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Pancrase Tournament Interviews
Larry Landless - William Syrapai
April 4, 2004 13924 East Valley La Puente, CA
Here are some short interviews (transcribed from our video interviews) that we did with Larry Landless and William "The Bull" Sriyapai (who will be fighting on June 12th at King of the Cage) 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 Mr. Landless and Mr. Syrapai for taking the time to speak with us.
William "The Bull" Sriyapai Don: I'm here with William "The Bull" Sriyapai who happens to be one of my Muay Thai instructors...How do you feel William?
William: I feel great, Thanks.
Don: What did you think of Larry Landless' event today?
William: I think this is awesome exposure for all the upcoming fighters that want to get into the more professional aspect of it cause all these guys are trying to get the experience to come up in the bigger events like King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge, and possibly UFC... so I think it's a great opportunity for all these guys who do this.
Don: After witnessing this event, do you plan on spreading the word out, letting people know that Larry will be holding Pancrase events every couple of weeks?
William: Definitely, this is great exposure. You can't get any better than this. So, all the little gyms, you get the best training, then you get the bigger fighters, it's awesome.
Don: A question about your upcoming cage fight - Your going to fight at King of the Cage (June 12th), who's your opponent?
William: I'm fighting Charles "Karzy Horse" Bennett. Him and I had a scuffle a couple of months back, which I took the fight on a week notice, I hung in there, went the distance with him but he got me on a decision. So I'm coming back for revenge. Watch it!
Don: I'm here with William "The Bull" Syrapai, the man with the plan. Thank you.
William: Thank you sir.
Larry "The Landlord" Landless DON: I'm here with the honorable Larry landless...How are you doing Larry?
Larry: Very good, very good Don.
Don. How do you feel the event went today?
Larry: It went great. I was really impressed. I love to see these grass roots things... guys doing their best, one guy read it on sherdog website, decided to just come and try it, he's posted on sherdog for a while, and he's a big fight fan and where else is he going to get an opportunity to at least try...he came here and tried...he didn't win but he's happy for the fact that he was able to come out to an event that is safe, walk right in and do it. It wasn't a big screening process to get in here...just show up and we'll pair you up.
Don: Can we look forward to seeing any of these events...in the future?
Larry: In two weeks from now (April 18th), form this date , we're going to have an event here. Of course, Jay (Martinez - Shark Tank) has a big event in June at his school. I'm going to try to do them every two weeks. I want to keep my fighters active and we practice pretty much the same way you saw everybody bangin in there so it keeps them sharp when they get fresh bodies to compete against and it helps the other schools too. Where else are these guys going to get an opportunity to know whether or not they got what it takes step up and do it.
Don: Get their feet wet.
Larry: They gotta get their feet wet. This is the best thing for them. It's safe, it's honorable, it's a protected environment, good rules, good reffing...I believe in it and we can all have fun and no one gets hurt.
Don: I here with Larry Landless, it was an honor to be here. Thanks.
Larry: Thanks Don.
(4/7/04)
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