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Beginners Pancrase Tournament Interviews
April 4, 2004 13924 East Valley La Puente, CA
Here are some short interviews (we transcribed from our video interviews) that we did with some of the competitors at last Sundays Pancrase event at Submission Factory. TheFightGame.tv would like to thank Don Rocco from Body Shots for helping us out with the interviews and to all the competitors for taking the time to talk with us. Tomorrow, we'll have interviews with Larry Landless and William "The Pit Bull" Syrapai who will be fighting on June 12th at King of the Cage. The interviews are listed in alphabetical order using their last names.
Ralph Benavidez (Shark Tank) DON: This is Don Rocco for thefightgame.tv, I’m here with Ralph Benavidez from Shark Tank, How do you feel Ralph? Ralph: I feel pretty good. I lost today pretty fast but it’s a learning experience, so I was glad to come down here. I had a good time DON: What did you lose by? Ralph: kimura submission DON: What do you think of the event? Ralph: I think it was fun. It was a real good event. A lot of people here. I had fun overall. DON: Did you like the fights that you saw? Ralph: Yeah, they were good fights...they were pretty good. DON: Do you plan on competing again? Ralph: Definitely, I’ll be back. DON: We look forward to seeing you again. Ralph: Thank You DON: Thanks
Chris Dawson (Body Shots) DON: I’m here with Chris Dawson, one of my training partners, how do you feel Chris? Chris: Pretty good, pretty good. DON: How did you feel about fighting? Chris: I liked it...I loved it. DON: Was this your first Pancrase match? Chris: Yes it was. DON: What’s your background? Chris: My background’s Muay Thai and I just started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I’ll get better and I’ll come back and I’ll win. DON: Do you plan on fighting on the next event? Chris: Yes sir. DON: What did you think of the other fights? Chris: They were great...they were good. DON: What do you think of your opponent? Chris: He was big, he was big. DON: Felt he was a little heavy? Chris: Yes sir but it’s alright. DON: How did your wind feel...cardio? Did you come in good shape? Chris: My cardio was great, I felt good. DON: I’m here with Chris Dawson and no doubt we will see him again. Thank You. Chris: Thanks
Ozzy Fregoso (Submission Factory) DON: I’m here with Ozzy Fregoso – Ozzy, how do you feel? Ozzy: I feel great… I feel great after my fight. It was actually just a grappling match and it was a last minute thing, and I did very well. The guy is very experienced and I’ve only been doing this for about four months and I feel great. DON: So you came in on short notice Ozzy: Short notice, yeah. I didn’t think I was going to end up doing anything today. I was actually here as a spectator for my school but they were short fighters so they ask me to do it, it was a pleasure. DON: You train with Larry Landless? Ozzy: I train with Larry Landless DON: Do you plan on competing again? Ozzy: Definitely, in two weeks I’m going to be here. Once again, I’ve only been doing this for four months. I’m going to train a year and see where I’m at... MMA all the way...this is what I like, this is what I do, I'll see where this takes me. DON: We look forward to seeing you in the future. Ozzy, Thank you. Ozzy: Thank you.
Ewee Goglia (DelaO Jiu-Jitsu) DON: I’m here with one of our competitors today, Ewee, how do you feel and how did you feel about the event? Ewee: Good, I felt good. It was nice to come out and get a feel for everything. I don’t do any striking tournaments... I’ve done one, this is my second one, I was a little nervous but I felt good. DON: What did you think of your opponent? Ewee: He was pretty good. I saw him warning up and it looked like he was going to kick me in the head so I just came out strong and confident, not trying to hide from a kick or anything...so I just came out with my "A" game...came ready to fight. DON: Are you planning to come to the next event? Ewee: Hopefully, if I get an invitation. I got an invitation for this one so if they keep inviting me, I’ll keep coming. DON: Who are you training with? Ewee: I’m training with John DelaO. DON: Thank You for coming. Ewee: Thanks.
Mark Lehner (DelaO Jiu-Jitsu) DON: I’m here with Mark Lehner, Mark, how do you feel? Mark: I feel good, I had fun today. I’m a little out of shape but I’m working on getting back into shape right now. DON: What was your game plan going in? Mark: I really didn’t have a game plan, I just wanted to come in... I was expecting a Pancrase match but I ended up doing a grappling match but that was cool. I just wanted to come out here and do something today. DON: Have you grappled before? Mark: Yeah, I’ve done a couple of grappling tournaments in the past. I did Grapplers Quest and one of the Machado's tournaments several months ago. It went well. DON: Are you planning to come back to the next event? Mark: I’m going to try, it all depends on my work schedule. I’d like to come as often as I can. DON: We look forward to seeing you again. Thank You. Mark: Thank You
Richard Martinez (Shark Tank) DON: I’m here with Richard Martinez, How do you feel Richard? Richard: I feel good. It was fun. DON: Did you have a game plan going in there? Richard: Yeah, my trainer told me to try to keep it up and not go to the ground, try to stand-up, so that’s basically what it is. DON: You train with … Richard: Jay Martinez DON: Jay Martinez from Shark Tank Richard: Yes DON: What did you think of the event? Richard: I liked it. It was a nice, cool environment. Everybody is cool, everybody is nice. All the fighters get along. DON: Did you enjoy the other fights? Richard: Yeah, I enjoyed the other fights. DON: What did you think of your opponent? Richard: I didn’t really have a chance to see him but he was cool. I talked to him before and he put up a pretty good match. DON: Thanks for coming Richard: Thank You
George Renteria (DelaO Jiu-Jitsu) DON: I’m here with George Renterria, George, how do you feel? George: I feel good. I was a little nervous at first but I talk to John, my trainer, John DelaO, he calmed me down, told me that you ‘ve been training real hard for this...to go out there and give it all you got... after that, punch it through, felt great. DON: Did you know anything about your opponent? George: I knew he was a kickboxer, it really didn’t worry me too much, we’ve gone up against kickboxers before and done really well against them. DON: Thanks for coming George: Thanks
(4/6/04)
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