2005 World Shidokan Open Results

2005 Shidokan International Team Tournament
Round Robin Tournament

FIGHT #1
Jeff Mrtyniak (Canada) vs. Franco Leonardis (Germany)
First two karate rounds were even. Mrtyniak came on very strong in the kickboxing rounds to eventually win by KO via a beautiful left hook at 30" seconds in Round Two.

FIGHT #2
Shonie Carter (USA) vs. Vlajko Perovic (Germany)
Perovic came out strong in the Karate rounds landing strong low kicks to Carter's legs. Carter began to warm up in the Kickboxing rounds and seemed to dominate the round but Perovic still managed to land a strong round kick to Carter's head. The Grappling rounds proved to be surprising with Carter having the edge, managing to pull off a unanimous decision.

FIGHT #3
Mark Zacher(Canada) vs. Brad Baker (USA)
Baker dominated the entire fight and seemed to grow stronger as the fight progressed. Baker ended the fight in 1'48" of Round Five with a right cross that put an end to Zacher's night. Baker winner by KO.

Karate Superfight

Chris Ortiz (USA) vs. Andres Medrano (Costa Rica)
Ortiz came out hard and fast in Round One. Ortiz then dropped Medrano with a two punch combination to the body. Action slowed in Round Two. Round Three saw the action pick up with Ortiz launching an impressive array of spinning kicks and knee counters. Winner by unanimous decision, Chris Ortiz from Chicago.

Round Robin Round Two

FIGHT #4
John Kazuba (Canada) vs. Vlajko Perovic (Germany)
Kazuba pressed the action in the first two rounds. Kazuba proceeded to drop Perovic with a short left hook in Round Three. Round Four was uneventful as Perovic showed the wear and tear of his first battle. In the Grappling rounds Perovic almost caught Kazuba in a left arm Kimura but was not able to sink it. The final round saw even grappling skills and a great stand up finish by both fighters, the final result went to a unanimous decision in favor of Team Canada's John Kazuba.

Note 1: Lightweight Mrtyniak was unable to continue due to KO. Therefore, Team USA Lightweight Musin Corbrey, received a bye.
Note 2: Team Canada's Heavyweight Mark Zacher was unable to continue as a result of the KO from his first fight therefore, Jochen Gieb from Team Germany received a bye.

Kickboxing Superfight

Rino Belcastro (Canada) vs. Austoul Loris (St. Marteen)
Belcastro came out with hard hands in Round One landing beautiful punch combinations almost at will. Loris, however, answered with knee counter attacks to Belcastro's body. Round Two began as Round One ended with Belcastro dominating much of the action. The Shidokan moto, "Don't even blink" occured when Loris ended the fight with a perfect round kick to Belcastro's midsection. Belcastro was unable to rise from the canvas and the tough St. Marteen kickboxer scored an impressive win by KO.

Round Robin Final Round

FIGHT #5
Musin Corbrey (USA) vs. Jeff Mrtyniak (Canada)
Mrtyniak scored with strong punches to the body while Corbrey countered with impressive round kicks in both of the Karate rounds. Corbrey then hit Mrtyniak with a vicious two punch combination in Round Three which resulted in a standing 8 count to Mrtyniak. Round Four saw furious action much to the delight of the crowd. In Round Five, Musin Corbrey executed a beautiful transitional triangle choke from the mount to the guard which forced Mrtyniak to Tap Out at 1'58" in Round Five.

FIGHT #6
Jan Kazuba (Canada) vs. Shonie Carter (USA)
The Karate rounds were virtually filled with even exchanges by both fighters. In Round Three, Kazuba landed a ferocious knee combination which stunned Carter resulting in a standing 8 count. Kazuba immediately followed up with a devastating left hook to the jaw of the veteran MMA fighter to win this exciting match by the all too familiar Shidokan way -- by Knock Out.

FIGHT #7
Brad Baker (USA) vs. Jochen Gieb (Germany)
This fight was very exciting to the crowd for the following reason: if Team USA's Brad Baker wins then Team USA would record the greatest number of wins and subsequently with the International Team Championship. However, that scenario looked to be in jeopordy when team Germany's Jochen Gieb landed a perfect knee to Baker's head at the end of Round One. Baker, without a doubt, was saved by the bell. Baker seemed to regain his composure in Round Two and even took a slight advantage in Round Three. The tide had definitely changed in Round Three and Baker landed numberous Kow Kick/Punch combinations to Gieb who backed up the rest of the fight. Baker finished the fight by narrowly missing an Arm Bar as time elapsed to score a huge comeback and win via unanimous decision.

Chicago celebrities such as UFC Heavyweight Champion Andre Arlovski, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Chicago Mercantile Senior Advisor Jack Sandner, and the entire sold out crowd had a great time.

All fighters fought like champions.

Shidokan Definitely Rocks!