In this issue: Welcome to issue #29. Sorry for the delay. As a forewarning, during the upcoming holiday season, delivery of the NHBN might be spotty from time to time, especially the Dec 13^th issue. Also, there most likely will not be a Dec 26^th. In other news, our first ever year-end awards ballot will most likely be sent out to reader next week, so keep your eyes open for that. Remember, all of our past issues are on line at http://nhbnewsletter.tripod.com. Feel free to visit our message board and give us your comments.

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The No Holds Barred Newsletter No. 29
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RESULTS:

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IFC Warrior's Challenge 16
11/9 Oroville, CA at the Gold Country Casino

1. Pat Minihan (San Jose, CA 169lbs/5'11" American Kickboxing Academy) defeated James Ringler (Angels Camp, CA -166lbs/5'5" Ravens Loft) in 3 sec by K.O. in R1
2. Tim Kennedy (San Luis Obispo, CA - 195lbs/5'2"SLO-Kickboxing) defeated Jody Burke (Cornwall, Canada - 195lbs/6'0"Aggression Fight Club) Rnd 1, 44 sec Front, Forearm Choke
3. Ray Benavides (Fresno, CA - 154lbs / 5'8"Team Fresno) defeated Derik Tessier (Cornwall, Canada - 154lbs/ 5'10"Aggression Fight Club) Rnd 1, Rear Choke
4. Tim Mc Kenzie (Lodi, CA. - 184lbs/5'11" Cesar Gracie Ju Jitsu) defeated Dax Bruce
   (Oylimpia, CA - 169lbs/5'9" Pacific Martial Arts) Rnd 1, TKO Strikes, mount
5. Randy Spence (Chico, CA - 154lbs/5'7" Fusion Fight Team) defeated Ben Melendez (Angels Camp, CA - 154lbs/5'11" Ravens Loft) Rnd 1, 49 sec, Armbar
6. Mike Quaintance (Sacramento, CA - 185lbs/6'0" BJJ Training Center Sacramento)
   defeated Shaun Beckett (Chico, CA. - 184lbs/5'11" Fusion Fight Team) Rnd 1, 1:45, Leg tri-choke
7. Judy Neff (Boise, ID - 134lbs/5'2" Team Idaho) defeated K C Nolan (Fresno, CA - 134lbs/5'2" SLO-Kickboxing) Rnd 1, 2:16, K.O.
8. Sean Gray (Anniston, AL - 204lbs/6'0" Shoot Wrestling USA) defeated Tony Oberding (Roseville, CA - 202lbs / 5'10"Iron Dragon Martial Arts) Rnd 1, 4:49, TKO Strikes
9. Anthony Hamlet (Oylimpia, WA - 154lbs/5'8" Victory Athletics Team) defeated
   David Gigi (Montreal, CANADA - 154lbs/6'0" Ju Jitsu) 3 Rnd, 3:10, TKO Strikes
10. Jake Gibson (Chico, CA - 230lbs / 5'11" Freestyle) defeated Carlos Garcia (Roseville, CA - 215lbs / 5'10" BJJ Training Center Sacramento) Rnd 1, 2:21, TKO Strikes
11. Benji Radach (Castlerock, WA - 169lbs / 5'10"Victory Athletics Team) defeated Willy Solorio
    (Modesto, CA - 165lbs / 6'0"Freestyle) Rnd 1, 1:23, TKO Strikes
12. Gary Marshall (Tacoma, WA - 260lbs / 6'1" Victory Athletics TeamFreestyle UFCF Veteran)
    defeated Brad Gabriel (Kanesatake, Mohawk Nation240lbs/6'1"First Nation TKD Former IFC Super Heavyweight Champion) Rnd 1, 1:31, TKO Strikes

The Greater Midwest BJJ/Sub.Wrestling Championships

11/10 Brooklyn Center, MN at the Earle Brown Heritage Center - Carriage Hall

The Greater Midwest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Submission Wrestling Championships lived up to its claim to be the "best run grappling tournament in the Midwest." A total of 54 competitors from around Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and California were treated to a smoothly run, fairly refereed and competitive tournament, sponsored by Zebra Mats. The tournament started out with the Kid’s division (all coming from Minnesota Martial Arts Academy) and ended with a very technical, continual moving Super Match, between an awesome BJJ/Submission fighter in Chris Brennan Chris and Sean Sherk, the explosive wrestler/submission fighter. To the surprise of all, Brennan stuffed Sean explosive takedowns, then jumped to the guard where he attacked continually. Sean attempted to pass but was not able to get around Chris’ seasoned guard. Chris went for guillotines, Kimura’s and a Triangle but was unable to trap Sean in anything. The only points of the matched happened when Chris attempted to take Sean’s back and was taken to his back by a double leg. The final of the 10-minute Submission match was 2-0 in favor of Sean Sherk, maintaining an undefeated record.

Throughout the tournament spectators were given many technical matches to watch. A few stand out matches were the Ishmael Bentley (MMAA) vs. Randy Erdman (Team Menne) rematch. In a past tournament, these two battled for 15 minutes with win going to Bentley on a controversial straight arm from guard. This time Randy started the points out by taking Bentley down; Bentley worked his impressive guard finally securing an arm bar for the win. In another rematch, Caio Malta crossed paths for the third time with Greg Wikan (Team Menne). Caio a BJJ Purple Belt under Gadoi/Macaco and training at the MMAA met Greg Wikan (Danger Zone, Extreme Challenge, Rings USA veteran) in the Finals of the Super Heavyweight Submission Wrestling division. Greg Wikan down to 217 pounds battled a 245 pound Caio. These two have each submitted each other in previous matches, so this was the best two out of three match. The match started with Greg taking Caio down. Caio worked from the guard going for a Triangle straight arm, with Greg countering. Caio got a reversal for two, then mounted for 4, then later got knee mount for 2 more. In the end Greg went to all fours and Caio sunk in a rear choke and Wikan had to tap. I’m sure these two will meet again.

Special guest, 5^th degree Black Professor Pedro Sauer, refereed the finals of the advanced and absolute divisions. In addition, the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy hosted a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar with Professor Sauer, who went over technical details and improvements on the things he saw throughout the tournament. Thanks you to all who supported the first of many Greater Midwest BJJ/Submission Wrestling Championships. Look for another bigger and better "A class" tournament in the spring.

The Results

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Division:

Lightweight Category

1^st Place Ishmael Bentley

2^nd Place Allen Van Laanen

3^rd Place Joe Kopietz

Middleweight Category

1^st Place BJ Adams

2^nd Place Mike Contreras

3^rd Place Carl Sherven

Super Middleweight Category

1^st Place Damian Hirtz

2^nd Place Andy Pond

3^rd Place Eric Aasen

Light Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Tim Callahan

2^nd Place Shawn Moll

3^rd Place Rocco Basile

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu White Belt Division:

Lightweight Category

1^st Place Nat McIntyre

2^nd Place Jason Van Wagner

Middleweight Category

1^st Place Jared Feierabend

2^nd Place Ryan Shore

3^rd Place Josh Lebsock

Super Middleweight Category

1^st Place Steve Weismann

2^nd Place Justin Chapweske

3^rd Place Dave Westberry

Light Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Dan Larson

2^nd Place Jason Erikson

Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Paul Engelberger

2^nd Place Seth Guimont

3^rd Place Steve Katan

Masters Category

1^st Place Matt Evans

2^nd Place Wayne Skelcher

Absolute Category

1^st Place Caio Malta

2^nd Place Andy Pond

3^rd Place Damian Hirtz

Beginner Category

Lightweight Category

1^st Place Nat McIntyre

2^nd Place Ted Collins

3^rd Place Jason Van Wagner

Middleweight Category

1^st Place Josh Lebsock

2^nd Place Ryan Shore

Super Middleweight Category

1^st Place Joe Rosier

2^nd Place Cullan McHarg

3^rd Place Justin Chapweske

Light Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Brock Larson

2^nd Place George Perich

Super Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Dan Myers

2^nd Place Paul Trottier

Intermediate Category

Super Middleweight Category

1^st Place Trinity McDanel

2^nd Place James Tollefson

Light Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Daryl Guthmiller

2^nd Place Ross Caldwell

3^rd Place Bruce Neslon

Advanced Category

Lightweight Category

1^st Place Ishmael Bentley

2^nd Place Randy Erdman

Super Middleweight Category

1^st Place Damian Hirtz

2^nd Place Andy Pond

3^rd Place Eric Aasen

Super Heavyweight Category

1^st Place Caio Malta

2^nd Place Greg Wikan

3^rd Place Jason Erickson

*A Special Thanks to Professor Pedro Sauer for refereeing and instructing a great seminar despite the fact he was feeling under the weather, to Chris Brennan for stepping up and flying across the country to take on Sean Sherk, to Matt Evans for providing the means to fly Chris and Zack Brennan out to the tournament, to Chuck Blanski and Zebra Mats for supplying all the mats for the tournament, and to Kid Peligro for his support and endorsement

--Submitted by the promoter

Ironheart Crown III: Exodus
11/10 Hammond, Indiana at the Hammond Civic Center Arena

1. Dave Nowacyzk vs. Steve Reyna - Reyna by submission (armbar) at 2:39 of the 1st Rd.
2. Joe Paun vs. James O'Connor - Paun by unanamous decision after 10 min
3. Miguel Torres vs. Nick Mitchell - Torres by unanimous decision after 10 min
4. Herman Reyes vs. Jake Ambrose - Reyes by split decision after 10 min
5. Stephan Bonnar vs. Brian Ebersole - Bonnar by submission (guilotine choke) at 0:51 of the 1st Rd.
6. Josh Krueger advances to final (Chris Albandia didn't pass prefight physical exam due to illness.)
7. Kyle Hensgen vs. Jeremy Morrison - Hensgen by submission (armbar) at 2:11 of the 1st Rd.
8. Miguel Torres vs. Steve Reyna - Torres by medical stoppage (broken toe) after 1st Rd (5 min bout).
9. Joe Paun vs. Herman Reyes - Paun by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:25 of the 1st Rd.
10. Stephan Bonnar vs. Josh Kruger - Bonnar by submission (armbar) at 2:55 of the 1st Rd.
11. Henry Matamoros vs. Shannon Ritch - Matamoros by submission (armbar) at 0:47 of the 1st Rd.
12. Jay Buck vs. Brett Al-Azzawi - Buck by submission (guilotine choke) at 3:53 of the 2nd Rd.
13. Jim Theobald vs. Steve Lauretto - Theobald by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:30 of the 1st Rd.
14. Vaughan Palelei vs. Milan Timkovic - Palelei by submission (guilotine choke) at 1:49 of the 1st Rd.

Ironheart Promotions Presents.... Submission grappling tournament

11/10 Greenville SC at the Palmetto Expo Center

No report submitted

The Danger Zone

11/11Ft. Wayne, In at the Broadripple Place

1. Seth Horn defeated Brian Densberger 1:15 Rd. 2 Triangle Choke
2. Jennifer Irons defeated Andrea Grishman 3:57 Rd. 2 TKO due to strikes
3. Aaron Raftery defeated Dave Benefield 5:50 Rd. 1 TKO to strikes
4. Chris Vandermolen defeated Rafael Llopis Rd. 4:46 TKO strikes from mount.
5. Dan Swift defeated Derek Bergey Did not come out of corner Rd. 2
6. Chris Vandermolen defeated Michael Fusco 3:54 by arm bar. Dan Swift defeated Edward Odquin 1:48 Rear Naked Choke
7. Chris Vandermolen defeated Dan Swift Decision
8. Jason Scouten defeated Chris Seaman 2:45 Rd. 1 Tapout Guillotine Choke Bryan Medlin defeated Ken Pribik Rd. 1 injury
9. Bryan Medlin defeated Ken Edwards :47 Rd. 1 David Gardner defeated Jason Scouten 2:15 Rd. 1
10. Bryan Medlin defeated David Gardner Decision
11. Sean Eveslage defeated Mike Sellers :10 Rd. 1
12. Dave Morris defeated larry Gordon 1:50 Rd. 1 Triangle Choke
13. Shannon McGee defeated Shannon Stebleton 4:16 rd. 1 Strikes
14. Rober Bridges defeated Shannon McGee 1:45 Rd. 1 Hammerlock
15. John Nashef defeated Flavio Ross Decision Joe Zurolo defeated John Nashef Injury Jody Poff defeated Anthony Ferguson 1:24 Rd. 1 Forearm Choke
16. Jody Poff defeated Joe Zurolo 3:21 Rd. 1 Neck Crank

Ultimate Pankration

11/11 Palm Springs, California at the Casino Morongo

Marco Ruas vs. Jason Lambert, Danny "Hard As" Steele vs. Rob "Razor" McCullough

IFC Warrior's Challenge 17

11/14 2001 Fresno, CA at the Table Mtn. Casino

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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HOOKnSHOOT 'KINGS'

11/17 and 11/18

Judy Neff v. Shelby Walker, Hermes Franca v. Mike Brown, Wald Bloise v. TBD, Wilson Goveia v. Ray Casias, Manuel Garcia v. Jason Rigsby, TBD v. Don Richard, Aaron Riley v. Mike Willus, Angelo Popofski v. Scott Henze, Justin Wisniewski v. Tony Dedolph, Chris Lytle v. TBD, Alexandre ‘Cacareco’ Ferreira v. Chris Monson

HooknShoot Title Matches:

Leigh Remedios v.Phil Johns, Carlos Barreto v. Ian Freeman, Keith Rockel v. Travis Lutter, Anthony Hamlet v. Jeff Curran

North American Grappling Championships

11/17 & 11/18 Bayonne, New Jersey (Just 3 miles from Newark Airport)
10 AM to 6 PM
Contact: Kipp Kollar 860-635-1867
Free JetSki: One lucky competitor will take home a free Sea Do Jetski just for competing

Extreme Trials
11/17 Davenport , IA at the Stars & Stripes

2902 E. Kimberly Rd.

563-332-2075

5 p.m.

Maximum Fighting Championships 2
11/24 Edmotnon , Alberta, Canada at the Rum Jungle Night Club

7:00 pm address in West Edmonton Mall city, state, zip T5Y 2N5 Country Canada Phone (780) 443 1333

Mix-Fight Rio de Janeiro -
11/25São Rio de Janeiro , RJ

55-21-25350190

Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota presents the Amateur World Championships

12/7 Fridley, Minnesota adjacent to the Lion's Lair

8:00 PM

For tix: 763-576-3089

To fight: 612-382-0739

Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota supports

Minnesota Fighting Championships "Battle for the Belts"

12/8 Fridley Minnesota at the Menards Plaza.

8:00 PM

For tix: 763-576-3089

To fight: 612-382-0739

NAGA U.S. Nationals
12/1 Fort Pierce, FL at the Fort Pierce High School
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Contact: Kipp Kollar 860-635-1867

Warriors Quest 3: "Punishment In Paradise"
12/01Honolulu, Hawaii at the Blaisdell Arena,

Ray Cooper Vs. TBA, Falaniko Vitale Vs. Eugene Jackson, Ronald Jhun Vs .TBA, Pete Spratt Vs. Thomas Denny, Tim Lajcik Vs. TBA, David Yueng Vs. Bao Quach, Bobo Ostovich Vs. Jimmy Valenzula, Chris West Vs. Buck Greer, Dain Agbayani Vs. Ray Duke, Louis Vs. Joao Peirini, Paul Savea Vs. Kenneth Williams

The Fights for Freedom

(A portion of proceeds go to 9-11 fund).

12/7 Omaha, NE at the Sokol Auditorium,

2234 S 13th St.

There is also a submission grappling tournament during the day

K-1 World GP 2001 Final
12/08 Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo Dome in
Tournament matchups: Stefan Leko vs. Ernesto Hoost, Jerome Le Banner vs. Mark Hunt, Nicholas Pettas vs. Alexey Ignashov, Francisco Filho vs. Peter Aerts

SportFighting Championships - New Jersey
12/7 Elizabeth , NJ
8:00 PM
Next to IKEA, Exit 13A off The New Jersey Turnpike
973.831.4121
4-Man Lightheavyweight Tournament, 1 Superfight, several Undercard and Preliminary bouts.

Brazilian Shooto Championship 2001
12/08 Rio De Janeiro , Brazil At The Praia De Copacabana

55 21 25350190

Second Annual Arizona Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling Tournament
12/08 Mesa, AZ at the Mesa Centennial Center
263 North Center Street
Weigh-Ins: 10:00 AM, Fight Time: 12:00 PM

Rage in the Cage XXXII
12/15 Phoenix , AZ at the Celebrity Theatre

440 North 32nd St

480-446-8127

7:30 PM

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE

Freestyle Combat Challenge 6
1/05 Racine , WI at the Racine Memorial Hall

8 p.m.

Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota

2/1 West St. Paul Minnesota at the WSP Armory

8:00 PM

For tix: 763-576-3089

To fight: 612-382-0739

Grapplers Quest West 2002 - Las Vegas
2/23 Las Vegas , NV

7100 West Dewey Drive

12:00 PM

973.831.4121

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News and Notes

Stephen Quadros submitted this a few weeks back and I completely forgot to run it. (Sorry SQ) This magazine looks like it could be awesome, so check it out when it is on a news stand near you:

Black Belt Presents FIGHTSPORT: With Stephen Quadros

It's official! Black Belt Communications (publishers of Black Belt magazine) has announced it is launching a newsstand magazine which concentrates exclusively on the fighting sports. Longtime Black Belt contributing editor and columnist STEPHEN QUADROS has been chosen as editor for the new endeavor. "I am thrilled to accept this position and once again step into the forefront of the wild world of printed materials. (From 1993 to 1999 Quadros was editor in chief of the now defunct Kickboxing Ring Report magazine and website). I intend to make this magazine the standard for our industry. It will be aimed squarely at the general public and will feature some of the more interesting personalities around the martial art sports as well as coverage on the big events like K-1, UFC and Pride. Plus there will be a heavy selection of ring girl coverage and backstage content. It's going to be a little different from the usual status quo. Expect to actually have fun when you read it!" Named after his popular column in Black Belt magazine which Mr. Quadros penned for nearly three years, the new publication will be titled, "FIGHTSPORT With Stephen Quadros." Fightsport will hit national newsstands at the beginning of February 2002. "Fightsport will be published quarterly (every 3 months) the first year, bi-monthly the second year (2003) and then monthly the third year (2004). Get ready because this is going to rock!" states the irrespessible Stephen Quadros. Black Belt will also soon launch a supporting website at the address: www.FightsportMag.com

We ran the wrong date for the Pedro Sauer seminar at the the Lehigh Valley Martial Arts Academy. The date is actually January 18 & 19, 2002 from 10:00AM to 1:00PM. Sorry for any misunderstanding.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Relson Gracie Arm-locks the Eastern States:

Relson Gracie (www.relsongracie.com) will be doing another one of his popular Eastern Tours with 2 stops in Pennsylvania.

On Monday, November 12, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM, Relson will be at the Northwood Racquetball and Tennis Center, 3738 Northwood Avenue, Easton, PA 18045. The telephone number is 610-258-2907. The cost is just $25.00 per class. These classes were arranged by John & James Terry, Owners and Instructors of Fighting Art Dojo (www.fightingartdojo.com), a Relson Gracie Training Academy affiliate, with academies in Easton and Dingmans Ferry, PA. For more information, contact John Terry at 610-923-7079, or James Terry at 570-828-2665, or jterry@pikeonline.net.

On Tuesday, November 13 through Thursday, November 15, Relson will be hosted by Philadelphia based Maxercise (www.maxercise.com), a Relson Gracie Training Academy affiliate. The telephone number is 215-928-1374. For more information, including location, times and price, contact DC Maxwell at dcmaxercise@aol.com.

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph Cunliffe
IndyWrestlingPA@aol.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The NAGC rolls into NJ this weekend

The North American Grappling Championships (NAGC) come to Marist High School Gymnasium, 1241 Kennedy Blvd., Bayonne, NJ on Saturday, November 17 & Sunday, November 18, 2001.
With over 110 GI and No-GI divisions, it is seen as "America's Largest Mixed Grappling Tournament." Saturday offers No-GI divisions, while Sunday offers GI divisions.
There will be 56 championship belts awarded at the NAGC weekend tournament. Competitors have a chance to win a Skidoo jet ski and an assortment of other prizes. Competitors receive either an event poster or a "Submission Fighter" license plate bracket just for competing.
What would a grappling tournament be without Superfights? On Saturday, we'll see Gracie students Sean Alvarez under Renzo Gracie take on Carlos Catania under Royler Gracie in an exciting match of big BJJ champions. On Sunday, we'll see the super heavyweights compete when Dan Severn takes on Wade Rowe.
Stephanie Stokes is scheduled back as the NAGC Announcer.
I'm working Ring # 6 with Mike "Photographer of Grappling Stars" Green on Saturday and Danny "Tiny Dog" Ives on Sunday.
Doors open to the general public at 9:00AM on both days. Competitor weigh-ins last all day. No-GI divisions start at 10:30AM on Saturday, and GI divisions start at 10:00AM on Sunday. Competitor admission is just $65. (unlimited divisions each day) and Spectators only $10. (each day).
More information, including directions to the venue and discounted hotel information can be found at www.nagafighter.com.

Respectfully submitted,
Joseph Cunliffe
IndyWrestlingPA@aol.com

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