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Omedetou Nagao-san!
(Congratulations Susumu!)

Fight photographer Susumu Nagao has become a father! His wife gave birth to their first child early morning April 1st. They have named their new son Gaku. Anyone whoe would like to offer congratulations or baby advice to the proud papa can e-mail him at susumu@fp.catv.ne.jp.

Reality Combat Fighting X
Quick Results
By Lee Coates

Reality Combat Fighting X
03/31/01 The Abyss Night Club
Houma, LA.

Amateur Card

Jimmy Terrel (MS) vs. Fiti Pese (TX)
Terrel by K.O. Round 3. Round kick to the head.

Aaron Williams (MS) vs. Joshua McDonald (LA)
Williams @ 3:22 round 2. Tap out from strikes.

Kelly Lasseigne (LA) vs. Glenn Smith (AL)
Lasseigne by referee stoppage. 1:03 round one. Arm-bar.

Sean Roop (LA) vs. Dave Benefield (LA)
Benefield by ankle lock at 3:43 round one.

Shannon Holgate (LA) vs. William Spider Estabrook (AL)
Holgate by TKO @ 3:27.

Charles Church (LA) vs. Nathan Sanchez (LA)
Sanchez by TKO at :31 round 1

Pro Card

Warren Donley (LA) vs. Jeremiah Oneal (TX)
Donley by unanimous decision. Donley dominates position and strikes throughout.

Mike Hurring (MS) vs. Rob Morris (AL)
Hurring by referee stoppage at 3:56 in round 1.The 6’9&uot; 280 lb. Hurring caught Morris with a right hand at the .05 sec mark and Morris never really recovered. Hurring dominated position and landed the most meaningful punches.

Rich Clementi (MS) vs. Danny Payne (TX)
IFCS Middleweight Title Fight
Clementi by neck crank at 01:37.
Clementi dominated from the outset. After a tie up Payne jumped to guard. Clementi slammed Payne down in a corner, trapping Payne against the fence. Clementi stacked Payne in the guard and used his head to crank Payne’s head/neck into the fence. Unable to escape Payne taps.

Robbie Newman (MS) vs. Chad Cook (AL)
Reality Combat Fighting Light-Heavyweight Championship.
Cook by arm-bar, 03:14 Round One.
Newman attempt to arch throw Cook from the front hug position. Cook deftly entwines a leg around Newman preventing a throw and ends up in half mount that he quickly improves to mount. Cook rains punches and elbows down on Newman’s head. Newman nearly escapes out the backdoor, but Cook entangles an arm and goes for an arm-bar. After a brief stand off Cook sinks the arm-bar and Newman taps.

From Will Hendricks:

Pancrase March 31^st Event:
Official Results

"PANCRASE 2001 PROOF TOUR"
Saturday, March 31st, 2001
Doors open: 5:30PM Fights start: 6:30PM
Namihaya Dome(Osaka, Japan)
Live gate: 2,800 full

Fight#1 (2×5 min rounds) -regular match-
Kosei Kubota(light heavyweight 6th ranked/Pancrase Yokohama) drew Satoru Kitaoka(Pancrase Tokyo) by judges decision 1-0 at full time limit.

Fight#2 (1×5 min rounds)-catch wrestling match-
Takafumi Ito(Pancrase Yokohama) def. Yuji Hoshino(RJW/CENTRAL) by KO(rear naked choke sleeper) at 1R 3:02.

Fight#3 (2×5 min rounds)-middleweight match-
Nathan Marquardt(1st middleweight K.O.P./U.S.A./Colorado Stars) def. Hikaru Sato(Pancrase Yokohama) by rear naked choke sleeper at 1R 1:53.

Fight#4 (3×5 min rounds)-light heavyweight match-
Mitsuyoshi Sato(Pancrase GRABAKA) def. Daisuke Ishii(light heavyweight 7th ranked/Pancrase Tokyo) by 2-0 majority judges decision 2-0 at full time limit.

Fight#5(3×5 min rounds)-open-weight match-
Tim Lajcik(U.S.A./Gladiators Training Academy) def. KENGO(Pancrase Tokyo) by right straight KO at 1R 3:23.

Fight#6 (3×5 min rounds)-middleweight match-
Kiuma Kunioku(middleweight 2nd ranked/Pancrase Yokohama) def. Daiju Takase(Wajutsu Keishukai Tokyo Hombu) by 2-0 majority judges decision at full time limit.

Semifinal (3×5 min rounds)-light heavyweight match-
Yuki Kondo(light heavyweight 2nd ranked/Pancrase Tokyo) def. Brian Gassaway(light heavyweight 5th ranked/U.S.A./AIKI Training Hall) by ankle lock at 1R 2:45.

Main event (3×5 min rounds)-light heavyweight match-
Paulo Filho(Brazil/Brazilian Top Team) def. Ikuhisa Minowa(light heavyweight 1st ranked/Pancrase Yokohama) by 3-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit.

From the event’s promoter:

WEF Trials Savannah, GA
Circle of Truth!

The WEF returns to Georgia on Saturday April 7, 2001 for the Circle of Truth. The last trials event in FL was hailed as the best amateur card ever assembled! Now the WEF brings its trials event to the Georgia National Guard Armory for a stellar show that will bring the house down. The card, featuring, some of the best fighters from GA, FL, TX, and SC. is filling up fast but the WEF is still accepting applications for the trials! If you are an amateur looking to fight please fill out an application ASAP!

Main event will be:
UFC, Pride veteran Anthony Macias vs. WEF Hook-n-Shoot veteran George Allen.

– Event: Circle of Truth- WEF trials
– Date: Saturday 4-7-2001
– Venue: Georgia National Guard Armory – 1248 Eisenhower drive,Savannah, GA 31406-3918
– Doors Open: 6:00pm
– First Bout: 7:00pm
– Price: Tickets $20 at the door. No advance ticket sales.
www.worldextremefighting.cc

World Extreme Fighting # X
Presents

WEF Logo

Redemption in the Valley
Saturday, April 21^st
Wheeling Civic Center
Wheeling, West Virginia

MAIN EVENT
14) Johnathan "LOCK -N-LOAD" Wiezorek (Valdosta Ga) vs.
Dan "THE BEAST" Severn (Mich)(Super Heavy Weight)
CO MAIN EVENT
13) Eric Hibler (Pitt Pa)(155 lbs Super Light Weight) vs.
Richard "KLEAT" Crunkilton (Orlando FLA)
SUPER FIGHT
12) Din "THE DOMINATOR" Thomas (Orlando FLA) vs.
(Scott Johnson )(155 lbs Super Light WHT)
TITLE FIGHT#1
11) Branden Lee Hinkle (West Liberty WV)(220 lbs Heavy Weight)
vs. TBA
FEMALE FIGHT
10) Gwen Wood (WheelingWV) vs.
Cori Gonzalez(Phoenix Az) (200 lbs Light Heavy Weight)
BOUTS
9) Pierre Guillett(Philly Pa) vs.
Andy Cooper (Pitt Pa) (200 lbs Light Heavy Weight)
8) Chris Custer(Washington Pa) vs.
David Tirelli(HackensackNJ)(175 lbs Super MiddleWeight)
7) Jeff Wales (Weiterton WV) vs.
Josh Raferty(Cin Ohio)(200 lbs Light Heavy Weight)
6) Ron Tucker (Moundsville WV) vs.
Jason Lopez(HackensackNJ)(165 lbs Light Weight)
5) Bill Vucick (Pitt Pa) vs.
Hose Tabora (Washington DC)(200 lbs Light Heavy)
4) Jack "THE RIPPER" Nillson(Augusta Ga) vs.
Rick McChristian (Super Heavy)( Columbus OH)
3) Charles "CRAZY HORSE" Bennett(Orlando Fl) vs.
Todd Carney (Moundsville WV)(165 lbs Light Weight)
2) Donny Kaecher (Pitt Pa) vs.
Jeremy Libiszewski (Hardford Ct)(under 145 lbs Fly Weight)
1) Stephen Haigh(Philly Pa) vs.
Nakapan Phungephorn(Washington DC)(175 lbs Super Middle Weight)

WEST VIRGINIA PROMOTER: Mr.Ron Tucker
SPONSOR: Mr. Jamie Levine
REFEREES:
The first five bouts will be refereed by Mr. Kirik Jenness
The remainder bouts will be refereed by Mr. Kipp Kollar
JUDGES:
WEF Head Judge: Mr. Ross Kellin
Standard Judge: Mr. Mike Green
Standard Judge: Mr. Anothony Torchio WV Athletic Commission
MEDIA CONTACT
Mrs. Renee Rosensteel
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Mr. Roberto Martinez
OFFICIAL RING DOCTORS
Dr. John Keating , Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Vick Wood, Wheeling, WV.
This Event Redemption in the Valley will be Sanctioned by the WestVirginia AthleticCommission and the State of West Virginia also by the ISCF (InternationalSport CombatFederation) as a Professional MMA Fight.
WEF Official Weight Classes: Under 145 lbs(Fly), 155 lbs (Super LightWeight), 165 lbs( Light), 175 lbs (Super Middle), 185 lbs (Middle), 200 lbs (Light Heavy), 225 lbs (Heavy), Over 225( Super Heavy)

Roberto Martinez
Promotions Asscociate
World Extreme Fighting

From the event’s promoter:

MASS DESTRUCTION – VALE TUDO
ONLY 14 DAYS AWAY!!!

WHAT…..15 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MATCHES
WHEN…..SATURDAY, APRIL 14^th, 2001 (7 PM)
WHERE….SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
CONTACT..KIPP KOLLAR (860) 635-1867
EMAIL….PRESIDENT@NAGAFIGHTER.COM
WEBSITE..WWW.NAGAFIGHTER.COM

FIGHT CARD

SUPERFIGHT:

Kirik Jenness (Founder of mixedmartialarts.com) vs. Chris Roberts (Veteran of Dangerzone)

LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT:

John Weidler (4-0 in MMA, NAGA Champion) vs. Andrew Staiger (Fight Factory)

SINGLE BOUTS:

Nuri Shakir (NAGA and Dangerzone Veteran) vs. Dawson Walton (1-1 in MMA)

Justin Torrey (1-0 in MMA) vs. Donny Fromal (2000 NAGA Champion)

Brett Connors (Kenpo Black Belt) vs. Adam Rylski (MMA Debut)

Bill Luff (Auburn BJJ) vs. Nick Crooks (MMA Debut)

Elias Rivera (Instructor Meriden Academy of Martial Arts) vs. Fred Murray (Jeet Kune Do)

Ryan Griffith (Black Belt) vs. Michael DeOliveira (Asian Arts)

Chad Beatty (Renzo Gracie) vs. Michael Brown (Team Kevlar)

Charles Karron (Norwich Wrestling) vs. Christian Lusciano (Hybrid Elite)

Ted Goncalvos (Trinity College) vs. Brad Setter (Tai-Kai)

Mark Dellagrotta (Muay Thai) vs. Isaias Barreto (Meriden Academy)

The South End Community Center is an indoor arena, which hosts soccer games, basketball and boxing events. Pre-purchase ticket holders will be allowed entry first and obtain the best seats, get your tickets now! We will let advance ticket holders in at 6PM, if you purchase tickets at the door, you will not enter until 6:30 PM. Buy your tickets ahead of time and get in the front rows! You can obtain tickets from Kipp Kollar. Simply send $25 per ticket to either address below, we will mail you back the tickets within five days. Buy 5 or more advance tickets and get a free MASS DESTRUCTION T-SHIRT!

Kipp Kollar
35 Valley Run Drive
Cromwell, CT 06416
(860)-635-1867

We must receive your pre-purchase request by APRIL 7^th otherwise get them at the door.

MASS DESTRUCTION II – If you are interested in competing in our next MASS DESTRUCTION event, please email Joe Cuff our Fight Coordinator with your bio. We already have 8 fights for this card and it will fill up soon!

MAT MADNESS – PROVING GROUNDZ
The next NAGA event originally scheduled for May 19th (Saturday) has been moved to Sunday the 20^th. We also moved the location from Danbury, CT to Norwich, CT. More information will be available to you next week via emails and flyers. The new venue, Norwich Free Academy is the largest wrestling facility in CT just 5 minutes from Foxwoods Resort and Casino. We will be holding double elimination for all No-Gi divisions! See you there.

SOUTHEAST NAGA MEMBERS
The FFC Submission Grappling Open will take place on May 5, 2001 at Miami, Florida! The event is sanctioned by the North American Grappling Association (NAGA). This is the second of 5 tournaments being held in Florida in 2001. Each event will allow fighters to accumulate points towards a national title as done in the Northeast. The year end championship will be held in Orlando on Saturday, December 1^st, 2001.

The FCC tournament has kid, teen, women, senior, and adult divisions. There are also many weight classes and skill levels – such as beginner, intermediate, and advanced. There will also be an absolute division which anyone can enter. The winner of the absolute division will win a Championship Belt! All the competitors may compete in as many events as they want – at no extra charge. So if you lose your first match in beginner – you may compete in intermediate for free!

If you register before April 14, you pay only $35! If you register at the door, it will cost $50. So save $15 and register now! The matches will take place on 26′ x 26′ mats! The mats are new high quality zebra mats. We will also be having a raffle for all the competitors and spectators! We will be giving out shirts, caps, gear, and the grand prize – a Sega Dreamcast with the UFC Video Game!

At the event we will also be having two great superfights:

Mike Cardoso (USA Abu Dhabi Qualifier)
vs Federico Pereira (FFC Lightweight Finalist)
&
Roger Neff (Former USA Greco-Roman Olympic Alternate)
vs Wade Rome (Former 3-Time NCAA All-American)

Don’t miss out on all the action! For all the rules, registration forms, directions, etc., please visit the official website at www.floridamartialarts.com . The website has all the information. But if you have any questions, feel free to send an email to marcos@go.cc or call (954) 385-7740. Thanks and hope to see you there!