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PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - RESULTS
10-5-2003

Osaka, Japan

PRO-MATCH #1

FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAICHI FUJIWARA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) draw YOSHINOBU( SHIOJUKU)

PRO-MATCH #2

LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKUMI YANO (UGOKAI) def KENJI TAKESHIGE (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) by KO (spinning back fist)

PRO-MATCH #3

OPEN-WEIGHT (68kg and under) 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIRO MAEDA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) def SATOSHI WATANABE( MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) by Decision

PRO-MATCH #4

CATCH WRESTLING 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) draw TAKEFUMI HANAI (TWIST)

PRO-MATCH #5

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEIICHIRO YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) draw KEITH JARDINE (U.S.A./JACKSON FIGHT TRAINING)

SEMIFINAL

MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NATHAN MARQUARDT (3RD MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./COLORADO STARS) def YUJI HISAMATSU (TIGER PLACE) by Unanimous Decision

MAIN EVENT

WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKAFUMI ITO (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) def DAISUKE HANAZAWA 13 (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) by Decision

NEWS FLASH - Marquardt wins in Japan!

10-4-2003

Pancrase 2003 Hybrid Tour

Osaka, Japan

Pancrase USA Rep. Ty Lynch reports that middleweight champ Nate Marquardt defeated Yuji Hisamatsu by unanimous decision at the Pancrase event in Osaka, Japan. In a press conference following the fight, Pancrase President Ozaki announced that Marquardt would defend his middleweight King of Pancrase title against second ranked light heavyweight Ricardo Almeida. This championship fight is scheduled for the November 30th, Pancrase show in Japan.

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003
DOORS OPEN/ 5:30PM, FIRST FIGHT/ 6:30PM
GRAND CUBE OSAKA (OSAKA, JAPAN)

AMATEUR MATCH#1/PANCRASE GATE FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKASHI HASEGAWA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs

YUTAKA NISHIKAWA (MMA MUSOUSENJUTSU)

AMATEUR MATCH#2/PANCRASE MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOICHI HIOKI (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI HYOGO) vs

YUJIN KAWAMOTO (RIROOTS CONAN)

AMATEUR MATCH#3/PANCRASE GATE FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NAOJI FUJIMOTO (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs

YASUHIRO KANEYAMA (TENRI MMA NEWAZA KUROTOKAI)

PRO-MATCH#1/FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAICHI FUJIWARA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs YOSHINOBU (SHIOJUKU)

PRO-MATCH#2/LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENJI TAKESHIGE (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs TAKUMI YANO (UGOKAI)

PRO-MATCH#3/OPEN-WEIGHT(68kg and under) 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIRO MAEDA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs

SATOSHI WATANABE (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI)

RO-MATCH#4/CATCH WRESTLING 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs

TAKEFUMI HANAI (TWIST)

PRO-MATCH#5/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEIICHIRO YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) vs

KEITH JARDINE (U.S.A./JACKSON FIGHT TRAINING)

SEMIFINAL/MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NATHAN MARQUARDT (MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./COLORADO STARS) vs

YUJI HISAMATSU (TIGER PLACE)

MAIN EVENT/WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKAFUMI ITO (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs
DAISUKE HANAZAWA (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI)

RING OF FIRE 10 - NEWS

9-26-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Promoter Sven Bean announced the following fights for the next Ring of Fire event being held October 18, 2003, at the Douglas County Event Center in Castle Rock Colorado:

Tom Sarah (Pancrase USA, 1-0) vs.

Rocky Johnson (155 lbs, 1-0, 3-D Team, Parker CO

Brock Jensen (Pancrase USA, 2-0) vs.

Christian Sanders (155 lbs, 4-2, Independent)

Mike Hetrick (Pancrase USA, 2-0) vs.

Lamont Smith ( 5'9", 170-175, 1-0, Johnstown, CO, Team Xtreme)

RING OF FIRE - News

9-16-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Ring Of Fire #10: INTENSITY!! will be held Saturday October 18th in Castle Rock, Colorado at the Douglas County Events Center. The full fight card will be announced in the next few days but will be comprised of veterans from UFC, IFC, UCC, K-1, and Shooto. This will be the strongest card to date and I am really looking forward to this one. Look for a few "names" to be released soon but in the mean time...One great match up will be former KOTC champ and BJJ black belt Alberto Crane from Santa Fe, New Mexico facing Luta Livre fighter Christian Carvahlo from Manaus Brazil. A fight that the local community will go NUTS for will be young gun Danny Jung facing off against Fabian THE FREAK Acuna. These are the top two up and coming light weights in the region and will put on a show!

A few of the fight teams being represented:
*Team Wiseman/MFS
*Colorado Stars/Pancrase USA
*Team Tompkins (Canada)
*3-D Competition Team
*BJJ Boulder/Renzo Gracie
*USA Judo
*Colorado BJJ
*Team Apocolypse

Sven Bean - Promoter

UPCOMING MMA Fights

9-14-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

5-times King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt returns to Japan on October 4th, for a Pancrase middleweight bout against Japanese fighter Hidehiko Hasegawa.

Pancrase USA fighters Mike Hetrick (170lbs, 2-0), Brock Jensen (155lbs, 2-0) and Tom Sarah (155lbs, 1-0) are fighting in the next Ring of fire show scheduled for October 18th, in Denver, Colorado.

IFC Global Domination - Results

King of Pancrase fights in Denver

9-7-2003

Pepsi Center

Denver Colorado

Estimated attendance: 4200

King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt pounds Steve Gomm

Fight 1: Allen Sullivan def Eric Escobedo at 2:20, of rd. 2 by TKO

8 Man Tournament Elimination bouts
Fight 2: Tom Sauer def Sean Gray at 0:46, of rd.1 by guillotine choke (ALT Bout)
Fight 3: Renato “Babalu” Sobral def Trevor Prangley by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight 4: Shogun def Erik Wanderlei at 2:54, of rd. 2 by TKO
Fight 5: Jeremy Horn def Michail Avetisyan at 4:59, of rd. 1 by armbar
Fight 6: Forrest Griffen def Chael Sonnen at 2:25, of rd. 1 by triangle choke

Fight 7: Sauer def Sullivan at 0:39, of rd. 2 by arm injury
Fight 8: Chilo Gonzales def Jody Poff at 1:00, of rd. 1 by TKO

Tournament Semi Finals
Fight 9: Babalu def Shogun at 3:07, of rd. 3 by guillotine choke
Fight 10: Horn def Griffin at 3:30, of rd. 2 by KO (kick)

Fight 11: Doug Evans and Brad Gumm ruled “no contest” due to groin injury
Fight 12: Amanda Buckner def Ginelle Marquez at 2:48, of rd. 1 by ankle lock
Fight 13: Nathan Marquardt def Steve Gomm at 3:28, of rd.1 by submission to strikes
Fight 14: Ron Waterman def Gerry Vrbanovic in rd. 3, by arm lock submission

IFC Tournament Final Match (Lt Hvy World Title Match)
Fight 15: Babalu def Horn by unanimous decision after 3 rds. (29-28, 29-28, 29-28

MILE HIGH SPORTS Magazine

9-5-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Colorado's hottest sports magazine has just published an article on Pancrase champion Nathan Marquardt. The article gives main stream sports fans a fair and balanced look at the world of mixed martial arts.

Mile High Sports Magazine is on sale now at newsstands or by subscription.

PANCRASE - 10th Anniversary Show Results

8-31-2003

Tokyo, Japan

Fight 1: Osami Shibuya def. Toru Yano by armbar 2:25 R2

Fight 2: Ricardo Almeida def. Kazuo Misaki by majority decision (30-29, 30-30, 30-29)

Fight 3: Yuki Sasaki def. Heath Sims by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-27)

Fight 4: Akihiro Gono def. Nilson de Castro by DQ R1

Fight 5: Minoru Suzuki def. Takashi Lizuka by unanimous decision (20-19, 20-19, 20-19, catch wrestling match

Fight 6: Crosley Gracie def. Kiuma Kunioku by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-29, 30-28)

Fight 7: Sanae Kikuta def. Elvis Sinosic by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Fight 8: Josh Barnett def. Yuki Kondo by rear naked choke 3:26 R3. Barnett becomes the 10th open weight King of Pancrase.

PANCRASE News

8-28-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

The big Pancrase 10th anniversary show takes place this Sunday in Tokyo, Japan. The show features several UFC veterans including former heavyweight champ Josh Barnett, Yuki Kondo, Elvis Sinosic and Ricardo Almeida.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2003
DOORS OPEN;3:00PM FIGHTS START;4:00PM
RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN, TOKYO, JAPAN

Josh Barnett vs Yuki Kondo (Open weight King of Pancrase title match)
Elvis Sinosic vs Sanae Kikuta
Nilson de Castro vs Akihiro Gono
Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos vs. Yuki Sasaki
Crosley Gracie vs Kiuma Kunioku
Ricardo Almeida vs Kazuo Misaki
Osami Shibuya vs Tohru Yano

Minoru Suzuki vs. Takashi Iizuka (Catch wrestling match)

Pancrase legend Minoru Suzuki is reported to be leaving the Pancrase organization following the August 31st show. Suzuki attends to pursue professional wrestling with the NJPW .

BATTLE QUEST - Pancrase Fighter Wins Main Event!

8-24-2003

Red & Jerry's Event Center

Denver, Colorado

Mike Hetrick (right) faces-down opponent Kyle Burgess.

Pancrase USA middleweight fighter Mike Hetrick improved his record to 2-0, with an impressive win over Colorado Springs opponent Kyle Burgess. Dubbed the "Hunter", by promoter Sven Bean, Hetrick dominated all three rounds, winning the main event bout by unanimous decision.. Hetrick's win increases the amateur team's record to 5 wins, 0 losses.

Trainers/coaches: Nate Marquardt, Billy Hendricks

Official Results:

Carla Lopez vs Jessica Scmader 3 x 2 minutes
winner Carla Lopez KO

Smokey Mueller vs Mike Baldwin 3 x 2 minutes
winner Mike Baldwin Unanimous decision

Christian Sanders vs Ali Abdelazizi 3 x 3 minutes
winner Ali Abdelazizi TAPOUT

Tony Johnson vs Mike Collins 3 x 2 minutes
winner Tony Johnson KO

Rocky Johnson vs AJ Affatica 3 x 3 minutes
winner Rocky Johnson TAPOUT

Joshua Kaine vs Hank Weiss 3 x 3 minutes
winner Joshua Kaine TAPOUT

Denis Acuna vs Shane Roselli 3 x 3 minutes
winner Denis Acuna Unanimous Decision

Rocky VonGogh vs Orlando Martinez 3 x 3 minutes
winner Rocky VonGogh

Mike Hetrick vs Kyle Burgess 3 x 3 minutes
winner Mike Hetrick Unanimous Decision

BATTLE QUEST - Tonight in Denver

8-23-2003

Red & Jerry's Event Center

Santa Fe & Oxford

Denver, Colorado

FY Fight Productions, INC. is proud to present the Rocky Mountain region's newest combat sports promotion: BATTLE QUEST

This new series will serve as a "feeder" show or "scout" event for the the popular RING OF FIRE series. Fighters from top camps in Colorado and surrounding states will be represented with the athletes fighting for spots on future ROF events. BATTLE QUEST will use the same format as ROF, which includes both Mixed Martial Arts and K-1 style fighting. Besides the opportunity to participate on ROF events, all the fighters on this card will receive complimentary memberships to 24 Hour Fitness as well.

"As RING OF FIRE became more and more popular, I would get a lot of young fighters that wanted to fight on the show. Since I usually only promote 3-4 shows a year, I just didn't have the spots for everyone. Now that I am running events out of state as well, it opened up a time slot for me to try this new event. The fighters are all real hungry and I think it should be a fun event. I started RING OF FIRE a few years ago at RED AND JERRY'S so I thought it was the perfect place to start this new series. It's a great venue" said promoter Sven Bean.

Fighters from the following camps will be represented:

Pancrase USA

3-D Martial Arts

Colorado BJJ

BLADE Martial Arts

Team Apocalypse

Freedom Fighters

Team Maytec

Self Defense Institute

Bloodline Fighters

A.K.K.A

USA Judo

SHO-REI-SHOBU-KAN KARATE JUDO

PANCRASE - BELT PROMOTIONS

8-15-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Martial arts belt rank promotions don't come easy at the Stars Training Center. In fact, most students train well over a year before receiving their first promotion to blue belt.

Pancrase mixed martial arts instructors Nate Marquardt and Billy Hendricks believe that rank can only be earned through dedicated training, hard work, but most importantly, a student's ability to effectively utilize various fighting techniques in real-life situations. Marquardt and Hendricks feel their blue belt requirements are even higher than those for black belt in most other styles.

Pancrase USA promotes the following fighters to the rank of Blue Belt of Mixed Martial Arts: Sandra Gajski, Igor Cosic, Tom Sarah and Brock Jensen.

(Billy Hendricks, Sandra Gajski, Igor Cosic, Nate Marquardt)

(Sandra Gajski, Igor Cosic, Brock Jensen, Tom Sarah, Nate Marquardt)

BATTLE QUEST

Aug. 23, 2003

Red & Jerry's Event Center,

Denver, Colorado

Ring of Fire fight promoter Sven Bean recently announced his latest creation, Battle Quest, a new amateur mixed martial arts event that kicks off on August 23rd, in Denver, Colorado . Battle Quest offers a great opportunity for amateur fighters to showcase their skills and will ultimately serve as a talent feeder for the Ring of Fire.

Partial Fight Card:

Mike Hetrick, 1-0, 175lbs (Pancrase USA, Denver, CO)

VS

Kyle Burgess 1-0, 175lbs (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

GLOBAL DOMINATION"

LIGHT HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP of the WORLD

COMES TO THE PEPSI CENTER, Denver, CO

September 6th, 2003 / 7:00PM

The International Fighting Championships (IFC) will present a Professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) World Cage Fighting Championship Event of 15 bouts on Saturday, September 6th, 2003 at 7PM in the Pepsi Center, Denver, CO. It will have a live gate of approx. 15,000 people and a worldwide television delayed pay-per-view-audience. Tickets for the event are available through all Ticketmaster locations and are reasonably priced at $20, $30, $40, $45, $50, $75, $100, $200, $250, and $300.

These 2 1/2 hours of solid, hard hitting entertainment will have a world wide field of professional contenders. Three Brazilian fighters, one Russian and one Hawaiian will join with three United States contenders including our own United States Wrestling Team coach, Mike Van Arsdale, who lives in Colorado Springs.

The Light Heavy Weight World Title card of 8 contenders and 4 alternates will be a single elimination tournament. Colorado fighters will also be well represented: Five-time Pancrase World Champion, Nathan Marquardt. Three-time Bas Rutten Invitational Champion and Rocky Mountain Welterweight Champion, Brad Gumm. Colorado Spring’s Chilo Gonzales. And a Women’s Middleweight Championship Title bout featuring Amanda Buckner. All bring great local excitement to the Pepsi Center. Ron "H2O" Waterman of Greeley, CO has just agreed to return to the ring in another Heavy Weight Contender bout.

The World Cage Fighting Championship comes to the Pepsi Center. Purchase tickets for your group directly through Azar Promotions by 8-25-03 to take advantage of these great BONUS offers! 1-877-268-0928 Denver 719-268-0928 CO. Springs

*Purchase 10 tickets for your organization and receive 1 COMP Ticket.
*Purchase 20 tickets for your organization and receive 2 COMP Tickets.
*Purchase 30 tickets for your organization and receive 3 COMP Tickets.
*Purchase 40 tickets for your organization and receive 4 COMP Tickets.
*Purchase 50 tickets for your organization and receive 5 COMP Tickets.

Program ads and vendor booth space are also available. Call for details!

*** All promotional ticket offers must be purchased directly through Azar Promotions. This offer does not comp the mandatory Pepsi Center facility fee of $4/ticket. This offer expires 8-25-03. Cash or money order, a 3% fee must be added for credit card transactions.

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - Results
HEAVYWEIGHT KING OF PANCRASE TITLE DEFENSE
NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT 2003/ FEATHER-WELTER-MIDDLE
SUNDAY, JULY 27,2003 ~DAY EVENT~
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)
LIVE GATE: 2,100

PRO-MATCH#1 ~FEATHERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MIKI SHIDA (P's LAB TOKYO) DEF. REIJI (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#2 ~FEATHERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
YOSHIRO MAEDA (P's OSAKA INAGAKIGUMI) DEF. TAKAHIRO SANEHARA (TEAM SHINAGAWA) BY REFEREE STOP TKO (PUNCH) AT 2R 1:06.

PRO-MATCH#3 ~WELTERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
TAKAHITO IIDA (A-3) DEF. KENJI ARAI(PANCRASEism) BY ARM BAR AT 1R 3:03

PRO-MATCH#4 ~WELTERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
NAOKI SAKI (FREELANCE) DEF. DAISUKE HANAZAWA 13 (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#5 ~MIDDLEWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MASAKATSU OKUDA (SHINBUKAN) DEF. SEN NAKADAI (PANCRASEism) BY LOW KICK KO AT EXTRA ROUND 0:43 AFTER FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#6 ~MIDDLEWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
YUICHI NAKANISHI (FREELANCE) DEF. ICHIRO KANAI (PANCRASEism) BY3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

SEMIFINAL~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MITSUYOSHI SATO (PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs JOHN LOBER (2x1996 I.F.C. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION/iU.S.A./TEAM MACHINE) *THIS MATCH WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE LOBER GOT HURT HIS KNEE.

MAIN EVENT ~HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE DEFENSE~
YOSHIKI TAKAHASHI (1ST HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P./PANCRASEism) DEF. TSUYOSHI OZAWA (HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/ZENDOKAI) BY DOCTOR STOP TKO (GROUND PUNCH) DURING THE 1R ROUND BREAK.

~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT 2003~FINAL~NIGHT EVENT~
SUNDAY, JULY 27,2003
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)
LIVE GATE: 2,100

AMATEUR MATCH ~PANCRASE GATE RULES FEATHERWEIGHT MATCH 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
TAKUMI MURATA( A-3) DEF. MINORU TSUIKI (P'S LAB TOKYO) BY ARM BAR AT 2R 2:37.

PRO-MATCH#1 ~WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MINORU OZAWA (V-CROSS) DREW MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI) BY 1-1-1 SPLIT
JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#2 ~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
OSAMI SHIBUYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 10TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) DEF. SHUNICHI AKIMOTO (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI IWATE DOJO) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#3 ~MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS~
EIJI ISHIKAWA (PANCRASE GRABAKA) DEF. HIDETAKA MONM (A-3) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#4 ~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS~
KEI YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) DEF. NATHAN
MARQUARDT (CURRENT MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./COLORADO STARS) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#5 ~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT 2003 FEATHERWEIGHT FINAL 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
YOSHIRO MAEDA(P's OSAKA INAGAKIGUMI) DEF. MIKI SHIDA(P's LAB$B!!(B
TOKYO) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

SEMIFINAL ~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT 2003 WELTERWEIGHT FINAL 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
NAOKI SAKI (FREELANCE) DEF. TAKAHITO IIDA (A-3) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

MAIN EVENT ~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT MIDDLEWEIGHT FINAL 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
YUICHI NAKANISHI (FREELANCE) DEF. MASAKATSU OKUDA (SHINBUKAN) BY ARM BAR AT 2R 4:35.

STARS - Wrestling News

7-20-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Craig Johnson right, trains with Mike Hetrick.

Colorado Stars master grappler Craig Johnson (69 kg/152 lbs) gets in some last minute training in preparation for the 2003 Veterans Freestyle World Championships being held in Budapest, Hungary, July 31 through August 3

PANCRASE 2003 - Hybrid Tour Event Line-up
*HEAVYWEIGHT KING OF PANCRASE TITLE DEFENSE*
*NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT 2003*
SUNDAY, JULY 27,2003 - DAY EVENT
DOORS OPEN; 12:30PM
FIRST FIGHT; 1:00PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)

PRO-MATCH #1 ~FEATHERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MIKI SHIDA (P's LAB TOKYO) vs REIJI (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN)

PRO-MATCH #2 ~FEATHERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
YOSHIRO MAEDA (P's OSAKA INAGAKIGUMI) vs TAKAHIRO SANEHARA (TEAM SHINAGAWA)

PRO-MATCH #3 ~WELTERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) vs TAKAHITO IIDA (A-3)

PRO-MATCH #4 ~WELTERWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
NAOKI SAKI (FREELANCE) vs DAISUKE HANAZAWA 13 (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI)

PRO-MATCH #5 ~MIDDLEWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
SEN NAKADAI (PANCRASEism) vs MASAKATSU OKUDA (SHINBUKAN)

PRO-MATCH #6 ~MIDDLEWEIGHT FIRST ROUND 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
ICHIRO KANAI (PANCRASEism) vs YUICHI NAKANISHI (FREELANCE)

SEMIFINAL ~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MITSUYOSHI SATO (PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs JOHN LOBER (2x1996 I.F.C. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION/iU.S.A./TEAM MACHINE)

MAIN EVENT ~HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE DEFENSE~
YOSHIKI TAKAHASHI (1ST HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P./PANCRASEism) vs TSUYOSHI OZAWA (HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/ZENDOKAI)

*NEO BLOOD - TOURNAMENT FINALS*

SUNDAY, JULY 27,2003 - NIGHT EVENT
DOORS OPEN; 5:30PM
FIRST FIGHT; 6:00PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)

PRO-MATCH #1 ~WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MINORU OZAWA (V-CROSS) vs MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI)

PRO-MATCH #2 ~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
OSAMI SHIBUYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 10TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs SHUNICHI AKIMOTO (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI IWATE DOJO)

PRO-MATCH #3 ~MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS~
EIJI ISHIKAWA (PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs HIDETAKA MONMA (A-3)

PRO-MATCH #4 ~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS~
KEI YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) vs NATHAN MARQUARDT (3RD MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./COLORADO STARS)

PRO-MATCH #5 ~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT FEATHERWEIGHT FINAL 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
FIRST ROUND MATCH #1 vs FIRST ROUND MATCH #2

SEMIFINAL ~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT WELTERWEIGHT FINAL 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
FIRST ROUND MATCH #1 vs FIRST ROUND MATCH #2

MAIN EVENT ~NEO BLOOD TOURNAMENT MIDDLEWEIGHT FINAL 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
FIRST ROUND MATCH #1 vs FIRST ROUND MATCH #2

IFC - News

6-24-2003

Pepsi Center

Denver, Colorado

Colorado's most prestigious sports venue will soon be home to more than NHL hockey and professional basketball. Television crews and sports reporters gathered earlier today as IFC Commissioner Paul Smith and promoter Bob Azar announced plans for the largest fighting event in Colorado history.

On September 6th, 2003 (7PM), eight of the world's best light heavyweight fighters collide at Denver's Pepsi Center in the International Fighting Championship's world tour event "Global Domination" an ultimate type-fighting event. Besides the 8 man championship tournament, this Mixed Martial Arts super card will also feature a women's championship and four other world class fights including Denver's own 5 time King of Pancrase Nathan Marquardt.

The eight man tournament in the 185-205 lb weight class includes Brazilian fighters Renato Babalu, Shogun and Paulo Filho, Russian star Michail Avetisyan, Idaho's Teveor Prangley, Jereomy Horn of Iowa, Falaniko Vitale of Hawaii and Colorado's own Mike Van Arsdale. In addition to the eight man World Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament, this 14 fight card will also feature Amanda Buckner in a bid for the IFC Women's World Middleweight Championship and Denver's own UFC veteran Brad Gumm takes on California lightweight Doug "The Demon" Evens. Just added to the card: Heavyweight Denver fighter Tony Zamor faces Jody Poff from Ohio.

All fights will be held in a 30 foot steel cage and will be sanctioned by the Colorado State Boxing Commission.

RING OF FIRE 8 - Pancrase USA Results

6-15-2003

Castle Rock, Colorado

Tom Sarah (Pancrase USA/Stars) defeated Luke Caudillo (Miletich Fighting Systems) in round 2 by choke.

Brock Jensen (Pancrase USA/Stars) wins by forfeiture over Olympic Training Center wrestler Todd Milhoan. Jensen's record improves to 2-0.

Official Results:

Kickboxing 3 x 2 mins 130 lbs

Miranda Bernallie (NM) vs. Carla Lopez (CO) LOPEZ 3 RD DEC

Kickboxing 3 x 2 mins 160 lbs
Mary Hunter (WY) vs. Chrisanne Roseleip (CO) ROSELEIP KO (round kick to the head)

MMA 3 x 3 mins 155 lbs
Todd Milhoan (AZ) vs. Brock Jensen (CO) MILHOAN WAS A NO SHOW

MMA 3 x 3 mins 155 lbs
Josh Barlowe (SD) vs. Denis Acuna (CO) BARLOWE BY TRIANGLE

MMA 3 x 3 mins 170 lbs
Luke Caudillo (NE) vs. Tom Sarah (CO) SARAH BY CHOKE

MMA 3 x 3 mins 145 lbs
Dan Mueller (NE) vs. Richard Hess (CO) HESS BY ARMBAR

MMA 3 x 3 mins Super Heavy Weight
Casey Jackson (UT) vs. Tony Mendoza (SD) MENDOZA BY KO

MMA 2 x 5 (+ 3 min OT) 155 lbs
Tom Garcia (CO) vs. Fabian Acuna (CO) ACUNA BY ARMBAR

MMA 2 x 5 (+ 3 min OT) 170 lbs
Steve Gomm (UT) vs. Cruz Chacon (CO) GOMM BY CHOKE

MMA 2 x 5 (+ 3 min OT) 155 lbs
Donny Raines (UT) vs. Christian Carvahlo (BR) CARVAHLO BY DEC IN OT

TONIGHT:

RING OF FIRE 8 - RECKONING!
Saturday June 14th, 2003
Doors at 6:30 first fight 7:30
Douglas County Event Center
Castle Rock, Colorado
(Hwy I-25 and exit 181)

The 12 bout card will have two feature bouts.
First, Extreme Challenge Tournament finalist Cruz THE SAINT Chacon will square off against Walt Bayless fighter Steve Gomm. Chacon beat Gomm's instructor earlier this year in Salt Lake City, and the Utah Jiu Jitsu fighter is looking for a little redemption.

Then to finish the evening Ring Of Fire Rocky Mountain Champion, Justin James will defend his belt against Luta Livre expert Christian Carvahlo. James last fight in Denver was a disappointing loss to Leonard Garcia at ROF 7. According to James the loss has only made the Iowa based athlete a stronger and smarter fighter. Facing the Champion will be the Brazilian grappler Carvahlo. When promoter Sven Bean asked Carvahlo if he wanted to get back in the ring, he immediately said yes, but with one condition: He only wanted to fight either Leonard Garcia or Justin James. Since Garcia is heading to Canada to fight in June, James had no problem stepping up.

Bout #1 Boxing 130 lbs: Carla Lopez vs. Melanie Kohler
CO UT
"Little fists of gold" takes on K-1 veteran

Bout #2 Kickboxing 155 lbs: Chrisanne Roseleip vs. Mary Hunter
CO WY
Both women are teachers by day, fighters by night

Bout #3 MMA 155 lbs: Brock Jensen vs. Todd Milhoan
CO AZ
Pancrase USA representative faces Sambo Champion

Bout #4 MMA 155 lbs: Denis Acuna vs. Josh Barlowe
CO SD
One half of the fighting Acuna brothers vs. Golden Gloves champion

Bout #5 MMA 170 lbs: Tom Sarah vs. Luke Caudillo
CO ne
MFS trained young gun faces Pancrase USA newcomer Sarah.

Bout # 6 MMA 145 lbs: Richard Hess vs. Smokey Mueller
CO NE
BJJ fighter Hess tests his skills against Miletich Fighting Systems

Bout #7 MMA 185 lbs: Ryan Jensen vs. Jerron Cherron
IA UT
Jensen is a unorthodox fighter facing 3-0 Cherron

Bout # 8 MMA 155 lbs: Fabian Acuna vs. Tom Garcia
CO CO
Acuna was slated to fight Danny Jung who pulled out due to jaw injury

Bout # 9 MMA Super Heavy Weight: Casey Jackson vs. Tony Mendoza
UT SD
BJJ trained Night Club Bouncer faces tough man champion with heavy hands

Bout # 10 MMA 170 lbs: Cruz Chacon vs Steve Gomm
CO UT
Cruz is coming off a great performance at EC 50, and Gomm wants to work his way up the ranks

MAIN EVENT MMA 155 lbs ROCKY MOUNTAIN Championship:
Christain Carvahlo vs. Justin James

LIVE FROM BAGHDAD

1st Lt. Jerry "NOSHAME" Roeder U.S.M.C.

5-10-2003

Will, I've been very busy out here and had a pretty exciting war. My platoon destroyed almost a regiment of artillery pieces, a bunch of AAA, and some mortar tubes. We've also destroyed literally tons of ordnance. We fought through An Nasariyah, strong-pointed Ash Shatra and Al Hayy, attacked Al Kut, and then moved into Baghdad. I actually did the recon for our river crossing site into Baghdad so I and one of my Corporals were the first two Marines from our regiment in Baghdad! Now, we're removing/destroying ordnance and we cleared a minefield a few days ago (literally probed the whole thing).

I hope to be coming home soon. I'll be sure to let you know when I make it back. Who knows, maybe I can even make it back to Colorado and see everyone. Hope everyone is doing well out there..........Jerry Roeder

Editor's note: Jerry is one of the original Stars Training Center fighters. In the mid-90's, then Sergeant Jerry Roeder was assigned to a Marine Corps officer training program at CU University in Boulder, Colorado. During this period he also began training at Stars. Jerry's martial arts training progressed rapidly and he became a respected fighter and member of the Stars training staff. All to soon, Jerry was promoted to 2nd lieutenant and reassigned to North Carolina. Since then, he has commanded a combat engineers platoon and even found time to start a martial arts club.

KIKSKIN - Professional Grade Fight Wear

5-3-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Five-times King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt models the latest Jiu-Jitsu gi from Kikskin's extensive line of fight wear.

Marquardt says, "Kikskin kimonos, gloves, and shorts are professional grade, the very best. Kikskin has designed a complete line of professional fight wear based on input from fighters. Sure, Kikskin costs a little more, but you get what you pay for, top quality materials, comfort, and durability. The other stuff is for amateurs."

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UFC 42 - Colorado's own Duane Ludwig wins!

Sudden Impact Results

4-25-2003

Miami, Florida

UFC Welterweight Championship Bout
Matt Hughes def Sean Sherk by unanimous decision

Welterweight Bout

Pete Spratt def Robbie Lawler 1:29 R2 by verbal tap out

Heavyweight Bout
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira def Sean Alvarez 1:45 R2 KO

Light Heavyweight Bout
Rich Franklin def Evan Tanner by KO 3:40 R1

Lightweight Bout
Duane "Bang" Ludwig def Genki Sudo by Unanimous decision

Lightweight Preliminary Bout
Hermes Franca def Rich Crunkilton by unanimous decision

Middleweight Preliminary Bout
David Loiseau def Mark Weir 3:55 R1 by KO

Welterweight Swing Bout
Dave Strasser def Romie Aram by unanimous decision

PANCRASE USA FIGHTERS win at Ring of Fire 7

3-28-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

Congratulations to Stars/Pancrase USA fighters Mike Hetrick and Brock Jensen. Both fighters made their mixed martial arts fighting debut at the Ring of Fire 7 event held last night in Denver, Colorado. Stars coaches Nate Marquardt and Billy Hendricks were especially pleased because their fighters won against highly regarded veteran fighters.

Mike Hetrick defeated Albert Martinez by judges decision after 3 rounds.

Brock Jensen defeated Fabian Acuna (2-1, 3D Martial Arts) by judges decision after 3 rounds

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - Upcoming Event
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2003
DOORS OPEN: 5:30PM
FIGHTS START: 6:30PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO,JAPAN)

PRO-MATCH #1 LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUJI OBA (P's LAB TOKYO) vs MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI)

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
SATORU KITAOKA (WELTERWEIGHT 5TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs TAKUYA WADA (SK ABSOLUTE)

PRO-MATCH #3 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEI YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 6TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) vs TSUYOSHI KURIHARA(TEAM ROKEN)

PRO-MATCH #4 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
MITSUYOSHI SATO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs DAISUKE WATANABE (PANCRASEism)

PRO-MATCH #5 WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs CHRIS LYTLE (U.S.A/I.F.ACADEMY)

PRO-MATCH #6 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KIUMA KUNIOKU (MIDDLEWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs HIDETAKA MONMA (A3)

PRO-MATCH #7 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUND
RICARDO ALMEIDA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/U.S.A./RENZO GRACIE JIU JITSU ACADEMY) vs YUKI SASAKI (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA)