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Naoya Ogawa

The Japanese media is reporting that Antonio Inoki is trying to outbid DSE/PRIDE in an effort to sign Naoya Ogawa for the 'Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye' show on December 31st.

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K-1/New Japan Kickboxing: 'Titans'
November 6th, 2004
Kitakyushu Media Dome
Fukuoka, Japan


Mike Bernado drew with Kaoklai Kaennorsing.
Alexey Ignashov defeats Paul Slowinski by unanimous decision.
John Wayne Parr defeats Oomsin Sitkuanam by unanimous decision.
Noboru Uchida defeats Michael McDonald by unanimous decision.
Buakaw Por Puramuk defeats Katsunori Yoneda by TKO at 1:26, RD 2.
Shin Nopadetsorn defeats Serkan Yilmaz by unanimous decision.
Fuji Chalmsak defeats Duane Ludwig by KO at 1:15, RD 1.
Nathan Corbett defeats I Myeong-Ju by TKO at 1:25, RD 3.
Gary Goodridge defeats Sammy Atia by KO at 2:49, RD 1.
Semy Schilt defeats Jan Norje by KO at 0:57, RD 2.
Jomtong Pomkwannarong defeats Gohsuke Kikuchi by unanimous decision.
Hiroki Ishii drew with Somrak Komsing.
TOMO defeats Toshio Matsumoto by unanimous decision.
Chris White defeats Kenichi Kimura by unanimous decision.

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Storm Samurai
November 6th, 2004
Taruma Gymnasium
Curitiba, Brazil


MMA matchups
Daniel Acacio defeats Danilo Motoserra by unanimous decision.
Luiz Azeredo defeats Regiclaudio Kexada by TKO at 2:23, RD 2.
Rogerio B.A. defeats Alessandro Martins by sybmission at 2:17, RD 2.
Marcelo 'Pato' defeats Ed Carlos 'Monstro' by rear naked choke at 2:15, RD 1.
Mauricio 'Veio' defeats Osni Osswoski by rear naked choke at 4:55, RD 1.
Rodrigo Riscado defeats Wagner Bicudo by rear naked choke at 1:26, RD 1.
Marlon Mathias defeats Vado Rego by unanimous decision.

Muay Thai matchups:
Fernando Fefe drew with Paulo Bueno.
Nelson 'Pantera Negra' defeats Jose Carlos 'Zinho' by points decision.
Rafael Monteiro defeats Rodrigo 'Dragao' by points decision.
Andre Teixeira defeats Julinho Borges by points decision.
Murilo Assuncao defeats Aladison da Silva by points decision.

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The Brazilian MMA and Muay Thai promotion known as 'Storm Samurai', which is promoted by the managers of the Chute Boxe academy, announced that they have a new official website up and running.

To visit the site, click here

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Marc Laimon

Marc Laimon defeated Ryron Gracie by a score of 7-2 in a grappling super fight at tonight's Grappler's Quest event. The following description of the match is courtesy of grappling competitor and insider known as 'useless':


"Helio or Rorion (not sure which) tried to get the rules changed before the fight. I walked in like 5 mins into the convo so Im not sure how the rules got brought up. Anyways they wanted a no time limit submission only match. Marc said that this was unacceptable since they had already decided BEFORE hand that it would be a 30 min time limit under the IGJJF (I think) rules. They went at it back and forth for a pretty good time. It even got to the point to where Rorion sugested that the point limit be raised from 12 to 50!

IN the end this was how the rules were decided. 20 min match, 15 point limit and points would be counted for AFTER the match. Meaning that if in the 6 min mark you're up 15-0 match still continues till either time expires or someone gets submitted. NOW heres where it gets tricky. You get adwarded 1 point for a take down. 3 points for side control. IF someone was playing their guard and after 3 mins the guy coudnt pass the guys guard they would get switced top to bottom and the guy on bottom would recieve 1 point. And heres where the coin flipping came in. If on the feet neither guy was engaging they stoped the match and they flipped a coin. Winner picked top position or bottom position (both starting in the guard).

Now heres how the match went from MY point of view. Laimon took Ryron down with an armdrag and he landed in side control (or maybe he passed off it) either way he ended up in side control. So he got adwarded 4 points. 1 for the take down 3 for side control. From here Ryron recovered and a few mins later Marc got side control again giving him a score of 7-0. They got to their feet and the "coin toss" came into play. Ryron got put in his closed guard and Marc couldnt pass within the 3 min time limit. so they switched top to bottom and gave Ryron 1 point. Score 7-1 in favor of laimon. Marc went for an armdrag from his closed guard and thats when Ryron attacked him with an ankle lock. It took marc a few spins to get out of it but he got out. Everyone was going wild!

Laimon ends up in Ryrons closed guard and Marc picks him up and slams him 2 times in a row. WHICH was LEGAL under the rules. Some how they had a scramble and Marc got kicked in his nuts. Marc took some recovery time. Match restarts and Ryron is in his guard and Marc couldnt pass within the 3 min so they switched top to bottom and gave ryron a point. Score 7-2 Laimon. MArc is playing his guard and he just stood up and got back to his feet. They had a few more scramlbes and Ryron went for a 2 other leg locks but non of them were close (Thats what Marc said after the match). Time expired and laimon won 7-2. It was an awesome match and the atmoshpere inside the gym was AMAZING!

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HOOKnSHOOT: 'Evolution'
November 6, 2004
Evansville, Indiana

Megumi Fujii defeats Erica Montoya by unanimous decision.
Roxanne Modafferi defeats Jennifer Howe by unanimous decision.
Jen Case defeats Julie Ketzie by armbar, RD 1.
Kelly Kobald defeats Greta Hicks by unanimous decision.
Tara Larosa defeats Linda Langerak by armbar, RD 2.
Adrienna Jenkins defeats Shelby Walker by rear naked choke, RD 1.
Ginelle Marquez defeats Molly Hessel by armbar, RD 2.
Jan Finney defeats Rikki Burnett by unanimous decision.
Mandy Stewart defeats Lisa Ward by triangle choke, RD 1.
Heath Pedigo defeats Eric Acker by triangle choke, RD 1.

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Ryron Gracie

Grapplers Quest announced that their Ryron Gracie vs. Marc Laimon grappling superfight, scheduled for November 6th, will be available live on internet pay-per-view.

The PPV will cost USD$9.99 and can be watched and purchased at Dataflix.com

Only 1,100 Data Streams are available for this PPV video, so Pre-Purchase is recommended to secure your spot to view the match. The USD$9.99 purchase will also enable you to view the match up to five times.

The match will be a No-Gi, 30-minute, All Submissions Legal Grappling Superfight.

For more information, go to Grapplers.com

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An animated gif of Puder applying the keylock to Angle.

WWE star Kurt Angle was exposed in a real grappling match last night on the WWE Smackdown's 'Tough Enough' when MMA stylist Daniel Puder trapped him in a keylock that was fully extended.

The overall winner of the 'Tough Enough' series is to recieve USD$1 million and a WWE contract.

below is a description of the match by respected pro wrestling insider Dave Meltzer:


It was real. If you don't follow fighting, Puder had Angle locked in the Kimura, or keylock as Tazz called it, although Tazz didn't let on the move was fully executed. Not only was Angle not getting out of the move, but most MMA fighters would have tapped already. Angle couldn't tap for obvious reasons. The ref counted a three even though Puder's shoulders weren't fully down, trying to end the thing, because the reality was Angle would have been in surgery had it gone a few seconds longer or had Puder not given up the hold.

My impression is, since this was a taped show, that nobody in enough power in the company actually understood what happened and let it air, and figured most would see it as a pinfall in 40 seconds. And they were 98% correct, between the commentary and the pinfall, that is how most saw it. It was only when it was all over MMA boards last night that "unknown shootfighter really beats Kurt Angle" and was the hottest topic all night, that they took the footage of it off their web site, and replaced it with copy that said, "Angle mauled Nawrocki, before taking volunteers, next pinning Daniel Puder in a slightly tougher, but still relatively easy match.

This is when you know a company is doomed. When God hands them an angle that would get people talking like nothing they've been able to create on their own, given them the potential for legit water cooler talk had they played it right, and they are so blind they go in the opposite direction. Tazz called it like, "well, so much for the UFC." Yeah, and so much for The Invasion angle as well."

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By Tape Lord

Josh Barnett (top) getting submitted by Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. The submission caused the shoulder injury.

Hello my friends, my postal connections in the US and Japan are telling me that Josh Barnett has been told by his doctors that he needs re-constructive surgery on his injured shoulder, otherwise he risks repeated dislocations of the shoulder in the future.

If Barnett has the surgery, he would be out of action for anywhere between 4-6 months.

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Bob Sapp helping to hand out soup.

An assortment of fighting stars including Bob Sapp, Akebono, and Musashi went to Ojiya City, Japan, to visit and help distribute food to the victims of the massive earthquake that took place on October 23rd.

According to the Japanese media, all the stars, especially Bob Sapp, were a big hit with the crowd.

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Wes "Cabbage" Correira (left)

Sources in the Japanese media are saying that K-1 will look to sign Wes 'Cabbage' Correira if he performs well against Yoshihiro Nakao on the ROTR 6 card on November 20th.

According to these sources, Cabbage would do mainly MMA fights if he is signed by K-1.

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By Todd Atkins

Ralph Gracie (top)

I am hearing from my sources inside the Gracie camp that if B.J. Penn defeats Rodrigo Gracie, that Ralph Gracie will challenge him.

Ralph used to train Penn so this would be an easy fight to promote.

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Jerome LeBanner

The Japanese media is reporting that K-1 star Jerome LeBanner will be at the ROTR 6 event on November 20th in Hawaii.

LeBanner will be there to work the corner of Kristof Midoux, who is part of LeBanner's 'Extreme Team'.

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Ryron Gracie

Grapplers Quest announced that their Ryron Gracie vs. Marc Laimon grappling superfight, scheduled for November 6th, will be available live on internet pay-per-view.

The PPV will cost USD$9.99 and can be watched and purchased at Dataflix.com

Only 1,100 Data Streams are available for this PPV video, so Pre-Purchase is recommended to secure your spot to view the match. The USD$9.99 purchase will also enable you to view the match up to five times.

The match will be a No-Gi, 30-minute, All Submissions Legal Grappling Superfight.

For more information, go to Grapplers.com

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Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira

Both the Japanese and Brazilian media re reporting that a matchup of Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira vs. Dan Henderson is very possible for the PRIDE show on Decmeber 31st.

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Hermes Franca

The Japanese media is reporting that DSE/PRIDE may soon sign Hermes Franca for their PRIDE 'Bushido' promotion.

According to the Japanese media, DSE/PRIDE is already in talks with the Brazilian Top Team to sign Franca.

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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (bottom) submitting former UFC champion Josh Barnett.

Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic spoke to the Japanese media at a press conference and credited BJJ champion Fabricio Werdum for improving his ground game, and for teaching Cro Cop the submission that he used to beat Josh Barnett last Sunday.

Cro Cop went on to say that the submission came when he turned his body while having the overhooks sunk in tightly.

Cro Cop added that he is continuing to recieve great ground training, and will be more prepared to fight on the ground in the future.

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Vanderlei Silva (holding trophy) after beatting Quinton "Rampage" Jackson by brutal knockout for a second time.

Below is a transcript of the post-fight conference Q&A session Vanderlei Silva did with the Japanese media right after his brutal knockout victory against Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson (translation by Akira S. and Ricardo Alonso):


Japanese media: How do you feel about winning today’s match?

Vanderlei: I thought the fight had a lot of emotion. He's a great opponent and I was very pleased to have been able to fight well once again. I'm happy that the public enjoyed the fight, which even adds more value to this event.

Japanese media: Before the fight, your opponent tried to make fun of you. How did that affect you?

Vanderlei: It motivates me even more. I fight a lot better when I fight this way. I enjoy fighting good athletes like him that fight straight forward; it motivates me even more.

Japanese media: Your opponent was calmer than normal. What do you think about that?

Vanderlei: I don't know if he was calmer than normal or not. I would say we had a very violent and aggressive fight. It was a great fight.

Japanese media: During the match, was there a moment where you thought "this is bad", and were worried?

Vanderlei: No, it was a very tough fight. He was a very good opponent, and it demanded a lot from me. I was very pleased with my performance. Everything I asked God for, he helped me achieve.

Japanese media: Before this fight, you and Rampage had a lot of tension. How do you feel now, after the match with Rampage?

Vanderlei: What can I say, I'm a professional and there are always rivalries involved. But only when I step in the ring to fight is when the rivalry begins. During a fight my opponent will always be my enemy, and I try to go forward and do anything possible to win. But now I realize that I have a better impression of who he (Jackson) is. He seems to be a good person, and now that he has found God he will become even more of a better person. He has made an excellent decision in accepting God. People that still haven't chosen too accept God should also do the same as he has. It will change their lives just like it has changed his life.

Japanese media: After the fight, you were talking with Quinton Jackson. What did you say?

Vanderlei: I told him that this is our job, and that I'll see him next time.

Japanese media: What did he reply?

Vanderlei: He said "ok".

Japanese media: Jackson had a very good offense, but you managed to beat him. Why do you think you were able to win?

Vanderlei: I asked God to bless and protect me, and it ended up being much better then I could have ever imagined. I know there are people that don't believe in God, but I believe he has blessed me and continues to bless me every day. He is always protecting me and giving me much more then I deserve.

Japanese media: Who will be your next opponent?

Vanderlei: My manager and the promoters will make the decision, and it will be whatever they decide.

Japanese media: You’ve fought with Sakuraba three times already. How would you feel about fighting him again?

Vanderlei: Sakuraba is a great athlete. It would be a great honor to fight him again. I think it would be an excellent fight.

Japanese media: New Year's is a special time in Japan. What kind of fight would you like to have on New Year's?

Vanderlei: I hope it will be as good as today's fight was. I hope that on the 31st I will have a matchup as good as the one I had today. That will make me even happier.

Japanese media: Randy Couture of America is the current UFC champion. He says he'd like to fight with you, what are your feelings on that?

Vanderlei: I would really like to, especially since I know he's at a certain age and could retire at any moment. So I would like to fight him as soon as possible.

Japanese media: What kind of rules would that fight have?

Vanderlei: If the PRIDE president accepts it, I would fight him here and over there. I can fight him twice, once here in PRIDE and the other over there.

Japanese media: Right now, is there any part of your body that hurts in particular?

Vanderlei: No, actually my whole body is in pain right now. It was a very violent fight. I gave and received many punches, but this is a fighter's life. A fighter has to be ready to hit and get hit back. A person that is only prepared to hit but not prepared to get hit back usually won't do well. But this is normal for me because it's a part of my job.

Japanese media: What meaning does your belt have to you?

Vanderlei: For me this is every athlete's dream. I'm in the prime of my career. I'm living the best moment of my career. I'm still the champion because of my dedication and seriousness to my profession. I leave everything, including my family and relatives, aside, and I concentrate and train very hard to be able to perform this way. This is a very tough career. I have to train very hard every day for this. I really believe there are no obstacles for a determined person. If you strive for what you want, you will get it.

Japanese media: Thank you for your time.

Vanderlei: You're welcome. I would like to thank all of you guys. This is our job. I fight, and you guys do your part by promoting and writing about my work. Thank you for always supporting us fighters. I would like to thank all the fans that watch my fights and support my work. Thank you!

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By Todd Atkins

B.J. Penn

It's not official, but I am hearing that a B.J. Penn vs. Kaoru Uno matchup could be signed quickly for the K-1: 'Dynamite' show on December 31st, if Penn defeats Rodrigo Gracie on the ROTR 6 card on November 20th.

The fight would be under MMA rules of course.

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Andrei Arlovsky

Andrei Arlovski, currently the top contender for the UFC heavyweight belt, recently spoke with European journalist Andreas Bryant and had a few interesting things to say. Here are some of Arlovski's quotes:


Andrei Arlovski on his upcoming plans for MMA: "Number one goal is heavyweight title. I guess Mir has it now which is unlucky for him. My targets are locked on him. I will have to wait until his leg heals before I get a chance, but once I face him he will be sorry."

Andrei Arlovski on Ken Shamrock turning down a fight against him: As for Ken Shamrock, his manager turned down the fight. I think Ken is a legend and would fight anyone on UFC roster any day. He just needs to be paid fairly. A match with him I think would not be very good for him. He can not take me down or match my strength with my fists. I have very strong arm, can smash."

Andrei Arlovski when asked again about Frank Mir: "I feel sorry for Frank, whatever I hit I destroy. I will fight him to the end and he will lose. I must break him!"

Andrei Arlovski to his fans: "Thank you for the support, every fight I get new fans and the more fans I have the harder I train."

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

Greetings MMA fans, Scoop McTroll here, bringing you The Inside Word, the latest news, rumors and gossip in the MMA scene.

Today's Inside Word is that UFC president Dana White he is supposedly trying to build the 185-pound divison as the flagship division for the UFC.

His reasoning is based around the fact that PRIDE is focused on the 205-pound and heavyweight divisions. He figures that the 185-pound guys wont have anywhere to go but the UFC, and that PRIDE arent likely to poach his 185-pound fighters.

This is why guys like Robbie Lawler have been told to come up to 185 pounds, and guys like Rich Franklin are being told to come down. The UFC are trying to build an impressive stable of middleweight fighters.

He seems to think these guys are cheaper than the light heavyweights and heavyweights.

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Chris Brennan (bottom)

MMA journeyman Chris Brennan first threatened to committ a felony against Manny Reyes when discussing what he thought of MMA fighter Reyes on the UG forum.

Now in a bizarre reversal, the seemingly Reyes-obsessed Brennan recently made a new statement on the UG forum in which he seems too scared to fight Reyes at all. Here is Brennan's quote:


"I will NEVER get in the ring with the guy." -Chris Brennan

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Hideo Tokoro (center)

ZST: 'Grand Prix 2 Opening Round'
November 3, 2004
Zepp Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan


Hideo Tokoro defeats Shuichiro Katsumura by guillotine choke at 0:38, RD 1.
Remigijus Morkevicius defeats Boulem Belaini by KO at 0:05, RD 1.
Masahiro Oishi defeats Stephen Gillinder by armbar at 0:31, RD 1.
Hirotaka Miyakawa defeats Mike French by guillotine choke at 4:01, RD 1.
Sam Nest defeats Kestutis Smirnovas by Submission rear naked choke at 4:58, RD 2.
Yuta Watanabe defeats 'Crafter M' by Submission armbar at 4:46, RD 2.

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Pancrase: 'Brave Tour 2004'
November 7th, 2004
Tokyo Bay NK Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Yuki Kondo vs. Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos
Ron Waterman vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Nathan Marqaurdt vs. Kazuo Misaki
Sanae Kikuta vs. 'The Iceman'
Ryuta Noji vs. Ryushi Yanagisawa
Akihiro Gono vs. Tim McKenzie
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Katsuya Inoue
Hiromitsu Miura vs. Kwak Yun Seob

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Dave Menne

Extreme Challenge 60
November 12, 2004
Medina Entertainment Center
Medina, MN


Dave Menne vs. Trevor Garrett
Sean Sherk vs. Lee King
Roger Huerta vs. Jake Short
Daryl Guthmiller vs. Tyrone Roberts
Mike Belker vs. Reed Wismer
Nick Moreno vs. Ron Fields
Joe Jordan vs. TBA
Randy Hauer vs. TBA
Ryan Antle vs. TBA
James Warfield vs. TBA

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SHOOTO: 'WANNA SHOOTO 2004'
November 12th, 2004
Kourakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Danilo Sherman
Kohei Yasumi vs. Jani Lax
Yoichi Fukumoto vs. Justin Bruckman
Daisuke 'Amazon' Sugie vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
Ryota Matsune vs. Kentaro Imaizumi
B.J. vs. Toshimichi Akagi
Seiki Uchimura vs. Yusuke Endo
Lion Takeshi vs. Hayate Usui
Seiji Otsuka vs. Kenji Osawa
Daiji Takahashi vs. HIRO

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B.J. Penn

'Rumble on the Rock 6'
November 20th, 2004
Blaisdell Arena
Honolulu, Hawaii


B.J. Penn vs. Rodrigo Gracie
Carter Williams vs. Tom Howard
Royler Gracie vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Wes 'Cabbage' Correira vs. Yoshihiro Nakao
Sean O'Haire vs. Shungo Oyama
Kirk Kipapa vs. Spencer Canup
Falaniko Vitale vs. Kristoff Midoux
Wes Sims vs. Anthony Hardonk
Luciano Noguiera vs. Danny Steele
Ross Ebanez vs. Nathan Diaz
Gilbert Melendez vs. Kaynan Kaku

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SHOOTO: 'Rookie Tournament 2004 Final'
November 25th, 2004
Kitazawa Town Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Kentaro Maeda vs. Sakae Niimi
'Heat' Takeshi vs. Yusei Shimokawa
Tenkei Fujimiya vs. Sakae Kasuya
Issei Tsurumi vs. Atsushi Takeuchi
So Tazawa vs. Kouetsu Okazaki
Yu Shiori vs. Takamitsu Oba
Junji Ikoma vs. Homare Kuboyama

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TKO 18: 'Impact'
November 26th, 2004
Pierre-Charbonneau Centre
Montreal, Canada


David Loiseau vs. TBA
Donald Ouimet vs. Steve Duquette
Shane Rice vs. Stephane Vigneault
Todd Gouwenberg vs. Rob McDonald
Curtis Stout vs. Stephan Potvin
David Beneteau vs. Icho Larenas
Johnathan Goulet vs. TBA
Sam Stout vs. TBA
Ryan Diaz vs. TBA
Phillipe Lagace vs. TBA



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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Pancrase: '2004 Brave Tour'
November 26th, 2004
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan

The following matchup was officially anounced for the Pancrase show on November 26th. The final card is expected to have 8-9 matchups:


Gustavo 'Ximu' Machado vs. Keiichiro Yamamiya

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K-1 Brazil
Saturday, October 30, 2004
Military Police Center Gymnasium
Goias, Brazil


K-1 rules matchups:
Marfio Canoletti defeats Ronildo Braga by unanimous decision.
Bruno Carvalho defeats Alex Silva by KO at 1:00, RD 2.
Claudio Goncalves defeats Manoel Fonseca by unanimous decision.


K-1 rules tournament (over 90 kg/198 pounds):
Quarterfinals:
Vitor Miranda defeats Flavio Costa by KO at 1:25, RD 1.
Dimitri Wanderlei defeats Claudinei Kozan 'Gladiador' by KO at 0:36, RD 1.
Eduardo Maiorino defeats Joabe Silva by TKO at 0:32, RD 3.
Dierlei 'Bugalu' defeats Daniel Jeraige by unanimous decision.

Semifinals:
Vitor Miranda defeats Dimitri Wanderlei by KO at 2:39, RD 3.
Eduardo Maiorino defeats Dierlei 'Bugalu' at 1:04, RD 3.

Final:
Eduardo Maiorino defeats Vitor Miranda by unanimous decision.


MMA rules matchups:
Rani Yarhya defeats Fabio Shon by submission, RD 1.
Leandro Silva defeats Christopher Almeida by KO at 1:26, RD 1.

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DEEP: '16th Impact'
October 30, 2004
Tokyo, Japan


Single matchups:
Satoko Shinashi defeats Supa Tutora by armbar at 0:20, RD 1.
Anthony Netzler defeats Kaleo Suzuki by KO at 2:10, RD 1.
Hiroki Nagaoka defeats Tetsuya Onose by TKO at 5:00, RD 2.
Cristiano Kaminishi defeats Jyunpei Hamada by TKO at 1:58, RD 1.
Ryuhei Sato defeats Wataru Takahashi by majority decision.


Welterweight tournament:
Semifinals:
Jutaro Nakao defeats Shinya Aoki by KO at 4:29, RD 1.
Daisuke Nakamura defeats Yuji Hoshino by KO at 4:33, RD 1.

Final:
Jutaro Nakao defeats Daisuke Nakamura by TKO at 3:16, RD 3.

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SHOOTO Lithuania: 'Auksta Itampa'
October 29th, 2004
'Oaze' Entertainment Center
Kaunas City, Lithuania


Class-B bouts:
Darius Stankevieius defeats Rimantas Pukas by armlock at 4:20, RD 1.
Povilas Markevieius defeats Ernestas Slavinskas by triangle choke at 4:57, RD 1.
Ali Latajev defeats Tomas Tiukoa by TKO, RD 2.
Karolis Builys defeats Orestas Pokvytis by keylock at 1:10, RD 1.
Deividas Petrauskas defeats Tomas Sviapas by decision.
Marius Liaukevieius defeats Dalius Pumputis by armbar at 3:50, RD 1.

Class-C bouts:
Povilas Alaburda drew with Aleksandras Gapoys.
Mantvydas Bendoraitis drew with Deividas Banaitis.
Mindaugas Matulevieius defeats Justas Jasmantas by decision.
Egvardas Norkeliunas defeats Arturas Liutikas by keylock at 1:15, RD 1.
Hubertas Baumann defeats Jevgenijus Bilinskas by KO at 1:40, RD 1.
Kæstutis Krukonis defeats Erikas Ðopis by KO at 0:15, RD 1.
Edvardas Juozapavieius defeats Alvydas Bernotas by KO at 1:15, RD 2.

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Chris Brennan (bottom)

MMA journeyman Chris Brennan threatened to committ a felony when discussing what he thought of MMA fighter Manny Reyes on the UG forum. Here is Brennan's quote:


"Fuck you and Manny. Tell Manny to call my house and apologize to me my wife and then call my mom and dad and do the same and I won't break his neck when I see him." -Chris Brennan

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Some of the announced participants for the PRIDE show on December 31st.

DSE/PRIDE announced some official matchups and participants for their show on December 31st. PRIDE president Sakakibara also announced that they will sign a supposedly even bigger sporting name then Rulon Gardner for the show.

The final card will have a total of ten matchups:


Offically announced matchups:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Rulon Gardner vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Vanderlei Silva vs. TBA (possibly Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic)
Mark Hunt vs. TBA (possibly Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic)
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. TBA (possibly Kiyoshi Tamura)
Takanori Gomi vs. TBA (possibly Luis 'Buscape' Firminho)
'Giant' Silva vs. TBA (possibly Takashi Sugiura)
Henry 'Sentoryu' Miller vs. TBA

Offically announced participants:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira
Fedor Emelianenko
Vanderlei Silva
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic
Mark Hunt
Kazushi Sakuraba
Hidehiko Yoshida
Rulon Gardner
'Giant' Silva
Henry 'Sentoryu' Miller
Takanori Gomi

Possible participants:
Mark Coleman
Kevin Randleman
Heath Herring
Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Kiyoshi Tamura
Ikuhisa Minowa
Takashi Sugiura

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By Todd Atkins

Rulon Gardner and Hidehiko Yoshida.

My sources inside the Team Quest Camp have informed me that Rulon Gardner will indeed fight Hidehiko Yoshida on December 31st. He is getting USD$120,000, and recieved a USD$50,000 signing bonus.

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Kazushi Sakuraba

The Japanese media is reporting that a Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kiyoshi Tamura matchup is very possibly for the PRIDE card on December 31st.

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Mark Hunt

The Japanese media is reporting that Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Mark Hunt is now a very real possibility for the PRIDE card on December 31st.

There is still a strong possibility that Cro Cop will face Vanderlei Silva on the December 31st show, but the Japanese media is saying that DSE/PRIDE is very impressed with Mark Hunt and is now leaning towards matching him up against Cro Cop instead.

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By Tape Lord

Cro Cop (bottom) submits Barnett.

Hello my friends! Welcome to Tape Lord's 'Monday Morning Mailbag'. Below are some of the more interesting e-mails I recieved as one of the editors of this newspage. Enjoy...


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CRO COP SUBMITS BARNETT
Cro Cop's submission win over Josh Barnett was nothing short of incredible! Is this the first time a top striker has submitted a top grappler?
- Andrew Bryant
Pheonix, Arizona

Tape Lord's reply: Andrew, I may be mistaken but I believe that it is indeed the first time a top striker has submitted a top grappler in a high profile MMA fight.

The win does not come without disbelief, excuses, and denial on the part of grappling fans however. It seems like the same kind of denial that came from striking fans when Kevin Randleman (a grappler) knocked out Cro Cop (a striker). It just goes to show that sometimes anything can happen in a fight if you make a mistake against a world class athlete.

To be honest, I believe that Cro Cop would outstrike Randleman 10 times out of 10 and that Barnett would outgrapple Cro Cop 10 times out of 10, but Randleman earned his KO victory over Cro Cop and Cro Cop earned his submission victory over Barnett.

Cro Cop used a very tight shoulder lock with his underhook. Barnett underestimated the strength of Cro Cop's lock and pulled his own shoulder out of the socket while trying to escape it. It is a type of passive-aggressive joint lock hold that most sport grapplers are not aware of or use in competition, but that many law enforcement people such as Cro Cop use in the line of duty. He did not intend to hurt Barnett in my opinion, but he wanted to solidify his hold. Resisting the hold is what causes the damage. The submission was legit in my book.


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SILVA VS. RAMPAGE IS FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Silva vs. Rampage gets my vote as the fight of the year. It was easily one of the most exciting fights I've ever seen in MMA! I was at UFC 50 last week and none of those fights even come close to being as exciting to watch as the PRIDE 28 show.
-Tony
Atlantic City, NJ

Tape Lord's reply: Tony, Silva vs. Rampage gets my vote as fight of the year too. I also agree about PRIDE 28 blowing away the UFC 50 card, but the two promotions can not really be compared in all honesty. It's like comparing a Mercedes S-Class to a Toyota Camry.


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UFC DOES NOT COMPARE TO PRIDE
Why can't Zuffa produce just one card that is on the level of PRIDE?
- BJandCabbageFan
Hawaii

Tape Lord's reply: BJandCabbageFan, the reasons are many. The main reasons are that PRIDE has better rules, better fighters, and a budget that is literally 100 times more then the UFC. But most importantly PRIDE is run by people who understand how to build a successful promotion, whereas the UFC is not.


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SHERDOG ATTACKS ZUFFA
Why did Sherdog viciously attack ZUFFA for giving Walmart access to their DVD's. Yet he came here and claimed he was "just kidding" after it was reported on the news blog? His rant did not look like someone who was kidding, he seemed very bitter about it. What is sherdog's game Tape Lord?

-Red Ninja
Punta del Este, Uruguay

Tape Lord's reply: Red Ninja, in my opinion, regardless of what Sherdog tries to preach, it has everything to do with Sherdog just being bitter that the cozy little mail order business he has built up can be potentially obliterated in less then a day by Wal-Mart and their cheaper prices on MMA DVDs.

In my opinion, the 400-pound Sherdog reacted without thinking when he criticized Zuffa, kind of like when someone tries to take away his jelly donuts. But he regretted it and quickly re-tracted his criticisms, mainly because he is a fanboy who is more then happy to recieve free tickets to events, as well as other benefits to his business.

I have a friend who said it best regarding Sherdog..."You arent supporting the sport Fatdog (Sherdog). The sport is supporting you."


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HACKELMAN OVERRATED
Why do some of the online gayboys think John Hackleman is a good standup trainer, especially when all his students get their asses beat standing by grapplers?
- nhb critic
Calgary, Canada


Tape Lord's reply: nhb critic, I believe Hackelman's reputation as a trainer has always been either overrated or underrated.

He was first overrated by the casual fans due to Chuck Liddell's success in his fights against Randleman and Babalu. He was then underrated by the fans when Liddell looked bad against Bustamante and was then humiliated in losses to Randy Couture and Quinton Jackson.

But the real fans (most of whom post at Fightsport.com) have always rated John Hackelman's reputation as a trainer just right in my opinion, which is that he is an above average trainer who is still learning and growing. He has potential but is not there yet by any stretch of the imagination.

The positives are that Hackelman comes up with moderately good fight strategies and his fighters have basic all-around MMA skills. The negatives are that they lack basic boxing offense and defense skills. His fighter's Muay Thai skills also tend to lean too much towards the vastly inferior American Kickboxing style of fighting, which is probably due to Hackelman's background in Karate. One last thing is that his fighters don't have a ground game that can compare to the truly great fight teams in the USA and Brazil.


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By Todd Atkins

B.J. Penn

PRIDE: I am being told that Rulon Gardner is getting paid a nice sum of money to sign a contract that says he will fight only for PRIDE should he fight in NHB/MMA. In other words PRIDE gets to use his name, just like K-1's promotional deal with Mike Tyson. The fight with Hidehiko Yoshida may or may not be a publicity stunt in the making.

UFC: Ken Shamrock will fight 'Tank' Abbott for the 'right deal', but he wants a lot of money guaranteed for two fights. A Zuffa lowball offer will not cut it. Shamrock also wants the second fight to be against Tito Ortiz guaranteed.

ROTR: B.J. Penn's brother is already thinking ahead and wants to match B.J. Penn against Sean Sherk or Frank Trigg, if Penn wins against Rodrigo Gracie that is. Both Sherk and Trigg are not under contract.

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Vanderlei Silva brutally knocking out Quinton "Rampage" Jackson once again.

Right before his fight with Vanderlei Silva yesterday, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson could be seen talking on his cell phone while Silva was entering the ring.

After getting brutally knocked out by Silva, Rampage told the Japanese media that he was talking to his girlfriend. However, Silva offered his own theory when asked by the Japanese media:

"He wasn't talking to his girlfriend. He was booking himself a room at the nearest hospital" -Vanderlei Silva

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira and Fedor Emelianenko.

DSE/PRIDE officially announced the matchup of Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Fedor Emelianenko for their card on December 31st.

The fight will be to determine the undisputed PRIDE heavyweight belt as well as to determine the winner of the PRIDE heavyweight GP.

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Vanderlei Silva, victorious over Quinton "Rampage" Jackson once again.

The word amongst the Japanese media is that a second Vanderlei Silva vs. Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic matchup will most likely happen now on the PRIDE card on December 31st.

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Rulon Gardner and Hidehiko Yoshida in the PRIDE ring to announce their upcoming fight.

DSE/PRIDE officially announced the signing of former US Olympic wrestling gold medalist Rulon Gardner during the PRIDE 28 show.

It was also announced that he would make his PRIDE debut on the December 31st show, in an MMA-rules matchup against former Japanese Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Vanderlei Silva brutally knocking out Quinton "Rampage" Jackson for the second time in his career.

The Brazilian media is reporting that Vanderlei Silva went into yesterday's fight against Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson nursing a fractured rib.

According to the Brazilian media, Silva fractured the rib in a sparring session one week before PRIDE 28 took place. This info was not revealed by Chute Boxe until after the fight.

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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (bottom) submitting former UFC champion Josh Barnett.

The word amongst the Japanese media is that no other result on the PRIDE 28 card surprised the fans and media more then the Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic defeating Josh Barnett by submission.

The general feeling is that it seems to be the first time that a top striker has submitted a top grappler in a high profile fight.

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Mark Hunt (top) finishing off former KOTC champion Dan Bobish.

The word amongst the Japanese media is that DSE/PRIDE is very impressed with the development of Mark Hunt as an MMA fighter, and hope to see him contending for the heavyweight title by late next year or in 2006.

According to the Japanese media, DSE/PRIDE feel that Hunt can be a bigger and better version of Igor Vovchanchyn.

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PRIDE 28: 'High Octane'
October 31st, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


Vanderlei Silva defeats Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson by KO, RD 2.
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic defeats Josh Barnett by TKO, RD 1.
Dan Henderson defeats Kazuhiro Nakamura by TKO, RD 1.
Mark Hunt defeats Dan Bobish by TKO, RD 1.
Alistair Overeem defeats Hiromitsu Kanehara by TKO, RD 2.
Alexander Emelianenko defeats James Thompson by KO, RD 1.
Ricardo Arona defeats Sergei Ignachov by rear naked choke, RD 1.
Cho Mu Bae defeats Soa Paleilei by rear naked choke, RD 2.
Heath Herring defeats Hirotaka Yokoi by KO, RD 1.

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Ryron Gracie

Grapplers Quest announced that their Ryron Gracie vs. Marc Laimon grappling superfight, scheduled for November 6th, will be available live on internet pay-per-view.

The PPV will cost USD$9.99 and can be watched and purchased at Dataflix.com

Only 1,100 Data Streams are available for this PPV video, so Pre-Purchase is recommended to secure your spot to view the match. The USD$9.99 purchase will also enable you to view the match up to five times.

The match will be a No-Gi, 30-minute, All Submissions Legal Grappling Superfight.

For more information, go to Grapplers.com

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