NEWS

 

Page 4

 

 

 

UFC 42 - Colorado's own Duane Ludwig wins!

Sudden Impact  Results

4-25-2003

Miami, Florida

 

UFC Welterweight Championship Bout
Matt Hughes def  Sean Sherk
 by unanimous decision


Welterweight Bout

Pete Spratt def Robbie Lawler 1:29 R2 by verbal tap out


Heavyweight Bout
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira def Sean Alvarez 1:45 R2 KO


Light Heavyweight Bout
Rich Franklin def Evan Tanner by KO 3:40 R1


Lightweight Bout
Duane "Bang" Ludwig def Genki Sudo by Unanimous decision


Lightweight Preliminary Bout
Hermes Franca def Rich Crunkilton by unanimous decision


Middleweight Preliminary Bout
David Loiseau def Mark Weir 3:55 R1 by KO


Welterweight Swing Bout
Dave Strasser def Romie Aram by unanimous decision

 

 

UFC PARTY - Denver, Colorado

Friday, April 25, 2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Any sport fans in the area are invited to come on down to south Denver's top entertainment hot spot, RED AND JERRY'S and watch the ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 42: SUDDEN IMPACT! The event is being brought to you by Colorado's premiere MMA promotion, Ring Of Fire, in association with www.mmaweekly.com  It is open to the public and most importantly is completely FREE.

Red and Jerry's has reserved the upper level of FANATIX for the showing and any over flow will be accommodated in the main sports bar. FANATIX is a sports grill located in the back of the facility and has over 275 TVs.

Two ROF veteran's will be on the broadcast. Pete SECRET WEAPON Spratt will be facing the heavy handed RUTHLESS Robbie Lawler in the co-main event, and Denver native Duane BANG! Ludwig is making his UFC debut against the crafty Japanese fighter Genki Sudo.

ROF promoter Sven BOOGIE Bean has negotiated a deal with the venue to continue to show the UFC events, and starting with UFC 43 in June we will move the ROF-UFC parties to the event center. This has special meaning to Bean as the very first edition of RING OF FIRE was held in this same room. This Friday night's party will start at 7:00 p.m. and will be hosted by MMAWeekly's Ken Pishna. MMA supporter and BANG! Ludwig sponsor ROCK HARD NUTRITION will also be on hand with free samples and information about their innovative approach to sports fitness.

Directions: Red & Jerry's is located at the intersection of Santa Fe and Oxford which is right in between Hampden and Belleview. Look for our huge outdoor sign, you can't miss it! From 1-25, exit Santa Fe. Take Santa Fe past Hampden to Oxford. If you hit Belleview, you've gone too far. Avoid T-Rex and take Broadway, Hampden or Belleview. Red & Jerry's is centrally located 15 minutes from downtown and the DTC.

 

 

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - Results
APRIL 12, 2003
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO, JAPAN)
LIVE GATE: 2,300 ( SELL-OUT)

MATCH #1~LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI) DEF. YUJI OBA (P's LAB TOKYO) BY 2-0-1
MAJORITY JUDGES DECISION AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

MATCH #2~WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
SATORU KITAOKA (WELTERWEIGHT 5TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) DREW TAKUYA WADA
(SK ABSOLUTE) BY 0-0-3 JUDGES DECISON AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

MATCH #3~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
KEI YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 6TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) DREW TSUYOSHI
KURIHARA (TEAM ROKEN) BY 1-0-2 JUDGES DECISON AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

MATCH #4~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
MITSUYOSHI SATO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) DREW
DAISUKE WATANABE (PANCRASEism) BY 1-0-2 JUDGES DECISON AT FULL TIME
LIMIT.

MATCH #5~WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS~
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) DEF. CHRIS LYTLE
(U.S.A/RING SPORTS/PALMERS GYM) BY 2-1-0 SPLIT JUDGES DECISON AT FULL
TIME LIMIT.

SEMIFINAL~MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS~
KIUMA KUNIOKU(MIDDLEWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) DEF. HIDETAKA
MONMA(A-3) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISON AT FULL TIME LIMIT.

MAIN EVENT~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS~
RICARDO ALMEIDA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/U.S.A./RENZO GRACIE
JIU JITSU ACADEMY) DEF. YUKI SASAKI (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/
PANCRASE GRABAKA) BY 3-0-0 UNANIMOUS JUDGES DECISON AT FULL TIME
LIMIT.

 

 

PANCRASE USA FIGHTERS win at Ring of Fire 7

3-28-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Congratulations to Stars/Pancrase USA fighters Mike Hetrick and Brock Jensen. Both fighters made their mixed martial arts fighting debut at the Ring of Fire 7 event held last night in Denver, Colorado. Stars coaches Nate Marquardt and Billy Hendricks were especially pleased because their fighters won against highly regarded veteran fighters.

 

MikeHetrick4upbdy.jpg (150303 bytes) rof7mike1.jpg (24405 bytes) rof7mike3.jpg (23782 bytes) rof7mike4.jpg (20690 bytes) 

 

Mike Hetrick defeated Albert Martinez by judges decision after 3 rounds.

 

Brock2.2.jpg (32822 bytes)rof7brock1.jpg (24536 bytes) rof7brock3.jpg (21127 bytes)

 

Brock Jensen defeated Fabian Acuna (2-1, 3D Martial Arts) by judges decision after 3 rounds

 

 

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - Upcoming Event
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2003
DOORS OPEN: 5:30PM
FIGHTS START: 6:30PM
KORAKUEN HALL (TOKYO,JAPAN)


PRO-MATCH #1 LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YUJI OBA (P's LAB TOKYO) vs MANAO KUMAGAI (ZENDOKAI)

PRO-MATCH #2 WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
SATORU KITAOKA (WELTERWEIGHT 5TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs TAKUYA WADA (SK ABSOLUTE)

PRO-MATCH #3 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEI YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 6TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) vs TSUYOSHI KURIHARA(TEAM ROKEN)

PRO-MATCH #4 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
MITSUYOSHI SATO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA) vs DAISUKE WATANABE (PANCRASEism)

PRO-MATCH #5 WELTERWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs CHRIS LYTLE (U.S.A/I.F.ACADEMY)

PRO-MATCH #6 MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KIUMA KUNIOKU (MIDDLEWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs HIDETAKA MONMA (A3)

PRO-MATCH #7 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 3x5 MIN ROUND
RICARDO ALMEIDA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/U.S.A./RENZO GRACIE JIU JITSU ACADEMY) vs YUKI SASAKI (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED/PANCRASE GRABAKA)