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Saturday, May 29, 2004

TYSON: 'I'LL FIGHT TARVER AND KO HIM IN ONE' 

Mike Tyson

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson told the media that he's willing to fight Antonio Tarver.

"I'll fight him and show Roy how it should have been done -- one round," said Tyson.

Tyson went on to say that he's not interested in a fight with Roy Jones Jr., and added, "Roy's going to have to knock that guy [Tarver] out. He's got to beat that guy for any credibility".

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posted by Fightsport #12:28 PM

UFC CONTINUES TO PROVE FIGHTSPORT.COM CORRECT 

Yves Edwards (left)

As Fightsport.com first reported last year, the UFC has no plans to ever crown a lightweight champion again, and will most likely drop the lightweight division in the future.

The UFC continues to prove our scoop correct when they announced that the Yves Edwards vs. Josh Thompson fight scheduled for UFC 49 will not be for the vacant lightweight title as was previously speculated.

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posted by Fightsport #12:23 PM

ROSSEN 'PAY UP' BANNERS 

LukeBeston.net supplies us with the following banners of former comic book reviewer/MMA internet journalist/known gambler Jake Rossen, who still refuses to pay the USD$3,000 he owes to respected MMA insider Shiloh McIver.

For those who aren't familiar with the Rossen scandal/story, scroll down to our news on February 7th to read the article.

Download your favorite banner, and 'support the sport' by helping to bring the liars and phonies of MMA to justice:









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posted by Fightsport #11:43 AM

Friday, May 28, 2004

COLEMAN, RANDLEMAN, AND SIMS TO APPEAR IN 'GODZILLA' 

Mark Coleman

Reliable sources have informed Fightsport.com that Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, and Wes Sims will be appearing in a new Japanese Godzilla movie.

Coleman and Randleman are said to have speaking roles, and Sims will be making a small cameo appearance.

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posted by Fightsport #12:46 PM

PANCRASE RESULTS 

Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Friday, May 28, 2004
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Ron Waterman defeats Keigo Takamori by armlock at 1:36, RD 1.
Yuki Sasaki defeats Yukiya Naito by unanimous decision.
Keiichiro Yamamiya defeats Kozo Urita by unanimous decision.
Yoshiro Maeda defeats Isamu Sugiuchi by KO at 1:32, RD 1.
Takuya Wada defeats Hidetaka Monma by majority decision.
Yuichi Nakanishi defeats Hidehiko Hasegawa by majority decision.
Hiroyuki Nozawa defeats Takahito Ida by unanimous decision.
Satoru Kitaoka defeats Takaichi Hirayama by guillotine choke at 4:05, RD 2.

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posted by Fightsport #9:13 AM

Thursday, May 27, 2004

K-1, TYSON, AND HBO UPDATE 

Mike Tyson

K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa recently spoke with the Japanese media and went into further details about K-1's future plans with Mike Tyson and HBO.

Tanigawa re-itirated that they have a signed contract with Tyson, and that all that's left is to agree upon an opponent for Tyson. The fight would be promoted under K-1's 'Fight Entertainment Group (FEG) subsidiary. The fight would be under boxing rules, and would take place in either July or August in either New York, Las Vegas, or Los Angeles.

Furthermore, Tanigawa stated that Tyson's fight purse would be close to what he makes in boxing. Opponents that K-1 would like to match against Tyson include Bob Sapp, Jerome LeBanner, or Shannon Briggs. Tyson's camp would like to see journeyman boxer Kevin McBride as Tyson's opponent.

Tanigawa also added that a deal with HBO to televise the Tyson fight, as well as televising both the regular K-1 and K-1 MMA brands on a regular basis, is very close to being finalized.

K-1 can already be seen on ESPN as is. A deal to be on HBO would further propel the K-1 brand into the American mainstream.

More news to come on this in the next few weeks.

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posted by Fightsport #10:24 PM

PRIDE TO EXPAND INTO U.S. AND BRAZIL 

Nobuhiko Takada announced that DSE intends to make a strong effort to expand the PRIDE brand into the U.S. and Brazilian markets in 2005.

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posted by Fightsport #9:52 PM

SILVA VS. KONDO IS OFFICIAL 

Vanderlei Silva

DSE/PRIDE officially announced to the Japanese media that the Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo matchup will take place as a single fight on their PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals card on August 15th.

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posted by Fightsport #9:50 PM

BARONI: 'NOBODY'S EVER SEEN LEE MURRAY'S HANDS' 

Phil Baroni

UFC middleweight contender Phil Baroni answered some questions for his fans on the UG forum and had the following to say about potential opponent Lee Murray:


Phil Baroni on Lee Murray's powerful strikes: "Nobody's ever seen Lee Murray's hands. They're afraid to let that Pele video out but I plan on breaking his jaw."

Phil Baroni on the self promotion: "I'm just being me. Lee Murray is saying the shit that I said two years ago. He's reading the book that I wrote, and Tito's a total different ball game.

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posted by Fightsport #9:24 PM

'TIGER' WHITE IN STREET BRAWL 

Vernon "Tiger" White

In yet another Fightsport.com exclusive, Josh H. from Las Vegas tells the FS 24/7 News staff the following:


"Vernon 'Tiger' White was recently involved in a massive brawl relating to his bouncing job. The first details we have received indicate a group of criminals attempted to attack the bouncing crew where Vernon White works. Vernon defended himself and knocked out six or seven opponents, most of whom were his size or larger.

When analyzed, this event is in stark contrast to Tito Ortiz's well publicized humiliating loss at the hands of a much smaller Lee Murray in the streets of London. More details to follow within the next day." -Josh H.

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posted by Fightsport #9:18 PM

K-1 'ICHIGEKI' CARD 

Francisco Filho

K-1: 'Ichigeki'
May 30th, 2004
Nippon Budokan
Tokyo, Japan


Francisco Filho vs. Remy Bonjasky
Glaube Feitosa vs. TOA 'The Samoan Beast'
Alexandre Pitchkounov vs. Seth Petruzelli
Makoto Akaishi vs. 'Mavrick'
Ewerton Teixeira vs. Peter Majstorovic
Lechi Kurbanov vs. 'Big Fam'
Kentaro Tanaka vs. Hanse Nijman

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posted by Fightsport #8:49 PM

TOTAL COMBAT 3 CARD 

Dhira "The Candyman" Yesufu (right)

Total Combat 3
Sunday, May 30th, 2004
Baby Rock Night Club
Tijuana, Mexico


Dhira 'The Candyman' Yesufu vs. Matt Hendricks
Robert Emerson vs. Justin Berkley
Ronnie Major vs. Chris David
Justin Levens vs. Chappo Montijo
Christian Vargas vs. Juan L. Miranda
Keith Sutton vs. Alex Garcia
Akbarh Areola vs. Richard Chavez
Mike Martinez vs. 'Kadillac'
Adam Hutchins vs. Matt Taira
Leonel Beta vs. Jess Bouscal

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posted by Fightsport #8:23 PM

MECA 11 CARD 

Jorge Patino "Macaco" (left)

Meca World Vale Tudo 11
June 5th, 2004
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Luiz Azeredo vs. Roan Carneiro
Daniel Acacio vs. Carlos Baruch
Jadyson Costa vs. Milton Vieira
Ivan 'Batman' vs. Alexandre 'Baixinho'
Luciano Cardoso vs. 'Parazinho'
Nilson Castro vs. Gustavo 'Ximu'
Junior Besouro vs. Luiz Brito
Jorge Patino 'Macaco' vs. Delson 'Pe de Chumbo'
Suyan Queiroz vs. Luciano Azevedo
Alex Gaze vs. Andre Bispo

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posted by Fightsport #8:12 PM

IRONHEART CROWN 7 CARD 

IC 7: 'The Crucible'
June 5, 2004
Hammond Civic Center
Hammond, Indiana


Gideon Ray vs. Jason Black
Miguel Torres vs. Mustaffa Hussani
Stephan Bonnar vs. Moacir Oliveira
Kieth Wisniewski vs. Sam Morgan
Henry Matamoros vs. Rick Davis
Tommy Lee vs. Christian Allen
Joe Jordan vs. Mike Haltom

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posted by Fightsport #7:59 PM

'K-1 VS. BOXING' CARD 

K-1 World GP 2004
June 6th, 2004
Nagoya Aiichi Rainbow Hall
Nagoya, Japan


K-1 vs. Boxing matchups:
Ernesto Hoost vs. Francois Botha
Alexey Ignashov vs. Ray Mercer
Musashi vs. Vassily Jirov

K-1 rules matchups
Peter Aerts vs. Gary Goodridge
Carter Williams vs. Petr Vandrechek
Martin Holm vs. Marvin Eastman
Alistair Overeem vs. Takeru
Jan Nortje vs. Naoufal Bennazouz

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posted by Fightsport #7:55 PM

EC 58 CARD 

Sean Sherk

Extreme Challenge 58
June 11, 2004
Medina Entertainment Center
Medina, MN


Sean Sherk vs. Marcus Hicks
Dave Menne vs. Todd Carney
Travis Wiuff vs. Jerry Vrbanovic
Darryl Guthmiller vs. Shannon Ritch
Richie Miller vs. Melvin Guilliard
Chad Sutton vs. Ted Worthington
Cliff Saunders vs. Ryan Antle
Andy Kemp vs. TBA

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posted by Fightsport #7:19 PM

RITC 63 CARD 

RITC 63: 'It's Time'
Saturday, June 12, 2004
Dodge Theater
Phoenix, AZ


Single matchups:
Shane Johnson vs. Doug Berube
Homer Moore vs. Tim McMullen
Jamie Varner vs. James Upshur
Andy Montana vs. Gilbert Aldano
Mike Knight vs. Shuji Yamauchi
B.J. Gile vs. Rich Alten
Robert Rose vs. Michael Perales
Matt Ver Halen vs. Carlos Ortega
Troy Tolbert vs. Cameron Mayer
Ed West vs. TBA
Matt Hendricks vs. TBA

RITC Middleweight Tournament (Final in RITC 64):
Rich Moss vs. Hans Marrero
Brodie Farber vs. Randy Lavrar

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posted by Fightsport #7:07 PM

FCC 15 CARD 

AFC & FCC Present: Freestyle Combat Challenge 15
Saturday, June 12th, 2004
Racine Memeorial Hall
Racine, WI


Ron Faircloth vs. Jay Massey
Adrian Serrano vs. TBA
Wilson Goveia vs. Mike Delaney
Pat O'Malley vs. John Kolosci
Joel Blanton vs. Justin Wieman
Thiago 'Jambo' vs. Nick Thompson
Omar Choudry vs. Jim Brucketta
Pat Healy vs. Dan Hart
Petrus Walker vs. Bobby Garrits

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posted by Fightsport #6:56 PM

UFC 48 CARD 

UFC 48
June 19th, 2004
Las Vegas, NV


Here is the revised UFC 48, scheduled for June 19th:

Ken Shamrock vs. Kimo Leopoldo
Tim Sylvia vs. Frank Mir (Heavyweight title fight)
Phil Baroni vs. Evan Tanner
Dennis Hallman vs. Frank Trigg
Matt Hughes vs. Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo
Curtis Stout vs. Trevor Prangley
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jay Hieron
Ivan Menjivar vs. Matt Serra

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posted by Fightsport #6:48 PM

PRIDE HEAVYWEIGHT GP CARD 

Fedor Emelianenko (right)

PRIDE Heavyweight GP
June 20th, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


Heavyweight GP quarterfinals (unofficial):
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Naoya Ogawa
Heath Herring vs. Sergei Karitonov
Semmy Schilt vs. 'Giant' Silva

Single matchups (unofficial):
Ricardo Arona vs. Quinton Jackson
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Nino Schembri

Other fighters scheduled to participate (unofficial):
Dan Henderson
Hidehiko Yoshida

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posted by Fightsport #6:38 PM

PANCRASE CARD 

Nathan Marquardt (right)
Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
June 22, 2004
Tokyo, Japan

Open: 5:30 P.M.　　
Start: 6:30 P.M.


Nathan Marqaurdt vs. Eiji Ishikawa
Akihiro Gono vs. Tsuyoshi Kurihara
Izuru Takeuchi vs. Osami Shibuya
Hikaru Sato vs. Katsuya Inoue
Koji Oishi vs. Masakazu Kuramochi
Mitsuhisa Sunabe vs. Masashi Kameda

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posted by Fightsport #6:33 PM

K-1 'BEAST 2004' 

Bob Sapp

K-1: 'Beast 2004'
June 26, 2004
Shizuoka Ecopa Arena
Shizuoka, Japan

Fights scheduled to compete on the card:


Bob Sapp
'Montanha' Silva
Musashi
Eric 'Butterbean' Esch
Tsuyoshi Nakasako
Tatsufumi Tomihira
Hiromi Amada
Yusuke Fujimoto
Hiraku Hori
Shingo Koyasu
Nobu Hayashi

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posted by Fightsport #6:22 PM

GLADIATOR CARD 

Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira

'Gladiator'
June 26th to 27th, 2004
Seoul Olympic Sports Complex
Seoul, South Korea

Below are some of the matchups for the 'Gladiator' show on June 26th to June 27th in Seoul, South Korea. The card is expected to have sixteen matchups:


MMA matchups:
Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira vs. Alex Stiebling
Dan Severn vs. Hidetada Irie
Anderson Silva vs. Jeremy Horn
Paulo Filho vs. Daijiro Matsui


Other fighters scheduled to participate:
Ikuhisa Minowa
Brad Kohler
Daijiro Matsui
Hidetada Irie

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posted by Fightsport #6:14 PM

'CONQUISTA FIGHT' NEWS 

Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira announced that the second and third editions of his MMA show, 'Conquista Fight', will take place this year in Brazil.

The second show is scheduled to take place in June in the city of Salvador. The third show is scheduled for December in the city of Vitoria da Conquista.

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posted by Fightsport #6:13 PM

RODRIGO GRACIE SIGNS WITH K-1 

Rodrigo Gracie

The Brazilian media reports that Rodrigo Gracie has signed a 3-fight deal with K-1.

The specifics of the contract are for a minimum of three fights in a 1-year time period. The contract also includes a 3-year management deal with K-1 in Japan only, which will handle the promotion of his image and other considerations in Japan.

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posted by Fightsport #2:28 AM

FEDOR TO UNVEIL NEW MOVE 

Fedor Emelianenko

Sankei Sports reports that Fedor Emelianenko is working on a new move which he will add to his arsenal. The move will be called the 'Sambo Secret Weapon'.

Sankei Sports also reported what Fightsport.com reportedtwo weeks ago, that Fedor's next opponent in the PRIDE heavyweight GP will most likely be Kevin Randleman.

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posted by Fightsport #2:22 AM

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

PANCRASE CARD 

Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Friday, May 28, 2004
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan

Open: 5:30 PM
Start: 6:30 PM


Ron Waterman vs. Keigo Takamori
Yuki Sasaki vs. Yukiya Naito
Keiichiro Yamamiya vs. Kozo Urita
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Isamu Sugiuchi
Takuya Wada vs. Hidetaka Monma
Hidehiko Hasegawa vs. Yuichi Nakanishi
Takahito Ida vs. Takaichi Hirayama
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Takaichi Hirayama

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posted by Fightsport #5:39 AM

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

PRIDE NEWS 

The Japanese media reports that DSE/PRIDE has booked the Saitama Super Arena for their December 31st show. According to the Japanese media, the card will feature most of PRIDE's biggest stars.

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posted by Fightsport #11:40 PM

JIROV IN K-1 IS OFFICIAL 

Vassily Jirov

'K-1 vs. Boxing'
June 6th, 2004
Nagoya Aiichi Rainbow Hall
Nagoya, Japan


K-1 announced their 'K-1 vs. Boxing' card today to the Japanese media. The show is scheduled for June 6th:

K-1 vs. Boxing matchups:
Ernesto Hoost vs. Francois Botha
Alexey Ignashov vs. Ray Mercer
Musashi vs. Vassily Jirov

K-1 rules matchups
Peter Aerts vs. Gary Goodridge
Carter Williams vs. Petr Vandrechek
Martin Holm vs. Marvin Eastman
Alistair Overeem vs. Takeru
Jan Nortje vs. Naoufal Bennazouz

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posted by Fightsport #4:08 AM

VITOR TO TRAIN IN U.S. FOR COUTURE 

Vitor Belfort

Brazilian magazine Tatame reports that Vitor Belfort and his camp will arrive in the US on June 7th to prepare for his upcoming title defense against Randy Couture in UFC 49.

Belfort will rent a house and will stay there with his trainers up until the fight against Couture, which is tentatively scheduled for early August. Belfort's trainers who have come with him include Brazilian jiut-jitsu phenom Leo Vieira and his boxing coach.

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posted by Fightsport #2:53 AM

MURRAY HAVING VISA PROBLEMS 

Lee Murray

The UFC announced that the official reason Lee Murray will miss participating in UFC 48 on June 19th is due to visa problems.

It is not certain when Murray will be able to get a visa to enter the United Staes, but the UFC has stated he will not be on their upcoming cards until his visa problems get sorted out.

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posted by Fightsport #2:47 AM

KANEHARA OUT FOUR WEEKS 

Cro Cop vs. Kanehara

Sankei Sports reports that Hiromitsu Kanehara will be out of action for about four weeks due to some minor injuries he recieved in his fight against Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic at PRIDE Bushido 3.

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posted by Fightsport #2:39 AM

OGAWA LOOKING FOR NEW RECRUITS 

Naoya Ogawa

Naoya Ogawa is looking to recruit a new pupil for both pro-wrestling and MMA. Anyone who is interested can contact him through his fax number at 0467-82-2034.

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posted by Fightsport #2:35 AM

MORE NEWS ON SAPP'S FUTURE PLANS 

Bob Sapp

Japanese sports writer Taisuke Kitamura is reporting that if Bob Sapp may retire from fighting if he loses his K-1 bout on June 26th.

On another note, K-1 management have stated that they think it might be in Sapp's best interest to give up pro-wrestling and concentrate solely of fighting.

From what our own sources in the Japanese media tell us, Sapp will not give up fighting. What he will do is either concentrate on only fighting or only pro-wrestling. These same inside sources tell us that he will choose to remain in fighting.

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posted by Fightsport #2:27 AM

COOPER PASSES DRUG TEST ON SECOND TRY 

Dewey Cooper

K-1 announced that sfter reportedly failing a post-fight drug test, Dewey Cooper tested negative for any illegal substances during a voluntary follow-up exam on Tuesday, May 18th.

According to a complaint filed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on May 11th, the results of Cooper's initial post-"Battle At The Bellagio II" drug test showed the presence of nandrolone, an outlawed anabolic steroid, in Cooper's system.

Cooper pleaded innocent and was allowed to take another drug test so long as he financed it himself, which he did.

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posted by Fightsport #1:56 AM

'EUPHORIA MFC' SCHEDULE 

Euphoria MFC, whose first show featured the 'Russia vs. USA' theme last March 13th in Atlantic City, has re-vamped their schedule, which includes four more shows for this year and next. The shows will feature single fight matchups as well as light heavyweight and heavyweight tournaments:


October 16th, 2004 - Trump Taj Mahal Arena, Atlantic City, NJ
December 11th, 2004 - Trump Taj Mahal Arena, Atlantic City, NJ
February 26th, 2005 - Trump Taj Mahal Arena, Atlantic City, NJ
April 30th, 2005 - Trump Taj Mahal Arena, Atlantic City, NJ

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posted by Fightsport #1:41 AM

CAGE RAGE 6 RESULTS 

Cage Rage 6
May 23rd, 2004
Caesars Nightclub
London, England


Jean Silva defeats Gerald Strebendt by triangle choke, RD 2.
Paul Jenkins drew with Suley Mahmoud.
Andy Costello defeats Mark Goddard by TKO, RD 1.
Mark Epstein defeats Glen Appleby by TKO at 5:00, RD 2.
Henrique Satanta vs. Jeremy Bailey a no-contest.
Kuljit Degun defeats Del Edwards by submission at 3:18, RD 2.
Alex Owen defeats Ricky Moore by KO, RD 1.
Ryan Norwood defeats Flavio by armbar, RD 1.
Ryan Robinson defeats Lance King by triangle choke, RD 2.
Chris Freebourne defeats Alvin Delemico by triangle choke, RD 1.
Stuart Grant defeats Phil Labar by TKO at 5:00, RD 2.

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posted by Fightsport #1:40 AM

TKO 16 RESULTS 

TKO 16: 'Infernal'
May 22, 2004
Quebec City, Quebec


Patrick Cote defeats Bill Mahood by KO, RD 1.
David Loiseau defeats Chris Fontaine by KO at 0:13, RD 1.
Donald Ouimet defeats Dave Goulet by rear naked choke, RD 1.
Wagnney Fabiano defeats Tommy Lee by choke, RD 1.
Stephane Vigneault defeats Curtis Brigham by KO, RD 1.
Sam Stout defeats Yves Jabouin by KO, RD 1.
Todd Gouwenberg defeats Iccho Laremas by TKO, RD 2.
Jonathan Goulet defeats Travis Galbraith by rear naked choke, RD 1.
Martin Tremblay defeats Brian McGee by KO, RD 1.
Sony Leong defeats Sylvain Cloutier by decision.



Any fighters still owed money by TKO president Stephane Patry, can contact him at:

Stephane Patry, President/CEO
TKO Communications Inc.
Tel: (450) 445-8886
TKOZone.tv

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posted by Fightsport #1:39 AM

ROF 12 RESULTS 

Ring of Fire 12: 'Nemesis!'
Saturday, May 22nd, 2004
Douglas County Event Center
Castle Rock, CO

Jay Jack defeats John Cronk by triangle choke.
Carlos Condit defeats Brandon Melendez by submission.
Ali Abdelaziz defeats Chee Bates by guillotine choke.
Luke Caudillo defeats James Martinez by decision.
Craig Zellner defeats Gabe Beauperthuy.
Justin James defeats Brock Jensen by armbar.
Brett Shafer defeats Chilo Gonzalez by TKO.
Steve Graniery defeats Denis Acuna by decision.
Tom Clemen defeats Terry Pettek by TKO, RD 1.

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posted by Fightsport #1:37 AM

Monday, May 24, 2004

EVT 3 RESULTS 

EVT 3: 'Inferno'
May 22, 2004
Copenhagen, Denmark


Pierre Guillet defeats Julian Gonzales by triangle choke at 0:36, RD 1.
Lars Besand defeats Bernardo Serrini by decision.
Dennis Davis defeats Thomas Hytten by guillotine choke at 1:08, RD 2.
Chris Wilson vs. Stale Nyang declared a no-contest.
Kenneth Rosfort defeats Raouf Omar by armbar at 1:38, RD 3.
Daniel Weichel defeats Gaz Roriston by keylock at 1:57, RD 2.
John Oskar Hammer defeats Xavier Foupa-Pokam by rear naked choke at 3:09, RD 2.
Tim Vinther defeats Marc Wisniewski by TKO at 4:37, RD 1.
Jose Enrique Anton defeats Anders Erikkson by split decision.
Sonny Nielsen defeats Alex Wiebe by TKO at 3:53, RD 2.
Tchavdar Pavlov defeats Gjermund Larsen by TKO at 3:52, RD 1.

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posted by Fightsport #11:30 PM

PXC 2 RESULTS 

Jeremy Horn

PXC 2: 'Chaos'
May 22, 2004
Guam


Manny Chong defeats Jay Santos by TKO, RD 3.
Jeremy Horn defeats Cameron Brown by choke at 3:05, RD 1.
Chris Burb defeats John Cing by TKO at 1:40, RD 1.
Blake Frederickson defeats Justin Mercado by TKO at 2:55, RD 1.
Adam Lynn defeats Jason Medina by submission at 2:05, RD 3.
Rich Clementi defeats Eddie Yagin by TKO, RD 3.
Buck Greer defeats LaVerne Clark by triangle choke at 1:03, RD 2.
Kultar Gill defeats Dave Rivas by choke at 1:10, RD 2.

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posted by Fightsport #11:30 PM

CHAMPIONS NIGHT RESULTS 

Graison Tibau

Champions Night
May 21, 2004
Brazil


Emerson Naja defeats Marcelo Barbosa by KO, RD 1.
Graison Tibau defeats Daniel Muralha by armbar, RD 1.
Fabricio Robo defeats Robson da Silva by submission, RD 1.
Junior Killer defeats Fabio D'Amore by KO, RD 2.
Regiclaudio Macedo defeats Alex dos Santos by KO.
Pedro Akira defeats Luis Popo by KO, RD 1.
Ricardo Alves defeats Adriano Maciel by triangle choke, RD 1.

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posted by Fightsport #11:29 PM

GCM RESULTS 

Taiyo Nakahara

GCM: 'Demolition 15'
May 21, 2004
Tokyo, Japan


Taiyo Nakahara defeats Seigi Fujioka by unanimous decision.
Nobuyuki Kato defeats Goro Kobayashi by KO at 2:37, RD 1.
Yohei Ota drew with Hidenobu Koike.
Keita Nakamura defeats Ichiro Kanai by unanimous decision.
Takeshi Sato defeats Naoki Deguchi by rear naked choke at 3:37, RD 1.
Akihiro Yamazaki defeats Yuichi Ikari by KO at 0:28, RD 2.

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posted by Fightsport #11:28 PM

POSTAL CONNECTIONS: K-1 TO TARGET UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION NEXT 

By Tape Lord

Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort.

Hello my friends, my postal connections in the K-1 organization are telling me that after K-1 attempts to poach the UFC heavyweight champion, that they will then go after the UFC's light heavyweight champion.

K-1 will also target some of the top contenders of both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions.

As was already mentioned a few days ago, K-1 will first make offers to both Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir after their title fight in UFC 48 on June 19th.

Then they will supposedly make offers to both Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture after their title fight in UFC 49 in August.

UFC heavyweight contenders Wes 'Cabbage' Correira and Andrei Arlovski are also two heavyweights that K-1 will try to sign very soon.

More info to come in the next few weeks.

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posted by Fightsport #12:06 AM

Sunday, May 23, 2004

FILHO VS. BONJASKY 

Francisco Filho

K-1: 'Ichigeki'
May 30th, 2004
Nippon Budokan
Tokyo, Japan

Officially announced main event:
Francisco Filho vs. Remy Bonjasky

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posted by Fightsport #11:38 PM

MORE 'K-1 VS. BOXING' NEWS 

Vassily Jirov

'K-1 vs. Boxing'
June 6th, 2004
Nagoya Aiichi Rainbow Hall
Nagoya, Japan

Below is the developing line-up for the 'K-1 vs. Boxing' show on June 6th:


K-1 vs. Boxing matchups:
Ernesto Hoost vs. Ray Mercer
Peter Aerts vs. Francois Botha
Alexey Ignashov vs. Vassily Jirov

K-1 rules matchups:
Carter Williams vs. Jan Nortje
Marvin Eastman vs. Martin Holm
Alistair Overeem vs. Takeru

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posted by Fightsport #11:25 PM

SAPP TO HAVE MORE TIME TO TRAIN 

Bob Sapp

The Japanese media report that K-1 held a staff meeting today to discuss the Bob Sapp situation.

K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa told the Japanese media that they discussed how they could prevent any further damage to Sapp's marketability, and decided to immediately implement plans to ease Sapp's busy schedule and give him more time to train and rest.

Sapp will also be spending more time improving his skills with New Japan's Kickboxing trainer Ihara.

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posted by Fightsport #11:11 PM

PRIDE BUSHIDO 3 RESULTS 

PRIDE Bushido 3
May 23rd 2004
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan


Single matchups:
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic defeats Hiromitsu Kanehara by unanimous decision.
Kazuhiro Nakamura defeats Khallid Arab by armbar at 4:45, RD 1.
Akira Shoji defeats Tamakairiki by KO at 0:18, RD 1.
Daiju Takase defeats Carlos Newton by split decision.
Kazuo Misaki defeats Jorge Patino 'Macaco' by unanimous decision.
Choi Mu Bae defeats Yoshihisha Yamamoto by unanimous decision.
Alexander Emelianenko defeats Matt Foki by choke at 3:16, RD 1.
Katsuhisa Fujii defeats Kim Jin Oh by choke at 2:58, RD 1.
Bertrand Amoussou defeats Raou by TKO at 0:29, RD 2.

Gracies vs. Japan matchups:
Ryan Gracie defeats Ikuhisa Minowa by split decision.
Takanori Gomi defeats Ralph Gracie by KO at 0:06, RD 1.
Ricardo Almeida defeats Ryo Chonan by unanimous decision.

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posted by Fightsport #3:42 PM

FEDOR VS. RANDLEMAN LEADING FAN POLLS  

Fedor Emelianenko (right)

Todd Atkins reports the following from Japan:

"Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman is the second round PRIDE Heavyweight GP matchup that is surprisingly leading the internet surveys and fan balloting that DSE has been putting out to fans.

Both fighters are being talked to about setting this match up, but nothing is formal at the moment."

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posted by Fightsport #12:00 AM

RICKSON TO MAKE 'ROMANEX' DEBUT AND OTHER NEWS  

Rickson Gracie

Sources in the Japanese media are saying that the next K-1 'Romanex' card, which will most likely be in July, will feature the K-1 debut of Rickson Gracie.

It's not sure who his opponent will be right now, but retired Sumo grand champion Wakanohana seems to be the front-runner.

K-1 will also begin to market Genki Sudo as the new 'Gracie Killer', so a possible matchup between Sudo and a Gracie will be most likely.

Look for Kazuyuki Fujita, Josh Barnett, and B.J. Penn to all be on the card as well.

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posted by Fightsport #12:00 AM