Two NY Press Articles



Nice article this week in NY Press about "underground" fight clubs. They're perfectly legal, as the article explains, they're just not allowed to advertise or pay the fighters.

The crowd simmers, on the verge of boiling over into full-fledged mayhem, as the small Brazilian makes his way into the ring. At 135 pounds, Emerson Souza is a powerhouse of jiu-jitsu, and his students—over 100 hundred of them—rush the apron to cheer him on. Kaizen Karate-Do representative Angel Ortiz stands before him, ready to swing for the fences in hopes of scoring a knockout against the black belt, but when the referee signals for them to start, it takes only 36 seconds for Souza to take Ortiz down, straddle him and rain down punches.

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Sumo in the City



Another article, this one on the World S.U.M.O. Challenge.