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3/13/03
he 2003 Arnold World Gracie Submission Championships was an overwhelming success with more than 732 competitors, 45 different schools and athletes from all over the Country and different parts of the World.
We would like to thank all of the volunteers, Referees, Parents, and competitors for helping make the event happen! To make things better for next year, we have created a comments page on this website. Please submit any and all suggestions that you may have. Our goal is to keep improving each year and your input is needed to make this happen. We will be posting some of your comment/suggestions on this site along with highlights and pictures from this years event. If you have any photos or information you would like us to post, just email them to us at gracieworlds.com
Please visit our site throughout the year for more comments and recognitions!
In closing, I want everyone to know that the Arnold Scwarzenegger camp have committed to giving us a larger area for next year. We plan on running 6 rings at next years competition and plan on having twice the fun!
Sincerely,
Relson Gracie & John Cooper
p.s.- Look for our event in future issues of Ultimate Athlete Magazine
3/7/02
Prime Time Sports, LLC presents, Dakota Destruction
at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in Newtown, ND. April 12.
7pm.
The card is finally set and three time UFC Veteran
with a record of 9-2 Tony Frykland out of Militech
Martial Arts / Team Extreme will be taking on Brian
Ebersole out of IL. Ebersole has a record of 10-4 and
trains under American Kickboxing Academy.This is the
classic match up of striker vs. grappler.
Matt Hamilton who holds the DZ belt at 135 lb.
Definently one of the top fihgters in the world in
this weight catagory, will be facing Travis Phippen
out of MO. Phippen was a former collegiate wrestler.
This is a title defense match up.
There will also be a 4 man Professional Title Belt
Tournament at 155 lb. To Champions will be crowned on
this night of action packed mixed martial arts!
Jeff Wales out of WV. will be making his return to
MMA after being sent to the Middle East to protect our
country right after 9/11.
For more information please contact Becky Levi at dzmatchmaker@yahoo.com
Tickets are $25 ringside (21 and older), $20 Floor
seating (all ages) and $15 for general admission
bleacher seating (all ages) and can be purchased at 4
Bears Ticket Center or by calling 1-800-294-5454. For
more information on purchasing tables call
1-800-294-5454, Ext. 7603.
Main Event
Tony Frykland IA. Vs. Brian Ebersole IL
135 lb. Title Defense Match Up
Matt Hamilton Ar. Vs. Travis Phippen Mo.
4 Man 155 lb. Pro Title Tournament
Sam Wells MI., Jay Ireland MI., James Hoaurt CAN.,
Roli Delgado AR.
4 Man 195 lb. Tournament
Mark Smolinski Can., Pat Russo ND.-NJ., James
Fuller ND., Stacey Hakes AZ.
Jeff Wales WV. Vs. Eric Aasen MN.
Bruce Nelson ND. Vs. Layne McDaniel MI.
Rolando Juarez MN. Vs. Alex Ferrer Can.
Ryan Schultz vs. Jon Henderson Can.
Brian Densberger PA. vs. Jared Kluver MN.
Blaine Tufte MN. Vs. Steve Skok Can.
3/4/03
The Dawg House is
at it Again!!
WEFC has just gotten word that there will be a battle of the giants on the April 5 card in Ft. Lauderdale.
Big George Randolph will go up against Big Wes Sims. Both of these guys are seasoned veterans of the cage. Both are over 255 pounds--and both are 6 feet 10 inches tall!! I can't wait for this one!
UFC 41 Results
SYLVIA UPSETS RODRIGUEZ FOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AT UFC 41: ONSLAUGHT AT BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY Penn-Uno Fight To Draw For Lightweight Championship;
Mir Submits Tank In First Round In His Return To Octagon
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., February 28, 2003….Tim Sylvia knocked Ricco Rodriguez down with a powerful kick in the first minute and then knocked him out with a powerful right at 3:09 of the first round to capture the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight championship tonight before a sellout crowd of 11,707 roaring fans at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Sylvia (17-0-0) of Davenport, Iowa, remained undefeated in his mixed martial arts career while Rodriguez (10-2-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., suffered his first loss after 10 consecutive victories. “When I hit him, I knew I hit him hard,” Sylvia said as he celebrated in the Octagon. “The Maine-iac,” a native of Ellsworth, Maine, credited his training with Miletch Fighting Systems in Davenport for his success. Rodriguez never could get inside Sylvia’s reach advantage.
In the co-main event, lightweight top contenders BJ Penn and Caol Uno fought to a five-round draw for the vacant UFC lightweight championship. And legendary heavyweight Tank Abbott lost in his return to the Octagon to Frank Mir in 46 seconds of the first round by a toe-hold submission.
Penn (5-1-1) of Hilo, Hawaii, and Uno (13-4-3) of Kanagawa, Japan, both used their striking, kicking and submission talent to counter each other’s offense. Uno suffered a cut over his left eye, but held off Penn and escaped submission attempts to regain advantages in each round.
Tank (8-8-0) of Huntington Beach, Calif., came right after Mir (5-1-0) in typical Tank fashion. He hit him with two powerful rights, but Mir countered with his jiu jitsu skills and applied the toe hold.
“My only loss (to Ian Freeman July 13 in London) was a fluke, bottom line,” Mir said. “My submissions were devastating, but I’m on now. When I’m on, my fights don’t take long. This is what I trained for, a fight, not a judges’ decision.”
“I got cut,” Tank said in response to his injury and loss. “The next time I fight, someone’s leaving on a stretcher. You may think I’m going to the hospital, but I’m not. You’ll see me in the bar later.” In other fights:
The middleweight re-match between Matt Lindland (8-1-0) of Portland, Ore., and Phil Baroni (6-2-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., was even more than the big crowd anticipated. Lindland won a unanimous decision, his second victory over Baroni, after a three-round war. Both fighters withstood heavy barrages of punches, ground and pound attacks and submission attempts. Baroni hit Lindland with everything he could muster and Lindland twice had Baroni in submission holds, an arm bar and a rear naked choke that could have ended it.
Heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko (14-2-0) of Los Angeles, Calif., via Retchisa, Belarus, used his strength and takedowns to defeat Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (7-5-0) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In a lightweight battle that was mostly stand-up, Din Thomas (17-3-0) of Orlando, Fla., won a majority decision over Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Matt Serra (11-3-0) of Long Island, N.Y. Thomas fought a smart strike and kick battle and stayed away from Serra’s take-down attempts to win two of three rounds.
Heavyweight Gan McGee (12-1-0) of San Luis Obispo, Calif., knocked out Café Dantas (3-2-0) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a barrage of punches at 4:51 of the first round. McGee, “The Giant,” at 6’10”, 265 lbs., dominated from the outset
In the curtain raiser, veteran lightweight Yves Edwards (11-5-1) of Houston, Tex., defeated UFC newcomer Rich Clementi (22-6-0) of Slidell, La., with a quick rear naked choke at 4:06 of the third round. Both fighters were cautious at the start but Edwards took command in the third with solid kicks and strikes before ending it.
Encore pay-per-view replays of UFC 41: Onslaught will begin immediately after the live telecast on iN DEMAND, Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu, Viewers Choice Canada and TVN. Additional re-plays on iN DEMAND will be at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST and 1 a.m. EST/10 p.m. PST, March 3 on Channel iN1, and 5 p.m. EST/2 p.m. PST, 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST, March 5, also on iN1. DIRECTV re-plays will be March 3-7, March 10-12 and March 16 on its All Day Ticket service on Channel 101. Bell ExpressVu will re-play the show at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST, 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST and 2.a.m. EST/11 p.m. PST, March 4. Dish Network re-plays will be at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST and 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST, March 2; 5 a.m. EST/2 a.m. PST, March 4; 5 a.m. EST/2 a.m. PST, March 5; 5 a.m. EST/2 a.m. PST, March 7; 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST, March 10 and 5 a.m. EST/2 a.m. PST, March 16. The suggested retail price is $29.95.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., is the world’s leading mixed martial arts sports association. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the UFC programs six live pay-per-view events yearly through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, Bell ExpressVu, Viewers Choice Canada, Dish Network and TVN, UFC events are distributed internationally through British Sky Broadcasting, WOWOW, Inc., in Japan, Globosat in Brazil and Modern Sports and Entertainment in Scandinavia. UFC licenses video games for all major playing platforms through Crave Entertainment and TDK Mediaactive.
The UFC’s next PPV event will be UFC 42: Sudden Impact at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on Friday, April 25, live from AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Fla. Locate Ultimate Fighting Championship on the internet at www.ufc.tv.
FFF Lineup Announced
Superfight
Travis Fulton(FFF 2 ChampionWVC 6 champion Brazil 3x IFC Tournament Champion, HooknShoot Heavyweight Champion, ISCF Heavyweight Champion
Vs.
Andy Montana(6-time RITC Champion,Club Rio Winner)
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Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Jon Tarrh(Integrated Fighting)
Vs.
Dave Morris(Team Fearless)
Karima Bennet(Team Fulton)
Vs.
Forrest Petz(Northcoast Shootfighting)
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Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Dan Covel(Len Sonia)
Vs.
Josh Souder(Ground Zero/Gurgel)
Jason Stouten(Team Fearless)
Vs.
Don Stea(Team Fulton)
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Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Gjermund Larsen(Black Hills Jui-Jitsu)
Vs.
John Fraser(Supreme Martial Arts)
TBA(Slot re-opened)
Vs.
TBA(Slot Re-opened)
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Singles Matches
Super Heavyweight
Jonathon"Billy Bob"Westfall(Ground Zero/Gurgel)
Vs.
Mike Camp(Integrated Fighting)
Middle Weight
Chad Parsons
Vs.
Andrew Sprout(Ground Zero/Gurgel)
Scott Wickham
Vs.
Kurt Illeman(Supreme Martial Arts)
FIGHT
NIGHT-FRIDAY MARCH 28,2003 7 PM
MAIN
EVENT
CARL "KOJACK" HANDY
VS
MANU NOTH
17 WINS 3 LOSSES 1 DRAW
13 WINS 3 LOSSES
METAIRIE, LA
CAMEROON,W AFRICA
LOUISIAN LT HVY CHAMPION
ATLANTA,GA
CARL HANDY WILL TRY TO AVENGE A PREVIOUS LOSS TO MANU
NOTH. NOTH DEFEATED HANDY BY SPLIT DECISION ON
DECEMBER 8,2001 AT THE GRAND CASINO IN GULFPORT.
IN HIS LAST BOUT
HANDY SCORED A 4th ROUND KNOCK OUT TO WIN THE
LOUISIANA LT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AT ARGOSY CASINO
ON NOV 21,2002. MANU NOTH LOST A 12 ROUND DEC ON JAN
09,03 TO KABARY
SALEM IN HARRISBURG PA
FOR THE NABO CHAMPIONSHIP. NTOH IS ALSO A FORMER
MUAY THAI WORLD CHAMPION.
FEATURED ON THE
UNDERCARD WILL BE THE MOST EXCITING FIGHTERS IN THE
STATE OF LA.
DUPRE STRICKLAN;
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT FROM SLIDELL 10 WINS 1 LOSS 1
DRAW, RAFAEL PEDRO; HEAVYWEIGHT FROM CUBA NOW FIGHTING
OUT OF GOLDEN MEADOW. MIKE RICCA ;CRUSERWEIGHT FROM
NEW ORLEANS 4 WINS 1 LOSS 1 NC.
SPECIAL
ATTRACTION !!!
ERIC "BUTTER BEAN " ESCH FROM
JASPER,ALABAMA, THE FOUR ROUND WORLD CHAMPION. THE
BEAN LOST A 10 ROUND DECISION TO FORMER WORLD CHAMP
LARRY HOLMES. THE BOUT WAS TELEVISED LIVE ON PAY PER
VIEW ON JULY 27,2002, BUTTERBEAN KNOCKED HOLMES DOWN
IN THE 10th ROUND IN HIS ONLY TEN ROUND BOUT.
ANOTHER MATCH WILL BE ADDED
TO THE CARD.
PRESS CONFRENCE AND UPDATES TO BE RELEASED
FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFO CALL ANCONA'S GYM
AT 504-888-6451
RESULTS OF "BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS #4"
NHB
FIGHT: KEITH
WISNIEWSKI TKO OVER MARCO MACERA
MICHIGAN CITY, IN.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
NHB FIGHT:
MELVIN GUILLARD TKO OVER ROB RAMIREZ
KENNER, LA.
CHALMETTE, LA.
KICKBOXING:
SHANNON MILLER KO OVER FRANK TAYLOR
COLUMBUS, MISS.
GALLIANO, LA.
KICKBOXING:
CALVIN HOTARD KO OVER OMAR BALLARD
LAPLACE, LA.
COLUMBUS,MISS.
GRAPPLING: COREY JOHNSON TRIANGLE CHOKE OVER KEN
STRICKLAND
DES ALLEMANDS,LA.
MORGAN CITY,LA
GRAPPLING: GRADY HURLEY TRIANGLE CHOKE
OVER COREY JOHNSON
TUPELO,MISS
DES ALLEMANDS,LA.
KICKBOXING: MELVIN GUILLARD TKO OVER FRANK
GARZA
KENNER, LA.
BATON ROUGE , LA.
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