cyrus
Kanakaole |
B.J.
Jones |
Peter
Sefo |
Ivan
Avilla |
Doug
Amaral |
Ben
Terukina |
Sal
Hernandez |
Promoter Ray "Bradda"
Cooper addressing the details of the event. |
Bradda going over the modifed
toughman rules. |
Promoters Ray and Monica (in
background) Cooper are the masterminds behind this event. |
Ray's Injury
Update
As
you can see in the above picture with the soft cast, Ray suffered
a cleanly broken forearm during his match with Dennis "Superman"
Hallman. It broke when Ray blocked Hallman's kick. Ray found
out that it was broke when he defended the guillotine and felt
a pop. If you watched closely, Ray was not in much trouble from
the initial guillotine choke because his hands did not immediately
go to defend the guillotine. Luckily, it was a relatively clean
break and the doctors put in a rod under the skin with pins to
help his forearm heal. Ray was just disappointed that he did
not get an opportunity to perform in a way that we all know he
can. I was glad that he found out that the injury was as bad
as it was while in a guillotine because further damage could
have been caused if more scrambling, grappling, or punching/kicking
had occurred.
We both wish Ray a speedy recovery and don't worry fans, he will
be back, better than ever!
Last
minute spots may still available (bring your mouth piece and
groin cup).
For more information go to:
www.afchawaii.com or call 306-9326 or
show up at Campbell High at 4:30 PM
|
I&I
Sports Having Huge Liquidation Sale For New Location!
Just letting you know that after 4 years our store at 131 Hekili
Street,
#107, Kailua will be closing its doors on Sunday Nov. 2 at 5:00pm.
Everything in the store is on sale at 20% to 50% off.
We still have a lot of stuff like back issue magazines, fight
posters and more...
We
are now open for business in
Giraldi's Muay Thai Gym located at:
99-1421 Koaha Pl., Bay #3, Halawa Valley
Monday - Friday 4 pm - 8 pm
Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
and
Pearl Harbor store is still open for paintball as well.
We hope to open our new store in downtown Honolulu sometime in
early 2004.
I
would like to thank all of our valued customers, friends, instructors
and fighters who supported us in Kailua these past years.
Thank
you,
Lindy
Terao
Island Paintball Sports, Inc.
I&I Hawaii
|
Minotauro
training Boxing harder
Rodrigo Minotauro is going today to the Brazilian state of Bahia,
his homestate, to meet world Boxing champion Acelino Popó
Freitas brother, Luis Cláudio. Minotauro will bring the
Boxing trainer to Rio, to intensify his Boxing training to the
fight against Mirko Cro-Cop, on November 9 Pride edition. "I
always trained on the feet and I am prepared to block Cro Cop's
attacks. I'm sure that blocking his kicks and taking him to the
grounf, I'll be able to do my best and submit him", announced
Minotauro.
Source:
Tatame |
Flávio
Moura joins Gracie Team
IVC and Heroes vet Flávio Moura has just joint the Gracie
Barra Combat Team. The confirmation was announced this week by
the Team's promoter Carlo Malta. "He is already training
with the Gracie Combat guys," tells Malta. A former Budokan's
athlete, Moura is the second Luta-Livre fighter joining the Gracie
Barra Team. The first one was the ADCC 2003 Brazilian Trials
champion Alexandre Cacareco, that switched Ruas Vale-Tudo for
the Barra last June.
Source:
Tatame |
Renzo
Gracie
By André Araújo
Renzo
Gracie is very busy during this trip to Brazil. On last Thursday
he was a guest at the Brazilian TV show Sem Censura and yesterday
he had a chance to met old friends and BJJ fans at the book release's
night of the BJJ book "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Theory and
Technique". Written with his cousin Royer Gracie, the book
is now released in Portuguese. According to them, the BJJ book
already sold over 80 thousand copies around the globe with the
Japanese, French and English copies. From the Fitness Express
Gym center's convention room, Renzo talked with Team TATAME for
few minutes and you may check now a exclusive with the Brazilian
who fought Carlos Newton at Pride Bushido last October 5th.
How
do you feel releasing the BJJ book in Portuguese?
Now
I am happy because its gonna be released in our language. We
already sold over 80 thousand copies around the world with the
English, French and Japanese versions. I hope we pass through
the limit of 120 thousand copies.
A
lot of BJJ vet came to the book's release. How do you feel about
meeting all this friends?
My
happiness is about seeing those old guys in here. All this guys
grew up with me. The fellows do part of my childhood and has
been crazy for me. This people is my happiness about releasing
the book in Portuguese.
The
Gracie's won the Pride Bushido challenge scoring 3x2, in a tough
dispute. How do you value the Japanese fighting evolution?
They
didn't evolve at all. They hired referees that are not fair.
Why don't you watch the fight and then we talk?
Is
it true that you do fight now as a Gracie Barra Combat Team member?
Yeah.
Now I am Gracie Barra Combat Team. I am the international member.
Source:
Tatame |
2nd
American National Jiu-Jitsu 2003 Superfights
Word
from the IBJJF is that there are major forces converging onto
the 2nd American National Jiu-Jitsu 2003. The event to be held
on November 30th, 2003 at the Torrance High School in Torrance,
Ca. will have the presence of a team from the powerhouse Renzo
Gracie Academies led by none other than Igor Gracie. Igor is
an accomplished brown belt and the youngest son of the legendary
Rolls. Additionally, teams from Gracie Barra, Cleber Luciano,
Pedro Sauer & Paragon Academies have already anted up to
appear.
Marcello
Siriema, the head organizer of the IBJJF has confirmed that they
are firming up a few Super-fights. The first one involving 'The
Human Tornado' Cleber Luciano against (TBA) and another with
Marcio Feitosa against (TBA). Finally, they are looking for an
opponent to face Igor Gracie in a Brown Belt Superfight. Anyone
interested in fighting Igor should contact Marcello at marcelo@cbjj.com.br
and be ready to fight!
And
remeber, the winners of the adult division will automatically
acchieve the honor of becoming part of the American Team to compete
in the 2nd International team event just prior to the 2004 Pan-Ams!
More
info on just how to sign up etc. in the next few days or by checking
out www.cbjj.com.br english.
Source: ADCC |
Rizzo
and Ricco confirmed in the UFC anniversay edition!
The Brazilian star Pedro Rizzo is really fighting Ricco Rodriguez
in UFC 45 - Revolution, on November 21st, confirming all the
expectatives. Pedro Rizzo will leave Rio de Janeiro on November
9th, to prepare himself during ten days with Marco Ruas, in Los
Angeles. 'My opponent is going to be Ricco Rodriguez, now it's
for real. I'm traveling on 9th to spend ten days training hard
with Marco', said Rizzo today, from his place in Rio.
Held
in Connecticut (US), the show that celebrates one decade of Ultimate
Fighting Championship is bringing also Matt Hughes defending
his belt,Tank Abbot against the Hawaiian 'Cabbage' Corriera, Phil Baroni and 'Ruthless'
Robbie Lawler.
'The
Rock' Rizzo is coming from a victory (by TKO) against Tra Tellingman
at UFC 43 and has followed the steps of his adversary: in Pride
GP, the Ruas Vale-Tudo athlete was to there to check Ricco Rodriguez
against another Brazilian, Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira. Ricco,
known as 'Suave', lost by unanimous decision. Rizzo also spent
ten days in Thailand last month, where he trained muay thai with
Peter Aerts.
Source:
ADCC
RICCO
RODRIGUEZ TO BATTLE PEDRO RIZZO IN HEAVYWEIGHT ACTION AT UFC
45: REVOLUTION LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW, NOV. 21
Matt
Lindland In Re-Match With Niko Vitale; Phil Baroni To Fight Evan Tanner
In Ultimate Fighting Championship Middleweight Bouts At Mohegan
Sun Arena
Lightweights
Din Thomas, Yves Edwards To Meet At UFC's 10th Anniversary Show
TICKETS
NOW ON SALE!
LAS
VEGAS, October 17, 2003...Heavyweight contenders Ricco Rodriguez
and Pedro Rizzo will square off in one of the feature fights
of UFC 45: Revolution, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's 10th
anniversary show, LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m., (EST) Friday,
November 21, from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Ct. Two
middleweight fights and a lightweight match also have been added
to the eight-fight, all-star card. Middleweight top contender
Matt Lindland will meet Falaniko Vitale in a re-match from UFC 43: Meltdown and power-puncher
Phil Baroni will take on Evan Tanner, who will fight as a middleweight
for the first time. In the lightweight bout, jiu jitsu submission
specialist Din Thomas will meet Thai boxing-jiu jitsu fighter
Yves Edwards.
Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes (29-3-0) from Hillsboro, Ill.,
will defend his title for the fifth time against highly rated
Frank Trigg (9-1-0) from El Segundo, Calif., and legendary knockout
artist "Tank" Abbott (8-9-0) of Huntington Beach, Calif.,
will meet Hawaiian power-puncher "Cabbage" Correira (18-4-0) of Hilo,
Hawaii, in a heavyweight feature match.
Tickets, $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30, are on sale now at the
Mohegan Sun box office and at www.tickets.com. Tickets also may
be ordered by telephone at 1-800-477-6849. All ticket purchases
are subject to transaction fees. UFC 45: Revolution will be available
LIVE on pay-per-view on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, Bell
ExpressVu, TVN, Echostar and Viewers Choice Canada. The suggested
retail price is $29.95.
Rodriguez (10-3-0 in mixed martial arts) is a former UFC heavyweight
champion.
He combines powerful stand-up and striking skills with a ferocious
takedown and ground and pound offense to dominate opponents.
The Newark, N.J., and Staten Island, N.Y., native, who now lives
and fights out of Las Vegas, has notched impressive victories
over many of the world's top heavyweights, including Tsuyoshi
Kosaka and former heavyweight champion, now the UFC's new light
heavyweight champ, Randy Couture.
Rizzo (12-5-0) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is coming off a technical
knockout victory over highly-regarded Tre Telligman at UFC 43:
Meltdown, June 6, in Las Vegas.
Rizzo is a professional kick boxer who is also one of the UFC's
most powerful strikers. He knocked out Tank in his UFC debut
and has defeated some of the biggest names in MMA including Mark
Coleman and Dan Severn.
In Vitale, Lindland (8-2-0) of Eagle Creek, Ore., will be looking
to avenge a loss on June 6. In that first meeting, Lindland,
a U.S. Olympic wrestling silver medallist and one of the UFC's
top-rated fighters at 185 pounds, attempted a first-round takedown
but fell backwards with Vitale (14-2-0) of Honolulu, Hawaii,
on top. Lindland's head hit the mat and he was out cold. Vitale
won by knockout. While some Octagonside experts considered it
a "lucky" victory, Vitale is a highly regarded freestyle
fighter with excellent Brazilian jiu jitsu and kick boxing skills
who also owns victories over UFC veterans Aaron Riley, Todd Medina
and Tyrone Roberts.
Baroni (6-2-0), a Long Island, N.Y. native who now lives and
fights out of Las Vegas, is returning to the Octagon after an
almost nine month layoff since suffering a major training injury.
He tore his pectoral muscle but after surgery and rehab says
he is stronger than ever. One of the UFC's most powerful pound-for-pound
punchers, Baroni is again ready to display the speed and power
he utilized in victories over former UFC middleweight champ Dave
Menne and Amar Suloev.
Tanner (8-2-0) of Portland, Ore., is taking a page out Team Quest
training partner Couture's book and is dropping down a weight
class. Always a top contender at light heavyweight, Tanner could
be a monster at middleweight. A strong ground and pound fighter
with powerful knees and leg kicks, Tanner will be looking to
take the fight to the ground to neutralize Baroni's punching
power.
The Thomas-Edwards bout matches two of the UFC's best lightweights.
Thomas (18-3-0) of Orlando, Fla., is a member of the American
Top Team, one of the country's top mixed martial arts training
centers in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He utilizes jiu jitsu submission
techniques and a power-packed stand-up striking game to dominate
opponents. Thomas is coming off a majority decision victory over
Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Matt Serra at UFC 41: Onslaught
earlier this year in Atlantic City, N.J. Edwards (13-6-1) from
The Woodlands, Tex., a suburb of Houston, is a Thugjitsu fighter
who is also coming off a victory at UFC 43: Meltdown where he
dominated Eddie Ruiz to win a three-round unanimous decision.
Edwards also continues to improve his boxing skills by training
with Kenny Weldon, who helped build former heavyweight champion
Evander Holyfield's career.
The UFC's first fight event, UFC1: The Beginning, was held November
12, 1993, at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colo. That night, Royce
Gracie defeated Gerard Gordeau in the final match with a tap
out by rear naked choke to become the first UFC champion. Other
fighters on that first card included Ken Shamrock, Kevin Rosier,
Art Jimmerson, Teila Tuli, Patrick Smith, Zane Frazier, Jason
DeLucia and Trent Jenkins.
Source:
FCF
|
Jungle
Fight - Vegas Bound?
One
month after promoting the first edition of Jungle Fight, in the
heart of Amazon Forest, Mr. Antonio Inoki is reportedly looking
for a place for the 3rd edition to be held in the USA.
Apparently,
Las Vegas was chosen after hard negotiations with the Nevada
Athletic Comission. The event will be promoted next April. The
official anouncement was made by co promoter Wallid Ismail, who
called us from Los Angeles.
The
leader of Brasil Dojo also told us that there are strong possibilities
that the second edition, scheduled for January 17th, won't happen
in the Amazon as he said before. 'We got a good proposal to produce
Jungle Fight 2 in Japan. But we are still under negotiations.
The most important thing is that wherever the event is promoted,
we will make a showroom about Amazon. The main goal of Jungle
Fight will always be the preservation of the Amazon Forest' said
Ismail, who will spend the next 2 months in LA.
Wallid
also told us that Carlson Gracie black belt, Ricardo Cavalcante,
has just opened Las Vegas Dojo, the second branch of Inoki Dojo
in USA.
Source: ADCC |
Interview
with
"The Law" Matt Lindland (part 1)
By: Chris Colderley
“Laying Down the “LAW”
Matt, the “LAW,” Lindland talks with Boxing Insider
Olympic
Silver Medalist, Matt Lindland has made a smooth transition from
Greco-Roman wrestling to the world of mixed martial arts. He
is considered by many fans the number one middleweight in the
UFC and is consistently ranked as one of the top middleweights
in the world.
In
his last UFC fight with Falaniko Vitale, Lindland received a loss after knocking himself
unconscious from a botched belly-to-belly throw. Despite the
setback, Lindland remains confident in his abilities and is resolved
to become the UFC middleweight champion as soon as the opportunity
presents itself.
In
part 1 of this interview with Chris Colderley, Lindland talks
about his recent match with Falaniko Vitale and comments on his epic battle with Phil Baroni
at UFC 41.
In
part 2, Lindland reflects on training with Chuck Liddell and
John Hackleman, discusses his feelings about the light heavyweight
championship between Liddell and, his teammate and friend, Randy
Couture, and describes his latest efforts to market Team Quest.
In
part 3, Matt talks about the state of the UFC middleweight division
and ponders potential future match-ups. He also comments on the
evolution of MMA and the contributions of Chuck Liddell and Randy
Couture to the sport.
BoxingInsider.com:
Matt, I want to start off with a couple of questions that I regret
I have to ask.
Matt
Lindland: No, go ahead.
BoxingInsider.com:
You have probably answered these about fourteen times. First
of all, how are you doing since the Vitale fight?
Matt
Lindland: I am doing fine. I have a big knot in the back of my
head. Other than that, I am fine.
BoxingInsider.com:
The second question: what happened?
Matt
Lindland: What happened? I hit my head on a piece of steel .
. . My head touched the canvas and underneath it there was exposed
steel covered by the mat. Before the fight, the British fighter,
Ian Freeman and I were in the ring and we were stepping in these
holes all over the mat. My first thought was somebody is going
to twist an ankle. I bent down, I felt the holes, and I was knocking
on them – tap, tap. I said to Dana [White], who was sitting
in the first row just waiting for people to start moving into
the arena, “What’s underneath here: plywood?”
He
said, “There’s no plywood underneath. There’s
just metal, but the pad is there.”
I
said, “Come in here. Get in the ring and feel this.”
He
came in, and Joe Silva came in. They both felt the mat, and looked
at the guy that put the ring together, like what’s going
on?
He
told them, “We haven’t changed this pad in 15 shows
and it gets torn up hauling it in and out of the truck. I covered
the holes with tape.”
We
had a layer of tape over the steel, and then we had the canvas,
on some areas of the mat!
I
don’t know. What would happen in boxing if a fighter leans
up against the ropes and the ring collapses and he falls into
the crowd and knocks his head on the cement? How would they rule
that fight?
BoxingInsider.com:
That’s a good question. I guess it would depend on how long
the fight had gone on.
Matt
Lindland: Has it ever happened? Where the ring broke or something
like that?
BoxingInsider.com:
I am sure it has – a case where the ring straps have broken
and somebody has fallen through, but I believe it was after the
time it would be considered a technical draw. If it was after
the fourth round, they would have went to the score cards. That’s
an excellent question, but I can’t say for sure.
[Note:
I have been told by Rusty Rubin, managing editor of Ringsports,
in boxing, if no punch was thrown the result would be a no decision.
If the incident was the result of a punch, it would be scored
a knockout for the fighter who threw the punch.]
Matt
Lindland: I was just curious. I’m not interested in protesting
the outcome of that fight at all. I’m just looking to rematch
him in the next show and prove that it wouldn’t happen again.
That was kind of a [fluke] because of the faulty ring.
I
don’t necessarily want to go to the trouble of trying to
get a no contest. It’s irrelevant to me what my record says.
I know where I am at; what level of fighter I am.
BoxingInsider.com:
Speaking of rematches, it appears that, before the year is out,
there is going to be a middleweight tournament and possible rematches
with Vitale, as well as Phil Baroni. How do you feel about that?
Matt
Lindland: I will fight anybody. I don’t care; I would fight
Phil Baroni again. He isn’t the fighter he thinks he is,
and he isn’t the fighter he personifies himself as. He’s
built himself up bigger than he is, and good for him. He’s
done a great job of marketing and self promotion. I don’t
believe, [however], that losing two fights – they weren’t
even close fights – deserves another rematch. I think he
needs to beat some guys.
I
have a guy here that I train with everyday that would love to
fight Phil at 185 lbs. He would love a shot at the UFC. Phil
asked me, when I was in Vegas training at John Lewis’ school,
about that kid.
I
said, “Oh yeah, Phil, he wants to fight you.”
Phil
said, “He should.”
I
told Phil, “If you beat him, then, I’ll fight you.”
BoxingInsider.com:
What is his name?
Matt
Lindland: His name is Chael Sonnen. I would have no problem fighting
Phil Baroni again. I’ll beat him three times; I’ll
beat him four times. I would like to see Chael get an opportunity
at the UFC first, and I would like to see that fight happen.
I don’t think Phil is good enough to beat my training partner,
let alone beat me.
BoxingInsider.com:
The whole series of events leading up to the Phil Baroni rematch
were uncharacteristic of you. You are usually very calm, very
modest.
Matt
Lindland: I still think . . . I didn’t – I took the
high road! I never came out and bashed Phil. I took what he said
and I used it against him. He called me a “hillbilly.”
I though that’s fine: “You got your ass kicked by a
hillbilly once, and you are going to get it kicked again!”
That’s when I gave him the gift, before the fight, at the
weigh-ins. That’s all I was getting at: “Say what you
want about me, Phil. That’s fine. You can call me woogie,
whatever you want.” The fans know I am not the one that
has posed for gay magazines. People know who’s who. There’s
not a big discrepancy on “who” that is.
I
don’t think that I ever said anything uncharacteristic.
I never came out and bashed Phil. He said I wasn’t a very
good fighter, and he’s lost to me twice. What does that
make him? Does it make him a guy that deserves a chance at the
title? He lost to a guy twice that’s a terrible fighter
by his own admission . . . I don’t think Phil was ready
for me to defend myself – verbally, as well as physically
in the arena.
You
can attack me, and I will laugh along with you. I think Phil
takes this stuff a little more personally than I do. It’s
all fun, and Phil has done a great job of marketing himself.
Being soft spoken doesn’t really get you the recognition
that a loudmouth gets. I will step up when I am challenged to.
BoxingInsider.com:
I was looking at a list of your wrestling accomplishments, and
I would probably need six pages to print them all out. Not just
yourself, and not just your team mate, Randy Couture, but a lot
of wrestlers tend to be very humble and modest. They don’t
tend to call out their opponents or trash talk. Is there something
about a wrestling background that makes you like that?
Matt
Lindland: I have to say most traditional martial artists, and
I consider wrestling a traditional martial art, are very respectful.
That’s what the sport teaches you: character qualities and
respect. [Modesty] is one of those character qualities. I think
people that have never achieved anything of any importance, are
looking for that recognition somehow. I think that’s what
Phil is striving for when he is doing that. I think he’s
lacking his own personal achievements; so of course, he’s
going to go out and try to make a name for himself by being a
loudmouth. That’s one way to do it.
BoxingInsider.com:
I wanted to ask you about your training. You have been training
with John Hackleman on your striking. How is that coming along
first of all?
Matt
Lindland: Well, I will tell you how that came about. John knew
I was going to fight Phil. I had talked to him before about how
much respect I had for Chuck Liddell. I thought he was a great
fighter, and I wanted to train with Chuck and learn from John.
He [John] knew I was fighting Phil and when he called me up and
said, “OK, you told me you want to come down, now come down,”
I bought a ticket the next day. I went down and trained with
John for a week and a half. I learned a ton. I had a great experience
and he worked me really hard. It was far enough away from the
fight where we could work as hard as we wanted to. It wasn’t
going to affect me for the fight, all it was going to do was
help me get better conditioned . . .I came home to train with
my team, and I told Randy, “I am learning a ton down there,
I would like you to go with me.”
When
Randy is not fighting he helps me. When I have an event coming
up, he helps corner me, coach me, and train me. I utilize Randy
as much as I can as a coach and as mentor. I told him, “I
would appreciate if you would come down, train with me, and see
what John is showing me so when we go home and you can help me
work on these skills.”
Randy
came down with me, and of course, you know what happened: he
ended up fighting Chuck. But, at that time, Randy wasn’t
even seriously contemplating going down to 205 lbs. He had thought
about it – toyed with the idea – but that’s about
it.
BoxingInsider.com:
How difficult was that fight [Couture versus Liddell] for your
team given the relationship that you had built?
Matt
Lindland: It was a tough fight. I didn’t want either one
of them to lose. That was the hard part. I wanted Randy to win,
but on the other hand, I didn’t want to see Chuck lose.
I didn’t want either one of them to lose because I had a
relationship with both of them. Randy and I had been close friends
and teammates forever, wrestling at the world level and everything.
I definitely wanted to make sure Randy won, and I predicted him
to win just because of his confidence level and experience in
the ring. I just thought Randy has been below 205 lbs. –
he wrestled college at 190 lbs.; he wrestled world championships
at 198 lbs – he knows how to cut weight and how to prepare.
For this event, I thought he was going to do fine.
BoxingInsider.com:
When I watch fighters that don’t have a wrestling background,
I notice they don’t finish their takedowns. In your second
fight with Baroni, you never stopped. Can you take me through
the mechanics of a takedown?
Matt
Lindland: The mechanics of a takedown in wrestling and the mechanics
of a takedown in mixed martial arts are a little different. First,
you are not getting punched or kicked in wrestling. In mixed
martial arts, I think the important part is not to go so low
that you get kneed in the head or kicked. But, you have to get
underneath the guy’s hands. He has two sets of weapons:
his feet/knees and his hands. You have to come in with your head
in between those levels. And, you have to enter off of one of
his motions.
If
your opponent throws a strike,
• you need to slip past it, enter into him, and get underneath
him; or
• You need to catch it – you take the punch, roll with
it, and follow it in.
When
you opponent throws his hands, he’s going to bring them
back to his body or his face. It’s the same thing with a
kick. You have to slip it or absorb it and follow it in. When
you do that, I believe you want to attack your opponent at his
center. You want to attack his hips. Not necessarily at his legs
or knees – a double leg or a single leg. You want to attack
where his hips are – where his strength is. That’s
my strategy and mechanics.
BoxingInsider.com:
What are you doing now as far as marketing Team Quest and marketing
yourself?
Matt
Lindland: I am actually just starting to realize how important
that is as far as marketing yourself, especially as a fighter.
What they seem to be going for is fighters that the fans like
and want to see. They are a very fan-driven organization. There’s
no reason in the world Tank Abbott should ever be fighting in
this day and age, and he’s fought in the last two shows.
Not the last two shows – 41 and 43. Obviously the fans like
him, and he’s recognizable. I don’t know. We talked
about the whole trash talk thing, and if I have to stoop to that
level, do I really want to be that popular at that expense? It’s
a hard thing to do. I don’t know exactly how to do it.
I
think Frank Shamrock has done a great job. Everybody knows who
he is. He’s not fighting as much anymore, but he’s
fighting enough to keep his name out there. He fought within
the last year, and I think it was just more so to keep his name
out there. That would be my guess. He hasn’t said anything
about fighting again or wanting to use that fight to get him
ready for a better event. I think he’s done a great job
of keeping him name out there after he was a popular fighter.
How do you get to be a popular fighter? I have to figure that
one out.
As
far as marketing Team Quest and the brand, I think being associated
with Randy and guys, like Dan Henderson can’t hurt. [Originally],
Team Quest was Dan, Randy, and I. Since then we have picked up
Evan Tanner, and we have some young fighters that we are trying
to develop. I have a website out there – everybody has a
website – but ours was pretty weak. I am working personally
on building the Team Quest website. I’m not doing it, but
I’m orchestrating everything in getting that out.
I
have started promoting fights out here – Team Quest Production
fights. My first show is going to be the 22nd of this month;
there are also Team Quest seminars. I just think we need to do
more of those kinds of things. But it is hard to be a fighter,
be a promoter, be a fight manager, and run the website. It’s
hard because it takes you away from your real job, which is fighting.
I also have a family that I don’t want to neglect on top
of that. You need to do all those things, but you need more than
24 hours in a day it seems like.
BoxingInsider.com:
I am going to throw out some names; would you just give me your
thoughts? Murilo Bustamante?
Matt
Lindland: Murilo is experienced, an experienced fighter. I saw
him down in Brazil when I wrestled in the Abu Dhabi tournament
and we had a talk. I told him I would love to fight him in a
rematch. He said he would like that too, he just has to work
out his contractual issues with whoever he is going to fight
with.
BoxingInsider.com:
Dan Henderson?
Matt
Lindland: Dan – I have to say one word – TOUGH; a physically
tough and mentally tough guy. He’s a great friend and a
training partner to have.
BoxingInsider.com:
Any news on his status?
Matt
Lindland: Dan had his knee worked on. I don’t know when
he tore that knee. It looked like he tore it when he jumped up
on the rope, but he hurt it that week in training. I have a feeling
that was an old injury that was hanging on by a thread, and it
didn’t take much to tear that thing out with all his years
wrestling grinding on the knees and all the joints and parts.
He’s doing better.
He
also had his elbow operated on. They just cleaned out the broken
pieces floating around in there. He’s fine and he said he
wishes that he would have done that many years ago.
BoxingInsider.com:
Any news on a return?
Matt
Lindland: Dan? Definitely! He’s rehabbing the knee, and
he’s looking to fight as soon as he’s healthy and training
again.
BoxingInsider.com:
Randy Couture?
Matt
Lindland: Randy is a LEGEND, to sum it up in one word. He is
my idol. He’s what inspired me to start fighting. When I
saw Randy doing mixed martial arts, I thought I could do it too.
Randy was living in my hometown, and I was living in Lincoln-Nebraska.
I decided I needed to move home and start training with Randy.
Since then, we started a gym together, a production company –
putting on events, and we’re bringing in younger fighters.
He
was over at my house tonight, when I came home, waiting to meet
about our camp schedule. He’s a great friend of mine.
BoxingInsider.com:
When can we expect the middleweight belt to be hanging in the
Team Quest gym?
Matt
Lindland: As soon as they tell me that the belt is on the line.
I want to fight for it, and I am going to get it. It’s just
a matter of the organization. Like I said, we have a situation
where the organization is the governing body. There’s no
way to make them say, “OK, it’s been long enough. Murilo
hasn’t wanted to defend his title, let’s put the belt
out there.”
I
still believe I am the number one contender. I lost that fight
[against Vitale] for whatever reasons. I still don’t believe
that there is anybody out there who can beat me. I believe I
knocked myself unconscious. I would like to fight him again.
The Fertitta brothers came to the locker room after Randy won,
looked at me, and said that’s going to be a rematch [Lindland
versus Vitale] at the next show.
I
just want to get the bout agreement so I can start training again
and get ready for the next fight – move on. I don’t
feel like I moved up. I just kind of stayed where I was at. I
don’t feel like I moved down either, but I don’t feel
like I progressed toward the belt. I don’t feel like there’s
a contender out there other than myself.
BoxingInsider.com:
That’s true. The division has gone through a many changes
with a lot of fighters moving on.
Matt
Lindland: There are fighters out there though. If Jeremy Horn
gets down to 185 lbs, I think he could definitely be a force.
I think there are some guys fighting over in Japan that are really
good. There are guys at 170 lbs. that are getting pretty big
for that weight class.
BoxingInsider.com:
What about the possibility of Matt Hughes moving up?
Matt
Lindland: He’s a big guy at 170 lbs. I know he cuts hard.
I don’t cut. I weigh 191 lbs. and I lose 6 lbs. in the sauna
40 minutes before the weigh-ins. I would love to see Matt at
185 lbs or his team-mate, Robbie Lawler.
BoxingInsider.com:
I think Lawler will be out for eight months.
Matt
Lindland: Matt [Hughes] is so dominant at 170 lbs; I don’t
see why he would have any reason to go to 185 lbs. He would certainly
be as much of a force as he is at 170 lbs. I have to believe
he’s not too small for 185 lbs. He would be just fine there.
But, he’s got the title at 170 lbs, why does he want to
go up unless he has to?
There
are guys out there though. Benji Radach, who still trains with
us sometimes, lost one fight to Sean Sherk by a cut. He wasn’t
getting beat or anything. He just got cut and couldn’t continue.
He’s now at 185 lbs. I have seen him recently and I trained
with him. He would be a force.
They
are out there. The UFC just has to go get these guys in their
organization and get them fighting.
BoxingInsider.com:
Before you go could you provide information about how to contact
you for upcoming seminars and camps?
Matt
Lindland: If anybody is looking for me or Randy or Dan, when
he’s healthy, or any of the Team Quest guys to do camps
or seminars, they can contact me at matt@TQFC.com. I do most
of the camp and seminar organization and promotion. If anyone
is looking for a seminar in their area, Team Quest has some coming
up. I am trying to schedule out on the East coast, and I would
like to do more than a couple . . . If I travel out there, I
definitely want to do more than one seminar.
I
know Randy is going to take a little time off, so he has some
availability to do seminars as well. He has to be the hottest
clinician out there right now. People would just as much like
to see Randy’ wrestling techniques and his ground work as
they would his stand-up. He’s going to have to come out
with a whole new video series – the stand up fighting series
for Randy Couture.
BoxingInsider.com:
When Maurice Smith beat Mark Coleman, it was, “How a striker
can beat a grappler?” Now, it seems, Randy has turned all
that on its head: “How a grappler stands up with a striker.”
Matt
Lindland: The sport, to me, seems to go in cycles. When the Gracies
started this thing, it was that submission stuff that Royce was
doing. Man, there’s something to that! He was taking out
some big dudes. Then we had guys like Mark Coleman, Don Frye,
and even Dan Severn back then, and everyone was asking, “How
are we going to stop the wrestlers?” They were taking submission
guys down and just pounding them. Then all of a sudden, it was
the strikers. When Maurice Smith came in, everyone thought the
strikers had figured it out.
I
think Chuck [Liddell] is one of the guys that started all this.
He’s a wrestler. He wrestled in Division I, college level.
He’s a good wrestler, there’s no doubt, but nobody
thinks of Chuck Liddell as a wrestler. They think of him as a
striker. I think people still think of Randy Couture as a wrestler.
But, now I think many will say he’s a well-rounded fighter.
He’s the first guy I don’t think you can define anymore.
You can’t say Randy is a wrestler. He’s a mixed martial
artist now.
I
think the sport is evolving so fast right now that everybody
has to be well rounded in every aspect of the sport, and they
have to find their own style too. I don’t think Randy is
a boxer – I wouldn’t like to see him in K1 right now.
I definitely think he can stand with any mixed martial artist.
It’s a difficult sport. It’s not the same sport. People
don’t necessarily realize that the style of striking is
not the same style of striking when there are not the other elements
involved. [In K1], the takedown is not there. It’s just
a different style of striking [in MMA] and that has evolved already
too.
BoxingInsider.com:
Matt, thank you very much for your time. Best of luck, I am expecting
you to do great things.
Matt
Lindland: Chris, thank you very much.
TQFC.com
- The Official site of Matt Lindland and Team Quest.
Chris
Colderley is a freelance writer and a boxinginsider.com contributor.
Chris Colderley can be reached at colderley@hotmail.com
Source:
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PELÉ
LAUNCHES CHALLENGE ORIGINAL VALE-TUDO
by: Team TATAME
Two
months after his excelent debut as trainer (his students were
the great names of 2o Knock Out Cup), José Pelé
Landy is ready to make another debut, now as Vale-Tudo promoter.
'I got most of my titles fighting in real Vale-Tudo rules, where
kick in the ground, elbows and head butts were allowed. Now I
want to give oportunity to new talents fight in the same rules'
explained the creator of Challenge Original Vale -Tudo.
The
first edition of the new event will rock Curitiba this friday
night. The event will take place in the famous Circulo Militar
Gymnasiun, stage of the eighth edition of the renowed Meca.
Scheduled
to start at 7pm, the show will have 9 fights among new talents
of Pelé Team, Macaco Gold Team, Brazilian Impacto Team,
Gracie Curitiba and many other local teams. The main event will
be Eliezer Ninja (Pelé Team) already pointed by Pelé
as No1 in the world in 83kg category.
1
Luis Charneski (Pelé team) x Everton ( Hpr team )
2
Kauê (equipe 1) x Wagner Kurió (m.goldteam)
3
gaúcho (peléteam) x Eevandro (glenda)
4
Pelúcio (gracie ctba) x Savamú (sharthay)
5
Marciano (b.t.califórnia) x Graxaim (bit)
6
Sandrão (pelé team) x Daniel (hpr team)
7
Franklin (reinelspikter) x Canhão (macaco gold team)
8
Wander (gladiador team) x Marivaldo (b.t.califórnia)
9
Eliezer Ninja (pelé team) x Gelson Aranha (hpr team)
Source: ADCC |
SHOOTO
in Las Vegas for MMA Anniversary
It was November 12, 1993 when MMA made its United States debut.
That event in Denver, Colorado sent all of us on an incredible,
if not arduous journey towards
modern day combat sports. And now just 2 days after the official
10-year anniversary of that momentous occasion, TUFF-N-UFF Productions,
Inc. presents the next step in the sports evolution with “Warrior
Spirit: Evolution”.
“Warrior”
- One who is engaged in or experienced in battle “Spirit”
- The vital principle or animating force within all living beings
“Evolution” - A gradual process in which something
changes into a different and usually more complex or BETTER form.
Better
indeed... and now on November 14, 2003 at the Orleans Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada TUFF-N-UFF will show just how better
it has become with an exciting line-up of MMA action, all taking
place under the SHOOTO banner. This is the first time that an
MMA governing body will be operating under the jurisdiction of
the Nevada State Athletic Commission - the number one sanctioning
body for combat sports in the world. This will set the stage
for the new age of full contact fighting and for the next 10-years
of the sport’s growth and development.
But
it doesn’t stop there… “Warrior Spirit” also
features the first ever womens’ MMA fight to take place
in the “Combat Capitol of the World”. Fans will get
to see Chris Brennan protégé, Erica Montoya take
on Arizona Combat Sports, Jamie Lyn. Montoya is the most active
female fighter in MMA and arguably the top female in the world.
She is looking to continue establishing herself as the best,
while Lyn wants to capitalize on this opportunity to launch herself
into everyones' consciousness. In addition, there will be a pair
of kickboxing match-ups that promise to offer some intense action
- with local fighter Albert Torres v. San Diego’s Eric Osario,
and 8-1 Simon Diuof v. UFC veteran and MMA stand-out, Marvin
“The Beastman” Eastman. TUFF-N-UFF is proud to bring
these two sports togther in Las Vegas for the first time in the
cities fight history.
The
SHOOTO card in it entirety offers up a stellar line-up of top-shelf
talent form across the county. It is an excellent opportunity
for each athlete to showcase his or her fighting skills in SHOOTO's
highest profile card to take place on the U.S. main-land... In
case all of that isn’t enough to excite you, the very next
day at the Durango High School in Las Vegas, there will be the
nationally renowned grappling tournament called “Grapplers’
Quest”. That will round out a weekend packed full of MMA,
Kickboxing and Submission Grappling for an all out martial arts
extravaganza...
SHOOTO
'Warrior Spirit: Evolution'
Orleans Hotel and Casino
Mardi Gras Ballroom
November 14, 2003
Call the Orleans for tickets and information
(702)365-7111 or (800)ORLEANS/(800)675-3267
Complete
line-up, subject to change:
SHOOTO
Main-event / Class-A 155 lbs
Javier Vazquez (SHOOTO World #7 / SHOOTO Americas #3) v. Rob
Emerson
This
marks the return of Javier after his 9 month lay-off form injury.
He is set to re-establish himself as a major force in the 155
lbs division. But don’t overlook Rob Emerson… this
Marco Ruas trained fighter is ready to step it up and make his
presence known.
Female
Fight / Class-A 125 lbs
Erica Montoya v. Jamie Lyn
Class-A
170 lbs
Aaron Riley v. Drew Fickett
Class-A
170 lbs
John Fitch v. Adam Lynn
Class-A
155 lbs
Nick Ertl v. Rick Davis
Class-A
135 lbs
Alfonso Alcarez v. Ryan Ackerman (SHOOTO Americas #3)
Kickboxing
- 5 rounds
Simn Diouf v. Marvin 'The Beastman' Eastman
Albert Torres v. Eric Osario
Source: Rich Santoro |
Paulão
Filho in Car Accident!
by: Marcello Tetel
Brazil Dojo representative Paulão Filho was involved in
a car crash this past Friday morning on the bridge between the
cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi. Filho crashed into the
back of a truck and lost control of his car.
Paulo
stated that this was one of the scariest moments of his life,
since the height of the bridge is around 70 meters and the worst
could happen! With a bit of luck, Paulo Filho made it out of
this situation without even a scratch! Paulo had a friend with
him, as well as 2 of his 8 dogs and all of them are ok!!
Not
even his injured knee, which kept him from fighting in the IFC
show last September, was hurt. Paulo is about to get his surgery
next week.
ADCC
Brazil wishes all the best luck to Filho.
Source: ADCC |
CRO
COP VS MINOTAURO; SAKURABA ON FINAL CONFLICT FIGHTCARD
by: Turi Altavilla
From Dream Stage Entertainment - October 15, 2003
LOS
ANGELES, California – Dream Stage Entertainment announced
the addition of two new matches for the FINAL CONFLICT fight
card, scheduled for November 9th, 2003 from the Tokyo Dome in
Japan:
In
the first match, top ranked heavyweight Mirko “Cro Cop”
Filipovic will face former PRIDE FC heavyweight champion Antonio
Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. After a verbal agreement
in August, the originally scheduled match was to be Cro Cop against
reigning PRIDE FC heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, but
due to a recently broken thumb, Fedor has been forced to pull
out. The thumb on Fedor’s right hand was injured during
his match against Gary Goodridge at TOTAL ELIMINATION on August
10th. After some time off, the thumb did not improve and the
injury was re-aggravated during a training session on September
15th. With no improvement since then, Fedor was forced to back
out of his match with Cro Cop. Because of the sensitivity of
the injury, it is unknown when Fedor will be able to train or
fight again. As a result, the Nogueira/Cro Cop match will be
for the PRIDE FC interim heavyweight championship. The hope is
that the winner will be able to face Fedor sometime during 2004
when he is ready to fight again. Fedor would like to apologize
to his fans and plans to be in attendance at FINAL CONFLICT as
a spectator.
The
injury creates a dynamic and style-contrasting match-up between
two legendary fighters … Nogueira and Cro Cop. Nogueira,
arguably the world’s top heavyweight grappler, is coming
off a decision victory against Ricco Rodriguez while Cro Cop,
arguably the world’s top heavyweight striker, is coming
off of a dramatic knockout victory over Igor Vovchanchyn.
In
addition to the colossal Cro Cop/Nogueira match, PRIDE FC legend
Kazushi Sakuraba is now set to fight again and is slated to face
an opponent yet to be decided (in a match-up with no relation
to the middleweight tournament). Sakuraba was eliminated from
the tournament after a knockout loss to Wanderlei Silva at TOTAL
ELIMINATION.
All
of these new matches are in addition to the middleweight tournament,
which will feature Hidehiko Yoshida versus Wanderlei Silva and
Quinton Jackson against Chuck Liddell. The winners of each of
these match-ups will go on to the final round, which will be
held on the same evening.
FINAL
CONFLICT
Fight
Card :
For
the PRIDE FC interim heavyweight championship
Mirko
“Crop Cop” Filipovic vs. Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro”
Nogueira
Kazushi
Sakuraba vs. TBA
Semi
Final round of the eight man middleweight tournament:
Wanderlei
Silva (Brazil) vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan)
Quinton
Jackson (USA) vs. Chuck Liddell (USA)
More
matches for FINAL CONFLICT will be announced soon.
Fight
Card is subject to change.
FINAL
CONFLICT is scheduled for November 9th, 2003 from the Tokyo Dome
in Japan. The event will premiere on North American pay per view
(through iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, Bell
Express Vu, and Viewer’s Choice) on November 9th via same
day delay.
For
more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!
Source: ADCC |
Drugs
in sports: Will MMA save itself?
From The Mount by Jason Probst
Tim Sylvia's
journey to resurrect his career from the damage of steroid use
is, in many ways, a metaphor for how mixed martial arts will
deal with a problem that's out of control.
The
former UFC heavyweight champ says he'll be back after being hit
with a four-month suspension Wednesday by the Nevada State Athletic
commission after testing positive for steroids. However, the
situation could've been far worse and it appears that Sylvia
will not disappear from the stateside radar screen as Josh Barnett
did.
The
NSAC accorded Sylvia mercy because he admitted what he did and
that is was wrong. It's good to see contrition stand for something,
and Sylvia is in a far better position than Barnett was after
denying his usage and getting suspended for six months after
beating Randy Couture in 2002. Barnett, one of the sport's brightest
stars, has nearly disappeared into exile, fighting three times
in Japan.
The
real shame is that Sylvia's victory over Gan McGee came as a
result of his big right hand -- something he's always had --
and that the taint of steroids could hardly be further removed
from the result of the bout. Barnett's victory over Couture,
where he showed the kind of strength and power that steroids
are supposed to impart, could be much more easily attributed
to steroid use. And when a guy tests positive, perception of
an advantage is enough, particularly when he's not penitent.
Steroids
and performance-enhancing drugs are the scourge of professional
sports. Mixed martial arts has the chance to save itself from
becoming the joke that other sports are, and it must if the sport
is to proceed with any degree of integrity.
The
Great National Sellout
The
tale of Major League Baseball's slide into drug usage is a tale
of selling out the game's integrity to keep it financially afloat.
Tom
Verducci's Sports Illustrated piece on the problem of drugs in
baseball should be considered de rigueur reading on the subject.
In "Steroids in baseball. Confessions of an MVP," which
ran May 28, 2002, Verducci detailed the rampant usage of steroids
and amphetamines in the league.
1996
MVP Ken Caminiti, put it succinctly in an interview with the
author:
"It's
no secret what's going on in baseball. At least half the guys
are using steroids. They talk about it. They joke about it with
each other." Verducci also detailed how the peer pressure
exists for players to be on amphetamines when they take the field
so they will perform at their best.
The
league has no testing mechanisms in place for steroids, although
they currently test for other drugs such as cocaine, LSD, and
MDMA (Ecstasy). The league has long maintained that no effective
testing mechanism can be implemented because it can't bind its
athletes to unscheduled testing, something the International
Olympic Committee has shown is readily achieved. You can have
civil liberties and be subject to fair testing, but baseball's
owners and Player Union have hid behind the façade of
player rights to avoid implementing it.
The
postwar years in baseball saw it grow steadily in average game
attendance, from 14,914 in 1946, to 31,256 in '94. With the exception
of a slight drop-off from 1950-1953 during the Korean conflict,
baseball steadily increased attendance. But the '94 player strike
left the league reeling. Fan attendance plummeted in '95 to an
average of 25,022 per game, a 20-percent drop in attendance and
the biggest proportional drop in the history of the sport for
a non-wartime season.
With
player salaries escalating due to free agency, arbitration and
huge investments in expansive stadiums, baseball turned a blind
eye. Steroid usage -- which spreads from one player to another
the way housewives trade recipes -- hit a critical mass. Suddenly,
the difference between being a backup and a starter was clearly
evident. The league enjoyed the benefits of steroid usage with
renewed fan interest as 50 home run seasons became the norm instead
of exception. Who cares if the players looked more and more like
weightlifters? The bottom line was that baseball could whore
its values out to stay in the black.
Attendance
figures for 2002 had rebounded to 29,881. And that's more important
than legitimately challenging Roger Maris, whom commissioner
Kenesaw Mountain Landis stuck with an asterisk after he topped
Babe Ruth's hallowed single-season home run record of 60 thanks
to an additional eight extra games following league expansion.
If
baseball had any integrity left, or anything resembling Landis,
they'd put an asterisk next to every record holder from now on
that didn't take and pass a series of unannounced steroid tests.
But it's a little late to go back now.
National
Freak League
The
National Football League is equally suspect. Players today are
so big and so juiced up, all you need to do is look at a set
of football cards from 20 years ago to see how much smaller guys
were, especially linemen, tight ends, and linebackers. Weightlifting
has made players bigger, but if weights and strength training
are solely responsible for players gaining as much as a quarter
of their body mass -- often in pure muscle -- in that interval
of time, then nothing in the history of mankind, with the exception
of the microchip, has increased its capacity for results so quickly.
In
1983 an All-Conference center weighing 260 pounds would be drafted
-- nowadays he would be passed over for guys 100 pounds bigger.
Linebackers went from weighing 220 to 260, with faster 40-yard
dash times. Tight ends went from the 215-pound prototype model
to 250 pounds, and are quicker, too. No juice? Are you kidding?
In
the NFL's case, the complicity is subtler than in baseball. The
NFL has to make a reasonable attempt to police this so that it
gives the appearance of deterrence. But it's a policy that can
be easily obviated with a warning, and the 24-hour rule for testing
supplies exactly that.
It's
a tacit contract between players and the NFL, and the league
shows the flag with random testing knowing full well that there
are masking agents available on the open market, and that steroids
can be processed out of an athletes' system in a matter of weeks,
or even days.
You
can juice up for a couple months, stop, get results, and even
if the "piss man" comes calling, you get a 24-hour
rule according to the Players' Union contract. This means you
can go down to the local head shop and buy a bottle that will
help you pass. Only those real freaks using extremely off-Broadway
stuff are likely to get caught, and Human Growth Hormone, one
of the most potent substances, isn't detected because everyone
has it.
The
thing is, players are going to do everything to get an edge.
Would you take an illegal substance if it meant the difference
between making professional athlete's wages and what you're currently
making? For marginal athletes it's a rhetorical question. For
decent players it makes them superstars with bigger contracts
and endorsements, and it's rhetorical as well.
In
the end, it's up to the sport itself to establish checks and
balances. It's up to the athletic commissions and MMA organizations
to save themselves, the way baseball and football haven't. Baseball
needed home runs to jack up attendance and fan interest. Football
is so deep into steroids that if they tested every player on-the-spot,
so many players would be suspended that it would be the biggest
PR disaster for football since Howard Cosell commented on Alvin
Garret's running style. The lie has gotten so out of hand they
can't go back.
Basketball
doesn't have a problem with performance-enhancing drugs. Thankfully,
marijuana doesn't make you play any better, even though the pupils
of a lot of guys in the league would suggest they think otherwise.
The
Answer?
MMA
can save itself before it gets too deep in the hole. There are
still plenty of our athletes who don't juice, but that number
will dwindle over a long enough timeline when the perception
is reinforced that juicing is not worth the risk.
Everyone
knows there's a problem in baseball and football, but those sports
have long-standing credibility that MMA does not. MMA hasn't
been around long enough to suffer the sad decline of a Lyle Alzado,
and that's something to avoid, particularly when the lives of
the athletes and the integrity of the sport are at stake.
If
MMA is to continue making its incremental progress into the realm
of legitimate sport, it can at least do it with clean athletes.
Sure, it might get big even if the juicing isn't addressed. But
what does it say to our athletes if they aren't given the competitive
safeguards against the people willing to violate the rules? Where
will we be in five or 10 years if the sport is allowed to go
the way of baseball and football, and how many lives will be
ruined by the inviolable reality that MMA athletes aren't allowed
to compete against opponents who are clean? How can we live with
ourselves in 10 years if a guy like Matt Hughes can't beat the
average fighter because he won't juice? It may sound implausible,
but consider this: If Ray Nitzschke, Sam Huff, or Dick Butkus
showed up to today's NFL combine, they'd be advised to go the
"weight room" to "bulk up," because they
wouldn't stand a chance against the competition today. With a
wink and smile, everyone knows what that means.
The
Nevada State Athletic Commission is currently setting the standard
for mixed martial artists, testing them after fights. Why not
test them during training, too? If they were subjected to random,
same day testing up to three months before a fight, the inducement
to stay clean will be established. A guy isn't going to go on
vacation during training, and therefore should be available.
You probably can't reduce the usage of drugs several months before
a fight, but you can at least push the usage window back far
enough to reduce its effects. Baseball and football have lost
this battle after waging a weak fight, at best.
There
are no statistics for how many fighters in MMA juice. But estimates
from fighters themselves suggest that it's already a problem.
Just because a guy enters the ring looking like Mr. Universe
doesn't mean he's juicing, but if he was 40 pounds lighter at
age 20, or gasses out in the third round of a fight despite training
his body into model-quality shape, you have to wonder.
What
happened to Sylvia was regrettable, and the guess here is that
he'll make good on his pledge to return clean, and fight for
the title again. But whether or not his suspension becomes an
object lesson or an aberration to be avoided through smart usage
remains the more important question for the sport. MMA is young
enough to answer the question, has no stake invested in juice.
People pay money to see fights and will continue paying to see
them as long the action is good. There's no lie to that's so
big we have to cover up and pretend it doesn't exist. Football
and baseball are completely corrupt.
Let's
keep the same thing from happening in MMA to the guys who play
fair. The point of no return is approaching and MMA owes the
world an effort to avoid the scourge that's corrupted other sports.
By setting the bar high, we can discourage people from trying
to get over it.
Source: Maxfighting |
Shaolin
vs. Hansen, Caol & Jens on Card?
SHOOTO
Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall, Chiba, Japan
December 14, 2003
Rumored
Fight Card
Ryan
Bow vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Vitor
'Shaolin' Ribeiro vs. Joachim Hansen
Kentaro
Imaizumi vs. Masato Shiozawa
Rumina is signed to fight on this card, but no opponent has been
announced yet. Caol Uno and Jens Pulver are both rumored to be
on the card.
Source: MMA Ring Report |
Quote
of the Day
"The only certain means of success is to render more and
better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task
may be."
Og Mandino, 1923-1996, American Motivational Author, Speaker
|
Relson
Gracie U.S. Nationals This Weekend!
The
Relson Gracie U.S. Nationals is this weekend. We have teams coming
from all parts of the U.S. and a very impressive field of Referees
and Distinguished guests. Scotty from 'On the Mat' will be covering
the event for Grappling Magazine!
Weigh-in(s)
and registration will be held on Friday, October the 17th from
10:00 a.m.to 10 p.m. at the Greater Columbus Convention Center
Room D130 and again on Saturday, October the 18th from 6:00 a.m.
to 8:00 a.m. in the Terrace Ballroom. We will only accept cash
or money orders. Please go to the information desk for help finding
the specific locations mentioned.
Tournament
open ceremonies and rules session will begin at 9:00 a.m. on
October the 18th in the Terrace Ballroom.
Please
call the Greater Columbus Convention Center at 614-645-5000 for
directions and parking information!
Spectator
tickets will be $5.00
12 and under are free!
Please
call 1-800-765-6999 for more information or visit our website
at www.gracienationals.com/
Source: ADCC
|
ULTIMATE
FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP TO DEBUT UFC: SPECTACLE TO SPORT LIVE ON
PAY-PER-VIEW
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 18
Oceanic Digital Channel 701 at 4:00-5:30 PM
One-Hour
Special Features An In-Depth Look At History, Growth of UFC;
Includes Franca- Uno, Thomson-Strebendt Fights From UFC 44: Undisputed
LAS
VEGAS, October 14, 2003…The Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC), the world's premiere mixed martial arts sports association,
will debut UFC: Spectacle To Sport, a one-hour pay-per-view special,
on the iNDemand cable system at 10 p.m. EDT, this Saturday, October
18. An encore replay will start at 11 p.m., EDT, immediately
afterward. Replays also will air on October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 28 and November 3, 13 and 14. The suggested retail
price is $9.95. Viewers should check local listings and www.indemand.com for daily schedules.
UFC: Spectacle To Sport will provide an action-packed overview
of the UFC's evolution from a pay-per-view spectacle 10 years
ago to the professional combat sport it has become today. The
one-hour feature also will include the never-before-seen lightweight
battles between submission specialist Hermes Franca (8-0-0) of
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Japanese veteran Caol Uno (13-5-3)
of Kanagawa, Japan, and Josh "The Punk" Thomson (23-1-0)
of San Jose, Calif., and Gerald Strebendt (6-3-0) of Los Angeles,
Calif., from the all-star, nine-fight card at UFC 44: Undisputed,
September 26, from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Hosted by Showtimeâ fight analyst and commentator Al Bernstein,
UFC: Spectacle To Sport will give viewers an in-depth look at
how the UFC was founded in 1993 and details its growth and transition
from an international spectacle into a true professional combat
sport under the new ownership of Zuffa, LLC, its Las Vegas-based
parent company.
The UFC story is told through the eyes of principal owner Lorenzo
Fertitta and President Dana White, celebrities like Joe Rogan,
host of NBC's Fear Factor, fighters such as Chuck Liddell, Randy
Couture and Tito Ortiz, as well as mixed martial artists and
mainstream journalists who have covered and reported the UFC's
growth.
See INDEMAND
Website
for channel and Times
1 Hour Special at $9.95
Source: FCF
|
NSAC
Suspends UFC Champ Four Months, Sylvia to Relinquish Heavyweight
Title
LAS VEGAS, October 15 -- The Nevada State Athletic Commission
on Wednesday slapped a four-month suspension on UFC heavyweight
champion Tim Sylvia, who admitted to using an anabolic steroid
months before his most recent title defense.
A
repentant Sylvia spoke before the commissioners during the brief
hearing, which was held in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-8, 260-pound
fighter was visibly nervous and at times broke down crying. Then
the frightened 27-year-old did what few athletes have done when
they test positive for steroids: He told the truth.
"Seems
like everywhere I go, I have people whispering in my ear, 'Try
this. Try that," Sylvia explained to them. "I tried
it; it was the biggest mistake of my life."
Sylvia,
who made $60,000 for his last fight, was also fined $7,500 by
the commission.
But
his candor apparently convinced the commission to have mercy
upon him. In the past 16 months, two other high-profile fighters
who had tested positive for steroids -- former UFC heavyweight
champion Josh Barnett and world-class boxer Fernando Vargas --
had both received harsher punishments.
Barnett,
who denied taking the muscle-enhancing drugs, was hit with a
six-month suspension by the commission. Vargas, who blamed his
trainers for giving him supplements that might contain steroids,
was barred from boxing in Nevada for nine months and fined $100,000.
Sylvia,
however, said he first tried the steroid, stanozolol metabolite
(AKA "Winstrol"), in March after winning the UFC heavyweight
title with a stunning first-round knockout of Ricco Rodriguez.
The goal, Sylvia told commissioners, was not to build muscle
but to lose fat around his waist.
"I
had these love handles that I just really wanted to get rid of,"
Sylvia told them.
Keith
Kizer, legal counsel to the NSAC, agreed that Winstrol is more
commonly regarded as more of a fat burner than a muscle builder.
"(Winstrol)
is one that is used for cosmetic uses. That's why it is so silly,"
said commissioner Dr. Flip Homansky. "It does have anabolic
capabilities . (But) it is a drug that is used more cosmetically
than for competitive advantage."
Sylvia,
unbeaten in 15 fights, said he consumed the steroid for about
three weeks, then stopped taking it when he failed to notice
the desired results. His first title defense was last month,
when he knocked out another noted slugger, Gan McGee in the first
round.
But
Kizer challenged Sylvia's timetable as to when he used Winstrol.
A steroid expert said the drug, if injected, would only have
been detectable in Sylvia's system for up to one month after
he stopped taking it, Kizer said. If Sylvia had taken the steroid
orally, it would probably have been undetectable one week after
he discontinued usage.
The
discrepancy involving the timetable was never resolved. But some
commissioners waved off their skepticism and focused instead
on the boldness of Sylvia's admission. "I found your remarks
to be not only persuasive, but contrite -- and that's not something
we have seen from some others in the past," commissioner
John Bailey said. "I don't condone what you did, but I think
you deserve a lot of credit with the way you handled it."
"I
admire very much what you're doing," said commissioner Tony
Alamo. "It takes a lot of guts to do that."
UFC
president Dana White said that Sylvia, who had been scheduled
to defend his title again next month, will be stripped of his
title. Top-ranked contender Frank Mir and a fighter not yet named
will duel for the vacant title.
Sylvia
is ready to relinquish his belt, though White promised he would
be the No. 1 contender and get another shot at the title once
his suspension his lifted.
"I'm
willing to give it up, and then come back and win it again,"
Sylvia, choking back tears, told the commission.
Source: Maxfighting
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McGee
Petitions for No Contest
Following
UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia’s disclosure that the
urinalysis administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission
after his September 26 knockout of challenger Gan McGee returned
positive because he had, in fact, taken steroids at some period
before the bout, a petition on behalf of McGee was filed with
the NSAC yesterday asking that the bout be ruled a “no contest.”
Should
the result be overturned, McGee, whose contract was terminated
following the loss, hopes that his multi-fight deal would be
reinstated. Below is a copy of the letter from McGee’s lawyer,
Jim Gallo, to the NSAC requesting the bout’s result be overturned.
October
14, 2003
Nevada
Department of Business and Industry
Nevada State Athletic Commission
555 E. Washington Ave.
Suite # 1500
Las Vegas, NV 89101
RE:
PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER CHANGING THE DECISION IN THE UFC
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT BETWEEN TIM SYLVIA AND GAN MCGEE TO “NO
CONTEST”
Gan
McGee petitions this Commission for a Declaratory Order changing
the decision rendered on September 26, 2003 in the bout between
Gan McGee and Tim Sylvia. McGee Petitions the Commission for
an Order changing the decision to a “no contest” decision.
This
petition is made in good faith and Gan McGee is licensed with
the Commission as a fighter and combat athlete.
The
UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia was scheduled to fight petitioner,
Gan McGee on September 26, 2003 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and
Casino for the heavyweight title of the UFC. On September 25,
2003, Tim Sylvia weighed in at 267 pounds (2 pounds above the
legal limit mandated by Nevada law). Tim Sylvia then cut an additional
4 pounds and weighed in at 263. Interestingly, Tim Sylvia weighed
in at 252 pounds on February 28, 2003 for his heavyweight title
bout with Ricco Rodriguez in New Jersey.
On
September 26, 2003 Tim Sylvia knocked out Gan McGee and was declared
the winner of the UFC heavyweight title fight by the Nevada State
Athletic Commission. Recently, Tim Sylvia tested positive for
“performance enhancing “drugs, steroids, and recently
admitted taking steroid injections to enhance his “physique”
rather than gaining performance enhancement in speed, power and
strength.
Based
upon Gan McGee’s contractual arrangement with the promoter
of the UFC Zuffa LLC., Gan McGee’s multi-fight contract
with Zuffa LLC., was terminated because the commission declared
Gan McGee the loser of the September 26, 2003 Mandalay Bay heavyweight
title fight.
Gan
McGee petitions this commission for declaratory order changing
the decision of the September 26, 2003 heavyweight title fight
at the Mandalay Bay to a “no contest” between Gan McGee
and Tim Sylvia based upon the legal authority found in NAC 467.770
(1).
Pursuant
to NAC 467.770. The Commission will not change a decision rendered
at the end of any contest of exhibition unless:
(1)
The Commission determines that there was collusion affecting
result of the contest or exhibition; . . .
The
legal definition of collusion is found in Black’s law dictionary
as follows:
An
agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of
his rights by the forms of law, or to obtain and object forbidden
by law. It implies the existence of fraud of some kind, the appointment
of fraudulent means, or of lawful means for accomplishment of
an unlawful purpose.
In
the instant case, Tim Sylvia clearly obtained performance enhancing
drugs, steroids, with the assistance of either a physician, training
partner, or associate for the purpose of competing dishonestly,
contrary to the laws established pursuant to the Commission,
NRS 467 et seq and NAC 467 et seq. Tim Sylvia engaged in fraud
against the Commission , Gan McGee and the paid attendance who
paid money to watch a fair fight among combat athletes
Furthermore,
he used an unlawful “performance enhancing” drug which
clearly affected the result of the UFC heavyweight title fight.
Regardless
of Tim Sylvia’s assertions that he injected the prohibited
performance enhancing drugs to enhance his “physique”
the great body of medical authority establishes that steroids
enhance physical performance and provide a mental edge in confidence.
Tim
Sylvia’s body physique clearly showed the effects of performance
enhancing drugs on September 26, 2003. Tim Sylvia’s body
appeared bloated and showed an increase in muscle mass that was
established not only visually, but also in the discrepancy between
his 252 pound fighting weight on February 28, 2003 as compared
to his initial weigh in of 267 pounds on September 25, 2003.
Performance enhancing drugs provide athletes with both a mental
and physical edge over there opponent.
The
Commission has authority pursuant to NAC 467.770 to change the
decision of the September 26, 2003 UFC heavyweight title bout
based upon collusion which affected the result of the contest.
The
commission should inquire as to where Tim Sylvia secured the
performance enhancing drugs, who administered the performance
enhancing drugs, who knew Tim Sylvia was taking the performance
enhancing drugs, and when the performance enhancing drugs were
taken.
Based
upon the above Gan McGee respectfully requests that this commission
change the decision of the September 26, 2003 UFC heavyweight
title bout to no contest.
DATED
this ____ day of October, 2003
JAMES C. GALLO, JR., ESQ.
Attorney for Gan McGee
Source: Maxfighting
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FIGHTERS
CORNER: Best of ADCC 2003 TRIALS To Ship in NOVEMBER!!!
FIGHTERS
CORNER to carry the ADCC 2003 series
The
ADCC 2003 World Championhips of Submission Wrestling are in production
right now. The first 2 DVD set looking back at the Submission
Wrestling Trials is scheduled for release! Pre-orders with a
special savings will begin by next week. This item will be shipping
by early November. Over 4 hours of NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE
from the Submission Wrestling's qualifier tournaments.
In
North America, the break out athlete was Dean Lister. His run
to win the ABSOLUTE Class at the World Championships was something
to behold, and it all started with an epic Qualifier performance.
Eddie Bravo, who stunned the world with his victory over Royler
Gracie at ADCC 2003, started with a great tourney that saw him
win 'Most Technical Fighter'. On the DVD, Bravo sinks his patented
'TWISTER' only to be warned! He won by submission later. Plus
David Terrell, who had a great World Championships of his own,
and standout performances by Todd Margolis, Pablo Popovich and
many more. A dozen fights!
North
American TRIALS (October 5th, 2002):
- Mark Ashton vs. Eddie Bravo
- Nathan Ducharme vs. Dean Lister
- Sean Spangler vs. Pablo Popovich
- Ken Kronenberg vs. Joe D'Arce
- Kenny Florian vs. Sean Williams
- James Lee vs. Todd Margolis
- Kenny Jackson vs. Anthony Argyros
- Mike McClure vs. Jamal Patterson
- Michael Bland vs. Alan Teo
- Jamal Patterson vs. Dean Lister
- Angelo Popofski vs. Denis Kang
- David Terrell vs. Keith Rockel
The
European Qualifiers were really high level, and Joachim Hansen
broke out later in the year to become SHOOTO's World Champion.
Jussi Tammelin is exciting and unorthodox.
European
TRIALS (JANUARY 11th, 2003):
- Jussi Tammelin vs. Joachim Hansen
- Corille vs. Joachim Hansen
- Jussi Tammelin vs. Robert Sundal
- Joachim Hansen vs. Joachim Engberg
Marcio
Ped De Pano swept the 99 KG at the World Championships after
winning his second Qualifier title. The wrecking machine that
is 'Cacareco' swept his division as well. In addition, two of
the ADCC 2003's stand outs Marcelo Garcia (66-76 KG Champion)
and Ronaldo 'Jacare' put on stand out performances in the TRIALS!
10 fights in all!
Brazilian
TRIALS (January 24th, 2003):
- Fabio Mello vs. Fabio Cabral
- Galvao vs. Carlos Lemos
- Fernando 'Terere' vs. Daniel Moraes
- Marcio 'Pe De Pano' Cruz vs. Fabiano Scherner
- Marcello Garcia vs. Aloiso Barros
- Alecandre 'Cacareco' vs. Andre Castro
- Marcello Garcia vs. ZULU Gomes
- Ronaldo 'Jacare' vs. Fernando 'Margarida' Pontes
- Marcio 'Pe de Pano' vs. Rodrigo Artiliheiro
- Ronaldo 'Jacare' vs. Bruno Bastos
Source: ADCC
|
UPDATE:
MMA in Korea!
Brazilian
Top Team members are ready for another upcoming adventure - MMA
in Korea! The lineup for this event, which will be the first
MMA show in the Korean market features Brazilian Top Team representative
Angelo Araujo (3rd ADCC Heavyweights), facing IFC Global Domination
runner up Jeremy Horn. ANother BTT fighter, Fabiano Capoani will
make his international debut fighting against Inoki Bom Ba Ye
veteran Yasuhito Namekawa.
Fresh
from his win over Silmar Rodrigo in the Brazil Super Fight show,
Ikuhisa Minowa will be back in action against veteran Dan Severn
and Pride veteran Rogerio Nogueira will be facing the UFC legend
Kimo Leopoldo in a fight that promises fireworks.
The
BTT entourage is leaving for Korea next October 25th through
Europe, since the usual route via Los Angeles is troublesome
for Brazilian fighters. The American policy requiring american
visas for passengers in transit in America is making some of
the fighters take this trip via France.
'Since
some of the members of BTT don't have American visas, we are
going all together from the other direction 'stated Mario Sperry.
Speaking about the Korean show, Mario is expressed high expectations.
'It is a new show in a new and rich country. We hope in the near
future they can reach Pride levels and we have another excellent
work oportunity.'
Source: ADCC
|
KOTC
Press Release: RULES CHANGE!
ADCC NEWS received this mass distrivution from the KOTC Promotion:
'KOTC
will be reinstating knees to the head on the ground. After serious
review of events where knees to the head on the ground were allowed.
We at KOTC have seen no more damage occur from this type of strike
then any other to the head while on the ground. Henceforth they
will be deemed legal strikes.'
Source: ADCC
|
David
Terrell training in Bangkok!
David
Terrell, the Cesar Gracie BJJ Black Belt and one of the top grapplers
in the world will arrive in Bangkok at the end of October for
intensive Muay Thai training as preparation for his MMA fight
later this year.
David
has wins in submission grappling over Scott Adams, Vernon White,
Cameron Earl, Dean Lister, Todd Margolis, Margarida, Akira Shoji
and many others. David has never been scored on in any grappling
competition. He is the 2002 Grappler's Quest Absolute champion,
the Abu Dhabi Qualifier champion and runs his own school out
of Santa Rosa.
David
will be training in Thailand for about two weeks, and he will
also be teaching at the Bangkok Fight Club. See you there!
Source: ADCC
|
HEAT
Fighting Championship:
Alive and Growing
By Eduardo Alonso
Despite
recent rumors to the contrary, the fastest growing MMA show in
Brazil, HEAT FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP, is not over. The show is
still alive and growing, with its second edition scheduled for
November 27th, and fights being signed. In what was a busy week
for the promoters, a lot of inside stuff took place and it all
ended in internal problems that caused a split among the show's
owners. However, the show is very much alive and some more fights
for the HEAT FC 2 card are going to be announced later this week
and MMA fans worldwide can count on plenty of fighting action
in the end of November, in the city of Natal, Brazil, as was
originally planned. HEAT is not dead; on the contrary, it's going
to get even bigger. Stay tuned for more details.
Source: FCF |
Quote
of the Day
"Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud."
Sophocles
|
Yuki
Nakai's Jiu Jitsu 'Mook'...
The
president of Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu, Yuki Nakai,
has launched a very interesting Mook (magazine-book) teaching
basic Jiu-Jitsu positions. Produced by Nippon Sports, the book
is being sold in Japan for only US$ 8,00 with all the money being
used to help the growth of the Soft Art in Japan. Besides basic
positions, it also tells the history of the sport and explains
the points system created by the Brazilin Jiu-Jitsu Confederation
that has spread all over the world.
The
relationship between Jiu-Jitsu and Yuki Nakai started after he
lost to Rickson Gracie in the final of the now famous Vale-Tudo
Japan Open (1995) - In the two previous fight the 70kg heavy
japanese submitted two heavyweights, more than 30kg heavier than
him. Nakai was very impressed by Rickson´s technique, who
defeated him without any punishment, and since then decided to
learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and bring it back to Japan.
Even
without speaking any english or having any kind of sponsor support,
Yuki came to Rio de Janeiro alone many times to compete in the
most important Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions. Seeing tapes,
competing and training in many Jiu-Jitsu academies, Nakai gained
respect in the brazilian martial arts community and therefore
established his legend for Japanese fans. The results of all
this effort can be seen today by the hight level of the sport
in Japan, where there are more than 10 thousand Jiu-Jitsu practioners
affiliated with Nakai´s Confederation.
Source: ADCC |
CHRIS
LYTLE Films a Commercial
First
it was mixed martial arts, then it was boxing, now it is acting.
Is there anything that Chris Lytle can't do? The midwest's MMA
fans have long known the name Chris Lytle of Integrated Fighting.
Recently boxing fans have begun to hear about him since he is
8-0-1 with 6 ko's and holds the Indiana 175 lb. title.
Now,
Lytle tackles another challenge-acting. Chris auditioned for
and received a role in an upcoming St. Vincent Hospital commercial
in the Indianapolis,IN. area. When asked what he thought of the
acting gig Lytle responded 'It was really cool. I learned alot,
especially how hard it really is to act.' The commercial will
be airing this fall during Indianapolis Pacer games, and hopefully
will lead to more opportunities for the underrated welterweight,
who appears set to make his UFC debut in November, against UFC
Rising Star Robbie Lawler.
Source:
ADCC
|
Press
Release: The Bean vs. The Beast
by: Dan "The Beast" Severn
October
10th, 2003 at the Lakeside Casino in Osceola, Iowa
In
front of a sell-out crowd, Dan 'The Beast' Severn stepped into
a different type of fighting event...a boxing exhibition match
against well known Toughman boxing champion Butterbean.
The
36 year old Butterbean weighed-in at 360 lbs. The Beast weighing
in at 260 lbs. is not known for his stand-up skill but rather
his world renowned wrestling skills. So how did these two worlds
collide? Well, Butterbean's original opponent either backed out
or was injured while training. Said Severn, 'I was asked about
2 1/2 weeks ago if I would fight Butterbean in a boxing match
and I laughed and said NO but if you wanted to put a cage up
around the ring then I would be more than happy to fight Butterbean
in a cage match with mixed martial arts rules.'
The
promoter Paul Saze of Capital Productions did exactly that, he
called Butterbean and asked if he would fight Dan 'The Beast'
Severn in a mixed martial arts match and Butterbean's reply was:
'Heck No!'
It
was every promoter's nightmare: Two great names and how to make
it happen. An exhibition match was the compromise. It was the
main event, you had over 600 pounds between the two fighters
and it got the biggest reaction from the crowd. But it sure wasn't
boxing that they got. It was a collaboration of boxing, wrestling,
and MMA all intertwined. Butterbean was frustrated with The Beast's
tactics of being mauled and was surprised when he went to put
Dan away with his powerful right and The Beast wasn't there but
rather he was in on a double leg takedown and the canvas was
coming up fast.
The
two competitors rolled around on the canvas exchanging blows
and the referee and cornermen had to jump in to pull the two
behemoths apart. Butterbean complaining to the ref of the non-boxing
techniques went after Severn when the match resumed. The Beast
collided with Butterbean redirecting his momentum and just about
put Butterbean through the ropes. As Butterbean pushed off the
ropes back into Dan, The Beast had one more trick up his sleeve
and it was called a lateral drop. Butterbean hit the canvas hard
and that was it, his back hurt in the tussle.
The
match was brought to a halt. Butterbean was ruled the victor
because of boxing rule violations that The Beast did but he sure
didn't look the part as he limped from the ring. The Beast stayed
in the ring another half hour shaking hands, taking pictures
with the fans, and signing autographs.
Boxing,
brawling, Butterbean, and The Beast. The true winners were the
fans who witnessed this feast.
Source: ADCC |
Coleman's
Alternative Spinal Surgery Looks Promising, but Long-Term Questions
Remain
Mark Coleman recently underwent the same kind the same kind of
alternative spinal surgery that WWE wrestler Kurt Angle underwent
earlier this year. The procedure was performed by Dr. Jho in
Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, and Coleman told MMAWeekly yesterday
that he is feeling as good as he has felt in years. Coleman's
teammate Wes Sims also said that the surgery has been like a
miracle, which is consistent with how people usually describe
this particular kind of spinal surgery shortly after it is performed.
The
question is whether or not the work performed in the surgery,
which does not involve spinal fusion of any kind, will hold up
over time. It has held up fairly well for Kurt Angle over the
past five months, though his still-injured neck is starting to
show signs of catching up with him, and it's too early to tell
how it will hold up for Mark Coleman under the difficulty of
training and fighting. This kind of surgery has worked long-term
for dozens of people in recent years, but most of these cases
have been "normal" people who don't put their bodies
through the kind of physical activity and risk that you would
see in Angle or Coleman (who are actually long-term friends dating
back to their amateur wrestling days).
If
Angle and Coleman are able to go more than a year without re-injuring
themselves, it is likely that every MMA fighter or pro wrestler
who suffers a serious back or spine injury in the future will
look into Dr. Jho's alternative surgery as a viable option, rather
than having the much more risky and debilitating spinal fusion
surgery or simply not having any surgery at all. The first two
MMA fighters on this list would be Don Frye and Pat Miletich,
both of whom face a significantly higher risk of paralysis if
they fight in their current condition.
Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira also has a long-running back injury that requires
him to go to Holland and "work it out" a few times
per year. The way he describes the injury is consistent with
all of the other cases, where his back is never really going
to be fixed unless he has traditional fusion surgery, or the
alternative surgery performed by Dr. Jho in Pittsburgh. When
an injury of this kind gets to a certain level, an athlete of
any kind is putting himself into the "high risk for paralysis"
category if he continues to perform like Kurt Angle did this
past March at WrestleMania and Don Frye did in June in a fight
with Mark Coleman.
The
response that Coleman, Frye, Miletich, and Nogueira have had
to their spinal injuries over the past year or two has been to
not have any surgery at all (up until Coleman's surgery a few
weeks ago). Trying to rehab or work through a spinal injury that
needs surgery only serves to waste time and energy while also
risking further injury, so let's hope for the sake of MMA fighters
everywhere that Dr. Jho's surgery proves to be a viable long-term
solution.
Source:
MMA Weekly
|
Interview
of the Week: Tim Sylvia
Tim
Sylvia dropped a bombshell on the MMA world on October 7th by
sending out a announcement admitting that he had failed a drug
test requested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after
his recent title defense bout with Gan McGee. Just two days after
this bombshell, Tim was gracious enough to come on SoundOff Radio
with Ryan Bennett and discuss the situation. With no further
ado, here is what Tim had to say.
Ryan
Bennett: Welcome Tim Sylvia. I would ask you how you’re
doing, but obviously you have to be upset....you’ve got
to be a little frustrated right now. Take me through what you’re
feeling right now.
Tim
Sylvia: Well, first of all Ryan, I’d like to take this time
to apologize to all my fans, to the UFC, the NSAC, of course,
to my family and friends, and team. All these people I’ve
mentioned have stood beside me. Yeah, it’s kind of shi**y
what’s going on right now, but it’s no one’s fault
but my own. Hopefully, everyone will stick with me and I’ll
come back.
Ryan:
You know Tim, everyone’s going to ask, “Why did you
do it?”
Tim:
It’s the most stupid decision I’ve made in my life
so far, I believe. After I fought Ricco, I knew I had a long
lay off. I thought I’d take advantage of the situation and
look a little better. I mean, when you see me on TV, I’ve
got to get the six-pack abs, you know.
Guys
like Bob Sapp just kill me. I don’t think he can fight very
good, but he looks amazing! You don’t see anybody look as
good as he does. He’s making a lot of money. I just thought,
if I look better, maybe better things would come.
Ryan:
So this had nothing to do with fighting, it’s basically
your marketability?
Tim:
Yeah. It didn’t help my fighting at all, I don’t believe.
I knock people, that’s what I do. That’s what I love
to do. The way I fight, I stand up to fight with people.
Ryan:
People want to know exactly when you started and when you stopped.
Tim:
I started shortly after I fought Ricco and I stopped long, long
before I fought Gan.
Ryan:
Was this the first time that you’ve done this in your fight
career?
Tim:
Yeah. It was stupid. I wish I could go back and do it all over
again. But this is my life, we make mistakes as humans and we
learn from them.
Ryan:
Take us through what’s going on now. Obviously, October
15th is the big day. But what are you hearing? What are the different
options that will be weighing on you on October 15th?
Tim:
All I really know is that there are three different things that
could happen. I could get fined, I could face a suspension, and
I could be stripped of the [UFC Heavyweight Title] belt, possibly.
Ryan:
What do you think is going to happen?
Tim:
I’m thinking the worst, that way if anything good comes
out of it, I’ll be fortunate. So, I’m thinking all
three.
Ryan:
We saw what happened with Josh Barnett and his suspension, do
you feel that your situation is different from his and, if so,
how?
Tim:
I believe it’s different, definitely. I passed the test
when I beat Ricco. I won the belt without being on drugs and,
therefore, I don’t think I should be stripped; suspend me,
fine me, whatever. I won it fair and square and what I used was
to make my body look better. I was well off before I fought Gan.
It had no affect on me.
Ryan:
What about all the talk on the message boards on the internet?
How do you handle that?
Tim:
I don’t even have internet. I don’t even deal with
that.
Ryan:
Some people are going to say, “How do we know that he hasn’t
taken it before?” How do you address that?
Tim:
I’ve been tested several times in my fight career and I
passed. Hopefully, if you just look at me, look at my body, you
can tell that I never used. You know? Because I think you can
tell when I guy uses just by looking at him.
Ryan:
Everybody feels that some guys are using it and some guys aren’t.
If you were to give a percentage of fighters that use steroids,
how many fighters do you think out there are using?
Tim:
I really... I don’t want to bring anybody else into this.
This is all my screw up and if anyone else wants to admit to
using, they can. There’s other guys out there that do. I
was the one that got caught and I have to live with it.
Ryan:
We’re going to ask some of the questions from the fans now.
What alternatives do you have if you are suspended from competition
in the United States? If it is a year, would you try to find
somewhere else to fight outside the United States? What would
you do in that situation?
Tim:
If I get suspended, I would just continue training. I’m
training right now. I’d just keeping working on my technique
and when I come back, it’s trouble. I’m not going to
go anywhere else and fight, I think that would be disrespectful
to the UFC. I’m going to [take] my punishment and ride it
out. Like I said, I screwed up, therefore I need to deal with
the consequences.
Ryan:
From the SoundOff forum: they want to know if you can comment
on just what banned substance you took?
Tim:
I really don’t want to get into that. I’ve admitted
that I did it. I don’t think it really matters what I took.
Ryan:
The Phantom wants to know if that if you hadn’t been caught,
would you still be doing these things?
Tim:
No. Doing it, I realizes that nothing really takes the place
of hard work. I worked my ass off for this fight and I’m
not sure how much [the drugs] really helped my physique. It’s
really not necessary. I’m happy with the way my body is
going now. I’m keeping with my diet now and that works.
No, I don’t think I would have continued doing that. It’s
just something that I experimented with.
Ryan:
You mentioned it, you know there’s going to be a lot of
people disappointed. I think everyone is disappointed in the
situation. Did you weigh those options? You knew you could get
caught. Was it just a matter of you thought that if you do it
for just a month, maybe you could get away with it and not get
caught?
Tim:
That’s a really good question Ryan. You know, I really didn’t
weigh those options. I just talked with some people and they
said give it a try for a month and see if you like it and I did.
It really wasn’t... it’s not the miracle drug that
I thought it was. It didn’t benefit me as well as I thought
it was going to benefit. It’s nothing I would have done
again and it’s nothing I will ever do again. I really didn’t...
weigh all the consequences.
Ryan:
Now you see the backlash that’s come about. October 15th
is right around the corner, how nervous are you for this hearing?
Tim:
I’m thinking the worst. I’m just hoping that maybe
I get to keep the belt.
Ryan:
Do you feel that you should keep the belt?
Tim:
Yes, I think I should because I earned it when I fought Ricco.
Ryan:
Do you feel that you should be suspended then? If they weigh
it the way that you think they should, what do you say?
Tim:
Yeah, I guess. I really don’t know how the NSAC works. I
don’t know what they’re going to do. I came out with
it, I let everybody know that’s what happened, I used it.
I apologize to everybody. They took a percentage of my purse
already. They do that in Nevada for drug testing and stuff when
you come back negative they send it back, if not, they keep it.
Obviously they’re going to keep that, I’m assuming.
Ryan:
You see the heavyweight division, you see what’s going on.
Now, this is pure speculation, but would it bother you if a guy
like Ricco were to come back and you would have to go through
him again to get your title back?
Tim:
If they take the belt, I don’t care who’s got it. I
will come back and I will get it back.
Ryan:
This is one of the questions that I read off the SoundOff forum
just a moment ago, they want to know if you took the banned substance
just to defeat Gan McGee?
Tim:
No, not at all. Like I said, I did it for my physique. I just
wanted to look better. Me punching Gan had nothing to do with
the banned substance. He lifted his chin and got hit with a big
right. It had nothing to do with what I used.
Ryan:
I know you really don’t want to get into who’s taking
a banned substance and who’s not, but Josh Barnett went
through it and now you go through it, is it a problem in mixed
martial arts that fighters are taking banned substances?
Tim:
I don’t think it’s a problem, Ryan. It’s just
the training that we go through is really hard on the body. A
lot of guys use different things. I think Josh used something
different than I did, probably for certain injuries or something.
You need to heal up from those injuries so you can keep training
hard. There’s guys out there that use and there’s guys
that get caught and there’s guys that don’t get caught.
Ryan:
When you say there are guys that don’t get caught, do they
know how to beat the system? Is that why it’s not coming
up in tests?
Tim:
I really don’t know. I don’t know how the test works.
I can’t elaborate on that, I have no idea.
Ryan:
Tim Sylvia joining us on MMAWeekly Radio right now. Tim, what’s
the toughest part of what you’re going through right now?
Tim:
One of the toughest parts was to talk to Dana White. We’ve
been really close and I just feel that I let him down and let
the UFC down. Talking to my team. When I found out, just me talking
to my team. I sat everybody down and let them know what was going
on and I broke down a little bit. I’m really afraid that
I let them all down and the hard work that they put in me and
stuff. They were really supportive.
Ryan:
If you’re suspended for a long time, do you think the UFC
should come up with and interim belt?
Tim:
That’s a good question. I hadn’t even thought of that.
I don’t know how long the suspension will be, if it happens.
Maybe the UFC should build up some contenders. A lot of people
are wondering if Frank Mir is a legit number one contender. Maybe
they can build things up and make a really solid number one contender.
Ryan:
You knew this was coming, Mongo wants to know if there is a problem
in the camp [Miletich Fighting Systems] with banned substances?
Tim:
No. Absolutely not. This is something I did on my own, it has
nothing to do with the team.
Ryan:
Alright Tim, I don’t know anybody who has the guts to come
on the radio and take questions for half an hour and you did.
Thanks for that.
Tim:
Give me a call on the seventeenth and I’ll let you know
how it went.
Ryan:
Okay, buddy. I hope everything works out and take care.
Tim:
Thanks, Ryan.
Source: MMA Weekly
|
RUTGERS
PRESIDENT TO PURSUE ACTION AGAINST STUDENTS, INCLUDING WRESTLERS,
INVOLVED IN VIOLENT BRAWL
The
shocking news that two Rutgers students were critically injured
in a brawl that took place early Sunday morning at a fraternity
party has not gone unnoticed by university authorities.
According
to press reports, the brawl 'involved some members of a fraternity,
a social club, and the school's wrestling team.' Several wrestlers,
including at least one present and one former member of the Rutgers
team, were arrested and held on rioting and other charges. At
least one of the two most injured students had been allegedly
hit in the head with a baseball bat. More than 30 individuals
were allegedly involved in the brawl, which took place just off
the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, NJ. The Rutgers wrestling
team wrestles in the NCAA Division I and the EIWA.
Rutgers
President Richard L. McCormick quickly issued the following statement,
which is posted on the Rutgers web site:
Incident
on the New Brunswick Campus October 13, 2003
To
the Rutgers University Community:
I
am disheartened to inform you that in the early hours of Sunday
morning, a fight broke out among as many as thirty individuals
in front of the College Avenue residence of Squam, a fraternity
not officially recognized by the University. The disturbingly
violent incident led to the hospitalization of two Rutgers students
who suffered severe injuries. On behalf of the University, I
offer our prayers for these students and our heartfelt sympathies
to their families and friends.
The
Rutgers University Police Department reported to the scene and
has been investigating the incident in cooperation with the Middlesex
County Prosecutor's Office and the New Brunswick Police Department.
Several arrests have been made to this point in the investigation.
It is important to note that this incident appears to have no
connection to the Israeli and Palestinian events that took place
on and near our New Brunswick campus over the weekend.
I
want to state unequivocally that the University strongly deplores
the senseless violence that occurred and will pursue all appropriate
actions against any Rutgers students who took part in the incident.
Such behavior is reprehensible, even criminal, and has no place
within the Rutgers community.
Please
note that Rutgers is making available counselors for any student,
faculty member, or staff member who may want to speak with them
in regard to this traumatic incident. For counseling information,
visit http://ruweb.rutgers.edu/counseling.html or call the Rutgers
Information and Referral Center at 732-932-INFO.
Richard
L. McCormick
President
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
To
view that statement, and for more information, go to:
http://www.president.rutgers.edu/letter_101303.shtml
For
more on this story, go to:
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Source: ADCC
|
Quote
of the Day
"Image creates desire. You will what you imagine."
J.G. Gallimore
|
AFC
4 is Still Looking for Fighters!
Due to some last
minute drop outs, the promoters are still looking for a few fighters
for both the 200 and over and 200 and under weight classes. This
is your chance to try your hand at some modified boxing and show
Hawaii your skills. Also, they are looking to put on some amatuer
Shooto matches so if you are interested...
Please contact the promoters at 306-9326 or email them at WWW.AFCHAWAII.COM
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!
7& UNDER ARE FREE,
8-12 $6 PRESALE, $10 DAY OF EVENT,
ADULTS $15 PRESALE, $20 DAY OF EVENT
You
can't beat these ticket prices for the action that you will get
to witness! Save some cash and buy your tickets early. Take the
entire family and still have money left in your pocket!
Call 306-9326 or email us online at WWW.AFCHAWAII.COM
Shooto matches will also be on this
card. Are you an amateur looking to try your hand at a shooto
match? Do you weigh 120-125 lbs or 70-75 lbs? The AFC promoters
have two fighters looking for matches at these weight classes.
You don't have to have the skills of a pro, just have the desire
to compete in a safe MMA environment, some technique, and the
will to test your skills. Age does not matter, only that you
are a beginner and an amateur.
The
weigh-ins for AFC 4 will be at
Jesus Is Lord Gym
94-143 Leokane St #201
(on the second floor up the ramp)
Waipahu, HI 96797
at 7:00 pm on October 17, 2003
Meet the fighters and update yourself on the rules!
A couple
of spots are still available. For more information go to:
www.afchawaii.com
or
call 306-9326 |
PENN
TALKS ABOUT BIG WIN
MMAWeekly.com had a brief chat with BJ Penn over the weekend.
If you haven't checked out our coverage over the weekend, you
may want to check it out.
Obviously
BJ said he was very excited with the win and said his training
was key in the win. He said "I feel great, I trained hard
and I feel I have more talent then most guys in my weight class.
I just had to go out and finish him. I need to concentrate on
finishing all my fights now."
As
far as the fight went Penn told MMAWeekly "He was a much
better stand up fighter than I thought. I took some shots that
surprised me. My face shows it today."
The
big question is when he will fight again in the UFC. Penn said
"I have no idea right now. We haven't even talked about
it. I hope soon."
Source: MMA Weekly |
UFC
44 Recap: Andrei Arlovski There To Do His Job
Andrei Arlovski made light work of heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko
at “UFC 44: Undisputed” in Las Vegas, Nevada, adding
a 2nd straight KO win to his record. At just 2:14 of Round 1,
the 24-year-old from Minsk, Belarus, stopped his fellow countryman
in his tracks when his upper cut found its mark on the jaw of
the Team RAW wrestler.
“I
was there to fight, to do my job,” said the 2-time World
Sambo Champion, who understands very well that if he wants to
be a good fighter “I need to sacrifice a lot,” he said.
Arlovski, an avid reader just finished “Russian Detective”
by E. Suhov and did some of his own detective work watching tapes
of all available Matyushenko fights. Knowing Matyushenko wanted
to fight on the mat, Arlovski kept to his game plan “that’s
why it was a stand up fight,” he said, “I was satisfied
with my game plan and with the result.” Arlovski’s
stand up continues to improve “there were no doubts at all,”
he said, that this was his fight.
Arlovski
continues to demonstrate a more assertive, technical and dominant
style in the octagon and attributes it to a more serious attitude
“I mean my serious attitude to training,” he said.
Arlovski trained hard for this fight “I was preparing for
Matyushenko” but tuned it down and trained light in Las
Vegas the 4 days leading up to his September 26 victory. Coming
in a lean 243 pounds, Arlovski doesn’t watch his weight
and he doesn’t diet “I was training in Chicago for
this fight; it was very hot there, and I lost a lot of water.”
“I’m
very serious now about my training and my performance,”
said the one-time night clubber, “fighting is my life now.”
Source: ADCC
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SHOOTO
Sanctions First Women’s Fight In Las Vegas
The
International Shooto Commission sanctions the first women’s
fight in Las Vegas featuring Erica Montoya of Team Next Generation
and Jamie Lyn of AZ Combat Sports when Warrior’s Spirit
presents “Landmark at the Orleans” on Friday, November
14, 2003. Javier Vasquez of Millenia Jiu-Jitsu and Rob Emerson
of Ruas Vale Tudo headline the card offering MMA and Kickboxing
at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Card
Subject To Change:
Javier Vazquez vs. Rob Emerson
Erica Montoya vs. Jamie Lyn
Aaron Riley vs. Drew Fickett
Alfie Alcarez vs. Ryan Ackerman
Jon Fitch vs. Adam Lynn
Nick Ertl vs. Rick Davis
Source: ADCC
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Pancrase
10/31 Event Complete Lineup
PANCRASE
2003 HYBRID TOUR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2003
DOORS OPEN; 5:30PM
FIRST FIGHT; 6:30PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)
PRO-MATCH
#1 / FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
MIKI SHIDA (P's LAB TOKYO) vs MASAHITO WACHI (TEAM ROKEN)
PRO-MATCH
#2 / WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKUYA WADA (WELTERWEIGHT 7TH RANKED / SK ABSOLUTE) vs MINORU
OZAWA (V-CROSS)
PRO-MATCH
#3 / OPEN-WEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEIGO TAKAMORI (MEGATON) vs HUR SUNG JIN (KOREA/ NEO FIGHT)
PRO-MATCH
#4 / WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
SATORU KITAOKA (WELTERWEIGHT 5TH RANKED / PANCRASEism) vs NAOKI
SEKI (FREELANCE)
PRO-MATCH
#5 / MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOSEI KUBOTA (MIDDLEWEIGHT 9TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) vs YUICHI
NAKANISHI (FREELANCE)
PRO-MATCH
#6 / SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
RON WATERMAN (SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT 3RD RANKED/ U.S.A./ TEAM IMPACT)
vs JUN ISHII (SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT 5TH RANKED/ CHOJIN CLUB)
SEMIFINAL
/ MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
IZURU TAKEUCHI (MIDDLEWEIGHT 1ST RANKED / SK ABSOLUTE) vs EIJI
ISHIKAWA (MIDDLEWEIGHT 10TH RANKED/ PANCRASE GRABAKA)
MAIN
EVENT / LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
AKIHIRO GONO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3RD RANKED / PANCRASE GRABAKA)
vs DAISUKE WATANABE (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 5TH RANKED / PANCRASEism)
Source: ADCC
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MARK
KERR DOCUMENTARY, 'THE SMASHING MACHINE,' TO BE RELEASED ON VIDEO
ON OCTOBER 28; DVD INCLUDES NEW FILM ON RENZO GRACIE
by: Eddie Goldman/ADCC Wrestling Editor
'The Smashing Machine,' the documentary featuring Mark Kerr and
Mark Coleman, will be released on video on October 28. It originally
was broadcast on HBO's 'American Undercover' series and shown
at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival.
We
are told that the video will be available in both DVD and VHS
formats at any store or online vendor of videos, as well as online
through Docurama at:
http://www.docurama.com
In
addition, the DVD version will include another new film entitled
'Fight Day.' This film, according to the press release, 'follows
a day in the life of Renzo Gracie, a Mixed Martial Arts master
who hails from the sport's Royal Family, the Gracies of Brazil.
The DVD also includes filmmaker commentary, deleted theatrical
scenes, filmmaker bios, interactive menus and scene selection.'
And,
for the sake of full disclosure, I had a part in 'The Smashing
Machine' as a narrator.
Here
is the press release announcing the upcoming release of 'The
Smashing Machine' on video:
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
'disturbing,
morbidly fascinating and strangely, unexpectedly affecting.'
-- Newsday
'Makes
Beyond the Mat seem suitable for pre-schoolers.'
-- Variety
GO
BEHIND THE GRAPHIC SCENES OF THE MOST BRUTAL AND EXTREME SPORT
IN EXISTENCE TODAY WITH THE SMASHING MACHINE MODERN DAY GLADIATORS
STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE IN THIS HIGHLY COMPELLING AND ACCLAIMED LOOK
AT NO-HOLDS-BARRED FIGHTING, AVAILABLE FROM DOCURAMA ON OCTOBER
28TH, 2003
The
Championship DVD Contains the Never-Before-Seen Bonus Film Fight
Day Featuring Top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Star Renzo Gracie, Filmmaker
Commentary, Deleted Scenes and More!
NEW
YORK, NY, September 3, 2003 - A sport so dangerous it was once
banned in the U.S., no-holds-barred fighting is undeniably the
purest form of human competition. Simple in concept and savage
in execution, it is the definitive test of survival: one ring,
two fighters, and no rules. Currently, its domestic popularity
has never been greater, with huge pay-per-view specials and breakout
stars. On October 28th, go deep behind the scenes with THE SMASHING
MACHINE, the exciting, graphic documentary that takes an unflinching
look at the world of extreme fighting through the eyes of the
sport's top fighter, Mark 'The Smashing Machine' Kerr.
'The
second the bell rings, you can just look at some people and you
can just tell: they're scared to death.' -- Mark Kerr
The
number one ranked fighter in the world, Mark Kerr is a modern-day
gladiator whose success has brought him money and international
fame. He is seemingly invincible inside the ring, and yet a dysfunctional
relationship with his girlfriend, continuing tensions with fight
promoters and an alarming dependency on drugs have set his personal
life on a collision course towards self-destruction.
As
Kerr attempts to steer his life back on track, his friend and
cornerman Mark 'The Hammer' Coleman prepares to battle his own
demons. Once the most feared man in the world of no-holds-barred
fighting, Coleman is deflated following a string of bitter losses
and injuries. Now with a young family to support, the aging veteran
is back in the game and needs to win big. With both men struggling
side by side for personal and professional redemption, the true
bonds of their friendship are put to the test when it appears
they may be gunning for the same prize.
Join
Docuramaâ„¢ for this engrossing, acclaimed film,
the highest-rated documentary ever to air as part of HBO's America
Undercover series. Available on both loaded DVD and VHS for $24.95SRP,
the beefed-up DVD also contains the exclusive, never-before-seen
film, Fight Day, which follows a day in the life of Renzo Gracie,
a Mixed Martial Arts master who hails from the sport's Royal
Family, the Gracies of Brazil. The DVD also includes filmmaker
commentary, deleted theatrical scenes, filmmaker bios, interactive
menus and scene selection.
With
an unflinching camera and a rare, uncensored glimpse into a brutal,
unregulated world seldom seen stateside, THE SMASHING MACHINE
is guaranteed to grab viewers and not let go until the final
bell has rung.
No-Holds-Barred
Fighting: Growing By The Day!
No-holds-barred
(NHB) fighting emerged in the U.S. in 1993, in the guise of the
Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). With thrilling events
that shocked audiences for its unchecked brutality, the sport
initially met with enormous pay-per-view and home video success.
However, due to its graphic nature, as well as heavy political
opposition, the UFC was eventually dropped from all broadcast
outlets and banned across the country. However, as the UFC declined
stateside, NHB fighting continued to flourish throughout the
world. In Japan, NHB events sell out baseball stadiums. In Brazil,
the events are broadcast on network television, and its popularity
is rivaled only by soccer. The top American contenders have become
major celebrities throughout the world, yet are unrecognized
in their own country. Until now. 10 years after its initial reign,
the UFC is coming back with a vengeance. Last year, the third
highest-grossing pay-per-view event was extreme fighting, and
events air regularly on In Demand and DirectTV. And, on September
26th, UFC 44 will be broadcast live from Mandalay Bay in Las
Vegas, marking another milestone in a sport growing larger and
more imposing by the day.
THE
SMASHING MACHINE was directed by John Hyams and co-produced by
Hyams and Jon Greenhalgh.
About
Docurama
Docurama, a New Video label, is dedicated exclusively to bringing
critically acclaimed and cutting-edge documentary films to the
home entertainment marketplace. Docurama's catalog of titles
on DVD and VHS includes such celebrated films as DA Pennebaker's
Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back and the Oscar nominated films Regret
To Inform (also a winner of the 1999
Sundance Film Festival), Paul Taylor: Dancemaker, Genghis Blues,
and Sound & Fury.
Docurama also released The Brandon Teena Story, the true story
behind the Oscar winning movie Boys Don't Cry, in 1999. Additional
items in the Docurama catalog include both seasons of Michael
Moore's critically acclaimed and Emmy Nominated television series
The Awful Truth as well as the Oscar winning films From Mao to
Mozart and Speaking in Strings. New Video is also the exclusive
label and distributor for the A&E Home Video lines, including
The History Channel and Biography, as well as the MTM library
of classic television. To order these or any Docurama Products,
please call 1-800-314-8822 or visit www.docurama.com.
THE
SMASHING MACHINE
Pre-order date: September 30, 2003 Genre: Documentary/Sports
Street date: October 28, 2003 Sug. Retail Price: $24.95
Rating: N/A Catalog #: VHS: NVG-5606
Running Time: VHS: 92 mins. DVD: NVG-9544
DVD: 92 mins. + extras Screeners: Avail. upon request
Format: VHS/DVD Color Art: Avail. upon request
Source: ADCC
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OCTOBER
TOP 10 POLL
The new October Poll is up in our Fighters and Broadcasters Poll.
This Poll actually took place before the BJ Penn vs Takanori
Gomi fight. Some of the best fighters in the world have voted,
as they train and fight the best in the world. Here's this month's
poll.
October
Results
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - (210-265 lbs.)
1. Emelianeko Fedor - 96 Points (7 first place votes)
2. Mirko Cro Cop - 89 Points (2 first place votes)
3. Tim Sylvia - 80 Points (1 first place vote)
4. Minotauro Nogueira - 68 Points
5. Josh Barnett - 67 Points
6. Ricco Rodriguez- 40 Points
7. Andrei Arlovski - 27 Points
8. Gan McGee- 23 Points
9. Heath Herring - 18 Points
10. Pedro Rizzo - 15 Points
Others
receiving votes - Frank Mir- (11), Vladimir Matyushenko (10)
Mark Coleman (9), Justin Eilers (7), Cabbage Correira (5)
LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - (205 lbs.)
1. Randy Couture - 100 Points (10 first place votes)
Tie - Chuck Liddell - 81 Points
Tie - Tito Ortiz - 81 Points
4. Vanderlei Silva - 80 Points
Tie - Vitor Belfort - 54 Points
Tie - Quinton Jackson- 54 Points
7. Ricardo Arona - 26 Points
8. Babalu Sobral - 19 Points
9. Jeremy Horn - 18 Points
TIE - Dan Henderson - 17 Points & Rich Franklin 17 Points
Others
receiving votes - Murilo Rua (8), Kevin Randleman (8),
MIDDLEWEIGHT
DIVISION - (185 lbs.)
1. Murilo Bustamante - 100 Points (10 first place votes)
2. Matt Lindland - 90 Points
3. Phil Baroni - 65 Points
4. Sakuraba - 44 Points
5. Niko
Vitale - 37 Points
6. Anderson Silva - 29 Points
7. Jorge Rivera - 25 Points
8. Paulo Filho - 24 Points
9. Phillip Miller - 23 Points
10.Benji Radach- 21 Points
Others
receiving votes - David Loiseau (18), Joe Doerksen (17), Dave
Menne (16), Lee Murray (12), Pele (8), Tony Fryklund (5), Jermaine
Andre (2)
WELTERWEIGHT
DIVISION - (170 lbs.)
1. Matt Hughes - 100 Points (10 first place votes)
2. Sean Sherk - 83 Points
3. Carlos Newton - 78 Points
4. Pete Spratt - 50 Points
5. Jason Black - 45 Points
6. Robbie Lawler - 42 Points
7. Nathan Marquardt- 40 Points
8. Karo Parisyan - 22 Points
9. Jake Shields - 20 Points
10. Shonie Carter - 15 Points
Others
receiving votes - Gil Castillo - (14) , Hayato Sakurai - (14)
John Alesio (13), Nick Diaz (10), Dennis Hallman (7), Jeremy
Jackson (5)
LIGHTWEIGHT
DIVISION - (155 lbs.)
1. BJ Penn-
92 Points (9 first place votes)
2. Takanori Gomi - 78 Points
3. Joaquin Hansen - 73 Points
4. Hermes Franca - 58 Points
5. Duane "Bang" Ludwig - 53 Points (1 first place vote)
6. Din Thomas - 44 Points
7. Genki Sudo - 37 Points
8. Shaolin Ribero - 35 Points
9. Caol Uno - 33 Points
10. Yves Edwards - 30 Points
Other
receiving votes - Dokojonosuke Mishima- 13 Points, Jens Pulver
- 13 (1 first place vote), Matt Serra - (10) Josh Thompson (9),
Jason Maxwell (8) Jorge Gurgel - (2), Rich Clementi - (1)
Voters
include:
Fighters
- Phil Baroni, Chris Brennan, Jeff Curran, Dennis Hallman, Matt
Lindland, Steve Berger, Evan Tanner, Sean Sherk, Din Thomas;
Dan Henderson, Yves Edwards, Pete Spratt, Nathan Marquardt, Duane
Ludwig and David Loiseau
Broadcasters
- Eric Apple (King of the Cage), Randy Harris - (WTAN Sports),
Jeff Osborne (Hook N Shoot & Shooto); Ryan Bennett (IFC and
WEC), Monte Cox (Extreme Challenge), J.T. McCarthy (TKO)
Source: MMA Weekly |
U.S.
EDGES JAPAN TO WIN WOMEN'S WRESTLING WORLD CUP IN TOKYO
Winning
four matches out of seven, the U.S. women's wrestling team edged
Japan 14-13 in the final dual meet of the 2003 Women's World
Cup on Sunday, Oct. 12, to end up undefeated and capture the
team title. Patricia Miranda of the U.S., who won an individual
title at 48 kg and finished the tournament with a record of 6-0,
was named the event's MVP, or Outstanding Wrestler.
The
Third Women's World Cup of Wrestling was held October 11-12 at
the Yoyogi Gym Number Two in Tokyo. Japan had been the team champion
both in 2001 and 2002.
The
final team rankings were:
[1]
USA 12 points
[2] Japan 10 points
[3] Canada 7 points (95 classification points)
[4] Russia 7 points (85 classification points)
[5] China 4 points
[6] Germany 2 points
[7] Greece 0 points
The
results of the highly-anticipated dual meet between the U.S.
and Japan, both of whom were undefeated going into it, were:
USA
14, Japan 13
48 kg Patricia Miranda (USA) dec. Makiko Sakamoto (Japan), 4-3
51 kg Jenny Wong (USA) dec. Chiharu Icho (Japan), 4-2
55 kg Saori Yoshida (Japan) pinned Tina George (USA), 5:59
59 kg Seiko Yamamoto (Japan) dec. Sally Roberts (USA), 4-3
63 kg Kaori Icho (Japan) dec. Sara McMann (USA), 5-0
67 kg Kristie Marano (USA) pinned Norie Saito (Japan) 5:44
72 kg Toccara Montgomery (USA) dec. Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan),
5-3
It
should also be noted that in the four Olympic weights of 48 kg,
55 kg, 63 kg, and 72 kg, the U.S. and Japan each won two matches.
Perhaps
the greatest international attention was given to the 72 kg weight
class. Japan's five-time World Champion Kyoko Hamaguchi, fresh
from her latest triumph at the 2003 World Championships of Freestyle
Wrestling only a month earlier in New York's Madison Square Garden,
did not fare so well in her home country. Although Hamaguchi
had defeated Toccara Montgomery of the U.S. in the finals at
the 2003 Worlds in New York by a score of 4-1, in Tokyo it was
the American who prevailed by a score of 5-3. Hamaguchi was also
defeated at home by Canada's six-time World Champion, Christine
Nordhagen, by a 6-5 score. Nordhagen did not wrestle at the 2003
Worlds.
Montgomery
herself had earlier fallen to China's Ma Bailing by a 7-5 score.
But Montgomery was able to defeat Nordhagen by a score of 11-9,
and thus capture the gold medal at 72 kg. China's Ma, a 2001
World silver medalist at 75 kg, lost both to Nordhagen and Hamaguchi
to finish out of the medal race. Ma also did not wrestle at the
2003 Worlds.
The
individual gold medalists were:
48
kg -- Patricia Miranda, USA
51 kg -- Lyndsey Belisle, Canada
55 kg -- Saori Yoshida, Japan
59 kg -- Sally Roberts, USA
63 kg -- Kaori Icho, Japan
67 kg -- Kristie Marano, USA
72 kg -- Toccara Montgomery, USA
For
complete results, go to the official web page at:
http://www.japan-wrestling.com/2003WWC/E/news.htm
Source: ADCC
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Quote
of the Day
"Image creates desire. You will what you imagine."
J.G. Gallimore
|
Fighters'
Club TV Episode 15
New Episode!
Highlights
from "Kickin' It 2"
-Catch some of the west-side's up-and-coming kickboxers featuring
fighters
from 808 Fight Factory, Team Big Dog, Nanakuli Self-Defense...
-An exclusive interview with "K.I. 2" promoter, Danny
Kaheaku conducted by our
own Chris Onzuka
Technique
of the Week:
-The Onzuka Bros. demonstrate 3 techniques from the "X-Guard"--be
sure to
set the VCRs on this one--better than private lessons and all
due to viewer
request--we really do listen to what you have to say!
Highlights
from this year's NAGA Tournament:
-See some of Hawaii's best grapplers in action: Baret Yoshida,
Falaniko
Vitale, Ivan, and Rylan Lizares (w/ interview) from Grappling
Unlimited, The
Furuta Bros., Brad Scott, and Sangro from Team Relson Gracie,
Scott Pak from
Shobukan Judo, Kauai Kupihea from 808 Fight Factory, Kyle Sukehiro
and Eben
Kaneshiro from Kamole, Deshaun Johnson from HMC (w/ interview),
and many more
great fighters from around the island.
-And stay tuned for the credits where you can see FCTV's own,
Mark Kurano,
being systematically dismantled by Falaniko Vitale in a fairly
exciting (at
least edited to look that way) no-gi match.
And,
as always, Hawaii's two favorite FCTV hosts, Mark Kurano and
Mike
Onzuka.
You
can catch this great episode on Olelo CH.52 every Tuesday Night
at 6pm
for the next 4 weeks. (Oct. 14, 21, 28, & Nov. 3)
We
also love to hear what you think, so email us at:
fightersclubtv808@hotmail.com
(Girls, think you're hot enough to host FCTV? Send resumes w/
picture to the
same email, attention "C-man")
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AFC
is Fast Approaching!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!
7& UNDER ARE FREE,
8-12 $6 PRESALE, $10 DAY OF EVENT,
ADULTS $15 PRESALE, $20 DAY OF EVENT
You
can't beat these ticket prices for the action that you will get
to witness! Save some cash and buy your tickets early. Take the
entire family and still have money left in your pocket!
Call 306-9326 or email us online at WWW.AFCHAWAII.COM
Shooto matches will also be on this
card. Are you an amateur looking to try your hand at a shooto
match? Do you weigh 120-125 lbs or 70-75 lbs? The AFC promoters
have two fighters looking for matches at these weight classes.
You don't have to have the skills of a pro, just have the desire
to compete in a safe MMA environment, some technique, and the
will to test your skills. Age does not matter, only that you
are a beginner and an amateur.
The
weigh-ins for AFC 4 will be at
Jesus Is Lord Gym
94-143 Leokane St #201
(on the second floor up the ramp)
Waipahu, HI 96797
at 7:00 pm on October 17, 2003
Meet the fighters and update yourself on the rules!
A couple
of spots are still available. For more information go to:
www.afchawaii.com
or
call 306-9326 |
Second
American National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The
CBJJ has announced that the Second American National Jiu-Jitsu
Championship is going to go down on November 30th, 2003 at the
Torrance High School in Carlson, Ca. This event will decide the
American Team to compete in the next Pan-Ams gainst Brazil Team.
THE
TOURNAMENT
The
tournament will take place on November 30th in Torrance High
School - 2200 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA.
The
champions of the blue, purple, brown and black belts adult divisions
(man only) will join the Jiu-Jitsu American Team 2004 to compete
USA X Brazil Jiu-Jitsu Teams Challenge that will take place in
the USA next year.
DIVISIONS:
Adults:
The division is open to anyone, but athletes of other age divisions
willing to compete here will not be allowed to fight in their
own age division i.e.(athletes can only enroll in one age division)
Fight
time:
white belt 5 minutes
blue belt 6 minutes
purple belt 7 minutes
brown belt 8 minutes
black belt 10 minutes
Masters
(30-35)- Athletes born between 1968 and 1973 - Men only
Fight
time: Blue belt 5 minutes - Purple/brown/black belts 6 minutes
Seniors
1 (36-40)- Athletes born between 1963 and 1967 - Men Only
Fight time: all belts - 5 minutes
Seniors
2 (41-45)- Athletes born between 1958 and 1962 - Men Only
Fight time: all belts - 5 minutes
Seniors
3 (over 46) - Athletes born before 1957 - Men Only
Fight time: all belts - 5 minutes
Women:
There will be three weight divisions (check weight list)
Purple,
brown and blackbelts will compete in the same division . Adults
only
Fight
time:
White belt 5 minutes
Blue belt 6 minutes
Purple/brown/black belt 7 minutes
WEIGH
INS AND HOW TO ENROLL:
Fee
US$ 60.00. We will soon release more information about weigh
ins and how to enroll. For more info, please send an e-mail to
IBJJF (cbjj@cbjj.com.br ).
Before
each fight, athletes will be asked to show their Ids to the officials.
Make sure you have it at hand.
______________________________________________
Confederação
Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu
Tel (21)2493-4929
fax (21)2491-6901
e-mail cbjj@cbjj.com.br
www.cbjj.com.br
Source: ADCC
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Interview
with Marc Ratner
The big decision will come up this week. How will the Nevada
State Athletic Commission rule on the Tim Sylvia's future? MMAWeekly's
Ivan Trembow sat down with the NSAC Executive Director, Marc
Ratner to discuss the future of the UFC Heavyweight Champion
in our Interview of the Week.
MMAWeekly's
Ivan Trembow was able to catch up with the Executive Director
of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Marc Ratner, about 15
minutes before Ratner attended a boxing weigh-in event in Las
Vegas. The subject of the interview was UFC Heavyweight Champion
Tim Sylvia, who recently tested positive for having an anabolic
steroid in his system. Marc Ratner is this week's Interview of
the Week.
Ivan
Trembow: First of all, I just want to confirm that Tim Sylvia
did indeed take and pass a drug test right after the Ricco Rodriguez
fight, and that this is purely about the drug test he took right
after the Gan McGee fight.
Marc
Ratner: Yes, this is only about this fight. That's correct. This
is the first problem we've had with him in the state of Nevada...
Trembow:
I understand that the specific anabolic steroid found in Tim
Sylvia's body was Stanozolol. Is that a drug that can stay in
someone's system for several months, or does the positive result
mean that he would have had to take the drug in the last few
weeks before the fight?
Ratner:
That, you'd have to talk to the doctors about. I really don't
have the medical knowledge to answer that question.
Trembow:
Can you confirm that Stanozolol was also one of the drugs that
was found in the system of Fernando Vargas last year?
Ratner:
Yes, that was one of them.
Trembow:
With Vargas getting suspended for nine months after that fight,
is this a situation where the commission looks at Tim Sylvia
as having commited a more serious offense than Vargas, or a less
serious offense, or is it not really going to be looked at in
that sense until the hearing date of October 15th?
Ratner:
Certainly each case is individually looked upon by the commissioners.
I cannot speculate what they will do. One thing I can say is
that Tim and his manager Monte have been fully, fully cooperative.
Trembow:
Is that something that can make a difference in the eyes of the
commission.... like in Tim Sylvia's case, he has done something
that Josh Barnett never did. Sylvia has admitted what he did,
and that what he did was wrong, and that he's willing to take
responsibility for it and take whatever punishment he gets. Does
taking that kind of responsibility for one's actions potentially
make a difference in the commission's decision?
Ratner:
All of that is taken into consideration... but this is about
a lot of things. It's about education. It's about what the long-term
effects to the body can be. I think Timothy is handling it very,
very well. He is a man and he made that statement, and he's going
to be appearing here on October 15th.
Trembow:
Is it possible that the punishment for Tim Sylvia could just
be a fine, or is it pretty much mandatory that it has to be a
suspension of some kind?
Ratner:
That's another thing where... I've learned through my 25 years
that I just can't speculate on what the commissioners will do.
They have a wide range of disciplinary actions, and certainly
they will look at the evidence and listen to Timothy, and make
a decision on the 15th. He has waived his 30 days in order to
come before us immediately.
Trembow:
If he is suspended for a certain amount of time, will Sylvia
still be able to fight in Pride in that timeframe if...
Ratner:
No.
Trembow:
On a larger level, even if any given fighter can't fight in Pride
during their suspension, what is there to stop that fighter after
their suspension is up from going to Pride if they don't want
to get tested again? Other than a couple of shows in Vegas per
year starting next year, what is there to discourage them from
going to Pride where there is no steroid testing?
Ratner:
That would be up to each individual... but what we really hope
is that any performance-enhancing drugs will be tested throughout
the country and someday throughout the world. We want everybody
to have a level playing field and no artificial advantage over
the other fighter.
Trembow:
Fighters know the risks better than anyone of what steroids can
do to your heart, and particularly your liver with this kind
of steroid... why do you think fighters make that decision to
put all of that aside and do steroids anyway?
Ratner:
That's a tremendous question. You certainly can't get inside
of people's minds, but I would want to ask any athlete that question,
of why they do it. Because you're talking about long-term problems
with steroids, and it would seem to me that the risk isn't worth
the reward. I can't speak for everybody, but it makes good sense
to me that you don't want to... everybody wants to live as long
and healthy of a life as they can, right? That's certainly my
philosophy.
Trembow:
If a fighter's license is suspended for a certain number of days
or months, what do they have to do for their license to be validated
once again after the suspension is up?
Ratner:
Historically, they certainly have to have a clean urine test.
Trembow:
When there's a bad situation like this, what do you hope will
ultimately come out of it, or that people will take away from
it in their minds?
Ratner:
This is never a good situation, but you know, it's really a good
learning and educational experience. With the fighters, I mean,
hopefully the fighters will stop taking these artificial things
to win and have an unfair advantage.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Another
Ratner Interview
The following is an interview conducted by our buddies @ Boxing
Insider with the NSAC Executive Director, Mark Ratner:
BoxingInsider.com:
Mr. Ratner, we are following up on our UFC interview from Las
Vegas . . . could you comment on the Tim Sylvia Case?
Mark
Ratner: I can.
BoxingInsider.com:
What is exactly is happening in your own words?
Mark
Ratner: What happens is, after championship fights, we test fighters
for what we call banned substances or performance enhancing drugs.
He tested positive for some anabolic steroids.
I
can give you the legal name for it. It is called stanozolol-matabolite,
and this is an anabolic steroid.
He
has been formally given a complaint for disciplinary action and
a notice of hearing.
He
has 30 days to respond. My understanding is that he may want
to appear before the commission and waive his 30 days—[in
which case] there will be a hearing on October 15th.
Update:
We called to confirm quotes three hours later and were informed,
"he and his manger have been fully cooperative and have
waived the 30 days, and plan to appear on the October 15th agenda."
BoxingInsider.com:
If you were to speculate, what do you think will happen next?
Mark
Ratner: Well, what I have learned more than anything in my part
of the world is that I don’t speculate . . . I am not trying
to be flip or anything. I just think each - I am not a commissioner
so I don’t make those decisions.
They
have some precedents. We have had other people who have tested
positive for anabolic agents and they treat each case individually.
Tim will have his time to speak before the commission. But I
just can’t speculate because I just don’t know what
they would do. [There is] a wide range of things.
What
this is all about is education. We have got to educate - whether
this is boxers or Mixed Martial Artists – [about] the dangers
of taking these things because there are some long-term health
dangers.
BoxingInsider.com:
Should they strip him of the title?
Mark
Ratner: That is not our decision. Our decision is to have the
fighter learn the dangers of it and what ever disciplinary action
the commission will take, will happen - if, in fact, he waives
his rights. (he did wave his rights) But I don’t get into
the politics of the promoter or sanctioning body.
Source: MMA News
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Quinton
Jackson Interview
MMANews.com's own Fletcher Bailey recent got the chance to briefly
catch up with PRIDE Grand Prix semi-finalist Quinton "Rampage"
Jackson regarding the second round of the PRIDE tournament, his
thoughts on a title match with Vanderlei Silva, who he'll fight
after the tournament, Chuck Liddell's weaknesses, UFC 44, among
other topics.
The
following is a transcript of the discussion:
MMANews.com:
How's training going for the November fight at the PRIDE Grand
Prix?
Quinton
Jackson: Training is going great. I feel great and I cant wait
for the fights. Training is just going great.
MMANews.com:
You and Chuck Liddell seem to be getting along during all the
PR stuff for DirecTV, UFC 44, etc. With that said, are you still
ready to dump him on his head in November?
Quinton
Jackson: Yeah, Chuck is a neat guy. We talk a lot and he is cool.
MMANews.com:
What are your thoughts on Chuck Liddell as a fighter?
Quinton
Jackson: He's a cool guy, but he has some shit he needs to work
on.
MMANews.com:
Speaking of UFC 44, what did you think of the show? What was
your favorite fight and what impressed you the most?
Quinton
Jackson: I really didn't have a favorite fight and no fighter
really impressed me.
MMANews.com:
What would you think about a fight against Randy Couture? PRIDE
and UFC are sending fighters both ways, would you be willing
to represent PRIDE and take out Randy?
Quinton
Jackson: If the money is right then I will fight him. I mean
if the money was right I would run down the street butt naked.
MMANews.com:
I'll ask you the same thing I asked Chuck [Liddell]...do you
personally feel the deck is stacked against you the way the next
round of the tourney is set up? To win you need to get past both
Chuck and Vanderlei [Silva] in the same night, while Vanderlei
should have his way with [Hidehiko] Yoshida, and left fighting
more fresh in the finals.
Quinton
Jackson: I think they did set up this tournament for Silva to
win, but who cares. I have never had anything easy in my life.
I have always had to work for everything I have know and trust
me im working hard enough to beat Chuck and Silva.
MMANews.com:
Vanderlei's belt isn't up for grabs in this tourney, but you
might still get a victory over him while he's champion. Does
that, in your view, guarantee you a title shot after the tournament?
Quinton
Jackson: Well actually I am the number one contender. So even
if I don't win the tournament, I will be facing Silva next probably.
MMANews.com:
How do you feel about having to beat Vanderlei twice to become
the champion, and hold the belt?
Quinton
Jackson: I think it's stupid.
MMANews.com:
After the Grand Prix is over, and after your fight with Silva,
who would you want to fight? The elite Middleweights were put
in this tournament, so who that wasn't involved would you like
to fight after?
Quinton
Jackson: You know, I really don't care. Fighting to me is a job,
and I will fight anybody I have to so I can make some money for
me to live. So, just bring anybody in front of me, and I will
fight them.
MMANews.com:
Alright thanks Rampage. Nice talking to you as always, good luck
in November.
Quinton
Jackson: Thanks. Right back at you.
Source: MMA News |
Frank
Mir Interview
9/26/03
Mandalay Bay
Frank
Mir is a lot bigger in person than he is on television. I was
a fan of his since I saw, and heard, him tap Roberto Traven with
a crunching armbar which echoed throughout a somewhat quiet MGM
Grand at UFC 34. Mir is a terror on the ground, and he moves,
as he states proudly, like a Light Heavyweight, not a 255 lb.
Heavyweight. I thought he did a great job as a commentator for
the UFC, blowing guys like Phil Baroni and Ricco Rodriquez out
of the water with his intelligent additions to the commentating
team. I was outraged at Wes Sims' lack of sportsmanship in their
fight, and I had a chance to catch Frnak right before the start
of UFC 44 in the lobby at Mandalay Bay to talk about that fight,
along with a few other juicy tidbits.
Brett
Herman: Any thoughts on the outcome of your last fight with Wes
Sims?
Frank
Mir: You know what, basically it (head stomping me while I was
down on the mat) was a cowardly thing to do in order to get out
of a fight, regardless of the excuses he is trying to make. I
will definitely be able to make it up to the fans in the future
with a very spectacular finish at his cost.
BH:
Have you been talking about a rematch against Sims?
Frank
Mir: Yeah definitely, in fact I am supposed to fight the winner
of tonight's Title Bout on November 21st, but anything can happen.
If the winner of tonight's Title Bout gets hurt, I still want
to fight on the 21st...Wes Sims is the person I want to fight.
As long as he is willing to go ahead and get his ass whipped
again, then I guess I will be doing it.
BH:
How was his strength?
Frank
Mir: No really much to be impressed with. He kind of moved around
like I thought a girl would if you were trying to hold her down.
More or less...he was in a lot of anguish, I really wasn't that
impressed. I am not really that worried about him.
BH:
Oh man...please don't kick my ass, but I have to ask about what
I thought were unintentional eye gauges?
Frank
Mir: You know what, everybody says I unintentionally eye-gauged
him, but the referee said he was right there and he never saw
it. I never did it. I did see on the video that my hand brushed
past his face..It's fighting, I could accidenatally hit you in
the groin, I could accidentally elbow you.
Unintentional
is an accident, deliberate and flagrant, that's a whole different
thing. That means you don't want to fight any more. If I bite
you in the middle of a fight because I am getting my ass whooped,
I am going to get disqualified, I don't want to be there anymore.
If
I was getting beat, I would push ahead, and not foul you. I'd
stay in there and take it as a man, and try to beat you until
the last second.
BH:
So those allegations don't make sense when you have an advantagous
position like his back?
Frank
Mir: Yeah, when he said I eye-gouged him, my hand did braise
by his face. I could have very easily, maybe, poked him in the
eye, but as far as gauging him in the face, eveybody would have
seen it, someone would have had a picture of it.
There
were 10,000 people there watching, we were on Pay Per View so
how many more thousands were watching at home? No one saw it
but him? That's kind of hard to believe you know. Especially
with the angle of the camera, and the ref was sitting there watching
the whole thing, asking him if he wanted to tap out. Wes was
like,"Oh my eye!". The ref never saw it.
BH:
Who do you like in tonight's Heavyweight Title Fight?
Frank
Mir: In the Heavyweight Bout, I really don't know, both guys
could win it.
BH:
The Light Heavyweight Title Fight?
Frank
Mir: Light Heavyweight, I am kind of leaning towards Randy a
little bit. I think everybody kind of wants him to take it.
BH:
Do you have any preference in fighting either McGee or Sylvia?
Frank
Mir: No, I think Tim Sylvia would be more exciting of a fight,
but Gan McGee...I will fight him just the same.
BH:
Take him down and tap him?
Frank
Mir: Yeah, or he'll probably take me down, I"ll tap him
either way.(Laughs)
BH:
Thanks a lot Frank, it was a pleasure.
Frank
Mir: alright, no problem.
Source: MMA News
|
Quote
of the Day
"The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from
becoming anything."
Eric Hoffer
|
Travis
Lutter wins Ultimate Submission Challenge
by: Kid Peligro
Quick
Results:
Travis
Lutter takes the title!
Rener
Gracie v David Avellan
Winner: Avelan pts 12 x 7
Keigo
Kunihara v Peter Angerer
Winner: Angerer by Heel Hook
Ryron
Gracie v Jeff Monson
Winner: Ryron by pts 12 x 11 after 68 minute war
Lance
Campbell v Travis Lutter
Winner: Lutter by sub Americana
Alternates
matches - Round robin:
Corletta
v Nilsen
Harris v Hagon
Round
Robin:
Nilsen
and Corletta subbed Harris.
Then Corletta knee barred Nilsen.
Corletta automatically qualifies for the next event.
Semi-Finals:
Avellan v Angerer
Winner: Avellan by sub
Ryron v Lutter
Winner: Lutter by pts 12 x 2
Finals:
Lutter v Avellan
Winner: Lutter by pts 13 x 1
Congratulations
to Travis for his great performance. Full report later!
Source: ADCC |
King
of the Hill: Randy Couture
By Mike Sloan
Almost
two weeks ago, back on September 26th inside the glorious Mandalay
Bay Events Center, Randy Couture proved to the mixed martial
arts world that he is the quintessential miracle man. His back-to-back
destructions of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz or legendary, of
course, but to do it at such an advanced age is nothing short
of miraculous.
Let’s
not forget about the possible career-ending injury to his eye
socket he sustained in a losing battle against Ricco Rodriguez
almost one year ago. Add that into the mix and you’re concocting
up one hell of a fountain of youth-type serum. Nobody, I mean
nobody who is active in the fight game as a fighter should be
doing the things Couture is at 40. Yep; 40. Couture is the huge,
nasty, dreaded FOUR-OH. And still, he thrashed Liddell and Ortiz
so easily, it makes one wonder if those two victims even trained.
When
I asked teammate Matt Lindland just what in the world does Randy
eat to perform to the utmost of his capabilities, a baffled and
amazed Lindland had no answer. Compare Couture to other 40-year-old
fighters. Roberto Duran: trounced by William Joppy. Evander Holyfield:
Obliterated by James Toney. Maurice Smith: dominated by Rick
Roufus. Randy Couture: ate up Liddell and Ortiz (okay, so Couture
was only 39. Sue me).
Naturally
both Liddell and Ortiz have lost before. The best lose at least
once, unless, of course, your name is Rocky Marciano, Ricardo
Lopez or Rickson Gracie. But forget those three warriors I just
mentioned. Two were great boxers, not MMA fighters, and the other
holds a ledger of winning allegedly 300 fights without a loss.
Bologna.
Anyway,
Liddell suffered a loss via submission against Jeremy Horn with
mere seconds to go in the match. Ortiz lost to both Guy Mezger
and Frank Shamrock. Since those losses, both Liddell and Ortiz
built up massive reputations as near unbeatable figures in the
sport, each with a unique fighting style.
As
you well know by now, Ortiz was accused of ducking Liddell, some
said he was scared, blah, blah, blah. Couture seized the moment
and fought Liddell and hardly anybody gave him a chance of winning.
Most felt that with Liddell’s sprawl and wicked striking
power, Couture would fold, get knocked unconscious and fade away
into oblivion. Or, as Mike Tyson once said, “Fade away into
Bolivian.”
Couture,
like has done umpteen times already in his illustrious career,
proved all the naysayers wrong by not only defeating Liddell,
he whipped him dearly. Liddell had his ass handed to him on an
alloy platter. Couture stopped him in the third round via TKO
after thrashing him repeatedly. It was like Liddell stole the
rubber tires off of Couture’s slot car racers and flushed
them down the toilet. Couture was irate and somebody had to pay.
Liddell paid. Oh boy, did he pay.
Liddell
took the loss like the true champion he is and openly spoke about
the loss like a man. He made no excuses, gave all the credit
in the world to Couture and vowed to return with a vengeance.
He has since entered the PRIDE middleweight Grand Prix, stopping
Alistair Overeem in the first round by virtue of a sizzling first
round KO.
Exit
Chuck, re-enter Tito, who had been AWOL for many moons, filming
the second sequel to The Crow. Okay, cool. He’s out makin’
loot, trying to get his film career rollin’ and that’s
fine and dandy. But two things, Tito; 1) Does anybody really
care about another Crow movie? After Brandon Lee accidentally
died in the first movie, which wasn’t that great in all
actuality, the second one was direct-to-Blockbuster. 2) Tito,
you’re fame comes from fighting, not acting, and your fans
have been left in the shade for a very long time due to personal
issues and “entertainment commitments.”
I
could be wrong and for Tito’s Hollywood career’s sake,
I hope to a higher power that I’m wrong. I want nothing
more for Tito than to excel in Hollywood. Aside from ignoring
dozens of my calls for interviews, a move that always spells
eventual loss to anyone inside the Octagon, Tito’s been
one of the coolest dudes I’ve ever chatted with. At every
fight card we both happen to attend, he’s one of the friendliest
cats on earth. Tito: I hope Crow 3 rakes in billions!
So,
Tito finished shooting the film and immediately began shooting
off his mouth to the media and to Couture. However, after announcing
that he’d fight Couture, he was still dogged by the fans
and media. He bellied jive towards Couture like, “You know,
when I wake up in the morning, that belt is still there on my
dresser and after I fight you, that belt is still going to be
there,” or “I’m the true light heavyweight champion
of the world. After I smash Couture, Liddell’s next.”
Up
until UFC 44, Ortiz has always backed up every word he’s
ever barked before a fight. He is one of the rare people in the
fight game who can back up the smack talk. All the way until
John McCarthy told the two to get it on, Ortiz had won the verbal
war hands down.
As
he entered the Octagon that fateful night, he stomped inside
the fence, jumped up and down and glared probably the sickest
glare known to man. This dude was ready and nary a soul was denying
that. Across from Tito was the calm and collected Couture, a
smile on his face, seemingly at ease with himself.
He
just oozed of confidence. Not that Tito didn’t, mind you,
but there was a certain glow to Couture as his name was being
announced, like as if he already knew the outcome and was simply
basking in the glory of a victory yet to be known by the viewers.
That night, September 26th, 2003, Couture was perfection personified.
For
five rounds, Couture slammed, jammed, bashed and smashed Ortiz
into bits. By the third round, Ortiz was befuddled. He had no
clue as to what to do. He looked like some college basketball
bench warmer being schooled by Allen Iverson. He was lifeless,
listless and lost. Nothing he did worked.
Everything
he tried backfired. He was taken down for the first time ever
in the Octagon, something not even the mighty Frank or Ken Shamrock
was able to do. He was pinned along the fence over and over and
pummeled with fists, forearms and elbows. He was withered away
to an empty shell of the UFC’s most dominant champion ever.
In the main event of UFC 44, Ortiz was exhaustion exemplified.
Immediately following the fight, UFC president Dana White had
no direct idea as to where both Couture and Ortiz were headed.
Ortiz,
fighting back tears and taking the worst defeat of his pro career
like a true champion without excuses admitted that, “Man,
I trained so hard for this fight. You have no idea how hard I
trained for this fight.”
Openly
accepting his defeat, Ortiz croaked, “I have never gotten
my ass kicked before. Fuck, I hate to lose! I will be back like
never before, believe me. I want that belt back. I want to fight
Randy Couture again as soon as possible.”
Obviously,
Ortiz was broke up about the loss as genuinely anybody else would.
Do the fans want to see their beloved Tito in immediate rematch?
Maybe. He’s the most popular fighter in American MMA, so
wouldn’t the logical next step be an immediate rematch between
the two? Not always.
See,
here is where things can get tricky and unbelievably fantastic
all at once. If Zuffa used their collective noggins, which I’m
sure they will, an immediate rematch will be totally out of the
question. Here’s a few reasons to those reading this who
are about to behead me for typing such rude, ludicrous lucrative
runic:
1.)
What if the same exact thing happens and Tito gets his head caved
in two consecutive times? His luster would assuredly vanquish
in the eyes of millions. It’d take eons for Ortiz to overcome
back-to-back ass-whippings. Right there, UFC’s proverbial
cash cow would probably wither away into nothingness for quite
some time. I know it, Zuffa knows it and hopefully you all know
it. Bad business sense.
2.)
Interest wouldn’t be as near fever pitch as their epic first
encounter. Roughly half of the people in attendance at the Mandalay
Bay and thousands more at home were praying for someone to come
along and shut Tito up. Couture did just that. For some reason,
people show up in droves to cheer against Tito. He’s one
of those types that is either loved or loathed and as much as
Tito has become loathed lately, people won’t be too interested
in seeing him lose again so quickly.
3.)
Couture loses via the same way he destroyed Tito. If that was
to happen immediately following their first battle, it would
certainly take away from Couture’s victory. It would impact
his impact on MMA. It’d actually be better for Couture to
defend his title against, say, Rich Franklin or Vitor Belfort
and lose it to either of them. Vitor is better than them all
when he’s actually prepared to fight and a showdown between
he and Tito would be blockbuster. Franklin is this new kid in
town with an undefeated record. They’d be calling him the
second coming of BJ Penn if he walloped Couture. A Couture loss
to Belfort or Franklin I feasible. A loss to Ortiz spells too
many arguments, pontifications and debates.
4.)
Those ever-important, always-dramatic interims bouts. Whenever
two giants in the fight game square off in a memorable war and
a rematch is inevitable, the one or two ‘in-between’
bouts with each are crucial and usually always spectacular.
With
that said, the next step in each fighter’s career is crucial.
Couture has the pick of the litter in terms of his first defense
and you just know Zuffa will arrange one helluva mega fight.
Will it be Belfort? Doubtful. Zuffa is still priming him for
the perfect time to re-unleash him. Franklin? Not a chance in
hell. Too new and unknown. Ortiz? Probable, but not quite. The
only logical answer to the burning question is the winner of
PRIDE GP in November.
White
claims that Liddell will easily clean house and take home PRIDE’s
title. If that’s true, Liddell will have completely redeemed
himself of the Couture mauling with wins over Overeem, Rampage
Jackson and either Vanderlei Silva or Yoshida. If Liddell can
pull that off, a rematch between him and Couture is a lock.
Now
if Rampage, Yoshida or Silva win the GP, things get sticky. Rampage
has allegedly been growing ill of PRIDE’s behind-the-scenes
shenanigans and if he wins it (Our very own Greg Savage claims
he’s a sure bet to win), he would be more than willing to
avenge teammate Tito’s loss. That fight won’t be too
difficult to arrange.
Yoshida?
Forget it. Never will happen. That leaves Silva. Would he return
to the UFC to challenge Couture? Of course he would. But the
question is whether PRIDE will allow it or not. Just imagine
Couture, the UFC light heavyweight champ, taking on Silva, the
PRIDE middleweight/light heavyweight champ. Damn, that’s
one of the greatest New Year’s gifts anybody can receive.
As
for Tito, he only fell slightly in terms of rank and popularity.
Zuffa will probably toss him in with the likes of Renato Sobral,
maybe Horn or even Franklin. A win over anybody, actually, and
Tito is launched back at the front of the line for the title.
Tito shan’t worry too much about missing a shot at redemption.
However
way anybody looks at it, the light heavyweight division in the
UFC is frighteningly astonishing. Anybody can be champion on
any given day. Unbelievable matchups can be made in endless combinations.
Franklin vs. Ortiz, Belfort vs. Couture II, Horn vs. Franklin,
Ortiz vs. Belfort, Horn vs. Liddell II, Liddell vs. Franklin,
Evan Tanner vs. Sobral, etc, etc, etc.
Will
Couture remain dominant six months from now? Will he successfully
defend his belt against whomever Zuffa tosses his way? His last
two performances were nothing short of masterpieces. Can Couture
three-peat with yet another age-defying battle? It’ll be
awfully hard, though, to perform the perfect fighting trifecta.
No
matter whom Couture locks horns with next, he will certainly
push The Natural to his limits, forcing him to mystify the MMA
world again. After all, in his last two outings, Randy Couture
was magnificence magnified.
Source: Sherdog |
GRAND
PRIX ALTERNATES?
MMAWEEKLY HAS THE ANSWERS..
If you go by what the fighters say, we should have a pretty good
idea of who will be the alternates. MMAWeeklyRadio.com has had
on a few fighters and this is what we do know so far about the
situation.
MMAWeekly.com
talked with Dan Henderson recently and he said he would be training
for the alternante match up at the Pride Grand Prix. A week later
Murilo Bustamante's people told MMAWeekly that Murilo indeed
would be fighting in Japan in the Grand Prix.
Yesterday
Wes Sims was on MMAWeekly Radio and when asked what Kevin Randleman
was up to, Sims told host Ryan Bennett that Kevin Randleman was
training for his fight at the Pride Grand Prix. So we have three
of the four alternantes basically confirming to MMAWeekly that
they will be fighting.
Now
remember, Pride has not confirmed anything as of yet, so the
official word should be coming out in the next few days. Basically
some people have told MMAWeekly that they believe Bustamante
will face Henderson on one side of the bracket, while Randleman
will face another opponent on the other side of the bracket.
Once again Pride will have the final word in the next few days.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Butterbean
beats Severn...in a boxing match
Heavyweight
Eric "Butterbean" Esch def. Dan "the Beast"
Severn via DQ R3
130
lbs
Frankie "the Shark" Toledo def. John Hoffman via TKO
(Ref Stoppage) R6
168
lbs
"Rumblin'" Rick Camilin def. Jason "Rocker"
Aaker via Split Decision R6
175
lbs
Jesse "Iron Jaw" Sanders def. Adonis "Black Diamond"
Frazier via KO R2
Heavyweight
Travis "Ironman" Fulton def. Brian "Hardcore"
Robinson via TKO R2
175
lbs
Joe Evans def. Mike Estus via Doctor's Stoppage R4
Description of fight:
I was there, and it was most definately a work! Had Bean thrown
even one punch at Severn's head I would just chalk it up to Severn
being completely retarded, but Bean could've ended this "fight"
with one punch at any time and he never even threw one. Severn
bullrushed Bean at the opening bell, immediately wrapped him
up and drove him into the ring ropes where he proceded to do
the standing clinch/dry hump for the duration of the round. Bean
looked completely confused as Severn's head was buried between
his tits, all the while trying to push Bean through the ropes.
Eventually Severn got frustrated and took Bean to the canvass
where he attempted to ground and pound him. Either his people
forgot to tell him that this was a professional boxing match
(he was wearing the usual pro wrestling style trunks) or he's
just a moron. The ref then jumped on the pile and pulled Dan
off. He gave him a warning and restarted the fight, but the bell
sounded to end round one. As round two started "The Beast"
went back to the same tactics as the crowd booed, heckled and
in my case flipped off Severn while calling him things that rhymed
with wussy. He finally took Bean down a second time and again
tried the ground and pound, only this time Butterbean (who was
visibly pissed) rolled Severn over, mounted him and began throwing
some bombes of his own! People from both corners pulled the two
apart and the ref disqualified Severn to another round of boos
from the crowd. Afterward, Severn remained in the ring taking
photos, signing autographs and shaking hands until every last
fan had left. I've never liked Dan Severn, but I found him very
personable and gracious to the fans all the same. Then again
he should be lucky that there wasn't a line of people waiting
to ask him for their money back! I also got to talk to Bean (who
said he has a big K-1 fight lined up, but would'nt say who )
and met heavyweight boxer Tye Fields who is easily the largest
human being that I've ever seen in person besides Andre the Giant
or Paul Wight. When he shook my hand is actually disapeared in
his grip and I got the impression that he could easily break
every bone in it with a little squeeze. He was posing for pictures
with two normal sized guys. He was posing and each guy was hanging
off of the ground suspended from his bicepts. He told me that
he's training at the Kronk Gym with Manny Stewart and is trying
to line up a big fight on HBO. If this guy developes his boxing
skills, he could own the division soon. A couple of notables
on the undercard included UFC veterans Travis Fulton and Brian
Robinson as well as former IBF featherweight world champion Frankie
"the Shark" Toledo.
Source: MMA Fighting |
Bonjasky
Beats the Beast;
Magnificent Seven Tokyo Bound
K-1 Press Release by Monty DiPietro
OSAKA,
October 11, 2003 -- In the main event on a card featuring seven
do-or-die bouts, rising K-1 star Remy "The Panther"
Bonjasky emerged victorious over heavily-favored American fighter
Bob Sapp. It was a convincing win for Bonjasky, who was fleet
of foot and explosive with his knees. The Dutch fighter joins
the evening's six other victors in advancing to this years K-1
GP Final, set for December 6th at the Tokyo Dome.
Although
it delivered plenty of exciting K-1 action, the World GP 2003
Final Elimination in Osaka was also, even before it began, beset
with no small measure of ill fortune. Freak injuries forced the
withdrawal of stars Jerome LeBanner and Ernesto Hoost in the
week leading up to the tournament, and just days before the event,
All Nippon Airlines Flight 7, a Boeing 777 carrying K-1 USA Champion
Carter Williams and his entourage among its 164 Tokyo-bound passengers,
collided with a United Airlines jet on the tarmac at San Francisco
International Airport. But even as fears of a fuel leak gripping
the crew and passengers, the crippled airplane was able to taxi
to safety, and no injuries were sustained.
It
was this same Williams who, in the tournament's first bout, collided
against Ray Sefo of New Zealand.
"I've
been following K-1 since I was 15," said Williams at the
pre-event press conference, " and it will be a great honor
for me to step into the ring with Ray Sefo." Wisely, Williams
left his personal respect for Sefo outside the ring, and this
was a thrilling fight. Looking the bad boy, Williams came out
fast and furious in the first round, with smart technical punch
and kick combinations, while Sefo muscled his way inside to counter
with tight hooks, just missing twice with potentially devastating
uppercuts. Sefo's low kicks looked good and sounded hard, but
Williams didn't seem bothered by these. Williams relentless in-and-out
punch and kick attacks had Sefo's right eye puffed up something
awful by the end of the round, and had the challenger up on one
judge's card.
Again
in the second the young American impressed, racking up the points
and shutting down Sefo's counters. Really now it was looking
like Williams' fight to lose -- which, sadly, he did. After landing
a knee below the belt Williams was assessed a yellow card. Moments
later, from the clinch, Williams threw a sloppy elbow up to Sefo's
eye, and this brought him a red card and one point penalty.
Doctors
had a look at Sefo's eye and decided he could not continue, and
so under K-1 rules the fight went to the score cards. Sefo was
up by a point on two cards, the third judge scored the fight
a draw. As the narrowest possible margin of victory was announced,
Sefo slowly shook his head back in forth, sympathizing with Williams'
frustration. A very spirited contest, in which the inexperienced
Carter Williams took too many penalties, and ended up beating
himself.
Despite
being a last minute substitute who had just couple of days to
prepare for this fight, Australian K-1 legend Sam Greco looked
good against K-1 Oceania Champion Peter Graham
The
36 year-old Greco is much admired in Japan (he has dispatched
the likes of Sefo, Hoost, and Leko). "I guess I was semi-retired,
I had come to Japan to watch the K-1, when on short notice I
was offered a fight," remarked Greco at the pre-event press
conference. "In the karate spirit, I accepted the challenge!"
This
bout started out with plenty of movement, Greco wearing white
karate dogi pants, recalling the early days of K-1. From the
start Greco peppered Graham with powerful low kicks, getting
some nice knees up, when the chance presented itself, letting
loose with big haymakers. Graham was the more technical and cautious
fighter, staying outside with one-two-three combinations, and
while these were good, Greco kept his guard close and did not
seem terribly bothered by them. Two judges had Greco up after
one, and this was shaping up to be quite a contest until a Greco
kick hit Graham in the lower leg, and Sam fell back, wincing
in pain. The injury to the top of Greco's left foot brought the
towel from his corner, and Peter Graham had the victory.
Alexy
"The Scorpion" Ignashov won in convincing fashion in
Paris this June, and was all smiles as he sashayed into the ring
for his fight against South African boxer Mike Bernardo. Ignashov
was merely amazing here, showing preternatural control and focus,
looking one with the universe. The Belorussian's fancy footwork
kept him out of harm's way (Ignashov has a nifty lateral motion
which suggests, appropriately, a scorpion). In the early going
Ignashov used low kicks, punishing Bernardo's front leg. By late
in the first, Ignashov was also throwing some dandy jab-jab-right
kick attacks, his long leg getting around and in on Bernardo's
rear thigh.
In
the second round, Ignashov was clearly in control, and it was
a right straight punch followed quickly by low kick to Bernardo's
softened-up left leg that put the South African down, highlight
reel style. The victory raised Ignashov's 2003/2003 K-1 record
to a stellar nine wins in ten bouts, making him a serious threat
to win it all at Tokyo Dome.
The
next fight saw Peter Aerts take on fellow Dutchman Jerrel Venetiaan,
cleared to fight after winning his appeal against a doping disqualification
at the May Andy Hug Memorial Tournament in Basel, Switzerland
Aerts
was exceedingly cool here, his left fist confidently out far
in front, controlling the space between the fighters. Early in
the first, Venetiaan switch his southpaw stance to orthodox and
began to work low kicks on Aerts' left leg. Aerts, however, was
able to thread a couple of solid right straight punches through
Venetiaan's loose guard, and these were to prove the difference
in a close and well-fought bout. Late in the round, after one
of these punches bounced Venetiaan back off the ropes, he fell
forward grabbing onto Aerts' body, slipping down toward the canvas.
This might have been called a down, certainly Aerts thought so,
but Venetiaan got away with it. In the second, Venetiaan briefly
switched back to his southpaw stance, throwing high kicks up,
all of which sailed harmlessly over Aerts' head. Showing the
experience of a three-time K-1 World GP Champion, Aerts found
his chances, and got enough of those rights in to take a narrow
but unanimous decision.
Fan
favorite and all-round nice guy Francisco Filho of Brazil took
on Stephan "Blitz" Leko of Croatia in the next bout.
Leko, who seems to sport a new hairstyle for every fight, went
with a zigzag blond mohawk here, set off by a new red and white
Croatian flag mouthpiece for this fight.
If
Leko was looking for a quick KO, and his blitzkrieg opening suggested
that he was, he was denied, as Filho's low kicks proved too good
defensively. In the early going the two were ying and yang, Leko
leaning in with punches, Filho settled back throwing low kicks.
But Leko has tough legs, and fast fists, and these turned the
fight in his favor. Filho could not keep up the kicks, and was
not as creative as he has been -- we saw his lethal twisting
and rising kick but once in the match.
This
was classic K-1, Filho striking back with his fists in the second.
But Leko had the much harder punches, and owned Filho in the
third. At the bell, after a barrage of Leko punches, the stumbling,
closed-up Filho looked ready to go down. A convincing victory
for Leko, who commented post-bout: "I could have fought
three or four more rounds, no problem, it was normal that I won,
because nobody can follow my tempo!"
Francois
"The White Buffalo" Botha of South Africa was ahead
on points before Mike Tyson KO'd him in Las Vegas in 1999, and,
hungry for a rematch, has chased Iron Mike all the way to K-1.
In his debut bout with the new fighting sport, the "White
Buffalo" came up against one Cyril Abidi. Here is how this
bout went: Botha (who, really, is about as pale a shade of white
as one could imagine) charged in toward Abidi from the bell.
A duck-and-cover Abidi slipped and fell, at which point Botha
administered a totally vicious uppercut to the prone French kickboxer's
head, which would have been the nice coup de grace were it not
that, under K-1 rules, hitting an opponent when he is down is
totally illegal. Now, Botha is a smart guy who attended the rule
meeting, so he ought to have known what he did was wrong. Abidi
certainly did, and so, his eye aching from the sucker punch,
he elected not to continue, and was awarded the victory after
Botha was disqualified.
All
this happened in just 19 seconds, but the fighters would spend
much longer than that analyzing afterward. Said Abidi at the
post-bout interview space: "The punch hurt my eye, I felt
dizzy, and didn't think I could continue with that disadvantage.
Justice was done." Retorted Botha in his interview: "When
I fight, my mind is focused on destroying my opponent. I was
psyched up, maybe I hit him too late, but he stayed down because
he was scared. I say, if you are scare of being hurt, then why
be a fighter? You should do something else, like go play golf!"
Despite
his killer instinct rationalizations, it is Botha who will be
booking tee times while Abidi trains for the World GP Tokyo Dome
Final.
The
main event had the world sports media buzzing for weeks -- a
showdown between big bully Bob "The Beast" Sapp of
America, and sleek and fast Dutch Muay Thai fighter Remy "The
Panther" Bonjasky. In a pre-bout poll, 11 of the 13 Japanese
sportswriters said Sapp would beat Bonjasky. K-1 USA fans, presumably,
were also in Sapp's corner, after all, this was the fighter who
had twice defeated the great Ernesto Hoost, K-1 's only Four-time
World GP Champion. On the other hand, most European K-1 fans
were convinced Bonjasky would humiliate Sapp.
Well,
the Europeans were right. Sapp's much-heralded new "secret
techniques" amounted to deep breathing and some hard low
kicks, but were no match for Bonjasky's run and gun offence.
Try as he might to corral the Dutch fighter with his trademark
haymakers, the sleek Panther repeatedly slipped out of the trap,
responding with quick and effective low kicks on the counterstrike.
Bonjasky also worked the knees, and, head down, sometimes simply
pushed Sapp back when the big guy tried to get inside. Bonjasky
also made a study of nimble backstepping, almost always able
to scurry out of trouble. By midway through the first, Sapp was
panting for breath, no longer able to march in, a sitting target
that Bonjasky could strike at will.
Refreshed
somewhat after the break, Sapp came out swinging in the second,
throwing out a rally that included a couple of not bad kicks.
But Bonjasky was always better, and scored a down with a high
kick just 52 seconds in. When Bonjasky stumbled soon afterwards,
Sap came in gracelessly with a late blow to the back o his head,
and was assessed red card. The Dutch fighter, like Abidi before
him, opted to collect the win rather than continue against an
opponent who had given up on the rules.
"I
am upset with the result," said Sapp in his post-bout interview,
"I did get tired, then bounced back, but unfortunately got
a little ahead of myself. I don't think I connected too hard
with the late punch, but anyway, it's war out there. I will have
to learn from my mistakes and focus on next year."
Bonjasky
had this to say: "I think Bob knew he was finished, and
that's why he gave me the late punch. I was of two minds afterward.
One mind told me 'We're going to Tokyo Dome' and the other side
said 'That's not how I wanted to win, I wanted to win by KO.'
In the end, although I'm not happy about how I won, that wasn't
my choice. And, anyway, we're going to Tokyo Dome!"
In
a Superfight, VOS Gym's Bjorn Bregy used his 22cm height advantage
to overpower K-1 veteran Michael McDonald. Seconds into the first
round, Bregy scored a quick down with a smart right, and really
McDonald, who has shown remarkable prowess against a lot of big
and tall fighters in the last couple of years, was not able to
recover this time around. Bregy kept up the pressure, launching
straight punches and bringing the knees up. While McDonald did
get a promising rally going with body blows, the quick Canuck
simply could not hurt the big Swede. A number of knees, and McDonald
went down again, barely beating the count this time. Toward the
end of the round, with Bregy continuing the attacks from outside,
McDonald appeared to be just barely holding on. It was more a
push than a punch that put Mike down for the third time, ending
the match.
The
Osaka event also saw an appearance in the ring by Shannon Briggs,
a 31 year-old Brooklyn-born heavyweight boxer who beat George
Foreman in 1997 and lasted five rounds against Lennox Lewis in
a challenge for the WBC Title back in 1998. "I love the
K-1 production and the fans, there is nothing like this back
home," said Briggs, who is in negotiations for a possible
appearance with K-1 "Of course, it's like fresh water fish
going to saltwater for most boxers coming to try K-1, but I have
been training in Thai boxing for two years." Briggs is the
latest in a growing line of heavyweight boxers vying for a spot
on Bob Sapp's dance card.
The
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination drew a crowd of 31,700
to the Osaka Dome, and was same day broadcast on Fuji TV network
in Japan, on ESPN Pay-Per-View in the United States, and on different
regional sports television networks across Europe and Oceania.
The seven winners at Osaka will join Japan GP 2003 Champion Musashi
(an Osaka native, Musashi was in good spirits backstage) at the
world's most prestigious fight sport event, the K-1 World GP
2003 Final, set for the Tokyo Dome this December 6th.
Source: Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence
and more sense than we have."
Don Herold
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Rumble
On The Rock 4 Results
Blaisdell
Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
October 10, 2003
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
When
you hear names like Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock,
Jens Pulver and Matt Hughes, one thing comes to mind, fighters
that dominated their respective divisions in MMA either past
or present. Two more fighters want to have their name placed
up alongside these legends, BJ Penn and Takanori Gomi. Both fighters
have beaten the best of the west and the best of the east. Both
fighters are coming off of disappointing results in their last
fights, Gomi being handed his first loss by Joachim Hansen and
Penn drawing with Caol Uno. Not enough can be said about two
fighters that want to prove to the world which one of them is
the best fighter at 155lbs. Tonight they did just that. In impressive
fashion, BJ Penn systematically took apart Takanori Gomi, taking
him down numerous times and pounding him with punches while there.
A battered, bloody Gomi finally succumbed to a rear naked choke,
which satisfied Penn because he was looking to finish the fight,
not leave it in the judge's hands for a decision. Rumble On The
Rock took a spectacular main event and loaded it to the hilt
with one of the best undercards (at least by local standards)
to support it. Some of the highlights of the evening were Banuelos
looking unstoppable in his match with Yobi Song and unknown fighter,
Gilbert Malendez dismantling Bozo Paling. That match would be
paired up with another upset when Charuto Verissimo systematically
took UFC veteran Gil Castillo apart and the quick ending to the
Cooper-Hallman fight. The event was capped off by a heated "call
out" session which started when Phil Baroni said that he
would knock out Falaniko Vitale. Vitale came to the octagon and
that is how the fireworks started. Both exchanged insults, which
ended up in both fighters offering to settle it right here, right
now. Baroni even dropped his microphone and pulled off his commentating
microphone. Referee Larry Landless and others kept the fighters
separated. UFC President Dana White came into the ring along
with co-host and New York Bad Ass, Phil Baroni and Cabbage Correira
to announce their fights at the next UFC. Overall it was a well
run event, with two large screens, a 30 foot octagon and video
introductions and replays over the large screens. The next event
promises to be bigger and better and should take place some time
in January or February of next year.
Super
Flyweight
Antonio Banuelos (Pitfight Team) def. Yobie Song (Jesus Is Lord)
TKO via doctor stoppage from cut at 2:39 minutes in Round 3.
Lightweight
Santino Defranco (808 Fight Factory) def. Deshawn Johnson (HMC)
Disqualification due to kneeing a grounded opponent in Round
1.
Welterweight
Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez (BJ Penn MMA) def. Gabe Casillas
(Debrazil Academy)
TKO via referee stoppage from strikes at 2:45 minutes in Round
2.
Light
Heavyweight
David "Kawika" Pa'alui (Jesus Is Lord) vs. Joe Riggs
(BRAUSA)
This fight did not take place, Riggs reportedly slipped in the
dressing room and suffered a concussion.
Flyweight
Gilbert Melendez (Cesar Gracie) def. Stephen "Bozo"
Paling (Jesus Is Lord)
TKO via referee stoppage from strikes from mount at 4:56 minutes
in Round 2.
Welterweight
Ron "The Machine Gun" Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs.
Shawn Taylor
TKO via corner throwing in the towel due to strikes from guard
at 3:05 minutes in Round 2.
Welterweight
Renato "Charuto" Verissimo (BJ Penn MMA) def. Gil Castillo
(Cesar Gracie)
TKO, Castillo could not come out for Round 3.
Heavyweight
Paul "The Executioner" Buenatello (American Kickboxing
Academy) def. Andy Montana
KO due to a kick to the head at 2:50 minutes in Round 1.
Welterweight
Dennis Hallman (Victory Athletics) def. Ray "Bradda"
Cooper (Jesus Is Lord)
Submission via guillotine choke at 50 seconds in Round 1.
Lightweight
BJ Penn (BJ Penn MMA) def. Takanori Gomi (K'z Factory)
Submission via rear naked choke at 2:38 minutes in Round 3.
|
USS
- The Brackets are set!
by: Kid Peligro
The rules meeting of the maiden Ultimate Submissions Soowdown
took place at the Gracie Academy , Torrance. With the presence
of Grandmaster Helio Gracie, Pedro Valente, Franjinha, Fabricio
Verdum, Marcus Vinicius, Junior and many others the meeting showed
the fighter cast of Ryro& Rener Gracie, Marcio Corleta, Jeff
Monson, Marcus Avellan, Travis Luter, Peter Angerer, Lance Campbell,
Keigo Kuhihara, David Harris, David Hagon & James Nilsen
the finer points of the scoring etc.
The
brackets are now set:
Rener
Gracie v Marcus Avellan
Keigo
Kuhihara v Peter Angerer
Ryron
Gracie v Jeff Monson
Lance
Campbell v Travis Luter
Alternates
are:
Corletta
v Nilsen
Harris v Hagon
When
asked whether they'd fight each other should the reach the finals,
Ryron and Rener both jumped: 'Of course!' I then asked 'Why?'
Rener replied:' WHy not?' And Ryron added: 'We fight against
each other every day at the academy, this should be no different!'
Jeff
Monson was all excited about participating in the event: 'Kid,
this could be the start of something big!'
The
event goes off today at the James Armstrong Theatre, in Torrance,
CA. and is sponsored by Varig Airlines, BankCard USA Merchant
Services and WorldSize Nutritional Technologies.
Anyone
can purchase tickets at: Armstrong Theatre Box Office (310) 781-7171
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (310) 782-1309
Or Online go to www.igjjf.com
Source: ADCC |
LAWLER
LOOKS TO BE FACING LYTLE; WHILE EDWARDS SIGNS ON DOTTED LINE
MMAWeekly's Tim Spagnola reports that the fight between Robbie
Lawler vs Chris Lytle is all but a done deal for the next UFC.
Final paper work will be completed the early part of next week.
Lytle
will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since UFC
28 when he lost a decision to Ben Earwood. Now he will be stepping
up to face Ruthless Robbie Lawler.
Lawler
is coming off a loss to Pete Spratt at UFC 42's Sudden Impact
as he sustained an injury to his hip. Lawler has healed and is
looking to take out his aggression at UFC 45.
Meanwhile,
also on the card it looks like Yves Edwards has signed a contract
to fight Din Thomas. Edwards told MMAWeekly.com that he has signed
his deal and said quote "I think Din will bring out the
best in me. I think this fight will bring out the best in both
of us." It's unknown at this time if Thomas has signed the
contract with Edwards.
Source: MMA Weekly |
ROYCE
GRACIE SPEAKS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF MMA
Mixed martial arts legend Royce Gracie was a guest on Thursday's
MMAWeekly Radio Show and gave one of the most in-depth interviews
he has done in recent history. Royce talked about the ongoing
negotiations for his possible return to MMA, saying that he has
offers on the table from a couple different organizations and
that this has been the case in one form or another for the past
few years.
Gracie
indicated that his return could come in either the UFC or Pride,
but either way he would want to fight in a gi and he would feel
naked without it. He commented that he doesn't think the "gi
factor" would effect his chances of getting a fight in the
UFC. This statement would seem to imply that any potential UFC
fight that he would have would have to be classified as an "exhibition
match" of some kind, because the Nevada State Athletic Commission
sanctions all UFC fights and does not allow for an MMA fighter
to wear a gi during a fight.
Royce
Gracie had a few choice words about Hidehido Yoshida. Royce recalled
how he fought Yoshida last year and the fight was stopped despite
the fact that the instant replay showed him to be fully conscious
and showed that Yoshida didn't even have the choke on his throat.
He asked for an immediate rematch and was ignored by Pride, and
now he finds out a year later that Yoshida is going around saying
that he wants to fight Royce again. Royce said they should have
a rematch as soon as possible if Yoshida stands behind his statements.
When
asked about Ken Shamrock and his recent statements in an interview
with BoxingInsider.com that Royce is a "chicken," Royce
said that he tapped out Shamrock in less than one minute in a
fight that Shamrock doesn't seem to remember or talk about. Gracie
said that Shamrock came into their second fight specifically
looking to hold on to Gracie for 30 minutes and hope to get a
draw, which he said Shamrock should be ashamed of.
He
also said that Shamrock should retire for his own good after
getting beat up so badly in fights with Don Frye and Tito Ortiz.
Surprisingly, Royce also had a few harsh words about Phil Baroni,
saying that he's a big-mouth who isn't going to last very long
in MMA. He elaborated by saying that people who run their mouths
as much as Baroni usually have short careers because people start
gunning for them and trying all the harder to beat them.
This
interview contained more details and subjects than one could
possibly fit into this news story, so you check out the complete
interview on the radio archive for Thursday's show. In the interview,
Gracie gives his most detailed account yet of the bitter (and
sometimes violent) feud between his family and French martial
artist Damien Riccio. Other topics include Royce's thoughts about
the recent Pride Bushido event, the increased role that referees
have in MMA fights, the huge role that cross-training has played
in the past ten years of the sport, who his toughest opponents
have been, and who he belives are the best MMA fighters in the
world right now. Also, Royce plays name association with his
thoughts on Emelianenko Fedor, Mirko Cro Cop, Murilo Bustamante,
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Vanderlei Silva, Randy Couture, Chuck
Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Frank Shamrock, and more.
Source: MMA Weekly |
DERGAN
RELEASED FROM UFC BROADCAST TEAM
There was a reason you didn't see Lisa Dergan at the last UFC.
MMAWeekly.com has learned that Dergan will not be back working
for the UFC, as Zuffa has chose to let her go from the broadcast
team.
The
post fight interview position for the pay per view broadcast
has been one of the more unstable positions on the broadcast
for the past two years. Dergan held the spot for UFC 41, then
had a more limited role in UFC 42 and UFC 43.
Even
though Dergan was well liked behind the scenes, It's believed
the reasoning behind the move was the fact she wasn't improving
from show to show. The position has had more moves in the past
24 months than the company UHaul.
Ryan
Bennett held the position from UFC 33 to UFC 40, after that Jeff
Osborne filled in at UFC 40, Dergan was brought in for a few
shows and now Eddie Bravo has filled in the past couple of shows
as post fight interviewer. Bennett, according to Dave Meltzer's
Wrestling Observer last year, was released at UFC 40 because
of his height. At 6'2, he was much taller than most of the fighters
especially in the 155 and 170 division and made them look looks
very small which didn't work for Zuffa. Bravo on the other hand
is just 5'2".
Source: MMA Weekly |
Remy
Bonjasky: K-1’s Superman Set For Saturday Meeting With Sapp
By Michael Afromowitz
On August 15th, Holland’s Remy Bonjasky wooed 8,000 Las
Vegas, Nevada fans as he repeatedly soared through the air with
his freakish agility and planted blow after blow on three unsuspecting
opponents to capture the K-1 “Battle At The Bellagio”
tournament championship. The win, arguably his finest showing
to date, earned the 27-year old a berth in Saturday’s K-1
“Final Elimination” Pay-Per-View card in Osaka, Japan
where he will have a date with none other than 6 foot 3 inch,
365-pound Bob Sapp.
The
highly-anticipated showdown between the young fireball, widely
regarded as K-1’s most dynamic athlete, and the sport’s
most physically threatening character has many pondering the
possibilities that could result from such a unique clash between
grace and power. It also has many wondering how Bonjasky’s
airborne game will hold up against a fighter who, carrying over
100 pounds more than him, could end the Dutch kickboxer’s
efforts should he land within Sapp’s clutches.
Lounging
in his Osaka hotel room three days before the event that will
send the winners of each of its seven fights to December’s
Tokyo Dome K-1 “World Grand Prix Finals”, Bonjasky
is well-composed and focused on the task before him.
Q:
What have you been doing the last few days before the fight?
A:
A lot of training. We’ve done a lot of moving because, as
you all know, Bob is the kind of guy who will attack you in the
front. He will come run up to you and start punching so we’ve
done a lot of moving.
Q:
How well prepared do you feel for this fight in comparison to
the August “K-1 Battle At The Bellagio” event?
A:
I’m well prepared. I think a bit less, but after the fight
you will know why. After the fight, I will tell why I’m
not as prepared as for the fight in Las Vegas.
Q:
In Las Vegas, the audience was really taken in by your flying
knees and kicks. How would you characterize or label your fighting
style?
A:
It’s unpredictable, my fighting style. A lot of fighters
right now, you can predict how they will fight. Like if you see
Ernesto (Hoost), you will know he will punch-kick-punch-kick
every combination. A lot of fighters, you know, will punch or
will start kicking, but I’ll do anything to win. I mean,
I will make a jumping fly or flick-flock or whatever to win.
A lot of heavyweights, they will start punching like a boxer
or just kick.
Q:
A lot of people are anticipating a very different matchup this
time around from any of the bouts you fought in August because
of Bob Sapp’s size and strength. How different from the
August fights do you feel this fight will be for you in terms
of your tactics in the ring?
A:
It will be a lot different because, as what you say, he is not
the normal fighter. He’s not a technical fighter, so basically
I have to wear him out the first couple of minutes. I can’t
just stand there and fight him because, if I will go start punching
with him, I will lose because he’s a lot stronger than me.
I have to start moving first and, because I’m not sure,
but what I’ve seen in Bob’s other fights – his
condition is not that good. But, he is tough in the first couple
of minutes so he has to be tired first.
Q:
People have repeatedly called you “The Next Ernesto Hoost.”
How do you see yourself in the sport now and envision yourself
in the future?
A:
I think I make a good chance of becoming one of the (World Grand
Prix) Finals world champions. In terms of winning, I hope I will
be the next Ernesto Hoost. But in a fight style, maybe three
years ago, I had the same style as Ernesto – punching, punching,
and then finishing off with a kick. But, I’ve tried to not
only do the same thing again – or else people will know
how I fight. I can move to different styles. I can go to the
ring and start doing the Ernesto thing or just do my own thing
and fly around the ring.
Q:
When you say you can do different things, is that because of
the diverse training that you’ve done or is it because you
are very athletic and very creative.
A:
I think it’s the last one. I’m very athletic and feel
creative because I don’t want to be the normal fighter.
I don’t want to be a fighter like Bob Sapp with no techniques.
I want to have techniques and control myself in my techniques
and try to find a way to surprise my opponent and not just hack
away.
Q:
How would you compare fighting in Japan to fighting elsewhere
as far as the live audience and the way the fans treat you?
A:
Over here, the fans are great – and in the U.S. also. It’s
different compared to Holland because over there they just don’t
see you as a star. In the U.S.A, they see you as a star. And
in Japan, they see you as a big star so it’s different and
there is some pressure here.
Q:
You come from a country that has produced the most dominant fighters
in the sport of K-1. Why do you think that Holland has been so
dominant in K-1 competition?
A:
I think because of the tradition because, in Holland, we started
kickboxing around 1975. Starting from then, we have a long tradition
and we’ve produced a lot of fighters and it is popular.
Not as popular for the media, but it is popular because we have
a lot of great champions in Holland. We have two of the best
K-1 fighters (Hoost and Peter Aerts) fighting in this (event)
and we have a lot of heavyweights that are participating in the
K-1 and the next generation coming. So, I think it’s because
of the tradition. I think we also have a different style of fighting.
If you look at Muay Thai, they don’t box a lot. They just
kick a lot. In Holland, we do both. We can punch and kick as
well as them.
Q:
How important it is it to you to win a World Grand Prix Finals
title in The Tokyo Dome during your career?
A:
Oh, very important. That’s my main goal and that’s
my dream – to be the best and be the K-1 champ.
Source: MMA Weekly |
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