SUNDAY, May 4th, 2003, AT 11:40 PM, PST
See Williams'
K-1 KO Win Yourself !
It was like watching the Ultimate BEAST go after his pray, having no thought of fear, defeat or failure in his eyes. Fresh out of the gate, Williams eyes focused on Roufus like a Lion on a hunk of meat on a stick. Only 9 seconds into the first round, he landed a right hand followed by a left leg round kick to Roufus' head that knocked Roufus down. After the 8 count Williams went on the attack again. Then the shocking unthinkable happened. At 2:03 of the first, Williams landed a right hand that KO'ed "The Jet!" At 2:20, referee Jon Schorle waived it of and all we and many others had to say was "Oh My GOD!"
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SATURDAY, May 3rd, 2003, AT 10:20 AM, PST
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There's A New
BEAST!
Former IKF
USA National Champion Carter Williams Wins K-1
USA!
We
will be posting another story later next week, but for now, we will play it out
as if you were there and simply give you the results. More
PICTURES will also be added later.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Well known ring announcer Bruce Buffer of Marina Del Ray, California, USA started the night out with the introductions and when he was done, we were ready to go. (To read more about Mr. Buffer go to www.bufferzone.com)
BOUT
1: International Rules, 3x3, Middleweight
Brian Warren
(Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA, 5'11", 27, 165, 1-1/0,
Shark Tank) defeated Santino Defranco
(Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 5'10", 20, 156, 11-6/1, Arizona Combat
Sports) by TKO at 1:49 of round 2 due to 3 knockdown rule. Defranco
took a beating on his left leg and looked like he didn't know how to defend any
leg kicks since he didn't properly check any of Warren's right leg
kicks. Warren had won round 1 on all 3 judges cards 10-9.
BOUT
2: Full Contact Rules, 5x2, Super Middleweight
Brian Schwartz (Foster City,
California, USA, 6'3", 29, 1720 12-0/8, Golden State Tae Kwon Do)
defeated Adrian Foster (Phoenix,
Arizona, USA, 6'3", 26, 168, 10-3/3, Team Phoenix) by TKO at 1:26 of
round 1.
Foster was no match at all for Schwartz.
Schwartz as usual had excellent kicks, especially his side kicks
which he scored with often on Foster.
BOUT
3: MuayThai Rules, 3x3, Bantamweight
Melanie Kohler (Salt Lake City, Utah,
USA, 5'6", 21, 120, 1-0/0, Walt Bayless Combat Jiu-Jitsu) defeated
La Tasha Marzolla (Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA, 5'6", 23, 118, 1-0/0, Master Toddy's Muay Thai) by TKO when Marzolla's
corner choose not to answer the bell for the second round. Marzolla took
a severe beating from Kohler's right hand which she had no defense for.
All judges gave round 1 to Kohler. Oddly though, one judge actually
scored it 10-9-5. Man we hate that half point scoring system!
BOUT
4: K-1 Rules, Light Heavyweight
Blake
Lirette (Canada, 5'11", 24, 172, 13-1/5, Champions Martial
Arts Academy) defeated Heath Harris (San Diego, California, USA,
6'1, 173) by KO at :29 seconds into round 2 with a great spinning side kick
that caught Harris just below the ribs. The ring announcer announced
Harris' record as 29 wins with only 1 loss and 28 wins by KO, but we
know his record as 1-4 as a pro and 14-5 with 14 KO's as
an amateur. Harris was a last second fill in who replaced
Kit Cope who was injured in a car accident
this week. Harris took a very hard groin kick in round 1 but seemed to
have won round 1 easily on our cards. However on the judges cards, one judge
actually had it for Lirette 10-9.5 while the other two judges had Harris
winning 10-9. Have we mentioned yet that we hate that half point scoring!
K-1
TOURNAMENT - ROUND 1
BOUT
5: 3 X 3 Heavyweight
Carter
Williams (Modesto, California, USA, 6', 22, 235, 30-5/22, Team
Voodoo USA, Gene & Cat Fields) faced off against last years K-1 USA
Champion,
Michael McDonald (Canada, 5'11",
38, 217, 40-13/14, Independent). In our opinion, round 1 and 2 seemed very
even. In round 2, Williams looked like he scored more but it wouldn't be
a surprise to see a judge score it 10-10. On the judges cards two of them gave
Williams round 1, 10-9.5 while the other gave it to McDonald
10-9.5.
For round 2, all 3 judges gave it to Williams. Two scored it
10-9.5 while the third had it 10-9. Round 3 is where the ghost of endurance
showed it's face to Williams. McDonald scored on several good
shots and what would seem to sway the judges more towards him was that Williams
got tired. He seemed slow and tired and had a look on his face of, "What
can I do to hurt this guy?" This continued through the round and round
3 was easily McDonald's on the judges cards. All three of them this time
scored it 10-9.5. Would the ghost of endurance came back to haunt Williams
again? Not so, it was a surprise upset as Williams took McDonald
by split decision, 29.5-28.5 Williams, 29.5-29 McDonald,
29.5-29,
Williams. The new kid at K-1 dodged his ghost and had beat the Champion!
If he didn't win again from here forward he had made plenty of us not only proud
but also believe even more that this former IKF
USA National Champion was for real! However, little did we know, Williams
would not be content to finish before the final, let alone that. Have we
mentioned yet that we hate that half point scoring!!!
BOUT
6: 3 X 3 Heavyweight
Yusuke
Fujimoto (Japan, 5'10", 27, 225, 10-4/6, Monster Factory)
and
Dewey Cooper (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA,
6'1", 28, 202, 27-4-1/17, One Kicks) Referee Cecil Peoples must
have been expecting a phone call in round 1 since he had it snapped to his belt.
Good thing he took it off for the rest of the fight. Fujimoto seemed to
win the round, that is if not for Cooper knocking Fujimoto down
in round 1. However it was more of Fujimoto's power coming into Coopers
punch as he bounced off the ropes. We agreed and so did two of the judges who
scored it for Cooper 10-9 while the third scored it for Cooper
10-8.
In round 2, Cooper's left arm took a beating from Fujimoto's
right leg and it looked to easily be Fujimoto's round as Cooper
didn't land anything of any power. The judges agreed as all 3 scored it for Fujimoto
10-9. Will Cooperhope his surprise knockdown in round 1 be enough math
to give him the draw or maybe even a win? Who knows, but what we did know was he
needed to get busy!
In round 3, although
Cooper came with more this round, he took an even worse beating from
both of Fujimoto's hands and legs. Again all three judges agreed and two
gave it to Fujimoto 10-9.5 while the third gave it to him 10-9. Fujimoto
takes the majority decision win, 28-28, 29-28.5, and 29-28.5.
Have we mentioned yet how much we hate that half point scoring system!!!
Come on, either you think the guy won the round or he didn't, lose this "Sorta
won, sorta lost scoring!"
BOUT
7: 3 X 3 Heavyweight
Referee Nelson Hamilton must
have been planning to write something during the bout since he came into the
ring with a pen in his pocket. Someone check these guys before they get in the
ring! Eduardo Morais (Campo Grande,
Brazil, 6'2", 23, 227, 18-1/11, Champions Factory) thought he had a
chance as a surprise pick for this first installment of K-1 USA but
Rick Roufus (Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
USA, 5'11", 36, 210, 57-6/38, Independent) introduced him to his BIG
LEFT HAND as he knocked him down twice in the round! According to K-1 rules,
after Roufus knocked Morais down the second time, the bout
should have been over. However referee Hamilton made a mistake and
allowed the bout to continue. Good thing for judge Cecil Peoples who was
frantically waving his hands to stop the fight which the time keeper finally
did. Roufus by TKO due to 2 knockdown rule. Good thing for Morais
he didn't have to get that third one! He was out on his feet after the
second!
BOUT
8: 3 X 3 Heavyweight
Although they announced it as only
an 15 lb weight difference, this looked more like 30 to 40 as little David,
Giuseppe DeNatale (Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada, 6', 29, 207, 18-6/16, Duke Roufus) faced off against the Big MO,
Goliath, Maurice Smith (Seattle,
Washington, USA, 6'1", 41, 222, 62-8-4/45, Maurice Smith Kickboxing).
DeNatale was clearly the smallest of the tournament at 207 lbs but he's
been here before in Milwaukee in 2002.
Only this was, this wasn't Wisconsin or Kansas for that matter. This was Las
Vegas and David doesn't live here. At least not on this night anyway.
Round
one seemed like the speed of the Utah Jazz basketball team, or a well known
speed for
MO! It was quiet, slow and boring doing just enough to win 10-9.5 on two
judges cards and 10-9 on the other.
Smith came out on fire in round
2 but the fire only lasted about 20 seconds and we were back to that slow game
again. But again, it was enough to win all three judges cards 10-9.
In
round 3, Smith came out strong again and it looked like he wanted to end
it quick. But David (DeNatale) stood up to the storm as we have
seen him do before. In fact, DeNatale even hurt Big Mo with one
shot... One. Smith hit DeNatale low and after the pause, the two
embraced and DeNatale kissed Smith on the ear. Big Mo
wasn't laughing as he exploded on DeNatale as if to say, "Don't
insult me!" Round 3 was all Smith who took the round 10-9.5on
all the judges cards and the win by unanimous decision, 30-27.5, 30-28,
29.5-28.5. Have we mentioned yet how much we hate that half point scoring
system!!! Either you won or you didn't!
Tournament Alternate Jeff Ford (Kansas City, Missouri, USA, 6'2", 32, 248, 28-7/19, Combat Sports Fitness Academy) was here but not needed. Makes us wonder, Ford being from the USA, why wasn't he in the 8 man tournament? Sources told us that K-1 had to have a Japanese fighter in the tournament to sell it to Japan PPV. OK, so why didn't Ford take the spot of the Brazilian fighter? No comment.
Super Fight
Bout 9: San Shou, 4x2,
Light Heavyweight
In San Shou you don't have to throw to win but
when IKF Pro San Shou World Champion
Cung Le (San Jose, California, USA,
5'10", 30, 180, 38-3/26, Cung Le's) throws, it's purely entertainment
for us all. Le scored 8 points in round 1 on opponent
Scott Sheeley (Bellefontaine, Ohio,
USA, 5'11", 35, 180, 28-8/12, Sheeley's Iron Tigers) and won the round
on all 3 judges cards. We were surprised to see the half point scoring system
here as well as 2 judges scored it 10-8 and the third 10-8.5.
In round 2
both
Le and Sheeley looked to pick it up but when Le's shin
slammed into Sheeley's forehead it started to bleed badly. It didn't
phase Le
other than make him go after Sheeley like a wild animal that smells
blood. Le pressed the throws more but in the end it was his hands and
his feet that forced referee Jon Schorlee to give Le the TKO win
when he stopped the bout at 1:15 of round 2. Win for Cung Le? What's
new...!
K-1 Tournament Semi Finals
BOUT 10: 3 X 3
Heavyweight
Carter Williams
Vs Yusuke Fujimoto: Round 1 was all
Williams as he pressed Fujimoto and scored a knockdown with a
front kick. The judges agreed with two scoring it 10-8 and the third 10-8.5.
8.5? Whatever! Although Williams scored with some good shots, that ghost
of endurance showed his face again. Will Williams wind last another
round? The look on his face said one thing and only one thing... Bring It ON!
Round 2 brought more action by
both and endurance seemed to slow them both down. Whoever wins still has one
more fight so they better take a breath or need a little luck with a shot! The
luck came Williams way as he landed a left leg to Fujimoto's
face when he tried to duck what he thought was going to be a Williams
head kick. It was the knockdown Williams needed to gain motivation. He
had momentum but did he have the wind? It was
William's hands that did the damage for the second. Is there a new BEAST
in the house? Williams looked extremely winded and kept his hands far
too low but Fujimoto could never take advantage of it. Williams
wins by TKO at 2:26 of round 2, due to the K-1, 2 knockdown rule.
BOUT
11: 3 X 3 Heavyweight
Rick "The Jet"
RoufusVs Maurice Smith: Nothing new here, a
slow starting Smith vs a Jet that knew he had to take off quick.
Roufus easily took round 1, 10-9 on all three judges cards.
In round
2, "The Jet dropped a BOMB" as Roufus lands that
wicked left again he kept landing on Eduardo Morais in his first bout.
Smith took a standing 8 and "THE JET ROARED ON! Roufus won
the round 10-8 on two of the three judges cards but who was the judge that
scored it 10-8.5? Was he crazy?
In round 3, Roufus continued to
dominate with confidence throwing a fancy jump spin kick that would make the
Matrix movie proud. If Roufus doesn't take this one, shoot us!
No need to dodge a bullet here, Roufus took round 3, 10-9.5 but who's
the judge that gave round three to Smith 10-9.5? Must be the crazy one.
Roufus, despite the crazy judge takes this one easily by unanimous
decision, 30-26.5, 30-26.5 and 29.5-27.5.
Have we mentioned yet how much we "STILL" hate that half point
scoring system!!!
Super Fight - Flex Fight
BOUT 12: Heavyweight -
5x3 - K-1 Rules
Gary Goodridge
(Canada, 6'2", 37, 235, 27-15-1/13, Ultimate Thai Boxing)
Vs Mark Hunt (New Zealand, 5'10",
29, 282, 27-11-1/13, Liverpool Kickboxing). Not to be insulting in any way
but this was just two big guys in a "Slugfest!"... Yes, "SLUG",
meaning where were the kicks? Those who complained about the
LaBree vs Rosier
fight PPV back on the 1999 Mass Destruction event had to easily
agree, this was far worse! At least LaBree and Rosier knew how
to kick and did.
Wasn't this a kickboxing bout? By the end of this one we
could have counted all the kicks on "ONE" hand. We felt sorry for the
K-1 promoters who thought like all of us did, "What a great fight this
will be!" We felt for the KICKBOXING fans as well, but the boxing fans
were either loving it or laughing at what was being called kickboxing. Although
these guys proved they could not only hit hard but take a big hit as well, we
all wanted kickboxing and all we saw was a boxing bash! We thought it was a coin
toss, maybe because for the lack of kickboxing action but the judges saw it more
clearly. Mark Hunt won it by unanimous decision, 50-45.5, 49-45.5 and
49.5-46.
K-1 Final
BOUT 13: 3 X 3
Heavyweight
Carter Williams Vs
Rick Roufus: What could be better for us here at the IKF. Neither way would we lose. We were proud to
have two IKF Champions in the main event!
Roufus, a current IKF
Pro IR World Champion and Williams a previous
(2001) IKF USA
National Amateur Champion. As we said, either way we were proud for both who
made it to the final tonight!
Roufus seemed to end his last bout strong and still fresh. It seemed to many that the K-1 title that eluded him last year was his to win this year. On the other side of the ring was the new kid! He had everything to gain and nothing to lose against a fighter he had respected greatly for his power and skill as he fought his way to tonight. In question for many was still Williams wind. Would the ghost of endurance past continue to haunt him or would he scare the Ghost away himself? Well, can you say Booo!
One thing was for sure. This was the FINAL! The Championship bout! Whatever they had left was sure to hang out here. At this point if endurance was a worry for Williams he knew he had to Shoot "The Jet" down Quick!
Let the Beast Loose! Williams came out of the corner and exploded on Roufus and scored a knockdown. After Roufus came to his feet referee Jon Schorle finished the 8 count but when the action went on Roufus still looked a little groggy. Still he managed to score some on Williams but it wasn't the Roufus we know. Then without warning Williams shot a missile at "The JET" and brought him down! A solid right hand square on Roufus' jaw and he was on his back! Referee Schorle started the count but quickly put a stop to his efforts. This one was over at 2:20 of the 1st round and all we could say was
"Oh My GOD!
We have a NEW BEAST!
BOUT
14: 5x3
Stefan Leko
(Germany, 6'2", 28, 218, 47-12-1/28, Golden Glory) defeated
Great Kusatsu (Japan, 5'11", 26,
210, 20-7-1/13, Team Andy) by TKO after Kusatsu was knocked down 3
times in the round.
Flex Fight
BOUT 15: 3x3
Mushashi (Japan, 6'1", 30, 228,
24-18-4/9, Seido Kaikan) vs Nobuaki Kakuda
(Japan, 5'9", 41, 206, 12-6-4/6, Seido Kaikan). This was suppose to
be a kickboxing bout but it appeared more like an old style full contact karate
bout with kei's and all. Well, according to sources, this was far from a bout of
two fighters hating each other. We were told that Mushashi is Kakuda
student. That didn't make Kakuda feel any better after taking a ton of
shots from Mushashi in the second and third rounds. However it looked
like a movie where the hero could take shot after shot and continue to get up.
Wait, better yet, this was the movie Rocky all over again. Mushashi had
plenty of opportunities to end Kakuda but for whatever reason, wouldn't
do so. Do we dare to say this looked like a staged Rocky movie? Better not. In
the end, it went to the judges for a unanimous decision, 30-23, 30-23.5 and
30-23.5, Mushashi! After the decision, Kakuda even gave a career
ending speech that sounded like Rocky Balboa in Rocky 4. Oh and as we
end, did we mentioned how much we "STILL" hate that half point scoring
system? Well, we do...
Great Show K-1
and
GREAT JOB by Super Promoter Scott Coker for an Excellent Show!
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