PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR - RESULTS
10-5-2003

Osaka, Japan

 

PRO-MATCH #1

FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAICHI FUJIWARA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) draw YOSHINOBU( SHIOJUKU)

 

PRO-MATCH #2

LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKUMI YANO (UGOKAI) def KENJI TAKESHIGE (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) by KO (spinning back fist)

 

PRO-MATCH #3

OPEN-WEIGHT (68kg and under) 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIRO MAEDA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) def SATOSHI WATANABE( MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) by Decision

 

PRO-MATCH #4

CATCH WRESTLING 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) draw TAKEFUMI HANAI (TWIST)

 

PRO-MATCH #5

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEIICHIRO YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/PANCRASEism) draw KEITH JARDINE (U.S.A./JACKSON FIGHT TRAINING)

 

SEMIFINAL

MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NATHAN MARQUARDT (3RD MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./COLORADO STARS) def YUJI HISAMATSU (TIGER PLACE) by Unanimous Decision

 

MAIN EVENT

WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKAFUMI ITO (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) def DAISUKE HANAZAWA 13 (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI) by Decision

 

NEWS FLASH - Marquardt wins in Japan!

10-4-2003

Pancrase 2003 Hybrid Tour

Osaka, Japan

 

Pancrase USA Rep. Ty Lynch reports that middleweight champ Nate Marquardt defeated Yuji Hisamatsu by unanimous decision at the Pancrase event in Osaka, Japan.  In a press conference following the fight, Pancrase President Ozaki announced that Marquardt would defend his middleweight King of Pancrase title against second ranked light heavyweight Ricardo Almeida.  This championship fight is scheduled for the November 30th, Pancrase show in Japan.

 

FIGHT SPORT - Magazine

10-2-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

 

Check out the October 2003  issue for a great article on 5-times King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt. 

 

UFC 44 - Results

9-26-2003
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
 

COMPLETE RESULTS:
Hermes Franca vs. Caol Uno: FRANCA by KO in rd. 2.
Gerald Strebendt vs. Josh Thomson: THOMSON by KO in rd. 1.
Nick Diaz vs. Jeremy Jackson: DIAZ via armlock submission in rd. 3.
Karo Parisyan vs. Dave Strasser: PARISYAN via armlock in rd. 1.
Edwin Dewees vs. Rich Franklin: Franklin by TKO in rd. 1.
Jorge Rivera vs. David Louiseau: Rivera by Judges Decision after 3 rds..
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Andrei Arlovski: Orlovski by KO in rd. 1.

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH:
Gan Mcgee vs. Tim Sylvia: Silvia by KO in RD 1.

205 LB TITLE MATCH:
Randy Couture vs. Tito Ortiz: Couture by Judges Decision after 5 rds.

 

PANCRASE 2003 HYBRID TOUR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003
DOORS OPEN/ 5:30PM, FIRST FIGHT/ 6:30PM
GRAND CUBE OSAKA (OSAKA, JAPAN)

AMATEUR MATCH#1/PANCRASE GATE FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKASHI HASEGAWA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs

YUTAKA NISHIKAWA (MMA MUSOUSENJUTSU)

AMATEUR MATCH#2/PANCRASE MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOICHI HIOKI (WAJUTSU KEISHUKAI HYOGO) vs

YUJIN KAWAMOTO (RIROOTS CONAN)

AMATEUR MATCH#3/PANCRASE GATE FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NAOJI FUJIMOTO (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs

YASUHIRO KANEYAMA (TENRI MMA NEWAZA KUROTOKAI)

PRO-MATCH#1/FEATHERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
DAICHI FUJIWARA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs YOSHINOBU (SHIOJUKU)

PRO-MATCH#2/LIGHTWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KENJI TAKESHIGE (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs TAKUMI YANO (UGOKAI)

PRO-MATCH#3/OPEN-WEIGHT(68kg and under) 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
YOSHIRO MAEDA (PANCRASE INAGAKIGUMI) vs

SATOSHI WATANABE (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI)

RO-MATCH#4/CATCH WRESTLING 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KOJI OISHI (WELTERWEIGHT 1ST RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs

TAKEFUMI HANAI (TWIST)

PRO-MATCH#5/LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
KEIICHIRO YAMAMIYA (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 8TH RANKED/ PANCRASEism) vs

KEITH JARDINE (U.S.A./JACKSON FIGHT TRAINING)

SEMIFINAL/MIDDLEWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
NATHAN MARQUARDT (MIDDLEWEIGHT K.O.P./U.S.A./COLORADO STARS) vs

YUJI HISAMATSU (TIGER PLACE)

MAIN EVENT/WELTERWEIGHT 2x5 MIN ROUNDS
TAKAFUMI ITO (WELTERWEIGHT 2ND RANKED/PANCRASEism) vs
DAISUKE HANAZAWA  (MMA DOJO COBRAKAI)

 

RING OF FIRE 10 - NEWS

9-26-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Promoter Sven Bean announced the following fights for the next Ring of Fire event being held October 18, 2003, at the Douglas County Event Center in Castle Rock Colorado:

 

Tom Sarah (Pancrase USA, 1-0) vs.

Rocky Johnson (155 lbs, 1-0, 3-D Team, Parker CO

 

Brock Jensen (Pancrase USA, 2-0) vs.

Christian Sanders (155 lbs, 4-2, Independent)

 

Mike Hetrick (Pancrase USA, 2-0) vs.

Lamont Smith ( 5'9", 170-175, 1-0, Johnstown, CO, Team Xtreme)

 

RING OF FIRE - News

9-16-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Ring Of Fire #10: INTENSITY!! will be held Saturday October 18th in Castle Rock, Colorado at the Douglas County Events Center. The full fight card will be announced in the next few days but will be comprised of veterans from UFC, IFC, UCC, K-1, and Shooto. This will be the strongest card to date and I am really looking forward to this one. Look for a few "names" to be released soon but in the mean time...One great match up will be former KOTC champ and BJJ black belt Alberto Crane from Santa Fe, New Mexico facing Luta Livre fighter Christian Carvahlo from Manaus Brazil. A fight that the local community will go NUTS for will be young gun Danny Jung facing off against Fabian THE FREAK Acuna. These are the top two up and coming light weights in the region and will put on a show!

 

A few of the fight teams being represented:

*Team Wiseman/MFS

*Colorado Stars/Pancrase USA

*Team Tompkins (Canada)

*3-D Competition Team

*BJJ Boulder/Renzo Gracie

*USA Judo

*Colorado BJJ

*Team Apocolypse

Sven Bean - Promoter

 

UPCOMING MMA Fights

9-14-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

5 times King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt returns to Japan on October 4th, for a Pancrase middleweight bout against Japanese fighter Hidehiko Hasegawa.

 

Pancrase USA fighters Mike Hetrick (170lbs, 2-0), Brock Jensen (155lbs, 2-0) and Tom Sarah (155lbs, 1-0) are fighting in the next Ring of fire show scheduled for October 18th, in Denver, Colorado.

 

IFC Global Domination - Results

King of Pancrase fights in Denver  

9-7-2003

Pepsi Center

Denver Colorado

Estimated attendance: 4200

 

(King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt pounds Steve Gomm)

Fight 1: Allen Sullivan def Eric Escobedo at 2:20, of rd. 2 by TKO

8 Man Tournament Elimination bouts
Fight 2: Tom Sauer def Sean Gray at 0:46, of  rd.1 by guillotine choke (ALT Bout)
Fight 3: Renato “Babalu” Sobral def Trevor Prangley by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight 4: Shogun def Erik Wanderlei at 2:54, of rd. 2 by TKO
Fight 5: Jeremy Horn def Michail Avetisyan at 4:59, of rd. 1 by armbar
Fight 6: Forrest Griffen def Chael Sonnen at 2:25, of rd. 1 by triangle choke

Fight 7: Sauer def Sullivan at 0:39, of rd. 2 by arm injury
Fight 8: Chilo Gonzales def Jody Poff  at 1:00, of rd. 1 by TKO

Tournament Semi Finals
Fight 9: Babalu def Shogun at 3:07, of rd. 3 by guillotine choke
Fight 10:  Horn def Griffin at 3:30, of  rd. 2 by KO (kick)

Fight 11: Doug Evans and Brad Gumm ruled “no contest” due to groin injury
Fight 12: Amanda Buckner def Ginelle Marquez at 2:48, of rd. 1 by ankle lock
Fight 13: Nathan Marquardt def Steve Gomm at 3:28, of rd.1 by submission to strikes
Fight 14: Ron Waterman def Gerry Vrbanovic in rd. 3, by arm lock submission

IFC Tournament Final Match (Lt Hvy World Title Match)
Fight 15: Babalu def Horn by unanimous decision after 3 rds. (29-28, 29-28, 29-28

 

MILE HIGH SPORTS Magazine

9-5-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

 

Colorado's hottest sports magazine has just published an article on Pancrase champion Nathan Marquardt.  The article gives main stream sports fans a fair and balanced look at the world of mixed martial arts.

 

Mile High Sports Magazine is on sale now at newsstands or by subscription. Please send editor Doug Ottewell

(dottewill@milehighsportsmagazine.com) a word of thanks for providing the great coverage.

 

PANCRASE - 10th Anniversary Show Results

8-31-2003

Tokyo, Japan

 

Fight 1: Osami Shibuya def. Toru Yano by armbar 2:25 R2

Fight 2: Ricardo Almeida def. Kazuo Misaki by majority decision (30-29, 30-30, 30-29)

Fight 3: Yuki Sasaki def. Heath Sims by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 30-27)

Fight 4: Akihiro Gono def. Nilson de Castro by DQ R1

Fight 5: Minoru Suzuki def. Takashi Lizuka by unanimous decision (20-19, 20-19, 20-19, catch wrestling match

Fight 6: Crosley Gracie def. Kiuma Kunioku by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-29, 30-28)

Fight 7: Sanae Kikuta def. Elvis Sinosic by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Fight 8: Josh Barnett def. Yuki Kondo by rear naked choke 3:26 R3. Barnett becomes the 10th open weight King of Pancrase.

 

PANCRASE News

8-28-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

The big Pancrase 10th anniversary show takes place this Sunday in Tokyo, Japan.  The show features several UFC veterans including former heavyweight champ Josh Barnett, Yuki Kondo, Elvis Sinosic and Ricardo Almeida. 

 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2003
DOORS OPEN;3:00PM  FIGHTS START;4:00PM
RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN, TOKYO, JAPAN

Josh Barnett vs Yuki Kondo (Open weight King of Pancrase title match)
Elvis Sinosic vs Sanae Kikuta
Nilson de Castro vs Akihiro Gono
Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos vs. Yuki Sasaki
Crosley Gracie vs Kiuma Kunioku
Ricardo Almeida vs Kazuo Misaki
Osami Shibuya vs Tohru Yano

Minoru Suzuki vs. Takashi Iizuka (Catch wrestling match)

 

Pancrase legend Minoru Suzuki is reported to be leaving the Pancrase organization following the August 31st show.  Suzuki attends to pursue professional wrestling with the  NJPW .

 

BATTLE QUEST - Pancrase Fighter Wins Main Event!

8-24-2003

Red & Jerry's Event Center

Denver, Colorado

 

Mike Hetrick (right) faces-down opponent Kyle Burgess.

 

Pancrase USA middleweight fighter Mike Hetrick improved his record to 2-0, with an impressive win over Colorado Springs opponent Kyle Burgess. Dubbed the "Hunter", by promoter Sven Bean, Hetrick dominated all three rounds, winning the main event bout by unanimous decision..  Hetrick's win increases the amateur team's record to 5 wins, 0 losses.

 

Trainers/coaches: Nate Marquardt, Billy Hendricks

 

Official Results:

 

Carla Lopez vs Jessica Scmader 3 x 2 minutes

winner Carla Lopez KO

 

Smokey Mueller vs Mike Baldwin 3 x 2 minutes

winner Mike Baldwin Unanimous  decision

 

Christian Sanders vs Ali Abdelazizi 3 x 3 minutes

winner Ali Abdelazizi TAPOUT

 

Tony Johnson vs Mike Collins 3 x 2 minutes

winner Tony Johnson KO

 

Rocky Johnson vs AJ Affatica 3 x 3 minutes

winner Rocky Johnson TAPOUT

 

Joshua Kaine vs Hank Weiss 3 x 3 minutes

winner Joshua Kaine TAPOUT

 

Denis Acuna vs Shane Roselli 3 x 3 minutes

winner Denis Acuna Unanimous Decision

 

Rocky VonGogh vs Orlando Martinez 3 x 3 minutes

winner Rocky VonGogh

 

Mike Hetrick vs Kyle Burgess 3 x 3 minutes

winner Mike Hetrick Unanimous Decision

 

BATTLE QUEST - Tonight in Denver

8-23-2003

Red & Jerry's Event Center

Santa Fe & Oxford

Denver, Colorado

 

FY Fight Productions, INC. is proud to present the Rocky Mountain region's newest combat sports promotion: BATTLE QUEST

 

This new series will serve as a "feeder" show or "scout" event for the the popular RING OF FIRE series. Fighters from top camps in Colorado and surrounding states will be represented with the athletes fighting for spots on future ROF events. BATTLE QUEST will use the same format as ROF, which includes both Mixed Martial Arts and K-1 style fighting. Besides the opportunity to participate on ROF events, all the fighters on this card will receive complimentary memberships to 24 Hour Fitness as well.

 

"As RING OF FIRE became more and more popular, I would get a lot of young fighters that wanted to fight on the show. Since I usually only promote 3-4 shows a year, I just didn't have the spots for everyone. Now that I am running events out of state as well, it opened up a time slot for me to try this new event. The fighters are all real hungry and I think it should be a fun event. I started RING OF FIRE a few years ago at RED AND JERRY'S so I thought it was the perfect place to start this new series. It's a great venue" said promoter Sven Bean.

 

Fighters from the following camps will be represented:

Colorado Stars-Pancrase USA

 3-D Martial Arts

Colorado BJJ

BLADE Martial Arts

Team Apocalypse

Freedom Fighters

Team Maytec

Self Defense Institute

Bloodline Fighters

A.K.K.A

USA Judo

SHO-REI-SHOBU-KAN KARATE JUDO

 

PANCRASE - BELT PROMOTIONS

8-15-2003

Denver/Broomfield/Boulder, CO

 

Martial arts belt rank promotions don't come easy at the Stars Training Center.  In fact, most students train well over a year before receiving their first promotion to blue belt.

 

Pancrase mixed martial arts instructors Nate Marquardt and Billy Hendricks believe that rank can only be earned through dedicated training, hard work, but most importantly, a student's ability to effectively utilize various fighting techniques in real-life situations.  Marquardt and Hendricks feel their blue belt requirements are even higher than those for black belt in most other styles.

 

Pancrase USA promotes the following fighters to the rank of Blue Belt of Mixed Martial Arts: Sandra Gajski, Igor Cosic, Tom Sarah and Brock Jensen.

 

(Billy Hendricks, Sandra Gajski, Igor Cosic, Nate Marquardt)

 

(Sandra Gajski, Igor Cosic, Brock Jensen, Tom Sarah, Nate Marquardt)