Great Weekend for Boxing & MMA Fight Fans

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SUPER BRAWL 36 - THE BRAWL IS BACK
Friday June 18 2004 in Honolulu, HAWAII
www.superbrawl.tv



Niko Vitale vs. Yushin Okami

HBO BOXING AFTER DARK
Saturday June 19 2004 in Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
www.hbo.com/boxing



Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Paulie Ayala
Jermain Taylor vs. Raul Marquez

UFC 48 - PAYBACK
Saturday June 19 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada
www.ufc.tv



Matt Serra vs. Ivan Menjivar
Trevor Prangley vs. Curtis Stout
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jay Hieron
Matt Hughes vs. Renato Verissimo
Frank Trigg vs. Dennis Hallman
Evan Tanner vs. Phil Baroni
Tim Sylvia vs. Frank Mir
Ken Shamrock vs. KimoLeopoldo

PRIDE CRITICAL COUNTDOWN
Sunday June 20 2004 in Saitama, JAPAN
www.pridefc.com



Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Nino “Elvis” Schembri
Quinton Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona
Semmy Schilt vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Paulo Cesar “Giant” Silva vs. Naoya Ogawa
Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Mark Hunt
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman

For up to the minute results and info click here. We will be doing a spolier play by play on the PRIDE and UFC events for those of you who might not be ordering the pay per view's.

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PRIDE CRITICAL COUNTDOWN
Sunday June 20 2004 in Saitama, JAPAN
www.pridefc.com

-Sakuraba v. Schembri
Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Nino "Elvis" Schembri after two rounds by a 3-0 judges' decision.

-Jackson v. Arona
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson KO'd Ricardo Arona with a powerbomb as a counter to Arona's arm-scissors hold. Arona came in at 180cm and 91kg, Jackson at 185cm and 92kg.

-Kharitonov v. Schiltt
Sergei Kharitonov defeated Semmy Schiltt by TKO after Kharitonov pounded Schiltt's face in the mount position into a bloody mess. Schiltt came in at 211cm and 132kg, while Kharitonov came in at 180cm and 106kg.

-Ogawa v. Silva
Naoya Ogawa defeated Giant Silva by TKO from punches in the mount for the referee stoppage. After the match, Ogawa asked the crowd to support Hustle and the upcoming Yokohama Arena show on 7/25.

-Yoshida v. Hunt
Hidehiko Yoshida defeated Mark Hunt with a triangle lock for the submission. Hunt came in at 178cm and 126kg, Yoshida at 180cm and 100kg. Yoshida was holding his left arm/shoulder after the finish and appears to have hurt it. Hunt gave Yoshida a good effort.

-Nogueira v. Herring
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Heath Herring early in round two with a spinning choke hold. Herring went for a tackle and got caught. Good defensive showing by Herring, and another tough win for Nogueira. Herring came in at 184cm and 110kg. Nogueira came in at 190cm and 102kg.
-Fedor vs. Randleman
Emelianenko Fedor defeated Kevin Randleman in round one with an armlock for the tap/submission.

8/15 Saitama Super Arena open-weight GP finalists:
Sergei Kharitonov
Naoya Ogawa
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Emelianenko Fedor

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UFC 48: Payback Results
Saturday June 19 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada
http://www.ufc.tv


-Ken Shamrock v. Kimo Leopoldo
Ken Shamrock def Kimo Leopoldo by Ref Stoppage (knee), R1

-Matt Hughes v. Renato Verissimo
Matt Hughes def Renato Verissimo by unanimous decision

-Frank Mir v. Tim Sylvia
Frank Mir def Tim Sylvia by TKO (broken arm for Sylvia) 0:50 R1
Frank Mir new Heavyweight UFC Champion

-Evan Tanner v. Phil Baroni
Evan Tanner def Phil Baroni by unanimous decision

-Frank Trigg v. Dennis Hallman
Frank Trigg def Dennis Hallman by KO 4:15 R1

-Matt Serra v. Ivan Menjivar
Matt Serra def Ivan Menjivar by unanimous decision

- Georges St. Pierre v. Jay Hieron
Georges St. Pierre def Jay Hieron by TKO/Strikes R1 1:45

-Trevor Prangley v. Curtis Stout
Trevor Prangley def Curtis Stout by Neck Crank R2 1:09

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SUPER BRAWL 36 - THE BRAWL IS BACK RESULTS
Friday June 18 2004 in Honolulu, HAWAII
6/19/2004, by ADCC NEWS / MMA Editor, courtesy of adcombat.com



A long night of hot fights, as the event will clock in at over 3 hours, with only 2 finishes in the 8 man tournament! Lot's of excitement however, as TEAM QUEST's Ryan Schultz comes through a tough nite of fights!

155lb National Champion Tournament Quarter Finals
- Justin James (Omaha, Nebraska) v. Deshaun Johnson
James by unanimous decision.
- Ryan Shultz (Team Quest) v. Mike Aina ( BJ Penn’s MMA)
Schultz by Split Decision.
- Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran) v. Kolo Koka (Grappling Unlimited)
KoKa by Unanimous Decision.
- Roger Huerta (Minneapolis, Minn) v. Harris Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory)
Huerta by Strikes in RD 3.

** Justin James fractured cheek bone so Deshaun Johnson continues....
** Kola KoKa torn ACL is out!!!

155lb National Champion Tournament Semi Finals
- Ryan Shultz v. Deshaun Johnson
Schultz by Strikes, RD 1.
- Mike Aina v. Roger Huerta
Huerta by Judges Decision.

155lb National Champion Tournament Finals
- Ryan Shultz v. Roger Huerta
Schultz by Judges Decision.

185lbs
- Tony Espitia (Westbrook Kickboxing, Hilo) v. Kai Kamaka (808 Fight Factory)
DID NOT FIGHT.

MAIN EVENT
- Yushin Okami (Tokyo, Japan 8-1) v. Falaniko Vitale
Vitale by Split Decision.


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