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| Sunday - April 4, 2004 |
 EVT Results By Keith Mills Stockholm, Sweden -- The second installment of European Vale Tudo has sparked a battle for legitimacy in Sweden with several local newspapers publicly coming out against MMA. Thankfully everything went off without a hitch and even the city police chief was impressed, telling the promoters he will make public an official review favorable to the sport. The show itself was full of not only close matchmaking, but also first glimpses for the world press of European teams. In the main event, two-time ADCC qualifier and former HOOKnSHOOT Champion Travis Lutter defeated late replacement Grzegorz Jakubowski with a Kimura he actually started to sink in while on the way to the ground. Expect a full report in the next issue of Full Contact Fighter magazine.
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Sylvia Test Results Come Back Negative By Loretta Hunt On the heels of Friday night's high-octane UFC 47, heavyweight Tim Sylvia is sporting a clean bill of health. A relieved Sylvia contacted FCF to confirm that he had indeed passed the steroid test he'd taken this past Tuesday to be medically cleared for licensing under the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Sylvia's request to register with the Commission had been put on hold when a urinalysis test he'd taken on or around March 4th as part of his pre-fight medical work had come back positive for minute amounts of a performance enhancing agent in his system. The NSAC, as well as promoters Zuffa Sports Entertainment, have voiced their belief that these readings came from Sylvia's first and only use of an anabolic steroid some nine months ago. On that occasion, Sylvia was suspended four months and fined $7,500 of his $60,000 purse when tests following his September 26th UFC 44 title defense against Gan McGee came back positive for stanozolol metabolite. Subsequently, Sylvia renounced the title and the top position has been vacant ever since. With the March 4th test results still positive for Sylvia, the UFC chose to give the fighter one last chance by administering a final test with him on the Tuesday of fight week. Just minutes before the weigh-ins, Zuffa released a written statement announcing that Sylvia had not passed this second and final test and that the card would be altered. The Nevada State Athletic Commission was also under the same assumption, as they also confirmed to FCF that Sylvia's results were still positive. But, Sylvia says he was notified by Zuffa Friday that the results had actually not come in till that next day, and he was fit to fight, albiet a day too late. Sometimes things happen for a reason though, as the stress of last few week's suspense has undeniably put a strain on Sylvia's mindset. With an opportunity now to come in fresh and mentally unhindered, Sylvia says he is being considered as an opponent for Frank Mir, another heavyweight frontrunner for the belt, and that the bout might take place as early as June 19th's UFC 48. It has been rumored the victor of this match-up will move on to meet Belarussian fighter Andrei Arlovski for the heavyweight title. |
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at Reality Fighting 6 By Jim Genia
(April 3rd, Wildwood, New Jersey) They came to Wildwood to see action, the 700+ spectators who made the trek down to the furthest reaches of the Jersey coast, and thanks to the efforts of some game Tiger Schulmann Karate representatives, two ultra-intense flyweights, and one of the best up-and-coming lightweights the Northeast has to offer, action is what the fans got. Despite some last-minute card changes, promoter Kipp Kollar rolled with the punches, and made the sixth edition of Reality Fighting a solid one. Some highlights of the action in North America's only octagonal-shaped ring included:
Bill Scott (Team Renzo/Almeida-185 lbs) vs. Jay Kotsko (Ground Zero-178 lbs) Scott via guillotine at 4:40. Zach Maslany (Team Tiger Schulmann-155 lbs) vs. Rob Copenhaver (Practical Fighting Concepts-159 lbs) Maslany via triangle choke at 3:00. Lionel Cortez (Warrior Tribe Academy-180 lbs) vs. Dante Rivera (Team Renzo/Almeida-188 lbs) Rivera via decision. Charles Vuolo (Team KOA-160 lbs) vs. Colin O'Rourke (Team Renzo-170 lbs) O'Rourke via ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 2:14 - a complete domination by the more experienced fighter. Light-Heavyweight Championship Brian Lieberman (Planet Jiu-Jitsu-205 lbs) vs. Mike Stine (Team Tiger Schulmann-199 lbs) Stine via triangle choke at 0:54 of Round One - his third MMA bout, and his longest one thus far! Flyweight Championship Jay Isip (BAMA/Team Endgame-144 lbs) vs. Mike Easton (Team Lloyd Irvin-144 lbs) Easton via ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 1:42 or Round Two - the fight of the night! Lightweight Championship Kurt Pellegrino (Team Renzo/Almeida-155 lbs) vs. Muhsin Corbbrey (Team Lloyd Irvin-154 lbs) Pellegrino via decision after three rounds. |
| Monday - April 5, 2004 |
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Written By Michael Afromowitz muaythaimes@aol.com Fresh off his K-1 martial arts fighting debut victory, former linear heavyweight boxing champion, Shannon Briggs, will make his second start in "The New Fighting Sport" when he faces Gary Goodridge in a three-round K-1 Superfight during the Friday, April 30th, Pay-Per-View televised K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" extravaganza at Las Vegas, Nevada's Bellagio Hotel and Casino.
Goodridge (37-18 (27 KO's), a nine-year veteran of the martial arts fight game, will return to Las Vegas K-1 competition for the third straight year. On August 17, 2002, the 38-year-old powerhouse shocked the world by exploding all over longtime K-1 superstar and former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Heavyweight Champion, Mike Bernardo, with a flurry of punches that earned him a technical knockout win only a minute and thirty-eight seconds into the first round of the K-1 Bellagio Hotel and Casino Superfight. Goodridge is also a former Canadian amateur boxing champion. A native of Brooklyn, New York's Brownsville section that was also the childhood home of former heavyweight champions, "Iron" Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe, Briggs is best remembered for his November 22, 1997 12-round judges' decision victory over boxing legend, George Foreman. Briggs' skills have been showcased on nearly every major cable television network that airs boxing, including HBO, Showtime Network, ESPN, Madison Square Garden Network (MSG), and USA Network. His remarkable run that saw him win his first 25 professional contests garnered him coverage in leading sports and lifestyle publications, including Sports Illustrated, Vogue, and Vibe. MTV, CNN, and FOX Sports Network have all featured the fighter as a guest. During a recent interview on the popular NBC Network talk show "Last Call With Carson Daly," Briggs issued a challenge to Tyson. A man of many talents, Briggs has dabbled with careers in hip-hop recording, modeling, and acting. Last year, he made his silver screen debut in the Hollywood hit, "Bad Boys II," that co-starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. |
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From the event's promoter: International MMA Event Randy "The Natural" Couture and Matt "The Law" Lindland are proud to announce the biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) intercontinental championship event in the history of the Pacific Northwest. On the evening of April 17th at the domed sports arena on the campus of Mt. Hood Community College, SPORTFIGHT "The Ultimate Evolution of One on One Combat" presents a huge evening of power, speed and skill. Randy "The Natural" Couture is the only fighter in UFC history to hold three championship titles and was recently selected by fans as the UFC's #1 Fighter of All Time. Matt "The Law" Lindland is a 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist and UFC Fighting Legend. Together they operate Team Quest MMA Club in Gresham and with SPORTFIGHT they bring the competitive world of MMA to the Pacific Northwest. To highlight the international nature of the sport, two world-renowned fighters from Brazil will be on the April 17th card. In the main event powerful Carlos Baruch will go head to head against UFC veteran Benji Radach and in a featured match Glover Pexiera will attempt to take the SPORTFIGHT Light-Heavyweight Intercontinental Championship title from local phenomenon Matt Horwich. In other matches, Dennis Davis defends his Intercontinental Lightweight Championship title against Jeremy Saunders and Chris Leben puts his Intercontinental Middleweight Championship belt on the line against Justin Hawes. SPORTFIGHT is sanctioned and regulated by the Oregon Boxing Commission. Advanced tickets are available through TicketsWest.com or by calling 800-992-8499. Press Credentials and interviews with Randy "The Natural" Couture and Matt "The Law" Lindland are available upon request. |
| Wednesday - April 7, 2004 |
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From the event's promoter: For New Jersey Show 170-175lb. fighter needed for April 24th Ring of Combat event. Also need a 205lb. fighter for the same event. Preferably local to the area. If interested, please contact MMAFights@aol.com as soon as possible with your name, phone #, training background and fight experience. |
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Some fans are already calling this the greatest card in Super Brawl history! Get your tickets early.205lbs Enson Inoue (Purebred, Omiya 11-7) v Tom "Trauma" Sauer (Team Extreme Ocala, FL, 14-6) 205lbs Rich "Ace" Franklin (Team Extreme, Cincinnatti, OH, 12-1) v TBA 138lbs Jeff Curran (Team Extreme, 11-6-1) v Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred, Omiya, 6-6-2) 160lbs Ryan Bow (Purebred, Tokyo, 10-5) v "3D" Deshaun Johnson (HMC, 5-6) 155lbs Tetsuji Kato (Purebred, Omiya, 16-5) v Jason Dent (Indianapolis, 3-1) 150lbs Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred, Omiya, 9-5-1 v Antoine Skinner (Indianapolis, 4-3) Heavyweight Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (Team Extreme, Ohio, 14-6) v Ray "King Kong" Seraille (Grappling Unlimited, 3-5) 155lbs Toshikazu Iseno (Purebred, Omiya,) v Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran, 7-3) 128lbs Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya) v Billy "The" Kidd (Indianapolis, 2-0) 180lbs Kai Kamaka (808 Fight Factory) v TBA Joe Doerksen (Team Extreme, Winnepeg, Ca, 25-6) v Riki Fukuda (Purebred, Omiya) |
| Thursday - April 8, 2004 |
From Dream Stage Entertainment: FOUR MORE FIGHTERS ADDED TO TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004! LOS ANGELES, California - Four more participants have been added to the sixteen man heavyweight tournament, TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004, which will take place on April 25th, 2004 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The event is scheduled to debut on North American pay-per-view on same day delay. Newly Added Participants: Kevin "The Monster" Randleman Murilo "Ninja" Rua Ron "H20" Waterman Yoshiki Takahashi Previously Announced Participants: Mark "The Hammer" Coleman Hirotaka Yokoi Paulo Cesar "Giant" Silva Sergei Kharitonov Fedor Emelianenko Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring Stefan "Blitz" Leko Henry "Sentoryu" Miller Two of the previously announced competitors have dropped out---"Ice Cold" Igor Vovchanchyn due to injury and Sylvester "The Predator" Terkay for personal reasons. One of the most successful amateur wrestlers to make the transition to mixed martial arts, Kevin "The Monster" Randleman was a three time All-American and two time national wrestling champion at Ohio State University. He enters the tournament as a PRIDE FC veteran and as the UFC's former world heavyweight champion, having won the title with a win against Pete Williams at UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2. Along with Mark "The Hammer" Coleman, he is the second representative from the Hammer House Gym in this 16-man tournament. Murilo "Ninja" Rua is the official heavyweight representative in the tournament for the Chute Boxe Vale Tudo team of Brazil. With Chute Boxe's Wanderlei Silva having won the 2003 middleweight tournament, "Ninja" is looking to make it a sweep and continue Chute Boxe dominance! With a mixed martial arts record of 10-2, the 6'2", 250 lbs Ron "H20" Waterman is one of the most powerful men in the sport. His strength coupled with his wrestling and submission abilities makes this Colorado native one of the toughest match-ups in the tournament. A mixed martial arts veteran with nearly thirty wins in the Pancrase organization, Yoshiki Takahashi blends a solid stand up game with an array of submissions. Among this heavyweight fighter's list of career victories is a win over Wallid Ismail at UFC 12: Judgment Day. The final two remaining participants as well as the match-ups for the opening round will be announced soon. The schedule for the tournament will be as follows: PRIDE FC 16-Man Heavyweight Tournament TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 April 25, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Opening Round) CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2004 June 20, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Second Round) FINAL CONFLICT 2004 August 15, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Semi-Finals and Finals) PRIDE FC: TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 will premiere on North American pay-per-view through iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, Bell Express Vu, and Viewer's Choice Canada on Sunday, April 25th, 2004. The premiere time is 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST and the count down show is at 8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST Participants and fight card are subject to change. |
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| Saturday - April 10, 2004 |
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From Pancrase: (as of 4/5/2004) [Open-weight] the 10th Open-weight K.O.P. - Josh Barnett (U.S.A./New Japan Pro-Wrestling) #1 Yuki Kondo (PANCRASEism) #2 Semmy Schilt (Holland/Golden Glory) #3 Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASEism) #4 Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase GRABAKA) #5 Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASEism) #6 Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./Colorado Stars) #7 VACANT [Super heavyweight (221lbs. and over) ] the 1st Super heavyweight K.O.P. - VACANT #1 Semmy Schilt (Holland/Golden Glory) #2 Ron Waterman (U.S.A./Team Impact) #3 Keigo Takamori (Pancrase MEGATON) *UP from #4 #4 Tim Lajcik (U.S.A./Gladiators Training Academy) *DOWN from #3 #5 Sehaku (RJW/CENTRAL) #6 Jun Ishii (Chojin Club) #7 Jimmy Ambriz (U.S.A./New Japan Pro-Wrestling) #8 KENGO (PANCRASEism) [Heavyweight (199lbs.~under 221lbs.) ] the 1st Heavyweight K.O.P. - Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASEism) #1 Tsuyoshi Ozawa (Zendokai) #2 Katsuhisa Fujii (UFO) #3 Jason Godsey (U.S.A./I.F. Academy) [Light heavyweight (181lbs.~under 199lbs.) ] the 3rd Light heavyweight K.O.P. - Yuki Kondo (PANCRASEism) #1 Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase GRABAKA) #2 Ricardo Almeida (U.S.A./Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy) #3 Akihiro Gono (Pancrase GRABAKA) #4 Nilson de Castro (Brazil/Chute Boxe Academy) #5 Daisuke Watanabe (PANCRASEism) #6 David Terrell (U.S.A./Cesar Gracie Academy) #7 Yuki Sasaki (Pancrase GRABAKA) #8 Keiichiro Yamamiya (Pancrase GRABAKA) #9 Osami Shibuya (PANCRASEism) #10 Ikuhisa Minowa (freelance) [Middleweight (165.7lbs.~ under 181lbs.) ] the 4th Middleweight K.O.P. - Ricardo Almeida (U.S.A./Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy) #1 Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./Colorado Stars) #2 Izuru Takeuchi (SK Absolute) #3 Crosley Gracie (U.S.A./Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy) #4 Kazuo Misaki (Pancrase GRABAKA) #5 Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASEism) #6 Eiji Ishikawa (Pancrase GRABAKA) #7 Hidehiko Hasegawa (SK Absolute) #8 Shonie Carter (U.S.A./AIKI Training Hall) #9 Hikaru Sato (PANCRASEism) *IN! #10 Yuichi Nakanishi (freelance) *DOWN from #9 [Welterweight (152.5lbs.~ under 165.7lbs.) ] the 1st Welterweight K.O.P. - Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASEism) #1 Koji Oishi (PANCRASEism) #2 Takafumi Ito (PANCRASEism) #3 Kenichi Serizawa (Wajutsu Keishukai Suruga Dojo) #4 Satoru Kitaoka (PANCRASEism) #5 Hiroki Nagaoka (MMA Dojo DOBUITA) #6 Yuji Hoshino (Wajutsu Keishukai GODS) #7 Takuya Wada (SK Absolute) #8 Heath Sims (U.S.A./Team Quest) [Lightweight (141.4lbs.~ under 152.5lbs.) ] - VACANT [Featherweight (under 141.4lbs.) ] - VACANT |
| Sunday - April 11, 2004 - Happy Easter |
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Written By Michael Afromowitz muaythaimes@aol.com
"I'm coming back to defend my title. My plans are, like every year, to do my best and get to Japan at the end of the year," said a confident Williams. "My experience in K-1 so far has been a childhood dream come true. I just want to be able to go to Japan and become the first American to win the World Grand Prix title." Williams began an inspiring surge to stardom during last May's K-1 USA eight-man, single elimination tournament at Las Vegas's Mirage Hotel and Casino. As a K-1 tournament newcomer, the 23-year-old walked into the ring an 18 to 1 underdog. He quickly made believers out of observers, however, by upstaging defending champion, Michael McDonald, during the opening tournament round. In a semifinal round matchup with Japan's Yusuke Fujimoto, Williams opened up and scored two knockdowns - the first with a head kick and the second with a straight right hand - to earn a technical knockout victory in the second round of battle. The championship round saw Williams square off with six-time world kickboxing champion and former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas Cruiserweight Boxing Champion, Rick "The Jet" Roufus. Williams overcame Roufus's experience with sheer instinct and scored a quick knockdown with a head kick in the opening round. Roufus recovered, but was put down for the 10-count moments later with two straight right hands. In June, Williams's momentum continued when he ventured to Villa Park, Illinois for an International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) eight-man, single-elimination event. There, he defeated three more opponents in one night to capture the tournament crown. Last August, Williams returned to Las Vegas for a three-round Superfight during the inaugural "Battle At The Bellagio" card and earned a unanimous judges' decision victory over two-time world kickboxing champion and undefeated professional boxer, Dewey "The Black Kobra" Cooper. The phenomenal showings in Las Vegas earned Williams his first trip to Japan in October. At the Osaka Dome, the young gun was faced with his greatest challenge to date in 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix tournament runner-up and longtime superstar, Ray Sefo. In front of over 31,000 fans, Williams battered Sefo with brilliant western boxing combinations and leg kicks. An accidental elbow by Williams prompted the referee to issue him a penalty. After Sefo asserted that he could not continue, the bout was halted and sent to the judges' scorecards. Sefo was awarded the decision. Undaunted and ever-determined, Williams returned to Japan two months later and chopped down 6 foot 8 inch giant, Bjorn "The Rock" Bregy with a flurry of punches in the second round of action. Tickets for Friday, April 30th's K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" event can be purchased online at K-1 USA's website (www.k-1usa.net) store or by calling The Bellagio Hotel and Casino box office toll free at 1-800-963-9634. |
| Monday - April 12, 2004 |
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Liddell To Appear On Carson Daly's Last Call April 13th By Loretta Hunt
In attendance at the sold-out Mandalay Bay event was none other than Carson Daly, the popular MTV personality and host of his own late night talk show Last Call. Daly has gone out of his way to promote the UFC and the sport in the last six months, and even featured Ortiz and Liddell on an episode two weeks before the fight so the two could get in a little verbal sparring. Now, Daly has invited Liddell back for his monumental efforts, which put him back in the running for a title shot later this year. Taped last Tuesday, April 6th in Daly's New York City studios, a relaxed and chipper Iceman shared his thoughts on the bout and the growth of the sport, complete with clips of the now-famous straight right that collided with Ortiz's chin and the Iceman's confident entrance into the arena. Backstage, Liddell was also congratulated by numerous members of the Last Call staff who had tuned in to watch the historic clash of two of the sport's most recognized characters. A novice mixed martial arts practitioner himself, Daly has already confirmed he'll be attending June 19th's UFC 48, also scheduled for Las Vegas, and says he will look to incorporate more fighters onto his popular show in the near future. To catch the Iceman's victory dance on Last Call, check your local listings for airtimes the evening of April 13th. |
| Wednesday - April 14, 2004 |
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 UFCF: Everett Extreme Challenge 10 Held April 10, 2004 At the Everett Armory Everett, Washington By Mike Neva For the past four years, the Everett Extreme Challenge, promoted by Charles Pearson, has been a proving ground for some the Pacific Northwest's top amateurs to test the water, so to speak, in kickboxing or pankration matches. With first time fighters, it's always a roll of the dice, you never really know what's going to happen. Any promoter will tell you, it can be a recipe for disaster. Fortunately for Pearson, and over 1200 fans in attendace at the sold out Everett Armory, only four of the twelve matches went to the cards, and even those turned out to be entertaining and well matched bouts. With a 6-1 amateur record, Buck Bisbey is quickly decimating the 135lbs division and every fighter put in his path. In his only loss, Bisbey gave up over 25lbs and a ton of experience to the well traveled Dave Cochran. Since then, Bisbey has gone from 155, to 145, and is now down to 135 lbs! Since dropping weight, Bisbey has been near invincable taking on many of the best 135 pound fighters from Washington and Oregon. With only a couple of fights under his belt, Bo Harlan decided to step up and take on Bisbey. Harlan opened the bout by racing across the ring as he looked to land a haymaker right hand. Bisbey slipped the punch and took the match to the ground, landing in side mount. In a very unconventional, but effective move, Harlan hog tied Bisbey's head with a tight headlock and powered his way back to the feet. Once on his feet, Harlan once again employed the stragey of throwing wild right hands, but appeared to slip and found himself face down on the canvas. Bisbey took full advantage by bombing away with punches until Harlan tapped only 42 seconds into round 1. After a successful collegate wrestling career, Otto Olson has taken his grappling prowess and quickly become a top submission wrestler. For the first time in ECC history, Otto and Joey Guel would lock horns in a submission grappling match. From the onset, Olson consistently looked for head control and an opportunity to lock in his vaunted front choke. Guey stayed patient, and after about three minutes of circling he tried a flying arm bar only to find himself on his back in side mount. Sensing Guey was fatigued, Olson let Guel back up to feet only to begin an onslought of successive take downs for the remainder of the match. In the end, Olson would run away with the bout winning 12 points to 3. Highlights from the under card included Jason Sawn dismantling Jason Hartley in the second round of their kickboxing bout. First timers Ed Nuno and Brett Atchley also put on an entertaining slug fest, but in the end it would be Nuno who dropped Atchley with a right hand and finshed him off with a succession of punches early in round two. [Pictured at beginning of article - Even on his knees Ed Nuno swings for the fences against Brett Atchley]
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From Dream Stage Entertainment: TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 MATCH UPS! LOS ANGELES, California - Seven match ups have been announced for the sixteen-man heavyweight tournament, TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004, which will take place on April 25th, 2004 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The event is scheduled to debut on North American pay-per-view on same day delay. In addition, a new participant has been added to the card---Naoya Ogawa. The 6'4", 253-pound Ogawa is a silver medallist in Judo (at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games) and brings in a mixed martial arts record of 5-0. Fight Card: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark "The Hammer" Coleman Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs. Hirotaka Yokoi Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Kevin "The Monster" Randleman "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring vs. Yoshiki Takahashi Murilo "Ninja" Rua vs. Sergei Kharitonov Naoya Ogawa vs. Stefan "Blitz" Leko Paulo Cesar "Giant" Silva vs. Henry "Sentoryu" Miller Previously announced participant Ron "H20" Waterman is still on the fightcard. The remaining participants and match-ups for the opening round will be announced shortly. The schedule for the tournament is as follows: PRIDE FC 16-Man Heavyweight Tournament TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 April 25, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Opening Round) CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2004 June 20, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Second Round) FINAL CONFLICT 2004 August 15, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Semi-Finals and Finals) PRIDE FC: TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 will premiere on North American pay-per-view through iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, Bell Express Vu, and Viewer's Choice Canada on Sunday, April 25th, 2004. The premiere time is 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST and the count down show is at 8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST. For additional replay times, please contact your pay-per-view provider. Participants and fight card are subject to change. |
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| Thursday - April 15, 2004 |
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From K-1: Two-time champion's first fight in over one year to be promoted by Fight Entertainment Group Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, "Iron" Mike Tyson (50-4 (44 KO's), has signed a contract to participate in his next boxing bout. Slated for July, the fight will mark both Tyson's first ring appearance in over a year as well as his first fight promoted by Fight Entertainment Group (FEG), a subsidiary company of K-1, the world's premiere martial arts fighting sport. Tyson's opponent for the July bout, as well as an exact date for the fight, is expected to be announced shortly. Las Vegas, New York, and Los Angeles have been mentioned as the three possible sites for the event. Terms of the agreement were not announced. "Mike is excited that he will be boxing again this summer," said Tyson's representatives. "Mike is already back in the gym preparing for the fight, and he's dedicating himself to delivering a great performance in July. We're confident that FEG will put on an amazing show." During his last contest on February 22, 2003, Tyson toppled Clifford "The Black Rhino" Etienne just 49 seconds into the first round of their meeting in Memphis, Tennessee's Pyramid Arena. For some time, K-1 had sought to make Tyson a part of its promotion that is well-known for its Superbowl-like production. Last summer, Tyson signed an agreement which designated K-1 as his exclusive representative in Japan and granted K-1 certain promotional rights with respect to any Tyson boxing matches held in Japan. Less than a year later, K-1 agreed to serve as Tyson's boxing promoter for a boxing match to be held in the U.S. K-1 is a martial arts fighting sport that derives its name from its inclusion of a wide array of combat disciplines, including Karate, Kung-Fu, and Kickboxing ("K"), and its intent to determine one champion in one ring ("1"). After being staged for the first time in Japan in 1993 under the direction of founder Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, it later evolved into the country's most popular sport and achieved popular culture status there as its athletes turned into larger-than-life celebrities. Last year, K-1 USA, the North American subsidiary of K-1, inked a partnership with ESPN to jointly market Pay-Per-View televised K-1 fight cards. |
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By Eduardo Alonso In what can be called something unique in Brazilian fighting history, the most traditional Muay Thai show in the country returns to action with two shows separated by a matter of only three days, bringing its fighting excitement out of the city of Curitiba for the first time ever in the promotion's history, as the biggest city in Latin America, Sao Paulo, will host the first of the two shows with Curitiba keeping tradition holding the second one. Ever since Storm added the name "Samurai" to it's title, the show began to be not only a Muay Thai event, but a truly MMA promotion, counting with Jiu-Jitsu matches, Mixed Martial Arts disputes as well as Muay Thai, what couldn't be more natural considering the tradition of the promotion and it's ties with the Chute Boxe team, with Rafael Cordeiro being the main promoter behind the show. This time however, in order to make the challenge of having two shows in a matter of few days, Cordeiro and his crew joinned forces with Paulo Zorello, a former Brazilian Kickboxing stand out who runs Full Contact Kickboxing in Brazil as well as was the responsible for the Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling show in 2003 in our very country. The partnership between Chute Boxe master and Storm promoter Rafael Cordeiro and Paulo Zorello made it possible for the brand to do its first ever show out of Curitiba, this next Thursday April 15th at the city of Sao Paulo. The show in Sao Paulo will count with 6 Muay Thai bouts, 2 MMA matches and 1 Jiu-Jitsu and 1 submission Wrestling combat pleasing the tastes of every sort of fan. The stand outs in the show are Storm veteran Henrique Rocha who will be featured in a Muay Thai bout against Eriovaldo Filho, and MECA veteran Zinho also in another Muay Thai bout against Rodrigo Lima. Tadeu San Martino, who was the last man to face Anderson Silva in Muay Thai will also be back in action to face Marco Rodrigues in yet another Muay Thai bout. The MMA matches will see a representative of the Brazilian Top Team in Thiago Cruz competing versus Joao Werdini. When Saturday comes up it will be Curitiba's turn to enjoy Storm Samurai as the biggest attractions will happen at the Saturday show. This edition will count with nothing but six Muay Thai bouts, six MMA matches and one Jiu-Jitsu fight, with plenty of Chute Boxe fighters in all sports. The most interesting Muay Thai outings promises to be Storm veteran and Chute Boxe fighter Monge facing Jean, and mutilple times STORM vetetan Edinei facing MECA winner Paulo Bueno. However, it's on the MMA part that the show gets more interesting, as Chute Boxe future talent Mauricio "Veio" Amado will be making his second MMA fight ever, with big expectations. A Chute Boxe black belt, Amado is a tough and skilled Muay Thai fighter with plenty of striking experience, who is now adapting to MMA with the help of Rafael Cordeiro and his friends Murilo Ninja and Mauricio Shogun, and promises to be a future star out of the team. Another Storm stand out in Muay Thai, Fabio Tigrao, will be featured in MMA making his debut in the sport. Mauricio Amado will be facing Ademar, who is a student of legendary Jiu Jitsu fighter De La Riva, and Fabio Tigrao will be fighting against another student of De La Riva in Joao Pedro. All in all fighting action is guaranteed in Brazil in the next few days and FCF will have the latest from both shows. |
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April 15, 2004 Round Table Pizza Waikiki Honolulu, Hawaii By Michael Onzuka Everyone seems to like a homecoming. Enson Inoue, who has been a figurehead of MMA in Japan is finally coming home to fight in front of his home for the first time. In the world of fighters trying to make a name for themselves by fighting in every event known to man to get their name out, Enson took the exact opposite route. Moving to Japan originally to follow his racquetball dreams, he took along his knowledge of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and found out that he could hold his own against everyone he met. Being a competitive guy that just so happens to enjoy beating people to a pulp, Enson tried out Shooto and quickly became the adopted son of Japan with his Yamato Damashii or Samurai fighting spirit.
Enson jumped in to the deep end of the pool by fighting in Pride, the largest show in Japan, and faced the best heavyweights in the world. Although he experienced mixed success with his MMA career in Japan, he is still a huge draw because of his kill-or-be-killed attitude and the fact that he would "rather die in the ring than tap." After a string of losses against the top heavyweights in the world, Enson had a good feeling of where he stood among the top fighters in the world and entered retirement. This would not last long as he is back in action and looking in the best shape since his debut in the UFC. Enson, who was about 230 lbs only a month or two ago, weighed in at a slim, trim 202 lbs as he faces a heavy handed Tom Sauer. Sauer looks to be the spoiler to Enson as Jason Miller was to Enson's brother Egan. Enson is not taking Sauer lightly and Sauer is saying that he is in the best shape of his life for this fight. Win, lose, or draw, the one thing you can expect from an Enson Inoue fight is somebody's getting their ass kicked.
Along with Enson, the card is filled with Enson's Purebred Japan team that includes a scrappy Ryan Bow against local favorite HMC's Deshaun Johnson and one of the top 170 pound fighters in Shooto that came in at a very light 155 lbs in Tetsuji Kato. Kato who has been Enson's right-hand fighter along with Kid Yamamoto has been living and training in Hilo as of late with none other than UFC champ BJ Penn. UFC veterans Rich Franklin and Jeff Curran also compliment this star-studded card. Last, but not least, the Super Brawl/Extreme Challenge best unknown 185-pound tournament champion, Joe Doerksen, moves up in weight class to face Purebred's Riki Fukuda. Hawaii fans have come to love the Japanese fighters because of their great technique and huge heart. Being from Enson's gym, we can expect that the Purebred team has to have heart or Enson would have ran them out of his gym. Two major television news channels were on hand to cover this weigh-in and we shall soon find out if Enson has the same drawing power that his older brother Egan has with the Hawaii fans.
Super Brawl 35 Fight Card April 16, 2004 Neil Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii 205lbs Enson Inoue (Purebred, Omiya 11-7) vs. Tom "Trauma" Sauer (Team Extreme Ocala, FL, 14-6) 205lbs Rich "Ace" Franklin (Team Extreme, Cincinnatti, OH, 12-1) vs. Leo Sylvest (4-12) 138lbs Jeff Curran (Team Extreme, 11-6-1) vs. Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred, Omiya, 6-6-2) 160lbs Ryan Bow (Purebred, Tokyo, 10-5) vs. "3D" Deshaun Johnson (HMC, 5-6) 155lbs Tetsuji Kato (Purebred, Omiya, 16-5) vs. Jason Dent (Indianapolis, 3-1) 150lbs Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred, Omiya, 9-5-1 vs. Antoine Skinner (Indianapolis, 4-3) Heavyweight Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (Team Extreme, Ohio, 14-6) vs. Ray "King Kong" Seraille (Grappling Unlimited, 3-5) 155lbs Hiroaki Okada (replaced Toshikazu Iseno) (Purebred, Omiya, 2-1-1) vs. Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran, 7-3) 128lbs Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya) vs. Billy "The" Kidd (Indianapolis, 2-0) 205lbs Riki Fukuda (Purebred, Omiya) vs. Joe Doerksen (Team Extreme) |
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 Super Brawl 35 Results Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii April 16, 2004 By Chris Onzuka
Some of the highs of the event were the Curran-Nonaka and Doerksen-Fukuda fight. Jeff Curran set the pace for most of the fight, but Nonaka kept it interesting by interrupting Curran's striking dominance with take downs and excellent submission defense. The fight of the night without question was Joe Doerksen taking on a fighter making his MMA debut, Riki Fukuda fighting out of the Purebred gym. Doerksen opened up the fight with a flurry of punches and knees that immediately cut open Fukuda. However, Fukuda was like a machine that took everything that Doerksen had and kept coming forward. Fukuda escaped out of numerous submission attempts by Doerksen and had Doerksen tiring himself out trying to finish off Fukuda. Remember the name Riki Fukuda, you will definitely be hearing a lot about him in the future.
128lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya) def. Bill "The" Kidd (Indianapolis) KO at 0:07 into R3. 155lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran) def. Hiroaki Okada (Purebred, Omiya) TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes at 3:02 into R3. 150lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred, Omiya) def. Antoine Skinner (Indianapolis) Unanimous decision [(29-28), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds. 155lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Tetsuji Kato (Purebred, Omiya) def. Jason Dent (Indianapolis) Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds. Heavyweight: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (Meat Truck Inc., Ohio) def. Ray "King Kong" Serraile (Grappling Unlimited) TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the cross position at 2:15 into R1. *Serraile suffered a separate shoulder some time during the fight 160lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Ryan Bow (Purebred, Tokyo) def. Deshaun Johnson (HMC) Submission via Kimura key lock at 2:01 into R1. 205lbs Joe Doerksen (Team Extreme) def. Riki Fukuda (Purebred Omiya) Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds. 138lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Jeff "Big Frog" Curran (Team Extreme) def. Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred, Omiya) Submission via rear-naked choke at 4:35 into R3. 205lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Rich "Ace" Franklin (Team Extreme) def. Leo Sylvest Submission due to strikes from the mount at 1:13 into R1. Main Event 205lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Tom "Trauma" Sauer (Ocala, FL,) def. Enson "Yamato Damashii" Inoue (Purebred, Omiya) TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the mount at 4:14 into R1. |
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By Eduardo Alonso The first edition of Storm Samurai held outside of Curitiba was considered a success by the promoters, as around 1,500 people attended the event held at the Baby Barione arena, a traditional Amateur Boxing venue in the city of Sao Paulo. Most of the match-ups were exciting as every spectator got a bit of his own fighting preference, with Muay Thai being the biggest flavor on the menu. As many (including yours truly) expected, Henrique Rocha and MECA veteran Zinho were the standouts of the show, making quick work of their opponents. Storm Samurai will now return to Curitiba this Saturday, with more focus on MMA than in Sao Paulo as the weigh-ins took place this Friday in Curitiba and went on without a hitch. Check out the Results of Storm Samurai Sao Paulo here, and more info in the May issue of FCF: Jiu Jitsu Match: Sergio Ferreira defeated Ricardo "Rato" by armbar Submission Wrestling: Daniel Roth defeated Charles Duende by points (5-0) Mixed Martial Arts: Jorge Brito defeated Alex Cobra by armbar in R1 Thiago Cruz defeated Joao Werdini by unanimous decision Muay Thai: Henrique Rocha defeated Oriovaldo Filho by KO in R1 Luciano Boinha defeated Edmilson Pereira by split decision Francisco Souza defeated Danilo da Costa by TKO in R5 Daniel Caporossi defeated Flavio Alvaro by KO in R1 Jose Carlos "Zinho" defeated Rodrigo Lima by TKO in R1 Marco Rodrigues defeated Tadeu SanMartino by split decision |
| Sunday - April 18, 2004 |
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Penn-t Up: UFC Welterweight Champ Sheds Light On Contract Speculations By Loretta Hunt 
It's becoming a familiar situation in the fight world. MMA promotions want to turn a profit, but fighters don't fight for free. Hawaiian powerhouse BJ Penn's name has been the latest added to a growing list of fighters joining the ever-delicate dance called "contract negotiations." Penn grasped the UFC welterweight title at January 31st's UFC 46, but was spotted at a recent K-1 event in Japan with talks of fighting there as early as May 22nd. In an exclusive interview with FCF, Penn comments on his current contractual standings with both the UFC and K-1, verbal agreements made, a 15-day first refusal period, and a story that up till now has remained mostly untold.FCF: BJ, thank you for keeping in touch with FCF over the last two weeks and agreeing to speak with us at this time. You recently traveled to Japan and made public your wish to fight in the K-1 promotion there. First off, are you still under contract with the UFC at this point in time? BJP: My contract ended in maybe June or September 2003, the term ended at least, and that was the last fight on my contract with Matt Hughes. So, when you win the title, it turns into another three-fight [deal], but the money's not negotiated yet, so we don't know where we are. We're trying to maybe talk to the UFC and sign some kind of agreement, so we don't give up the title, 'cause if we give up the title, I'm pretty sure that -- I don't know for sure exactly -- but I'm pretty sure that our contract is done after that and we don't have those extra three fights. I don't know 100% if that's how it works, but I think it might like work like that. FCF: How did the K-1 proposal come about? Did K-1 contact you? BJP: We know a guy and I guess he's got friends in K-1 and this and that, and K-1 was very, very interested. I think Japan's more interested in the lightweights and the smaller fighters. They wanna do something with the smaller fighters. We talk to the UFC and they always talk about the heavyweights, the heavyweights, so it would be good for me to make some money and go to Japan and fight the lightweights, and keep my career in the UFC, whatever fights I can do, whatever fights I can get, whatever fights they can offer me. I'm not trying to run away from them. FCF: To clarify, right now you are in a negotiations process with the UFC. Do you have a contact with them or not? BJP: Well, my contract is done actually. That's just a sketchy subject. I don't know if I can really come on here and say right now. FCF: Would it be safe to say that any current contract or partially completed contract with the UFC is in flux? BJP: Yes, it's in flux. There are some terms that have not been solidified on either side. That's exactly what's going on. FCF: If your contract had been 100% solidified with the UFC, would you be negotiating with K-1 now as well? BJP: If my contract had been more solid with the UFC, I can't even negotiate with K-1 if it's like that. But, still, I would have tried to talk with the UFC and see if they could let me fight over there and make some money. It's kind of a weird thing where who knows if the UFC would want me to fight in K-1, even if they knew I was making a considerable amount more money than I'd make with them. Who knows how that would have worked out anyway if I would have gone to them first. FCF: But, since your contract with the UFC is not completely settled, you legally have the right at this point to field other offers. Is that correct? BJP: Definitely. I'm not tied down. My term is over. I'm tied down into having the title, but me and Dana White had a verbal agreement that we were gonna get rid of [Penn would renounce] the welterweight title and fight for the lightweight title when there was a solid champion. We had another verbal agreement that we could fight anywhere we wanted to. Rumble On The Rock was one. We mentioned King Of The Cage and a couple of other shows, and maybe they were just thinking small time and this K-1 deal just happened to pop up. Maybe it's just the idea of fighting in another big show. |
| Monday - April 19, 2004 |
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Franca Recuperating From Corrective Surgery By Loretta Hunt 
UFC lightweight standout Hermes Franca is resembling a TV makeover contestant these days. Actually, the American Top Team fighter is taking time off to correct a broken nose he's been sporting for over a year. "My nose was broken in four pieces," the fan favorite fighter commented from his home in Florida two days after surgery. "You believe that? Unbelievable." Franca explains he broke his nose sparring in preparation for his UFC 42 debut against Rich Crunkilton last April in Miami, but after his win, three consecutive opportunities to fight in the UFC were too good to put on hold.Coming off two heated back-to-back losses at UFC 46 and 47, first to AKA's Josh Thomson and then to Texan Yves Edwards in a close split decision, the fiery fighter's first inclination was to get right back on the horse. "After my last fight, I told my coach Marcelo and Liborio I wanna fight May 1st in the AFC," explains the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, "but they said no way Hermes. Go fix your nose and forget about fight right now." 
Heeding his coaches' recommendations, Franca opted for the surgery he's put off for three consecutive fights. Doctors removed cartilage from Franca's ear to reconstruct the damage in his nose, which had slowly begun to impair his breathing. "My nose was bad after my fight against Josh Thomson and I fought against Yves [and it] was terrible. I was breathing from my mouth, you know?"On the mend for the next forty-five days till he can get back to training, Franca says he will accompany his jiu-jitsu instructor and teammate Marcus Aurelio to Japan for an upcoming fight in the ZST event, but his thoughts have not drifted far from his own return to competition. "I wish to go back to the UFC, maybe as early as September. I gonna be back," the upbeat fighter predicted. In the meantime, Franca will watch from the sidelines as his two former opponents Thomson and Edwards battle it out at UFC 49. The fighters, as well as UFC fans, await confirmation that the bout will be for the reinstated lightweight title. Who will Franca be rooting for? "I wish it be draw," Franca laughs, before adding, "I wanna fight of the winner. Doesn't matter. I think I beat both these [fighters already]." |
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From Zuffa/UFC: AT UFC® 48: PAYBACK Tim Sylvia To Meet Frank Mir for the Heavyweight Championship 
LAS VEGAS, NV -- April 19, 2004 ... Tim Sylvia makes his much anticipated return to the Octagon Saturday, June 19, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center as he tries to regain the belt that he relinquished after a successful title defense in UFC 44. Sylvia gave up his belt after testing positive for an anabolic agent following UFC 44 and was unable to fight in UFC 47 because new test results were not available at the time of weigh-in.UFC President Dana White says it's time for Sylvia to return, "Tim has served his suspension, been very remorseful and has handled the matter extremely well. I'm looking forward to seeing Tim back in the Octagon and I'm anticipating a tremendous fight." Sylvia (18-0) from Davenport, Iowa will battle Frank Mir (7-1) from Las Vegas in an attempt to regain the title that what was once his. Mir is coming off an impressive win over Wes Sims in UFC 46, knocking Sims out in the second round. Mir knows this is going to be a tough battle, "I am training expecting this to be the hardest fight possible. Tim is going to be in the best shape possible and is not going to make a single mistake." Also added to UFC 48: Payback; Dennis Hallman (51-8-2) from Olympia, WA, looks to avenge a previous defeat to Frank Trigg (9-2) fighting out of El Segundo CA. Veteran lightweight Matt Serra (12-3) from Long Island, N.Y., will meet Ivan Menjivar (13-2) from Montreal, Canada in his UFC debut. Las Vegan, Jason Miller (22-4) will also make his UFC debut against Welterweight Georges St. Pierre (6-0). The main event at UFC 48: Payback will feature Heavyweight Ken Shamrock as he returns to the Octagon to fight. Shamrock, "The World's Most Dangerous Man," (25-8-2) from San Diego, Calif., and Kimo (10-3-1) from Huntington Beach, Calif., will meet in a long-awaited re-match. Shamrock submitted Kimo with a knee bar at UFC 8: David Vs. Goliath and fans have anticipated a payback fight ever since. Kimo is coming off an impressive submission victory over hometown rival Tank Abbott at UFC 43: Meltdown last June in Las Vegas. Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (36-4) from Hillsboro, Ill., will meet Renato "Charuto"Verissimo (6-0-0) from Hilo, Hawaii; and in a feature fight, power striker Phil Baroni (6-3-0) fighting out of Las Vegas will battle Evan Tanner (30-4-0) from Portland, Ore., in a re-match of their controversial middleweight fight November 21 at UFC 45: Revolution. Tickets for the all-star, fight card are $350, $250, $150, $75 and $35, are on sale now at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office in Las Vegas, at all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com and www.mandalaybay.com. Tickets also may be ordered by telephone at 1-877-632-7400 or 1-702-474-4000. Ticket purchases are limited to eight per person and are subject to transaction fees. UFCâ 48: Payback will be available LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EDT on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Echostar, Bell ExpressVu and Viewers Choice Canada. The suggested retail price is $29.95. |
 So You Think You Tough 4 Extreme Fighting & Kickboxing Held April 17, 2004 Kona Gymnasium, Kona, Hawaii By Chris Onzuka An event has been taking place over on the Kona side on the big island of Hawaii for a number of years and has been growing in popularity. It has given many "name" Oahu fighters some experience under the radar screen so to speak. These events have not been covered and the results have not been gathered, so most, if not all of the fights have been off of official records. This event is known for its grudge matches. Basically, two people that have personal issues in the community with one another come here to "beef it out." That would explain some of the weight discrepancies and the name of the event. The promoter comes into the ring before and after these grudge matches and tells the crowd that this is an alternative to street fights. He puts out an offer to anybody out there who wants to fight each other in a grudge match can be set up so they can settle those differences under a referee's supervision and with available medical assistance if needed. Whether it was a grudge match or regularly scheduled match, every fighter went after each other like animals. Due to the short duration of the fights, the fighters were able to maintain the intensity for the whole fight. Out of twelve bouts, only one of them could be considered boring. The crowd roared with every big punch, kick or reversal of the fight, bringing the event to a fever pitch leading up to the main event.
Boxing: 140lbs Josia Cabang (Kona) def. Devin Boteilho (Kona) Unanimous decision after 3 rounds. Boxing: 132lbs Ikaika Martin (Kona) def. Jorge Cisneros (Kona) Unanimous decision after 3 rounds. Kickboxing: 116lbs Samson Lee (Hilo) def. Jonathan Salakaka (Kona) Decision after 3 rounds. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes John Kukahiko (160lbs, Waimanalo) drew Jimmy Buckman (175lbs, Hilo) Draw after 3 rounds. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes Bryce Fiery def. Eric Devers TKO due to knee injury at the end of Round 1. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes Leonard Ayat (158lbs, Honokaa) def. Brandon Keiser (160lbs, Kona) Submission via rear-naked choke in Round 2. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes Alika Ricon (158lbs, Hilo) def. Wayne Salazar (158lbs, Honokaa) Split decision after 2 rounds. Semi-Main Events MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes Xavier Alvarez (188lbs, Kona) def. Casey Daniels (190lbs, Kaneohe) Unanimous decision [(20-18), (20-18), (20-18)] after 2 rounds. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match) Wayne Rezents (180lbs, Kona) def. William Brigoli (170lbs, Kona) TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes in Round 2. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match) Bodie Pa'ahana (225lbs, Kona) def. Alika Kahono (285lbs, Kona) Unanimous decision [(20-18), (20-18), (20-18)] after 2 rounds. MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match) Tony Espitia (187lbs, Kona) def. Michael Stupplebeen (185lbs, Kona) KO via left hook at 1:42 into R1. Super Main Event MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes Sean "Shark" Sherk (178lbs, Minnesota) def. Kaleo "Killa" Padilla (179lbs, Kona) Submission via rear neck crank at 1:17 into R2. |
| Tuesday - April 20, 2004 |
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For April 30th K-1 Superfight Written By Michael Afromowitz - muaythaimes@aol.com Former NFL lineman turned K-1 phenomenon, Bob "The Beast" Sapp (17-4 (8 KO's), will make his second-career appearance in Las Vegas, Nevada during a K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" Superfight with martial arts fighting veteran, Tommy Glanville (19-5 (11 KO's), on Friday, April 30th. The fight will air live along with the remainder of the main card on Pay-Per-View television. The 6 foot 3 inch, 375-pound Sapp has taken the martial arts fight world by storm since he joined its ranks in the spring of 2002. Twice before his rookie year came to an end, the native of Colorado Springs, Colorado defeated K-1's all-time greatest achiever -- "Mr. Perfect" Ernesto Hoost -- by way of brutal first round technical knockout and second round knockout, respectively.
After emerging on the fight scene in Japan, Sapp quickly evolved into a larger than life celebrity there. To date, he has starred in over 200 commercials on Japanese television, has been a guest on every major talk show there, and has graced the cover of TIME magazine's Asia edition. Sapp has been used to sell T-shirts, ice cream, lunch boxes and other Japanese consumer products on which his face is plastered. News of Sapp's rise to fame in The Far East made its way back to The United States last year. Shortly after landing on the front page of leading daily business periodical, The Wall Street Journal, the big man was a guest on NBC Network's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and FOX Sports Network's "The Best Damn Sports Show, Period." ESPN magazine, Muscle and Fitness, and hip-hop voice, The Source, have all covered the Sapp story. The 6 foot 2 inch, 294-pound Glanville is a resident of Las Vegas and a veteran of three K-1 bouts. His last appearance on a K-1 card came three years ago in the form of a Las Vegas Superfight with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Mark "The Shark" Miller. Miller scored a knockdown on Glanville in the second round of action, but Glanville rallied in the third and final round and put his opponent down briefly before earning a unanimous judges' decision victory. To regain his old form, Glanville recently acquired the help of Las Vegas Boxing trainer, Skipper Kelp. Highly regarded for his insight into the western boxing part of the martial arts fight game, Kelp has been polishing Glanville's punch combinations. He has also been putting the fighter in the ring with nearly every Superheavyweight sparring partner that Sin City has to offer, including K-1 veterans, Marvin Eastman and Dewey "The Black Kobra" Cooper. Tickets for Friday, April 30th's K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" event can be purchased online at K-1 USA's website (www.k-1usa.net) store or by calling The Bellagio Hotel and Casino box office toll free at 1-800-963-9634. |
| Wednesday - April 21, 2004 |
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Pot Sweetens for UFC 48 Sylvia-Mir Face-Off By Loretta Hunt Determined to crown a heavyweight champion come hell or high water, Zuffa officially announced yesterday that UFC 48's pending co-main event matching former champion Tim Sylvia against contender Frank Mir will be for the vacant UFC heavyweight title.
One unsuccessful attempt had already been made to fill the position at the promotion's last event, where Sylvia was scheduled to fight Belarusian Andrei Arlovski for the accolade as well. But, Sylvia could not secure licensing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission after a pre-fight steroid test found minuscule amounts of the illegal compound still in his system. The reading is believed to have dated back to Sylvia's initial use of the performance enhancing drug early last year which eventually lead to his suspension following his first title defense at UFC 44. Sylvia voluntarily renounced the crown last October and the heavyweight throne has remained void ever since. Following last month's highly-touted UFC 47, word circulated that the winner of Sylvia-Mir would move on to face Arlovski for a shot at the division's top honors. The title upgrade was a pleasant surprise according to both men. "Actually, I was under the impression that everyone else was -- that Tim and I were gonna fight, but it would be a non-title fight," commented Mir between training at his homebase, the Las Vegas Combat Club. Like Sylvia, Mir says he was notified of the news last week when he signed his bout agreement. "It's motivating to know that it's one step away from reaching a goal most people don't, "the Ricardo Pires Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt adds. "It gives a little more inspiration to train." 24-year old Mir has been waiting patiently for the opportunity to fight for the title since it was first offered to him back in September as UFC 45's proposed main event. But, when the fight dissolved, Mir had to take a bout in the interim, a rematch versus Hammer House stomper Wes Sims at UFC 46. Mir went on to knock out the 6'8" giant in the second round. With Sylvia, the submission savvy heavyweight hints the result may be quite different. "I know that on the ground, the advantage is definitely in my favor. I can't see that for five rounds we're not going to hit the ground one time," he proposes. Sylvia, a towering figure as well at 6'8" and recognized for his heavy hands and his formidable reach, has his own take on things. "He's really good at submissions. We all know that," the Miletich Martial Arts fighter relayed from his Iowa home last night. "But, his heart is questionable, his endurance is questionable. I feel he's got no stand-up and no wrestling ability. I'm gonna knock him out, I imagine in the first." Meanwhile, the third component of this heavyweight triangle, Andrei Arlovski, is riding high on his recent stand-up annihilation of hard-nosed Hawaiian Wesley "Cabbage" Corriera, a last-minute pairing added to 47's card. Arlovski's management stated yesterday that "the Pitbull" did not break his hand in the fight as was earlier rumored, and is making plans to travel home to Russia for two months to visit with family and friends. His reps added that Arlovski is unaffected by the recent title developments knowing that regardless, he will get his own turn at the heavyweight crown, possibly for October's proposed UFC 49. |
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From the event's promoter: Extreme Challenge 57 
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- It has been three years since Jeremy Horn fought near his hometown of Omaha.Since that time, he has emerged as one of the top fighters in all of mixed martial arts, going 22-2-1 and earning the No. 2 ranking in the world at 185 pounds. On May 6, Horn will return to Harrah's Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to face fellow UFC veteran Curtis Stout in the main event of Extreme Challenge 57. "It is always difficult to get top fighters to step up and fight Horn outside of the UFC or Pride," promoter Monte Cox said. "Stout is one of the Midwest's top talents at 185 and he jumped at the chance to face a legend." Stout is 7-3 and on a four-fight win streak. He is no stranger to top competition, having faced Phil Baroni in the UFC and Russian star Andre Semenov. Horn is a 7-time UFC veteran and 2-time Pride fighter. He has close to 100 victories in his career and has emerged as possibly the world's top fighter at 185. The 11-bout card also features 3-time UFC veteran Andre Roberts of Tama, Iowa, who will return to the cage against Gabe Beauperthuy of Colorado Springs. Roberts, who weighes 360 pounds, has an impressive 13-1 record. A battle of top Midwest 170 pounders pits Josh Neer against Kyle Jensen in a feature bout. And, Omaha native Mike Radnov also returns home to face Chris Geschke of Minneapolis. Shannon "the Cannon" Ritch goes for his fourth straight win when he faces Dan Anderson. Doors open at 7 p.m., first bout at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Harrah's Casino MAIN EVENT Curtis Stout vs Jeremy Horn FEATURE BOUTS Kyle Jensen vs Josh Neer Chris Geschke vs Mike Radnov Gabe Beauperthuy vs Andre Roberts MAIN CARD Justin James vs Kendrick Johnson Dan Anderson vs Shannon Ritch Luke Caudillo vs John Strawn Allen Williams vs Daren Brudigan Victor Moreno vs Alonzo Martinez TBA vs John Owens PRELIMINARY Chris Bott vs Cliff Sanders |
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From Dream Stage Entertainment: A BATTLE OF GIANTS: SCHILT VERSUS MCGEE! LOS ANGELES, California - The final match-up of the opening round has been announced for the sixteen-man heavyweight tournament, TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004, which will take place on April 25th, 2004 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The event is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view on same day delay. In the final bracket of the tournament will be a battle of giants, as the pride of Holland, Semmy Schilt, will be taking on American heavyweight and UFC contender Gan McGee. At nearly seven-foot tall, Semmy Schilt is an expert kick boxer who uses his reach advantage to cause havoc in mixed martial arts. Schilt is devastating on his feet, often using a massive barrage of punches, kicks, and knees to overwhelm his opponents. Thus far during his career, this Golden Glory team member has won the titles of Hokutoki DaiDoyuko Champion and King of Pancrase. Among his list of victims are such notables as Guy Mezger, Yuki Kondo, Pete Williams and Akira Shoji. Fighting out of San Luis Obispo, California, "Big" Gan McGee stands at an imposing 6'10" and weighs 260 lbs. He brings in a record of 11-3, which includes impressive wins over Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, and Alexandre Dantas. Like Schilt, McGee also possesses a substantial reach advantage, making him a difficult match-up for fighters of lesser stature. Always among the top heavyweight contenders in the UFC, McGee is now looking to bring the PRIDE FC Grand Prix title home to the United States. Fight Card: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark "The Hammer" Coleman Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs. Hirotaka Yokoi Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Kevin "The Monster" Randleman "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring vs. Yoshiki Takahashi Murilo "Ninja" Rua vs. Sergei Kharitonov Naoya Ogawa vs. Stefan "Blitz" Leko Paulo Cesar "Giant" Silva vs. Henry "Sentoryu" Miller Semmy Schilt vs. "Big" Gan McGee Previously announced participant Ron "H20" Waterman is still onboard as an alternate. The schedule for the tournament is as follows: PRIDE FC 16-Man Heavyweight Tournament TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 April 25, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Opening Round) CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2004 June 20, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Second Round) FINAL CONFLICT 2004 August 15, 2004 Saitama Super Arena (Semi-Finals and Finals) PRIDE FC: TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 will premiere on North American pay per view through iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, Bell Express Vu, and Viewer's Choice Canada on Sunday, April 25th, 2004. The premiere time is 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST and the count down show is at 8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST. For additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider. |
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By Jim Genia Their first bout at Ring of Combat 4 was epic and thrilling, so much so that Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmaker Joe Silva wanted the rematch at UFC 45. Instead, Drago and Chris Liguori will square off at Ring of Combat 6 on April 24th, and fans will once again get to see the grappling stud and the slugger mix it up. But there's more to the card than the long-awaited rematch between the Matt Serra protégé and the Pitts Penn representative: at the Rexplex Sports Complex in Elizabeth, New Jersey, some of the best in local MMA talent will vie for glory. Here's a brief look at some of the fighters on the card: Carlos Moreno - BAMA Sporting fists of stone that have garnered him two knockouts and a TKO win, Team BAMA's Moreno has carved out a fearsome reputation amongst the heavyweight division. Facing the veteran Erik Shaver, from Bellmore Kickboxing Academy, and with the Ring of Combat belt up for grabs, the only questions left to be answered on April 24th are 'who?' and 'when?' - 'cause someone is definitely going to be kissing canvas. Mike Murray - Team Tiger Schulmann He made his debut at Ring of Combat 5 in impressive fashion, weathering a storm of punches and throws to sink in a triangle choke that put his opponent to sleep. However, it'll be no easier this time around, as the Team Tiger Schulmann featherweight faces a seasoned grappler in Glenn Ortiz. How will Murray fare against the Team Endgame/Wrestling Plus ground specialist? Glenn Ortiz - Wrestling Plus Although competing in MMA for the first time at Ring of Combat 6, Wrestling Plus' Ortiz is no stranger to competition. With victories in grappling tournaments and in the shootfighting arena, he knows how to perform under fire. Watch for some slick leglocks from every position once the referee says 'Fight!' Jordan Pergola - Bellmore Kickboxing/Rodrigo Gracie He grounded and pounded a win against a tough opponent, showing a ton of raw talent and potential, then disappeared off the radar. Bellmore Kickboxing/Rodrigo Gracie representative Pergola returns to action at Ring of Combat 6 after a hiatus of over two years. Is he still a budding badass? Mark Papidimitriou - Combined Martial Arts Combined Martial Arts' Papidimitriou is a crowd-pleaser, known for using high-amplitude throws both times he's ventured into the ring. In his third foray into the MMA, he faces Pitts Penn brawler Adam Fearon - who's sure to test Papidimitriou's chin if the wrestler lets him. Look for a bout-ending slam or a knockout punch in this match-up. Eddie Alvarez- Fight Factory At the last Ring of Combat, Alvarez - an accomplished wrestler from Philadelphia's Fight Factory - had an impressive MMA debut. Utilizing superior ground skills to dominate position in nearly flawless fashion, he came away with a knockout victory after unloading a barrage of punches. His opponent this time around: jiu-jitsu blue belt Greg Mihovich, from Martin's Jiu-Jitsu. Expect this one to be a technical battle on the mat! THE FULL CARD: Ring of Combat Middleweight Championship Ring of Combat Heavyweight Championship Main Card |
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The Brazilian Beat: All eyes are set for the PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix first round this weekend, with two Brazilian fighters competing in Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira and Murilo Ninja Rua, representing the two most successful MMA teams in this country in the most important tournament of 2004. However, despite all the focus on the upcoming PRIDE show, a lot of other things are also taking place here with small shows giving their share of action to the fans, and even sad news regarding show's being postponed. This has been becoming a trend, as unfortunately sponsors are rare for our sport in most parts of the globe and it's getting tougher and tougher to promote big time shows, as HEAT FC follows the same path of MECA and Shooto Brazil, that also had shows planned for the month of April and had no choice but postponing. With all that and much more, let's quit the talk and go straight to the news as big time action is coming up this weekend in Japan, and Full Contact Fighter starts the beat with truly Brazilian vibe!
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Total Devastation By Jim Genia
Results Mike Murray (Team Tiger Schulmann-137lbs) vs. Glenn Ortiz (Wrestling Plus-138lbs) Murray via ref stoppage due to unanswered strikes at 3:51 of Round One. Adam Fearon (Pitts Penn-184lbs) vs. Eddie Alvarez (Fight Factory-170lbs) Alvarez via tapout due to strikes at 2:06 of Round One. Jay Hieron (Bellmore Kickboxing/Rodrigo Gracie-170lbs) vs. Fernando Munoz (BAMA/Team Endgame-167lbs) Hieron via tap out due to strikes at 0:33 of Round One. Bret Perchaluk (SBG Hamilton-152lbs) vs. Jesse Moreng (Team Tiger Schulmann-152lbs) Moreng via tap out due to strikes at 0:50 of Round One. Jon McCaffrey (SBG Hamilton-204lbs) vs. Jordan Pergola (Bellmore Kickboxing/Rodrigo Gracie-204lbs) Pergola via tap out due to strikes at 0:13 of Round One. Luke Cummo (Serra/Longo-173lbs) vs. Josh Koscheck (American Kickboxing Academy-175lbs) Koscheck by unanimous decision. Ring of Combat Heavyweight Title Erik Shaver (Bellmore Kickboxing-265lbs) vs. Carlos Moreno (BAMA/Team Endgame-260lbs) Moreno via verbal submission at 0:31 of Round Two - congrats to the hard-hitting Ring of Combat champ! Ring of Combat Middleweight Title Chris Liguori (Pitts Penn-182lbs) vs. Pete "Drago" Sell (Serra/Longo-186lbs) Drago via rear choke at 0:41 of Round Three. Once again, these two had the fight of the night!
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Written By Michael Afromowitz - muaythaimes@aol.com Two-time K-1 tournament champion, Michael McDonald (44-15 - 17 KO's), and WFA Light-heavyweight champion, Marvin Eastman (17-4 - 10 KO's), will square off in what will likely be the most anticipated opening round matchup during the eight-man, single-elimination K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" tournament at Las Vegas, Nevada's Bellagio Hotel and Casino on Friday, April 30th. 2003 K-1 USA champion, Carter Williams (15-3-1 - 11 KO's), will defend his tournament crown against K-1 newcomer, "Mighty Mo," (22-18-2 - 18 KO's) during the event that will air live on Pay-Per-View television. McDonald, the victor of both the K-1 USA tournament and the K-1 World Grand Prix Semifinals tournament in 2002, will return to North American K-1 tournament competition for the fourth year in a row. Since he set foot on the biggest stage in martial arts fighting, the chiseled Canadian, who sports a look reminiscent of a Roman gladiator, has emerged as a dominant force in the world of K-1. While McDonald has been making noise in K-1, Eastman has been busy delivering superb performances on other prominent fight cards throughout the United States. His most recent MMA win was over Vernon White at King Of The Cage 32 in January of this year. In 2002, he made his K-1 debut during a Superfight with four-time world Muay Thai champion, Jeff "Duke" Roufus. Eastman, who boasts a 10-1 record in professional kickboxing, was expected to fall victim to his opponent, a two-time K-1 tournament competitor. In the third round of their matchup, however, the underdog unleashed a flying knee that put Roufus down for the referee 10-count. Williams' title defense comes after he captured last May's K-1 USA tournament championship as an 18-1 underdog. En route to the win, the 24-year-old defeated three straight opponents, including McDonald and six-time world kickboxing champion, Rick "The Jet" Roufus. Only a month later, Williams' momentum continued when he captured an International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) sanctioned eight-man, single-elimination tournament championship in Villa Park, Illinois. In October, he made his K-1 fighting debut in Japan and nearly pulled off an upset of monstrous proportions when he faced 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix tournament runner-up and longtime K-1 superstar, Ray Sefo. Williams finished the year strong by chopping down 6'8" giant Bjorn "The Rock" Bregy with a storm of punches inside of two rounds during a December matchup in Tokyo, Japan. A former professional boxer, Mighty Mo will see action in North American K-1 competition for the first time after making a successful debut in "The New Fighting Sport" in Japan earlier this year. During a February 15th K-1 mega-card in Okinawa, Japan, the American took on 21-year-old Japanese prospect, Hiraku Hori. With only six months of formal martial arts training under his belt, Mo scored two knockdowns on Hori with kicks before putting him down for good with a strong hook at the 1:22 mark of the fourth round. Mo is trained by Eddy Millis of The Shark Tank. In other "Battle At The Bellagio II" opening tournament round action, two-time world kickboxing champion and undefeated professional boxer, Dewey "The Black Kobra" Cooper (37-6-2 - 1 No Contest, 24 KO's), will meet Japan's Nobu Hayashi (12-11-1 - 1 No Contest, 6 KO's). Gainesville, Georgia's Kelly Leo (29-6-1 - 16 KO's) will battle another Japanese native in Tatsufumi Tomihira (10-8 - 5 KO's). Tickets for Friday's K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" event can be purchased online at K-1 USA's website (www.k-1usa.net) store or by calling The Bellagio Hotel and Casino box office toll free at 1-800-963-9634. |
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From the event's promoter: "A-Dawg" vs. "Battle Cat" "The Rock" vs. Montana Dodge Theater Friday, April 30, 2004 Doors Open: 6 PM, Fight Time: 7:30 PM Ticket prices: $25 (rows 28-36), $35 (rows 17-27), $65 (rows 1-16) FAN APPRECIATION DISCOUNT: $5 off if you mention this RITC 61 Press Release when ordering by phone. With discount, ticket prices at Dodge Theater (call 602-379-2888 press 2) just $20, $30 and $60 and that INCLUDES all fees and service charges. Rage in the Cage is returning to the $40M Dodge Theater with a fantastic fight card. Some of the most popular and most talented Arizona fighters will showcase their skills on Friday night. A JumboTron has been rented for RITC 61 to ensure Rage in the Cage fans will not miss any action. It will definitely be an unforgettable night. Fight Card: "A-Dawg" Sullivan (215) vs. Shane "Battle Cat" Johnson (205) Homer Moore (210) vs. Andy Montana (230) Bryan Pardoe (205) vs. BJ Gile (210) Mike Rainieri (210) vs. Rich Alten (215) Jamie Varner (170) vs. James Upshur (165) Hans Marrero (185) vs. Robert Rose (190) Robert Beraun (260) vs. Cory Timmerman (330) Herb Garcia (300) vs. Gilbert Aldano (280) Amos Sotello (155) vs. TBA Carlos Ortega (150) vs. Matt VerHalen (145) Troy Tolbert (140) vs. Aaron Millican (140) Fight Card subject to change. Dodge Theater 400 West Washington St Phoenix, AZ 85003 (602) 379-2888 www.dodgetheater.com Upcoming events: RITC 62 - More Punishment Saturday, May 15, 2004 Casa Grande Desert Quest #8 Saturday, June 5, 2004 Westwood High Mesa RITC 63 - It's Time Friday, June 11, 2004 Phoenix (Dodge Theater) |
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The K-1 "Battle Of The Bellagio II" Pre-Fight Press Conference Experience Written By Michael Afromowitz muaythaimes@aol.com A press conference with Bob Sapp wouldn't be a typical press conference if some kind of altercation failed to break out. Following in suit, though, this afternoon's pre-fight press conference for Friday night's Pay-Per-View televised "Battle At The Bellagio II" K-1 mega-card erupted with physical fireworks courtesy of Sapp and his Superfight opponent, Tommy Glanville. After being handed the stage by K-1 USA CEO and head promoter, Scott Coker, Glanville, accused 2000 K-1 USA tournament champion, Maurice Smith, of betrayal. Smith, who had trained and cornered Glanville for a period of time, has been Sapp's mentor since the 6'7", 375-pound former NFL lineman became a giant hit in martial arts fighting's most prestigious fighting circuit. Following an exchange of words between the two former allies, Sapp chimed in by insulting Glanville. An all-out tussle commenced following a trading of shoves between Sapp and Glanville. Several event officials quickly pried the fighters off one another after a couple of tables were turned over during the melee. With the exception of world champion Cung Le, who was held up in traffic, the remainder of superstars slated for "Battle At The Bellagio II" action were present and offered their thoughts on Friday's event. Here's a re-cap of the more memorable comments that were offered by several of the participating athletes: Michael McDonald: "I've still got a young heart and a good spirit and I plan on being around for a few more years, so these guys here better watch out because this man here might be getting old, but age is just what's underneath. I've trained hard for this fight and I feel good." "Mighty Mo:" On how he obtained his nickname: "The main reason why they call me "Mighty Mo" is because of my strength. I used to do construction work and, one day (on the job), a building fell. I had to climb out of it. I got my way out of it - a couple of cuts, but I was still walking on two feet." Dewey "The Black Kobra" Cooper: "I've just got to do what I do - just kind of flow. I've got to be free. I'm prepared, I've had great training. Mentally, I'm matured. There won't be any mistakes on my behalf, so I'm ready to win the whole damn tournament. It's as simple as that." |
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The Weigh-Ins Written By Michael Afromowitz muaythaimes@aol.com With only a day remaining until the K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II" Pay-Per-View televised mega-card kicks off, the event's athletes stepped onto the official scale at The Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the evening of Thursday, April 29th. Below are the competitors' weights that were recorded by The Nevada State Athletic Commission. Tournament Fighters (Paired According To Quarterfinal Round Matchups): "Mighty Mo": - 283 lbs. Carter Williams - 248 lbs. Dewey Cooper - 201 lbs. Nobu Hayashi - 247 lbs. Marvin Eastman - 209 lbs. Michael McDonald - 210 lbs. Kelly Leo - 221 lbs. Tatsufumi Tomihira - 208 lbs. Tournament Reserve Fighters (Paired According To Matchups): Alex Jucan - 257 lbs. Raul Romero - 216 lbs. Scott Lighty - 221 lbs. Sean McCully - 209 lbs. Superfight Fighters (Paired According To Matchups): Bob Sapp - 358 lbs. Tommy Glanville - 284 lbs. Toa - 302 lbs. Gary Goodridge - 251 lbs. Rob McCullough - 155 lbs. John Polakowski - 156 lbs. Cung Le - 184 ½ lbs. Brian Warren - 182 lbs. Tom Jones - 151 lbs. Toshiyuki Nakagawa - 150 lbs. |
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