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Mike Tyson after being knocked out by Williams.

Mike Tyson tore a ligament in his left knee in the first round of his upset knockout loss to Danny Williams on Friday night, announced his manager Shelly Finkel.

Finkel said an MRI showed a complex tear of the lateral meniscus, and that Tyson couldn't even walk on the leg last night.

Tyson was dominating the first round, rocking Williams with shots to the head, but late in the round motioned toward his knee and grimaced. Finkel said Tyson refused to make an excuse and wanted to continue fighting.

Tyson ended up getting knocked out with a series of punches by Williams in the fourth round. Tyson appeared as if he could get up and continue, but made little attempt to get up.

"In retrospect I wish he had said something and said he couldn't continue," Finkel said.

After the fight, Tyson's trainer, Freddie Roach credited Williams with fighting a good fight, but said Tyson was hampered by the injury.

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Anderson Silva

Sources in the European media are saying that the Lee Murray vs. Anderson Silva matchup will still take place in the UK-based MMA promotion known as Cage Rage on September 11th.

Silva has already told the Brazilian media that the matchup is nothing but a rumor, and that he is only concentrating on his upcoming K-1 debut against Cyril Abidi on August 15th.

More info to come in the coming week.

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K-1 World GP 2004
August 7th, 2004
Bellagio Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

Below is the developing card for the K-1 Vegas show on August 7th:


GP Tournament:
Carter Williams vs. Brecht Walis
Jorgen Kruth vs. Marvin Eastman
Jan Nortje vs. Alexander Ustinov
Mighty Mo vs. Sergei Gur

Single fights:
Ray Sefo vs. Leo 'The Assassin'
Akebono vs. Rick Roufus
Gary Goodridge vs. Dewey Cooper

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RITC 64: 'Heart & Soul'
August 7, 2004
Dodge Theater
Phoenix, AZ


Homer Moore vs. Shane Johnson
Hans Marrero vs. Brodie Farber
Rich Alten vs. Steve Sayegh
Cory Timmerman vs. Jim Else
Gabe Rivas vs. Kyle Sprouse
Rich Moss vs. Matt Hendricks
Ray Elbe vs. David Canuas
Matt Hauser vs. Joe Grant
Ed West vs. Chris David
Carlos Ortega vs. Matt Ver Halen
Justin Popovich vs. Darrell Parrish
Brandon Oliver vs. Cameron Mayer
Michael Barney vs. Donald Paskiewiez

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XFC 5: 'When Worlds Collide'
August 13th, 2004
Southport Sharks AFL club
Australia


MMA matchups:
Ian Schaffa vs. Matt Johansson
Api Hemara vs. David Frendin
Mal Foki vs. Brad Morris
Kyle Noke vs. Matt Te Paa
Jason Wild vs. Brandon Bell
James Tehuna vs. Rocki Huni
Sahsa Nachouki vs. Ross McDermott
Trent Deboo vs. Matty Knight
Dean Butler vs. John Degan
Trevor Farnell vs. Matt Prince

Muay Thai matchup:
Sam Nest vs. Kym Robinson

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals
August 15th, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


DSE/PRIDE officially announced the following matchups for their PRIDE Heavyweight GP card on August 15th:

Heavyweight GP semifinals:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Naoya Ogawa

Single fights:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alexander Emelianenko
Mark Hunt vs. Mark Coleman
Kevin Randleman vs. Ron Waterman


Below is a rumored matchup that may be announced next week:
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante


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World Extreme Cagefighting 11
August 20th, 2004
Palace Casino
Lemoore, CA


MMA matchups:
Chris Leben vs. Steve Heath
Shonie Carter vs. Jason Braswell
Gil Castillo vs. Brad Mohler
Gilbert Melendez vs. Rich Crunkilton
Richard Montoya vs. Abram Baxter
Olaf Alfonso vs. TBA
John Alessio vs. Bret Bergmark
Jason Jadugui vs. Seth Woodill
Joe Williams vs. Lavar Johnson
Rafael Del Real vs. TBA
Leo Reyes vs. Jason Pratt
Doug Evans vs. Nam Phan
Bill Coffman vs. TBA
Mike Graham vs. Travis Backhaus

Kickboxing matchup:
Tom Jones vs. Yia Mua

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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Saturday, August 21, 2004
MGM Grand Garden
Las Vegas, Nevada


Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture (light heavyweight title)
Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon 'Tiger' White
Nick Diaz vs. Karo Pariysan
David Terrell vs. Matt Lindland
Mike Kyle vs. Justin Eilers
Phil Baroni vs. Ronald Jhun
Joe Riggs vs. Joe Doerksen
Josh Thompson vs. Yves Edwards

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Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Umeda Stella Hall
Osaka, Japan

Open: 3:00 P.M.
Start: 4:00 P.M.


Yoshiro Maeda vs. Fredson 'Peixao'
Nilson Castro vs. Daisuke Watanabe
Koji Oishi vs. Otoko! Tokuoka
Tsuyoshi Ozawa vs. Hideki Tadao
Masashi Kameda vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe
Daisuke Hanazawa vs. 'The Great Naniwa'
Manao Kumagai vs. Yuichi Miyazaki

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AFC Brazil 1
Saturday, August 28th, 2004
Nova Friburgo Country Club
Nova Friburgo, Brazil


Jeff Monson vs. Carlos Clayton
Milton Vieira vs. Aloisio Barros
Roan Carneiro vs. Rodrigo Ruas
Edson Mendes vs. Manuel Fonseca
Marcel Ferreira vs. Eric Tavares
Aaron Riley vs. Maicon Alarcao
Suyam Queiroz vs. Nilson Pulgati
Pedro Manuel vs. Peterson Melo
Lamar Silva vs. Luiz Ramos
Julio Cesar vs. Angelo Sergio

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Mike Tyson

By Scoop McTroll at ringside:


Unheralded English heavyweight Danny Williams shocked the world Friday night when he knocked out Mike Tyson at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

Round one: Williams, a 9-1 underdog, came out looking to trade punches with Tyson. The strategy looked to be a big mistake when Tyson rocked Williams several times with left hooks and right uppercuts.

Round two: The second round saw both fighters land some good shots.

Round three: Williams was deducted two points by referee Dennis Alfred for hitting on the break and a low blow, but Tyson was already cut over his right eye from an unintentional headbutt. The out-of-shape Tyson also seemed to be tiring greatly at this point.

Round four: Williams took control of the fight in this round, finally dropping Tyson with a vicious barrage of strikes. A dazed Tyson was unable to beat the count. The official time of the KO was 2:51.


Post-fight notes: Tyson left the ring right after the fight without commenting to anyone.

Tyson advisor Shelly Finkel stated to the media that Tyson badly twisted his left knee in the first round, not allowing him to get the leverage he wanted on his punches.

Trainer Freddie Roach said that the 38-year old Tyson got worn out by the size of the 265-pound Williams, and that Tyson's future is unclear at this point.

Williams said he'd like to get a title shot, but if that doesn't materialize he'd be more then happy to give Tyson a rematch.

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' reports that Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira will depart from Brazil to Japan next Wednesday for the PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals on August 15th.

Minotauro will face Russian fighter Sergei Kharitonov in the semifinals. "When you do fight a tournament you have to beat anyone," says Minotauro, who believes Fedor will defeat Ogawa.

"I am aware I will face a tough fighter in my first fight, and if I win it will be even more complicated in the final. However I don't even think about this second bout. I want to defeat Kharitinov. He is tough but so am I. I will exchange punches with Kharitinov and then submit him on the ground," promised Minotauro.

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Shawn "Pain" Peters

Aristea management announced that they signed Shawn 'Pain' Peters to their roster of fighters.

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Total Combat 4
July 25, 2004
Tijuana, Mexico


David Martinez defeats Cody Culkin by decision.
We Pea defeats Michael Chupa by TKO.
Fred Leavy defeats Dante Cortola by decision.
Shannon Gugherty defeats Cub Swanson by rear naked choke.
John Coppenhagen defeats Frank Duffy by rear naked choke.
Chris David defeats Yahir Reyes by TKO.
Hugo Sida defeats Harris Bremer by TKO.
'Kadillac' defeats Jeff Shields by TKO.
Charles Diaz defeats Juan Aguilar by decision.
Cory Peterson defeats Rez 'Dawg' by front choke.

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Vin Diesel (center)

Hollywood actor and MMA fan Vin Diesel was in Japan today and appeared at a press conference doing the hustle with PRIDE GP semifinalist Naoya Ogawa.

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K-1 World GP 2004
August 7th, 2004
Bellagio Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

Below is the developing card for the K-1 Vegas show on August 7th:


GP Tournament:
Carter Williams vs. Brecht Walis
Jorgen Kruth vs. Marvin Eastman
Jan Nortje vs. Alexander Ustinov
Mighty Mo vs. Sergei Gur

Single fights:
Ray Sefo vs. Leo 'The Assassin'
Akebono vs. Rick Roufus
Gary Goodridge vs. Dewey Cooper

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K-1 looking for the next Bob Sapp.

K-1 matchmake Sadaharu Tanigawa commented more to the Japanese media on the K-1 'Tryouts' that will take place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas on August 5th to August 6th.

According to Tanigawa, the tryouts are for heavyweight fighters, and that K-1 hopes to uncover the 2nd generation Bob Sapp. He added that microphone skills and marketability will be very important factors for any potential recruit.

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Mike Tyson weighed in for his scheduled fight against Danny Williams at 233 pounds. It is seven pounds heavier then Tyson weighed for his last fight last year.

Below are the weigh-ins for tomorrow night's boxing bouts:


Mike Tyson: 233 pounds
D. Williams: 265 pounds

Laila Ali: 167 pounds
Monica Nunez: 164 pounds

Nelson Dieppa: 108 pounds
Ulises Solis: 107.75 pounds

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Dhira "The Candyman" Yesufu

Rising middleweight star Dhira 'The Candyman' Yesufu announced that he has sustained a groin injury in training and will be out of action for several weeks.

The injury may have put an end to the Candyman's chances of appearing on the UFC-Spike TV reality show.

But Candyman fans need not despair as he is currently in negotiations with a few well known MMA promotions, and will be returning to fighting later in the year.

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Chris Brennan (bottom)

Journeyman fighter Chris Brennan was trying to find an opponent for a fight he was planning in Guam. When rising middleweight fighter Jayson Miller offered to take his offer, Brennan backed out and stated:

"I am not going to go out like everyone does in the UFC and fight a UFC-caliber fighter outside the UFC when there is a chance to lose" -Chris Brennan

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals
August 15th, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


DSE/PRIDE officially announced the following matchups for their PRIDE Heavyweight GP card on August 15th:

Heavyweight GP semifinals:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Naoya Ogawa

Single fights:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alexander Emelianenko
Kevin Randleman vs. Ron Waterman


Below are two rumored matchups that may be announced next week:
Mark Hunt vs. Mark Coleman
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante


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By Coffee Guy

Guy Mezger (right)

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


Zuffa has all but signed the matchup of Tito Ortiz vs. Guy Mezger rematch for UFC 50.

Mezger may have signed already, but I am not sure if Tito has signed as of yet. However, it's expected that Tito will sign.

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By Coffee Guy

Tito Ortiz

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


Zuffa is having talks with some small-time Japanese promoters with the hopes of staging a UFC show in Japan this coming December.

The show would be small scale, and there is talk that Tito Ortiz would headline the show.

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Mike Tyson

According to press reports, thousands of people came out to watch Mike Tyson conduct a public workout on Tuesday in Loiusville, Kentcky.

Tyson is scheduled to face Englishman Danny Williams on July 27th in Louisville.

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Akebono

K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tamigawa announced to the Japanese media that the matchup of Akebono vs. Rick Roufus would take place on the K-1 Vegas card on August 7th.

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ADCC announced that the North American trials will be taking place on September 18th in Canada Vernon, BC, Canada.

The winners of each of the five weight classes will qualify for the ADCC 2005 Submission Wrestling World Championships, which will take place in the US.

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Vanderlei Silva (top) KO's Quinton Jackson (bottom) in their first fight.

PRIDE champion Vanderlei Silva made the following comments to Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' regarding the PRIDE GP and his future opponents (by Gleidson Venga):


Vanderlei on the PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals: "I think the title match will be between Minotauro and Fedor. Since Fedor fought well last time, he has become one of the favorites, but 'Minotauro' is now better then before. He didn't accept that defeat to Fedor, so I think he will be coming in more prepared this time. Being Brazilian, I want 'Minotauro' to win, and I think he has a really good chance to beat Fedor. I bet on 'Minotauro' to be the Champion of the GP".

Vanderlei on his next two opponents (Yuki Kondo and Quinton Jackson): "PRIDE pays us very well, but you must fight against anyone there. So there are only tough fights for me this year. I'd say the level will continue to increase this year. Kondo will be the lightest fighter. After him there's Jackson, who's a very good and tough athlete. I will have a rematch against him now since both of us came into our last fight having already fought a tough fight that same night. I also really want to fight with him again.

Vanderlei on his heavyweight opponent scheduled for the end of the year ('Minotauro', Fedor, or 'Cro Cop'): "I think December 31st will be my biggest test, since those three fighters for me are real tough athletes. Two of them are champions in their weight categories. I want to be tested. I don't run away, and this year I will face my biggest challenges."

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K-1 World GP 2004
August 7th, 2004
Bellagio Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

Below is the developing card for the K-1 Vegas show on August 7th:


GP Tournament:
Carter Williams vs. Brecht Walis
Jorgen Kruth vs. Marvin Eastman
Jan Nortje vs. Alexander Ustinov
Mighty Mo vs. Sergei Gur

Fighters scheduled to compete on the card:
Ray Sefo
Gary Goodridge

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XFC 5: 'When Worlds Collide'
August 13th, 2004
Southport Sharks AFL club
Australia


MMA matchups:
Ian Schaffa vs. Matt Johansson
Api Hemara vs. David Frendin
Mal Foki vs. Brad Morris
Kyle Noke vs. Matt Te Paa
Jason Wild vs. Brandon Bell
James Tehuna vs. Rocki Huni
Sahsa Nachouki vs. Ross McDermott
Trent Deboo vs. Matty Knight
Dean Butler vs. John Degan
Trevor Farnell vs. Matt Prince

Muay Thai matchup:
Sam Nest vs. Kym Robinson

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals
August 15th, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


Below is the card that the Japanese media are saying will take place on the PRIDE Heavyweight GP card on August 15th.

Kazushi Sakuraba is officially off the card due to a knee injury. A total of eight matchups are expected to be officially announced next month:


Heavyweight GP semifinals:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Naoya Ogawa
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Sergei Kharitonov

Single fights:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alexander Emelianenko
Mark Hunt vs. Mark Coleman
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante
TBA vs. TBA

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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Saturday, August 21, 2004
MGM Grand Garden
Las Vegas, Nevada


Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture (light heavyweight title)
Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon 'Tiger' White
Nick Diaz vs. Karo Pariysan
David Terrell vs. Matt Lindland
Mike Kyle vs. Justin Eilers
Phil Baroni vs. Ronald Jhun
Joe Riggs vs. Joe Doerksen
Josh Thompson vs. Yves Edwards

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Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Umeda Stella Hall
Osaka, Japan

Open: 3:00 P.M.
Start: 4:00 P.M.


Yoshiro Maeda vs. Fredson 'Peixao'
Nilson Castro vs. Daisuke Watanabe
Koji Oishi vs. Otoko! Tokuoka
Tsuyoshi Ozawa vs. Hideki Tadao
Masashi Kameda vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe
Daisuke Hanazawa vs. 'The Great Naniwa'
Manao Kumagai vs. Yuichi Miyazaki

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AFC Brazil 1
Saturday, August 28th, 2004
Nova Friburgo Country Club
Nova Friburgo, Brazil


Jeff Monson vs. Carlos Clayton
Milton Vieira vs. Aloisio Barros
Roan Carneiro vs. Rodrigo Ruas
Edson Mendes vs. Manuel Fonseca
Marcel Ferreira vs. Eric Tavares
Aaron Riley vs. Maicon Alarcao
Suyam Queiroz vs. Nilson Pulgati
Pedro Manuel vs. Peterson Melo
Lamar Silva vs. Luiz Ramos
Julio Cesar vs. Angelo Sergio

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Phil Baroni

Onzuka.com reports that Phil Baroni is out of the upcoming UFC 49 card due to personal problems.

Baroni will be replaced by Chris Lytle, who will face Ron Jhun.

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UFC president Dana White

Touch of Evil newsletter made a correction to an earlier figure they had reported on the UFC 48 paid attendance.

The correct figure is USD$901,655 in paid attendance, not the USD$981,655 as was previously reported by Touch of Evil.

The figure puts UFC 48 as the third lowest paid attendance in their history at the Mandalay Bay.

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Once a Boxercise instructor, Dana White is now UFC president.

Zuffa/UFC has announced that its executives and litigation counsel have reviewed the civil suit from B.J. Penn and his attornies, and contend that they believe there is no merit to any of the allegations.

Zuffa/UFC plans to defend the case, and will seek reimbursement for its legal fees.

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The Japanese media reports that the PRIDE GP Finals tickets for August 15th have already sold out within one week of going on sale.

Fuji TV has already begun to alter its production plans in order to add more seating for the event. The extra seats are scheduled to go on sale on August 1st and expected to sell out as well.

The show is expected to have over 50,000 in attendance, which would break all-time attendance records for the Saitama Super Arena.

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Hayato Sakurai

The Japanese media is reporting that DSE/PRIDE is planning two seperate lighter weight GP tournaments for their PRIDE 'Bushido' show in 2005.

According to the Japanese media, both GP tournaments would be for Japanese fighters only. The weight categories would be for 83 kg (183 pds) and 73 kg (161 pds) fighters.

The main reason for both GP tournaments would be to determine who are the top Japanese fighters at the lighter weights for PRIDE.

Possible fighters mentioned for the 83 kg (183 pds) GP are Hayato Sakurai, Ikuhisa Minowa, Akira Shoji, Akihiro Gono, Ryo Chonan, and Shungo Oyama.

Possible fighters mentioned for the 73 kg (161 pds) GP are Takanori Gomi, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Kazuo Misaki, and Kiuma Kunioku.

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Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Sunday, July 25, 2004 (Night Event)
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Neo Blood Tournament 2004 lightweight final:
Yuji Oba defeats Nukinpo! in 2:35, RD 1.

Neo Blood Tournament 2004 featherweight final:
Atsushi Yamamoto defeats Naoji Fujimoto by unanimous decision.

Team Quest vs. Pancrase matchups:
Heath Sims defeats Takafumi Ito by TKO at 3:35, RD 1.
Kei'ichiro Yamamiya defeats Chael Sonnen by majority decision.
Kazuo Misaki defeats Ed Herman by shoulder lock at 3:31, RD 2.

Single matchups:
Hidetaka Monma drew with Hiroyuki Nozawa.
Taishiro defeats Toshinobu Komeya by KO at 0:15, RD 1.
Ryusuke Uemura drew with Taiki Hata.

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Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Sunday, July 25, 2004 (Day Event)
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Neo Blood Tournament 2004 lightweight semifinals:
Nukinpo! defeats Takuro Miyata by unanimous decision.
Yuji Oba defeats Sotaro Yamada by unanimous decision.

Neo Blood Tournament 2004 featherweight semifinals:
Naoji Fujimoto defeats Masayuki Demise by majority decision.
Atsushi Yamamoto defeats Yohei Tagami by unanimous decision.

Team Renzo Gracie vs. Pancrase matchups:
Joe D'Arce defeats Eiji Ishikawa by KO at 4:56, RD 3.
Satoru Kitaoka defeats Kurt Pellegrino by choke at 0:34, RD 2.
Fabio Leopoldo defeats Yuki Sasaki by majority decision.

Single matchups:
Kobus Huisamen defeats Ryuta Noji by KO at 0:12, RD 1.

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Campeonato Mundial de Jiu-jitsu 2004 (IX BJJ Worlds)
July 22 to 25, 2004
Tijuca Tenis Clube Gymnasium
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Complete results for finals of each weight division:

Rooster:
Gabriel Morais defeats Jeremias Maia by a score of 7-0.

Super featherweight:
Fernando Vieira defeats Bibiano Fernandes by a score of 4-2.

Featherweight:
Mario Reis defeats Fredson 'Paixao' by a score of 2-0.

Lightweight:
Daniel Moraes defeats Rodrigo Magalhaes by a score of 4-2.

Middleweight:
Marcelo Garcia defeats Cassio Werneck by a score of 9-0.

Middle heavyweight:
Braulio Estima wins, Ronaldo 'Jacare' was injured.

Heavyweight:
Alexandre Ribeiro defeats Jefferson Moura by a score of 1-0.

Super heavyweight:
Roger Gracie defeats Rodrigo Comprido by choke.

Super super heavyweight:
Fabricio Werdum defeats Fernando Terere by a score of 2-0.

Brown Open Class:
Andre Galvao defeats David Silva by a score of 14-0.

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By Tape Lord

Royce Gracie

Hello my friends, my postal connections in the Japan and the US are telling me that PRIDE have nearly signed a Royce Gracie vs. Genki Sudo fight for their show on December 31st.

Negotiations are ongoing, but the match is expected to be finalized soon.

More news to come regarding this in a few weeks.

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Antonio Inoki (right)

Anotnio Inoki announced to the Japanese media that he is planning to hold this years Inoki 'Bom-Ba-Ye' show in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Inoki last held a show there in 1995.

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By Todd Atkins

B.J. Penn

As you know, B.J. Penn is suing the UFC. UFC president ana White and owner Lorenzo Ferttita are very confident that the language in the contract that B.J. signed will support the UFC's position.

Frank Trigg is very unhappy that he isn't fighting for the title and has not been contacted by UFC about a contract renewal. Dana White thinks Frank Trigg will be back in the UFC, but he was not given consideration for a rematch with Matt Hughes for several reasons:


1. The first fight was not close. (Editor's note: First fight between Penn and Hughes was not close either, but Dana White still wanted to give Hughes a rematch.)

2. UFC feels that Frank Trigg does not carry himself like a champion. Zuffa does not mind loud, confident, trash talking fighters. They do feel however that Frank Trigg is over the top, especially when he is being critical of the UFC, and talking about his porn sponsorships, etc., even when he has been fined in the past for doing so.

3. Frank Trigg also acts like he is calling the shots as far as contract negotiations are concerned.


The UFC is signing fighters that will sign their standard contracts without a bunch of resistance. They are at a point where they are calling all the shots and there really is not much negotiation anymore unless you are a Ken Shamrock or Randy Couture.

Zuffa has their business model at a point where they believe they can make money. If you are a fighter that is willing to work within their terms, great. If not, Zuffa will have no problems with cutting you loose.

Also, Dana White is getting tired of fighters threatening to go to K-1, PRIDE, or other shows. Zuffa now feels that it does not have to try and fight to keep certain fighters. As strange as it seems, Dana White and Lorenzo Ferttita have so many contacts that they know who is and who is not being looked at by the other promotions.

Apparently one of the new angles that fighters have now been taking is to say that they have an offer from someone when they really have no other offers on the table.

I have also heard (as Tape Lord has already reported) that K-1 is talking to 'Tank' Abbott again about fighting for them.

I will report some more new stuff later.

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Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva told the Brazilian media that he is not scheduled to fight Lee Murray on September 11th as was announced english promoters of the event.

Silva said that he is only concentrating on his upcoming K-1 debut on August 15th, in which he is scheduled to face Cyril Abidi.

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Remy Bonjasky

K-1 World GP 2004: 'Final Elimination'
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Nippon Budokan
Tokyo, Japan


Most of the fighters were announced for the K-1 'Final Elimination' card on September 25. The matchups will be announced at a later date and will all be single fights, with the winners moving on to the K-1 World GP Finals in December:


Fighters scheduled to participate:
Remy Bonjasky
Ernesto Hoost
Jerome Le Banner
Peter Aerts
Ray Sefo
Musashi
Alexei Ignashov
Francois Botha
Cyril Abidi
Gary Goodridge
Michael McDonald
Hiromi Amada
Kaoklai Kaennorsing
Winner of the Las Vegas K-1 on August 7th
'Special Selection 1'
'Special Selection 2'

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Sean O'Haire

The following is from the SoCal insider called 'xshanex':


"I was told today that Former WCW and WWF Wrestler Sean O'Haire will be going to K-1 supposedly as an MMA fighter as well as a Pro-wrestler.

I am not sure how soon he will be making his debut, but O'Haire is a known Martial Artist and had a reputation as a 'tough guy', though there was once a rumor that a fan KO'ed him at a show, but I never heard it as a confirmed truth.

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Ivan Menjivar

APEX Championship Fighting
September 5th, 2004
Pierre Charbonneau Center
Montreal, Canada


Below is the developing card for the APEX Championship Fighting show on September 5th:

Main event:
Ivan Menjivar vs. Ryan Ackerman

Other fighters scheduled to participate:
Dennis Hallman
Steve Berger
Gerald Strebrendt
Kultar Gill

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ADCC announced that the 6th ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships will be staged in the USA on May, 2005.

The event will be promoted by Miguel Iturrate, Gilberto Villela Faria, and Brian Cimins.

According to Iturrate, the venue for the event is expected to be in southern California.

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