Super Brawl 35 Results
Super Brawl 35 Results Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii April 16, 2004 By Chris Onzuka
Super Brawl 35 featured Enson "Yamato Damashii" Inoue’s MMA debut in Hawaii. Enson brought with him a team of warriors from his Purebred gym in Omiya, Japan. Purebred ended up posting a 4-4 record at the event, which showed that the opponents chosen for the Purebred team were evenly matched and proved that it could be and was anyone’s fight. Purebred’s opposition included a couple of UFC veterans in Jeff Curran and Rich Franklin, and a man that should be in the UFC, Joe Doerksen, all of whom came out victorious.
Some of the highs of the event were the Curran-Nonaka and Doerksen-Fukuda fight. Jeff Curran set the pace for most of the fight, but Nonaka kept it interesting by interrupting Curran’s striking dominance with take downs and excellent submission defense. The fight of the night without question was Joe Doerksen taking on a fighter making his MMA debut, Riki Fukuda fighting out of the Purebred gym. Doerksen opened up the fight with a flurry of punches and knees that immediately cut open Fukuda. However, Fukuda was like a machine that took everything that Doerksen had and kept coming forward. Fukuda escaped out of numerous submission attempts by Doerksen and had Doerksen tiring himself out trying to finish off Fukuda. Remember the name Riki Fukuda, you will definitely be hearing a lot about him in the future.
A lot of Hawaii fight fans came out to see Enson’s Hawaii debut and high expectations were put on him going into the fight. Many of the Hawaii fans have not even heard of Tom Sauer even though Sauer was a highly successful participant in the RINGS USA event that was held in Hawaii about four years ago. On that night, Sauer KO’d both of his opponents, one of them being RINGS and Pride veteran, Valentijn Overeem to go on to the final RINGS USA tournament. Sauer is a tough journeyman fighter who is well versed in submissions and has knock out power as seen in his 17-9 MMA record. The match would end in somewhat of a controversy, topped off by a riot. Read the next issue of Full Contact Fighter for the full details on the referee stoppage, the face off in the ring immediately following the fight and Grappling Unlimited’s fight with a huge guy in the crowd.
128lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya) def. Bill "The" Kidd (Indianapolis) KO at 0:07 into R3. 155lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: 150lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: 155lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Heavyweight: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: 160lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: 205lbs 138lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: 205lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes: Main Event |
Storm Samurai Sao Paulo Quick Results By Eduardo Alonso The first edition of Storm Samurai held outside of Curitiba was considered a success by the promoters, as around 1,500 people attended the event held at the Baby Barione arena, a traditional Amateur Boxing venue in the city of Sao Paulo. Most of the match-ups were exciting as every spectator got a bit of his own fighting preference, with Muay Thai being the biggest flavor on the menu. As many (including yours truly) expected, Henrique Rocha and MECA veteran Zinho were the standouts of the show, making quick work of their opponents. Storm Samurai will now return to Curitiba this Saturday, with more focus on MMA than in Sao Paulo as the weigh-ins took place this Friday in Curitiba and went on without a hitch. Check out the Results of Storm Samurai Sao Paulo here, and more info in the May issue of FCF: Jiu Jitsu Match: Submission Wrestling: Mixed Martial Arts: Muay Thai: |