Paulão Filho at WEC / Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa publicity

Back in April of 2006, at Pride Bushido 10 in Tokyo, Paulão Filho took two rounds in overcoming Murilo Ninja by unanimous judges’ decision. This Thursday in Belém, Brazil, the triumph came a lot quicker, and amid more controversy.

The Carlson Gracie black belt went on the attack with a flurry of strikes that left his Southern Brazilian counterpart groggy in the first round. Ninja was then kneeling at Paulo’s knees when Mario Yamasaki called an end to the rematch. “So long as God Almighty lets me be here and I still have strength, I’ll keep fighting,” asserted Paulão just after dedicating the win to his father, Paulinho, who passed away this August 6. “Ninja was really groggy, and I could have continued to beat on him there, but if he wants another rematch we’ll do it no problem. He’s a great fighter. He’s done a lot for the sport too.”

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In the other fights on the card, Bruno Cro Cop took a page out of his Croatian namesake’s book and three two knees at Marcio Parazinho that ended the outing in the second round, and Lincoln Sá relied on his takedowns to go to town with the ground and pound and take a unanimous decision over Joriedson Fein.

BEST OF THE BEST
BELÉM, PARÁ, BRAZIL
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Paulão Filho defeated Murilo Ninja via TKO in R1;
Bruno Cro Cop defeated Marcio Parazinho via TKO in R1;
André Mikito defeated André Lobato via unanimous decision;
Silmar Sombra tapped out Fabricio Strike via guillotine in R1;
Lincon Sá defeated Joriedson Fein via unanimous decision;
Alberto Pantoja defeated Mauricio Rosário via unanimous decision;
Samuel Paiva defeated Bruno Miranda via unanimous decision;
Jacob Quintana subbed Alexandre Leão via guillotine in R2.

Paulão Filho no WEC. Foto: Josh Hedges/Divulgação.

Em  abril de 2006, em Tóquio, pelo Pride Bushido 10, Paulão Filho precisou de dois rounds para vencer Murilo Ninja por decisão unânime dos jurados. Nesta quinta-feira, em Belém, o triunfo foi mais rápido, e mais controverso.

O faixa-preta de Carlson Gracie partiu para cima no primeiro assalto para acertar uma sequência de socos e deixar o curitibano grogue. Ninja estava ajoelhado nas pernas de Paulada quando Mario Yamasaki encerrou a revanche.”Enquanto Papai do Céu me deixar aqui e eu tiver forças, vou seguir lutando”, garantiu Paulão,  logo appapa vitória dedicada ao seu pai, seu Paulinho, falecido dia 6 de agosto. “O Ninja estava bem grogue e eu ia continuar castigando dali, mas se ele quiser nova revanche a gente faz, sem problema. Ele é um grande lutador, já fez muito pelo esporte também”.

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Nas outras lutas, Bruno Cro Cop se inspirou no policial croata e soltou duas joelhadas em Marcio Parazinho para encerrar o embate no segundo giro, e o macaense Lincoln Sá usou e abusou das quedas, para trabalhar no ground and pound e garantir a vitória por decisão unânime sobre Joriedson Fein.

Best of the Best

Belém, Pará

6 de setembro de 2012

Paulão Filho venceu Murilo Ninja por TKO no R1;

Bruno Cro Cop venceu Marcio Parazinho por TKO no R1;

André Mikito venceu André Lobato por decisão unânime;

Silmar Sombra finalizou Fabricio Strike com uma guilhotina no R1;

Lincon Sá venceu Joriedson Fein por decisão unânime;

Alberto Pantoja venceu Mauricio Rosário por decisão unânime;

Samuel Paiva venceu Bruno Miranda por decisão unânime

Jacob Quintana finalizou Alexandre Leão com uma guilhotina no R2

Em 2006 eles fizeram o primeiro duelo no Japão, deu Paulão. Arquivo: Graciemag.com

O canal Combate transmite nesta quinta-feira, a partir das 20h45, uma das revanches mais pedidas (e adiadas) do MMA brasileiro.

Após anos de ouro no Pride, o carioca Paulo Filho e o curitibano Murilo Ninja protagonizam o desafio principal do evento Best of the Best, que rola em Belém do Pará.

Paulo Filho, ex-campeão do WEC e lutador que já foi considerado um dos melhores do mundo na categoria de médios, concede revanche a Murilo Ninja, ex-campeão do Elite XC e irmão mais velho de Mauricio Shogun.

Paulão e Ninja se enfrentaram pela primeira vez no Pride, outrora o maior evento de MMA do mundo. Na organização japonesa, Paulão levou a melhor por decisão unânime, no confronto ocorrido no dia 2 de abril de 2006, em Tóquio.

Na época, a luta trazia a grande rivalidade das equipes que os atletas representavam. Paulão, faixa-preta de Carlson Gracie, era um dos promissores lutadores da BTT e Ninja levantava a bandeira da temida Chute Boxe, que revelou feras como seu irmão Shogun e Wanderlei Silva. Em reportagem na Revista NOCAUTE à época, Ninja disse que Paulão o anulou totalmente, com suas quedas e seu Jiu-Jitsu.

Comentarista do canal Combate, Luciano Andrade analisou a revanche: “Acredito que o Ninja esteja bem preparado. Ele não é o mesmo do Pride, mas está treinado para este desafio. O Paulão para mim é uma incógnita, pois ele teve problemas familiares recentemente – o falecimento do pai – e vem de derrotas em lutas que, se estivesse se preparando bem, teria vencido. Se ele estiver preparado, é o favorito por uma pequena margem. O Paulão treinado tem um jogo que casa bem contra o Ninja, assim como aconteceu no Pride. Ele vai buscar derrubar e trabalhar por cima”.

“Acho muito legal esta revanche em um evento nacional, a galera que curte lutas aqui no Brasil que ver lutas assim e acredito que até em outros países este é um desafio que deve despertar interesse”, completa.

Além de Paulão vs Ninja, o Best of the Best ainda traz no card atletas com experiência no MMA nacional como Bruno Carioca e André Mikito, entre outros. No card da luta principal, Ricardo Arona e Mauricio Shogun devem abrilhantar o evento e cantar o caminho da vitória.

E para você, fiel amante do Jiu-Jitsu e do MMA, quem vence logo mais?

Best of the Best

Belém do Pará, PA

6 de setembro de 2012

Paulo Filho vs Murilo Ninja

Marcio Parazinho vs Bruno Cro Cop

André Lobato vs André Mikito

Paulo Henrique vs Jacob Quintana

Bruno Miranda vs Samuel Paiva

Bruno Carioca vs Alberto

Lincon de Sá vs Fein

Top honors went to Anthony Smith (Premier Combat Center), who won the absolute division at black belt. Among the ladies, absolute gold went to Sara Khalil (Roseberry’s Martial Arts Academy) from Lincoln city.

Check out the results: www.bjjomaha.com.

GMA member Dana Taylor, leader of Omaha BJJ, invites for the 16th Best of the Best BJJ Pro-Ams.

The event is scheduled  next March 12th, at the Westside Comunnity Center, in Omaha, NE.

Fights kick off at 09:00AM.

And for those who besides competing want to learn, Brazilian black belt Rodrigo Vaghi, Taylor’s master will be teaching a seminar on Friday, March 11th.

For more info and to register, go to bjjomaha.com.

Go compete in Omaha

GMA member Dana Taylor, leader of Omaha BJJ, invites for the 16th Best of the Best BJJ Pro-Ams.

The event is scheduled  next March 12th, at the Westside Comunnity Center, in Omaha, NE.

Fights kick off at 09:00AM.

And for those who besides competing want to learn, Brazilian black belt Rodrigo Vaghi, Taylor’s master will be teaching a seminar on Friday, March 11th.

For more info and to register, go to bjjomaha.com.

GMA member Dana Taylor, leader of Omaha BJJ, is putting together another edition of the Best of the Best event, a tradition in Nebraska.

The 15th Best of the Best takes place next November 6th at the Blackburn Senior High, in Omaha.

It will feature kids, women and men divisions.

All competitors are also invited to take part in a Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ seminar, on November 5th.

Vaghi is a 4th degree black belt memder of the USA martial arts hall of fame.

For more info, go to bjjomaha.com/BestTournament.

Do you own a Jiu-Jitsu academy and want to have your school featured  on GRACIEMAG.com? It’s easy, all you need to do is to become a GMA member. Click here and find out how.

GMA member Dana Taylor announces the results of the Best of The Best Jiu-Jitsu Pro-Ams, held last August 30th.

The event organized by the leader of Omaha BJJ was a success and a new installment is scheduled next November 13th.

Check out the results:

Aflac Team Champions:

Adult- Combative Sport Center, Manhattan, KS

Juvenile- Midamerica Martial Arts, Omaha, NE

XS Energy Drink Absolute Champions

Black Belt- vacant

Brown Belt- Willian De Souza, United Martial Sciences, Topeka, KS

Purple Belt- Aaron Steele, Premier Combat Center, Omaha, NE

Blue Belt- Gregg Van De Creek, Combative Sport Center, Manhattan, KS

White Belt- vacant

No Gi- Aaron Steele, Premier Combat Center, Omaha, NE

For more info, go to bjjomaha.com.

GMA member Dana Taylor announces the results of the Best of The Best Jiu-Jitsu Pro-Ams, held last August 30th.

The event organized by the leader of Omaha BJJ was a success and a new installment is scheduled next November 13th.

Check out the results:

Aflac Team Champions:

Adult- Combative Sport Center, Manhattan, KS

Juvenile- Midamerica Martial Arts, Omaha, NE

XS Energy Drink Absolute Champions

Black Belt- vacant

Brown Belt- Willian De Souza, United Martial Sciences, Topeka, KS

Purple Belt- Aaron Steele, Premier Combat Center, Omaha, NE

Blue Belt- Gregg Van De Creek, Combative Sport Center, Manhattan, KS

White Belt- vacant

No Gi- Aaron Steele, Premier Combat Center, Omaha, NE

For more info, go to bjjomaha.com.

Do you own a Jiu-Jitsu academy and want to have your school featured  on GRACIEMAG.com? It’s easy, all you need to do is to become a GMA member. Click here and find out how.

GMA member Dana Taylor, head of Omaha BJJ, in Nebraska, has a invitation to all BJJ lovers.

It is the XIV Best of the Best championship.

The event is the fastest growing tournament in the Midwest region.

The next installment is scheduled August 28th.

Late registration starts August 23rd.

For more info, go to bjjomaha.com.

Do you own a Jiu-Jitsu academy and want to have your school featured  on GRACIEMAG.com? It’s easy, all you need to do is to become a GMA member. Click here and find out how.

GMA member Dana Taylor, of Omaha BJJ, in Nebraska, is inviting Jiu-Jitsu lovers for a new installment of the Best of The Best competition.

The event is scheduled next August 28th and registrations are already open.

There will be kids, women and men divisions.

Dana will set up four rings and all referees in charge will be IBJJF certified.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to compete in one of the most traditional events of the BJJ calendar.

For more info, go to bjjomaha.com.