Super Brawl 28 Weigh Ins
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Super Brawl 28 Weigh Ins Held at 24-Hour Fitness Kapiolani Honolulu, Hawaii By Michael Onzuka – Mike@onzuka.com Just when you think things are going great, Murphy steps in. In a last minute training session, local upstart Kolo Koka hurt his knee in a freak heel hook accident and had to pull out of the event against Mark Moreno. I thought that was the fight of the card, two guys that like to bang. Promoter, T. Jay Thompson, is currently looking for a replacement for Koka, but was unable to find one at weigh in time. Also, there was a swap of fighters in the first match. Tripston Kerisiano will take teammate, Nassor Lewis’ place against submission grappling based Brandon Keen. Other than that, the fight card remains intact as advertised.
Another interesting match up will be the return of Andy Wang who has lived in Hawaii for a while and is currently living in California and training with RAW. He showed major heart after taking a terrible amount of punishment from Japan based Tsuruya in his last Super Brawl appearance. Wang hopes to turn things around as he faces Deshaun "the best dressed MMA fighter since Shonie Carter" Johnson. Johnson is known as a stand up artist, but has been brushing up with his groundwork as of late. If Deshaun can keep this fight standing, it may be very interesting. Andre "The Chief" Roberts returns to action from a layoff from late 1999, a month after he had his UFC 21 war with Ron Waterman. Roberts is as big as they get and it shall be seen if experience will defeat youth as he faces a young and hungry upstart by the name of King Kong Seraille. Ron Jhun will try to continue to test the waters at a ripped 170 lbs after an exciting fight with Shonie Carter that ended in a draw. UFC veteran Tyrone Roberts accompanies his brother in the fight card taking on a local fighter that seems ready for the big show, Falaniko Vitale. Vitale is a well put together specimen and will be challenged by a veteran fighter in Tyrone Roberts.
Finally, Egan Inoue stated that he will only fight again if he can face the champion in Shooto. Inoue got really close, but Suda broke his nose in his last fight and wanted more time to prepare. Since Egan was already in shape, Egan agreed to take on Japanese upstart, Yukiya Naito from the A3 gym, who will attempt to make a major leap in the Shooto rankings if he pulls off the upset. One fight is left between Inoue and his shot at a Shooto Champion. As the biggest draw of any MMA fighter in Hawaii, Egan knows that he will have the entire crowd on his side to cheer him to victory, but also knows that a loss may scrap his long laid plans on the road to the championship.
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Missed the show live? Bone up on the blow by blow results in the next issue of Full Contact Fighter! Fight Card 170 lbs 2×5 minute rounds 155 lbs 2×5 minute rounds 145 lbs 2×5 minute rounds 165 lbs 2×5 minute rounds 170 lbs 2×5 minute rounds Heavyweight 2×5 minute rounds 170 lbs 2×5 minute rounds 185lbs 3×5 minute rounds 194lbs 2×5 minute rounds |
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Chute Boxe Training Madness; Belfort Training for June; PRIDE Fighters Getting Ready; & RN Vale Tudo News The Brazilian Beat: February started with plenty of training action in Brazil. With UFC 41 and PRIDE 25 approaching, fighters such as Pedro Rizzo are preparing hard for scheduled fights, while others like PRIDE contenders Mario Sperry and Murilo Ninja continue to train looking for a shot at the upcoming PRIDE show. As training is still one of the main subjects of this edition of the Brazilian Beat, the Chute Boxe training camp is getting as hardcore as ever, with fighters literally missing the good times when they were on tough battles in NHB events, and Vitor Belfort getting ready for a upcoming June fight in the UFC. Well, training is never enough for a fight fan; therefore we also bring you news and results from RN Vale Tudo, a new small show in Brazil, as well as tidbits from other shows and news from Brazil! Enjoy your weekend and take a taste of Brazilian news, as Full Contact Fighter raises the volume, feels the groove and joins the beat!
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Extreme Challenge Preview By Keith Mills Davenport, IA-Extreme Challenge’s Middleweight tournament series gets under way tonight with the first stop here in IA before continuing on to Sal Lake City later this month and Hawaii in May for the finals. According to promoter Monte Cox, "This is pretty straightforward. We tried this with the Heavyweights last year for Return Of The Heavyweights and it worked really well. We got Tim Sylvia out of it and not that much longer he’s fighting for the UFC title so obviously we helped discover somebody and then two other guys, Wiuff and Cabbage, got in also. It’s a successful venture for TJ and I so we decided to do it with the 185 lb class because that is the class that is hurting the most. People came out of the woodwork to fight in the 185 lb class. I had probably forty applicants for the eight positions and that’s when we decided to go ahead and copy the Heavyweight tournament entirely and do the two eight-man tournaments. The only difference is the winners are only going to advance to an eight-man tournament in Hawaii. Sixteen-man was an adventure but a little too much." From the original card Joe Doerkson has been replaced in the tournament by Danger Zone vet Forrest Petz and Pain Peters has been replaced in the feature bout against Medina by UCC Proving Ground vet Eric Beaulieu. The top two finishers are invited to the 8-man tournament in Hawaii this May, which will also include the top two finishers from the Utah show later this month plus four wildcard spots. One wildcard spot is already set for Doerkson but the other three could end up in the hands of fighters from this tournament and the Utah show that for some reason don’t win but put on a good fight. Tonight’s card is: TOURNAMENT Bracket B Alternate bout Tourney semifinals Feature bout Tourney final Tickets are still on sale at the door. Stars And Stripes is located at 2902 East Kimberly Road in Davenport. |
