Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Update 

December 31, 2003

Japan

Antonio Inoki has added two more fights to his December 31st event. The first bout puts professional

wrestler and Jungle fight veteran Lyoto Machida (NJPW) against Extreme Challenge and UFC veteran Rich

Franklin.  The second bout puts PRIDE veteran Alexander Emelianenko, Fedor's brother, against MECA

and HEAT FC veteran Angelo Araujo. The card is shaping up like this:

Line-up:

Fight 1

Josh Barnett (Current KOP Champion) vs. Semmy Schilt (Pancrase, UFC, & PRIDE veteran)

Fight 2

Stefan Leko (K-1 veteran) vs. Kazunari Murakami (PRIDE & Jungle Fight veteran)

Fight 3 - Rematch

Tadao Yasuda (NJPW/PRIDE/K-1 veteran) vs. Rene Rooze (K-1 veteran) - Rooze won their first meeting in

K-1 by way of third round knock out back in 2001.

Fight 4

Lyoto Machida (NJPW/Jungle Fight veteran) vs. Rich Franklin (UFC veteran)

Fight 5

Alexander Emelianenko (PRIDE veteran) vs. Angelo Araujo (Heat FC veteran)

card subject to change

(12/22/03)