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==Background==
==Background==
This event aired live on [[HDNet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/26482/proelite-3-official-with-grove-vs-minowa-grand-prix-semifinals-on-jan-21.mma|title=ProElite 3 official with Grove vs. Minowa, grand-prix semifinals on Jan. 21 |work=MMAJunkie.com |date=2011-12-10}}</ref> The event featured fights in which at least three notable fighters competed. In the card's main event, "Japanese fighting icon Ikuhisa Minowa" hoped to find a more serious opponent in a UFC veteran that the "freak-show" and "circus" kinds of matches from his past.<ref>Sergio Non, "[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/post/2012-01-19/minowa-brings-cape-flair-to-proelite-against-grove/608070/1 Minowa brings cape, flair to ProElite against Grove]," ''USA Today'' (19 January 2012).</ref> Also in the main event, "Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove continued his attempt to re-establish himself as a middleweight to be reckoned with by beating another grizzled veteran on Saturday."<ref>Sergio Non, "[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/post/2012-01-22/kendall-grove-outgrapples-minowa-at-proelite-3/609210/1 Kendall Grove outgrapples Minowa at ProElite 3]," ''USA Today'' (22 January 2012).</ref> Moreover, Sara McMann, a silver medalist at the 2004 Olympics and the number 9 ranked woman in The Unified Women's Rankings, "threw Akano to the ground each time they clinched. Akano frequently elevated her legs for potential submission and landed light strikes from the bottom to stay busy, but McMann defended well, stayed in dominant positions and landed some ground-and-pound strikes. All three judges scored the fight for McMann."<ref>Sergio Non, "[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/post/2012-01-22/kendall-grove-outgrapples-minowa-at-proelite-3/609210/1 Kendall Grove outgrapples Minowa at ProElite 3]," ''USA Today'' (22 January 2012).</ref> The women's bout has historical relevance to women's MMA and this promotion in particular, for as ''USA Today'' reports, "ProElite hopes to lead cards with talent built within rather than importing fighters who made their names in organizations," with an "early step toward that goal" having taken "place in Saturday's co-main event between Hitomi Akano and Sara McMann, Nos. 5 and 9 in the Unified Women's Rankings at 135 pounds."<ref>Sergio Non, "[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/post/2012-01-19/minowa-brings-cape-flair-to-proelite-against-grove/608070/1 Minowa brings cape, flair to ProElite against Grove]," ''USA Today'' (19 January 2012).</ref>
This event aired live on [[HDNet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/26482/proelite-3-official-with-grove-vs-minowa-grand-prix-semifinals-on-jan-21.mma|title=ProElite 3 official with Grove vs. Minowa, grand-prix semifinals on Jan. 21 |work=MMAJunkie.com |date=2011-12-10}}</ref>


==Official Fight Card==
==Official Fight Card==

Revision as of 16:35, 23 January 2012

ProElite: Grove vs. Minowa
Information
PromotionProElite
DateJanuary 21, 2012
VenueNeil S. Blaisdell Center
CityUnited States Honolulu, Hawaii
Event chronology
ProElite: Big Guns ProElite: Grove vs. Minowa

ProElite: Grove vs. Minowa [1] was a mixed martial arts event held by ProElite on January 21, 2012 at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.[2]

Background

This event aired live on HDNet.[3] The event featured fights in which at least three notable fighters competed. In the card's main event, "Japanese fighting icon Ikuhisa Minowa" hoped to find a more serious opponent in a UFC veteran that the "freak-show" and "circus" kinds of matches from his past.[4] Also in the main event, "Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove continued his attempt to re-establish himself as a middleweight to be reckoned with by beating another grizzled veteran on Saturday."[5] Moreover, Sara McMann, a silver medalist at the 2004 Olympics and the number 9 ranked woman in The Unified Women's Rankings, "threw Akano to the ground each time they clinched. Akano frequently elevated her legs for potential submission and landed light strikes from the bottom to stay busy, but McMann defended well, stayed in dominant positions and landed some ground-and-pound strikes. All three judges scored the fight for McMann."[6] The women's bout has historical relevance to women's MMA and this promotion in particular, for as USA Today reports, "ProElite hopes to lead cards with talent built within rather than importing fighters who made their names in organizations," with an "early step toward that goal" having taken "place in Saturday's co-main event between Hitomi Akano and Sara McMann, Nos. 5 and 9 in the Unified Women's Rankings at 135 pounds."[7]

Official Fight Card

Main Card (HDNet)

Grove defeated Minowa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).[8]
McMann defeated Akano via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal bout: United States Jake Heun vs. United States Richard Odoms
Odoms defeated Heun via submission (neck crank) at 1:56 of round 2.
  • Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal bout: United States Ryan Martinez vs. United States Cody Griffin
Martinez defeated Griffin via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Catchweight (215 lbs) bout: United States Tasi Edwards vs. United States Pat Cummins
Cummins defeated Edwards via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:01 of round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: United States Brent Schermerhorn vs. United States Kaleo Gambill
Schermerhorn defeated Gambill via KO (punch) at 0:45 of round 1.

Preliminary Card

Mizuno defeated Maiava via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:47 of round 2.
  • Featherweight bout: United States Steven Saito vs. United States Toby Misech
Misech defeated Saito via TKO (knees) at 1:53 of round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Collin Mansanas vs. United States Bryson Kamaka
Mansanas defeated Kamaka via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:27 of round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Sean Rush vs. United States Jaymes Schulte
Rush defeated Schulte via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:37 of round 1.

Amateur Card

  • Lightweight bout: United States Ray Cooper vs. United States Kyle Foyle
Cooper defeated Foyle via TKO (punches) at 2:07 of round 1.
  • Batamweight bout: United States Zach Close vs. United States Keli’i Valencia
Valencia defeated Close via submission (triangle choke) at 2:00 of round 2.
  • Catchweight (165 lbs.) bout: United States Sebastian Mariconda vs. United States Dan Ige
Mariconda defeated Ige via submission (armbar) at 1:12 of round 1.

References

  1. ^ "ProElite 3 scheduled for Jan. 21 at Blaisdell Arena; Grove vs. Minowa targeted". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-12-22.
  2. ^ "ProElite 3 results: Grove, McMann victorious; Odoms-Martinez book final". MMAJunkie.com. 2012-1-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "ProElite 3 official with Grove vs. Minowa, grand-prix semifinals on Jan. 21". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-12-10.
  4. ^ Sergio Non, "Minowa brings cape, flair to ProElite against Grove," USA Today (19 January 2012).
  5. ^ Sergio Non, "Kendall Grove outgrapples Minowa at ProElite 3," USA Today (22 January 2012).
  6. ^ Sergio Non, "Kendall Grove outgrapples Minowa at ProElite 3," USA Today (22 January 2012).
  7. ^ Sergio Non, "Minowa brings cape, flair to ProElite against Grove," USA Today (19 January 2012).
  8. ^ Michael David Smith, "ProElite 3 Results: Minowaman No Match for Grove," MMAFighting.com (22 January 2012).
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