K-1/ROTR LIVE Results from Hawaii

[Justinian]

OFFICIAL FIGHT ORDER

MMA Prelim Matches
1. Steven Okano vs Michihisa Asano
2. Brandon Wolff vs Riki Fukuda
3. Alan Goes vs Lyle Nicely
4. Dustin Hanning vs Mike Malone

MAIN CARD - 1st round tournament
Tournament Fight 1 Wesley Cabbage Correira vs Gary Goodridge
Tournament Fight 2 Carter Williams vs Nobuki Hayashi

Tournament Fight 3 Butterbean vs Marcus Royster
Tournament Fight 4 Scott Junk vs Yusuke Fujimoto

SUPERFIGHT 1
Musashi vs Rickard Nordstrand

TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL 1, then SEMIFINAL 2

SUPERFIGHT 2
Akebono vs Hong Man Choi

TOURNAMENT FINAL

MAIN EVENT
BJ PENN VS RENZO GRAZIE

[Justinian]

Steven Okano vs Michihisa Asano
1st prelim is in the books.

Michihsa Asano wins by Guillotine Choke in Rd 1

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Brandon Wolff vs Riki Fukuda
2nd prelim fight is complete. Riki Fukuda won a back and forth battle via referee stoppage Wolf did defend ground and pound) 2:49 2nd round.

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Manning VS Malone
After 3 rounds of action, the Manning VS Malone fight goes to the judges.
Initial impressions are that local fighter Mike Malone landed the more damaging punches and kicks.
And the judges decision....

This bout is a draw. It will go 1 more round.

After an overtime round, the judges declare Mike Malone the winner over Dustin Hanning.

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Wesley "Cabbage" Correira vs. Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge
Awesome light show going off. Very proffessional production value. Goodridge is coming to the ring with "We will rock you". Cabbage is coming to the ring with loud cheers from the crowd. He is definately the crowd favorite in this fight. Mean stare-down between these two sluggers, both look to have bad intentions.

Round 1 of 3 3-minute rounds by K-1 rules.

Round opens with Cabbage putting the heat on with quick fists. Goodridge handle the initial barrage and coms back with a strong overhand right.

Goodridge is looking to do "rope-a-dope". Cabbage shows no fear and marches right into initiate more action. The are trading bombs 1/2 way through the 1st round.

Cabbage gets hurt by an overhand right. Then Goodridge connects with a low kick that has Cabbage. Goodridge follows up with 2 more leg kicks that put Cabbage to the canvas.

REF STOPS THE FIGHT. Goodridge takes out Cabbage's left knee. Cabbage cannot continue

Winner in round 1 Gary Goodridge over Wes Correira

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Carter Williams vs Nobuki Hayashi
Round opens up with a high kick from Williams that gets the crowd cheering. Carter is content throwing low and high kicks exclusively during the first minute of action.

A low kick from Williams scores and makes Hayashi's left leg unstable. Hayashi is a game fighter and steps into the pocket to trade punches. At the two minute mark, both fighters are trading and landing low kicks. A Williams front kick puts Hayashi down at the end of the first round.

Round 2

Carter comes out and is pouring it on with right high kicks that excite the crowd and straight rights that are landing with loud THUDS on Hayashi's head. Right Leg kick and left hook combination score for Williams.

Half way through the round, Hayashi shows a strong will to stay in the fight. He has taken some solid shots from Williams and is still throwing punches. As the round winds down, the pace has slowed. Carter is still working and landing combinations, but he is picking his spots.
End of round.

Round 3
Williams starts round 3 with a fury, landing 3 overhand rights. Hayashi is not doing damage, but is taking all of Carter Williams' power shots and is still standing.

The middle part of the round shows Williams making a strong effort to finish off Hayashi. He is thrwoing every punch with KO effort. He continues the onslaught through the end of the round.

This one is going to the judges...

Judges decision: Unanimous Decision Carter Williams over Nobuki Hayashi.

[Justinian]

Butterbean vs Royster
Round 1 is under way. Royseter opens with a leg kck that is countered by a Butterbean jap. Bean lands a wicked right hook that has the big Royster looking for cover. Royster ties him up to get the time to clear the cobwebs. Royster scores a lowkick that puts Butterbean to the canvas.

The beef is flying in this one! Royster pumps a left jab. Butterbean puts his guard down trying to entice Royster into trading shots. Royster stays on the outside and lands kicks and jabs.

Butterbean is YELLING - LETS FIGHT!

Bean is putting on a show for the crowd but is uneffective, so far is landing the counter punch he is looking for. The round comes to an end with Royster throwing a flying knee.

Round 2
Round 2 opens with Royster using his reach to keep the fight outside of Butterbean's reach. The crowd starts chanting Butterbean, Butterbean, Butterbean, trying to get the action started.

Butterbean is keeping his guard down and showing no respect for the big Royster's power. The crowd is distracted as IRON MIKE TYSON ENTERS THE ARENA. As the 2nd round comes to an end with Royster staing on the outside and away from Butterbeans power. At the end of the round, Royster lands a solid right hand that Butterbean smiles at.

Round 3
Royster opens te round with 4 right low kicks that all land and appear to hurt Butterbean. Butterbean is still looking for that 1 right hand counter to end the fight. He lands occasionally, but Royster handles the shot and ties up. Royster gets a yellow card at the 1:00 mark of the round.

Royster goes for a high kick that misses over the top of Butterbean's head. Butterbean takes the opportunity to land a combination. Both fighters tire as the round is nearly over. They trade a couple jabs and... Butterbean lands 2 right hands that cause a standing 8 count at the very end of the 3rd round.

To the judges... Winner by unanimous decision BUTTERBEAN.

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Scott Junk (BJ Penn MMA Hilo, HI) vs. Yusuke Fujimoto (Monster Factory Tokyo, Japan)
Junk starts the fight by chargin in at the bell and forcing Fujimoto to the ropes. Junk lands a couple of knees in the clinch.
Both fighters look light on their feet and are both moving in and out of the pocket fluidly.

Fujimoto looks to counter as Junk presses the action. Junk throws a straight right counter to a Fujimoto kick and puts Fujimoto to the canvas. Junk slows his pace and demonstrates good blocking defense. As the round closes out, Fujimoto gets active but does little damage.

Round 2
Junk is landing and gaining confidence. Fusimoto is starting to get his shots in, mostly counter punching. Both fighters look fresh and remain active.

Junk shows his MMA background as he takes the back of Fujimoto and throws him in a suplex, an illegal move in K-1 that gets Junk a red card. The ref is talking to the judges, but I am not sure if there is a penalty or deduction here. Fujimoto gets a rest in the corner to recover from the throw. Junk shows his professionalism and goes to apologize.

In the last minute of the round, both fighter trade and taste each other's power. Both come out of the trade without serious damage. Fujimoto lands a couple shots toward the end of the round, but nothing causes serious damage.

Round 3
The round starts with some back and forth jabs, but nothing of significance. Junk goes for a high right kick and Fujimoto lands the most solid right hand of the night that puts JUNK OUT COLD!

Fujimoto wins by KO

[Wheelie]

thanx roy :thumbs:

[Justinian]

Graag gedaan, ze zijn nog steeds bezig...

[Justinian]

Musashi vs. Nordstrand
After 3 rounds of back and forth action, the fight goes to the fighter from the closest geographic location to Hawaii - MUSASHI.

Musashi wins the judges decision.

[Justinian]

Next fight is the the first of the semi-final round in the 8-man K-1 tournament.

Carter Williams vs. Gary Goodridge.

Nog een paar wedstrijden en dan the main event: Renzo Gracie vs BJ Penn.

[Justinian]

Carter Williams vs. Gary Goodridge semi-finals

Goodridge advanced to this fight via TKO over Cabbage. Carter Williams advances by unanimous decision over Nobuki Hayashi. Both fighters are very calm during the pre-fight instructions. This fight looks to have some heavy leather thrown.

Willims opens with a low kick. Goodridge is tentative at the outset. Goodridge gets Williams in the corner and hammers him with two overhand rights that put willimas to the canvas and have willims out on his feet.

Goodridge charges in with a methodical assalt. Goodridge lands another shot that CRUSHES Williams! Williams is out! Williams is out! Goodridge wins convincingly. It takes Williams a good 30 seconds to find his way to his feet. He still looks very dazed and is not able to stand steady.

GARY BIG DADDY GOODRIDGE ADVANCES

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Fujimoto at 220 lbs vs. Royster at 330 lbs

Round 1:
Royster immediately closes the distance and starts raining punches down on Fujimoto. Fujimoto is doing all he can to tie up the big fella to neutralize the attack. Royster attacks again, Fujimoto locks up again.

Fujimoto is looking for a way to get some offense going. He steps into the lions mouth and gets off a left right combo that land. They clinch and go to the ground. When they come back to their feet, Fujimoto lands another Left Right that knock Royster off balance. He follows up with another left right combo that put Royster on the canvas.

1-2-3-4 Royster grabs the second rope to get up 5-6-7 up to one knee 8-9 back down 10 Fight is OVER!

2:16 of first round Yusuke Fujimoto KO over Marcus Royster.

Finals is set. Big Daddy Goodridge vs. Yusuke Fujimoto.


Nu is het pauze...

[Wheelie]

Nog een paar wedstrijden en dan the main event: Renzo Gracie vs BJ Penn.

:P is een top partij

[Justinian]

Some insight

BJ started training seriously at Renzo's brother, Ralphs academy.
Shortly after Ralph gave B his blue belt, Ralph was preparing for a fight. Ralph would use BJ in a lot of different drills to prepare along with a select few.

BJ won the Mundial as a Purple belt. The very next year, right before the Mundial Ralph gave BJ his black. BJ skipped brown, and Won the Mundial as a black belt becoming the only American to win the Mundial in the Black belt category.

BJ wanted to expand his training and sought to train elsewhere.
There may or may not be some animosity because BJ started training
at alot of different places. Ralph guys...."no further comment" for my own safety. I am positive that he signed to fight Renzo as it is the biggest fight in MMA history.

[Justinian]

Alvast wat foto's:

[Justinian]

Akebono 6'8" 484 lbs vs. Korean Giant Hong Man Choi 7' 2" 353 lbs

Round 1 - Akebono comes out and eats about 1 solid punches but continues to charge in and push Choi against the ropes. Choi is pumping a quick jab for a 7'2" fighter. Akebono goes to the clinch to defend himself from the relentless punches.

Choi finally lands a solid left that puts Akebono on the canvas. Akebono is taking a lot of punishment. He collapses to the canvas and the referee mercifiully stops the fight.

Winner Hong Man Choi TKO 2:53 1st round.

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After Hong Man chois victory his music, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson plays. The 7'2" Korean shows off a couple dance moves to the crowd's delight. Then, to really get the crowd going, he points over the ropes toward Mike Tyson. Tyson just smiles at the giant. The crowd is going nuts and starts to rush the barrier to see if any action will happen.

Tyson stays on his chair and everything passes without incident.

NEXT UP Championship Fight: Fujimoto vs. Goodridge

[Maupie]

thanks Justi !! :thumbs:

[Justinian]

Nog een partij en dan:

[Justinian]

K-1 Hawaii Tournament Championship: Gary Goodridge vs. Yusuke Fujimoto

Goodridge is in the championship fight after stopping Cabbage and Carter Williams. Fujimoto comes to the championship fight by KOing Scott Junk and Marcus Royster.

Both fighers are pumping combinations, but everything is defended. Fujimoto gets a flurry off that puts Goodridge against the ropes. Goodridge is pushing the pace and closing the distance, but Fujimoto is landing more.

Goodridge swings wildly with a left and right that both miss. He comes back and wings it again, this time landing and putting Fujimoto DOWN! Goodridge stands over Fujimoto yelling. Fujimoto makes the count only to have Goodridge charge at him and put him donw again. Then, Again. One more time, 4 times to the canvas in total. Goodridge is screaming at him to get up. LETS GO LETS GO

Goodridge wants to destroy this guy. He puts him donw again at the end of the round. Fujimoto barely survives the round.

[Justinian]

btw pbp by mmaweekly.com :thumbs:

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Goodridge vs. Fujimoto RD 2

Fujimoto looks unstable on his feet, but answers the bell. He keeps some distance. FUJIMOTO ENGAGES! landing 2 solid body shots followed by a straight right hand that lands. Goodridge has no big answer. Fujimoto lands a knee. Then a punch, then a combo, then a HUGE HIGH KICK. GOODRIDGE is handling it all, but has had the starch taken out of him.

They are just slugging it out in the middle of the ring! Both guys are weary but landing. Fujimoto is starting to get the better of the exchange, then Goodridge lands a big overhand right that puts Fujimoto down. Fujimoto pops up, only to be put down again.

1-2-3-4-no movement-5-6 struggling to get up. 7-8 he is up.

Then a straight right kick from Goodridge puts him down again at the end of the round. Fujimoto is game, but Goodridge is doing a lot more damage. This exciting fight will go to the third round.

[Jeru]

Thanks Justi!! Is Butterbean geblesseerd geraakt?