PANCRASE USA COMMISSIONER 

Ricardo Murgel 

12-14-2004 

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

(7th Dan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master Ricardo Murgel (right) 

 

Pancrase USA is honored to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Commissioner.  By unanimous vote, Master Ricardo Murgel was decreed a member of the Pancrase Commissioners Committee.  The Committee additionally awards Master Murgel an 8th Dan ranking in the Pancrase style of Mixed Martial Arts and Jiu-Jitsu.

 

Master Murgel has impeccable credentials gained from nearly 5 decades of "hands on" experience.  A lifetime disciple of the martial arts, he has earned worldwide recognition as the premier instructor of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission wrestling and mixed martial arts. 

 

Master Murgel lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he owns and operates the renowned Union World Fighting Team Academy.  Much of his time is spent traveling around the world conducting seminars and training current and upcoming world champions.  Master Murgel is also an acclaimed police defensive tactics and firearms instructor with links to numerous governmental agencies. 

 

Commissioner Murgel's duties will include oversight of Pancrase sanctioned events within the Americas, rank promotions, rules and regulations, and most importantly, to disseminate the Pancrase spirit of sportsmanship.

 

RING OF FIRE 14 - Results

12-12-2004

Castle Rock, Colorado

Lorenzo Coca def. Travis Sherman by Rear Naked Choke at 2:14 of Round 2 
Joe Dougherty def. Nobu Yugai by TKO at 2:14 of Round 2 
Rocky Johnson def. Ben Phillips by Rear Naked Choke at 0:37 of Round 2 
Tom Sarah def. Noah Thomas by Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds 
Mike Baldwin def. Evan Esguerra by Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds 
Aaron Romero def. Chad Lemoine by Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds 
Mike Nickels def. James Meyers by TKO at 2:33 of Round 1 
Jacob Conliffe def. Terry Pettek by TKO at 1:43 of Round 2 
Christian Allen def. Jeff Barney by TKO at 2:24 of Round 2 
Pete Spratt def. John Cronk by Split Decision after 5 Rounds 
Duane Ludwig def. Lee King by KO at 2:57 of Round 2 

 

PANCRASE PROMOTIONS

12-02-2004

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

(Billy Hendricks and Ken Romero)

 

The Stars Training Center congratulates Kenneth Romero on his promotion to the rank of Purple Belt in Pancrase Mixed Martial Arts/Jiu-Jitsu. His dedication to training has been a motivating force at Stars for almost 4 years. Ken also works as an instructor and has refereed numerous Pancrase national events.  He is accomplished in other martial arts holding several high belt ranks and is an accomplished wrestler.

 

PANCRASE 2004 BRAVE TOUR

1st women's bout announced
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Doors Open; 5:30PM
First Fight Starts; 6:00PM
Korakuen Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Amateur Bout Pancrase Gate lightweight tournament final 2x5 min rounds
TOMOYA MIYASHITA (B-CLUB) vs MITSUO MATSUMOTO (Gracie Barra VTT)

Pro-Bout #1 featherweight 2x5 min rounds
MIKI SHIDA (Pancrase P's LAB Tokyo) vs ATSUSHI YAMAMOTO (Killer Bee)

Pro-Bout #2 lightweight 2x5 min rounds
TAKUMI YANO (Ugokai) vs TAKAHITO IIDA (Wajutsu Keishukai A-3)

Pro-Bout #3 middleweight 3x5 min rounds
EIJI ISHIKAWA (middleweight 4th ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) vs YUICHI NAKANISHI (middleweight 8th ranked/freelance)

Pro-Bout #4 featherweight 2x5 min rounds
YOSHIRO MAEDA (Pancrase Inagakigumi) vs MINORU TSUIKI (Pancrase P's LAB Tokyo)

Pro-Bout #5 Pancrase Athena (women's bout) -50kg 3x3 min rounds
HISAE WATANABE (AJ Gym) vs HISAKO WATANABE (SOD Women's Sport-Combative Exercise Hall)

Pro-Bout #6 heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
KENGO (PANCRASEism) vs JAMES LEE (U.S.A./MASH Fight Team)

Semifinal welterweight 3x5 min rounds
HIDEHIKO HASEGAWA (welterweight 1st ranked/SK Absolute) vs HIDETAKA MONMA (welterweight 4th ranked/Wajutsu Keishukai A-3)

Main Event light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
DAISUKE WATANABE (light heavyweight 5th ranked/PANCRASEism) vs KESTUTIS ARBOCIUS (Lithuania/ Latvia Shidokan)

 

RING OF FIRE TV

12-01-2004

Denver, Colorado

 

The Road To the Title will make it's debut this Thursday evening at 10:00 pm on Comcast Entertainment Television (CET). The one hour long mini documentary begins with a brief history of the popular combat sports event. It also explains the concept of Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai competition. The program then focuses on local fighter Duane BANG! Ludwig. On January 10th of this year, Ludwig accomplished a life long dream by winning the Muay Thai Light Middle Weight World Title. Using past fight footage, and in depth interviews the show follows the young star throughout his career. It gives the public a glimpse inside the life of a true champion. The program concludes with Ludwig himself doing color commentary and insight as to how he felt during the classic battle. 

"I am very excited about this next step for RING OF FIRE. The new show will help bring exposure to the event series, it's athletes, and the sport as a whole. These guys work so hard for so little in return. I am hoping that the TV exposure will open new doors and opportunities for the athletes. I am very grateful to CET for working with us on this goal" said ROF promoter Sven Bean.

The show can be seen on Comcast Channel 5 on the following dates:
• Thursday 12-02-04 @ 10:00 PM 
• Saturday 12-03-04 @ 4:00 PM 
• Sunday 12-04-04 @ 4:00 PM 
• Tuesday 12-07-04 @ 11:00 PM 
• Friday 12-10-04 @ 10:00 PM

The show will be shown a few more times in December and then go directly into VOD (video on demand) available to all Comcast digital cable subscribers

Comcast Entertainment Television launched on September 1, 2004. It provides exclusive content and entertainment that relates to Colorado communities, and that is exclusive to Colorado and the Front Range. Programming includes documentaries, movies, Colorado Crush Arena football, high school sports, music, and lifestyle shows.

RING OF FIRE is the flagship promotion of FY Fight Productions, INC. The Denver, Colorado based promotion is a leader in the industry. The promotion is the first event to gain approval for sanctioning by the Colorado State Boxing Commission. It is a nationally recognized event, and it's athletes have gone on to fight around the world for events such as K-1 Japan, UFC, and Pancrase.

 

LADIES to fight in Pancrase 

11-29-2004

Tokyo, Japan

 

(click picture and go to the official Pancrase JPN site)

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President Ozaki (left) announced that Pancrase would hold their first ever ladies bout on the December 21st show in Tokyo.  He also mentioned plans for an independent all women's MMA show to begin running next year. 

PANCRASE 2004 BRAVE TOUR - Results
November 26,2004
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
live gate: 2,000

Amateur Bout #1: Pancrase Gate lightweight tournament semifinal 2x5 min rounds
Tomoya Miyashita (B-CLUB) def. KAZUYA HIROSE (IMN Grappling) by front choke at 1R, 4:30

Amateur Bout #2: Pancrase Gate lightweight tournament semifinal 2x5 min rounds
MITSUO MATSUMOTO (Gracie Barra VTT) def. HIROYUKI OTA (Team POD) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit

Pro-Bout #1: welterweight 2x5 min rounds
DAIZO ISHIGE (SK Absolute) def. HIDENOBU KOIKE (Team GRABAKA) by referee stop TKO (mount punch) at 1R, 4:22

Pro-Bout #2: open-weight 2x5 min rounds
KEN ORIHASHI (Team POD) def. TAISHIRO (Pancrase MEGATON) by referee stoppage, TKO (negative fight) at 2R, 4:02

Pro-Bout #3: welterweight 2x5 min rounds
KENJI ARAI (PANCRASEism) def. HIROYUKI NOZAWA (STAND) by high kick KO at 2R, 3:33

Pro-Bout #4: middleweight 2x5 min rounds
YUJI HISAMATSU (Wajutsu Keishukai TIGER PLACE) def. HIKARU SATO (PANCRASEism) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges
decision at full time limit

Pro-Bout #5: middleweight 2x5 min rounds
DAISUKE HANAZAWA 13 (MMA Dojo Cobrakai) def. OSAMI SHIBUYA (middleweight 9th ranked/PANCRASEism) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit

Pro-Bout #6: middleweight 2x5 min rounds
IZURU TAKEUCHI (middleweight 1st ranked/SK Absolute) def. SEIKI RYO (STAND) by doctor stop TKO (shoulder dislocation) at 1R, 5:00 (during the 1R interval).

Semifinal: light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
YUKI SASAKI (light heavyweight 7th ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) def. YUYA SHIRAI (Unplugged Kokubunji) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit

Main Event: light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
GUSTAVO XIMU (Brazil/Gracie Barra Combat Team) def. KEIICHIRO YAMAMIYA (light heavyweight 8th ranked/ Pancrase GRABAKA) by heel hook at 3R, 1:20

 

BANG! Feeling good!!
11-24-2004

Denver, CO 

 

Denver's most popular fighter, Duane BANG! Ludwig is feeling real good with his life, weight, and training going in to next months appearance on the RING OF FIRE 14: NO MERCY! event When the 26 year old fights in Japan his weight category is 70 kg or 154 lbs. This is always a stretch for him as his walk around weight is in the high 170's. In fact he is over the 180 mark right now but is moving in to the cutting phase for his next fight. He will weigh in at 165 lbs for the bout in front of his home town crowd. This should not be too bad since he normally cuts almost 20 lbs per bout. He has also settled back in to a nice groove with trainer Trevor Wittman of T's KO Boxing. Ludwig's body is kept at it's peak performance with weekly MAT muscle massage treatments. BANG! also gets the VIP treatment a few days a week from Todd Cadwell at Health Within Chiropractic. 

"Today, I am weighing 180 lbs and I love it. I have that natural raw energy back where I can just go and go when I train. I still get tired cardio wise but my energy level is non stop. I am loving training again.." said Ludwig. When asked about thoughts on his opponent he followed with "I don't care who I fight!" This is a mind set that we haven't seen from Ludwig since the Bas Rutten Invitational days. Ludwig seems to always step it up a notch when he fights in Denver. He has had some classic battle's here with likes of Denmark's Ole Laursen and Thailand's Maliapaiet Sitprapom. "No matter where I fight all over the world, I love to fight in Colorado best. Traveling is cool and all, but there is nothing like fighting in your own back yard." 

Things look real good for the young fighter right now. There is also a documentary on Ring Of Fire, Ludwig, and the quest for the ISKA title that is in the final edit stage. It will air the last week of November and then be shown repeatedly through the month of December. The film produced by FY Fight Productions and Slice of Life video, covers the start of the popular promotion, it's growth, star athletes, and features the history behind Ludwig eventually winning the ISKA World Title last January. The hour long film will culminate with Ludwig doing color commentary and insight as to how he felt during the classic battle. RING OF FIRE: The Road to the Title will then go in VOD (video on demand) for the following 6 months and will be available to Comcast subscribers. 

 

KICK DOWN 14 - Results

11-14-2004

Denver, Colorado

 

Donnie Liles defeated Ira Boyd at 1:06 of R1 by strikes
Josh Barlow defeated Luke Holdorf at 1:44 of R1 by strikes
Don Lee defeated Christopher Thompson by TKO at :34 of R3
Jack Johnson defeated Billy Dixson by TKO at 1:59 of R2
Judy Hazel defeated Carla Lopez by unan. dec.
Vellore Cabellaro defeated Paul Santana (Santana could not answer bell to start round 3)
Mark Korzeniowski defeated Jim Allphin at 2:38 of R1 (Allphin unable to continue)
Jason Burton defeated Joel Lopez (Lopez could not answer the bell to start round 3)
Joey Welch defeated Sam Ortiz by unan. dec.
Tony Kelley defeated Gary Borum by unan. dec
John Stover and Ted Cano fought to a Draw.
Mike Jacobs defeated Brison Pursley by tap out at 1:01 of R2
Will Robinson defeated Rob Graff by majority dec.

 

RING OF FIRE 14 - Tickets on sale

11-12-2004

Denver, Colorado

 

ROF 14: NO MERCY! tickets are on sale now for the December 11th show at the DC Event Center in Castle Rock. The area's premiere event will surely blow the roof off with this year end extravaganza! Colorado's favorite fighter, Duane BANG! Ludwig will get to fight for his hometown fans for the first time in almost a year. Ludwig, the current ISKA World Muay Thai champion, will take on European Kick Boxing and World Karate Champion, Grisha Todorov of Bulgaria. It will be Muay Thai vs. Kyokshinkai for top dog bragging rights! In the super fight of the night, UFC veteran Pete SECRET WEAPON Spratt returns to compete in Colorado for the first time since ROF 3. He's coming to settle some bad blood with Denver's John The ANNIHILATOR Cronk. There is no love lost between these two, and both fighters have guaranteed a victory on the 11th. This card has something for every type of fight fan, and the amount of high level athletes is amazing. Two UFC veterans, 4 World Champions, K-1 veterans, pay per view fighters, Abu-Dhabi veterans, and even a 2004 US Olympian!! The full fight card will be released in the coming week as some contracts are still being signed. 

Tickets are on sale now at all King Soopers stores, online at www.ticketswest.com, and by phone at 1-866-464-2626. As always if you want to see the show in style, VIP tables are available by calling 303-246-5237.

ROF #14: NO MERCY!
Saturday, December 11th, 2004
Douglas County Event Center, Castle Rock, CO
Doors @ 6:30, first bout 7:30 pm
GA $25.00, Reserved $40.00 

Ring of Fire: For the FANS.. For the FIGHTERS.. For the SPORT!!

 

PANCRASE 2004 BRAVE TOUR - Results

Marquardt crowned King of Pancrase for a sixth time!!!!!!!!
Sunday, November 7, 2004
Doors Open; 3:00PM 
Bouts Start; 4:00PM
Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall

Chiba, Japan
Live gate: 5,880

Bout#1 Middleweight 2x5 min rounds
HIROMITSU MIURA (middleweight 8th ranked/Pancrase MEGATON-TOKIN) defeated KWAK YUN  SOEB (Korea/NeoFight) by referee stoppage, TKO (mount punch) at 1R 0:54

Bout#2 Welterweight 3x5 min rounds
KATSUYA INOUE (welterweight 8th ranked/Wajutsu Keishukai RJW) defeated SATORU KITAOKA (welterweight 6th ranked/PANCRASEism) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit. 

Bout#3 Light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
AKIHIRO GONO (light heavyweight 2nd ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) vs defeated Tim McKenzie (U.S.A./Cesar Gracie Academy) by referee stoppage, TKO (standing punch) at 2R, 2:58.

Bout#4 Heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
RYUTA NOJI (Pancrase MEGATON) defeated RYUSHI YANAGISAWA (freelance) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit.

Bout#5 Light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
SANAE KIKUTA (light heavyweight 1st ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) defeated ICEMAN (U.S.A./Inokidojo U.S.A.) by achilles hook at 1R, 2:14.
 
Bout#6 Middleweight K.O.P. title match 3x5 min rounds
NATHAN MARQUARDT (middleweight 1st ranked/Pancrase U.S.A./High Altitude) defeated KAZUO MISAKI (middleweight 3rd ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit.

Semifinal Super heavyweight K.O.P. title match 3x5 min rounds
TSUYOSHI KOSAKA (super heavyweight 10th ranked/Team Alliance) defeated RON WATERMAN (super heavyweight 2nd ranked/U.S.A./Team Impact) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit.

Main Event Light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
YUKI KONDO (3rd light heavyweight K.O.P./PANCRASEism) defeated EVANGELISTA CYBORG (Brazil/Chute Boxe Academy) by 3-0-0 unanimous judges decision at full time limit.

 

TITANS - Results 
K-1/New Japan Kickboxing

11-06 2004
Fukuoka, Japan 

Mike Bernado draws with Kaoklai Kaennorsing.
Alexey Ignashov defeated Paul Slowinski by unanimous decision. 
John Wayne Parr wins over Oomsin Sitkuanam by unanimous decision. 
Noboru Uchida defeated Michael McDonald by unanimous decision. 
Buakaw Por Puramuk defeats Katsunori Yoneda by TKO in round 2.
Shin Nopadetsorn defeats Serkan Yilmaz by unanimous decision. 
Fuji Chalmsak defeated Duane Ludwig by KO in round 1.
Nathan Corbett wins over I Myeong-Ju by TKO in round 3. 
Gary Goodridge defeats Sammy Atia by KO in round 1. 
Semmy Schilt defeats Jan Norje by KO in round 2.
Jomtong Pomkwannarong defeats Gohsuke Kikuchi by unanimous decision.
Hiroki Ishii draws with Somrak Komsing.
TOMO defeated Toshio Matsumoto by unanimous decision. 
Chris White wins against Kenichi Kimura by unanimous decision. 

 

PANCRASE 2004 BRAVE TOUR
King of Pancrase Title Match
Sunday, November 7, 2004
Doors Open; 3:00PM Bouts Start; 4:00PM
Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall (Chiba, Japan)

Pro-Bout#1 middleweight 2x5 min rounds
HIROMITSU MIURA (middleweight 8th ranked/Pancrase MEGATON-TOKIN) vs KWAK YUN SOEB (Korea/NeoFight)

Pro-Bout#2 welterweight 3x5 min rounds
SATORU KITAOKA (welterweight 6th ranked/PANCRASEism) vs KATSUYA INOUE (welterweight 8th ranked/Wajutsu Keishukai RJW)

Pro-Bout#3 light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
AKIHIRO GONO (light heavyweight 2nd ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) vs TBD
*Gono's opponent David Terrell pulled out due to his left hand injury.

Pro-Bout#4 heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
RYUTA NOJI (Pancrase MEGATON) vs RYUSHI YANAGISAWA (freelance)

Pro-Bout#5 light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
SANAE KIKUTA (light heavyweight 1st ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA) vs ICEMAN (U.S.A./Inokidojo U.S.A.)

Pro-Bout#6 middleweight K.O.P. title match 3x5 min rounds
NATHAN MARQUARDT (middleweight 1st ranked/Pancrase U.S.A./High Altitude) vs KAZUO MISAKI (middleweight 3rd ranked/Pancrase GRABAKA)

Semifinal super heavyweight K.O.P. title match 3x5 min rounds
RON WATERMAN (super heavyweight 2nd ranked/U.S.A./Team Impact) vs TSUYOSHI KOSAKA (super heavyweight 10th ranked/Team Alliance)

MAIN EVENT light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
YUKI KONDO (3rd light heavyweight K.O.P./PANCRASEism) vs EVANGELISTA CYBORG (Brazil/Chute Boxe Academy)