Pride-14 Fight Summaries
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Pride-14 Fight Summaries By Aaron Crecy We’ve added summaries of the fights to the results page… Click here for the summaries |
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Pride Proves Prideless in Wake of Media Controversy American and Brazilian Photographer not welcome  Legendary Japanese fight photographer Susumu Nagao [pictured at right] was denied ringside credentials to Pride 14. The official Pride statement was that they no longer allow freelance photographers to work the event. However, sources from inside the Pride organization say that the ban resulted from a personal issue with the photographer. Nagao, who sells [for very little money] his photos to publications around the world, apparently incurred the wrath of Pride officials by profiting from his work. Unfortunately, Pride denied Nagao’s credentials just prior to the fight, leaving FCF and other publications with no ringside photographer. FCF representative Joel Gold made repeated calls to the Pride Organization in an attempt to resolve the situation, but his inquiries went unanswered. Mr. Gold’s comments on the troubling incident: My major concern is the message Pride is sending to American and Brazilian followers of the sport–as Pride was well aware that Mr. Nagao was the only photographer shooting for American and Brazilian publications, yet they still would disregard this photographer’s importance. Comments were made that Pride would send photos to the respected publications–that is something that does not sit well with FCF nor should it with the fans of the sport. Mr. Nagao was on hand, but had to shoot from some distance. |
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Pride-14 Results By Aaron Crecy Some surprising results… Click here for the results & post-fight pictures (if you just can’t want to wait for the Pay-Per-View broadcast) |
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HOOKnSHOOT "Masters" Quick Results by Joe Hall Official Shooto Class – B Henry Matamoros vs. Andy Mockler Keith Rockel vs. Ray Castias Jerome Smith vs. Mike Delaney Jason Black vs. Eddie Miller Curtis Stout vs. Angelo Popofski Seichi Ikemoto vs. Jay Buck Class – A Jutaro Nakao vs. Laverne Clark Yves Edwards vs. CJ Fernandes |
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From RITC Writer/Statistician John Petrilli: Rage in the Cage XXVIII – Results A high energy, enthusiastic Memorial Day weekend crowd at Celebrity Theatre enjoyed 16 action packed bouts at RITC XXVIII. Highlights included a Main Event Female Title bout won by Michelle "GrappleGirl" Farrow and Super Fight victories by Kauai Kupihea and David Harris. The next RITC monthly event will take place on a Friday night (June 22). Results: Justin Timmons (178 lbs), JJ/Tae Kwon Do, Brausa Academy Javier Sanchez (156 lbs), Submission Wrestler, Team Red Dogs Kris Yost (159 lbs), JKD Jiu-Jitsu Brian Ryan (235 lbs), JKD Jiu-Jitsu Farrell Frisby (152 lbs), BJJ, Brausa Academy Del Hawkins (135 lbs), Koshiki JJ, Savage Te Dawg Pound Michael Barney (140 lbs), Submission Wrestling, Debrazil JJ Joe Vigil (144 lbs), Wrestler, Savage Te Dawg Pound Ryan Roath (275 lbs), AZ Fight Club Santino Defranco (164 lbs), Submission Fighter, Brausa Academy Gerald Perkins (179 lbs), JKD Jiu-Jitsu Larry Robinson (201 lbs), Wrestler Andy McCormick (144 lbs), Wrestling/Jiu-Jitsu Super Fight Super Fight Main Event – RITC Female Title Next Event: Tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations (480-784-4444) or at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office. For more information, visit www.rageinthe cage.com or call 480-446-8127. |
