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Sunday, Feb 25, 2001

Fight Night In Memphis


From the event’s promoter:



Fight Night in Memphis

Mixed martial arts and Kickboxing return to Memphis with Fight Night at Newby’s, Friday March 2. Amateur fighters from Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi will put it on the line at Newby’s Restaurant located at 539 S. Highland in Memphis, TN. Fights start at 9:00 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. For advance tickets call Mid South Kickboxing
(901)757-0985. There are still openings for a few fighters. Interested fighters call match maker, Jeff Mullen (901)757-0985.



Pride Grand Prix DVD
Now in stock!
6 hours of MMA competition
The star-studded Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals:

Pride Grand Prix 2000 DVD
The action-packed 8-man tournament features:
Royce Gracie
Kazushi Sakuraba
Igor Vovchanchin
Akira Shoji
Kazuyuki Fujita
Gary Goodridge
Mark Coleman
Mark Kerr

Also:
Ken Shamrock vs. Alexander Otsuka

And:
DVD Special Bonus! Full color 10-page Pride FC Grand Prix program with fighter stats, photos and bios included in this package.


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Pride Grand Prix DVD
Now in stock!
6 hours of MMA competition
The star-studded Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals:

Pride Grand Prix 2000 DVD
The action-packed 8-man tournament features:
Royce Gracie
Kazushi Sakuraba
Igor Vovchanchin
Akira Shoji
Kazuyuki Fujita
Gary Goodridge
Mark Coleman
Mark Kerr

Also:
Ken Shamrock vs. Alexander Otsuka

And:
DVD Special Bonus! Full color 10-page Pride FC Grand Prix program with fighter stats, photos and bios included in this package.


From the event’s promoter:



Grapplers Quest Update

Grapplers Quest logo
Yamasaki’s Black Belt, Francisco Neto, has formally accepted an invitation to The Grapplers Quest Superfight Absolute Division. The Grapplers Quest is scheduled for Sunday, March 25th at The City College of New York in New York City.

Mario Yamasaki and Francisco Neto
The Grapplers Quest will feature 42 Submission Grappling Divisions for Men, Women, Executives and Children. The exciting feature of The Grapplers Quest is that you will watching history in the making. The Advanced Divisional winners will be automatically entered into The Superfight Absolute Division, which already features some of the top talent on the East Coast.

Here is the invited fighter list to date:

Invitee List:

Francisco Neto, Yamasaki Black Belt
Roni Cardoso, Fabio Gurgel and Team Alliance Black Belt

Edson Carvalho, BJJ and 5th degree Judo Black Belt
Nick Serra, Renzo Gracie Brown Belt
Phil Baroni*, Wrestling and UFC fighter
*FCF editor’s note: Baroni states that he has told the promoter that he will not be competing
Scott Schultz, Tai Kai Instructor and Pro Am Invitee
Kenny Kronenberg, Grapplers Quest Superfight Champion
Joe Diamond, Rickson Gracie Instructor and 2X Grapplers Quest Tournament Champion
Quincy Rice, Wrestling and NHB Champion

All of these fighters will be entering the arena against all of the advanced division winners, Sunday March 25th at Grapplers Quest! The Absolute Division offers the winners of the Advanced Divisions a chance to fight for $1,000 1st Place Prize, $500 for 2nd, $250 for 3rd Place, $125 for 4th Place (sponsored by anonymous).


Submitted by John Petrilli:



Rage in the Cage XXV:
Dewees defeats "A-Dawg"


Last month, Allan "A-Dawg" Sullivan posted victories over two UFC veterans. The RITC XXV main event between 18 year old sensation Edwin "Babyface" Dewees and "A-Dawg" appeared "on paper" to be a potential mismatch. This definitely was not the case. Edwin won by arm bar submission at the 2:30 mark of round 1.

A Thursday night crowd of 1,332 enjoyed 18 action packed fights. The next 10 monthly RITC shows at Celebrity Theatre are scheduled for Saturday nights. This should help to achieve sell-outs (2,651) for future events. Special guest Ricco Rodriquez, KOTC Heavyweight Champ, was on hand to enjoy the show. Ricco entered the cage and complimented promoter Roland Sarria on his RITC events and dedication to MMA. Ricco mentioned that at his last Pride event, he competed before 45,000 fans and that he would be fighting at KOTC 7 on Saturday night at the Soboba Casino in California.

Two teams deserve special recognition. The Shark Tank from California went undefeated (3 – 0) for the evening and the Brausa Cage Warriors once again posted a stellar record (9 – 2).

Results:

Fight #1
Wes "The Wus" Wiggins (143 lbs), Brausa Submission Fighting
defeated by submission (choke) 1:42 Rd 2
Michael Barney (142 lbs), Submission Wrestler

Fight #2
John "The Predator" Levenson (148 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by submission (choke) 1:24 Rd 2
John "The Dragon" Upton (140 lbs), Wrestler

Fight #3
John "Top Wop" Lansing (162 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by submission (choke) 2:04 Rd 1
Richard Thompson (142 lbs), Submission Grappler

Fight #4
Brian "Tsunami" Ikagami (164 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by submission (knee bar) :19 Rd 1
Daniel "Dynamo" Traux (163 lbs), Streetfighter

Fight #5
Joe Vigil (148 lbs), Wrestling
defeated by decision (3 – 0)
Santino Defranco (158 lbs), Brausa BJJ

Fight #6
Shawn "Nuke" Upshur (152 lbs), Brausa Submission Fighter
defeated by submission (choke) :34 Rd 2
Julian Samaniego (150 lbs), Freestyle

Fight #7
Del "Filipino Delight" Hawkins (130 lbs),Savage Te Dawg Pound
defeated by submission (choke) 2:58 Rd 1
Van Heng (145 lbs), Streetfighter

Fight #8
Nathan Griego (158 lbs), Shark Tank
defeated by submission (strikes) 2:11 Rd 1
Edward Sean Staples (155 lbs), Freestyle

Fight #9
Attious Lish (169 lbs), Shark Tank
defeated by submission (choke) 1:55 Rd 1
Joseph "Cannibal" Thompson (166 lbs), Pit Fighter

Fight #10
Kevin Hickey (171 lbs), Freestyle
defeated by submission (strikes) :47 Rd 1
Will "Thrill" Bimson (158 lbs), Brausa Academy

Fight #11
Mike "Mangler" Berardi (180 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by decision (3 – 0)
Eric Rosano (177 lbs), Karate

Fight #12
Curt "The Tower" Howard (166 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by submission (strikes) 2:41 Rd 1
Robert Biggs (174 lbs), Savage Te Dawg Pound

Fight #13
James "Sudden Death" Suddath (190 lbs), Team Phoenix
defeated by doctor stoppage 2:11 Rd 1
Robert Devilbliss (185 lbs), Freestyle

Fight #14
Mark Nocross (190 lbs), Streetfighter
defeated by submission (choke) 1:42 Rd 2
Mike Rainier (190 lbs), Sreetfighter

Fight #15 (Super Fight)
Phillip Ortiz (220 lbs), Shark Tank
defeated by submission (choke) :32 Rd 2
Justin "Big Dawg" Lyon (360 lbs), Savage Te Dawg Pound

Fight #16 (Super Fight)
Ryan "Raging Rhino" Roath (250 lbs), AZ Fight Club-Wrestling
defeated by submission (fighter retirement) 3:00 Rd 1
Elvis Hinkle (207 lbs), Pit Fighter

Fight #17 (Super Fight)
Kauai "Hawaiian Assassin" Kuphiea (281 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by submission (strikes) 2:08 Rd 1
Trinity "T-Bone" Boykin (205 lbs), Streetfighter

Fight #18 (Main Event)
Edwin "Babyface" Dewees (198 lbs), Brausa Academy
defeated by submission (arm bar) 2:30 Rd 1
Allan "A-Dawg" Sullivan (218 lbs), Savage Te Dawg Pound

Next Event:
Rage in the Cage XXVI
Saturday March 24, 2001

Tickets are available at all Ticket Master locations (480-784-4444) or at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office.

For more information, please visit www.celebritytheatre.com or www.rageinthecage.com or call 480-446-8127


From the event’s promoter:



REALITY COMBAT FIGHTING X
The Abyss in Houma, Louisiana
March 31, 2001

Pro Card
Darren Desalvo (LA) Vs. Jeremiah O’Neal (TX)
Mike Herring (MS) Vs. Rob Morris (AL)
Rich Clementi Vs. TBA

GSE World Light-Heavyweight Title Bout

Chad Cook (AL) Vs. Robby Newman (MS)

Amateur Card
Jimmy Terrel (MS) Vs. Fili Pese (TX)
Joshua Mcdonald (LA) Vs. Glenn Smith (AL)
Kelly Lasseigne (LA) Vs. Dave Whitney (LA)
Shannon Holgate (LA) Vs. James Wakefield (LA)
Charles Church (LA) Vs. Nathan Sanchez (LA)
Dave Benefield Vs. TBA
Aaron Williams (MS) Vs. TBA

For more fight or ticket information you can go to www.globalsportsent.com or call GSE at 504-486-6759 or the Abyss at 504-857-9866. See you there!

posted by Full Contact Fighter @ 8:00 pm
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