Dynamite!! USA

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K-1 Dynamite USA
Details
Promotion HERO'S/FEG and Elite XC
Date June 2, 2007
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
City Los Angeles, California
Attendance 18,340 (3,674 actual paid)[1]
Total Gate $2,545,590

SoftBank presents Dynamite!! USA was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event co-promoted by FEG, the promoters of K-1 kickboxing and HERO'S MMA events, and EliteXC. The event was held on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

The event featured the MMA debut of former professional wrestler Brock Lesnar and the anticipated rematch between Royce Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba. The show also featured the MMA debut of NFL wide receiver Johnnie Morton.

The event was aired in two parts in the United States, with three preliminary bouts airing for free on Showtime and a main fight card shown on pay-per-view. In Japan, the card was aired as a two-hour edited broadcast on TBS on June 4, 2007. A condensed one-hour version of the entire event was broadcast on Showtime June 9, 2007.

Dynamite!! USA had the second highest verified-attendance numbers for a North American mixed martial arts event with 18,340 confirmed spectators. That number trailed the March 3, 2007 Ultimate Fighting Championship event at Columbus, Ohio's Nationwide Arena, UFC 68, which netted a crowd of 19,079.[1]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] PPV Bouts

PPV Results

Winner Loser Method Round Time
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Bernard Ackah Flag of the United States Johnnie Morton KO (Punches) 1 0:38
Flag of the United States "Mighty" Mo Siliga Flag of the United States Ruben “Warpath” Villareal KO (Punches) 1 1:33
Flag of South Korea Yoon Dong-Sik Flag of the Netherlands Melvin Manhoef Submission (Armbar) 2 1:17
Flag of Japan Hideo Tokoro Flag of the United Kingdom Brad "One Punch" Pickett Submission (Armbar) 1 2:41
Flag of Brazil Royce Gracie Flag of Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Flag of the United States Brock Lesnar Flag of South Korea Min-Soo Kim Submission (Strikes) 1 1:09

[edit] Showtime Bouts

Televised Event Results

Winner Loser Method Round Time
Flag of the United States Jonathan Wiezorek Flag of the United States Tim "Big Perm" Persey TKO (Punches) 2 0:50
Flag of Brazil Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti Flag of the United States Nam Phan TKO (Punches) 1 0:26
Flag of the United States Jake Shields Flag of Israel Ido Pariente Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 2:06

[edit] Preliminary Bouts

  • Katsuhiko Nagata defeated Isaiah Hill by split decision

[edit] Problems and Controversies

Pre-Fight Problems The event encountered numerous problems and controversies even before it began. FEG, Inc. (the company in charge of producing and managing K-1 events [2]) had difficulties obtaining a promoter's license, and was only granted a temporary one by the California State Athletic Commission eight days before the event[3]. Popular South Korean fighter Hong-Man Choi, initially scheduled to fight Brock Lesnar, was denied a license to fight in the state roughly a week and a half before the event due to medical reasons (later reported to be a tumor on his pituitary gland).[4] K-1 promoters continued to advertise a Lesnar vs. Choi bout up until the day of the fight, even knowing that it would not occur [5] An originally announced women's bout featuring Jan Finney vs. Gina Carano was canceled on May 16, 2007, when Carano withdrew due to illness. [6] Antonio Silva was also removed from the card due to an undisclosed medical condition, and was replaced by Tim "Big Perm" Persey.[7] Finally, the announced match between Ray Sefo and Marvin Eastman was dropped from the card with no explanation given.

Attendance Controversy On June 7th, 2007, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announce that 42,757 tickets were distributed for the event - something promoters say validated the claim of having the largest attendance for a Mixed Martial Arts event in North America (a record previously held by UFC 68).[8] The actual number of spectators in attendance has been disputed, however, as only 18,340 spectators clicked through the arena's turnstiles, while others reportedly entered through non-turnstile gates. Further, records indicate only 3,674 tickets were sold through Ticketmaster and the coliseum box office - the rest were either sold or given away by the fight's promoter. The paid gate for the event was $2,545,590.[9]

Post-Fight Fighter Tim "Big Perm" Percy tested positive for methamphetamines after his fight, and was suspended by the CSAC. [10] In addition, Johnnie Morton tested positive for anabolic steroids [11] and Royce Gracie tested positive for Nandrolone, a commonly used anabolic steroid.[12]

[edit] Purses

The overall disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $1,287,500. [13]

Fighter Fight Earnings Notes
Brock Lesnar $500,000 No win bonus
Royce Gracie $300,000 No win bonus
Johnnie Morton $100,000 Purse being withheld
Melvin Manhoef $50,000
Jonathan Wiezorek $40,000 Includes $25K win bonus
Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti $36,000 Fined $9K for weight
Min Soo Kim $30,000
Kazushi Sakuraba $30,000
"Mighty" Mo Siliga $30,000
Ruben "Warpath" Villareal $30,000
Nam Phan $29,500 Additional $4.5K due to opponent's weight
Jake Shields $24,000
Dong Sik Yoon $20,000
Tim "Big Perm" Persey $20,000
Hideo Tokoro $15,000 No win bonus
Katsuhiko Nagata $15,000 No win bonus
Brad Pickett $8,000
Bernard Ackah $5,000 No win bonus
Ido Pariente $2,500
Isaiah Hill $2,500

[edit] See also

v • d • e
2007 K-1 Events
K-1 World GP
K-1 Fighting Network
K-1 Fighting Network KHAN in Korea • K-1 Fighting Network in Croatia • K-1 Fighting Network in Romania • K-1 Fighting Network in Sweden • K-1 Fighting Network in Korea • K-1 Fighting Network in Hungary • K-1 Fighting Network in Latvia • K-1 Fighting Network in Turkey • K-1 Fighting Network in Czech Republic •
K-1 MAX
K-1 World MAX Japan • K-1 East Europe MAX Lithuania • K-1 World MAX in Yokohama • K-1 UK MAX England • K-1 World MAX Final Elimination • K-1 World MAX Final •
HERO'S
HERO'S in Nagoya • HERO'S in Yokohama • HERO'S Final • HERO'S Korea •
Dynamite!!
Dynamite!! USA • Yarennoka! • K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! •

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b MMAWeekly.com, K-1 DYNAMITE ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN
  2. ^ Press Release, GRACIE-SAKURABA REMATCH AMONG KEY BOUTS ON STAR-STUDDED DYNAMITE!! USA FIGHT CARD, FEG, INC. [Last retrieved May 27, 2007]
  3. ^ Article, CSAC Grants FEG License, Saku Status Uncertain, Sherdog.com [Last retrieved May 27, 2007]
  4. ^ Article, Report: CSAC Denies Hong Man Choi, Sherdog.com [Last retrieved May 27, 2007]
  5. ^ Choi's license denial jeopardizes MMA card - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports
  6. ^ CARANO SIDELINED, “DYNAMITE” LOSES FEMALE DRAW. TheFightNetwork.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  7. ^ MMANEWS.COM | Antonio Silva Off The K-1/EXC "Dynamite!" Fight Card
  8. ^ Article, Lance Pugmire [Last retrieved June 9, 2007]
  9. ^ Article, CSAC: 42,757 Attend "Dynamite!! USA" Josh Gross [Last retrieved June 8, 2007]]
  10. ^ Report: Persey Positive for Methamphetamine. Sherdog.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  11. ^ Morton Tests Positive for Steroids
  12. ^ Gracie Fails Drug Test, Suspended
  13. ^ K-1 DYNAMITE FIGHTER SALARIES. MMA Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
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