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| Thursday - February 1, 2001 |
UFC XXX is scheduled to be held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 23rd, we'd like your opinions on who will win and why... Some of the commentary we receive will appear in the February 2001 issue of FCF |
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"Cafe" Dantes out...Elvis Sinosic will now fight Jeremy Horn...Sinosic recently fought Frank Shamrock in K-1 Grand Prix 2000. |
| Friday - February 2, 2001 |
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From the event's promoter Kipp Kollar: The competition also marked another first for the NAGA-traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rules for the Gi divisions. Historically the NAGA has preferred to use its own, well-established submission rules over the BJJ rules. But after considering a great deal of feedback from NAGA members who prefer the BJJ rules, the NAGA decided to break from the norm and honor the fighters' requests. Just under 150 fighters from as far as Massachusetts traveled to Florida top compete. Here are the results: ADULT TEAM CHAMPIONS: 1st Place Team Marcio Simas - 69 Points 2nd Place Team Popovitch - 45 Points 3rd Place Team Renzo Gracie - 42 Points 4th Place Team Relson Gracie (Jax) - 39 Points KIDS TEAM CHAMPIONS: 1st Place Tiger Schulmann's Karate 2nd Place Performance Jiu-Jitsu 3rd Place Tong Dragon 4th Place Avellan Grappling Other tremendous team efforts included Team Avellan, Team Tampa, Team Manimal, Team Savannah Goshinbudo, Florida Fight Team, Team Internal Power, Team Conan & JBA! MOST TECHNICAL FIGHTER: Leonel Perez from Team Relson Gracie tore through his competition in both the Heavy and Light Heavy Advanced No-Gi Divisions. On his path to victory were some of NAGA's best, Anthony Argynos & David Tirelli who both made the trip down from the Northeast. Dave and Anthony will hopefully get another chance at Leonel when Rival Fight Gear offers Leonel a free trip to CT to compete in our 8-man competition in May. SUPERFIGHT RESULTS: Pablo Popovitch vs. Mat Santos 2000 North American Grappling Middleweight Champion Pablo Popovitch made quick work of Team JBA's Mat Santos winning by arm bar submission from the guard in 33 seconds. Pablo fights out of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Mat Santos, another NAGA champion, flew to Florida to compete in the light heavyweight advanced division. But Mat jumped at the chance to face the chiseled champion when Pablo's original opponent, Charles De Anjos, pulled a no-show. Look for Santos in the Feb 17th Absolute Division against Jeff Monson. Look for Pablo in the upcoming NAGA Mat Madness event on May 19th in Danbury, CT. Paul Rodriquez vs. Rodrigo Ramos While Paul Rodriquez is primarily an NHB fighter competing in WEF matches across the country, his pure grappling skills shined through in his 10-minute match against Rodrigo Ramos. While most of the match was fought from the stand up position, Rodriquez racked up advantages from numerous takedowns throughout the match. Ultimately when time ran out, the unanimous decision went to Paul Rodriquez. OVERALL: We had a great time in Florida and are looking forward to returning at the end of the year. I want to thank all of you who traveled from the Northeast and from neighboring states like MS, AL, SC, LA. Also a special thanks for the teams who made the 4 or 5 hour trip from Northern/Southern parts of Florida. Click here for full results |
| Saturday - February 3, 2001 |
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From the event's promoter: Action-packed, "no-holds-barred" competition Saturday, February 24, 2001 5:00pm Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California THE FIRST KING OF THE CAGE FOR 2001! Hosted by Eddie Bravo and Don "The Dragon" Wilson and emceed by "The Voice of the Octagon" Bruce Buffer, "King of the Cage 7" will officially kick off the fight year for 2001 with a card that will continue the great King of the Cage cards of 2000. Already renowned for bringing the best domestic and international mixed martial arts competitors into the cage, "King of the Cage" once again out does itself with a fight card containing 11 top-notch matches, including 2 King of the Cage World Title fights. In a heavyweight championship match sure to rock the fighting world, King of the Cage World Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez looks to defend his title against 2-time IFC Champion Paul Buenatello. Newly crowned King of the Cage World Middle Weight Champion Joe Hurley makes his first defense against King of the Cage fan favorite, Charlie Kohler. And fresh off his record setting 6 second KO of Roger Neff in King of the Cage 6, see the Lion's Den Pete Williams as he tries to make Rick Mathis his next victim. The main events wrap up with former King of the Cage World Middleweight Champion Chris Brennan as he steps back into the cage against grappler/striker Yves Edwards. Also scheduled on the card---Lion's Den stud Tony Galindo, Muay Thai specialist Marvin Eastman, and the much anticipated King of the Cage debut of Jiu Jitsu black belt Raphiel Torre. "King of the Cage" The originator of the 5-minute round and the best in mixed martial arts competition Saturday, February 24, 2001 7:00pm Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California FIGHTCARD MAIN EVENTS Ricco Rodriguez (Machado/Takada Dojo) vs. Paul Buenatello (Amarillo, TX) Joe Hurley (Lion's Den) vs. Charlie Kohler (Kampfer Club) Pete Williams (Lion's Den) vs. Rick Mathis (Team Cordiero) Chris Brennan (Next Generation) vs. Yves Edwards (3rd Column) FEATURE MATCHES Tony Galindo vs. Tiki Marvin Eastman vs. Floyd Sword Dean Lister vs. Jason Flynn Raphiel Torre vs. Ioka Tianuu UNDERCARD Dave Velasquez vs. Trevor Lally Tony Hucies vs. Alex Rickards Fernando Vas Concelos vs. Victor Hunsaker |
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From the event's promoter: Held January 20, 2001 A crowd of almost 900 spectators was treated to an evening of excitement in Jacksonville Florida. Battlejax featured 11 great fights. The two highly anticipated matches of the night were a Florida State title match between Matt Roggers of Jacksonville and Ahren Davis of Tampa and a match-up of two NHB veterans who have competed internationally, Eric Hill and John Renken. Here are the results...
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From the event's promoter Kipp Kollar: WHEN: Saturday, February 17th (10 AM to 4 PM) WHERE: Bayville, New Jersey (Just outside Toms River WHAT: Over 50 Gi & No-Gi (Kids, Teen, Women, Senior & Adult) Grappling Divisions MORE INFO: Kipp Kollar at (860) 635-1867 or Email President@Nagafighter.com WEBSITE: NAGAFighter.com NO GI DIVISIONS: Use standard NAGA Rules GI DIVISIONS: Use standard BJJ Rules ABSOLUTE DIVSION: JEFF MONSON (2000 Abu Dhabi Champion) will be competing in the Garden Sate Grappling Challenge Absolute Division against the NAGAs best. This is a chance for YOU to compete against a World Champion. The only requirement in order to limit the size of the division is that each school will be allowed to enter only one fighter to represent their team. I look forward to seeing the NAGAs best shine Good luck to my friends Eddie Rolon, Anthony Argyros, Rob Constance, Pat Stanos, Vlad Koulikov, John Rallo, etc. who I know will not pass up this opportunity of a lifetime. Schools who would like to enter more than one fighter please contact me directly. TEAM CHAMPIONS: Fleece Team Jackets for the Instructors of the Childrens & Adult Champions TROPHIES ARE BACK! 1st thru 4th Place - All Divisions! |
| Sunday - February 4, 2001 |
 February 4th Show Results "PANCRASE 2001 PROOF TOUR" Sunday, February 4, 2001 Doors open: 6:15PM Fights start: 7:00PM Korakuen Hall(Tokyo, Japan) Live gate: 2,350 sold out
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From the event's promoter: Rage in the Cage is the longest running Xtreme cage fighting event in the Phoenix Metro area. RITC XXIV at Celebrity Theatre was a smashing success. Fans were treated to 22 action packed fights. By popular demand, the elevated stage for the RITC octagon will be lowered to floor level. This will provide even better viewing of all the action. Carlos "El Loco" Lopez, the New Mexico Xtreme Champ, will try to dethrone the current #1 ranked RITC Heavyweight fighter and RITC Heavyweight Champion, Homer "Rock" Moore. David "The Beast" Harris will once again make his presence known in a rematch against Edwin "Baby Face" Dewees for the RITC Light Heavyweight Championship. Allan "A-Dawg" Sullivan will compete, trying to earn a shot at the RITC Heavyweight title. Super Heavyweight Justin "Big Dawg" Lyon ( 6'4", 365 lbs ) will battle Kauai "The Hawaiian Assassin" Kuphiea ( 6'5", 280 lbs ). Female RITC Champion fighter Michele "Grapple Girl" Farrow will put her title on the line against Jamie Lyn. Brausa Cage Warrior fighters Bill "Cannon" Cameron, Mike "Mangler" Berardi, Farrell "Full Moon" Frisbee, Shawn "Nuke" Upshur and the rest of the Brausa Team are primed to put it on the line against two fighting teams from California, the Shark Tank and the Submission Factory. The Celebrity Theatre can accommodate 2700 fight fans. It offers tiered unobstructed seating with no seat more than 75 feet from the stage. There are no bad seats at Celebrity Theatre and this venue was recently voted as the number one place to view an event in Arizona. Tickets are available at all Ticket Master locations ( 480-784-4444 ) or at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office. For more information, please visit www.celebritytheatre.com or www.rageinthecage.com or call 480-446-8127 |
| Monday - February 5, 2001 |
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The latest FCF contest winner, Chad Murray from Holt, MO - USA, supplied the following caption for last week's picture of these two ladies having a go at it...NO! I didnt say "you're a bitch." I said "this hurts like A bitch."|
THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5-9: 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). Now there is an even easier way to listen to all the news and interviews we provide on "No Holds Barred" about mixed martial arts, grappling, boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling. We have a new, direct link that lets you play the show when it is on live, or play the archive after the live show. It is: http://www.eyada.com/redirect/redirect.cfm?id=20 
With many fighting and grappling events scheduled for every weekend in the month of February and after, we are featuring a cross-section of reports and interviews with some of the top athletes and behind-the-scenes people involved with these shows, as well as some of the sharpest and bluntest media critics and commentators out there. So check out "No Holds Barred" for the latest in cutting edge information and discussion about mixed martial arts, grappling, boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling.Monday, February 5 -- An Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion in freestyle wrestling, and a former UFC and Extreme Fighting competitor, Kevin Jackson has been named by USA Wrestling as its National Freestyle Coach. Today we talk with Kevin. Another wrestler who has already grappled his way into the history books is Iowa State's undefeated two-time NCAA national champion, Cael Sanderson. Last Friday, in only his third season in college wrestling, Cael notched his 108th straight victory without a defeat. Today Cael talks with us. And Doug Fischer of Houseofboxing.com joins us with his regular analysis of the latest in the "Sweet Science," including ringside analysis from this past Saturday's Kostya Tszyu-Sharmba Mitchell 140-pound title unification fight in Las Vegas. Tuesday, February 6 -- Pete Williams and Tony Galindo of the Lions Den will return to mixed martial arts action on February 24 at the King of the Cage 7 in the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. Today they tell us about how they plan to emerge victorious. Also, Sven Bean will be putting on the Ring of Fire 2 mixed martial arts and kickboxing event this Saturday, February 10, in Denver, Colorado's Radisson North Denver Graystone Castle. Find out all about it today. Wednesday, February 7 -- Besides being one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world, IBF middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins has been called the Curt Flood of boxing for his outspoken views. He will also be defending his belt against WBC middleweight champion Keith Holmes on April 14 in Las Vegas as part of an extended middleweight tournament to unify the title. Today Bernard, as always, speaks his mind. Also, mixed martial arts fighter Brad Kohler has been sidelined with an injury of late, and talks of when he will return to action, as well as an amateur mixed martial arts event he will be putting on along with Monte Cox on April 20 in Bloomington, Minnesota. And Kid Peligro, itinerant scribe for the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, updates us with the latest in the preparations for the 2001 Submission Wrestling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on April 11-13. Thursday, February 8 -- When will the "World's Dangerous Man" get a chance to conquer his next foe? Find out today from the man himself, Ken Shamrock. Also, we talk with Jay Jack, an underdog who captured the USWF middleweight title last July, who will return to action in the Ring of Fire 2 mixed martial arts event this Saturday, February 10, in Denver, Colorado's Radisson North Denver Graystone Castle. Friday, February 9 -- The Lions Den fighters will be busy, busy, busy this month pounding on their opposition, and today we hear Guy Mezger and Alex Andrade talk about their fights on February 24 at the King of the Cage 7 in the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. |
| Wednesday - February 7, 2001 |
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President Elect George W. Bush isn't the only person from Texas that's gained international notoriety lately. Fellow Texan Heath Herring burst onto the world stage after defeating Tom Erikson in Pride 11. The victory made many people take notice of Herring and discover something pretty interesting--he was no longer just a ground-and-pound wrestler. A year after moving to Holland, the brash 22-year-old has managed to become one of the most well rounded athletes competing in the fast growing sport. Adored by many Japanese fans, Herring has established himself as a serious contender for the title of best young heavyweight in the world.FCF: First off, tell me a little about your background. HH: I grew up in Amarillo, Texas. There's not much to say about that. I wrestled my senior year in high school and in my first year went to State. I didn't place in State but I think I was in the top-10. It was fun my first time, I got beat but I never wrestled before so I was happy with it. I got a football scholarship to play for the West Texas State Buffalos. I got into the shootfighting a little about because Steve Nelson started giving some lessons. The August before I went to report for two-a-days there was a shootfight in Amarillo and I fought in it. There was no money of course. I think there was a belt or something. I fought Paul Jones in the finals and I caught him in a key lock. He used a rope escape and then he caught me. I used a rope escape and he finally caught me in a choke. I think I just turned 18 at the time and I did a lot better than I thought I would so I stuck with it. My parents came to see it and thought their idiot son with too much testosterone needs to get his head beat in once and then he'll be happy. But, then they saw I actually had a little ability for it and they encouraged me and said I should do it. That's kind of how I ended up where I am now. FCF: How did you make that big step from living in Amarillo and fighting in the USWF to training in Holland? HH: Yeah, that's a very long story. I think God has a lot more to do with that than I do. I have some really good people in my life and I pray a lot about it and things worked out. If I had to repeat it all over again there's no way it could happen. As a matter of fact, before I met my manager Ron (Nyvquist) who's in Holland, I was in Pennsylvania wrestling in a college up there. I just got a football and wrestling scholarship up there and then after two months Ron said come over. That was a really hard decision because you just get a scholarship, get moved into a college you're about to start, everything is taken care of and then a pie-in-the-sky deal comes along. It was a really tough decision, but I think I made the right decision because here I am. The college said if I ever wanted to come back I could come back and play for them. FCF: You've been in Holland for over a year. How long did it take for you to adjust and how long did it take for the people over there to accept you? HH: The Dutch accept you right away. If they like you, they like you. If they don't, they don't and that's kinda how people are back home in Texas. I think they could sense that with me. I wasn't trying to play games or bullshit them. I really enjoy everyone over there. Gilbert [Yvel], Ron, Cor Hemmers and Roman Dekker and I are all good friends. We hang out all the time. FCF: What's the training like in Holland compared to your training in the U.S.? HH: All I have to say is I have the best trainer in the world, Cor Hemmers. We clicked right away. His family is like my second family, I do everything with them. His son is like my little brother and I'm very close with his wife. Also, Roman's mother is actually Cor's wife so we're all a very close-knit group over there. I think they're going to come and visit me and my family in Texas sometime this summer. When you develop a relationship with someone like that, it makes it that much easier to train and put your heart and soul into something. Cor believes in it and I believe in Cor, so when he says for me to do something I don't think there is an agenda there and I know it's the best for me. FCF: What is your relationship with the Golden Glory team? 
HH: Yeah, really our manager, Ron Nyqvist, brought in all Dutch fighters other than myself and brought us together. There are some big names in it. Gilbert, Remco Pardoel, Alistar and Valentijn Overeem from RINGS and a few other guys doing Shooto stuff. Alistar is in the upcoming King of Kings tournament and I think he has a good shot of winning it. Right now the team is coming together. It's a little difficult because everyone lives in different parts of Holland. Remco lives close to where I live so we train together at his school. We have a few guys from Germany that are training with us that should be coming into the game pretty quick. They're pretty good on the ground and they're picking up stand-up skills really quick.FCF: Now you're going home for a little while. How long are you planning on staying in Amarillo? HH: I hope I'm there for about a month. I need to get back to Holland by the end of January. Remco is going to fight and I'm going to work his corner. Valentijn is getting ready for the King of Kings and I need to help him get ready for that. Then there is a big show in Europe that Ron's putting on. I think Gilbert will have a rematch against Vanderlei Silva and I think Igor Vovchanchin is bringing his sparring partner over to fight. I'm not going to fight because I'm hoping that I'll be in the Grand Prix and I want to concentrate on that. FCF: Amarillo is a small town and you've been gone for a year. Before you left you had a big rivalry with Evan Tanner. Describe your relationship with him and, now that you've been gone for a year, if it's changed in your mind at all. HH: I'll tell you, I haven't even given him a thought. I guess Evan has been talking a lot about me lately and I don't know if he has a complex, but it seems like he's become obsessed about wanting to fight me. I don't even feel we're even in comparable states right now. I don't want to be rude I just don't think he's on my level right now. I don't think he's on the level of Tom Erikson. I feel I've put myself on a certain level right now I don't need to be concerned with him. I'll admit, I don't much care for him. I don't like the guy. I beat him when I was 19 and I've grown leaps and bounds. I don't think I'm even the same person I was and I think he's matured as a fighter also. I don't think he's the same fighter, but I don't think we're comparable at this point. I think there was a thing that maybe Pride was going to have him come fight me and I don't think they've thought twice about bringing him in to fight or not. I don't want to get anything started really bad and I don't want to be rude, but if you really look at it, it's like a B-level fighter wanting to fight Kerr. It's not feasible. FCF: The boxing commission in your home state has really caused a lot of problems for the USWF and other local promoters. Now that you've started to have success on the world stage do you think you might try and help? HH: A lot of that comes from people fighting with each other. If the promoters would get along with each other instead of trying to shut each other's show down then that might help. My dad ran shows in New Mexico and he wanted to run shows in Texas but some promoters would try and shut down shows if they were in the same town. They'd tell the commission about some small infringement and so it got to the point where the commission got tired of all these little kids squabbling and they shut down everything. The problem is the boxing commission doesn't like it because MMA will take out boxing and if they have a reason to shut it down, they will. The fight game has to come together for the common good and that's the only way it will survive. Otherwise, you'll have all these little faction groups and it's not going to become mainstream. You have to do something like boxing, where you have a unified title and, more importantly, work together to promote the sport. FCF: Okay, let's move from your past to the present and future. You've had three convincing victories with Pride. You beat Enson Inoue in your most recent match. Before the match you said you expected him to come out very aggressive but he didn't. HH: Right, it was a total surprise. I even asked Enson about that. It was the first fight I've ever seen Enson in where he didn't attack like a bull. I think, like I said before, that Cor Hemmers being a legend in Thailand had a lot to do with it. They respect him and they know if you train with him you know what you're doing. I am by no means an expert Thai Boxer but the quality of training you receive is so high and Enson said if you're training with Cor you have to be respectful of that. That's what he did. He came out and was worried to charge me. I had a knee planned but he didn't come in so it didn't work. I think I did okay standing up with him. I made a few mistakes, I should have thrown more punches and I should have moved more but it all ended up okay. For Cor it's very nice to see someone respect a fighting system so much that they change their game plan. FCF: During the fight you had a key lock on him that was very tight and you were cranking pretty hard but he didn't tap. What happened with that? 
HH: Yeah, Enson's tough man. He's a monster and I give him all the respect in the world. I couldn't take the arm any farther at the position I was in and I'm still in the mentality of not to give up position for a submission. I heard it rip two or three times. I think he'll be okay, it was just some ligaments. It was the same situation I had with Bobby Hoffman in SuperBrawl. He's a tough guy.FCF: What's in your future, you said you want to fight in the Grand Prix correct? HH: I hope so and I've heard rumors but I don't want to start anything. FCF: Other than the Grand Prix is there anyone specifically you're aiming at? HH: I gotta take anybody they throw at me. I'm still a young guy. FCF: Where do you see yourself in a year from now? HH: I don't know. A year ago I wasn't near the fighter I am now so who knows. I think I'm rated number seven right now, it's incredible to me. FCF: When you first started did you think you could get to this level? HH: Yeah, of course. If you don't you shouldn't be doing this. When you start, you gotta aim for the top and I think everyone has too, otherwise they don't need to be doing it. If you really don't believe you can be the best at it there's no point. I'll tell you right now I'm more surprised than anybody. Whenever I see myself in a Japanese newspaper or something it blows my mind and then when I start thinking about Erikson and Inoue it makes me crazy. FCF: What's the story behind your hair? HH: Actually, it's my manager's idea. He owns a big sports center in Holland and they have a hair cut place in there. He's a real famous guy and before every fight he does some crazy stuff. The Japanese really seem to like it and they always want to see what's different each time. It doesn't bother me. FCF: Is there anything else you'd like to add? HH: Oh yeah. I hope the fans in America really take to Pride. Now that it's coming on pay-per-view, they should really try and watch it. Pride is the biggest show in the world right now and they're really trying to get all the best fighters in. I think they want to start coming to America and do some big things. Hopefully the American public will grasp it. I know everyone in the U.S. is still stuck on the UFC, but I don't think that they can put on the type of fights that Pride does right now. FCF: Thanks for your time Heath. Congratulations on your victory over Enson. HH: You're welcome. |
| Thursday - February 8, 2001 |
 Super Brawl XX Official Shooto Fights February 23, 2001 Blaisdell Arena - Honolulu, HI
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When RINGS Japan added its famous King of Kings event, it gained international publicity and great exposure for its athletes.Building on that exposure, RINGS USA was formed and a mega 3-event tournament was held at three different sites in the U.S. The event brought the best of RINGS Japan against the best in the U.S. Tsuyoshi Kosaka and Hiromitsu Kanehara of Japan...Valentijn Overeem of Holland...Chris Haseman of Australia...how would these international fighters stack up against America's Jeremy Horn, Bobby Hoffman, Tom Sauer, Eric Pele, Jermain Andre and Aaron Brink? The first event was held in Orem, Utah, followed by part two in Honolulu, Hawaii...and the Finals in Moline, Ill. It's a pair of 16-man tournaments...heavyweights and light-heavyweights (200-under) for the first RINGS USA tournament championships. All three events are professionally taped by JTV Productions, which also filmed at the Olympic Games in Australia. These three events have never been offered on video before! Don't miss all the excitement!! RINGS USA Rising Stars 
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From Susumu's Gallery: Pancrase Hello, Susumu's Gallery has added 20 pictures from the Pancrase event held on February 4th in Tokyo Korakuen Hall. It was full-house by 2400 spectators. Please enjoy. Susumu's Gallery:  |
| Friday - February 9, 2001 |
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 KUWAIT SHIDOKAN JITSU WARRIORS WAR I Hughes, Pele, Newton, Menne, some of the top talent in lightweight world traveled half-way around the globe in hopes of winning $60,000 in an 8-man tournament on Kuwaiti oil-uh...soil. No easy victory as Menne would face Canada's Carlos Newton in the first round and then Russian alternate Maro Magob before fighting the much heavier Kareem Barklaev from Russia in the finals. Here is a quick rundown of the fights as told to FCF via telephone. Pele Landi vs. Matt Hughes In the opening they locked up on their feet as they exchanged some knees, body punches against the cage for a while. Matt landed some pretty good knees to the midsection. Pele landed some punches to the side. Pele scored the first takedown, but as soon as Matt landed, Matt turned it. Matt pushed Pele into the cage, right in front of Pat Miletich [trainer], and that is where it stayed probably for 21/2 to 3 minutes, with Matt landing knees to the body, and a couple of knees to the head. Pele did a very good job scooting out, and was able to get back to his feet. Pele pushed Matt back. He was almost to the cage. Matt shot low-like for a single, and Pele came in with his left knee and BOOM, nailed him. Matt went down on his hands and knees, as referee John McCarthy stopped the bout. Kareem Barklaev vs. Derso Lema Barklaev had his way with Lema standing. It ended up going the distance with Barklaev getting the unanimous decision. Dave Menne vs. Carlos Newton It was a close one...Menne was getting the edge standing, he was landing the better shots, better punches, better kicks. Newton took Menne down first and Menne was able to get away, and then Menne took Newton down and Newton almost got an arm-bar, but Menne was able to pull out. Newton at one point was able to get mount on Dave-Newton was superior on the ground. He had the submission attempts and such and then Dave got back up and again Dave was winning the stand-up with about a minute left in the fight. Dave landed a punch and then a kick to the head and dropped Newton, put him right on his ass up by the cage and then he jumped on him and basically controlled him and punched him until the fight ended and he won by unanimous decision. Khared Mubarak vs. Antonio [spelling of last name not available] Antonio was winning most of the time and ended up winning the fight, but they were both so exhausted that he couldn't go on. Semi Finals Kareem Barklaev vs. Pele Landi Barklaev just beat the shit out of Pele. He punched him hard standing, pushed him to the ground, got the mount and just pounded him and pounded him. Barklaev got a figure-4 on Pele's back and at one point Pele stood-up with Barklaev completely air lifted on his back... wrapped around him, but Pele couldn't do anything and ended up falling to the ground. Barklaev tried a few rear naked chokes, and eventually spun over and got the mount again and punched Pele until they stopped it. Dave Menne vs Maro Magob Magob is a Russian Kickboxer who won the alternate in 30 seconds-he kicked his opponent in the head and the match was stopped. He came in to replace Antonio for this bout. It was a good fight. Magob was real good. He threw a lot of power left hooks-punches like that. Menne was just better, better kicks, better punches. It went the whole 10 minutes, all on the feet, I don't think it ever went to the ground. Dave won the striking and kicking and got the unanimous decision. Final Dave Menne vs. Kareem Barklaev note about the weigh-ins The day before the show they changed the weight limit from 85 Kilos to 90 kilos-that is a change of 11lbs. Every other fighter could have made 85 kilos except for Barklaev, who had to weigh in twice to make 90 kilos. Barklaev weighed in at 198 lbs. while Dave Menne weighed 189 lbs. Dave weighed in with all his clothes on and he had eaten breakfast-because they told us the weight class had changed. It was an absolute war...Dave and Barklaev were exchanging punches, exchanging kicks and it was just a really close fight both ways. Barklaev was trying to take Menne down but he couldn't. Menne took Barklaev down and landed some body and head shots, but he got up. Somewhere in there Menne lands a jumping knee to Barklaev's head and stuns him. A minute later, Barklaev landed a big knee to Menne's head and staggered him a little bit. It was a really close fight. I thought Menne was getting the better punching in. He started pursuing him and landing more combinations and I thought he had a little more of an edge. They warned Barklaev a couple of times for grabbing the cage. He had done it quite a bit. They got down to a minute left and Barklaev hit Menne with a hip toss, got him to the ground and got the mount with one minute left. Menne did a nice job pulling him tight and getting low so Barklaev wasn't able to do much. What Barklaev did was grab the cage and he was punching Dave. He had already had 2 warnings about grabbing the cage and punching, so McCarthy gave him a foul that resulted in a 1 point deduction. I believe All 3 judges had it 10-10 an even round, but with the 1 point deduction, Menne won the unanimous decision. |
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| Saturday - February 10, 2001 |
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Yesterday, after receiving an e-mail from John Perretti, we reported that he was let go of his duties as UFC matchmaker by the new management [ZUFFA] -- A report that Dana White flatly denied yesterday on Eddie Goldman's "No Holds Barred" show. White, the new acting president of the UFC, stated that he has not gotten a chance to sit-down [in person] to discuss the future with Perretti. White claims Perretti is still very much the matchmaker--at this time. Perretti however felt he was no longer the matchmaker after speaking with White a few days ago.So, as it stands... according to Dana White, John Perretti is still matchmaker for the promotion. Perretti is out of the country on a movie set and unable to be reached for comment at this time. I'm sure he will be happy to learn he [officially] is still the matchmaker today. In more related UFC news, Mark Robinson has been added to the UFC XXX line-up (see the latest line-up below)... |
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From the event's promoter, an official IFC press release: IFC WORLD TOUR IFC FIGHTING WORLD TOUR PRESENTS CLASH OF THE TITANS The International Fighting Championships ("IFC") is bringing the world's most intense sport back to the land where it was born three nearly thousand years ago. Athens, Greece will play host to the Clash of the Titans on May 26, 2001 when the IFC World Tour makes its triumphant return to Europe! Greece, who's ancient Olympic Sport of Pankration was the forerunner to Mixed Martial Arts, will be treated to a night of action that will be sure to match the excitement and intensity of those ancient fights. The card will feature a four-man tournament to crown the IFC World Middleweight Champion, along with a heavyweight super-fight, a four-man heavyweight tournament, a four man lightweight tournament and two preliminary bouts. It is the IFC, it is in Greece and it is real! To check for further updates as they become available, please visit www.ifc-usa.com. |
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Rickson Gracie's 19-year-old son Rockson was found dead in New York City, reportedly in a motorcycle accident. There are no words that can properly express our sorrow at the family's incredible loss. Susumu Nagao has put up a tribute to Rockson on his website... Susumu's Gallery:  |
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THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12-16: 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). Now there is an even easier way to listen to all the news and interviews we provide on "No Holds Barred" about mixed martial arts, grappling, boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling. We have a new, direct link that lets you play the show when it is on live, or play the archive after the live show. It is: http://www.eyada.com/redirect/redirect.cfm?id=20
Monday, February 12 -- He was hailed as mixed martial arts fighter of the year for many years, but Frank Shamrock has slowed his fight schedule of late. Today Frank tells us what he is up to. Also, the International Fighting Championships (IFC) will once again be making history when its IFC World Tour makes its first stop in the country of Greece on May 26 with its "Clash of the Titans" show in Athens. Today IFC commissioner Paul Smith tells us all about how and why the IFC will come to the land of the original Olympics and the ancient sport that is the forerunner of mixed martial arts, Pankration. And we will also have a report from the Ring of Fire 2 mixed martial arts and kickboxing event held this past Saturday in Denver, Colorado.Tuesday, February 13 -- After taking a break from fighting and returning to the UFC in December, Evan Tanner is wasting no time in his quest for a world title. Evan will challenge UFC middleweight champion Tito Ortiz in a title bout at UFC XXX on February 23 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Today we speak with Evan. Also, Lions Den fighter Joe Hurley returns to mixed martial arts action on February 24 at the King of the Cage 7 in the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California against Charlie Kohler. Today we speak with Joe. Wednesday, February 14 -- Is Tito Ortiz the best under-200 pound mixed martial arts fighter in the world? Judge for yourself, as he will put his UFC middleweight belt on the line at UFC XXX on February 23 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey against Evan Tanner. Today we speak with Tito. Fabiano Iha is also on this UFC XXX card, facing Phil Johns in a lightweight fight. Today we speak with Fabiano. And Doug Fischer of Houseofboxing.com also joins us with his regular analysis of the latest in the "Sweet Science." Look for more information soon on this segment with Doug Fischer becoming a regular weekly feature here on "No Holds Barred." Thursday, February 15 -- Today we once again say "Aloha" to Super Brawl promoter T. Jay Thompson, whose Super Brawl XX show takes place on February 23 at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. T. Jay discusses this card, which features official Shooto fights. Also joining us is Vladimir Borodin, one of the top Muay Thai instructors in the US, who tells us about the K-1 kickboxing show in the Netherlands that took place on February 4. Vladimir also talks all about his academy, Borodin's Muay Thai Gym, located in the Sheepshead Bay section on Brooklyn. Friday, February 16 -- The 2001 World Championships of Wrestling are scheduled to come to New York's Madison Square Garden in September, and today USA Wrestling and NYC 2012 are holding a kickoff announcement and media luncheon in New York City to discuss it. We will have a report from this event, which takes place at noon ET, shortly before our live webcast, including hopefully having some wrestling notables as guests. Kipp Kollar, president of the North American Grappling Association, also joins us to discuss the Garden State Grappling Challenge, to be held this Saturday, February 17, at the Central Regional Middle School in Bayville, New Jersey. |
| Tuesday - February 13, 2001 |
From the event's promoter Sven Bean (thanks to Heath Dudley):  Results of Ring of Fire 2 "TRIAL BY FIRE" Saturday, February 10, 2001 Radisson North Graystone Castle Denver, Colorado Approximate attendance: 1,200 Issaias Martinez def. Chris Cisneros - rear naked choke - round 1 LW tournament semifinals: Jake Hattan def. Rick Bowen - arm bar - round 1 Leonard Garcia def. Shawn Simpson - flying triangle choke - round 1 MW tournament semifinals: Jay Jack def. Gabriel Garcia - majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28) Cruz Chacon def. Pete Spratt - split decision (BAD decision) CW tournament semifinals John Herrera def. Chad Johnson - bicep choke - round 1 Jim Theobold def. Gabriel Duran - rear naked choke - round 1 LW tournament finals Leonard Garcia def. Jake Hattan - guillotine choke - round 2 MW tournament finals Jay Jack def. Cruz Chacon - standing guillotine choke - round 3 CW tournament finals Jim Theobold vs. John Herrera - arm bar - round 2 Main event Eric Payne def. Duane Ludwig - rear naked choke - :35 of round 1 |
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An incredible card is definitely set to "shake" Evansville as HOOKnSHOOT presents "QUAKE" featuring three HnS Championship Title matches, four Official SHOOTO matches and one women's' fight.
HOOKnSHOOT makes tickets available for this event at it's exclusive online store! Order tickets now and make sure you get great seats to this live event! ORDER TODAY! COMPLETE CARD - SUBJECT TO CHANGE: 8 MAN 99 KG & Up Submission Wrestling Tournament - Final American Qualifier for ADCC 2001 LADIES ABSOLUTE STYLE: JUDY NEFF (Wrestling) vs. JESSICA ROSS (Gracie Jiu Jitsu). Much can be said for both women. Judy, the wife of Roger Neff, has had a handful of fights and has managed to pull out several victories. Meanwhile, Jessica, a Gracie Jiu Jitsu practitioner and training partner of Angelo Popofski, will make her long-awaited fighting debut in a bout that already has people talking. OFFICIAL "SHOOTO" MATCHES: (2 x 5 MIN - MIDDLEWEIGHT) MIKE WILLUS (University of Pittsburgh MMA Club) vs. VIRGIL STREZLECKI (ranked #10) (Chicago Fight Team). Willis, now 3-0 in HnS, continues to improve with each outing and Virgil, quickly improving himself, is always out for the win. (3 x 5 MIN - MIDDLEWEIGHT) FABIANO GONCALVES (Boxing/Jiu Jitsu) vs. CHRIS LYTLE (Integrated Fighting). Gonzales, a tough Brasilian veteran of Sergio Baterelli's IFC event, is set to make his U.S. debut but must first get past Chris Lytle. An ADCC U.S. Trials runner-up, this Jason Godsey trained athlete is also undefeated in HnS. An interesting bout to say the least. (2x 5 MIN -WELTERWEIGHT) RYOJI YOSHIZAWA (USA Shooto) vs. JEFF CURRAN (Pedro Sauer Jiu Jitsu). Although little is known about Yoshizawa in the mainstream, all reports say that he is a fighting machine with an undefeated record. Curran, with his only losses to the likes Henry Matamoros and Phil Johns, is also known for being one tough customer! The two battle it out in the welterweight division. (3 x 5 MIN - MIDDLEWEIGHT) JAY BUCK (Chicago Fight Team) vs. STEVE BERGER (Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu Jitsu). Buck, currently ranked #5 and Berger at #2 make an incredible fight on paper. Berger, making a habit of fighting the best in the game, takes his hard-hitting standup and BJJ talents to Buck's relentless Boxing and wrestling skills. A definitely clash that you would NOT want to miss. HnS PANCRASE STYLE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP JASON WALLS (CHAMPION) vs. PAT BENSON (Special Submission Fighting Rules). Since September 20, 1997 Jason "The Survivor" Walls has successfully defended his HnS Lightweight Submission Fighting Championship. With a MMA record of 9-1, Jason is the current and longest reigning champion in HnS history and has scored some of the quickest submission victories in the sport. Since his serious auto accident, he has been plagued with injuries and is hoping to retire without another loss. One problem, Pat Benson is one of the best up-and-coming fighters and a 2000 ADCC Trials Runner Up as well as a 8-2 record in MMA. Pat has excellent wrestling, striking and submission skills and trains with the likes of Rodrigo Vaghi and Steve Berger. This could very well make him Walls toughest match ever. HnS ABSOLUTE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP PHIL JOHNS (Silverbacks Team) vs. SEAN WILMOT (Mass. Submission Fighting). Johns, the tough as nails champion, tries to continue his winnings. Wilmot is hungry for the championship and has had excellent showings in previous HnS cards including a KO that is a "highlight keeper"! HnS ABSOLUTE FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (To Fill Vacant Title) TRAVIS PHIPPEN (American Jiu Jitsu Academy) vs. ICHAKU MURATA (Relson Gracie Jiu Jitsu). Murata made a definite impact in the ADCC Trials earlier in the year by defeating his first round opponent in only :15 with a textbook kneebar. At HnS "Fusion" Murata was able to pull the kneebar out of nowhere to defeat seasoned veteran, Jeremy Bolt. Travis Phippen is the 2000 winner of the Gold Medal in the Pankration Games in Greece. Quite possibly one of the greatest accomplishments in the sport. Phippen also did battle with Jeremy Bolt in a definite show stopper that still has fans talking. Only one man will leave with the championship. HnS ABSOLUTE LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (To Fill Vacant Title) JOHN "THE SAINT" RENKEN (Team Havoc) vs. SCOTT HENZE (Freestyle). Renken is notorious for getting raw deals and bad press despite being a "man of the cloth." Renken is not only a preacher but one of the most seasoned fighters in the Midwest and can seemingly pull an unexpected victory out of thin air. He has competed in Pride and Pancrase in Japan and is nicknamed the "Saint". Henze, on the other hand, has a "bad boy" image that leaves his opponents wondering what he will do next. On many occasions, Henze's opponents fall victim to a HARD suplex or Judo throw that sets up his brutal, ground-and-pound assault or submission attack. Good vs. Evil, the Saint vs. the Sinner.....whatever cliche you can put in, it's going to be a great match. |
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From the event's promoter: The monthly RITC event in Phoenix will take place on Thursday, February 22 at 7:30 PM at Celebrity Theatre. Roland Sarria's Brausa Cage Warriors will be going head to head against the Shark Tank fighting team from California. Homer Moore, Allan Sullivan, Edwin Dewees, Bill Cameron and David Harris will be defending their RITC titles. The Super Heavyweight fight between Justin Lyon (6'4", 365 lbs) and Kauai Kuphiea (6'5", 280 lbs) is shaping up to be a war. There will be 16 fights including one female title bout featuring Michele Farrow. For more information, please visit www.celebritytheatre.com or www.rageinthecage.com or call 480-446-8127. |
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| Thursday - February 15, 2001 |
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From the event's promoter: Saturday, February 17th (10 AM to 4 PM) Doors open 10:00am; Competition begins at 11:00am Central Regional Middle School, Forest Hills Parkway Bayville, NJ 08721 (Just outside Toms River) Over 50 Gi & No-Gi (Kids, Teen, Women, Senior & Adult) Grappling Divisions NO GI DIVISIONS use standard NAGA Rules, GI DIVISIONS use standard BJJ Rules In the ABSOLUTE DIVISION, JEFF MONSON (2000 Abu Dhabi Champion) will be competing against the NAGA's best. For more info, call Kipp Kollar at (860) 635-1867 or Email President@Nagafighter.com |
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In this issue...| Friday - February 16, 2001 |
From DSE USA
Dream Stage Entertainment announced 3 main matches for PRIDE.13 to be held at Saitama Super Arena...PRIDE.13 DATE: March 25, 2001 GATE OPEN 3:00 PM FIGHT START 5:00 PM PLACE: Saitama Super Arena (Omiya, Saitama Pref., Japan) Announced Match-ups: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Vanderlei Da Silva Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Kenneth Wayne Shamrock Renzo Gracie vs. Dan Henderson OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Mark Coleman, Heath Herring, Guy Mezger, Masaaki Satake, Akira Shoji, etc. (Card subject to change)
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From the event's promoter: Hughes Added To Upcoming RINGS USA Card  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Matt Hughes, one of the top lightweight fighters in the world, has been added to the RINGS USA: Battle of the Best event, scheduled for March 17 at Harveys Casino. Hughes, who was ranked No. 1 in the world before two recent losses, has wins in the UFC, WEF, Extreme Challenge, Super Brawl, RINGS Japan and RINGS Australia events. He will face Brett Al-Azzawi of Kalamazoo, Mich., a veteran of Extreme Challenge, Danger Zone and Hook N Shoot events. The Hughes-Al-azzawi bout replaces the Brad Kohler-Jason Allar fight, which was scrapped when Allar elected not to accept the rematch. RINGS USA March 17, Harveys Casino, Council Bluffs, Iowa ORDER OF BOUTS
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| Saturday - February 17, 2001 |
Press release from MVP SPORTSBOOK
MAKE MONEY ON THE UFC? YOU BET! Do you think you can pick the winners of the upcoming UFC? Then MVP SPORTSBOOK says to put your money where your mouth is. MVP SPORTSBOOK, a completely licensed, legal, and regulated sportsbook located in San Jose Costa Rica has become the first sportsbook in history to post lines on the UFC. "We wanted to be the first sportsbook to offer lines on a sport that we feel is ready to take off", says MVP linesmaker Leo Shafto. "I have a love for the sport and the utmost respect for the fighters. We hope that by offering odds on such events will help legitimize the sport on a level similar to football or basketball. It's a great sport and deserves recognition as such. I think true fans of the sport would relish the opportunity to test their knowledge and wager on the fights. I mean it takes guts to get in the ring and it takes guts to trust your convictions and bet on a fight." MVP SPORTSBOOK also offers odds on all major sporting events,reality tv shows, and even features a state of the art on-line casino. Opening an account takes less than 5 minutes and all clients who say that they came from Full Contact Fighter will receive a 10% sign up bonus on their initial deposit. Payouts are via bank check and can be requested 7 days a week. To view the latest odds on the UFC or to sign up, visit them at www.mvpsportsbook.com or call toll free at 1-888-771-9076. (UFC odds are posted on the website under the category of Futures/Props). |
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From Stars MMA Training center, home of the Md Wt. King of Pancrase: "PANCRASE 2001 PROOF TOUR" Saturday, March 31, 2001 Doors open: 5:30PM Fights start: 6:30PM Namihaya Dome(Osaka, Japan)
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by Josh Gross Colusa, Calif. - 2-18-01 Jerry Bohlander's attempt at rising to the top of the mixed martial arts 199lbs. division suffered a setback Sunday night as he lost a three-round decision to Millenia Jiu-Jitsu standout, Romie Aram. Dominating position for the first two rounds, Aram opened a cut above Bohlander's left eye with a solid punch, but couldn't finish the Lions Den fighter. Bohlander came out strong in the third and final round, yet failed to sway the judges and fell to 1-1 in his comeback bid. Controversy engulfed the match between Jesus is Lord fighter, Kai Kamaka, and Combat Grappling's Joe Stevenson. Referee Larry Landless stopped the fight at 2:16 of round one, after what he thought was a Kamaka tap-out. After further discussion, both Kamaka and Landless said the stoppage was a mistake because Landless mistook a problem with Kamaka's glove for the signal of surrender. Kamaka was gracious in defeat and it appears as if a rematch could be in the works. The King of the Cage Featherweight Championship was up for grabs as Dave Valasquez faced Submission Factory fireplug, Charlie Valencia. Both fighters battled back and forth, trading submission attempts and strikes for three rounds. The best fight of the night came down to the judges' cards and Valencia was awarded the decision, becoming KOTC Featherweight Champ. The rest of the results are as follows:
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From the event's promoter: The Extreme Challenge Trials, a series of amateur events that conclude with the Mixed Martial Arts Nationals at the end of the year, is scheduled to begin its 2001 season in Bloomington, Minn. The Trials are scheduled for April 20 at the Knights of Columbus hall. The event consists of 5 weight divisions -- 150-under, 170-under, 190-under, 210-under and heavyweight. The winners of each weight division will earn berths into the Nationals. To enter the single-elimination event, call Ed Connelly at 319 650-8585. Entry fee is $25 up to April 13... it is $30 during the week of the show. |
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THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19-23: by Eddie Goldman
It will be a weekend to excite the fight fans and exhaust the fight journalists, After the Rage in the Cage mixed martial arts event in Phoenix on Thursday, this coming Friday will see the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to Atlantic City and the return of Super Brawl to Honolulu. Not to be outdone, Saturday will bring us the King of the Cage in San Jacinto, California, the Rings "King of Kings" finals in Tokyo, Winter Wars 2001 kickboxing and mixed martial arts in Augusta's Fort Gordon, Vengeance at the Vanderbilt kickboxing and grappling in Long Island's Plainview, the International Grappling Games in Las Vegas, and Roy Jones, Jr. fighting in Tampa. As always, "No Holds Barred" will strive to provide discussion of all these events.Even we can't be in two places at once, so we will be traveling to Friday's UFC in Atlantic City and Saturday's Vengeance at the Vanderbilt in Plainview, with live shows in Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal on Thursday and Friday. Come on down and join us if you can. "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). Now there is an even easier way to listen to all the news and interviews we provide on "No Holds Barred" about mixed martial arts, grappling, boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling. We have a new, direct link that lets you play the show when it is on live, or play the archive after the live show. It is: http://www.eyada.com/redirect/redirect.cfm?id=20 Monday, February 19 -- We are closed for the President's Day holiday in the US, so we will be repeating the show of Friday, February 16 -- The 2001 World Championships of Wrestling will come to New York's Madison Square Garden September 26-29, and today USA Wrestling and NYC 2012 held a kickoff announcement and media luncheon in New York City. We had a report on it, including interviews with Olympic gold medalist Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner, and star actor Billy Baldwin, himself a former wrestler and a big supporter of the world's oldest sport. Also Kipp Kollar, president of the North American Grappling Association, discussed the Garden State Grappling Challenge, to be held Saturday, February 17, at the Central Regional Middle School in Bayville, New Jersey. And Jay Findling, wrestling commissioner for the New York City Public School Athletic League, commented on the state of wrestling in America's largest city. Tuesday, February 20 -- We open our live shows for this busy week with a report and interviews from the UFC XXX press conference held at noon today at Manhattan's Time Out sports bar. Doug Fischer of Houseofboxing.com also joins us with his regular weekly analysis of the latest in the world of boxing, including a preview of Saturday's Roy Jones, Jr. fight in Tampa, and whatever else comes up in the unpredictable "Sweet Science." Dick Cole, the Boxing Administrator for the State of Texas, who also regulates all combat sports, joins us to discuss boxing, shootfighting, and the prospects for mixed martial arts in the Lone Star State. Also, Mike Carlson of the Augusta Martial Arts Academy talks with us about the Winter Wars 2001 kickboxing and mixed martial arts event this coming Saturday in Augusta, Georgia's Fort Gordon. Wednesday, February 21 -- The King of the Cage heavyweight championship will be on the line February 24 when champion Ricco Rodriguez takes on challenger Paul Buentello at the King of the Cage 7 in the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California. Today in separate interviews we speak with both Ricco and Paul. Also, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu star Matt Serra returns to the ring in a freestyle grappling fight at the Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 11 in Plainview, New York. Today Matt discusses that with us. Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23 -- It's live from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City both Thursday and Friday as we preview Friday night's UFC XXX. Expect interview with fighters and the usual array of UFC dignitaries, experts, and groupies. We also will have a prefight analysis of Saturday's King of the Cage 7 from mixed martial arts journalist Jeff Thaler, who will attend that event and report on it on "No Holds Barred" next week.
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KING of KINGS GRAND-FINAL February 24, 2001 Ryogokukokugikan, Tokyo OPEN 14:00 / START 15:00
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*Open-weight 9th K.O.P.- Semmy Schilt(Holland/Dave Jonkers Dojo) #1- Yuki Kondo(Pancrase Tokyo) #2- Kiuma Kunioku(Pancrase Yokohama) #3- KEI Yamamiya(Pancrase Tokyo) #4- Yoshiki Takahashi(Pancrase Tokyo) #5- Sanae Kikuta(Pancrase GRABAKA) #6- Osami Shibuya(Pancrase Yokohama) #7- Jason DeLucia(U.S.A./Pancrase Hybrid Budokan) #8- Katsuhisa Fujii(freelance) #9- vacant #10- vacant *Light heavyweight(under 90kg) K.O.P.- vacant *1st K.O.P. KEI Yamamiya resigned the title on Feb. 15th, 2001. #1- Ikuhisa Minowa(Pancrase Yokohama) #2- Yuki Kondo(Pancrase Tokyo) #3- Sanae Kikuta(Pancrase GRABAKA) #4- Omar Bouiche(Sweden/Stockholm All Style Fighting Arts) #5- Brian Gassaway(U.S.A./AIKI Training Hall) #6- Kosei Kubota(Pancrase Yokohama) #7- Daisuke Ishii(Pancrase Tokyo) *Middleweight(under 80kg) 1st K.O.P.- Nathan Marquardt(U.S.A./Colorado Stars) #1- Shonie Carter(U.S.A./AIKI Training Hall) #2- Kiuma Kunioku(Pancrase Yokohama) #3- Chris Lytle(U.S.A./I.F. Academy) #4- Genki Sudo(Pancrase GRABAKA) |
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By Joel Gold 
As I drove up Broadway to the point where it intersects with Amsterdam Avenue on the upper west side of Manhattan, I came across a sight never seen before, by my eyes or other's...UFC posters featuring Tito Ortiz lined the streets of the trendy west side. I was making my way to the "new" UFC's first fighter press conference at Time Out, a sports bar that shows UFC Pay-Per-View events to the unfortunate cable subscribers that don't otherwise get to see the event.Food, drink and even press kits followed as I made my way past the press and fans that came to hear what the combatants had to say about their upcoming bouts this Friday in Atlantic City. The two title matches were showcased at the conference...Tito Ortiz will be defending his Middleweight Title against challenger Evan Tanner;"The Pulverizer" 
Jens Pulver and Japan's Kaoru Uno will fight for the vacant Bantamweight Title. New UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, UFC President Dana White and MMAC Commissioner Jeff Blatnick were on hand to answer questions. Introductions were made and questions were answered as pictures were snapped of the talented fighters who enjoyed being treated like the true professional athletes they are. Jeremy Horn, local fighter Phil Baroni, fight manager/Extreme Challenge promoter Monte Cox, and Matt Hughes were also in attendance.
Tito Ortiz, on how he will be able to stop Evan Tanner's aggressive knees and elbows...Tanner has never fought anybody like me...ever. I'm aggressive; I come out 100% hard with aggression. I'm going to try and stop everything he does. I'm a good wrestler, but I also have good strikes. So, maybe you are going to see a submission, you may see takedowns, you may see knockouts. I'm going out and letting everything fly. There's nothing holding back. I'm gonna let everything go, punches, kicks, elbows, knees, submissions--head-locks, arm-locks, leg-locks, you are going to see everything. I'm going show what mixed martial arts need to be shown. Evan Tanner when asked about striking the body of Ortiz--as he did in his last bout against Lance Gibson with great success... I'm going to try and hit him wherever I can. Like Tito said, it's going to be a great fight. It is going to be tough; this will be my toughest fight to date. If Tito comes out strong and gives 100%-I expect that, it's going to be a great fight. I'm definitely going to try and hit him whenever I can and do everything to win. [Tito chimes in "it is going to be hard!"] 
Jeremy Horn on his opponent Elvis Sinosic...I know he's tough, he takes a lot of fights on short notice, so I think that he's always training, always ready to fight, he doesn't need to prepare for a big fight. I know he's primarily a ground fighter, but it looks like he kicks pretty hard, so hopefully I can take advantage of that. When asked if he sees this being more of a stand-up fight... If I have anything to say about it, it will...I know he's good on the ground so...keep it where he's weakest. KEEP CHECKING BACK ALL WEEK AS WE WILL HAVE UPDATES EACH DAY LEADING UP TO FIGHT DAY. |
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From the event's promoter: World Free-Fighting Championships 
The World Free-Fighting Championships return to the Bronco Bowl (www.broncobowl.com) on Saturday, March 3, for an exciting night of mixed martial arts action. UFC veterans Anthony "Mad Dawg" Macias and Sam "The Experience" Adkins headline the nine-bout card which also includes two kickboxing matches. Full Contact Fighter contributor and New York kickboxing
sensation Derek Panza also makes his Dallas/Ft. Worth debut. Lion's Den members Guy Mezger and Alex Andrade will also be in attendance. For the second time, the Texas Boxing Commission will sanction the event as part of a long-standing effort to bring credibility to our sport. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Chuck Norris' Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation.
For more information or if you would like to compete in the next event, please contact Clyde Gentry III at nhbmonster@hotmail.com.For ticket information, please call Star Tickets at 888.597.7827 or go to any Albertson's supermarket. The Bronco Bowl is located at 2600 Ft. Worth Ave, Dallas, TX 75211. |
| Thursday - February 22, 2001 |
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By Tom DeFazio 
Atlantic City was hit with a nasty snowstorm that dropped 6-7 inches of white stuff on the city, forcing the Atlantic City Airport to close down and reroute flights to Newark and Philadelphia airports. Luckily all fighters were already in town by the time the storm hit. During today's press conference at the Taj, as the storm got into full swing outside, there was a bit of a storm developing indoors as well. There was some heavy tension between Curtis Stout and Phil Baroni who are set to face each other in one of the preliminary matches. Luckily cooler heads prevailed and they will settle their differences in the Octagon tomorrow night.
At the Fighter/Manager meeting later in the evening, it was announced that Frank Shamrock [pictured here with Kaoru Uno] would be joining the broadcast team with Jeff Blatnick and Mike Goldberg. Former UFC champions Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr showed up for the meeting, this is Kerr's first time attending a UFC since he and the old organization had a parting of the ways some three and a half years ago. Former Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman is also in town for the show.Yesterday we brought you Jeremy Horn's thoughts on his opponent from "down under",Elvis Sinosic; today, we bring you Elvis' thoughts...
We'll leave you with a shot of Evan Tanner, Lorenzo Fertitta & Tito Ortiz and the middleweight belt.Be sure to check back tomorrow, we'll have quotes from Bobby Hoffman, Pedro Rizzo, and more! |
Phil Baroni on his opponent Curtis Stout...
Curtis Stout on Baroni...
Elvis on his training background...|
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| Friday - February 23, 2001 |
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(Special Thanks To Eddie Goldman) Pictured: Rizzo after his win over Barnett
Lots of celebs in the audience, among them...Don Frye, Sammy Hagar, Kevin Randleman, Mark Coleman & Renzo Gracie (Mark and Renzo are pictured at right)Full coverage in the next issue of FCF. |
| Saturday - February 24, 2001 |
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Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii February 23, 2001 By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com Super Brawl XX had a little more action and unusual circumstances than normal MMA events that I have attended or even seen on video. In fact, this was the craziest series of events that I have ever heard of. First off, Brennan Kamaka steps in for his brother Kai, when Kai injures his knee the day before the event, even with a rib injury that has not totally healed. In fact, that injury cost him the match. Then, one of Kaleo Padilla's corner men ran into the ring and jumped on Anthony Torres when he was mounting Padilla. Egan Inoue (Torres' corner man) rushed in to push Padilla's corner man off and people just kept rushing into the ring throwing wild punches. There must have been 30 people in the ring fighting at one point. The police stepped into the ring and did the only thing they could, started spraying Pepper spray like there was no tomorrow. Eventually the fight broke up, but my wife and my brother's girlfriend got to experience the second hand effects of Pepper spray. It did not bother me (don't ask why I wasn't affected). Augie Padaken, brother of Cheyenne "Oh Can He Punch" Padaken, stepped in to replace Niko Vitale on 24 hours notice to fight Charlie Anderson and pulled out a majority decision. After a much needed intermission, Mansour Heidari was told that he was not allowed to wear his wrestling shoes to fight, right after both he and his opponent, Ron Jhun, were in the ring. Wearing shoes or shirts (lycra or otherwise) is strictly prohibited in Shooto. Heidari, an Olympic wrestler from Iran, replied, "I am a wrestler. I wear wrestling shoes." Promoter T. Jay Thompson instructed him that he either take off the shoes or he must forfeit the match. Heidari turned around and walked out of the ring, thus forfeiting the match. He raised his hands, waving to the crowd, as the crowd booed him all the way back to the dressing rooms. He responded to the crowd by giving the fans two thumbs down. 
If all that wasn't enough, Din Thomas almost forfeited his match because he resisted taking off his lycra shirt, which is also prohibited by Shooto rules. After some protest (and Jaime Levine yelling, "New rules again? And you're telling me fucking today [about them]?"), Thomas agreed to take off his shirt and the fight went on as scheduled. After Thomas' skillful submission [pictured: Thomas submits Bozo with a triangle-arm bar], Thomas topped off the evening's weird event by telling the crowd that "they just witnessed another Din Thomas performance." This brought a ton of boos from the crowd as Thomas danced to the music back to his dressing room. Thomas certainly did not pick up any Hawaii fans, that's for sure. Other than the weird events that seemingly would not end, the matches were very exciting with a ton of reversals and some solid stand up exchanges. These events are certainly not good for the sport, but it was an incredible spectacle to experience, especially where you are sitting in, what I like to affectionately term, "the blood row." For full fight descriptions, post fight interviews and more details on the wacky incidents, you have to subscribe to Full Contact Fighter, if you haven't already.B Class Fights 2x5 Minute Rounds #1 Welterweight Abe Rodriguez 5'8" 150lbs (Grappling Unlimited) 2-1 [Shooto 0-1] Def. David Yeung 5'8" 150lbs (AMC/Haru Shimanishi) Pro debut By submission via rear choke (strangle) at 4:28 minutes in Round 1. #2 Light Heavyweight Aristides "Arti" Brito 5'7" 175 lbs (Team Rival) WEF Veteran Def. Brennan Kamaka (Jesus is Lord) 2-5 [Shooto 0-1] By verbal submission, primarily due to pre-existing rib injury being re-injured, at :50 seconds in Round 1. #3 Light Heavyweight Anthony Torres 5'8" 185lbs (Grappling Unlimited) 2-0 Amateur Def. Kaleo Padilla (Big Island) 4-0 Amateur By disqualification when one of Padilla's corner men jumped into the ring and onto Torres, which caused a fight between the whole Big Island team versus Grappling Unlimited inside the ring. #4 Constructed Weight (169.9lbs) John Chrisostomo 5'7" 169.9lbs (Grappling Unlimited) [Shooto 0-1] Def. Scott Bills 5'7" 165lbs (Team Rival) [Shooto 0-1] IFC Tournament Winner By majority decision [(19-19), (20-19), (19-19)] after two rounds. #5 Heavyweight Auggie Padaken 6'1" 200lbs (Team Tiger) Def. Charlie Anderson 5'10" 190lbs (Team Rival) WEF Veteran 1-0 By majority decision [(20-20), (20-18), (20-18)] after two rounds. A Class Fights: 3 X 5 Minute Rounds #6 Light Heavyweight < Ranked #6 Shooto Light Heavyweight > Ronald "The Machine Gun" Jhun 5'9" 180lbs (Jesus is Lord) [Shooto 2-2] IFC US Light Heavyweight Champion Def. Mansour Heidari 5'11" 180lb (Team Rival) 7-2 WEF Veteran, Former Iranian Olympic Wrestler By forfeit because Heidari would not agree to fight without his wrestling shoes, which is prohibited in Shooto. #7 Constructed Weight < Ranked #7 Shooto Welterweight > Din Thomas 5'10" 147.5lb (Internal Power) 11-1[Shooto 1-1] WEF VII Super featherweight Champ [Shooto 2-2] MMA Writers ranked #4 Def. Stephen "Bozo" Palling 5'6" 147.5lbs (Jesus is Lord) 3-2 < Ranked #5 Shooto Lightweight > Submission via triangle-arm bar from the guard at 3:53 minutes in Round 1. #8 Middleweight Paul Rodriguez 5'7" 167lbs (Internal Power) 10-3 [Shooto 0-1] WEF Veteran Def. Ray "Bradda" Cooper 5'7" 167lbs (Jesus is Lord) 6-3 [Shooto 4 -2] < Ranked #3 Shooto Middleweight > Super Brawl 3 Tournament winner Former #1 ranked Shooto Middleweight Submission via arm bar from the guard at 2:58 minutes in Round 1. |
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From Susumu's Gallery: 1) KANEHARA Hiromitsu (178cm, 92.5kg) wins over Dave Menne (178cm 88.8kg) K.O. by right hook at 3:24 of 3R (2R decision 19-19, 18-19, 19-19) 2) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira (191cm, 102.6kg) wins over Volk Han (190cm, 107kg) Decision; 20-18, 20-19, 20-19 3) Randy Couture (185cm, 102kg) wins over KOSAKA Tsuyoshi (181cm, 102kg) Decision; 20-19, 20-19, 20-19 4) Valentijn Overeem (190cm, 104.2kg) wins over YAMAMOTO Norihisa (190cm, 93.2kg) Submission by arm bar at 0:45 of 1R Single bouts 5) Alistair Overeem (195cm, 95kg) wins over Vladimer Tchanturia (180cm, 103.8kg) Submission by rear naked choke at 1:06 of 1R 6) Nogueira wins over KANEHARA Submission by rear naked choke at 0:27 of 2R 7) Overeem wins over Couture Submission by front choke at 0:56 of 1R 8) YANAGISAWA Ryushi wins over SAKATA Wataru Decision; 18-19, 20-19, 20-19 9) Renato Babalu wins over TAMURA Kiyoshi Decision; 20-20, 20-19, 20-19 10) Nogueira wins over Overeem Submission by shoulder choke at 1:20 of 1R |
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Soboba Casino San Jacinto, Calif. February 24, 2001 By Josh Gross 
After a brief road trip to Michigan, the King of the Cage returned home only to be greeted by a wet and dreary Southern California night. Despite the downpour, upwards of 5,000 ticket holders came out to witness one of the most unique nights of mixed martial arts action ever. Rain plagued much of the event playing havoc with the fighters, octagon and production. The action in the ring resembled something you'd see in a slip and slide commercial but, as per usual, the KOTC crew put on a fine show and solid fight card.[Photo of Mezger vs. Otsuka by Bryan Bazilauskas] King of the Cage Heavyweight World Championship: Ricco Rodriguez defends his title defeating Paul Buentello by knee-bar 4:16 of round two. King of the Cage Middleweight World Championship: Joe Hurley defends his title defeating Charlie Kohler by split decision. Pete Williams defeats Rick Lee Mathis. Mathis didn't answer the bell for round two and threw in the towel. Jeremy Williams defeats Yves Edwards by split decision. Guy Mezger defeats Alexander Otsuka by doctor stoppage because of a cut in round two. Rafiel Torre defeats Ioka Tauanuu by knee-bar 1:56 of round one. Alex Andrade defeats Yusuke Imamura by tap out from punches 2:46 of round one. Marvin Eastman defeats Floyd Sword by split decision. Jason Flynn defeats Dean Lister by split decision. Tony Galindo draws with Reggie Cardiel. Toshi Oyama defeats Mike Bourke by knockout 0:17 of round one. Victor Hunsaker defeats Kevin Hogan by arm-bar 4:36 of round one. Tony Heucias defeats Alex Rikard. Rikard didn't answer the bell for round two and threw on the towel. |
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ISSUES CALL FOR MEETING OF ALL U.S. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS PROMOTERS by Eddie Goldman, "No Holds Barred," eYada.com ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY -- We just may be seeing the first rays of the final light at the end of the tunnel in the protracted battle to get the sport of mixed martial arts fully sanctioned and legalized. In his address to the UFC XXX Fighters and Managers Meeting on Thursday, February 22, Larry Hazzard, commissioner of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, one of the most highly regarded athletic commissions, told all those assembled, "You have arrived as a legitimate sporting enterprise." After reminding everyone that back in November he had said he would see how the mixed martial arts events went in New Jersey, and then summon the promoters to a meeting to hammer out a common set of rules to govern the sport, he said that the time has now arrived to have this meeting to develop a refined and consolidated set of rules and regulations. Thus, he has issued a call to all mixed martial arts promoters in the United States to come together, at a date and time likely in early April, and a place to be determined, to accomplish this task. The results of this meeting would be made known to all the other athletic commissions, including their joint body, the Association of Boxing Commissions. Already Lorenzo Fertitta of the UFC and Paul Smith of the IFC have publicly supported this call. In an exclusive interview with Commissioner Hazzard, which will be played on my "No Holds Barred" show on eYada.com this Monday, February 26, he also stressed that unity among the promoters is essential at this time. To facilitate this historic initiative, I am working with him to help put together a list of all the mixed martial arts promoters in the US so that they can be fully informed about this meeting. While I have most of these contacts, I am asking that ALL mixed martial arts promoters in the USA send me their official contact information, including phone number, fax number, e-mail address, mailing address, and web site, so that I can forward them to Commissioner Hazzard. Please e-mail this information to: eddiegoldman@eyada.com, or phone me at (212) 863-1190. Thanks, and keep up the good fight! |
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THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 2: by Eddie Goldman
UFC XXX is in the books, capping off one of the biggest weekends in mixed martial arts history. We will be providing you coverage of the many fights that just took place, and more this week, including a number of live and taped interviews to offer you a chance to talk to the fighters themselves, as well as to get their on-the-spot immediate postfight reactions.We also are covering closely a major story: the call by Larry Hazzard, commissioner of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, to all mixed martial arts promoters in the United States to come together to a meeting to develop a common, refined, and consolidated set of rules and regulations to govern the sport of mixed martial arts. The taped interviews throughout the course of this week include comments by Commissioner Hazzard, as well as UFC fighters Fabiano Iha, Pedro Rizzo and his trainer Roberto Leitao, Elvis Sinosic, Kevin Randleman, and Phil Baroni. We also will play taped interviews from Saturday's Vengeance at the Vanderbilt kickboxing and grappling event in Plainview, New York, with mixed martial artists Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie, and John Weidler, and rising star kickboxer Tim Lane "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). Now there is an even easier way to listen to all the news and interviews we provide on "No Holds Barred" about mixed martial arts, grappling, boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling. We have a new, direct link that lets you play the show when it is on live, or play the archive after the live show. It is: http://www.eyada.com/redirect/redirect.cfm?id=20 Monday, February 26 -- We're back live in New York, and as usual will open the week with a bang. We have a report from this past Friday's UFC XXX and an evaluation of the "new UFC," as well as an analysis of this past Saturday's King of the Cage 7 from mixed martial arts journalist Jeff Thaler, who attended that event. We also will play the interview with Larry Hazzard, commissioner of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, where he discusses his call to all mixed martial arts promoters in the United States to come together to a meeting to develop a common, refined, and consolidated set of rules and regulations to govern the sport of mixed martial arts. And Doug Fischer of Houseofboxing.com also joins us with his regular weekly analysis of the latest in the world of the "Sweet Science," including a preview of Saturday's Evander Holyfield-John Ruiz fight, as well as a recap of this past Saturday's Roy Jones, Jr. fight in Tampa. Tuesday, February 27 -- Mixed martial arts fighter Romie Aram scored an upset last week at the Gladiator's Challenge when he defeated Jerry Bohlander of the Lions Den. Today we speak with Romie. And never at a loss for words is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter Wallid Ismail, who will share with us his plans and his thoughts on the world of combat sports. Wednesday, February 28 -- You may have seen Dr. Margaret Goodman ringside at many boxing events in Nevada. That is because she is a ringside physician for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, as well as its neurological consultant. Today she discusses a new project, the issuing of a manual on training and fighters' rights, that the commission will soon publish, a document Dr. Goodman says will be valuable not only to boxers, but mixed martial artists also. And Kid Peligro, the griot of grappling for the Abu Dhabi Combat Club news page, has just returned from the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Today he discusses preparations for the 2001 Submission Wrestling World Championships, to be held April 11-13, as well as this coming weekend's first annual Arnold World Gracie Submission Championships in Columbus, Ohio, part of the annual Arnold Fitness Weekend. Thursday, March 1 -- Will Mark Coleman return to action in Pride or the UFC? We may find out today, as the former UFC heavyweight champion and current Pride Grand Prix champion talks with us. Friday, March 2 -- It may not be listed on your calendar, but we have dubbed today "UFC Champions Day." Joining us will be UFC middleweight champion Tito Ortiz, who successfully defended his title with a stunning defeat of Evan Tanner at UFC XXX, and new UFC bantamweight champion Jens Pulver, who became the first fighter to hold that title with a decision over Kaoru Uno. |
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From the event's promoter: Mixed martial arts and Kickboxing return to Memphis with Fight Night at Newby's, Friday March 2. Amateur fighters from Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi will put it on the line at Newby's Restaurant located at 539 S. Highland in Memphis, TN. Fights start at 9:00 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. For advance tickets call Mid South Kickboxing (901)757-0985. There are still openings for a few fighters. Interested fighters call match maker, Jeff Mullen (901)757-0985. |
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Yamasaki’s Black Belt, Francisco Neto, has formally accepted an invitation to The Grapplers Quest Superfight Absolute Division. The Grapplers Quest is scheduled for Sunday, March 25th at The City College of New York in New York City.
The Grapplers Quest will feature 42 Submission Grappling Divisions for Men, Women, Executives and Children. The exciting feature of The Grapplers Quest is that you will watching history in the making. The Advanced Divisional winners will be automatically entered into The Superfight Absolute Division, which already features some of the top talent on the East Coast.Here is the invited fighter list to date: Invitee List: Francisco Neto, Yamasaki Black Belt Roni Cardoso, Fabio Gurgel and Team Alliance Black Belt Edson Carvalho, BJJ and 5th degree Judo Black Belt Nick Serra, Renzo Gracie Brown Belt Phil Baroni*, Wrestling and UFC fighter *FCF editor's note: Baroni states that he has told the promoter that he will not be competing Scott Schultz, Tai Kai Instructor and Pro Am Invitee Kenny Kronenberg, Grapplers Quest Superfight Champion Joe Diamond, Rickson Gracie Instructor and 2X Grapplers Quest Tournament Champion Quincy Rice, Wrestling and NHB Champion All of these fighters will be entering the arena against all of the advanced division winners, Sunday March 25th at Grapplers Quest! The Absolute Division offers the winners of the Advanced Divisions a chance to fight for $1,000 1st Place Prize, $500 for 2nd, $250 for 3rd Place, $125 for 4th Place (sponsored by anonymous). |
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Submitted by John Petrilli: Dewees defeats "A-Dawg" Last month, Allan "A-Dawg" Sullivan posted victories over two UFC veterans. The RITC XXV main event between 18 year old sensation Edwin "Babyface" Dewees and "A-Dawg" appeared "on paper" to be a potential mismatch. This definitely was not the case. Edwin won by arm bar submission at the 2:30 mark of round 1. A Thursday night crowd of 1,332 enjoyed 18 action packed fights. The next 10 monthly RITC shows at Celebrity Theatre are scheduled for Saturday nights. This should help to achieve sell-outs (2,651) for future events. Special guest Ricco Rodriquez, KOTC Heavyweight Champ, was on hand to enjoy the show. Ricco entered the cage and complimented promoter Roland Sarria on his RITC events and dedication to MMA. Ricco mentioned that at his last Pride event, he competed before 45,000 fans and that he would be fighting at KOTC 7 on Saturday night at the Soboba Casino in California. Two teams deserve special recognition. The Shark Tank from California went undefeated (3 - 0) for the evening and the Brausa Cage Warriors once again posted a stellar record (9 - 2). Results: Fight #1 Wes "The Wus" Wiggins (143 lbs), Brausa Submission Fighting defeated by submission (choke) 1:42 Rd 2 Michael Barney (142 lbs), Submission Wrestler Fight #2 John "The Predator" Levenson (148 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by submission (choke) 1:24 Rd 2 John "The Dragon" Upton (140 lbs), Wrestler Fight #3 John "Top Wop" Lansing (162 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by submission (choke) 2:04 Rd 1 Richard Thompson (142 lbs), Submission Grappler Fight #4 Brian "Tsunami" Ikagami (164 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by submission (knee bar) :19 Rd 1 Daniel "Dynamo" Traux (163 lbs), Streetfighter Fight #5 Joe Vigil (148 lbs), Wrestling defeated by decision (3 - 0) Santino Defranco (158 lbs), Brausa BJJ Fight #6 Shawn "Nuke" Upshur (152 lbs), Brausa Submission Fighter defeated by submission (choke) :34 Rd 2 Julian Samaniego (150 lbs), Freestyle Fight #7 Del "Filipino Delight" Hawkins (130 lbs),Savage Te Dawg Pound defeated by submission (choke) 2:58 Rd 1 Van Heng (145 lbs), Streetfighter Fight #8 Nathan Griego (158 lbs), Shark Tank defeated by submission (strikes) 2:11 Rd 1 Edward Sean Staples (155 lbs), Freestyle Fight #9 Attious Lish (169 lbs), Shark Tank defeated by submission (choke) 1:55 Rd 1 Joseph "Cannibal" Thompson (166 lbs), Pit Fighter Fight #10 Kevin Hickey (171 lbs), Freestyle defeated by submission (strikes) :47 Rd 1 Will "Thrill" Bimson (158 lbs), Brausa Academy Fight #11 Mike "Mangler" Berardi (180 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by decision (3 - 0) Eric Rosano (177 lbs), Karate Fight #12 Curt "The Tower" Howard (166 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by submission (strikes) 2:41 Rd 1 Robert Biggs (174 lbs), Savage Te Dawg Pound Fight #13 James "Sudden Death" Suddath (190 lbs), Team Phoenix defeated by doctor stoppage 2:11 Rd 1 Robert Devilbliss (185 lbs), Freestyle Fight #14 Mark Nocross (190 lbs), Streetfighter defeated by submission (choke) 1:42 Rd 2 Mike Rainier (190 lbs), Sreetfighter Fight #15 (Super Fight) Phillip Ortiz (220 lbs), Shark Tank defeated by submission (choke) :32 Rd 2 Justin "Big Dawg" Lyon (360 lbs), Savage Te Dawg Pound Fight #16 (Super Fight) Ryan "Raging Rhino" Roath (250 lbs), AZ Fight Club-Wrestling defeated by submission (fighter retirement) 3:00 Rd 1 Elvis Hinkle (207 lbs), Pit Fighter Fight #17 (Super Fight) Kauai "Hawaiian Assassin" Kuphiea (281 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by submission (strikes) 2:08 Rd 1 Trinity "T-Bone" Boykin (205 lbs), Streetfighter Fight #18 (Main Event) Edwin "Babyface" Dewees (198 lbs), Brausa Academy defeated by submission (arm bar) 2:30 Rd 1 Allan "A-Dawg" Sullivan (218 lbs), Savage Te Dawg Pound Next Event: Rage in the Cage XXVI Saturday March 24, 2001 Tickets are available at all Ticket Master locations (480-784-4444) or at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office. For more information, please visit www.celebritytheatre.com or www.rageinthecage.com or call 480-446-8127 |
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From the event's promoter: The Abyss in Houma, Louisiana March 31, 2001 Pro Card Darren Desalvo (LA) Vs. Jeremiah O'Neal (TX) Mike Herring (MS) Vs. Rob Morris (AL) Rich Clementi Vs. TBA GSE World Light-Heavyweight Title Bout Chad Cook (AL) Vs. Robby Newman (MS) Amateur Card Jimmy Terrel (MS) Vs. Fili Pese (TX) Joshua Mcdonald (LA) Vs. Glenn Smith (AL) Kelly Lasseigne (LA) Vs. Dave Whitney (LA) Shannon Holgate (LA) Vs. James Wakefield (LA) Charles Church (LA) Vs. Nathan Sanchez (LA) Dave Benefield Vs. TBA Aaron Williams (MS) Vs. TBA 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! |
| Tuesday - February 27, 2001 |
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Jeremy Horn Vs. Elvis Sinosic By Joel Gold  Click here to see the pictures |
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From the event's promoter: The Danger Zone Championship Series Auburn, IN. April 28, 2001 Don't miss this night of action packed mixed martial arts! The North American Danger Zone Championship belt is on the line for 8 Professional 135 lb fighters. Which one of these dynamic fighters will tough out the tournament and be crowned the Champion? Joe Cuff, Ben Bowden, Matt Hamilton, Itchaku Murata, Travis Phippen, Jeremy Bolt, Dan Swift, and Steve Hallock. There will also be 7 amateur tournaments with weight classes ranging form 135 lb. through hwt. We are taking applications now for the amateurs. Be sure to go to our website and fill out an application to fight. Get in before the catagories fill up! All tournaments are 4 man's. Tickets will be available at Amerisuites in Ft. Wayne 219-471-8522 available March 28. You can also contact the Danger Zone at 800-752-4335 and email severndd@cbpu.com Fighter entrance music will be provided by the band MadCap! Dan Severn will me on hand to sign autographs, as well as MMA merchandise, and DZ merchandise. Please check out our web site for more information www.the-dangerzone.com Dan Severn-Becky Levi The Danger Zone Inc. www.the-dangerzone.com |
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