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DOMINICAN KO ARTIST GUZMAN READY FOR FIRST WORLD TITLE SHOT

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IBF #2 super bantamweight contender Jonathan “Salomon Kingi” Guzman (21-0, 21 Koó) is hard at work preparing for the “fight of his life” with trainer Hector Bermudez at Peter Welch’s Gym in Boston.
The 26-year-old KO artist from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will face IBF #1 contender Shingo Wake (20-4-2, 12 Koó) i runga i Wednesday, Hōngongoi 20, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, for the vacant IBF World super bantamweight title.
Guzman, who stopped Mexico’s tough Daniel Rosas in eighth round on April 29 to earn this fight, says his dreams are so close to coming true he can almost taste them. “I have waited my whole life for a world title fight and now it’s almost here,” said Guzman. “I can’t wait to get in the ring and win for my family and my country.”
Trainer Bermudez says Guzman has too many weapons to fall short in this fight. “Although Jonathan has never had to go the distance because his power is amazing, he can also box very well. He’s just never had to thus far in his career. Jonathan is the complete package and soon the world will be learning all about him. There is no way that Wake can beat him.”
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WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga hākinakina whawhai arahina e matenga TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nui Wanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan rungaRātapu, April 17.

Utu i 100,000 iene, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at TicketBis.com.

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, i roto i te grappling motuhake "kēmu tūtohu,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) a Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

I roto i te 180 pound MMA rules contest, puncher mana kino Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ētahi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

A former HEAT middleweight title holder, the 33-year-old Kato made an explosive debut before a live U.S. television audience on Spike when he scored what was later named “Knockout of the Month” – a crushing, tuarua a tawhio (:34) KO (meke) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling i Bellator 139 i runga i Pipiri 26, 2015.

Ki te rā, all of Kato’s professional victories have come by way of (T)KO.

Watanabe is a 31-year-old grappling ace who boasts a splendid 84 ōrau auau mutu, ki 11 o tona 19 career wins to date having come by way of submission and another 6 victories having come by way of (T)KO.

The number 10 ranked welterweight in Japan, Watanabe will make his first appearance of 2016 and look to rebound from a first round (2:00) tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura i runga i Hōngongoi 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 MMA, 31-5-1 shoot boxing) will square off an opponent to be named under shoot boxing rules, while decorated wrestler Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent to be announced soon.

The 24-year-old Kubota is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who made her much-anticipated MMA debut in stunning fashion at the RIZIN FF New Year’s Eve extravaganza, where she notched a second round (3:31) submission victory over Jleana Valentino with a flying armbar.

The 22-year-old Murata’s impressive resume includes three junior Olympic medals. Her most impressive feat, Heoi, came in 2011 when Murata nearly defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

A pee i Re'zin FF:

Paetukutuku – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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Re'zin FF Faaite taiapa whakataetae, Matchups mō te Eight-tangata taumahamaha o Tournament i runga i Hakihea 29 a 31

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Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize

TOKYO, JAPAN (Nov. 30, 2015) -Ko Te tuhi ki te whakatau i nga taiapa whakataetae me te atamira tuatahi matchups mo te RIZIN Tuhinga GRAND-Prix 2015 waru-tangata, whakataetae taumahamaha e ka tango i te wahi i runga i te akoranga o te rua ra – Hakihea 29 ko Hakihea 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, kua oti nei te whakaritea ki te whakataetae i roto i te whakataetae, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

I mua ki te tātuhi, Tiamana Nobuyuki Sakakibara kī, "Ka riro tenei whakataetae te miramira o RIZIN. Toa i huri noa i te ao nei e whakakake ki te tohu i to ratou whakatairanga me te whenua, a he vēkeveke ki te whakamahi i tenei tūāpapa ki te whakanui i to ratou mahi ki te hanga i te ingoa hoki kua ratou huihui i roto i te whakataetae. E kore ai te nuinga o nga pāpāho nei huihui i tenei ra mohio nui e pā ana ki enei kaitäkaro, engari ka te tuatahi whana K-1 atu i roto i 1993, tangata i mohio e pā ana ki Branko Cikatić ranei Mike Bernardo. Ko te whawhai nei whakatuwhera ake i te tatau hou ko te hunga e nui to ratou tūmanako ".

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Whawhai # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Whawhai # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Whawhai # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Whawhai # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Quotes toa:

– 1st Pick = “King Mo” Lawal – Kāniwha te tīpakohia

"Kua whakahonoretia ahau ki te whawhai mo RIZIN. Ahau fiefia ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i roto i te mua o te pā Japanese me te kia mahi i te mahi ahau. Au fiefia ki te e taea ki te tiki tau kotahi. Au tonu ahau tau kotahi. Ahau i roto i te tūnga i reira e te tiki i ahau etahi, toku mahi he ki te kuru i te tangata tu i muri ki ahau. "

“"Ahau tēnei wā e kore e whai i te hoariri, engari au e ahau tino e ka tukua atu e BAMMA he toa pai hoki ki ahau. Ko kāore te tangata e haere mai, ka kia mongamonga na pai ia kia rite. Whakaaro ahau hanga Ishii he whiriwhiri atamai ma te ape i ahau, me toku taiapa. He pai hoki ki a ia. "

"Ko te he rota o te moni! Hiahia hoko e ahau he paihere o te ice cream, te tahi mau kakahu pai, a ka haere ki Disney Ao, ka kite i te paihere o te kiriata. Hiahia haere ahau ki Vegas me rōpū, a hoko taranata o oko koura. "
– 2nd Tiki = Theodore Tāroaroa (BUSHIDO Europe Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia C

"Te mauruuru nei kia hoatu ha faingamālie taua ahau. I tenei taumata o te whakataetae, whai koe ki te kia rite ki te whawhai tangata kia kore ahau e tiaki nei e toku hoa tauwhainga. Whakapono ahau i roto i ahau, me ahau rite ki te whawhai tangata. "

"Hoki ahau, hoko i te toa i roto i nui atu te moni. Money ka whai rite ki te hua o te hoko ko ha toa mau. Toku ngakau kei te whakaritea kia riro i te whakataetae ".

"Ko te take ko te aha ahau i konei ko te mea e whakapono ahau i roto i ahau. Ka whawhai ahau ki te tohu i toku whenua iti. Toku hoariri e Tūrongo mohoao engari kahore he take he aha e ngaro i ahau. Ka hoatu e ahau ki runga ki te whakaatu, me te haere mai i roto i te wikitoria.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (KSW Light Mua taumahamaha Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia G

"E kore ahau e tiaki nei whawhai ki ahau. Toku moe mai ko ahau he kuao koati ko ki te whawhai i roto i Japan, a ka noho ahau i te moe matau i teie nei, toku whāinga ko te ki te whakaatu i toku mahi pai i runga i te Tau Hou. "

"Ahau i rite ki te matchup. Kua kua ahau te whakangungu ki te toa Sambo ao Blagoi Ivanov a ahau waia ki te kāhua whawhai Sambo. E mohio ana ahau ki mai ia i te rōpū nui, engari ka waiho e ahau rite ki te tango i tetahi mea ia ki te whakahere pera ano te reira i te whawhai pai. "

"Kua ora ahau i te moe tamarikitanga. Ko ahau te arotahi ki runga ki tonu toku haere i runga i toku moe ki te riro i te toa i roto i Japan. Ka whakaaro ahau o ta ki te mahi ki te moni kotahi te whakatutuki ahau toku whāinga. "

– 4Pick th = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics Judo Gold mētara) – Kāniwha tīpakohia E

"He pai takanga. E kore e ite e ahau e te whawhai ko te whawhai, kua tika timata te whawhai i runga i Nye. "

"Taku mahere he ki te haumi hawhe o te moni utu i roto i te petipeti, a ka foaki te toenga."

"Ko ha tuku pai e kore i taea e ahau te tahuri iho tenei. He whakataetae MMA, Hoariri pai, moni taonga pai. E kore ahau e hiahia ki te arotahi rawa nui i runga i te toa i te whakataetae no taua e pā toku kēmu hinengaro, ka pera ano arotahi ahau i runga i tetahi whawhai i te wa. "

– 5Pick th = Bruno Cappelozza (Whawhai Jungle 100kg Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia D

"Ahau tino e kore e mohio ki tetahi ki nga whawhai o konei i tenei ra, Ka whiriwhiria e ahau toku hoariri, me te tumanako Au waimarie ahau. "

"Ka huri e momo o te moni nui toku ora, me te ora o toku utuafare. Na ka hoko ano he toa. Te hunga āhuatanga e rua e mau ohipa nui hoki ahau.”

«E ua riro toku moe ki te whawhai i roto i Japan. E kore ahau e mohio ki te nui rawa e pā ana ki toku hoa tauwhainga, engari au e ahau mohio e ineine tatou, te tokorua mo te whawhai whakaongaonga. Whakaaro ahau tenei e waiho hei whawhai pai ".

– 6Pick th = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia H

"Ka kia māngai ahau Sambo. E rite ahau ki te whakaatu i te ataahua o Sambo me te toi o Sambo.”

– 7Pick th = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Light Heavyweight Champion) – tīpakohia Kāniwha F "Ko ahau rawa fiefia ki te taea ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i roto i te whenua te wahi i whanau i te Samurai i. E kore e whakama koutou e ahau. "

"Katoa i konei he uaua. Mai ka whawhai ahau te tino whenua, Ka toku whawhai e kohikohi whakarongo. E rite ahau ki te whakamahi i tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tenei titauraa ia riro mai i te mea i muri nui ".

"Ko reira kia nui te moni e kore ahau e matau ki te wahi ki te tīmata. E whakapono ana ahau e haere i te moni i muri mai. Na rite o teie nei, ki te hoatu i te reira katoa i ahau ki te hanga RIZIN whakakake i whiriwhiria e ratou ki ahau mo te whai wāhi toku arotahi ko ".

Kaiwhakahaere General Nobuhiko Takada ka mau te hopuoro i muri i te tātuhi, "Kua ongo'i ahau he waia, whakamarie huru makiki ano e tika i teie nei. Ko ahau fiefia noa ki te kaititiro te whanautanga o whetu heke mai. Te ti'aturi nei e ahau e taea e Ishii te mahi i roto i te ara i te wahi e meinga e ia tatou pā Japanese whakakake. Lavame'a tuatahi o Ishii i toa i te mētara koura, heoi kahore matou i kite i tetahi hua tino i ia i roto i MMA. Te ti'aturi nei tino ahau e taea e ia te whakamahi i tēnei whai wāhitanga ki te whakatutuki i te fakahoko nui o tona mahi.”
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Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate MBC’s Inaugural Scottish Event This Saturday

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Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates the first Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) sanctioned event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25th April 2015.

 

Vann, who has been the MBC’s chief referee since 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11thOctober 1976.

 

It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29th March 1983.

 

Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23RD August 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Pipiri 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, the WBC World Minimumweight title fight between Japan’s Hideyuki Ohashi and Thailand’s Napa Kiatwanchai in Tokyo, Japan.

 

To date Vann has refereed one hundred and forty three International, Inter-Continental and World title contests for the World Sanctioning Organisations, such as WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Commonwealth, British and Irish domestic title fights during his eight hundred and eighty two bout career to date.

 

The most recent of these bouts being the WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Russian Andry Knyazev, which took place in Kiev just last weekend.

 

In addition Vann has also judged one hundred and seventy three Championship contests since 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.

 

Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland i runga i Rāhoroi.

 

“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,

 

My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.

 

But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.

 

There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.

 

Another memorable fight was Cassius Boloyi against Phillip Ndou, It was a war, he pakanga tūturu

 

They were two South Africans but from different tribes, they wanted me to referee it, not a South African, which was very much appreciated.

 

I remember refereeing the WBC mandatory Lightweight title fight, between Leavander Johnson and Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in a bullring, which was an experience.

 

I refereed in America Jorge Paez and Angel Manfredy, that was a terrific fight, in fact refereed three or four times in America.

 

I think if you count them all I think I refereed in thirty nine different countries, I left school at seven and went back at thirteen and left again at fourteen and I didn’t know at that time that there were that many countries in the world. Kihai i ahau, tika.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentina, Japan, all over, I just got back from Kiev.

 

People come up for photographs, even in Kiev, with Mickey the dancer and then they pretend they are you moving about, it’s lovely.

 

I pick out nothing really, I just pick out what has been the big fights that I’ve enjoyed.

 

I qualified as a star grade referee in 1978 and I’m still going, I’d done hundreds of fights by then, it’s not a job really, it’s just enjoyment as such.

 

I wasn’t a very good pro fighter, I was a pretty good amateur, I had sixty six fights as an amateur and lost nineteen, but you used to have three fights a day in the Championships, you fought in the morning, won that you fought in the afternoon and if you won that you fought at night to get through to the next round, in the Army Championships and the boys clubs sort of thing, that’s what we all did.

 

As a pro I have fourteen fights but I lost nine, but I enjoyed it, I’m glad I turned pro and I’m glad I fought, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.

 

I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.

 

Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Kihai i ahau, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that tenei Rāhoroi it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.

 

I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”

 

Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (Tāwhai Whakatairanga) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Koterana i te Rāhoroi 25th April 2015.

 

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