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Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro (top)

Cage Rage 12: 'The Real Deal'
July 2nd, 2005
Wembley Conference Center
London, England


Alex Reid defeats Kyosuke Sasaki by TKO at 5:00, RD 1.
Mark Weir defeats Sol Gilbert by TKO at 5:00, RD 2.
Antonio Silva defeats Rafael Carino by TKO at 2:39, RD 1.
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro defeats Gerald Strebendt by guillotine choke at 1:15, RD 1.
Curtis Stout defeats Nilson de Castro at 1:55, RD 1.
Travis Lutter defeats Matt Ewin by keylock at 1:47, RD 1.
Mark Epstein defeats Mathias Riccio by TKO at 4:58, RD 1.
Tom Blackledge defeats Alan Murdoch by armbar at 2:56, RD 1.
Brad Pickett defeats Jordan Miller by armbar at 2:34, RD 2.
Phil Norman defeats Hassan Muridi by unanimous decision.
Fabio Piemonte defeats Cyrille Diabate by armbar at 2:09, RD 1.
Tony Thompson defeats Rick Andrews by armbar at 1:53, RD 1.
Dave Lee defeats Jason Barret by rear naked choke at 4:33, RD 1.

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Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira

The Brazilian media reports that MMA veteran Alexandre 'Cacareco' Fereira announced he will resume concentrating on his MMA career and also drop down to the 185-pound division.

Cacareco, who is part of the Brazilian Top Team, had been concentrating mostly on submission wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu events for the past few years.

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The ADCC committee issued the following statement regarding the supposed ADCC Brazil Trials that were held two weeks ago:


The ADCC committee wants to notify all Brazilian competitors that the so-called “Brazilian Confederation of Submission ADCC” is not an official branch of the ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships nor it has ANY connections with ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships.

The federation was formed without our approval and does not have the sanctioning of our event, nor can hold trials or qualify ANY fighters to our tournament.

In the past Mr. Paulo Zorello was the Brazilian organizer for the 2003 ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships and conducted the trials for the 2005, however, the relationship between ADCC and Mr. Zorello has ended. Furthermore, Mr. Rogerio Gravazza and Wagner Gomes hold no official ties to ADCC. The trials held in Rio de Janeiro were not sanctioned by our committee and were done without our permission; therefore the trials recently held in Rio de Janeiro hold no official value as far as ADCC Committee is concerned.

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Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro (top)

Cage Rage 12: 'The Real Deal'
July 2nd, 2005
Wembley Conference Center
London, England


Alex Reid vs. Kyosuke Sasaki
Sol Gilbert vs. Mark Weir
Ebenezer Fontes Braga vs. Antonio Silva
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro vs. Gerald Strebendt
Jorge Patino 'Macaco' vs. Curtis Stout
Travis Lutter vs. Matt Ewin
Mark Epstein vs. Mathias Riccio
Herb Dean vs. Tom Blackledge
Alex Reid vs. Hassan Muridi
Brad Pickett vs. Steven Milward
Phil Norman vs. Darren Guisha
Cyrille Diabate vs. Fabio Piemonte
Rick Andrews vs. Tony Thompson
Dave Lee vs. Jason Barret

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SHOOTO GIG Central vol.8
July 3rd, 2005
Fukiage Hall
Aichi, Japan


Class-A bouts:
Hideki Kadowaki vs. Hatsu Hioki

Class-B bouts:
Takeyasu Hirono vs. Keisuke Kurata

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Bob Sapp

Below is the complete lineup that was announced for the HERO's card on July 6th:


Single matchups (MMA rules):
Bob Sapp vs. Alan Karaev
Ray Sefo vs. Kim Min-Soo
Peter Aerts vs. Wakashoyo
Rodrigo Gracie vs. Kiuma Kunioku
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto vs. Ian Schaffa
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Carl Toomey
Katsuya Inoue vs. Akira Kikuchi

HERO's lightweight tournament (MMA rules):
Royler Gracie vs. Koji Yoshida
Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira vs. Hideo Tokoro
Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Arslan Magomedov
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Jani Lax
Remigijus Morkevicius vs. Takehiro Murahama

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Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (top)

Meca FC 12
July 9th, 2005
Teresopolis, Brazil


Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos vs. TBA
Suyan Queiroz vs. Reginaldo da Hora
Jose Aldo Jr. vs. Anderson Silverio
Edson 'Drago' vs. Eduardo Maiorino
Fabio Silva vs. Rafael 'Tatu'
Flavio Moura vs. Fabricio Monteiro
Danilo Moto-Serra vs. Rodrigo Durok
Marcelo Nigue vs. Alex Gaze
Michelle Verdinelli vs. Rafael 'Capoeira'
Fabrício 'Morango' vs. Gleidson Tibau
Claudio 'Popeye' vs. Waldir 'Cabeca'
Jair 'Sorriso' vs. Eric Tavares
Carlo Prates vs. Claudionor Fontinelli

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KOTC
July 9th, 2005
Apache Gold Casino
San Carlos, AZ


Charles Bennett vs. Gabe Rivas
Bryan Pardoe vs. Sunny Micheals
Del Hawkins vs. Victor Hernandez
Ray Elbe vs. Shannon Ritch

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Elvis Sinosic

Pancrase 2005 Spiral Tour
July 10th, 2005
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Kanagawa, Japan


Tsuyoshi Tamakairiki vs. Masayuki Kono
Elvis Sinosic　vs. Ryuta Noji
Kentaro Imaizumi vs. Hirotaka Miyakawa
Yoshiki Takahashi vs. Sakuragi Yuji
Hikaru Sato vs. Seiji Ogura
Alex Roberts vs. Masahiro Yamagishi
Atsushi Yamamoto vs. Nobuyuki

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TKO 21: 'Collision'
July 15th, 2005
Montreal, Canada


Patrick Cote vs. Robbie Lawler
Thierry Quenneville vs. TBA
Jason McDonald vs. TBA
Fabio Holanda vs. TBA
John Fraser vs. TBA
Serge Lafond vs. TBA
Samuel Guillet vs. TBA
Sam Stout 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) 676-3666
TKOZone.tv

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Tetsuya Kawajiri

PRIDE Bushido 8
July 17th, 2005
Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Nagoya, Japan


Kimo Leopoldo vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Takanori Gomi vs. Jean Silva
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Phil Baroni vs. Ryo Chonan
Andrei Semenov vs. Dennis Kang
Henry 'Sentoryu' Miller vs. James Thompson
Joachim Hansen vs. Masakazu Imanari
Daniel Acacio vs. Kazuo Misaki
Marcus Aurelio vs. Jutaro Nakao

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Buakaw "Por Pramuk"

K-1 World Max GP Finals
July 20th, 2005
Yokohama Arena
Kanagawa, Japan


World Max GP tournament:
Masato vs. Mike Zambidis
Takayuki Kohiruimaki vs. Andy Souwer
Albert Kraus vs. John Wayne Parr
Buakaw Por Puramuk vs. Jadamba Narantungalag

Single fights:
Kazuya Yasuhiro vs. Darius Skliaudys
Yoshihiro Sato vs. Virgil Kalakoda

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SuperBrawl: 'Icon'
July 23rd, 2005
Blaisdell Arena
Hawaii

Below is the developing line-up for the SuperBrawl: 'Icon' card on July 23rd. More matchups are expected to be announced within two weeks:


Falaniko Vitale vs. Robbie Lawler
Jason Miller vs. Mark Moreno
K.J. Noons vs. Bryson Kamaka
Tyrone Glover vs. David Padilla
Nick Ring vs. Bob Ostovich

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B.J. Penn

'Rumble on the Rock'
July 29th, 2005
Hawaii


B.J. Penn vs. Renzo Gracie
Akebono vs. Hong-Man Choi

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SHOOTO
July 30th, 2005
Kourakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Class-A bouts:
Makoto Ishikawa vs. Katsuya Toida

Class-B bouts:
Akitoshi Tamura vs. Fanjin Son
Homare Kuboyama vs. Setsu Iguchi
Tenkei Fujimiya vs. TBA (winner of Tsuyoshi Irokawa/Daisuke Matsumoto)

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Assuerio Silva

Assuerio Silva was recently interviewed by Brazilian magazine 'Tatame'. Here's what Assuerio had to say (interview by Gleidson Venga):


Tatame: You just signed a deal with the UFC. Tell us a little about this.

Assuerio: I was expecting to fight in the UFC eight months ago, but I was signed to do another event and it didn't work out. I received another UFC proposal, so we started talking again and worked out a deal, and I'm going to fight there. I'm very happy with it because the UFC is one of the biggest events in the world, and it is a fighter's dream to be there. I will fight in UFC 54, and I have a 3-fight deal.

Tatame: Your opponent will be Tim Sylvia. What are your expectations about this fight?

Assuerio: I confess that I've never seen him fight, but every fight is a fight and I don't choose my adversaries. I want to face the ones who are on top. Now that I'm going to fight in the UFC, I will try to bring the heavyweight belt to Brazil. I still didn't see the way he fights, never saw his fights, but a fight is a fight. So we can only say that we will fight, get the feel of the fight, and see the way we feel ourselves. If I can trade, I will trade. If I can't, I will go to the ground. I'm just going to fight.

Tatame: He is a former heavyweight champion and is very experienced.

Assuerio: Exactly. I’m going to train with Vitor Belfort, because he is already a UFC fighter and has experience with the rules. For me, I lack adaptation with the rules, but I know how to fight. I only want to adapt myself with their rules because they are different. You can't kick the guy when he has four points on the ground, and the fight is in an octagon. It's been a long time since I fought in an octagon. But everything is fine, the only thing that's left is the fight itself.

Tatame: And what do you think about the UFC champion Andrei Arlovski?

Assuerio: I've never seen him fight. I will now start to watch the fights of the guys who fight there. I wasn't watching these fights before.

Tatame: One of your UFC plans is to capture the title, correct?

Assuerio: My plan in the UFC is to do good fights, knock some people out, and in the third fight I'm sure that I will fight for the belt. So I will catch the belt, re-new my deal, and make history in the UFC.

Tatame: And Brazilians have a tradition in the event.

Assuerio: It is true, and I'm going to win. I'm very well trained and ready to destroy. I was expecting the opportunity and it came, so I will go for the belt.

Tatame: An how is your training going?

Assuerio: I'm in Sao Paulo right now. I spent 25 days in Sao Paulo, and 10 days in Curitiba. I'm doing boxing in the Olympic Center in Sao Paulo. There are some people who do boxing with me there. I got a little better with my hands, and I'm training the kicking with Kyokushin professor Ademir da Costa. I'm sharpening well my kicks and hands, and I'm training well. There are some good people to train with. I'm also training wrestling in the Ibirapuera gymnasium, and the free style part I'm doing with Leozinho Vieira and his guys. I'm going to Belo Horizonte to do some training with Vitor Belfort. The training is very tough. I'm training a lot of conditioning too. You have to turn on the engine to high speed, because when you call for the stamina, it has to come.

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By Coffee Guy

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

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


"If DSE/PRIDE chooses not to sign Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson to a new contract, Zuffa will most likely make an attempt to sign Jackson, with the intention of giving him a title fight against Chuck Liddell.

Liddell must get past Jeremy Horn first, but Dana White is said to feel very confident Liddell will beat Horn. Dana would then like to see Liddell win a rematch against Quinton Jackson.

If Liddell beats Jackson, look for Liddell to face Randy Couture for a third time, some time late next year, when Couture will be close to 42 years old.

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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (top) vs. Rogerioo "Minotoro" Nogueira

Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua was recently interviewed by Brazilian magazine 'Tatame'. Here's what Shogun had to say (interview by Ricardo Alonso):


Tatame: What is your evaluation of your fight against Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira?

Shogun: It was a very good fight. Minotoro fought very well on his feet, his boxing has improved very much. I thought he'd try to take me to the ground, so I couldn't believe it when he wanted to trade strikes with me. He impressed me.

Tatame: Did you have to abandon your strategy when Minotoro was trading strikes with you?

Shogun: Whenever I'm fighting on the ropes, I look to take the fight to the ground and strike from the top position. I spent more time on top during the fight and I got a knockdown on each side. Without a doubt, the knockdowns I scored on him made the difference because they count as points. To tell you the truth, I never do much strategy. I just do what comes to my head during a fight. Up to now, that was the hardest fight of my life, but from here on in it's going to continue to be a battle.

Tatame: Who do you want to face in the GP finals?

Shogun: They're going to match me up against either Ricardo Arona or Alistair Overeem. Either one of those two will be difficult, but the objective is to get to the final against Vanderlei.

Tatame: What did Vanderlei say to you at the end of your fight?

Shogun: He congratulated me and told me that I did a great fight. Not just him, but the Japanese also praised me a lot after the fight, and said it was the best fight of the event. I had people telling me it looked like a matchup between Brazil and Argentina (laughs).

Tatame: Are you already thinking about the GP finals?

Shogun: I don't want to think about anything right now. I will rest for one week, eating a lot, and I don't want to think about training during that period. I don't want to know nothing about nothing (laughs).

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Tetsuya Kawajiri

PRIDE Bushido 8
July 17th, 2005
Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Nagoya, Japan


Kimo Leopoldo vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Takanori Gomi vs. Jean Silva
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Phil Baroni vs. Ryo Chonan
Andrei Semenov vs. Dennis Kang
Henry 'Sentoryu' Miller vs. James Thompson
Joachim Hansen vs. Masakazu Imanari
Daniel Acacio vs. Kazuo Misaki
Marcus Aurelio vs. Jutaro Nakao

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Kaoklai Kaennorsing (left)

'Titans'
August 22nd, 2005
Yoyogi National Stadium Gym II
Tokyo, Japan

Below is the developing line-up for the 'Titans' kickboxing card on August 22nd:


John Wayne Parr vs. Kozo Takeda
Kaoklai Kaennorsing vs. Tsuyoshi Nakasako
Noboru Uchida vs. Nathan Corbett

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By Tape Lord

"Tank" Abbott

Hello my friends, my postal connections in the K-1 organization are telling me that the matchup of 'Tank' Abbott vs. Gary Goodridge may be taking place in a future 'Rumble on the Rock' show in Hawaii, which is part of the K-1 Fighting Network.

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Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons

Jose 'Pele' Landy-Jons was recently interviewed by Brazilian journalist Gleidson Venga. Here's what Pele had to say:


Interviewer: Tell us a little bit about your fight against Fabricio Monteiro in Jungle Fight 4.

Pele: Well, my fight with Fabricio was, for me, like remembering my past. I had a lot of diversity in my movements... I thought and my body answered. It was a moment of happiness for me. Fabricio didn't surprise me at all, I was aware of his talent all the time.

Interviewer: At the end of the match we could see you saying to Fabricio that he has a lot of talent and that he will shine in MMA. Tell me about your plans now.

Pele: That's it. One of my biggest wishes now is that Fabricio can resume his career undefeated, as he was doing. Well, I signed to fight in Gladiator FC, which will be in Japan. I have already received 25% of the purse. The event was about to happen this month, but was delayed because of the PRIDE GP. I don't know who my opponent will be, but I know it will be a Japanese fighter.

Interviewer: Is it true that you thought about retiring from fighting after your recent loss to Renato "Babalu" Sobral in Jungle Fight 3?

Pele: That's right. I was a bit discouraged because of the consecutive losses. Four weeks before my latest fight, a friend of mine, Vidal, came to me and told me that he was talking with Anderson Silva, and both of them were thinking that I would never stop fighting at this point in time. I was enthused to come back to the ring, and I got the taste of victory again in this last Jungle Fight show.

Interviewer: Do you think you made the wrong decision at that time, gaining weight and changing your weight division? What did you think about Jungle Fight?

Pele: Yes I do, because my body structure can't take that much weight. I think that under 83 kg (183 pounds) is my weight division. It was a wonderful event. The Jungle Fight family is aware that everybody there gave his body and soul to help make the event one of the best, if not the best, show in the world. More than that, the showman is back, and I am even more willing to shine now.

Interviewer: Tell me about Pele Team.

Pele: I visited Pele Team recently and trained boxing with my father. I checked on the technical progress of my students, and also to help motivate the new talent. In the evening, around 9:30, I give classes in the Master Gym academy in the Batel quarter, where I train the whole class. My training starts at 10:00 in the morning and finisheds at 11:30 at night. My day is very tough, and because of that I take a one-hour nap after lunch.

Interviewer: Is there any students you have that will soon emerge on the national scene?

Pele: There is one who has already emerged; he is a middleweight called Sandrao, and he is a national threat. He is a karate black belt, has trained with me for five years, and around two weeks ago I gave him his black belt. He is my third black belt, and I'm very satisfied as a master.

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By Tape Lord

Fedor Emelianenko

Hello my friends, my postal connections in Japan are telling me that many of the Japanese MMA media outlets with connections to DSE/PRIDE have recently been trying to make Fedor Emelianenko look bad in the press.

The most recent article was about Fedor supposedly having an affair with a Japanese prostitute. Many Japanese insiders feel this media assault on Fedor's character may have something to do with some of the difficulties DSE/PRIDE have had with Fedor's management over the last few years.

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Ricardo Arona

After viewing the fight again, DSE/PRIDE issued a yellow card to Ricardo Arona after his victory over Kazushi Sakuraba, in which they claim he eye gouged Sakuraba during the fight.

Whether the eye gouge was intentional or not, DSE/PRIDE issued the penalty to Arona because the event will air world wide, and according to them, they do not want to send the wrong impression that their event allows eye gouging.

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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (bottom left) on the canvas and through the ropes after getting brutally knocked out for a second time in his career by Vanderlei Silva.

The Japanese media reports that DSE/PRIDE may soon be cutting Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson from its roster.

The inside word amongst Japanese insiders is that DSE/PRIDE feels Jackson doesn't have any serious marketing value with the Japanese fans, and that any marketing potential he once had has now disappeared since his brutal losses to Vanderlei Silva and Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua.

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Francois Botha

K-1 announced the following main event matchups for their Las Vegas show on August 13th:


K-1 rules matchups:
Francois Botha vs. 'Mighty' Mo Siligia
Gary Goodridge vs. Wes 'Cabbage' Correira

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Daijiro Matsui

The Pancrase promotion announced that the matchup of Elvis Sinosic vs. Daijiro Matsui will be taking place on their July 10th card.

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Hidehiko Yoshida

DSE/PRIDE president Sakakibara announced to the Japanese media that there will be two reserve fighters for the PRIDE middleweight GP finals in August.

Hidehiko Yoshida will be one of the reserve fighters, and either Kazuhiro Nakamura or Yuki Kondo will be the second reserve fighter.

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By Coffee Guy

UFC president and "Turkey of the Year" winner Dana White.

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 been very, very, cheap with raises and bonuses the last few years. The opinion of everyone working is that the Christmas bonuses are a complete joke.

The word is that if this year's bonuses are as weak as last years, there could be a Zuffa revolt, in which a mass exodus of Zuffa employees occurs."

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Lee Murray

The Cage Rage promotion announced that Lee Murray will not be participating on the Cage Rage 12 card, on July 2nd, due to a hip injury he sustained during training.

Alex Reid will be replacing Murray on the card, and will be facing Kyosuke Sasaki.

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HEAVYWEIGHT


1.) Fedor Emelianenko Russia
2.) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira Brazil
3.) Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic Croatia
4.) Sergei Kharitonov Russia
5.) Fabricio Werdum Brazil
6.) Andrei Arlovski Belarus
7.) Frank Mir USA
8.) Pedro Rizzo Brazil
9.) Tim Sylvia USA
10.) Alexander Emelianenko Russia


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT


1.) Vanderlei Silva Brazil
2.) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua Brazil
3.) Ricardo Arona Brazil
4.) Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson USA
5.) Chuck Liddell USA
6.) Randy Couture USA
7.) Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira Brazil
8.) Alistair Overeem Holland
9.) Renato 'Babalu' Sobral Brazil
10.) Vitor Belfort Brazil


MIDDLEWEIGHT


1.) Dan Henderson USA
2.) Murilo Bustamante Brazil
3.) Kazushi Sakuraba Japan
4.) Rich Franklin USA
5.) Paulo Filho Brazil
6.) Yuki Kondo Japan
7.) Ryo Chonan Japan
8.) Anderson Silva Brazil
9.) Evan Tanner USA
10.) Jeremy Horn USA


WELTERWEIGHT


1.) B.J. Penn USA
2.) Matt Hughes USA
3.) Frank Trigg USA
4.) Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo Brazil
5.) Antonio Schembri Brazil
6.) Sean Sherk USA
7.) Daniel Acacio Brazil
8.) Crosley Gracie Brazil
9.) Carlos Newton Canada
10.) Georges St-Pierre Canada


LIGHTWEIGHT

1.) Tatsuya Kawajiri Japan
2.) Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro Brazil
3.) Joachim Hansen Norway
4.) Takanori Gomi Japan
5.) Yves Edwards USA
6.) Ray Cooper USA
7.) Hermes Franca Brazil
8.) Kaoru Uno Japan
9.) Din Thomas USA
10.) Genki Sudo Japan


FEATHERWEIGHT


1.) Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira Brazil
2.) Jens Pulver USA
3.) Joao Roque Brazil
4.) Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto Japan
5.) Rumina Sato Japan
6.) Gilbert Melendez USA
7.) Ivan Menjivar El Salvador
8.) Hiroyuki Takaya Japan
9.) Jeff Curran USA
10.) Urijah Faber USA


AFP fighter rankings can be viewed at AFP TOP 10

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By Tape Lord

Sergei Kharitonov

Hello my friends, my postal connections in the DSE/PRIDE organization are telling me that DSE/PRIDE would like to sign the matchup of Fabricio Werdum vs. Sergei Kharitonov for their PRIDE GP finals card in August.

DSE/PRIDE officials were supposedly very impressed with Kharitonov's performance, and consider him and Werdum as future big stars of the heavyweight division.

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Vanderlei Silva vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura

PRIDE: 'Critical Countdown 2005'
June 26th, 2005
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


Vanderlei Silva defeats Kazuhiro Nakamura by TKO at 5:24, RD 1.
Ricardo Arona defeats Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO at 5:00, RD 2.
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira defeats Pawel Nastula by TKO at 8:38, RD 1.
Kiyoshi Tamura defeats Makoto Takimoto by unanimous decision.
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic defeats Ibragim Magomedov by TKO at 3:53, RD 1.
Alistair Overeem defeats Igor Vovchanchyn by guillotine choke at 1:20, RD 1.
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua defeats Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira by unanimous decision.
Sergei Kharitonov defeats Pedro Rizzo by TKO at 2:02, RD 1.

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KOTC: 'Warzone'
June 24th, 2005
Sheffield, England


Joey Villasenor defeats Damien Riccio by KO at 1:55, RD 1.
Martin Kampmann defeats Brendan Seguin by KO at 2:05, RD 1.
Paul Jenkins defeats Atif Zariouhi by TKO at 1:04, RD 2.
Matt Thorpe defeats Arran Barrow by triangle choke at 1:00, RD 1.
Dan Hardy defeats Alexandre Izhidro by majority decision.
Ross Pettifer defeats Leslie Ojigabana by TKO at 2:46, RD 2.
Lewis Barrow defeats Ian Jones by rear naked choke at 4:48, RD 1.
Nigel Whitear defeats Jason Simpson by TKO at 2:03, RD 2.
Aaron 'Shimora's my Daddy' Karels defeats Kris Leverton by TKO at 3:14, RD 1.

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Shannon Ritch

Legendary MMA jobber Shannon Ritch announced that he will get a rematch against Dan Severn in some Hawaiian MMA event on July 2nd. Here's what Ritch had to say:


"lol, July 2nd in HAWAII I am fighting DAN SEVERN for the re-match. Watch and see. YUP I had him for two rounds last time, then just got caught...lest see how it ends this time." -Shannon Ritch

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