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| Saturday - 12/2/2000 |
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From the event's promoter: The names are now complete:
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From the event's promoter:
BAMA Fight Night XII... Saturday December 9th, 2000 Fights start at 6:00pm (doors open at 5:00pm) South Plainfield Middle School 2201 Plainfield Ave. South Plainfield, NJ Can't see your favorite sport on TV? Come check out the action LIVE!!! 
* Shootfighting * Muay Thai ** Mixed Martial Arts * Grappling * Fight Night XII features the semi-final and final rounds of the 8-man Mixed Martial Arts tournament (the quarter-finals were held on September 16th). Also, additional Shootfighting, Muay Thai, and grappling matches are scheduled to be on the card. For further information: call (908) 352-0622 Or visit http://members.aol.com/shootfyter |
Coleman Vs. Shamrock? WOW! The two biggest names in the sport in the heavyweight division "may" be going at it--well in the ring that is. Pride 2000 Grand Prix Champion "The Hammer" Mark Coleman may face "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock in the upcoming Pride-12 set for December 23, in Japan. Nothing is on paper, but it seems both men are more then willing to face off at this time in what would seem to be a great match. Some of the commentary we receive will appear in the December 2000 issue of FCF |
| Sunday - 12/3/2000 |
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MINOTAURO IN FOR BARRETO
Rodrigo "Minotauro" will replace his teammate Carlão Barreto in the Pro Am, the most anticipated submission event of the year, scheduled to take place in North Carolina on December 9 and 10. Carlão is just recovering from a bruise and is concentrating his training for RINGS B Bracket, that will take place in Tóquio on December 22. Minotauro, who after the excellent showing in the A Bracket of RINGS got the cover page of the November edition of the Brazilian publication Tatame - must face the likes of Ricco Rodriguez, Jeff Monsen and Rolles Gracie in the Pro Am tournament. "Facing these amazing fighters is going to be a very good opportunity to test my skills before going on to the great final of RINGS [King of Kings] in February," said the Top Team member.ANTOINE GETS GOLD 
The Ruas Vale-Tudo fighter and Heavyweight Cchampion of the Abu Dhabi Arabian league, Antoine Braga, just won the gold medal in the South American Free Style Wrestling Championship. The event took Place in Santiago, Chile and had the participation of 9 countries. Antoine defeated, his first two opponents (Jeferson Angulo of Equador and Gabriel Palermos of Argentina) by 10-0 defeating the favorite, Danny Mavarez from Venezuela in the final by touch, being considered the most technical fighter of the competition. Now Antoine is looking forward to get an opportunity to show his skills in NHB. "Marco Ruas is negotiating a good debut for me" the #1 wrestler from Brazil told us.JIU-JITSU IN THE SCHOOL 
Finally, after constantly being associated with trouble and police action in the Brazilian press, some good news is being reported about Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil. A large school (Alpha 100) in Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro decided to introduce Jiu-Jitsu among other disciplines of Physical Education (like soccer, volleyball and Judo) and is having a amazing results. The decision was taken by the director of the school, Fábio Augusto, student of Otávio Ratinho Couto (black belt under Jacaré - Alliance) "I knew that when Jiu-Jitsu is taught well, it can be an excellent way to teach discipline to children, that's why I decided to invite Ratinho to make this experience in my school" explained Fábio. Ratinho, teaches full time in Alliance Barra so he put his top black belt, Brazilian champion Montenegro Jr. [pictured] to teach there. "At first I gave him two days a week, but the children loved him so much that after the second week we decided to put Jiu-Jitsu classes every day," explained the Director. "We are proving here that when taught by qualified professionals, Jiu-Jitsu can give excellent results," said Montenegro, who has a degree in physical education. The interesting thing about this is that some children started to talk about their Jiu-Jitsu classes and show some movements to their parents and the result was once again surprising. "Some fathers and friends of the students came to me asking to open the Jiu-Jitsu class to the public and I did it. Now we have parents training together with their kids," says Fábio, happy with his full Jiu-Jitsu classes.MARGARIDA ON TOP TEAM One week after leaving Godói and Macaco's team, Jiu-Jitsu black belt Fernando "Margarida" Pontes is already on another team, the Brazilian Top Team. "I always admired them very much. They have the best Brazilian fighters with and without gi. They received me very well in here" said Margarida who is planning to train hard without the gi to fight in Vale-Tudo and submission events in the future. About the rumor that he was expelled by Godói, Margarida explained: "It's not true, I decided to leave the team. Everything started because in the Brasileiro, I had a problem to putting the academy patch on my gi and I fought without it. After the competition, Macaco told me that I was not part of the team anymore. Some days latter we made a meeting where I explained what happened and they understood, but took my name out of the Friendship Cup (A Jiu-Jitsu challenge between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro's best Jiu-Jitsu fighters that took place on November 30th) as a punishment. I told them that punishment is for children; I'm not a child, I'm a black belt who needs to fight to live. They didn't change their point of view, so I decided to leave," explained the new phenomenon of Jiu-Jitsu. Margarida says that the 400 km. between Rio (where the Top Team trains) and São Paulo (where he leaves) is not a problem. "My girlfriend also lives in Rio. My life is little bit crazy now. I teach Jiu-Jitsu in São Paulo from Monday to Thursday and stay in Rio from Friday to Sunday" explains the new Top Team member. JIU-JITSU TRAINING MUAY THAI 
Now besides Jiu-Jitsu and Boxing, the respected Brazilian Top Team is also training in Muay Thai with the famous master Luís Alves, one of the older members of the Ruas Team. "Everybody who fights Vale-Tudo today is aware how important it is to cross-train" explained Zé Mário. Rodrigo Minotauro agreed, "When I step in the ring I bring 20% wrestling, 20% Muay Thai, 20% boxing and 40% Jiu-Jitsu and physical conditioning." Besides Minotauro, Zé Mário, Bustamante, (Allan Góes, who will face Akira Shoji next Pride) and Libório, who will make his debut in Warrior's War I (Kuwait - February 8) are all also training hard with the new Master Alves. "I don't have a plan to fight Muay Thai against my opponents, but I think it's very important to learn how to defend leg kicks," said Libório.
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From the event's promoter: PATH OF THE WARRIOR Dec. 2nd, 2000
AMC's Anthony Hamlett will be fighting Royler Gracie next weekend in North Carolina, in submission wrestling. Visit: http://www.Pankration.com Pankration.com AMC Kickboxing & Pankration |
| Monday - 12/4/2000 |
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THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 4-8: All Three UFC Champions Will Be on This Week!!! by Eddie Goldman "No Holds Barred" can be heard every Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 PM New York time (Eastern Time - U.S.), only on eYada.com (http://www.eyada.com). 
Monday, December 4 -- Mario Sperry has been called by many the world's best in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Today we talk with him and his manager, Paul Viele. We have postmatch comments from Francisco Neto, Ken Kronenberg, Rodrigo Gracie, and Din Thomas about their superfights at this past weekend's North American Grappling Championships in Danbury, Connecticut, as well as many other quick takes with a load of participants at this great event. Also we are treated to a talk with none other than Todd Hester, the editor of "Grappling" magazine, about this past weekend's 10th Annual World Shidokan Invitational in Chicago, Illinois, which featured rounds of bare knuckle karate, kickboxing, and grappling.Tuesday, December 5 -- Tito Ortiz is the reigning UFC middleweight champion, and he will be putting his belt on the line against Yuki Kondo at UFC XXIX in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16. Today Tito speaks with us. Also, the ubiquitous Kid Peligro, the Pied Piper of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, will be traveling to Raleigh, North Carolina, for this weekend's International Pro-Am of Grappling and 8-Man Submission Wrestling Challenge for Jimmy V. Today Kid helps us preview that important event. Wednesday, December 6 -- At UFC XXVIII, Randy Couture became the first man to recapture the UFC heavyweight championship. Today we not only speak to him, but also to Matt Lindland, a 2000 Olympics silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling who is training with Randy in preparation for his own UFC debut on December 16. We also speak with a newcomer to the ranks of the USWF, Jay Jack, who just captured the middleweight title in that shootwrestling organization on November 25 in Amarillo, Texas. Thursday, December 7 -- Frank Mullis and Ed Clay are busy with all the last-minute tasks for this weekend's International Pro-Am of Grappling and 8-Man Submission Wrestling Challenge for Jimmy V in Raleigh, North Carolina. Today they take time out to join us, and we hope also to have some of the competitors in this grappling event on as well. Also, it should come as no surprise that a recent newspaper series has uncovered widespread mismanagement in New York's Public School Athletic League (PSAL). What might be surprising is that there finally appears to be a group at the helm that is committed to giving our youth the opportunities in this realm that they deserve. Find out all about this today from Jay Findling, the current PSAL wrestling commissioner, and former wrestling coach at Brooklyn's South Shore High School. Friday, December 8 -- Pat Miletich, UFC lightweight champion, will defend his title at UFC XXIX on December 16 in Tokyo. Today he joins us from his Iowa training facility, along with training partner Matt Hughes, who will also fight on this card. Also, former HBO executive and chief boxing honcho Lou DiBella has signed a group of U.S. Olympians to make their pro debut at Madison Square Garden on January 27. But is Lou a promoter, matchmaker, manager, agent, or just what for these fighters? Find out all about it today from Lou DiBella himself. |
| Tuesday - 12/5/2000 |
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The latest winner, Brian Solla from East Islip, NY - USA, knew the correct answers to last week's puzzle...| Wednesday - 12/6/2000 |
UFC XXIX: Defense of the Belts
December 16, 2000(Pay-Per-View airing December 22nd) Diffa Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan Middleweight Championship Bout Tito Ortiz (champ) Vs. Yuki Kondo Middleweight Bouts Evan Tanner Vs. Lance Gibson Sr. Chuck Liddell Vs. Jeff Monson Yoji Anjoh Vs. Matt Lindland Lightweight Championship Bout Pat Miletich (champ) Vs. Kenichi Yamamoto Lightweight Matt Hughes Vs. Dennis Hallman Fabiano Iha Vs. Daiju Takase Note: FCF will post the results after the live show on December 16th, but they will be available on a separate page accessable via a link from the news page. Out of respect for the fans who do not want to know the results until they watch the show, we will not display the results or any related information on the main news page until after the event is aired on Pay-Per-View on December 22nd. |
A year and a half ago Tito Ortiz and Frank Shamrock battled it out inside of the Octagon with the UFC Middleweight title on the line. A few weeks ago, they met again inside of the Octagon in a friendlier mode. Just a few hours prior to the historic UFC 28 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, the two former adversaries rolled and joked around inside of the same cage where the pair once fought with the title belt hanging in the balance.
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From the event's promoter:
Gladiators XIDecember 8, 2000 National Guard Armory 6929 Mercy Rd. Omaha, Nebraska 68106 Dave Gries vs. Dylan Norris Sean Wilson vs. Khaled Basheer Kurt Marble vs. Justin James Chuck Parmelee vs. TBA Chad Keiser vs. Don McClain Dennis Reed vs. Scott Morton Don Hamilton vs. Ken Luther Jason Brilz vs. TBA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT: Joe Leggett vs. Dave Drey FEATHERWEIGHT FEATURED TITLE BOUT: Aaron Jerome vs. Ido Pariente Gladiators is a NHB event based out of Omaha, Nebraska. It has showcased fighters such as: Ben Earwood, Jeremy Horn, Jason Black, Brian Dunn, and many more. Gladiators is being held at the National Guard Armory located at 6929 Mercy RD. 68106 Tickets: GA $15 TA $35 Doors open at 6:15pm and fights start at 7:30pm. For more information e-mail gladiatorsusa@excite.com |
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"UM CAMINHO PARA O CAMPEAO" Dec. 17, 2000 - Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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Fujita vs. Yvel and Silva vs. Henderson [pictured] have been added to the star-studded Pride-12 line-up. PRIDE.12 DATE: December 23, 2000 GATE OPEN 14:00 FIGHT START 16:00 PLACE: Saitama Super Arena (Omiya, Saitama Pref., Japan)
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"PANCRASE 2000 TRANS TOUR"-King of Pancrase Title Match & Masakatsu Funaki Retirement Ceremony- Monday, December 4, 2000 Nippon Budokan(Tokyo, Japan) doors open: 5:30PM; fights start: 7:00PM Live gate: 9,500
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Sunday, December 9, 2000 Doors open: 5:00PM Fights start: 6:30PM Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium(Aomori, Japan)
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From the event's promoter:
BAMA Fight Night XII Saturday December 9th, 2000 Fights start at 6:00pm (doors open at 5:00pm) South Plainfield Middle School 2201 Plainfield Ave. South Plainfield, NJ Line-up - 17 Fights!!!
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From Finnish NHB Organization (FNHBO): Scandinavian NHB Championships (Scandinavia=Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark) Finnfight 4 Kupittaa Sportshall(Public 1,200 Full) Turku, Finland - December 12, 2000 Special Guest: Tony "Viking" Halme, Finland (Randy Couture's opponent in UFC 13) OFFICIAL RESULTS Fight# 1(10min)-NHB, over 200 lbs Miika Mehmet, Finnfighters/NHB-Turku, Finland def. Petri Kapulainen, Nummela-Judo, Finland 1:50, ref stoppage Fight# 2(10min)-NHB, over 200 lbs Jon-Olav Einemo, Scandinavian BJJ Academies (SBJJA), Oslo, Norway def. Erkka Sahlström, Finnfighters/NHB-Turku, Finland 2:22, ref stoppage Fight# 3(10min)-NHB, over 200 lbs Hassan Torabi, wrestling, Denmark def. Mika Ilmen, Järvenpään Kehäkarhut-NHB, Finland Unanimous judges' decision (5-0) at 10:00 full time Fight# 4(10min)-NHB, under 180 lbs Toni Stenman, Combat Karate-Vaasa, Finland def. Arttu Nyman, Finnfighters/Shootfighting-Turku, Finland Unanimous judges' decision (3-0) at 10:00 full time Fight# 5(10min)-NHB, under 180 lbs Jani Lax, Shootfighting/MT-Karlstad, Sweden def. Joachim Hansen (160 lbs), Scandinavian BJJ Academies (SBJJA), Oslo, Norway 9:25, rear choke Scandinavian NHB Championships (SNC): Finals and Finnfight-Champions NHB (10min), under 160 lbs Joachim Hansen, Scandinavian BJJ Academies (SBJJA), still champion (no match) NHB (10min), under 180 lbs Jani Lax, Shootfighting/MT-Karlstad, Sweden def. Toni Stenman, Combat Karate-Vaasa, Finland 5:37, KO from strikes NHB (10min), under 200 lbs Miikka Lahtinen, Finnfighters/Shootfighting(Shooters)-Turku, Finland def. Miiku Rantanen, NHB-Tampere, Finland 0:25, KO from strikes NHB (10min), over 200 lbs Jon Olav Einemo, Scandinavian BJJ Academies (SBJJA), champion (no match against Hassan Torabi due to Hassan's injury in the first round) |
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Compiled by Josh Gross Gladiator Challenge Dec. 9th, 2000 San Jacinto, Calif. Main Event Fights:
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Massaro Wins Championship Belt; Fan Comes Out Of Crowd To Fight Renzo Gracie Team standout Carl Massaro [see the November 2000 issue of FCF for a profile of Carl] won the 8-man 205 lb.-&-under MMA Tourney and the championship belt sponsored by Full Contact Fighter. The quarterfinals of this tournament were held on September 16th. The semi-final and final were scheduled for this night.  The semifinal round went quickly. Massaro beat Eddy Rolon with a triangle choke in 2 minutes. Pierre Guillet also looked impressive as he quickly beat David Womack with an arm-bar. Womack was in as a replacement for an injured Bill Scott. Massaro and Guillet took a rest during the remainder of the fights and returned for action in the final match of the evening. It was action from start to finish...Massaro shot in to take Guillet down, but Guillet sprawled and punched his way out of Massaro's guard. Guillet stood up and punished Massaro's legs with thai kicks, keeping Massaro on the defensive and preventing him from getting to his feet. Eventually Massaro got him back in guard and tried to work an arm-bar, but Guillet punched his way out. At about 4:30 into the fight, a scramble from a clinch left Massaro on top and Guillet apparently looking for a leg lock. Massaro freed his leg and sunk in a head and arm choke, and Guillet tapped at 4:57.As great as the MMA tourney was, the exciting night of fights was highlighted by a unique last minute match-up.  Mike Winkler was originally slated to fight an MMA match against WEF veteran Colin O'Rourke. But unfortunately, Colin took ill and was unable to fight. Winkler was disappointed, but stuck around to cheer on his Fight Factory teammates. Daniel Lima, a 19-year-old Brazilian in the U.S. to visit his instructor Edson Carvalho was on hand to see Eddy Rolon, one of his instructor's other students fight. About halfway through the night Lima approached promoter "Big" Dan Miragliotta and asked if he would be able to find a fight for him. Big Dan got on the microphone and asked if anyone was interested in fighting the 135-pounder (that 135 pounds includes clothes, shoes, etc.). Winkler (who has about 30 pounds on Lima) popped up and said he was willing. Lima was asked if he would fight against someone that much heavier and he said yes. When the two entered the ring, it was quite apparent that Winkler had a definite height and weight advantage. Someone must not have told Lima about the size difference, because he rushed right in looking to take the fight to Winkler. The game Brazilian led off with a kick followed by a couple of wild swings. He then took the bigger man to the mat, but Winkler held on, got back up and returned with a few knees to the midsection and punches to the face. He then slammed the Brazilian to the mat and began to pound on him for the next 6 or 7 minutes as Lima worked his guard from the bottom. Winkler eventually backed out of Lima's guard and the fighters returned to their feet. As they came back together, they traded blows on their feet and Lima took Winkler to the mat. Lima laid in a few shots from there until he was reversed. The fighters once again went to their feet and this time it was Lima who began to pummel Winkler, opening up cuts on his face. The crowd went crazy. Lima took Winkler to the mat again got on top and pounded away at him until the end of regulation time. The fighters returned to their corners for a short rest period before the overtime round was to begin. But that round would never happen, as Winkler decided that he'd had enough and Lima was declared the winner.Video tapes of this and other BAMA Fight Nights are available by calling (908)352-0622. Coverage of the event, including an interview with Lima, will be in the upcoming issue of Full Contact Fighter. BAMA Fight Night XII December 9th, 2000 South Plainfield Middle School 2201 Plainfield Ave. South Plainfield, NJ Grappling Eric Weinstein def. Angel Llanas - 3:00 knee-bar Anderson DeCastro def. Henry 3:42 ankle lock Shootfighting Joe Van Brackle def. Eric Colon - 2:00 Americana arm lock Corry Forer def. John McCafferty - Decision after OT Tom Larrison def. George Castronova - 3:54 head and arm choke Brian Bulger def. Damian O'Hara - Decision after OT Eric Ruiz def. Mike Fusco - 6:04 arm-bar Chris Jaeger def. Roland Fabre - 4:00 heel hook Bryan Klass def. Harry Dales - 4:11 TKO Jay Bartholomew def. Chris Rumolo - 4:39 Guillotine choke Jeff Roesch def. Ivan Morales - 7:47 Arm lock Steven Haigh def. Serge Vinagre - 2:16 Achilles' lock 
MMA Single FightsAndrew Stager def. Justin kovacs - 3:52 ref stoppage (cut over eye) Daniel Lima def. Mike Winkler - Winkler did not return for OT 8-man 205 lb.-&-under MMA Tourney Semifinals Carl Massaro def. Eddy Rolon - 2:00 triangle choke Pierre Guillet def. David Womack - 1:47 arm-bar 8-man 205 lb.-&-under MMA Tourney Finals Carl Massaro def. Pierre Guillet - 4:57 head and arm choke |
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From the event's promoter: 1st Annual Hawaiian Grappling Classic Superstars Hawaii Gym (Jesus Is Lord Training Facility) Campbell Industrial Park, Kapolei, Hawaii January 21, 2001 Weigh-ins: 9am Competition starts: 12pm Fee: $35.00 in advance $40.00 Same day registration Superfight Marc Laimon (2001 Abu Dhabi Qualifier Winner & 2000 Grappler's Quest Tournament Winner) vs. Falaniko Vitale (Rage in the Cage Champ & Warriors of the New Millenium II Superfight Champ) No Gi and Gi Weight Divisions 150lbs and under 151lbs - 175lbs 176lbs - 195lbs Unlimited (Over 196lbs) Absolute (Open weight division) There will be two divisions: Beginner and Advance. The top 3 placers receive a medal. Send checks or money orders to Brennan Kamaka at: P.O. Box 970689 Waipahu, Hawaii 96797 |
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Jim "The Sleeper" Theobald By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com There have been a number of grassroots events all over the U.S. and from those events some big names have surfaced. A lot of people do not realize that there are still a number of great fighters out there who are not widely known for one reason or another. Jim Theobald came into the Ironheart Crown, like most of his other fights, as the underdog, even though he knocked out his opponent at last year's Ironheart Crown in only 24 seconds. Everyone in the Chicago area knows he is a tough fighter, he has proven it on numerous occasions, but they did not think that he would win the heavyweight tournament.  Well, the "sleeper" in the tournament caught HooknShoot's rising star, Scott Henze in a triangle [shown in photo at right by Mike Onzuka] and then arm locked Shidokan champion, Kestutis Arbocius to claim the Ironheart Crown 2000 Heavyweight Championship. This unassuming schoolteacher does not have high aspirations in NHB; he just loves to compete. Theobald comes from Bob Schirmer's All American Academy, the same academy that has produced Shonie Carter and Brian and Wes Gassaway, along with other top-notch fighters in the Chicago area.FCF: You have been fighting in the Chicago area for a while now and last year when I came up, Eric Moon [IHC's promoter] told me to watch you fight. What is your background? 
Jim Theobold: I started training when I was 19; I'm 23 now. I just wrestled one year, my senior year in high school and was pretty good at it. I needed some money to go to school and I heard about this stuff and one thing led to another. I just got me the right people through the years and they kind of molded me, like Chris Brooks, Tommy Bach, and Bob Schirmer recruited me out of a fight that he saw down in Indiana. Bob said that he could work with me so I started making the trip back up here. He's a great coach and I have phenomenal teammates in Shonie Carter, Brian Gassaway and Rolando Higuerros. With teammates like that, you just can't be beat. I have been fighting for those guys forever. I have been doing a lot of my training with Tommy Bach because Chicago is kind of a far drive, but I try to make it out to Bob's, once or twice a week to work on my weaknesses.FCF: Is Tommy your stand-up coach? JT: Yeah, he's a pro kickboxing, undefeated, 2 and 0. He just beat the middleweight or lightweight champ, Bunker. FCF: What is your current record? JT: You wouldn't believe me if I told you. [laughs] I have way too many fights. I just do all the Chicago matches. So I don't even know. I have well over 30 fights. Not all of them are close fist on the ground, some are open hand; some are no hitting on the ground. I've been all over, a lot of Jiu-Jitsu, a lot of Pankration. FCF: How about mentioning some of the more notable fighters that you have fought? JT: I'd like to think that everyone I have fought is notable because they have the courage to get in there and fight. The biggest name I have beaten is Adrian Serrano for the Total Combat title. It was a great fight. It was basically [a match up of] styles that won it. I studied him a lot. Adrian's always been a hero of mine for a long time, so knowing him as well as I did, helped me to win it. I just fight all the time against people with good records. I just do what my coaches say and I do alright. I just beat Danger Zone champ Jason Hallard, Kyle Hennings and Hector Garza. I just beat some of the local fighters here. Roberto [Ramirez], I beat him twice. I won a Pan American Gold Medal. [laughs] Hey Bob, who did I fight? Bob Schirmer: He fights at a moment's notice. A guy will call me and say, "Hey Bob, you got a fighter?" And I will say, "Hey Jim, you wanna fight?" And he'll take the fight. He's just like Shonie, he will just take any fight. JT: [laughing] I'm going to catch up to Shonie [to the number of fights that Shonie has]. BS: Shonie was already bitching that this belt is better than his. FCF: Do you have any fight scheduled? JT: I'm going down to Mexico with Bob. BS: The World Pankration Federation's tournament of the Americas on November 11th. We will be representing the United States. FCF: Do you have any more scheduled? JT: No, but there will be like ten more scheduled by next week. [laughs] I'll probably get some calls. BS: We got a jiu-jitsu championship, my Christmas tournament on December 10th. It will probably have about 180 fighters. It's straight jiu-jitsu. FCF: Where are you heading? You obviously have a bunch of fights, a lot of experience, and a lot of tools. JT: One of the things is that I have great training partners, like I said before. Shonie Carter, Brian Gassaway, Rolando, and all of them and great coaches, like Master Bob and Tommy Bach. Where ever they lead me to go. I mean, I do real well in practice when I roll with these guys and these guys go all over the world. Shonie should have won the Pancrase title. He was robbed. So I figure that if I can go into practice with them and can perform just as well, maybe I can be there, but I'm a schoolteacher first. This is for fun, something that I don't actively pursue. I just talk to Master Bob and he gives me the okay, then we do it. It he doesn't, then cool; I'll just go to school and teach the next day. FCF: So you are not actively seeking a major title? JT: If one comes around, then I'll take it. I won't make a phone call, let's put it that way. BS: If Pancrase or Shooto calls, or someone like that and they have something going, then we'll weigh it and see if the time is right and he's healthy, then we'll take the fight. It depends on what comes up. And that's the same with all of our fighters. If they have enough time to get into super condition, ready for the fight if it is a big fight with a super good fighter, then we'll do it. We try to stay really focused on staying in great shape all the time, so if a fight comes along...that's an opportunity. When you get an opportunity to fight someone with a lot of championships, you got to be ready to take it. FCF: Is there anything else that you want to add? JT: Thanks for coming out to the fight and giving me an interview. Thank you very much. Epilogue (from Ironheart Crown promoter Eric Moon): In the North American Championship tournament Jim fought up 3 weight classes in the 240+ division at a weight of 198 lbs. He had a bye for his first round, due to the weight disadvantage, then fought a single match against a Mexican fighter, winning by rear-naked choke at just under 2 minutes. According to Jim, "They were tough guys, but they didn't have much ground work... they seemed more like street-fighters. He was a dirty fighter... poked me in the eye, kicked me in the knee, scratched my face... he was real nice afterwards, but he fought funny." He won a medal. So far, Theobald has won every pankration event he has entered. About 12 or 13 all together: Canada, Mexico, U.S.: Kansas City, San Diego, Chicago... "Just about all of Bob's guys won. Jay Estrada, George Spacek, Lincoln Mathews, Bob's daughters, a ton of us won." Jim is an elementary school (5th grade) teacher, and grew up on a farm, raising peas to sell to the local grocery stores. Oh, yeah, and he's the 2000 IHC heavyweight champion!!! |
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THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 11-15: UFC Japan Week! by Eddie Goldman "No Holds Barred" can be heard every Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 PM New York time (Eastern Time - U.S.), only on eYada.com (http://www.eyada.com). 
Monday, December 11 -- Renzo Gracie joins us again to talk about a possible, er, "match" in something, shall we say, a bit different from mixed martial arts. Koichi Kawasaki, the NHB booker for Pride, helps us preview Pride 12, which will be held on December 23 in the Saitama Super Arena in Omiya, Japan. Miguel Iturrate, the new editor of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club News Page, shares with us his plans. And we also will feature on this busy Monday results and exclusive postmatch interviews from this past weekend's International Pro-Am of Grappling and 8-Man Submission Wrestling Challenge in Raleigh, North Carolina.Tuesday, December 12 -- Today we feature several segments on the current state of the mixed martial arts. UFC matchmaker extraordinaire John Perretti helps us preview this Saturday's UFC XXIX, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, and broadcast on tape delay in North America on Dec. 22. IFC commissioner Paul Smith reviews last week's meeting of the California State Athletic Commission, and that body's stance on regulation of amateur mixed martial arts events as well as grappling and jiu-jitsu. And Todd Hester, editor of "Grappling," the largest magazine in America of its type, reviews this past Saturday's Gladiator Challenge, held at the Saboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. Wednesday, December 13 -- Today is a travel day to Japan for UFC XXIX, so we will repeat the show of December 5 -- Tito Ortiz is the reigning UFC middleweight champion, and he will be putting his belt on the line against Yuki Kondo at UFC XXIX in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16. Today Tito speaks with us. Also, the ubiquitous Kid Peligro, the Pied Piper of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, discusses the International Pro-Am of Grappling and 8-Man Submission Wrestling Challenge for Jimmy V. Thursday, December 14, and Friday, December 15 -- We will be webcasting from Tokyo, Japan, both Thursday and Friday, just before Saturday's UFC XXIX (shown on tape delay in North America on December 22). We will have the latest news about the preparations for this show, including comments from Chris Thomas of DojoTV.com (our sponsor for this trip), the "Queen of the UFC" Paula Romero, as well as whatever other NHB luminaries we can keep from going to Roppongi and capture and drag to our hotel room. |
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December 16, 2000 - Tokyo, Japan Telecast on Pay-Per-View December 22, 2000 Are you ready for another round of the UFC only one month after the runaway success of the history-making debut into Atlantic City? Ready or not, the card is stacked and Tito Ortiz is back to defend his middleweight belt and the honor of the USA as he takes on Japan's Yuki Kondo. Ortiz is the bigger and more powerful of the two and Kondo is stronger on submissions and experience. Kondo is no stranger to fighting tough guys as he has faced some of the same fighters as Ortiz, such as, Frank Shamrock and Guy Mezger. Will Kondo be able to control the strength of Ortiz while fighting off his back? Or will the Pancrase fighter be able to slap on a submission--something nobody has been able to do to Ortiz since Guy Mezger in UFC 13. Pat Miletich returns to the Octagon to defend his lightweight title against Kenichi Yamamoto of Japan. Miletich, who has been suffering from nagging injuries in recent years, claims he is feeling great. Miletich will need all of his strength, as he faces his larger opponent. Here is a look at the full line-up: 
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUTTito Ortiz Vs. Yuki Kondo [Pancrase] MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT Evan Tanner [Freestyle Fighting] Vs. Lance Gibson [Pankration] Chuck Liddell [Kickboxing] Vs. Jeff Monson [Wrestling] Yoji Anjoh [Shootwrestling] Vs. Matt Lindland [Wrestling] LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT Pat Miletich [Miletich Fighting Systems] Vs. Kenichi Yamamoto [Grappling] LIGHTWEIGHT BOUTS Matt Hughes [Miletich Fighting Systems] Vs. Dennis Hallman [Pankration] Fabiano Iha [Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu / Vale Tudo] Vs. Daiju Takase [Keisyukai] |
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UFC PRE-FIGHT INTERVIEW With "The Mouth of NHB" Joel Gold 
They say pound-for-pound this is the man. Every sport has the bull, the guy that has that freaky strength and speed that stands above the rest, and Matt Hughes is that guy in No Holds Barred. Not the most technical with submissions, Matt ends almost all of his fights with grounding and pounding-not in an uncontrolled manner, no, this guy is in control. A stand out wrestler who prefers to slam you to the mat and proceed to beat the snot out of you while maintaining you for a full onslaught of his fists and elbows. Many have tried to stop him, but all have failed, except one. Early in his career Matt was stopped and in only seventeen seconds with a guillotine choke by the very man he will face on December 16th, Dennis Hallman.Hughes on upcoming bout with Hallman... My upcoming bout with Hallman, I think [Hallman's coach Matt Hume] is going to come out with a good plan. I think he is one of the best cornermen and trainers out there. I think he is a better cornerman and trainer than Dennis is a fighter. I am looking for Dennis to come out with a very strategic plan to beat me. I think they are going to be looking for ankles and I don't think he is going to come out and expect to take me down, but it wouldn't surprise me if he did, but you never know. He did beat you once before... It was a 17-second guillotine. I think I threw in a jab or two and shot in and he got me with a guillotine right off the bat. That was my 5th fight, two years ago, in Extreme Challenge 21. 
Do you think your wrestling skills are superior to his?My wrestling is definitely superior to his. My Jiu-jitsu ability and my submissions ability I would say are probably a lot a like. He might know a few more things than me and be more technical than me, but I think I am a lot stronger than him and probably a little more aggressive than he is. So, I think on the ground we are going to be pretty neutral. Standing up that is all I've been working on. When it goes to the mat, do you think it will be as usual, ground-and-pound? Or do you think it can get technical? Here again it goes into the Matt Hume concept. Matt is going to plan on Dennis being on the ground, so I think Matt is going to have a plan for Dennis when it is on the ground. But usually when I get someone down and get him up against that fence, logic and tactics go out the window, and I usually do pretty good about getting some blood flowing. Prediction... My prediction is, it will stand as long as I want it to stand and when I want it to go to the ground, that is where it will go. I don't think he is too used to being on his back so I think I am going to be effective on top of him, ground-and-pound. I don't know if I'll be trying any submission attempts because I do think he is a pretty decent at them. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A TOP FIGHTER IN THE SPORT? PREPARING FOR A FIGHT WITH MATT HUGHES... Matt trains 7 days a week, 2 times a day during the week and once a day on weekends. MORNING Food: I get up and have a light breakfast, maybe a yogurt and a banana. Workout: I go to the gym and jog for 1/2 hour and lift weights. Food: Then protein shake with creatine. AFTERNOON Food: At 3pm I eat carbs and protein, the basic chicken, broccoli and oatmeal. From then on I don't eat anything till right before my workout. I take liquid creatine. Workout: Then at 6pm I go back into the gym. I train for two hours every evening. It varies depending on the night, it could be sparring or takedowns one night, submissions or boxing another. It is a whole schedule that evolves throughout the week. Food: I eat my carb and protein meal, chicken, etc. With my body, I can take in carbs, it doesn't bother me a bit. My protein and carbs are about the same and I try to take in a little fat with Almonds. I try to cut out diary products. How Matt relaxes when not training... After my evening workouts I sit in the hot tub and sauna for about 15 minutes each. I play video games and watch TV. |
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PANCRASE 2000 TRANS TOUR -Masakatsu Funaki Final Message- Saturday, December 9, 2000 Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium(Aomori, Japan) doors open: 5:00PM; fights start: 6:30PM live gate: 4,500
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Although we do not find pro-wrestling to be a positive thing for our sport, we would never deny the right of fighters to make money. We do not feel that this event or others like it have a place in our news, but we know that the fighters involved have many fans that like to follow them. That said, here is a press release from DSE about a new pro-wrestling promotion to be held in Japan...
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UFC PRE-FIGHT INTERVIEW With "The Mouth of NHB" Joel Gold He was able to beat the unbeatable [Matt Hughes] once before. Can Dennis Hallman do it again? We will find out December 16th, but until then, let's see what Dennis has to say. Hallman on upcoming bout with Hughes... I expect Hughes to come out like he does with everybody else, he's pretty confident, with maybe a one-two punch and then take the shot. I think he is going to try and ground-and-pound and cut me and try to get a stoppage...that is usually what he does. That is pretty much what I expect from the fight. I expect to be better on the stand-up than he is and definitely better on the ground in the grappling part and submissions. With the advantage to him being strength and the takedown, and the advantage to me being the stand-up and the grappling. You beat Hughes a few years ago... It was early in both of our careers. Matt just made a rookie mistake. I threw a 110 which is a jab with a rear round house. He grabbed my rear leg and I was able to sprawl back and at the same time grab his neck and he was actually trying to lift me up and he was basically choking himself out at the same time with the squeeze and stuff. A mistake I doubt he'll make it again. Do you feel you will be able to get your punches off? Hopefully I'll be able to get my punches in before he dives in on my legs. A lot of people don't know that you also pick your opponents up and slam them to the mat, something Hughes is known for... That is usually my style too. If I get picked up and slammed, I mean...I've wrestled all my life; it's not a big a deal. He is not going to bring me down with enough power to...I know what I am doing in the air to counteract by the time I hit the ground. It is not like he his going to pick me up and slam me and end up in side mount or something. Who is the more skilled wrestler? He is more of a college wrestler where I am more of an unorthodox wrestler. I stopped my first year in college with an injury. I was a state wrestling champion in high school, wrestled in junior college and then broke my leg, so I stopped, where he continued and was an All-American. When you wrestle in college, you get the college type mindset of wrestling, which is pretty strong, so I give the wrestling advantage to him. I am not far behind him, I'd say. He takes you down, what do we look for on the ground? Look for what kind of happened--but I won't get mounted--with Josh [Barnett-UFC 28] and Gan [McGee] where Gan was striking him and Josh was able to neutralize a lot of the strikes. I think it will be a lot like that. I am going to look to go back on my feet, maybe look for some submissions. I know Matt a lot of times puts himself in arm-bars and into triangles and stands up out of them...well, that will catch up to him someday. Prediction... VICTORY! I predict I will win, I hope. It would be by submission or decision. Anybody can get cut and anybody can get knocked out. For an interview with Dennis' opponent Matt Hughes, scroll down to Tuesday, December 12th. |
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From the event's promoter, Ricardo Miranda: The brackets have been selected for the Kuwait Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War I. Bracket A: Matt Hughes X Pele Omar Bouiche X Kareem Allah Bracket B: Dave Menne X Carlos Newton Liborio X Khared Mibarak |
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UFC XXIX Weigh-in & Fighter Meeting By "The Mouth of NHB" Joel Gold Miyako Hotel Tokyo Friday 15 December 2000 A packed room filled with reporters and fighters sat through the rules meeting. Referee Mario Yamasaki spoke of the rules for UFC 29; an interpreter translated each word into Japanese. Noticeably absent from the meeting was Pat Miletich and Matt Hughes. Both fighters were on the way to Japan a day late as mechanical difficulties delayed their arrival. ON TO THE WEIGH-IN...After the fighter rules meeting, it was time for the weigh-in. Each fighter stepping on the scale made weight and then began to replenish their depleted bodies, when an objection to the scale was made by Yuki Kondo's camp complaining the scale weighed very light.
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From the DSE/Pride: Bad news...Allan Goes, who was supposed to face to Akira Shoji, will be unable to participate in PRIDE.12 due to injury to his neck, Ricardo Almeida will take his place. In addition to the news another match was announced. Ricardo Almeida vs. Akira Shoji Ricco Rodriguez vs. John Marsh
PRIDE FC "Cold Fury" a.k.a. PRIDE12 finalized matches Main Card Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ryan Gracie Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Mark Kerr Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Gilbert Yvel Under Card Enson Inoue vs. Heath Herring Akira Shoji vs. Ricardo Almeida Vanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson Johil de Oliveira vs. Carlos Newton Ricco Rodriguez vs. John Marsh Alexander Otsuka vs. Guy Mezger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To Fight Shoji Ricardo Almeida, a Renzo Gracie black belt, in Japan for Ryan Gracie's Pride 12 fight against Kazushi Sakuraba, has been asked to step in for an injured Allan Goes. Goes, who was scheduled to fight Akira Shoji in the Pride 12 show on December 23rd, is out reportedly due to a neck injury incurred during training. Be sure to check back tomorrow, and learn about the "Big Dog", Ricardo Almeida. We will have an interview with Ricardo from the current issue of Full Contact Fighter. |
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By "The Mouth of NHB" Joel Gold 
UFC Middleweight Champ Tito Ortiz made an apperance on Japan's Kakutogi Jungle, a TV show that covers the world of fighting on Samurai TV [Sky Perfect TV]. Ortiz was asked questions about his upcoming bout this Saturday in UFC 29 against Yuki Kondo. Other questions included what foods he likes and what blood type he is--go figure. Overall it was a good, upbeat interview with lots of energy from the hosts--well, as far as I could tell since it was done in Japanese with an interpreter.
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UFC PRE-FIGHT INTERVIEW With Josh Gross 
Almost since its inception, Mixed Martial Arts has been a haven for world-class amateur wrestlers hoping to compete. Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Kevin Jackson, Mark Schultz and Mark Kerr have all graced the Octagon, now it's Matt Lindland's turn. A father of two, the 30 year-old Lindland was the Greco-Roman 167.5 lb. silver medalist at the 2000 summer Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Training with UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture and RINGS King of Kings Champion Dan Henderson, Lindland feels there is a natural transition between wrestling and MMA. Fighting for the first time in three years, he faces savvy veteran Yoji Anjoh in what promises to be a good match. I had the opportunity to speak with Matt before he headed off to Japan for his UFC debut on Dec. 16th.FCF: Matt, as soon as the Olympics were over did you have plans to start training in Mixed Martial Arts? Matt Lindland: Yeah, I was definitely looking into getting into fighting. I didn't know if I was going to move out permanently to train with Randy (Couture) but I knew I was going to be out here. It worked out so that I moved out here permanently and opened up a business just a couple miles from Randy's gym. I live about ten minutes from his gym, it works out pretty well. FCF: What has your training been like? ML: I've really been working on my striking and submissions, the two areas I feel like I really needed the most work on. I feel my ground game is pretty good already as far as being on top. I didn't have any finishing holds coming off the Olympics. That's the area I think I really improved the quickest. The area that probably still needs the most work is my striking but that's an area I can improve upon quickly. Every day I'm improving so much with my striking but I still have a long ways to go. FCF: You wrestled at 167.5 lbs. yet you're fighting in the 170-199 lb. weight class, is there any particular reason? ML: I cut weight to make 167 lbs. and my natural weight is about 185 lbs. The weight class is 170 lbs. and I'd have to lose 15-16 lbs. to get down there. I don't want to do that right now. I want to train, improve and not worry about cutting weight because it takes away a lot from your training. FCF: What do you know about your opponent Yoji Anjoh? ML: I watched his fights and I expect him to be very tough. From what I've seen of him I know he won't quit. I expect him to be pretty savvy and very tough. I know he has some experience and there's no doubt that if you've seen him fight before he won't stop. To beat him it's going to have to be a decision or submission. I don't think I'll be able to do the old (Mark) Coleman style and ground him and pound him. FCF: Good luck in your return to MMA and congratulations on your silver medal. ML: Thanks. Take care. |
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Ricardo Almeida By Tom DeFazio In the November and December issues of FCF, we did a profile of some of the guys on the Renzo Gracie Fight Team. Here's the piece we did on Ricardo Almeida from this month's issue of Full Contact Fighter...
FCF: How long have you been training with Renzo? 
Ricardo Almeida: Well, in Brazil I trained at Gracie Barra. When I started training, Renzo was the only black belt at the academy, so I always looked up to him and stuff. But here in the States, three and a half years.FCF: How long have you been doing Jiu-Jitsu? RA: I started in April of '92, about eight and a half years. FCF: You run Renzo's academy in South Jersey? RA: Yes, I run classes 3 days a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in a gym called Flex gym. FCF: You got your black belt after the 1999 Abu Dhabi competition after you won your match against Rigan Machado? RA: Yes, Renzo makes us deserve...he makes us try to do something big before we get the belts. FCF: Are you going back to Abu Dhabi this year? RA: Definitely man. I'm going in the lighter weight, which is my natural weight, up to 88 kilos, that's around 193 pounds. The past 3 years I fought up to 98 kilos, which is 217...and I never even was heavy enough for the lighter end of that weight division. But I got good results, so I can't really complain. FCF: Will you also compete in the open weight division? RA: Definitely, the open is really where you test yourself. Not really so much physically and not so much your skills, but mentally because you really have to push it and overcome pain and the difference of size...and it's fun too. FCF: You're also competing in MMA now? RA: I did one last November [1999], so it's been too long. But I'm kind of waiting on Renzo, whenever he thinks I'm ready...we've been talking about it and I think soon something's going to happen. FCF: Are you doing any stand-up training? RA: I've been doing some boxing...actually with one of the students from the academy here, Edgar. Over the summer I was in Europe for two months and I trained some kickboxing there with some friends, that was fun...do something different, didn't train a lot of Jiu-Jitsu, mostly like Muay Thai every day, so that was fun. FCF: You have a super-fight coming up... RA: Actually, I have two. I have the one at the NAGA, the North American Grappling Association...I'm fighting Ricardo Arona, who is a very, very good kid from Carlson's [Gracie] school. He's coming from like a new generation, just promoted to black belt, but he won Abu Dhabi last year...actually the division I fought in; a very tough, very aggressive fighter. Should be a very good fight. FCF: Did you match up with him in Abu Dhabi? RA: No, no. I wound up losing the first round in my division, then I came back for the absolute [open weight class] the next day. Then, the week after that fight, I'm fighting Macaco down in North Carolina at the Pro-Ams. [Neither super-fight happened, Ricardo was ill and unable to compete] FCF: Do you have anything coming up after that? RA: After that? Just help Renzo's brother Ryan, 'cause he's fighting in Japan; help Matt [Serra] train, just support those guys. I don't think there's gonna be anything major before Abu Dhabi, maybe the Pan-Ams. I'm thinking about fighting with the gi a couple of times next year too, it's always nice to go back to Brazil and you know...support Jiu-Jitsu, see the old friends. FCF: Is there any difference between training here and training in Brazil? RA: Difference in Brazil? I wouldn't say a lot more quality, because here we have very good guys, but in Brazil there's a lot more quantity of very, very good guys. Like here we have a lot good guys, but like high-level...it's me Matt, Rodrigo [Gracie], Sean [Alvarez], and Renzo of course; Ryan's always here and there's always someone...we have some students that are able to push us, but in Brazil we have a quantity of guys that's just unbelievable. FCF: Does your brother Flavio come up here much? RA: He comes once a year, he spends usually January here, because that's vacation time down there. We train together, I try to train with the gi...he fills me in with what's been going on, and I try and fill him in with what's going on. But I definitely like training here better, more realistic; a lot more without the gi, training as a whole here in the United States is better...we have the supplements, weight lifting, plyometrics, and all these new trends in training and conditioning. FCF: Well, thanks for the interview. RA: You're welcome. |
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by Eddie Goldman, "No Holds Barred" on eYada.com This show will be on pay-per-view on tape delay in North America on December 22. If you do not want to know these results, do not click the link below. Click here for UFC 29 results |
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R.E.A.D. 2000 SHOOTO "UM CAMINHO PARA O CAMPEAO" Dec. 17, 2000 - Tokyo Bay NK Hall Chiba, Japan
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THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 18-22: by Eddie Goldman "No Holds Barred" can be heard every Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 PM New York time (Eastern Time - U.S.), only on eYada.com (http://www.eyada.com).
Monday, December 18 -- Today is a travel day as we return from UFC XXIX in Japan. We will be repeating the show of December 5 -- Tito Ortiz speaks with us about the defense of his UFC middleweight championship against Yuki Kondo at UFC XXIX in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16. Also, the ubiquitous Kid Peligro, the Pied Piper of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, discusses the International Pro-Am of Grappling and 8-Man Submission Wrestling Challenge for Jimmy V. Tuesday, December 19 -- We are back in our eYada studios in New York today with a full report about this past Saturday's UFC XXIX, held in Tokyo, Japan. Joining us live by phone will be Pat Miletich and Dennis Hallman to talk about their fights. We will also start to play recorded postfight interviews today and throughout the week. Wednesday, December 20 -- Evan Tanner joins us to talk about his fight in UFC XXIX and to tell us about the plans for the USWF shootwrestling promotion in Amarillo, Texas, of which he is both promoter and heavyweight champion. Chris Thomas of DojoTV.com, which sponsored our trip to UFC XXIX, shares with us his experiences in Japan, as well as how the documentary on Pat Miletich is coming along, and what is new with his web site. Thursday, December 21 -- Wallid Ismail joins us to keep us informed about his possible return to UFC, and just what he has been doing of late. Also, Miguel Iturrate, the new editor of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club News Page, shares with us his plans, and reports on last Sunday's Shooto card at Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Friday, December 22 -- UFC matchmaker extraordinaire John Perretti helps us review this past Saturday's UFC XXIX, held in Tokyo, Japan, which will be broadcast on tape delay in North America tonight, December 22. We will also preview Pride 12, which will be held on December 23 in the Saitama Super Arena in Omiya, Japan, and hopefully will have results of the Rings King of Kings B Block Tournament held today in Osaka, Japan. |
| Tuesday - 12/19/2000 |
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From the event's promoter: (Amateur Pankration matches) Superstars Hawaii Gym (Jesus Is Lord Gym) 91-110 Hanua Street, #313 Campbell Industrial Park, Kapolei, Hawaii December 30, 2000 Fights start at 7:00PM Weigh-in: December 29th, Golds Gym starting at 6:00pm $10 Tickets For more information: Contact Brennan Kamaka @ kamakae001@hawaii.rr.com |
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On Saturday, February 10th, 2001 the mile high city of Denver, Colorado will play host to one of the most important shows in the rocky mountain region.The event will be an elimination style tournament with the top performers of the night rewarded with a guaranteed spot on a an upcoming KING OF THE CAGE show. KOTC Promoter, Terry Tribelcock, will be on hand scouting talent and acting as one of three judges. The other two judges will be olympic gold winning wrestler, Kevin Jackson, and UFC and USWF veteran Evan Tanner. The event will be broken in to three weight divisions: 160 lbs, 180 lbs, and 200 lbs. Some fighters have been pre selected and the brackets are almost complete:  KING OF THE CAGE QUALIFIERS 160 lbs. and Under Category:
 The fights will be held in the "Great Room" at the Radisson North Denver Graystone Castle. If you are interested in becoming involved with this event as either a fighter or sponsor, you may contact Sven Bean the promoter via e-mail at beanz4@msn.com. Tickets will go on sale mid January at select locations including TIGRON Martial Arts Supply, 3D Martial Arts, and at the Radisson North. |
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By Josh Gross As the hours count down to Pride 12, FCF reporter Josh Gross met with the combatants and got some pre-fight thoughts from them. Igor Vovchanchin, Mark Kerr, Ricco Rodriguez, John Marsh, Heath Herring, Carlos Newton, and Dan Henderson all give us some insight on their upcoming fights. Here's the Igor Vovchanchin interview, just click the link below to see the rest...
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When you think about murderous strikers in Mixed Martial Arts competition the first name many experts will bring up is Igor Vovchanchin. The superstar Ukrainian fighter has battered, bruised and KO'd almost everyone put in front of him. When he fought Mark Kerr it was billed as the best grappler against the best striker MMA could offer. The end result was a "no contest" but many fight fans believed Igor had won. The rematch is Dec. 23 and Vovchanchin looks to be highly focused and in great shape for another battle.| Saturday - 12/23/2000 |
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From the event's promoter:
Mixed Martial Arts fight fans - get ready! January 13, 2001 is the date the IFC is bringing what may be the best card the West Coast has ever seen to the Table Mountain Casino outside Fresno, California, for its Warrior's Challenge XI.The card, which features an amazing six championship fights, two Superfights and a lightweight tournament, is remarkable not only for the sheer number of title fights, but also for the quality of fighters in them. In the main event, Brazilian jiu jitsu champion Marcos Da Silva challenges undefeated IFC Light Heavyweight champion of the Americas David Terrell for his title. Terrell, a college wrestler and Brazilian jiu jitsu purple belt under Cesar Gracie is sure to be tested by the master Brazilian grappler. The undefeated Gil Castillo, a Cesar Gracie purple belt, will be pushed to the limit in a lightweight super fight against Brazilian Wander Braga, who was victorious in his recent superifht at the Grappling Pro-Am in South Carolina. Floyd Sword, a Warrior's Challenge tournament winner, will be fighting for the vacant U.S. Heavyweight title against Bobby Southworth, a tough kick boxer who was victorious in the IFC's Extreme Combat stand-up show. The smooth Sword will have to be at his best if he hopes to defeat Southworh, who was been working on his grappling with Frank Shamrock. The excitement does not stop there as Shonie Carter, the UFC veteran and #1 ranked middleweight in Pancrase challenges IFC America's Middle Weight champion Martin Armendarez for the belt. Plus, Robert "The Prince of Leg Locks" Ferguson steps back into the ring against IFC U.S. Middleweight Champion Ronald "The Machinegun" Jhun in what is guaranteed to be an action packed title match. If that is not enough, Antonio McKee is going to defend his IFC U.S. Lightweight championship fight against a fighter to be named later. Travis Fulton will also be making his return to the IFC, and will be featured along with an IFC U.S. Bantamweight Championship fight between Philip Perez and Kurt Marble. Throw in the four-man lightweight tournament, and it's clear that Warrior's Challenge XI will be show no fan can afford to miss! You can order your tickets today through Table Mountain Casino or by calling 1(800) 225-BASS. At Table Mtn Casino, Fresno, CA 1-13-01
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From the event's promoter: January 27, 2001 The Abyss in Houma, Louisiana PRO CARD Tony Arevalo (LA) Vs. Danny Cooper (AR) Tonny Canales (LA) Vs. Matt Hamilton (AR) Ray Totorico (LA) Vs. Larry Roberts (TX) GSE WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT Pete Spratt (TX) Vs. Rich Clementi (LA) AMATEUR CARD Shannon Holgate (LA) Vs. Sam Rizzo (LA) Sam Hogar (AK) Vs. Robert Marco (LA) Kelly Lasseigne (LA) Vs. Joshua Mcdonald (LA) Ricky Folse (LA) Vs. Frank Slaughter (LA) Troy Beats (MS) Vs. C.D. Williams (AL) Erin Williams (MS) Vs. Dewayne Hill (LA) Dave Whitney (LA) Vs. Aaron Austin (LA) Houma wants more NHB action, so we are going to give it to them, RCF IX. The Abyss nightclub can hold 1,200 people and tickets are already in high demand, so consider purchasing advance tickets. For more fight or ticket information you can go to www.globalsportsent.com or call GSE at 504-486-6759 or the Abyss at 504-857-9866. See you there! |
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THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 25-29: All Archives, All Week, as eYada is Closed for the Holidays! by Eddie Goldman "No Holds Barred" can be heard every Monday through Friday, 3 to 5 PM New York time (Eastern Time - U.S.), only on eYada.com (http://www.eyada.com).
All of eYada is closed this week for the holidays, so we will be running archived shows this week. This will give a chance for those who missed the post-UFC XXIX/UFCJ shows to hear them again. We will be back live in the studio Tuesday, January 2, 2001, with a series of shows looking back on the year 2000 and previewing the outlook for 2001 in mixed martial arts/NHB, boxing, wrestling, and grappling and jiu-jitsu.Monday, December 25 -- Today is an archive of an archive, as we repeat the show of Monday, December 18 -- Today is a travel day as we return from UFC XXIX in Japan. We will be repeating the show of December 5 -- Tito Ortiz speaks with us about the defense of his UFC middleweight championship against Yuki Kondo at UFC XXIX in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16. Also, the ubiquitous Kid Peligro, the Pied Piper of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, discusses the International Pro-Am of Grappling and 8-Man Submission Wrestling Challenge for Jimmy V. Tuesday, December 26 -- Today we repeat the show of Tuesday, December 19 -- We are back in our eYada studios in New York today with a full report about this past Saturday's UFC XXIX, held in Tokyo, Japan. Joining us live by phone will be Pat Miletich and Dennis Hallman to talk about their fights. We will also play recorded postfight interviews today with Fabiano Iha and Matt Lindland. Wednesday, December 27 -- Today we repeat the show of Wednesday, December 20 -- Evan Tanner joins us to talk about his fight in UFC XXIX and to tell us about the plans for the USWF shootwrestling promotion in Amarillo, Texas, of which he is both promoter and heavyweight champion. Chris Thomas of DojoTV.com, which sponsored our trip to UFC XXIX, shares with us his experiences in Japan, as well as how the documentary on Pat Miletich is coming along, and what is new with his web site. Thursday, December 28 -- Today we repeat the show of Thursday, December 21 -- Wallid Ismail joins us to keep us informed about his possible return to UFC, and just what he has been doing of late. Also, Miguel Iturrate, the new editor of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club News Page, shares with us his plans, and reports on last Sunday's Shooto card at Tokyo Bay NK Hall. We also play a recorded post-UFC XXIX/UFCJ interview with Yuki Kondo. Friday, December 29 -- Today we repeat the show of Friday, December 22 -- We open with results of the Rings King of Kings B Block Tournament held today in Osaka, Japan, and a written eyewitness report from Tadashi Tanaka on that event. We also speak with Sean Shelby of Grapplersworld.com about the reopening of our e-mail campaign to end censorship of mixed martial arts on cable television in the US. (Note: John Perretti, who was supposed to be on this show, had to tend to a friend's medical emergency, and will be on live in the new year.) |
| Monday - 12/25/2000 |
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UFC XXIX: A pictorial essay of Matt Hughes Vs. Dennis Hallman By Joel Gold  Click here to see the fight pictures |
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| Tuesday - 12/26/2000 |
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January 19th Tokyo Kourakuen Hall B Class: a.. Tomohiro Hashi vs. Toshimitsu Ishii (Bantamweight) b.. Ryota Matsune vs. Nobuyuki (under 60 KG) c.. Takaharu Murahama vs. Yohei Nanbu (under 70 KG) d.. Masataka Ohishi vs. Masaki Nishizawa (under 60 KG) A Class: a.. Hiroaki Yoshioka vs. Takeyasu Hirono (Featherweight) b.. Baret Yoshida vs. Tetsuo Katsuta (under 65 KG) c.. Hisao Ikeda vs. Katsuya Toita (under 65 KG) |
| Wednesday - 12/27/2000 |
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This week's FCF Game will be a the Caption Contest again. The best caption for this lovely picture wins...| Thursday - 12/28/2000 |
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Here are a couple of quotes from Vanderlei Silva and Josè "Pelè" Landy excerpted from the January 2001 issue of Full Contact Fighter. These quotes are in reference to Pelè's upcoming fight in Kuwait against Matt Hughes in Warrior's War I.  Vanderlei Silva: I want to send a message to Matt Hughes. Pelè is training really hard with master Ferdigo and me so hes really prepared. Matt Hughes should be prepared because Pelè will take him down and knock him out. Josè "Pelè" Landy: We [Pelè & Hughes] had a problem backstage at WEF. He treated me really bad. I love when the fights go to the personal questions. It's going to be a war. The brackets for the 8-man tournament in the Kuwait Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War I will be as follows: Bracket A: Matt Hughes Vs. Pele Omar Bouiche Vs. Kareem Allah Bracket B: Dave Menne Vs. Carlos Newton Liborio Vs. Khared Mibarak |
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| Friday - 12/29/2000 |
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The Best Of 2000... We want to hear from you regarding your opinions on the best of the best in Mixed Martial Arts. Here is what we want: We want picks that reflect fighters who fight at least a couple of times a year. We want picks based upon fighting ability, using your knowledge of the fighters and the sport. What we don't want: Your picks of fighters who fight only every couple of years against say, only professional wrestlers-we will have a pick for you guys in the poll. Please refrain from picking your master who has never fought... Some of the commentary we receive will appear in the January 2001 issue of FCF |
| Sunday - 12/31/2000 |
Your friends at FCF hope that you all have a very happy and safe New Year's Eve, and we wish you all of the best in the new year. |
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9th WORLD SUMO CHAMPIONSHIP: GERMANY DEFEATS JAPAN Ibirapuera Gymnasium - São Paulo - Brazil December 2-3 
The 9th edition of the World Sumo Championship ended up with a big surprise: The German team defeated the strong Japanese team in the final by 2-1. With that title the Germans took away the invincibility of the Japanese, who won the last eight world championships-seven of which took place in Japan and one in Germany (1999). The German female team once again got the gold medal beating Russia in the final. Exactly 29 countries took part in this world sumo championship.
The German male team, who had the biggest weight average of the competition (181kg), started off by defeating Bulgaria and Poland by 2-1 and continuing on to beat the United States in the semifinal by 3-0. On the other side of the bracket, the Japanese team-even without their #1 fighter, Toru, who decided to not compete in the teams portion of the event in order to fight in the final of the open category-showed why they were considered the favorite in this sport beating all the opponents easily. First Estonia (3-0), then Brazil (3-0) and in the semifinal, the Russian giants were beaten 2-1 (Akihide Asada lost to Dmitri Platonov). The final was really exciting, Kenichi Yajima, 130kg (substituting for Toru) started losing to the German Senpo [first fighter] Jorg Brummer (175kg). In the sequence, the Japanese chuken [second fighter] 
Takahisa Osanai (130kg) defeated the monster Alexander Gerwinski throwing his 190kg outside of the Dohyo [competition circle area]. The German hit his head on the ground and almost got knocked unconscious. In the last fight which decided who would be the team champion, Torsten Scheibler (180kg) defeated Akihide Asada (130kg) and got the title for Germany. "We are very happy. Actually we expected to get a good place but never thought we'd be the champions", said the German "chuken", Alexander Gerwinski. Reinhrd Bunk coach of the team agreed: "It was amazing to beat Japan...unbelievable. They've won every world team championship so far."In the final of open class category (Male and Female) it was the time for the Japanese to prove that they still have the best fighter in the world. Toru Kakizoe (135kg) gave no chance to the top German Sumo Jorg Brummer (175kg) taking him out of the match area in less than 3 seconds. In the female open category Rie Tsuihiji defeated Britta Kreth (100kg) in the final very easily. But in the team female portion, once again the German team got the gold medal defeating the Russian girls by 3-0 in the final. BRAZIL AND USA, GOOD SURPRISES 
Even though they do not have much tradition in Sumo competitions, the Brazilian and USA teams did a good job, getting the 4th and 5th places in the teams portion out of the 19 countries that took part in that category, considered the most important of the event. Even with the absence of their #1 fighter Emmanuel Yarbrough (310kg)-Yarbrough received a knee injury during training and didn't attend-the Americans James Perry (230kg) and wrestlers Kena Heffernan (110kg) and Rene Marte (100kg) did a nice job beating the Paraguay and Finland teams by 2-1 but losing (3-0) in the semifinal to the German champions. In the end, USA lost (2-1) to Poland getting 5th place. The Brazilian team also got good results winning two bronze medals on the first day of competition, first with Fernanda Costa in the heavyweight female category and later with the Brazilian #1 fighter Marcos Santana who got the third place in heavyweight male category. In the team female category Fernanda Pereira da Costa (senpo), Juliana de Paula Medeiros (chuken) and Sabrina Sakashita (taisho) defeated Bulgaria (2-1), losing in the semifinal to Germany (2-1) getting the third place.The Brazilian male team formed by Marcos Santana (158kg), Fàbio Ikemori (115kg) and Renê Crespo (156kg) defeated Belarus by 3-0, but lost in the semifinal to the Japanese favorites by the same score. "We were unlucky. If we had not gotten the Japanese in the second phase I'm sure we could have gone further. They are the best," said Santana right after the fight. The Brazilian team came back to try for third place beating Estonia by 3-0 but being defeated by the Russians by 2-1. Friendship Cup of Jiu Jitsu II Pé de Pano & Nino Help Rio Defeat São Paulo Betinho Carreiro Circus - São Paulo - November 30 Text: Marcelo Alonso and Cristiane Ripari Photos: Pedro Colon The Friendship Cup is an event held in São Paulo in order to show the press and the general public how misjudged Jiu-Jitsu is nowadays. After the huge success of the first edition, the promoter decided to repeat the event with 9 Jiu-Jitsu matches, where some of the best fighters from São Paulo faced fighters from Rio de Janeiro. As in the first edition, the audience of 2000 people saw amazing battles. Unlike the first edition, when Rio de Janeiro fighters won easily (5-2), this time São Paulo gave them a harder time, staying on top or tied until the very last match ended it with Rio on top (5-4). Each fighter got $250 to take part in the competition and another $250 in case of a win. 
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