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RIP PAUL ROSNER
Sorry to report that we lost Paul Rosner
Of USKBA. Just got the word from Ed Hsu.
According to Mike Corleone, Paul died of
diabetes. Just saw him at my buddy Anton's fight in
Rahway.
Paul will be greatly missed by the MMA
and Kickboxing community. ...the fighters, refs,
officials, promotors etc.
Devoted to the sport and looking out for the safety of
the fighters, Paul
touched a lot of lives including yours
truly.
Driving back from an event in Atlantic
City with Paul was alway a blast.
RIP brother!
Bruce Kivo
MMA Confidential
Schmidt & Tribolet capture SNMMA Titlesat “Extreme Beatdown”
SAN CARLOS, Arizona (April 11, 2009) -- Former Arizona high school wrestler Jamie “The Headhunter” Schmidt (8-2-0) captured the first SNMMA featherweight title, submitting Yaotzin Meza (11-5-0) in the opening round, last night in the main event at Apache Gold Casino in San Carlos, Arizona.
Schmidt, now fighting out of Denver and representing N.E.S.T., went right to the ground and locked Meza, another former Arizona high school wrestler, into a bone-crunching arm bar that resulted in a tap-out at 1:59 of the first round.
Despite an 84–pound weight disadvantage, late replacement Beau Tribolet (2-1-0) won the first SNMMA super heavyweight (266-pounds+) title in the co-feature, using a rear naked choke to submit the 335-pound New Zealand-native Brice Ritani-Coe (2-1-0) at 4:02 of the opening round. SNMMA links federally recognized tribes throughout the United States and Canada. SNMMA’s mission is to develop, promote and help regulate mixed-martial-arts in a fair and professional manner by federally recognized tribes that are sovereign nations.
“Jaime is a very good fighter,” SNMMA president Pat Packineau said. “He trained very hard for this fight. He’s a master technician who stuck to his game plan and dominated a very good opponent, Yaotzin Meza. We’re very pleased he won the SNMMA title and I’m looking for big things from him. Tribolet took the fight on only two days notice. He came in and put on a great show, proving that perseverance and staying in top shape can lead to an opportunity like this to win a world title.”
In a classic match-up between a striker, former 2-time world boxing champion Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (3-0-0), and karate kicker, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson (7-3-0), Reid’s heavy hands prevailed in an exciting special female 112-pound catch-weight attraction fight. Reid remained unbeaten in MMA action by second-round technical knockout, after dropping the game Waterson for the sixth time via clean strikes, immediately followed by several well-placed punches on her fallen opponent.
MMA heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was a special guest at “Extreme Beatdown” to support his friend and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy workout partner, Chris Tuchscherer (17-1-0), the first and reigning SNMMA heavyweight champion. The former 2-time NCAA, Division II All-America wrestler, Tuchscherer, defeated previously unbeaten Jamie Klair (7-1-0) by first-round TKO in a non-title fight. Tuchscherer used a power drive to bring Klair to the mat and then unloaded a barrage of unanswered punches until the referee halted the action at 1:50.
Show sponsors included MTX Audio, Respek MMA Fight Gear, Catch 22 Sports Grill, and Hacienda Harley. Highlights of “Extreme Beatdown” were taped and will be soon be shown on HD Net’s Inside MMA Show.
SNMMA SNMMA is committed to serving the communities and advancing the lives and economic situation of all Native people, as well as all professional MMA fighters, in a positive and professional manner. For more information about Sovereign Nation Mixed Martial Arts call 701.6277539, go online at www.snbcmma.com, or write to SNMMA, P.O. Box 5, Parshall, ND 58770.
Full Results Below:
MAIN EVENT Jamie Schmidt (8-2-0), Denver, CO WSUB1 (1:59 – Arm Bar) Yaotzin Meza (11-5-0), Phoenix, AZ ( Schmidt wins SNMMA Featherweight Title)
CO-FEATURE Beau Tribolet (2-1-0), Tucson, AZ WSUB1 (4:02 – Rear Naked Choke) Bruce Ritani-Coe (2-1-0), Las Vegas, NV (Tribolet wins SNMMA Super Heavyweight Title)
SPECIAL FEMALE 112-POUND CATCH-WEIGHT ATTRACTION Elena Reid (3-0-0), Phoenix, AZ WTKO2 (1:50 – Punches) Michelle Waterson (7-3-0), Albuquerque, NM
HEAVYWEIGHTS Chris Tuchscherer (17-1-0), Fargo, ND WTKO1 (1:50 – Punches) Jamie Klair (7-1-0), Red Wing, MN
Jason Karpel (3-0), Phoenix, AZ WSUB1 (1:30 – Rear Naked Choke) Seth Harrison (2-1-0), Fort Yates, ND
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS Jesse Forbes (9-3-0), Phoenix, AZ WTKO1 (1:34 – Punches) Shane De Zee (7-4-0), Minneapolis, MN.
MIDDLEWEIGHTS Ray Steinbeiss (12-5-0), Phoenix, AZ WTKO1 (2:19 – Reverse Triangle) Chris Hugh (6-3-0), Bismarck, ND
Jeremy Larsen (4-1-0), Phoenix, AZ WTKO1 (4:44 – Punches) Jeff Horlatcher (6-17-0), Globe, AZ
LIGHTWEIGHTS Chris Gruetzemacher (1-2-0), Phoenix, AZ WDEC3 (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) Josh Gaskins (7-3-0), Phoenix, AZ
BANTAMWEIGHTS Jesse Moreng (9-1-0), Phoenix, AZ WTKO2 (0.20 – Strikes) Brandon Miller (3-4-0), Fresno, CA
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RODRIGO DAMM TO FACE GILBERT MELENDEZ IN INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
STRIKEFORCE: “SHAMROCK VS. DIAZ” This Saturday Live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT) From the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
New York (April 9, 2009)–Sengoku star Rodrigo Damm (8-2) has made his way from his native Brazil to California to replace injured Strikeforce World Lightweight (155 lb. limit) Champion Josh Thomson in the matchup with Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez (14-2) this Saturday on the live SHOWTIME televised portion of Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Diaz” mega-fight card at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. (Pending California State Athletic Commission approval)The winner of the five-round bout between Melendez and Damm will be crowned the Interim Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and be granted a shot at Thomson when the injured fighter is ready to return to action. Damm captured the attention of MMA fans worldwide on June 8, 2008, when he scored a second round TKO on rising American Top Team star Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal at Saitama, Japan’s Saitama Super Arena. The victory over Masvidal capped off an eight-fight win streak for Damm, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist who has produced submissions in five of his eight career wins. Damm has been fighting professionally for five years. Thomson sustained a broken leg last week while sparring and was forced to withdraw from his rematch with Melendez. Thomson won the title in his initial encounter with Melendez, a five-round, non-stop-action battle via unanimous decision at the HP Pavilion on June 27, 2008. Thomson underwent surgery shortly after the break occurred. His estimated recovery time has not been determined. The 26-year-old Melendez, an expert in both Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is looking to return to the win column after his last start, the loss to Thomson. A resident of San Francisco, Melendez went unbeaten in his first 13 professional appearances, a run that catapulted him into the world top 10 rankings. The “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event represents the dawn of a new age for Strikeforce as it will be the first one under the world championship MMA promotion’s new television agreement with SHOWTIME. The live telecast will feature five fights including a thrilling main event between four-time world champion and MMA legend Frank Shamrock (24-9-1) and fellow knockout artist Nick Diaz (18-7, 1 NC), contested at a catch weight of 179 pounds. Middleweight (185-pound limit) sluggers Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith (16-5, 1 NC) and Benji “Razor” Radach (19-4) will also meet in a featured contest. Heavyweight mixed martial arts (MMA) forces, Brett “The Grim” Rogers (8-0) and “Abongo” Humphrey (12-0) will put their unbeaten records on the line when they face off. Women’s MMA power houses, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (6-1) and Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (14-5) will slug it out in a 145-pound showdown. Strikeforce “Shamrock vs. Diaz” will air live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) on Saturday, April 11. Tickets for “Shamrock vs. Diaz,” priced from $30, are available for purchase at the HP Pavilion box office (408-287-7070) as well as at all Ticketmaster locations (408-998-TIXS), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com), and Strikeforce’s official website (www.strikeforce.com). HP Pavilion doors open at 4:30 p.m. for “Shamrock vs. Diaz” on Saturday. The first preliminary bout will begin at 5 p.m. BEY
Square Ring Promotions brings best of South Florida MMA to N. Lauderdale Saturday night at the Jack Brady Sports Complex . N. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 10, 2009) – Roy Jones. Jr.’s Square Ring Promotions, tuning up for its major boxing/mixed martial arts hybrid pay-per-view event March 21 at the Pensacola Civic Center, presents an evening of pro MMA action Saturday night (March 14), featuring South Florida’s best MMA fighters, at the Jack Brady Sports Complex in North Lauderdale, Florida.
MMA stars including two featured on the Pensacola PPV, ex-WWE star and 3-time NAIA wrestling champion Bobby Lashley (vs. Ken Shamrock) and former UFC heavyweight title challenger Jeff “Snowman” Monson (vs. Roy Nelson), will be special guests at this weekend’s MMA show in North Lauderdale.
Scheduled to fight: welterweights (170 lbs.) – Roger Krahl, Sunrise, FL vs. Sterling Ford, Seattle, WA, Nico Peralla, Port St. Lucie, FL vs. Justin Flood, Orlando, FL, Kenny Moss, Winter Haven, FL vs. Adron Morrison, Miami, FL, Alton Barbosa, Miami, FL vs. Patrick Mikesz, Key West, FL; lightweights (155 lbs.) – Travis Limauro, Wellington, FL vs. Corey Swanson, Winter Haven, FL, Jason Jimenez, Deerfield Beach, FL vs. Michael Hyman, Coconut Creek, FL; featherweights (145 lbs.) – Marcos DeMatta, Coconut Creek, FL vs. TBA; bantamweights (135 lbs.) – Pablo Alfonso, Miami, FL vs. Ralph Acosta, Orlando, FL. (All fight and fighters subject to change)
Tickets are priced at $30.00 (general admission) and $60.00 (ringside). Call 1.888.465.9937 X505 to purchase or for information. Doors open at 6:30 PM/ET, first fight at 7:00 PM/ET.
The Jack Brady Sports Complex is located at 7101 Kimberly Blvd. (corner of Rock Island and Kimberly Blvd.), North Lauderdale, FL 33068-2388.
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New Era Fighting’s KIMO offers to rescue CSAC
IRVINE, California (February 2, 2008) – In New Era Fighting’s (NEF) continuing efforts to help clean-up the mixed-martial-arts industry, combat fighting legend and the face of NEF, KIMO Leopoldo, has decided that he is in the best position to fulfill the Executive Office Position of the California State Athletic Commission.
Keeping in tune with President Obama’s call for much needed change, KIMO formally applied for the CSAC job last week. “There are so many areas of the CSAC that needs more organization including simple things that most people do in their everyday lives. For example, providing promoters with receipts on CSAC letterhead would be a good start. From my past experiences, the CSAC had its receipts written on any old receipt book that you can buy at CVS. That’s certainly no way to be accountable. Additionally, I want to make things fairer and more reasonable for all members of the MMA and boxing industry. I believe there should be a cut-off date for fighters to register to fight, in order to properly allow for reviewing of medicals and proper analysis, as opposed to making last minute changes that has unfortunately been the case in the recent past.
“I am fully dedicated to my sport and all related sports regulated by the CSAC. Everyone is free to read my application letter (attached here). MMA is in a fragile state in California and it needs guidance. I have had my ups and downs in this industry but, overall, I have 14 valuable years of real life experience in MMA and Kickboxing that nobody can take away from me. Arnold Swartzenagger became Governor of California with little or no experience managing in the political arena. Like Arnold, I’ve never claimed to be a saint. However, unlike Arnold, I already have extensive experience for the position I have applied for. I think Governor Swartzenagger is doing a good job and I hope to follow in his path.”
For more information about NEF or KIMO, call 949.221.9704/702.317.4265, or go on line to www.NewEraFighting.com.
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