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WEC: 'Cold Blooded'
January 16th, 2003
The Palace Casino
Lemoore, CA


Mike Kyle defeats Jude Hagart by TKO at 4:09, RD 1.
Alex Stiebling defeats Joseph Riggs by triangle choke, RD 2.
Shonie Carter defeats Gabe Garcia by TKO at 0:30, RD 1.
Adrienna Jenkins defeats Keri Crothers by DQ.
Olaf Alfonso defeats John Polakowski by split deicision.
Yves Edwards defeats Deshaun Johnson by unanimous decision.
Tiki Ghosen defeats Nick Gilardi by guillotine choke at 4:52, RD 1.
Doug Marshal defeats Lavar Johnson by TKO at 5:00, RD 1.
Chris Leben defeats Mike Swick by KO at 0:45, RD 2.
Poppies Martinez defeats Eric Ramirez by TKO at 3:15, RD 1.
Rob McCollough defeats Harris Sariento by decision.
Jack Cardenas defeats John Appleby by TKO at 4:54, RD 1.
Richard Montoya defeats Joe Salcido by KO at 0:36, RD 1.
Anthony Gonzales defeats Pedro Tome by TKO at 2:14, RD 1.
Josh Haynes defeats Tony Asam by TKO ay 2:05, RD 1.

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Genki Sudo

The following is an interview with UFC and K-1 veteran Genki Sudo. Interview by Michael Afromowitz for the K-1 website):

K-1: You always make your way to the ring in a creative way. Does this reflect your true personality or is it simply a means of providing good entertainment for the fans?

Sudo: Well, we are not killing each other when we are fighting. It is all a form of entertainment. My entrance performance is to reduce the (negative) energy that any given audience has toward fighting.

K-1: How would you describe your "real life" personality?

Sudo: There are two different personalities of mine - a subjective one and an objective one. I think both are nice guys.

K-1: On New Years Eve, you had one of the more interesting matchups the sport has seen - a K-1 mixed martial arts rules fight with Butterbean. (Note: Sudo was victorious by way of heel hook submission at the 41-second mark of the second round.) He's a lot heavier than you and skilled in punching rather than in martial arts. What was it like fighting someone like him?

Sudo: I think he is a great fighter and a really great entertainer so we were able to be well engaged with each other in the ring. I would like to say thank you to him. I trained differently for this fight by looking into a lot of tactics and I thought highly of mind play.

K-1: A lot of people in The United States still talk about your UFC fight against Duane Ludwig. What is your opinion of the way the fight unfolded?

Sudo: The result was a loss. I just thought my ability lacked during the fight.

K-1: Many people want to see a rematch between you and Duane. How important is a rematch to you?

Sudo: He is a nice guy so I don't really want to punch him. (Laughs) But, when I have a rematch with him, I will definitely win.

K-1: Would you prefer to fight him under mixed martial arts rules again or would you rather have the rematch contested under K-1 rules?

Sudo: Maybe under Sumo rules. (Laughs) I'm just joking. Actually, whichever we are offered is okay for me. I don't have a preference.

K-1: What can fans expect to see from you in 2004?

Sudo: I will show you some very exciting matches that are full of love and peace.

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By Tape Lord

Fedor Emelianenko

Hello my friends, my postal connections deep within the DSE organization have relayed to me the following fighters that DSE currently wants for their PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix for the spring of 2004:

Offically confirmed:
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic

Unofficially confirmed:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira
Fedor Emelianenko
Vanderlei Silva
Hidehiko Yoshida
Hirotaka Yokoi

Probable:
Mark Coleman
Tim Sylvia

Highly unlikely:
Josh Barnett
Kazuyuki Fujita

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Bob Sapp

Zach Arnold reports the following:

"On Thursday on the ABC network, Bob Sapp appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'.

"Not since Godzilla has Tokyo seen a monster of this size." Kimmel introduced Sapp as the person who "may very well be Mike Tyson's next opponent." Sapp got a huge, huge pop from the crowd - especially from Japanese women in the front row (who had good English skills). Sapp did his "hahahahahaha" call and the women went nuts.

Sapp went into a quick discussion about how he became popular in Japan, and then Kimmel showed a Bob Sapp action figure. Kimmel joked that there was some real action "going on there" - pointing to the huge crotch on the Sapp figure. Sapp told Kimmel that he drinks orange juice with sushi, and that in an eating contest he once ate 48 pieces of sushi. Sapp asked Amanda Byrnes to touch his head, and when she was about to do it, Sapp shriveled the skin on top of his head and Kimmel remarked, "It looks like a walnut."

Sapp told Kimmel that he has about 200 sponsor/product deals including children's products and commercials. Sapp relayed the story about a "handicapped man" who got trampled in a mob crowd going to see Sapp. Sapp went to pick up the handicapped man, the man pulls out his cell phone, and takes a picture and runs off.

Sapp said that the Tyson fight was all but official, that he didn't know where it would take place (the main site candidate is Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii) but that he would be allowed to 'kickbox' while Tyson would just do straight boxing.

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DSE announced that 26-year old female Sambo star Satoko Hime will participate on the PRIDE Bushido show, scheduled for February 15th.

Hime stated that she would like to fight a female Gracie, particularly Kyra Gracie.

Hime is also scheduled to appear on the DEEP show, scheduled for January 22nd.

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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

DSE officially announced that Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic will participate in the PRIDE Heavyweight GP, scheduled for April 2004.

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WEC: 'Cold Blooded'
January 16th, 2003
The Palace Casino
Lemoore, CA


Card Subject To Change:

Shonie Carter vs. Gabe Garcia (WEC welterweight title)
Chris Leben vs. Mike Swick (WEC middleweight title)
Mike Kyle vs. Joe Pardoe (WEC heavyweight title)

Anthony Arria vs. Gilbert Magana
Alex Stiebling vs. Chael Sonnen
George Evangelista vs. Rocky Long
Rob McCollough vs. TBA
Pedro Tome vs. Anthony Gonzales
Richard Montoya vs. Joe Salcido
Poppies Martinez vs. TBA
Lavar Johnson vs. Doug Marshal
John Appleby vs. Jack Cardenas
J.T. Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
Eric Eide vs. Abram Baxter
Tiki Ghosen vs. Nick Gilardi
Yves Edwards vs. Doug Evans
Olaf Alfonso vs. Albert Rios
Kerri Crothers vs. TBA

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Jeremy Horn

ICE 7: Meltdown at Metropolis
Friday, January 16th, 2003
Cincinnati, Ohio


Card Subject To Change:

Jeremy Horn vs. Ron Fields
Jennifer Howe vs. Ashley Johnson
Greg Franklin vs. Buddy Lewis
Amir Rahnavardi vs. Trevor Garrett
Mojo Horn vs. Cowboy Penny
Neal Rowe vs. Leo Sylvest
Nathan Fitch vs. Ricky Hutchins
Mike Warner vs. David Jones
Scott Camp vs. Jason Willis
Billy Rush vs. TBA
Dan Swift vs. TBA
Clay Coffman vs. TBA
Gerald Pierson vs. TBA

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Ryo Chonan (left)

DEEP
January 22nd, 2004
Kourakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Ryo Chonan vs. Daijiro Matsui
Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Yusuke Imamura
Ikemoto vs. Hidetaka Monma
Satoko Shinashi vs. Naoko Oomuro
Ryuta Sakurai vs. Tetsuya Onose
Kyosuke Sasaki vs. Takanori Oniki
Jun Ishii vs. Tadahiro Hosaka
Tashiro Nishiuchi vs. Tomoyuki Fukami
Masutasu Yano vs. Takayuki Ooba

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KOTC
Saturday, January 24th, 2004
Office Depot Center

Open: 6:30 PM
Start: 7:30 PM


A total of twelve matchups has been scheduled for the card, which will be announced in full in a few days.

Main Events:
Dan Severn vs. Seth Petruzelli
Patrick Smith vs. Vernon 'Tiger' White
John Alessio vs. George Santiago
Paul Rodriguez vs. Melvin Guillard
Manny Reyes Jr. vs. TBA

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SHOOTO
January 24th, 2003
Kourakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan


Class-A Bouts:
Joao Roque vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
Marco Louro vs. Shuichiro Katsumura
Tetsuo Katsuta vs. Makoto Ishikawa
Kohei Yasumi vs. Koutetsu Boku

Class-B Bouts:
Hiroyuki Tanaka vs. Kenji Osawa
Junichi Sase vs. Yuki Shoujou

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UFC 46: Super Natural
January 31st, 2004
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, NV


Randy Couture vs. Vitor Belfort (UFC light heavyweight title)
Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn (UFC welterweight title)

Frank Mir vs. Wes Sims
Carlos Newton vs. Renato Verissimo
Lee Murray vs. Jorge Rivera
Matt Serra vs. Gerald Strebendt
Josh Thomson vs. Hermes Franca
Karo Parisian vs. Geirges St-Pierre

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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic announced that he would like to fight on both the PRIDE 27 and PRIDE Bushido shows, scheduled for February 1st and February 15th respectively.

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Masato

The following is an interview with K-1 Max champion Masato. Interview by Michael Afromowitz for the K-1 website):


K-1: How would you rate your performance against Vince Phillips in comparison to your performance in the World Max tournament earlier this year?

Masato: Well, a tournament and a one match fight are totally different so they are hard to compare. But, I'm satisfied with my performance against Vince. I was able to pull out everything in the ring and my strategy worked out perfectly.

K-1: What was it like fighting a professional boxer under K-1 rules for the first time in your career?

Masato: I enjoyed it a lot - fighting a boxer. I will accept challenges from boxers anytime, especially the present champions and, of course, I will kick their asses.

K-1: It seems that a lot of professional boxers have taken an interest lately in competing in K-1. What kind of place do you feel these fighters have in the sport of K-1?

Masato: We K-1 fighters welcome them any time. I don't know how well most of them can do in K-1. It seems that they are similar sports, but actually they are different sports. One thing I can say to you - they cannot defeat me. I am a fighter with a great Samurai spirit - not only with the physical strength, but also with a tenacious spirit.

K-1: Who in your weight division in K-1 or in the entire kickboxing world do you feel could give you the greatest test right now?

Masato: No one can compete with me in this circuit. I need new challengers.

K-1: At 24 years of age, you still have many years of fighting ahead of you. What kinds of things would you like to accomplish during this time?

Masato: I want to stay at the top of this circuit as long as I can and expand my popularity in the United States as well. Hopefully, this will help me become a movie star in Hollywood.

K-1: What would be your dream fight here in The United States if you could have your choice of opponent, location, etc?

Masato: I really want to fight at Madison Square Garden, with a fighter who gets the highest fight fee in the world. I will show what true strength really is. True strength is formed with physical strength and Samurai spirit.

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Lee Murray (right)

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The British media reports that Lee Murray was indeed involved in a road rage incident, but that he will still be able to participate in UFC 46, which is scheduled for January 31st.

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Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira

Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' recently interviewed Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira (not to be confused with his twin brother Rodrigo 'Minotauro'). Here's what Minotoro had to say (interview by Andre Araujo):


Tatame: There's nothing like starting the year off with a great victory...

Minotoro: That's true. Sakuraba is a big idol in Japan. This was the last fight of my contract with PRIDE, and now I am waiting for the negotiations.

Tatame: You were out of the ring for around eight months...how was it coming back?

Minotoro: It was not easy. During the first week I broke my finger and injured my groin. I visited the doctor and he told I shouldn't fight. I took some medicines and I felt better. I came back to my training, but even on the day of the fight I was not 100% sure I would be able to face Sakuraba. Thank God I was confident, and I didn't feel anything during the fight.

Tatame: You started the fight with a flying knee. Who's idea was that?

Minotoro: If you allow Sakuraba to grow during the fight, he can ruin your party. He is very technical. At that time, I ran to take over the center of the ring but I went too fast, and when I realized he was lowering his level, I went for the knee. It blew into his chest and my thigh hit his face. He fell down to the ground and I threw three more knees at him.

Tatame: You were also hit by a strong punch that cut you...

Minotoro: It was an uppercut that got in and cut my face right below my eye. I was afraid that the referee might stop the fight. I asked him to not stop the fight.

Tatame: Is it true you had some trouble making weight when you arrived in Japan?

Minotoro: I was weighing 227 pounds (103 kg), and they wanted me to weigh in at 209 pounds (95 kg). I called Doctor Ricardo Krause and he told me to drink only an isotonic sports drink and eat a supplement with magnesium for the whole day. I weighed 209 pounds (95 kg) on the day of the weigh-in, and I was feeling really weak. I recovered around 8-10 pounds (3-4 kg) and then I went for it.

Tatame: Would the final result would be different if the fight had had ten more seconds?

Minotoro: I think so. In the final round, I dominated and went for the knockout, with him only defending. I landed four kicks to his head right before the fight ended. I thought I had knocked him out, but it only turned out to be the final bell.

Tatame: You are in the same weight division as Vanderlei Silva. What needs to happen for this fight to take place?

Minotoro: I believe this fight will not take place right now. To face Vanderlei, I have to win some contender bouts. After all, he is the champion and won the Grand Prix. However, I think this fight will eventually happen, but I don't want to get too excited about it unless it becomes a reality.

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Lee Murray (right)

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.


The following was reported by a member of the British media:

Lee Murray was involved in a Road rage incident, and may have possibly been charged with a very serious offence.If true, then with the seriousness of this offence, and Lee's previous convictions, his passport may be held by the boys in blue.

Lee is still training for UFC 46. More info to come in the next few days.

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Todd Atkins reports from Japan that the Antonio Inoki show shceduled for Las Vegas will be half real MMA fights, and half pro-wrestling matches.

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

The Japanese media had reported that a matchup of Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Fe4dor Emelianenko might be taking place at PRIDE 27, scheduled for Frbruary 1st. Another segment of the Japanese media is now reporting that Minotauro's opponent may be none other then former World's Strongest Man' Magnus Samuelson

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

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Kazuyoshi Ishii

Tokyo, Japan - K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii was sentenced to serve one year and ten months of jailtime, in an unsuspended sentence handed down by judge Yoshinobu Iida today.

The judge also fined K-1 pay 70 million yen (approximately USD$665,000) due to corporate tax evasion practices in the past.

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KOTC
Saturday, January 24th, 2004
Office Depot Center

Open: 6:30 PM
Start: 7:30 PM


A total of twelve matchups has been scheduled for the card, which will be announced in full in a few days.

Main Events:
Dan Severn vs. Seth Petruzelli
Patrick Smith vs. Vernon 'Tiger' White
John Alessio vs. George Santiago
Paul Rodriguez vs. Melvin Guillard
Manny Reyes Jr. vs. TBA

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Joao Roque (top)

Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' recently interviewed SHOOTO lightweight contender Joao Roque. Here's what Roque had to say (interview by Eduardo Ferreira):


Tatame: When will you and Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira be fighting for the SHOOTO lightweight belt?

Roque: The thing is that Pequeno must make a title defense at least once a year, and the preference is for the number one contender to get the shot at him. Right now, Kid Yamamoto is ranked as the number one contender. They were supposed to fight in December, but Yamamoto broke his hand, and SHOOTO put Rumina Sato as his replacement in a non-title fight. I haven't seen the lightweight rankings yet, but I think I'm ranked number two.

Tatame: What if you were to fight Kid before facing Pequeno?

Roque: If I were to fight him first and win, then I would be the number one contender and would be able to fight Pequeno. They can also have me face Pequeno in a non-title bout. This would be good for SHOOTO, and it would be another way to get a title shot. If I beat the champ, I'd go up to number one, and I can fight Pequeno twice! (Roque laughs).

Tatame: In spite of the long wait, you seem very calm. Do you think you will get to fight for the title?

Roque: Of course I want to fight for the title. But if SHOOTO continues calling me to fight and I keep working my way straight up to number one, then that's also good. Obviously I want the belt. That gives me more prestige and more money.

Tatame: What would be your strategy to beat Pequeno?

Roque: Man, first I've got to be careful for that guillotine choke. But I've been fighting a long time, and I've got my own strategy...take the fight to the ground.

Tatame: You look better on the feet...

Roque: I've got two students that are also a Kickboxing black belts. They're helping me a lot.

Tatame: Nova Uniao's idea is to take the title in the main four SHOOTO weight divisions. Who has the most chance to take a title in the Nova Uniao team?

Roque: I believe in everybody there, but being a SHOOTO champ in the lightweight division is probably is the toughest job for my team. I hope to not disappoint them. It will be easier for Robinho at bantamweight, and for Louro at featherweight. They'll probably take it.

Tatame: You live in Brasilia. Why are you in Rio now?

Roque: I can fully dedicate myself to training here, and I can live to fight. Besides, of course, that in Rio I have Dede (Pederneiras) here to teach me.

Tatame: What will change with the integration of Ruas Vale Tudo and Nova Uniao?

Roque: In reality, it's already been integrated for a while now. The last time I was here, both teams were training together. The only thing left was for it to be official.

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Shaolin (top)

Newly crowned SHOOTO 155-pound champion Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro recently announced to the Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' that he would eventually like to fight in the UFC .

"I think that the UFC is a very interesting event. I've already fought three times in events that use a cage, and I feel comfortable with it. I have a reasonably good guard, and the fact that I'd be able to use elbows is very good for me", says Shaolin.

Shaolin will be at UFC 46 to see his friends Renato Verissimo and B.J. Penn fight. "I will bring my SHOOTO belt, and we will sit down and talk with the UFC guys", revealed Shaolin.

When asked about the possibility if facing his friend B.J. Penn in the UFC, Shaolin replied, "B.J. Penn fights at 170 pounds, and I fight at 155 pounds. There is enough room for everybody, and we are good friends.

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RVT and Nova Uniao training together.

Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' reports that Pedro Rizzo, Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro, Joao Roque, Marcos Louro, and Antoine Jaoude are training together.

The exchange will bring BJJ skills to Ruas Vale Tudo fighters, and Muay Thai techniques to Nova Uniao members. Due to the awesome relationship between both teams, they have been training together a while now, and now it is for real.

"We have now become one. We also decide together what matters for our athletes. But every athlete will represent his respective team," revealed one of the Nova Uniao leaders Andre Pederneiras, who guarantees that these two teams will avoid fighting against each other professionally.

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By Steven 'skelboy' Smith

Lee Murray (right)

The following interview is with Lee Murray and his manager Alexis Demetriades (interview by Ashley Webb):

AW: Who do you think are some of the most exciting fighters in the UK at the moment Lee?, apart from yourself that is?

Murray: That's what I was gonna say!. Jean Silva, Michael Johnson, James Zikic.

Demetriades: Alex Reid is a tough guy, and given training and a little bit of dedication he can go a long way. He's an exciting fighter, and a good quality fighter. What he needs is some more action.

AW: Lee's on his way to Las Vegas because that's where he needs to go to elevate his career. Do you think that the UK scene is capable of finding a similar popularity to that which you currently find in the US at any point in the future?

Demetriades: What you have to understand is that America is a huge place, and that because of that they can do shows all around the US all through the year and they can sell them out and its great. The UK is a very small place. If you do one big show everyone travels from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England and everyone comes to see the same show. Therefore you can't do too many of those shows because there's only a select amount of fans. But what I will say is that because of the quality of the shows we plan to put on in the UK the sport will gain popularity, although I couldn't say whether or not it has the potential to rival that of the US.

Murray: Extreme Force for example, that was the first show and it was sold out. It was at Wembley Conference Centre and that's quite a big arena.

AW: Obviously there had not been anything that big before in the UK with the exception of UFC 38?

Murray: Apart from the UFC that's the biggest show that’s ever been put on in England and we sold it out without a problem.

Demetriades: Just a quick extra point about Extreme Force. All the guys, including Lee, who fought and won a title at EF1 will be fighting and defending their belts against world class opponents on the next show. And also, if any of the guys on the forums have any ideas about what fights they want to see then let it be known, and if there's an overwhelming consensus of opinion then we'll get the fight for them.

AW: That's very good to know. OK, moving directly on from that, I was at EF1 last July and there was an absolutely amazing atmosphere, climaxing with your fight Lee. When you fought Pele the atmosphere was electric, and one I'd describe as a 'near riot', which I think was great. I mean, obviously a riot would have been bad, but a near riot made for an unforgettable night. Obviously we can all imagine how good that night was for you, and that you'd said before that Pele was a dream fight for you. How does the prospect of fighting in the UFC in Las Vegas compare to the Pele fight?

Murray: It's just another step really. Its what I've always trained for, to get to the UFC or Pride. Now I've finally got there I've just got to take advantage of the opportunity on the night, because I know that I'm probably not gonna get another shot if I mess up.

AW: So, given that you're already quoted before the Pele fight as saying Pele was a dream fight for you, is there now a new dream for you? Is there someone else you'd like to fight specifically?

Murray: There's no one else. All there is is the belt. That's my next target.

Demetriades: Anyone and everyone who stands in his way to that belt is now a dream fight.

Murray: That's what I'm going for now, the UFC middleweight belt. Anyone who gets in my way is gonna get knocked out.

AW: So if things go to plan where do you see yourself in a year from now?

Murray: If I get the fights I need within the next year to build towards the title, then I will have that title because I’ll be winning my fights without a doubt.

Demetriades: It's all a matter of Lee getting good coaching and good management and not doing anything stupid and keeping his head 'in it'. When his concentration is on then he's world class. Everyone has bad days and everyone fucks up. Its no problem to do that in the gym. The whole point is that the harder you train the better your chances of winning are going to be. Lee had worse days and harder fights than the Pele fight right here in this gym, he had a hundred days harder than that in this gym. The fight was the easiest part.

Murray: After the Pele fight people on the internet were saying "Yeah Lee was getting smoked in the first round and then he changed it round in the second". I wasn't getting smoked in the first round. I wasn't bothered by him at all. Everything he dished out to me, I was smiling at him and laughing at him.

Demetriades: Some people said Lee was running out of gas. I can tell you one thing, I have Lee in here constantly doing cardio, and anyone who knows me and my approach to cardio will know that none of my fighters run out of gas.

AW: I can definitely vouch for that!

Murray: After I'd returned to my corner after the first round and come back out for the second one of the commentators said "Lee seems to be blowing a bit". I was not blowing one bit. My cardio in that fight was 100%. I felt more tired after the fight than I did during it because of the emotion of winning and the relief of it being over and everything; that zapped me more than anything else. During the fight though I was fine. I could have kept on fighting all day.

AW: Absolutely. I think I asked you shortly after the fight what you called that jumping from the floor-style kick that you caught Pele with at the end of round one, my point being that I'd imagine that type of move takes quite a lot of energy to do?

Murray: Yeah it does.

Demetriades: What you've got to remember as well is that of everything Lee did in that fight, there was not one thing that he hadn't drilled and practiced in this gym at least 3-4 weeks before the fight.

Murray: Actually me and Jean Silva had been practicing that kick on each other a good few weeks before the Pele fight. We drilled that exact move, and it worked, and I caught him with it.

AW: What's a typical training week for you now leading up to the UFC?

Murray: I train twice a day every day. Today I did hill sprints in the morning, got up early with my boxing trainer and did hill sprints, then I’ve come here (London Shootfighters). I also do wrestling and boxing. I just alternate what I do each day.

AW: So you train six days a week?

Murray: I train every day. If I start feeling a bit tired and feel like I need a rest then I will have a rest every now and then.

AW: You're now on your way to the Las Vegas, the home of the UFC. I think a lot of American fans feel that the UK fighters are not of the same level as the US fighters, and you personally have been the subject of a lot of haters on various US-based forums in the past. How do you think you are viewed in the US now since knocking out Pele or do you even care?

Murray: I couldn't give a shit what they think about me. I know what I'm capable of doing at the end of the day and hopefully when I'm out there I’m gonna prove them all wrong, especially all the haters on the internet that are always bad-mouthing me.

AW: Well you won't change those type of people.

Murray: I know I'll never change those people, even if I win the UFC belt its never gonna change what those type of people want to think. You'll always have haters whether you're the champion or not, and you'll always have people on the internet talking shit about you.

Demetriades: I think that with regards the more negative guys on the internet, if they spent less time typing and more time training we might be a lot closer to having some more champions, and definitely a lot more guys participating in this sport. I think a lot of guys out there have potential and talent, and they waste it by spending time on negative things.

Murray: A lot of the US guys who talk about me on the internet haven't even seen me fight. They comment on someone they haven't even seen fight, so how can they then comment on me?

Demetriades: I'd just like to say that London Shootfighters' doors are always open to anyone. It's a friendly atmosphere. It's hard training but everyone's welcome, all fighters regardless of where else you train you're still welcome to come through these doors, and the only hard time your gonna have is gonna be the training. Also, London Shootfighters will soon be opening a full time training centre which we hope will become valuable resource for improving the all-round game of fighters of all levels who wish to train with us.

AW: A full time MMA training centre in the London area is an amazing prospect, and especially one run by yourself and Paul Ivens. Please keep us up to speed with developments as I’m sure there will be many people reading this interview who will be very interested to know what’s going on with this venture.

Demetriades: We'll definitely let everyone know once we're all set.

AW: Well, I know first hand how hard the training is at London Shoot, and I also know how hard you’ve been training for the Rivera fight, so on behalf of all the UK MMA fans out there, good luck in Vegas - no doubt we'll all be screaming at our tellys willing you on to a win.

Murray: Thanks a lot.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 'SKELBOY' ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY, 'NEXT GENERATION'

LONDON, ENGLAND - A new martial arts school, to be known as 'NEXT GENERATION', will be opening up in London's Balham district.

Area bouncer and martial arts instructor, Stephen 'Skelboy' Smith, plans to open the school in the next few months, with classes beginning immediately. On offer will be both adult and child courses in various different fighting arts, including 'No Holds Barred' fighting, boxing, submission wrestling, and also 'Bastard Club', a brutal weekly class on lethal and realistic streetfighting techniques.

Having been involved with martial arts for most of his life, chief instructor 'Skelboy' lists some impressive credentials. Describing his reasons for studying the mechanics of combat, Skelboy says: "I been fightin' ever since I were three years old, mate. I bashed me cousin, Billy, over the head w'one o'them Transformers. It were that bloke what turns in't' a stereo, an' he had t'get stitches. I had t'go t'one o'them child psychologists 'n'all. That were when I knew I were gonna end up involved w'martial arts, mate, although not always w'Transformers - y'can't rely on weapons t'defend y'self when yer in the shower or havin' a piss."

Because of this lifelong commitment to the study of fighting, 'Skelboy' lists some impressive credentials. In his own words:

"Well mate, everyone knows I done door work since I were 16 an' am now one o'the UK's top workin' hard men (an' I do work hard). On top o'that, I been boxin' ever since I were eight, an' doin' submission wrestlin' since I were fourteen just after the UFC came out. I weren't 'inspired' to be like Royce Gracie like most o'them other twats, I just wanted t'learn how t'beat up punters better. I trained at all London's best gyms an' tapped out almost everyone, so now I think it's time t'open me own fuckin' school. Don't like it, mate? Fuck off, then."

'Skelboy' is also unwilling to hold back his opinions on why those seeking to learn martial arts should come to his school before any other.

"First of all, mate, I'm much harder than you an' all your mates - even the big fat one that y'think is really tough 'cos y'fuckin' stupid - so if y'pay me, I can show y'how t'be proper hard 'n'all. Second, I in't a complete twat like some blokes y'could train w' - if y'get a fight in PRIDE but y've got some outstandin' fuckin' warrants, I won't pretend t'be y'mate an' then call the rozzers t'come an' fuckin' arrest y', then go t'PRIDE an' try t'fight in y'place, will I? Also, I reckon this fit bird what I felt up last night will come an' hang out around the gym, so y'can look at her baps while y'fuckin' trainin', can't ya? No extra charge for that one, mate. Plus I shagged one o'the birds from The Fast Food Rockers at new year, she were crap."

As far as gym rules and etiquette are concerned, 'Skelboy' is adamant that 'NEXT GENERATION' will be tailored to a more realistic style of training, but also with a strong sense of community and respect between participants:

"At my gym we in't gonna train w'no fuckin' big boxin' gloves or gumshields, 'cos that's gay. I don't mind if darkies or arabs come t'fuckin' classes, as long as they pay in cash upfront an' don't want t'wear one o'them turbans or whatever the fuck they're called, mate. Oh yeah, no knobs allowed - an' no fuckin' refunds if y'pay an' then turn out t'be one. Parents are gonna have t'sign a form or some shite like that, 'cos I in't gonna give y'no money if y'kid annoys me an' I punch him in the face an' tell him t'shut up."

After the school opens, 'Skelboy' hops to make his 'No Holds Barred' fighting debut before the end of summer. Discussing potential opponents, he has some strong words for other professional fighters and martial arts instructors.

"I'll probably have t'fight someone who's shite t'start off, so don't expect me t'have a hard time or nothin'. M'next goal is t'fight in America against someone who's rubbish but what them twats think is really good, 'specially if it's someone what can't take a punch good or defend submissions. One o'me mates trained w'that Chris Brengan or whatever the fuck he's called, the one that were in that PRIDE for small blokes, an' said I'd beat him easy an' that he looked like Skeletor except much smaller. I reckon I could tap him out without to much hassle. I weigh about thirteen stone now, so if I stop eatin' pies an' McDonald's I should make the weight easily."

'NEXT GENERATION' is located in Balham, London. Stephen Smith can be contacted by e-mail at skelboysmith@yahoo.com.

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Akebono (left)

Akebono talked with the Japanese media today and discussed some of the current happenings in his life. He told them that he had received an offer to work for Vince McMahon and the WWE after he retired from Sumo, and if he lost a significant amount of weight.

Akebono said that he is still considering the idea of pro-wrestling, and that he has received an offer to fight on the K-1 show that is scheduled for March 28th.

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Van Vader

Dave Meltzer reported this week in his Wrestling Observer newsletter that pro-wrestler 'Van Vader' a.k.a Leon White has signed a 6-fight deal with DSE/PRIDE worth USD$400,000.

The contract will see Vader participate in a mix of mostly pro-wrestling matches in DSE's pro-wrestling show called 'Hustle'1', and the occasional MMA fight on their PRIDE show. Vader is already scheduled to do an MMA fight on the PRIDE Bushido show, scheduled for February 15th.

Another consistently incorrect MMA newssite reported that it was 'confused' as to how Vader would be doing pro-wrestling matches in PRIDE. As usually seems to be the case, this bumbling newssite did not know their facts, or even bother to research them.

As usual, stay tuned to Fightsport.com for all the real news, all the time.

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Vanderlei Silva

PRIDE 27: 'Inferno'
February 1st, 2003
Osaka Castle Hall
Osaka, Japan


Below is the card that the Japanese media are speculating will take place for PRIDE 27, scheduled for February 1st:

Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Murlio Bustamante vs. Hiromitsu Kanehara
Ricardo Arona vs. Sanae Kikuta
Ausserio Silva vs. Hirotaka Yokoi
Anderson Silva vs. Yuki Sasaki
Rodrigo Gracie vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Shungo Oyama

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Frank Shamrock

Last week Fightsport.com reported that Frank Shamrock was offered a very substantial 3-fight deal by DSE/PRIDE.

This week we find out from sources in California that Frank Shamrock is in hard training, preparing for a fight that would take place around the end of March. Coincidentally, the PRIDE show that is scheduled for Las Vegas will take place on March 26th.

Our sources in Japan tell us that Shamrock will sign the deal with PRIDE this week, if it hasn't happened already. His opponent on the Vegas show will be Kazushi Sakuraba.

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Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba talked with the Japanese media yesterday and announced that he wants to participate on the PRIDE show in Las Vegas on March 26th.

Sakuraba also mentioned that he woulde like to do a fight in the UFC in 2004. He admitted that he doesn't like fighting outside of Japan, but it is due to the flying and not because of anything else.

Sakuraba is currently in training, which includes weightlifting and sparring.

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WEC: 'Cold Blooded'
January 16th, 2003
The Palace Casino
Lemoore, CA


Card Subject To Change:

Shonie Carter vs. Gabe Garcia (WEC welterweight title)
Chris Leben vs. Mike Swick (WEC middleweight title)
Mike Kyle vs. Joe Pardoe (WEC heavyweight title)

Anthony Arria vs. Gilbert Magana
Alex Stiebling vs. Chael Sonnen
George Evangelista vs. Rocky Long
Rob McCollough vs. TBA
Pedro Tome vs. Anthony Gonzales
Richard Montoya vs. Joe Salcido
Poppies Martinez vs. TBA
Lavar Johnson vs. Doug Marshal
John Appleby vs. Jack Cardenas
J.T. Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
Eric Eide vs. Abram Baxter
Tiki Ghosen vs. Nick Gilardi
Yves Edwards vs. Doug Evans
Olaf Alfonso vs. Albert Rios
Kerri Crothers vs. TBA

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Jeremy Horn

ICE 7: Meltdown at Metropolis
Friday, January 16th, 2003
Cincinnati, Ohio


Card Subject To Change:

Jeremy Horn vs. Ron Fields
Jennifer Howe vs. Ashley Johnson
Greg Franklin vs. Buddy Lewis
Amir Rahnavardi vs. Trevor Garrett
Mojo Horn vs. Cowboy Penny
Neal Rowe vs. Leo Sylvest
Nathan Fitch vs. Ricky Hutchins
Mike Warner vs. David Jones
Scott Camp vs. Jason Willis
Billy Rush vs. TBA
Dan Swift vs. TBA
Clay Coffman vs. TBA
Gerald Pierson vs. TBA

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Ryan Bennett (left)

Fightsport.com's Scoop McTroll goes undercover to bring you 'The Bennett Files'. It is an investigative piece on the underhandedness of most people in the MMA industry. Infamous media figure-turned-backstabber Ryan Bennett will be featured.

Stay tuned for 'The Bennett Files' coming soon this week.

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Vitor Belfort

UFC president Dana WHite announced that he has been in contact with Vitor Belfort several times in the past few days since the unfortunate disappearance of Belfort's sister, and states that Belfort still plans to fight Randy Couture on January 31st.

Belfort has altered his travel plans however, and will stay on in Brazil an extra six days to be with his family through their crisis. He will then fly directly to Las Vegas two weeks before the show and finish his training there, instead of spending a few days training in Los Angeles as was previously planned.

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As of today, Vitor Belfort's sister, whose name is Priscila Vieira Belfort, is still missing since the morning of Friday, January 9th.

Police are speculating that it may have been a kidnapping, as kidnapping people for ransom is very common on Rio de Janeiro, especially to relatives of famous people.

Any information on the whereabouts of Priscila Vieira Belfort can be reported to the following numbers: 0800-156315 or (21) 22531177.

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Antonio Inoki announced to the Japanese media that he will stage his next 'Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye' show in Las Vegas in April. The show was originally scheduled for March 28th at the Saitama Super Arena.

Inoki announced that he will attempt to use marketable names in the United States, such as Ken Shamrock, Fedor Emelianenko, Bob Sapp, and Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic. Inoki also said that he would even like to use Yoshihiro Takayama on the show.

Inoki further stated that he would like to begin the formulation of a 'fight commission' in Japan.

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Fightsport.com would like to thank all of its loyal readers and fans for helping to make our newspage and overall website into the fastest growing MMA website on the internet, and into one of the highest rated MMA sites in 2003.

We have big plans for 2004 and will be implementing many new improvements in the coming months. We have listed below some of the milestones we achieved in 2003, thanks to our great fans. We hope to build off of these strengths and become the best we can be in 2004:


Fightsport.com now has an average of 16,134 unique visitors a day (according to our professional ratings tracking server) to our newspage, making it the most widely read MMA newspage on the internet alongside Sherdog.com.

Our Alexa.com traffic rank has also reached a high of 7,749, which means that Fightsport.com is the 7,749th most visited website in the world according to Alexa's 10 million users. It also puts us as one of the top three most visited MMA websites in the world, usually ranking at number 2 or 3 (depending on the ratings for that day).

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Vanderlei Silva (top)

PRIDE light heavyweight and GP champion Vanderlei Silva had the following quotes for Brazilian magazine 'Tatame':


Vanderlei on whether he will move up to the heavyweight division soon: "It will all depend on what kind of offer PRIDE makes. As I am now, I can realistically bulk up to 105 kg (231 pounds), so how can I cut down to 93 kg (205 pounds)? But there are still many people left at light heavyweight that I can face."

Vanderlei on the Randy Couture vs. Vitor Belfort matchup: "That is going to be a huge fight. Randy has many big victories, but I am certain that Vitor is preparing himself very well."

Vanderlei Silva on possibly facing the UFC light heavyweight champion in a belt unification bout: "Such a fight would be awesome. I am certain that my fans would love to see that."

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In addition to announcing the formation of their motion picture company yesterday, DSE/PRIDE also announced the following schedule for 2004:


PRIDE 27: 'Inferno' - February 1st, 2004

PRIDE Bushido 2 - February 15th, 2004

PRIDE - Las Vegas, USA, March 26th, 2004

PRIDE Heavyweight GP - (Opening Round) April 2004

PRIDE Bushido 3 - May 2004

PRIDE Heavyweight GP - (Finals) June 2004

PRIDE Bushido 4 - July 2004

PRIDE All-Star show - August 2004

DSE Pictures movie release - September 2004

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Silva and Sakuraba to have bit parts in new movie.

DSE/PRIDE held a press conference with the Japanese media yesterday to announce that they would be eatablishing a new motion picture company called 'Dream Stage Pictures'.

Their first project will be a movie they are currently working on called 'Nagurimono'. This will be a Samurai movie featuring PRIDE fighters such as Kazushi Sakuraba, Vanderlei Silva, Quinton Jackson, Mark Coleman, and Gary Goodridge, and a few others in small parts. The fighters will not be carrying any starring roles in the film. The release date is tentively scheduled for September of this year.

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Francois Botha

Special report from Shimura Funaki in Japan.

According to some well respected media outlets and insiders here in Japan, the following fight purses were paid to former pro boxers Imamu Mayfield, Francois Botha, and Vince Phillips:

Imamu Mayfield: Recieved USD$900,000 to appear on the December 31st, 2003, Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye show, losing an MMA bout to Kazuyuki Fujita.

Francois Botha: Received $600,000 for each of his three appearances (for a total of USD$1.8 million) in K-1, losing to Cyril Abidi twice and Yusuke Fujimoto.

Vince Phillips: Recieved USD$550,000 to appear on the November 18th K-1 Max show, losing to Masato.

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February 12th will see sanctioned SHOOTO take place in Melbourne, Australia.
All this was made possible by following the US and Japan’s lead in making the sport legitimate.

The Victorian Professional Sports and Martial Arts Control Board has legalized MMA in their state after hearing the opinions of many qualififed people, including leading MMA journalist Eddie Goldman and Dr. Margaret Goodman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

The event will showcase Australian and international fighters. Some of the competitors scheduled to compete are Abu Dhabi veteran Cris Brown, BJJ World silver medallist Travers Grubb, and the undefeated and flamboyant Tongan warrior Soa Palalei.

The card will also feature the first round in the The card will also feature the first round of the SHOOTO Pacific Rim qualifier, as well as two boxing matches featuring 7-Time World Kickboxing and PABA Boxing champion Tosca Petridis and former Australian cruiserweight champion Adrian Bellin.

The full card will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Marcos Aurelio (center)

ZST Lightweight GP Finals
January 11th , 2004
Tokyo, Japan


Quarterfinals:
Rich Clementi defeats Nayouki Kotani by unanimous decision.
Taisho defeats Hideo Tokoro by TKO 0:53, RD 1.
Remigijus Morkevicius defeats Takumi Yano by TKO at 4:37, RD 1.
Marcos Aurelio defeats Masakazu Imanari by split decision.

Semifinals:
Rich Clementi defeats Taisho by unanimous decision.
Marcos Aurelio defeats Remigijus Morkevicius by triangle choke at 1:48, RD 1.

Final:
Marcos Aurelio defeats Rich Clementi by TKO at 0:40, RD 1.


The prize money was as follows:

Champion - 5,000,000 yen (approximately USD$42,000)
2nd place - 1,500,000 yen (approximately USD$12,500)
3rd place - 700,000 yen (approximately USD$6,000)

Prize money for first submission or KO - 100,000 yen (approximately USD$850)
Prize money for second submission or KO - 200,000 yen (approximately USD$1,700)
Prize money for third submission or KO - 300,000 yen (approximately USD$2,550)
Prize money for fourth submission or KO - 400,000 yen (approximately USD$3,350)



Tournament Reserve Match:
Atsuhiro Tsuboi defeats Jason Maxwell by TKO at 2:14, RD 1.

Single Match:
Alberto Crane defeats Takuhito Hida by armbar at 2:05, extra round.




ZST Genesis Tournament
January 11th , 2004
Tokyo, Japan


Quarterfinals:
Uchiyama Takahiro defeats Toshiaki Komatsu by unanimous decision.
Kenzi Daikanyama defeats Kazama by heel hook at 3:36, RD 1.
Yujiro Kushida defeats Hori by unanimous decision.
Norisato Isozaki defeats 'Le Gaylord' Fabre by KO at 1:21, RD 1.

Semifinals:
Uchiyama Takahiro defeats Kenzi Daikanyama by unanimous decision.
Yujiro Kushida defeats Norisato Isozaki by rear naked choke at 1:37, RD 1.

Final:
Yujiro Kushida defeats Uchiyama Takahiro by unanimous decision.



Genesis Tournament Reserve Match:
Chikara Sato defeats Yusuke Shimizu by leg lock at 0:40, RD 1.

Genesis Bout Single Match
Yuta Watanabe drew with Yoshimichi Takino.

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Jeremy Horn (right)

Todd Atkins reports the following from Japan:

I am hearing from the Japanese media that Jeremy Horn has just signed on with K-1, and will compete on their MMA-only promotion. Other Team Miletich fighters are expected to sign as well.

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Kosei Inoue (right)

The Japanese media is reporting that K-1 has initiated talks in trying to sign current Judo world champion and superstar Kosei Inoue to their MMA promotion. The plan would be to match him up against Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie.

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Even though DSE has tentatively scheduled their PRIDE show for Las Vegas on March 26th, some normally inconsistent and unreliable news sources in the American MMA media are reporting that the Vegas show will not be taking place in March.

Our sources in Japan are telling us that this is not true, and that the Vegas show WILL be taking place in March. Stay tuned to Fightsport.com where ALL the news is always reported.

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Vitor Belfort

The Brazilian media is reporting that the sister of Vitor Belfort, whose name is Priscila Vieira Belfort, has been missing since the morning of Friday, January 9th. Priscila was dropped off by her mother near her work, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, and has not been seen since.

Police are speculating that it may have been a kidnapping, as kidnapping people for ransom is very common on Rio de Janeiro, especially to relatives of famous people.

Any information on the whereabouts of Priscila Vieira Belfort can be reported to the following number: 0800-156315.

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RING OF FIRE 11: BRING IT ON!
Saturday, January 10th, 2004
Douglas County Events Center
Castle Rock, CO


ISKA world championship match:
Duane Ludwig defeats Malapaiet Sitprapom by unanimous decision.

MMA matches:
Jay Jack defeats Donny Reines by rear naked choke, RD 1.
Carlos Condit defeats Brad Gumm by TKO at 1:11, RD 1.
Vern Baca defeats James Martinez by TKO at 4:31, RD 1.

K-1 rules matches:
Keith Jardine vs. Hector Monterey by TKO at 1:29, RD 2.
Richard Symonds defeats Leo Pavlushkin by TKO at 1:01, RD 3.

Undercard:
Mike Baldwin defeated Eric Kusevick by KO, RD 1.
Ben Lowry defeats Hung Duan by TKO at 0:35, RD 3.
Sarah Ponce defeats Carla Lopez by KO at 0:42, RD 2.
Chee Bates defeats Steve Granieri by KO at 2:59, RD 2.
Joey Barner defeats Joey Guerrea by unanimous decision.
Matt Knabb defeats Edward Banks by armbar at 2:01, RD 1.
Ali Abbelavizz defeats Lalo Maldanado by TKO at 0:16, RD 1.

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Enson Inoue

Fury Full Contact Fighting 1
January 10, 2004
Guam


Enson Inoue defeats Soichi Nishida by choke.
Adam Lynn defets Tetsuji Kato by unanimous decision.
Kolo Koka defeats Bryson Monterde by TKO, RD 2.
Ed Nangauta defeats Ben Urquizo by TKO, RD 1.
Kaipo Miller defeats Bob Ostovich by TKO , RD 1.
Toshikazu Iseno defeats Ed Newalu by choke, RD 1.
Rob Gutierrez defeats Eugene Sunega by submission , RD 1.

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