FokaiNorcal

Day 1 at Boreal.  The saga continues, day 2 Alpine Meadows.  God blesses the captain with 3ft of fresh and a blue bird day…..AMEN!!!

Purebred/LloydIrvinCompetitionTeam

Fokai10YearAnniversaryStuffs:10.08.08

ForLife:SinceEverSince

Onra:September25th.08

Fighters on the rise at global level

By Roman Dela Cruz • For Pacific Daily News • September 25, 2008

Editor’s note: This column is about mixed martial arts, and it will appear on a biweekly basis on Thursdays.

Hafa adai.

Some mixed martial arts news for you: Joe Duarte, despite performing valiantly, lost his fight in “The Ultimate Fighter,” but is en route to Canada for competition on Oct. 24. An excellent post-fight interview is available at www.fokai.tv.

Justin “the Shocker” Cruz’s fight in Pure Combat was postponed to later this year, but the “Shocker” landed a spot in Total Combat 31 against Danny Martinez of Arizona. Unfortunately, he suffered his third loss at 4 minutes and 27 seconds in the second round by doctor stoppage.

In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sonny Vida captured gold in the Blue Belt Masters 165-pound Division at the U.S. BJJ Nationals, and Charles Gracie provided Guam another BJJ black belt in promoting Danny Afleje of Bruddas Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Guam and Shoyoroll Brand’s Bear Quitugua have released a BJJ instructional DVD called “The Lost Techniques of the Half-Guard.”

Guam received another invitation to Philippine BJJ Competition in the Domincau Absoluta in Manila Oct. 25 and 26. While Purebred/Lloyd Irvin Academy has more than a dozen guys in training for the Campeonato Asiatico in Tokyo in late November.Here’s a few things to think about: Duarte fought for Spike TV and the “Shocker” fought live for MTV3. Local promoters and companies are sponsoring and coordinating events overseas, while Mike Fowler’s Instructional and Guam Promotional DVD continues to send a ripple effect across the world’s BJJ community.

As much as the sport has evolved and is evolving on Guam, it is gratifying and inspiring to see how our athletes are pursuing bigger things and how our local fighter athletes and industry are appealing to broader and growing audiences.

As we move forward in international professional combat sports notoriety, it is great to see that we are consistently and diligently watering our roots in individual martial arts and amateur combat sports through more frequent competitions and community support for these competitions and their competitors.

In watching the performance level, and the increasingly fast learning pace of our youth, it is only obvious that though the international arena is growing more competitive, Guam’s and the Marianas’ fighters are developing at the same pace as others in the international arena.

TheEffect:TheShocker

FokaiPhilippines:DominacaoAbsoluta

FriendsOfTheFamily: CongratulationsHayatoSakurai

ChamoruBorrowed from
www.sherdog.com

 Hayato Sakurai vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Round 1
Sakurai misses on a spinning-back fist. Hironaka ducks under a right-handed haymaker and gets a takedown. From half-guard, Hironaka ties up the head of Sakurai and looks to pass to side-control. Sakurai gets back to full guard and eventually to his feet, where he slams a low kick into Hironaka’s left leg. Hironaka delivers a left straight to the midsection. Hironaka follows with a right hand and eats a solid counter from Sakurai. The Matt Hume-trained Sakurai continues to attack the leg of Hironaka with punishing kicks. Another cracks into Hironaka’s leg and he’s feeling it. Sakurai finds himself on his back after he slips attempting another low kick. Hironaka enters the guard of Sakurai, where he lands a left hand to the chin. Hironaka stomps down on the mouth of Sakurai. The strike is illegal and Sakurai is given time to recover. Referee Hikaru Adachi issues a warning to Hironaka and the bout is resumed. Hironaka connects with a low kick before the round ends.

Round 2
Hironaka gets a fast single-leg takedown to start round two. He does nothing with the position before Sakurai gets to his feet. Hironaka goes to the clinch in search of a trip, but Sakurai has none of it. The fighters trade lowkicks and Sakurai gets the best of the exchange. Sakurai trips Hironaka to the canvas, but he lets him up immediately. Hironaka connects to the body with a straight right. A left and a right hook score for Sakurai. The fight is up for grabs with one minute remaining. The UFC veterans trade in the center of the ring. Sakurai lands with a right hook and a one-two. Sakurai goes to the Thai plum, where he connects with two knees to the head. In the final 30 seconds, Sakurai puts a stamp on the bout with a knockdown. A right hand counter drops Hironaka to the canvas, where he is pounded on for the duration of the contest.

Both Jordan Breen and Mike Fridley score the bout for Hayato Sakurai. All official judges agree, and award Sakurai with the unanimous decision

JustinCruzWeighInsTotalCombat

TheEffect:CaughtOnFilm

« Previous Page — Next Page »