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UFC 13 Royce Alger
May 30, 1997
Augusta, Georgia
UFC 13

In my career as a fighter I’ve always fought in the unlimited weight class, but for the UFC I was offered a fight in the 200 lbs. class. Now for the first time I had to cut weight, a total of 11 lbs. Since the fight was all the way in Georgia, the East Coast of the States, I decided to break up the travel and instead of going straight from Japan to Georgia. I stopped in Los Angeles for a few days. In Los Angeles I trained with a good friend, fellow martial artists, Burton Richardson. He helped me with some strategy and helped me touch up my striking. After getting a few good days of training in, I headed off to Augusta, Georgia. When I got to Georgia I was still 2 lbs. overweight, and because I wasn’t used to dropping weight, even 2 lbs. was a big task. 2 days before the weigh-ins I didn’t eat or drink anything. The day of the weight check I was still worried about my weight, so I just sat in my room with my sweats on, under the covers, with the heater in my room set on high. Then, 2 hours before weigh-in time, I went downstairs to the training room with my brother and hit the pads and sparred for another 40 minutes.
Finally it was time to check my weight. I guess I was so worried about my weight and wanted to be safe that I actually dropped too much weight. I was 2 lbs. under, and my official weigh-in was at 198 lbs. I was drained but very relieved that I had made the weight. After weigh-ins, there was no time to rest. We went straight to the press interviews and picture taking. All the interviews were revolved around Royce Alger, and I got the feeling that I was already counted out, with everyone assuming Royce was going to be the champion. I was in a 4-man tournament that consisted of a judo expert, Al Leninger; a Pancration fighter, Guy Mentzer; NCAA wrestling champion, Royce Alger; and myself, the world Shooto heavy-weight champion. The alternate was a street fighter with a wrestling base named Tito Ortiz. At this time in the MMA scene, the wrestlers were dominant so that is why Royce was a heavy favorite. He was also Mark Coleman’s boy who was the reigning UFC heavy-weight champion. Royce also had some Golden Gloves boxing experience in his past, so he was a very well-rounded fighter. Everything leading up to the fight in the press conferences, interviews, and commercials was Royce Alger this, Royce Alger that. In the pre-fight interview, I was asked, “How does it feel to be going up against someone of Royce Alger’s caliber?”. And my answer was, ” I hear Royce is one of Dan Gable’s most ferocious wrestlers, so I look forward to meeting his aggression head on head.”
When we got in the arena, I was in awe at the set-up, and still had a hard time comprehending that I was going to be fighting in the pioneer of MMA, the UFC. 2 fights before Royce and I were going to fight, we were called to be on stand-by in a warm up area where there was a small mat area to warm up. What was very awkward was across the way from my warm up area, I could see over to Royce’s warm up area. I wasn’t interested in seeing Royce before the fight so I tried not to look over there, and just focused on my warm ups but………….

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PXC17:FearlessResults

Taniguchi fells Castro in 1st

By John Wesley Jr. • For Pacific Daily News • March 28, 2009.

PremiereXtremeCombat17:Fearless

The fight card for PXC 17: Fearless was filled with some of Guam’s top fighters, as well as participants from Japan and Saipan.

In the fourth fight of the night, Japan’s Tomonori Taniguchi defeated Guam’s Alex Castro in the first round.

Castro was taking his time to set up his stand-up attack, but got caught by an uppercut that dropped him. Taniguchi followed up with ground and pound and the referee intervened to end the fight.

Other fights

s Jon “Superman” Tuck def. Thomas “the Saint” Calvo via submission:

The much-anticipated grudge match between Spike 22′s Calvo and Guahan Top Team’s Tuck kicked off the event.

Tuck made Calvo submit with a rear-naked choke in the first round.

Both fighters came out aggressive, but the much taller Tuck took advantage of his size. Tuck landed heavy knees to Calvo’s midsection and threw him twice. The second throw allowed Tuck to get on Calvo’s back, and after sinking in his hooks, Tuck locked in the rear-naked choke until Calvo tapped out.

s Yasuhiro Motomura def. Derek Rangamar via submission: In the second match of the night, Motomura made Rangamar tap out in the first round with a triangle choke.

Rangamar attempted a jumping knee early in the fight. The move didn’t startle his opponent though, and while Rangamar took his opponent down, Motomura escaped and worked his way to a submission victory.

s J.J. Ambrose def. Hideto Condo via submission: Ambrose used a rear-naked choke and forced Hideto Condo to tap out in the first round of the night’s third fight.

Ambrose controlled the match, grounding and pounding Condo until he found an opening to sink in the submission hold.

s Hosea Ware def. Hiroaki Sakuma via submission: Ware used his superior strength to gain top position on his opponent and had a full mount for most of the match.

Sakuma managed to sweep Ware, but Ware locked in an arm-bar and Sakuma submitted in the first round

(2 of 2)
s Kyle Reyes def. Kyle Aguon via decision: In a highly anticipated match, both fighters went the distance and Reyes was awarded the unanimous decision.

 

Reyes came out trying to take control of the match with some kicks, but Aguon countered with knees. Before the end of the first round, Reyes had a full mount and began to pound on Aguon. Eventually Reyes locked in an arm-bar, but Aguon refused to tap.

The second and third rounds saw the fighters trade flurries of punches, knees and kicks before Reyes was declared the winner.

s Fasi Jesse def. Eric Santos via decision: The seventh fight saw little action and went three rounds before Jesse took the unanimous decision.

The fight saw several stalemates and the ref had to stand both fighters up several times. The only exciting action came in the third round when Jesse started with strong kicks that Santos countered. Santos had Jesse in a choke hold, but couldn’t sink it to close the match.

Delay

After a long delay due to fans leaving the building after some pepper spray was spread in the stands, Guam’s Justin Cruz made Japan’s Taki Tsuchiya tap out in the first round.

Cruz applied a rear-naked choke to get the win.

The last two fight results were not available at press time.

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ONRA:March27,2009

Hafa Adai,

 Congratulations To Guam’s Tessa Simpson victry in Texas for Guam’s Female debut into off island MMA competition, and cheers also to the Organizers of the Guam KickBoxing Invititational for a successful showing of a thriving venture towards total martial arts development here in the islands. PXC is in the works with Professional Shooto for sanctioning and affiliation which will help pool our fighters and local industry to international ranking and opportunity with perhaps the worlds most established amateur and professional MMA organization. And other fight organizations around the world are looking to Guam as a sincere option and contender  in Competitve martial arts.

In Overseas competition,

Guerilla Warfare2 is scheduled for this Saturday in Saipan while PXC17:Fearless is scheduled for this Friday at the The University of Guam Fieldhouse

At a last minutes notice, Guam’s Baby Joe Taimangalo fight is delayed from March 28^th til April 4th for the Fearless 145lb. championship title in the Philippines.

Fighters from the Spike22Academy are looking towards MMA competition in Japan on April 14^th.

We will be able to watch Saipan’s Frank Camacho’s MMA debut at 155lbs. in the ULtimate Warriors Challenge in Washington DC, streamed online on April 25^th.

Rota’s PatrickAyuyu returns to Mixed Martial Arts competition in Kokoro2 in Niigata, Japan On April 29^th.

And from Stephen Kamphius of BJJ Asia.com,

" BJJFP  will be hosting the Pan Asians BJJ Gi and No Gi comp on May 2-3
 at
 SM mall of Asia , Manila Philippines. You are cordially invited.
 IBJJF rules and weight divisions apply."

In reflection of last week’s article on Guahan Top Team’s Ryan Bigler’s decision to return to Guam for family over what people would consider to be the opportunity of a lifetime—its easy to respect the fact that despite all the great opportunities in development as a by product of Guam’s love of martial arts, our best performers have been able to maintain and even after hard work so evident, still make these type of decisions with the core values that make our island and our way of living so special.

As incredible as is the achievement stemming from our ventures into international competition, as we take professional aim towards bigger targets, we will find added value and increased opportunitiesf or our island and its people if we can keep this movement directed towards and rooted to these values.

 There are rewards that dont necessarily depend on gold medal finishes or world championship titles. They dont rely on cameras. These rewards don’t need international exposure or any of its the bells and whistles. It is the reward of hard work, of purpose, and ambition. Among others, it is the fruits that come with camaraderie and in rising (and in helping others to rise) from victory or defeat.

And confidently, something that the sport, the industry, and the way of life of martial arts throughout the Mariana islands has come to proudly discover.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.

ThanksForAllTheSupport RestInPeace:JasonMeyers

Mass of intentions is said nightly at 6:00 p.m. at the Assumption of Our Lady, Piti Church. Rosary follows at 6:30. We will have mass and the rosary for the entire nine nights which ends next Tuesday, March 31st. But Mass for a Christian will be on Saturday March 28 at Assumption of Our Lady, viewing is from 9:00 – 11:30 followed by the mass at 12:00, a private cremation will follow.

http://www.myspace.com/meyers85REspectful Condolences to the Family of Jason Meyers, who passed away on March 22nd. Jason fought in Spike22FightNight and had total respect and lyalty to the family and way of life that is Spike22, PurebredLloydIrvin, and TheFokaiFamilia. SleepWellChelu and make it happen from up there.

Thank you all for all your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. My Mother, Kalib, and I will be departing Tuesday to bring Jason back home to Ohio, the final night of the nine nights. I ask that during that night you would also pray for our safe trip and safe return. Please keep his family in Ohio in your thoughts and prayers. Words just aren’t enough for all the love and support my family is getting. I Love you all

ONRA:MMA.tvAndFuryFCF

I am writing on behalf of MMA.TV to express our interest in covering
> the upcoming event on May 7th.  As the world leader in Mixed Martial
> Arts coverage we are always looking to expand our market domination.
> As of December 2004 (k-1 Grand Prix) we have committed extensive
> resources in an attempt to expand our markets.  At this time we are
> cover a limited number of events in Asia and the South Pacific.  When
> I first learned of the events on Guam it peaked my interest greatly.
> Firstly because it is an American territory and therefore English
> speaking so the language challenges faced elsewhere would be
> eliminated.  Secondly outside of the "BIG 3" (K-1, Pride, UFC) this
> event is near the top in terms of draw.  We feel that by partnering
> with Fokai that we might be able to obtain a true MMA.TV customer.  To
> us at MMA.TV valuable patrons are what drives our business.

Over the past several years the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has
grown at an exponential rate.  An example of this is the Ultimate
Fighter television show that just recently concluded it's airing on
Spike TV.  The finally of the season captured a 2.6 Nelson Rating or
2.6 million views during prime time American TV.  This was the first
time in American History that a MMA fight was held on cable TV.  This
rating has prompted talks between the UFC and ABC about a second
season.  MMA is already the most popular sport in Japan and is gaining
momentum in the US.  Boxing is without a Heavy Weight Champion and
thus leaves an opportunity to gain a large share of the market place.
We feel that Guam has a possibility of obtaining a large role in the
development of MMA as well as the opportunity to showcase itself as a
destination.  There are currently only a handful of events in the US
that sell as many seats as the Fokai/Fury events.  We feel that Fokai
with the assistance of MMA.TV can place these events among the most
watched in the US.  Along with this comes a vast untouched market for
tourist revenues.  The average MMA fan is male between the ages of
18-35 years old.  Guam can benefit from its unique location in many of
the same ways that Hawaii has.  By being an Island Paradise with many
other attractions such as scuba diving, shopping, beach, golf, it has
the ability to cross promote with MMA.  Guam can sell itself to fight
fans as not only having world class events but many other things to do
for a 7 day vacation.
As for Guam and its role in developing the sport and its athletes:
From my last visit to Guam I believe that MMA is the number one sport
on the Island.  Because the sport is still in the development stage in
many US places this becomes a great advantage.  When people start
training as a young age, with the right training, coaching, and desire
they can advance to the top of MMA quickly.  Unlike other sports there
is no height or weight requirement, due to weight classes.  MMA unlike
a fully developed sport like basketball that will now only accept the
.01% of all players MMA promoters are searching for talent.  In other
words the demand for the sport has out paced the supply.  If Guam
becomes finically, and socially committed to producing athletes there
is no doubt that marquee talent will emerge.
In my opinion Fokai has done and will continue to do an excellent job
with it's marketing, as well as its reputation in the MMA community. 
At this time I feel that in order for Guam to make the next step in
its development into a fight tourism destination several things must
be done:
Ø	Advertising to the MMA community
Ø	Develop and promote a marquee fighter
Ø	Take event size to the next level with recognized names (BJ Penn ect…..)
Ø	Develop a multi-media package (DVDs and print media / Pay Per View)
Ø	Vertical Marketing plan with other Guam activities 
I feel that with the accomplishments of things on this list Guam would
rival Hawaii and possibly surpass Hawaii in regards to MMA generated
revenue.  Guam has a distinct advantage due to its location.  Firstly
it is a US territory and therefore much more accessible to US markets.
 Second is that is in close proximity to Japan.  Guam has the ability
to attract the best talent from both the US and Japan as well as fans
from both nations.
I feel that Guam currently has a wonderful opportunity to become a
player on a global stage with MMA.  The sport is young and its growth
will continue to be staggering over the next 10 years.  Guam right now
is one of a limited number of hot spots for MMA.  We hope that Guam
will decide to take advantage of this and promote not only MMA but the
beauty of the island itself.  At MMA.TV we hope that we can be of
assistance and be your partner for many years to come.

I hope that helps.......I am looking forward to seeing everyone in a few days
best regards,
-josh

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