PANCRASE - NEWSFLASH

Marquardt makes history again, 5-times King!!

3-8-2003

Denver, CO

 

Live from Tokyo, Japan, Pancrase USA representative Ty Lynch reports: King of Pancrase Nathan Marquardt successfully defended his middleweight title against first ranked challenger Izuru Takeuchi.  Marquardt ko'd Takeuchi with a right hook at 1.29 minutes, of round one.  Congratulations to the world's only 5-times King of Pancrase.

 

  

 

 

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR RESULTS
MIDDLEWEIGHT KING OF PANCRASE TITLE DEFENSE
SATURDAY, MARCH 8,2003
DOORS OPEN; 5:30PM FIGHTS START; 6:30PM
DIFFER ARIAKE (TOKYO, JAPAN)
LIVE GATE; 1,800 SELL OUT

AMATEUR MATCH PANCRASE GATE LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKU ARAMAKI (P's LAB YOKOHAMA) DREW HIROTO MAKISE (A3) AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH#1 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
MASAHITO WACHI (TEAM ROKEN) DEF. MASAHIRO WATANABE (FREELANCE) BY DOCTOR STOP TKO PRIOR TO START THIS MATCH.
*WATANABE WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPETE DUE TO ACUTE PNEUMONIA.

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NAOKI SEKI (FREELANCE) DEF. KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) BY FRONT CHOKE AT 1R 1:20.

PRO-MATCH #3 OPEN-WEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
JUN ISHII (OPEN-WEIGHT 10TH RANKED/CHOJIN CLUB) DEF. JASON GODSEY (U.S.A./I.F. ACADEMY) BY TAP OUT (MOUNT PUNCH) AT 2R 1:51.

PRO-MATCH #4 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KAZUO MISAKI(MIDDLEWEIGHT 3RD RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) DREW YUJI HISAMATSU (TIGER PLACE) AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

SEMIFINAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUKI KONDO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) DEF. SUMIO KOYANO (UGOKAI) BY TKO (CORNER THREW TOWEL) AT 1R 3:58.

MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE DEFENSE 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
NATHAN MARQUARDT (3RD MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./ COLORADO STARS) DEF. IZURU TAKEUCHI (MIDDLEWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/SK ABSOLUTE) BY KO (STANDING PUNCH) AT 1R 1:29.

 
PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2003
DOORS OPEN; 5:30PM FIGHTS START; 6:30PM
DIFFER ARIAKE (TOKYO, JAPAN)

MIDDLEWEIGHT KING OF PANCRASE TITLE BOUT

AMATEUR MATCH PANCRASE GATE LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKU ARAMAKI (P's LAB YOKOHAMA) vs HIROTO MAKISE (A3)

PRO-MATCH #1 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
MASAHITO WACHI (TEAM ROKEN) vs MASAHIRO WATANABE (FREELANCE)

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) vs NAOKI SEKI (FREELANCE)

PRO-MATCH #3 OPEN-WEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
JUN ISHII (OPEN-WEIGHT 10TH RANKED/CHOJIN CLUB) vs JASON GODSEY (U.S.A./I.F. ACADEMY)

PRO-MATCH #4 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KAZUO MISAKI (MIDDLEWEIGHT 3RD RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA vs YUJI HISAMATSU (TIGER PLACE)

SEMIFINAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUKI KONDO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs SUMIO KOYANO (UGOKAI)

MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE DEFENSE 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
NATHAN MARQUARDT (3RD MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./ COLORADO STARS vs IZURU TAKEUCHI (MIDDLEWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/SK ABSOLUTE)

 

Ring of Fire 7  -  "MELTDOWN"

Friday March 28, 2003

Hyatt Regency Tech Center

Grand Mesa Ballroom

Denver, CO

 

ROF promoter Sven Bean is happy to announce the seventh edition of the popular RING OF FIRE series. The event named MELTDOWN will feature a combination of Mixed Martial Arts and K-1 rules bouts. The event has will take place at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Tech Center, in the 12,000 square foot Grand Mesa Ballroom. ROF fans will appreciate the new space with secure private parking, easy access, 5 full service bars, and 20 x 20 big screen to watch the action. VIP's will be seated ringside at 8 seat tables with catered dinner, champagne, party favors, and personal cocktail service.

ROF Welterweight Championship:

ROF 7 will mark the return of Colorado favorite Jay Jack, from BJJ Boulder. Jack has spent the last 18 months focusing on training fighters like Amanda Buckner and Cruz Chacon, all the while with the drive to compete laying in the back of his mind. Originally Jack's opponent was to be the always entertaining Thomas THE WILDMAN Denny of Hesperia, CA. but the Wildman chose to compete in his own back yard on the March KOTC show. Taking Denny's place is UFC and PRIDE veteran Anthony MAD DOG Macias. Macias is known for his battles with Dan Severn and Kazushi Sakuraba, and has been staying busy fighting for the RENEGADES event in Texas. This fight will be in the 170 class, which currently Duane BANG! Ludwig is the champion. Ludwig having recently won a World Title in the 155 lb class will be vacating the belt and the winner of this match will be declared the new champion.

 

ROF Light Weight Championship:

The co-main event will be a ROF Light Weight title match between champion Leonard Garcia facing challenger Justin James. James qualified for the spot by winning a 4 man tournament at ROF 6 in December. Fans who witnessed James fight were quick to note the resemblance in fighting style to that of the popular Garcia. Both fighters have a "balls to the wall" style of fighting that always gets the crowd on there feet. Matches like this are what the true essence of MMA is all about.

 

Feature Bout

The under card will be comprised of an exciting combination of MMA and K-1 rules 3 round matches. Most notable is the return of Duane BANG! Ludwig protoge Christian RELENTLESS Allen. RELENTLESS was last seen in the epic battle with 145 lb phenom Cole Escovedo on the UA Fighting 3 show earlier this summer. Opposite of Allen is the very tough Wrestler-BJJ stylist, Germund THE NORWEGIAN NIGHTMARE Larsen. Larsen has the edge in MMA experience, but Allen's combined Muay Thai and MMA record make for an outstanding match up in the first ever Super Light Weight match in ROF history.

Local ring veteran and wrestling coach, Eric TAGGER Hines returns to the MMA arena squaring off against Iowa's Aaron THE MACHINE Jerome, both guys are trained in wrestling, submission and kickboxing. This bout is setting up to be the "sleeper" match and could steal the show.

12 exciting bouts, the full card can be seen on www.rof-mma.com

Tickets can be purchased on line at www.ticketswest.com or charge by phone at 1-866-464-2626 Rsvd $40.00 GA $25.00

For more info e-mail sven@rof-mma.com

 

UPDATE - Pancrase USA National Submission Wrestling Tournament

2-25-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

*Less than three weeks until the second edition of Pancrase  Submission Wrestling competition.  This year, the rocky mountain region's premier grappling competition features a new open weight division. All weight and skill levels may compete for our most prestigious title.

 

*Scoring for this year's competition remains the same as 2002. Our scoring system is just like professional MMA fighting bouts held in the ring.  Win by submission or judge's decision. There is no point system, nothing to encourage stalling or favor a particular style of wrestling.  

 

KING OF PANCRASE - Title Fight

2-23-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

4-times middle weight King of Pancrase Nathan Marquardt has been training hard for his March 8th, Pancrase title defense against Izuru Takeuchi ( SK Absolute Team) of Japan.  Marquardt hopes to avenge a loss to Takeuchi that occurred last year.  In that fight, Marquardt broke his hand in the first round, but continued on, losing a close decision.

 

Marquardt and cornerman/trainer Billy Hendricks leave for Japan on March 3rd.  In Tokyo, they will be joined by Pancrase USA, Japan rep. and cornerman Ty Lynch.  Following the fight, Marquardt and Hendricks return to Colorado on March 9th. 

 

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Seminars - Big hit in Denver

2-21-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

World renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt (5th degree) Ricardo Murgel of Porto Alegre, Brazil, came to Colorado last weekend for his annual series of Denver area seminars. This year, Professor Murgel's instruction focused on "fighting techniques of the world champions". Clinics were held the Grapplers Edge, Pitts Academy, and Progressive Martial Arts.  Assisting the Professor  was his special guest, 4-times King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt. 

 

All of the clinics were very informative, providing a rare opportunity to learn the latest techniques from a real Brazilian master with more than 45 years of experience. Mr. Murgel hopes to return to Colorado early this summer.  Special thanks to Professor Sheldon Marr, Mr. Stewart Lauper, Mr. David Ayers, and Mr. Pitts for making the seminars a success.

 

 

   

 

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - Results
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16,2003
GRAND CUBE OSAKA (OSAKA, JAPAN)
LIVE GATE: 3,150

COMPLETE RESULTS:

AMATEUR MATCH #1 / PANCRASE GATE WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAISUKE HANAZAWA (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) DEF. TETSUO UEHATA (SEIRYUJUKU) BY REFEREE STOP TKO (SLEEPER HOLD) AT 1R 1:39.

AMATEUR MATCH #2 / PANCRASE GATE LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENJI TAKESHIGE (P's LAB OSAKA) DREW SATOSHI WATANABE (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

AMATEUR MATCH #3 / PANCRASE GATE LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAICHI FUJIWARA (P's LAB OSAKA) DEF. KENJI MATSUI (RIROOTS CONAN) BY REFEREE STOP TKO (PUNCH) AT 1R 0:11.

PRO-MATCH #1 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIRO MAEDA (P'S LAB OSAKA) DEF. SHIGEYUKI UMEKI (SK ABSOLUTE) BY KO (CHOKE SLEEPER) AT 2R 1:29.

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUJI HOSHINO (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI GODS) DEF. TAKAKU FUKE (PANCRASE OSAKA) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH #3 OPEN-WEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENGO (PANCRASEism) DEF. KOJI OKUYAMA (CMA KYOTO SEIKEIKAN) BY 2-0-1
MAJORITY JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH #4 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
HIDEHIKO HASEGAWA (SK ABSOLUTE) DEF. KOSEI KUBOTA (MIDDLEWEIGHT 9TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) BY ARM BAR AT 2R 3:05.

PRO-MATCH #5 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENICHI SERIZAWA (WELTERWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/RJW/CENTRAL) DEF. ROLAND FABRE (FRANCE/FREELANCE) BY CHOKE SLEEPER AT 1R 2:58.

PRO-MATCH #6 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
AKIHIRO GONO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) DREW
CHAEL SONNEN (U.S.A./TEAM QUEST) AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

PRO-MATCH #7 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
RICARDO ALMEIDA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 6TH RANKED/U.S.A./RENZO GRACIE JIU JITSU ACADEMY) DEF. IKUHISA MINOWA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/ PANCRASEism) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

 

Pancrase Event Lineup
1-29-2003
PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16,2003
DOORS OPEN: 3:00PM FIGHTS START: 4:00PM
GRAND CUBE OSAKA (OSAKA, JAPAN)

Fightcard Subject TO Change:
AMATEUR MATCH PANCRASE GATE 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TBA

PRO-MATCH #1 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIRO MAEDA (P'S LAB OSAKA) vs SHIGEYUKI UMEKI (SK ABSOLUTE�j

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUJI HOSHINO (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI GODS) vs TAKAKU FUKE (PANCRASE OSAKA)

PRO-MATCH #3 OPEN-WEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENGO (PANCRASEism) vs KOJI OKUYAMA (CMA KYOTO SEIKEIKAN)

PRO-MATCH #4 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOSEI KUBOTA (MIDDLEWEIGHT 9TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs HIDEHIKO HASEGAWA (SK ABSOLUTE)

PRO-MATCH #5 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENICHI SERIZAWA (WELTERWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/RJW/CENTRAL) vs ROLAND FABRE (FRANCE/FREELANCE)

PRO-MATCH #6 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
AKIHIRO GONO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs CHAEL SONNEN (U.S.A./TEAM QUEST)

PRO-MATCH #7 IGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
IKUHISA MINOWA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs RICARDO ALMEIDA (U.S.A./RENZO GRACIE JIU JITSU ACADEMY)

 

Pancrase Results 2003 Hybrid Tour
Sunday, January 26, 2003
Doors Open: 11:30am/Fights Start:12:00pm
Korakuen Hall (Tokyo,Japan)
Live Gate: 2,300 Sell Out

Amateur Match/Pancrase Gate Featherweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Reiji Shimabukuro (Hybrid Wrestling Mugen) def. Hideaki Hirayama (P's Lab Yokohama) by face punch KO at 1r 1:02

Pro-Match#1/Featherweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Shigeyuki Umeki (Sk Absolute) def. Yohei Tagami (Hybrid Wrestling Mugen) by 2-0-1 majority judges' decision at full time limit

Pro-Match#2/Middleweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Yushin Okami (Wajutsu Keishukai Hombu Dojo) def. Hikaru Sato (Pancraseism) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges' decision at full time limit

Pro-Match#3/Welterweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Satoru Kitaoka (Pancraseism) def. Hiroki Nagaoka (Welterweight 3rd Ranked/Rodeo Style) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges' decision at full time limit

Pro-Match#4/Welterweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Koji Oishi (Welterweight 2nd Ranked/Pancraseism) drew Takuya Wada (Sk Absolute) by 1-0-2 judges' decision at full time limit

Pro-Match#5/Middleweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Eiji Ishikawa (Pancrase Grabaka) def. Ichiro Kanai (Pancraseism) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges' decision at full time limit

Pro-Match#6/Light Heavyweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Daisuke Watanabe (Pancraseism) def. Hidetada Irie (Kingdom Ehrgeiz) by face punch KO at 1r 4:18

Pro-Match#7/Middleweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Kazuo Misaki (Middleweight 4th Ranked/Pancrase Grabaka) def. Joe D'Arce (U.S.A./Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy) by referee stop TKO (mount punch) at 2r 4:51

Pro-Match#8/Light Heavyweight 2x5 Min Rounds
Yuki Kondo (Light Heavyweight 1st Ranked/Pancraseism) drew Gabriel Vella (Brazil/Ryan Gracie Jiu Jitsu) by 1-0-2 judges' decision at full time limit

 

News Flash

1-25-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Duane "BANG" Ludwig KOed former UFC Champ Jens Pulver in the first minutes of round one at the U.C.C,. 155lb., world title bout in Montreal, Canada.

 

Marquardt voted #1 Welterweight Fighter

1-25-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Who is currently the best fighter at Welterweight?

 

Poll Results:
1.Nathan Marquardt - 537

2.Gil Castillo - 444

3.Matt Hughes - 433

4.Robbie Lawler - 152
5.Carlos Newton - 124
6.Pat Miletich - 56
7. Hayato Sakurai - 38
8. Frank Trigg - 11

Total votes: 1795

 

LUDWIG VS PULVER

1-25-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Colorado's own Duane "BANG" Ludwig takes on former UFC Champ Jens Pulver  tonight in the Montreal, Canada.  This will be a main event U.C.C. title bout.

 

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2003
DOORS OPEN; 11:30AM, FIGHTS START; 12:00PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)

AMATEUR MATCH PANCRASE GATE FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
HIDEAKI HIRAYAMA (P's LAB YOKOHAMA) vs REIJI SHIMABUKURO (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN)

PRO-MATCH #1 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOHEI TAGAMI (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN) vs SHIGEYUKI UMEKI (SK ABSOLUTE)

PRO-MATCH #2 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
HIKARU SATO (PANCRASEism) vs YUSHIN OKAMI (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI HOMBU DOJO)

PRO-MATCH #3 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
HIROKI NAGAOKA (WELTERWEIGHT 3RD RANKED/RODEO STYLE) vs SATORU KITAOKA (PANCRASEism)

PRO-MATCH #4 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs TAKUYA WADA (SK ABSOLUTE)

PRO-MATCH #5 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
EIJI ISHIKAWA (PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs ICHIRO KANAI (PANCRASEism)

PRO-MATCH #6 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAISUKE WATANABE (PANCRASEism) vs HIDETADA IRIE (KINGDOM EHRGEIZ)

PRO-MATCH #7 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUND
KAZUO MISAKI (MIDDLEWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs JOE D'ARCE (U.S.A./ RENZO GRACIE JIU JITSU ACADEMY)

PRO-MATCH #8 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUND
YUKI KONDO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs GABRIEL VELLA (U.S.A./ RYAN GRACIE JIU JITSU)

 

Pancrase Title Fight News

January 10, 2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

4-times middleweight King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt will defend his title on March 8th, against first ranked contender Izuru Takeuchi, at the Pancrase event in Tokyo Japan.

 

Stars Training Center News

1-5-2003   

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Up and coming women's fighter Molly Helsel of the 808 Fight Factory in Hawaii, spent a good portion of her holiday vacation training at the Stars Training Center in Denver.  Judging by her performance, she will be making waves in the women's divisions very soon. Molly hopes to fight in the March, Ring of Fire event in Denver.  

 

Pancrase Promotions

1-4-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

(Pictured left to right: Instructor Billy Hendricks, Ed Smetanin, Mike Hetrick, Marc Menkveld, & K.O.P. Nate Marquardt)

 

Pancrase USA is pleased to announce the following students have been awarded the rank of blue belt effective January 1, 2003: 

 

Mike Hetrick

Eduard Smetanin

Marc Menkveld

Kenneth Romero

Xan Routh

 

PANCRASE TEAM USA in Japan

12-29-2002

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

 

Top left: Pancrase middleweights Izuru Takauchi, Kunioku Kiuma, Nate Marquardt and Chris Lytle.

Top middle:  Billy Hendricks, the H20man, and Nate Marquardt.

Top right:  Ron Waterman and Nate Marquardt warm-up before Pride 24 fight.

 

 

 

 

Bottom left: Waterman and Marquardt discuss fight strategy at Pride 24.

Bottom middle: Pride 24 - Billy Hendricks, Nate Marquardt, Ron Waterman, & Mark Coleman.

Bottom right: Pride 24 - Nate Marquardt, Pancrase President Ozaki, Ron Waterman & Billy Hendricks. 

 

H20MAN WINS AT PRIDE 24

Pancrase USA victorious  again!

12-23-2003 

Marine Messe 

Fukuoka, Japan

 

In a stunning upset to some, the "H20man" Ron Waterman defeated Pride veteran Valentijn Overeem by armbar (keylock) submission at 2.18 minutes, of round one.  Since his return to the ring last September, Waterman has worked hard to develop a more rounded arsenal of fighting skills.  Ron's latest victory proves he has moved beyond the UFC ground and pound tactics of the past.  What's next for the Pride champ?

 

 

After a whirl wind trip that saw Nathan Marquardt crowned 4-times King Of Pancrase, and Ron Waterman's stunning win at Pride 24, the Pancrase USA team returns home to Denver, Colorado, on December 24th for some well deserved R&R.

 

Pancrase Team USA: Pride Champ Ron Waterman, 4x King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt, 1st cornerman/trainer Billy Hendricks, cornerman Ty Lynch, and co-manager Phyllis Lee.

 

 

PANCRASE 2002 SPIRIT TOUR RESULTS

He's done it again!!!!!

December 21st, 2002

Differ Ariake

Tokyo, Japan

 

PRO-MATCH #1 LIGHTWEIGHT (2x5 MIN ROUNDS)
YUJI OBA (P's LAB TOKYO) def. SATOSHI NISHINO (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI TOKYO HOMBU)
by unanimous decision 3-0 (20-19,20-19,20-19).

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT (2x5 MIN ROUNDS)
KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) def. MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI)
by unanimous decision 3-0 (20-18,20-18,20-17).

PRO-MATCH #3 OPEN-WEIGHT (2x5 MIN ROUNDS)
JUN ISHII (CHOJIN CLUB) def. KENGO (PANCRASEism)
by unanimous decision 3-0 (20-18,20-19,20-19).

PRO-MATCH #4 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (2x5 MIN ROUNDS)
YUKI KONDO (PANCRASEism) def. TSUYOSHI KURIHARA (TEAM ROKEN)
by rear choke at 4:49, of round 1.

PRO-MATCH #5 HEAVYWEIGHT (2x5 MIN ROUNDS)
TSUYOSHI OZAWA (ZENDOKAI) def. YOSHIKI TAKAHASHI (PANCRASEism)
by unanimous decision 3-0 (20-19,20-19,20-19).

PRO-MATCH #6 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (3x5 MIN ROUNDS)
AKIHIRO GONO (PANCRASE GRABAKA) def. KEI YAMAMIYA (PANCRASEism)
by referee stoppage at 3:49, of round 3

PRO-MATCH #7 MIDDLEWEIGHT (3x5 MIN ROUNDS)
IZURU TAKEUCHI (SK ABSOLUTE) def. CHRIS LYTLE (U.S.A./I.F. ACADEMY)
by decision 2-0 (29-29, 30-28, 29-28).

MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE MATCH (3x5 MIN ROUNDS)
NATHAN MARQUARDT (U.S.A./COLORADO STARS) def. KIUMA KUNIOKU (PANCRASEism)
by knockout (flying knee) at 4:36, of round 3.

 

Pancrase Team USA to Japan

Pancrase/Pride - Double Header

12-16-2002

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

King of Pancrase Title Fight,

December 21st, 2002, Tokyo Japan

Nathan Marquardt vs. Kunioku Kiuma 4

 

 

Earlier today, top ten, world ranked fighter Nathan Marquardt left for Japan, and his date with destiny at the Pancrase 2002 Spirit Tour  in Tokyo.  On Saturday, Marquardt  takes on current champion Kunioku Kiuma for the fourth time in a Pancrase main event title bout.  A win for Marquardt would be unprecedented, making him the first, and only, 4-times King of Pancrase.

 

Marquardt's entourage: Co-mgr. Phyllis Lee, trainer/cornerman Billy Hendricks, cornerman Ty Lynch.

 

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Pride 24 "Cold Fury"

December 23rd, 2002, Fukuoka, Japan

Ron " H20man" Waterman vs. Valentijn Overeem

 

 

For a second time in as many months, former UFC heavyweight Ron the "H20man" Waterman returns to Japan, and the world of professional MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighting.  Last September, following a two year absence to pursue WWF pro-wrestling, the" H20man" made his MMA comeback  against  the highly regarded Pancrase fighter "Kengo".   A  two minute, 33 second, submission win for Waterman, proves he is still a major force in the heavyweight division.    

 

This time, Waterman tests his skills at the world's largest MMA fighting event, Pride 24 - Cold Fury, in Fukuoka, Japan.   Waterman's opponent is veteran Pride fighter Valentijn Overeem of Holland. 

 

The H20man's entourage: Mgr. Phyllis Lee, trainers/cornermen Nate Marquardt, Billy Hendricks, and Ty Lynch.

 

Official PRIDE 24 Fight Card
DATE: December 23rd, 2002
OPEN: 3:00 PM START 4:30 PM
PLACE: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Japan (Fukuoka-Pref , Japan)

8th Match: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Dan Henderson

7th Match: Murilo Ninja vs Kevin Randleman

6th Match: Alistair Overeem vs Volk Ataev

5th Match: Norihisa Yamamoto vs Alexander Otsuka

4th Match: Yuki Sasaki vs Rodrigo Gracie

3rd Match: Ron Waterman vs Valentijn Overeem

2nd Match: Guy Mezger vs ROGERIO 'MINOTAUR' Nogueira

1st Match: Daijirou Matsui vs Kazuki Okubo

 

Pay-Per-View; SkyPerfecTV (JAPAN, Dec 23rd Live PPV) DIRECTV, DishNetwork, TVN (Jan 11th, Taped Delay PPV) Bell Express Vu, Viewer’s Choice Canada (Jan 11th, Taped Delay PPV)

 

Pancrase 12/21 Event Lineup

Marquardt vs Kunioku IIII Main Event

AMATEUR MATCH / TBD

PRO-MATCH #1 LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUJI OBA (P's LAB TOKYO) vs SATOSHI NISHINO (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI TOKYO HOMBU)

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) vs MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI)

PRO-MATCH #3 OPEN-WEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENGO (PANCRASEism/OPEN-WEIGHT 10TH RANKED) vs JUN ISHII (CHOJIN CLUB)

PRO-MATCH #4 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUKI KONDO (PANCRASEism/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST RANKED) vs TSUYOSHI KURIHARA (TEAM ROKEN)

PRO-MATCH #5 HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIKI TAKAHASHI (PANCRASEism/1ST HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P) vs TSUYOSHI OZAWA (ZENDOKAI)

PRO-MATCH #6 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
AKIHIRO GONO (PANCRASE GRABAKA/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 9TH RANKED) vs KEI YAMAMIYA (PANCRASEism/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED)

PRO-MATCH #7 MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
CHRIS LYTLE (U.S.A./I.F. ACADEMY/MIDDLEWEIGHT 1ST RANKED) vs IZURU TAKAUCHI (SK ABSOLUTE/MIDDLEWEIGHT 2ND RANKED)
*The winner in this match will be the challenger for the next middleweight title defense.

MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE DEFENSE 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
KIUMA KUNIOKU (PANCRASEism/2ND MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P.) vs NATHAN MARQUARDT (PANCRASE U.S.A./COLORADO STARS/MIDDLEWEIGHT 3RD RANKED)

 

PANCRASE  2002 SPIRIT TOUR - Results

SATURDAY, NOV. 30,2002

YOKOHAMA CULTURAL GYMNASIUM (KANAGAWA, JAPAN)

LIVE GATE: 5,900 SELL OUT

 

PANCRASE GATE/LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS

SHINYA KUMAZAWA (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN) DREW HIROTAKA TOMIYAMA (P's LAB YOKOHAMA)

 

PRO-MATCH#1/MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS

YUSHIN OKAMI (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI TOKYO HOMBU) DEF. SEN NAKADAI (PANCRASEism) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

 

PRO-MATCH#2/FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS

MITSUHISA SUNABE (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN) DEF. MASAHIRO WATANABE (FREELANCE) BY FRONT CHOKE SLEEPER AT 2R 1:17.

 

PRO-MATCH#3/MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUND

KAZUO MISAKI (PANCRASE GRABAKA/MIDDLEWEIGHT 4TH RANKED) DEF. MASAYA KOJIMA (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI CHIBA) BY ARM BAR AT 1R 4:40.

 

PRO-MATCH#4/WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS

TAKAFUMI ITO (PANCRASEism/WELTERWEIGHT 1ST RANKED) DEF. TAKUYA WADA (SK ABSOLUTE/FORMER SHOOTO MIDDLEWEIGHT 7TH RANKED) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

 

PRO-MATCH#5/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS

RICARDO ALMEIDA (RENZO GRACIE JIU JITSU ACADEMY/2001 A.D.C.C. -98KG TOURNAMENT 2ND PLACE) DEF. OSAMI SHIBUYA (PANCRASEism/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED) BY REAR NAKED CHOKE AT 1R 3:25.

 

PRO-MATCH#6/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS

SANAE KIKUTA (PANCRASE GRABAKA/2ND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P.) DEF. EDUARDO PAMPLONA (RYAN GRACIE JIU JITSU/3 TIMES BRAZIL MUAY THAI CHAMPION) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

 

SEMIFINAL/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS

KUHISA MINOWA (PANCRASEism/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 6TH RANKED) DEF. YUKI SASAKI (PANCRASE GRABAKA/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3RD RANKED) BY 2-0-1 MAJORITY JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

 

MAIN EVENT/OPEN-WEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS

MINORU SUZUKI (PANCRASEism) DEF. JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER (NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING) BY REAR NAKED CHOKE AT 1R 1:48.

 

Pancrase USA Grapplers win gold in Vegas!

11-24-2002

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Grapplers Quest West 3 - VIVA LAS VEGAS
"612 competitors came to Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 16th for the Largest Grappling Tournament in the World!" 

 

Pancrase USA fighters Mike Hetrick, Xan Routh, and coach Billy Hendricks, traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, last weekend to take on the worlds best submission wrestlers.  Coach Hendricks reports the many weeks of intensive training were worth the effort as both Routh and Hetrick fought their way to the  finals in divisions stacked with more experienced wrestlers. Hendricks was particularly impressed with Mike Hetrick considering this was his first ever submission grappling competition.  Hetrick went on to win the championship title.

 

Mike Hetrick dominates his opponents with takedowns and positioning.

 

Xan Routh shows his submission skill.

 

Hetrick (left) and Routh (right) are congratulated by UFC champ Chuck Liddel.   Xan and Mike ready to celebrate their victory.

 

King of Pancrase - Title Match

11-19-2002

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Marquardt vs. Kunioku III

3 times King of Pancrase Nathan Marquardt takes on current champion Kunioku Kiuma on December 21st, in Tokyo, for the middleweight K.O.P. title. This will be the 4th encounter between  Kunioku  and  Marquardt.

Kunioku has won once, Marquardt twice. 

 

Grappling Magazine - Pancrase USA Tour

11-09-2002

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

 

Read Sheldon Marr's Pancrase USA Tour article in the December issue of Grappling Magazine.

 

Worlds Best Fighters - Top 10 Rankings   

11-08-2002

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Pancrase fighter Nathan Marquardt was voted 7th place in the world welterweight rankings by AFP Top 10.

Marquardt also moved to 9th place in Mixed Martial Arts Media Top 10 polling.

 

PANCRASE 2002 SPIRIT TOUR - Fight Card
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30,2002
DOORS OPEN; 5:00PM FIGHTS START; 6:30PM
YOKOHAMA CULTURE GYMNASIUM (KANAGAWA, JAPAN)

AMATEUR MATCHES TBD

PRO-MATCH #1 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
SEN NAKADAI vs YUSHIN OKAMI

PRO-MATCH #2 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
MITSUHISA SUNABE vs MASAHIRO WATANABE

PRO-MATCH #3 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUND
KAZUO MISAKI vs MASAYA KOJIMA

PRO-MATCH #4 WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKAFUMI ITO vs TAKUYA WADA

PRO-MATCH #5 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
OSAMI SHIBUYA vs RICARDO ALMEIDA

PRO-MATCH #6 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
SANAE KIKUTA vs EDUARDO PAMPLONA

SEMIFINAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUKI SASAKI vs IKUHISA MINOWA

SUPER BOUT OPEN-WEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
MINORU SUZUKI vs JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER

 

Pancrase 2002 Spirit Tour - Results

October 29th, 2002

Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, JAPAN

 

Marquardt loses close decision....fights 2 rounds with broken hand!

Lytle wins by submission!

 

MATCH 1: Welterweight (2x5 min rounds)

Hiroyuki Nozawa (STAND) def. Minoru Ozawa (V-CROSS)

by decision : 3-0 (20-18, 20-19, 20-18)

 

MATCH 2 : Featherweight (2x5 min rounds)

Miki Shida (P's LAB Tokyo) def. Takahiro Sanehara (Team SHINAGAWA)

by decision : 3-0 (20-18, 20-19, 20-18)

 

MATCH 3 : Welterweight (2x5 min rounds)

Kenji Arai (PANCRASEism) vs. Takehiro Kato (KIGUCHI WORKOUT STUDIO)

by decision : 3-0 (20-19, 19-19, 20-19)

 

MATCH 4: Middleweight (2x5 min rounds)

Hikaru Sato (PANCRASEism) -DRAW- Susumu Yamazaki (Daido Juku)

by decision : 0-0 (20-20, 20-20 20-20)

 

MATCH 5 : Welterweight (2x5 min rounds)

Satoru Kitaoka (PANCRASEism) def. Taro Minato (K.I.B.A.)

by decision : 2-0 (20-19, 20-20, 20-18)

 

MATCH 6 : Welterweight (3x5 min rounds)

Koji Oishi (PANCRASEism) def. Juan Ayala (Todd Medina Free Style Jiu-Jitsu)

by decision : 3-0 (30-27, 30-29, 30-27)

 

MATCH 7 : Middleweight (3x5 min rounds)

Chris Lytle (U.S.A./I.F. Academy) def. Yuji Hoshino (RJW/CENTRAL)

by triangle choke at 1R 2:09

 

MATCH 8 : Middleweight (3x5 min rounds)

Izuru Takeuchi (SK absolute) def. Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./Colorado Stars)

by decision : 3-0 (29-28, 29-28, 30-29)

 

News from Japan    

October 27, 2002

Tokyo, Japan

 

 

Pancrase USA rep. Ty Lynch reports that Nathan Marquardt, and the Pancrase America Team arrived safely in Japan on Saturday.   Marquardt comes to Japan  for the October 29th, Pancrase Spirit Tour bout against former Shooto fighter Izuru Takeuchi.  Marquardt's schedule for the week is as follows:

 

10-27 (Sunday) - Press day, sparring session photo shoot, and interviews at P-Labs in Tokyo.

10-28 (Monday) - Official Pancrase weigh-in and rules meeting at Pancrase headquarters in Tokyo.

10-29 (Tuesday) - Pancrase 2002 Spirit Tour begins at 6:30pm. 

10-30 (Wednesday) - Depart Japan and return to Colorado.

 

See below for the official fight card.

Stay tuned for fight results.

 

PANCRASE SPIRIT TOUR - FIGHT CARD

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2002
DOORS OPEN; 5:30PM FIGHTS START; 6:30PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)

PANCRASE GATE #1 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- HIDENOBU KOIKE (FREELANCE) vs HIDEHIKO HASEGAWA (SK.ABSOLUTE)

PANCRASE GATE #2 LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- HIDEAKI HIRAYAMA (P's LAB YOKOHAMA) vs TOMOYA MIYASHITA (BATTLEARTS B-CLUB)

PRO-MATCH #1 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- MINORU OZAWA (V-CROSS) vs HIROYUKI NOZAWA (STAND)

PRO-MATCH #2 FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- MIKI SHIDA (P's LAB TOKYO) vs TAKAHIRO SANEHARA (TEAM SHINAGAWA)

PRO-MATCH #3 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) vs TAKEHIRO KATO (KIGUCHI WORKOUT STUDIO/1997 ALL JAPAN KYOKUSHIN KARATE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION)

PRO-MATCH #4 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- HIKARU SATO (PANCRASEism) vs SUSUMU YAMAZAKI (DAIDOJUKU HOMBU DOJO/1998, 1999 HOKUTOKI HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION/2001 HOKUTOKI ABSOLUTE CLASS CHAMPION)

PRO-MATCH #5 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
- SATORU KITAOKA (PANCRASEism) vs TARO MINATO (K.I.B.A./FORMER MA JAPAN KICKBOXING MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION?

PRO-MATCH #6 WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
- KOJI OISHI (PANCRASEism/WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED) vs JUAN AYALA (U.S.A./TODD MEDINA FREESTYLE JIU JITSU/F.F.C. LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION)

PRO-MATCH #7 MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUND
- CHRIS LYTLE (U.S.A./I.F. ACADEMY/MIDDLEWEIGHT 2ND RANKED) vs YUJI HOSHINO (RJW/CENTRAL/MIDDLEWEIGHT 3RD RANKED)

PRO-MATCH #8 MIDDLEWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUND
- NATHAN MARQUARDT (PANCRASE USA./COLORADO STARS/FORMER MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./ MIDDLEWEIGHT 1ST RANKED vs IZURU TAKEUCHI (SK.ABSOLUTE/FORMER SHOOTO LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT 3RD RANKED)