MMA Live (June 18th, 2009) show recap
By Zach Arnold | June 19, 2009
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This week’s show hosts: Jon Anik, Miguel Torres, and Franklin McNeil
Guest hosts: Jon Anik, Miguel Torres, and Franklin McNeil
The opening segment reviewed Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva from UFC 99. Torres said that the first time he watched the fight, he gave the decision to Wanderlei. Watching it a second time, he gave it to Rich Franklin. He noted that Wanderlei is still a dangerous fighter even after the beatings he has taken and has strong clinch power, so Rich did a great job with strategy in the fight. Franklin said that Rich was more active and in control of the fight, to the point that he thought Rich won all three rounds even when SIlva did catch him in R2.
Interview time with Rich Franklin… Rich said that he executed the game plan he had in mind, using two punches at a time, moving in and out, and focuses on angles that his boxing coach told him to work on. It wasn’t until the second round that he got caught by Silva because he stood in front of him, then went back to his game plan and recovered quickly. He was confident that he won the fight and thought he won all three rounds. He said Wanderlei was never in control of the fight.
As far as a next move is concerned, he said that a re-match with Wanderlei Silva didn’t make any business sense. As far as establishing a 195-pound Cruiserweight division, Rich said that this is fan talk. Initially the fight was asked for 185 pounds, but Rich said no. He said he’d take the fight at 195 and both parties agreed. Rich thought that the cut to 195 pounds was tough for Wanderlei.
Next up was panel talk on Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo. The fight raised more questions than answers. Miguel said that Cain showed he could adapt in a fight (from boxing to ground game) and that his cardio is good. As far as Kongo not being able to fend off Cain’s attack, Miguel said that it’s not Kongo’s fault and that his camp should have better prepared him to fight a wrestler and learn how to defend a takedown. Franklin said that Cain didn’t take punches from Kongo very well and that he will need to improve his technique better because he won’t be able to takedown every opponent. He expressed disappointment in Kongo, saying that the guy is a seasoned veteran and that the loss says something about Wolfslair and their inability to prepare guys the right way. Franklin noted that the same camp didn’t prepare Rampage Jackson properly for his fight against Keith Jardine.
Next was talk about Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy. Both Miguel and Franklin gave the fight to Davis.
Interview time with Marcus Davis. Did he think he won the fight? He did. Marcus said that if you focus on guys who look damaged after fights, then he’s always going to come out looking worse for wear because he gets cut and it can swell up and look horrible. Davis thought that until the last 45 seconds of the fight, he was in control and dropped Hardy with a straight left hand in R3. Marcus ended up with a black eye and two stitches on his nose, the result of a tiny little cut that bled and left a big impression in the minds of the judges. When it came to grappling and octagon control, Marcus thought he won.
Marcus admitted that Dan had the psychological edge on him. Normally in his corner, all Marcus normally thinks about is his game plan. However, when he looked at Hardy, he saw him laughing and smiling and it filled Davis with nothing but anger and anxiety. He just wanted to run over and start hitting him. Davis is begging for a re-match against Hardy, but doesn’t think that UFC will book it. Davis said that he’s not all crazy and pissed off at Hardy right now and he said that Dan didn’t win to win this way just like Marcus didn’t want to lose this guy. Marcus said that if Ken Shamrock could get three matches against Tito Ortiz and get streamrolled everytime, then he should get a re-match against Hardy so that both men can show a better performance.
Next up is a preview for the TUF 9 finale this Saturday in Las Vegas.
First up, talk about Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida. Miguel said that Diego needs to hit-and-move and stay away from takedowns because Clay is dangerous in a scramble. Keep the fight standing. Clay is not as good of a grappler as Diego, but he’s great at ground and pound. Franklin said that Diego needs to use his height and reach advantage, which means Clay has to get inside on the stand-up game to make it work.
Second, Nate Diaz vs. Joe Stevenson. Miguel said that Joe needs to be smart, get inside, and use his boxing because if the fight goes to the ground, Nate’s got a dangerous ground game. So, Joe needs to stay away from submissions and force the stand-up game because Nate doesn’t that hard punching power. Joe can take punches from Nate all day. Franklin said that Joe needs to watch his watch against Kenny Florian and learn from it — take advantage of cutting off the cage and get the fight inside. He noted that Joe looks very uncomfortable standing up and striking.
E-mail: Both Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva advocated for a 195-pound division at UFC 99, but don’t you think such a move would essentially create three shallow divisions? How many fights talk about competing at 195?
Franklin answered that a few months ago he wrote an article about a Cruiserweight division, but he’s not sure right now it would work because there’s not enough talent to fill the void between 185 and 205 pounds. Down the line, however, MMA will have to consider it. Miguel said that in the future it will be a good thing to consider, but each division needs stronger talent pools first.
E-mail: What do you see as the immediate future for the UFC heavyweight division after Lesnar vs. Mir?
Franklin answered that Cain’s performance has messed things up and that Shane Carwin should move ahead of him, maybe even Junior dos Santos. He thinks Shane should get the winner of Mir/Lesnar. If Cain was to fight Carwin, Franklin doesn’t think that Cain could take Shane’s stand-up power.
Next, a segment about Bellator targeting a US broadcast deal and PPV deal with title matches. Then, an interview with Lyman Good (who came off very well here).
Then, an introduction of a new segment called MMA for Dummies. Molly Qerim talked with Miguel Torres and had Miguel demonstrate (with a training partner) the inverted triangle hold that Toby Imada used in Bellator. This was an awesome segment and needs to be a permanent fixture on the show. Miguel calmly, succinctly, and accurately broke down how the hold works and all the different variations of submissions you can use from applying the hold. By far the best use of Miguel out of the three weeks he has been on this show.
Fianlly, talk about today’s Strikeforce challengers show. Both Miguel and Franklin think Joey Villasenor is going to come out guns ablazin’ against Cyborg.
E-mail: Why don’t fighters throw punches to the body from a standing position all that much? I watched Nick Diaz do it to Scott Smith and it seemed to make all the difference. Your thoughts?
Miguel says that body punching makes a huge different but that fighters don’t do it often because when you’re in the heat of the moment, you just don’t think of it. He noted that Nick Diaz trains with a boxing coach and has gotten much better at it. Franklin said that guys who throw body punches leave themselves open to knees and other strikes, which means you can’t just mix it up like you would in a boxing match.
E-mail: As a result of UFC 99, which fight would you most like to see? Silva/Franklin 2, Davis/Hardy 2, Cain/Carwin, Mirko/Dana
Miguel wants to see a re-match between Hardy & Davis, while Franklin thinks Cain vs. Carwin has the most appeal.
Predictions:
Stevenson/Nate – Torres with Joe, Franklin picks Diaz.
Guida/Diego – Torres picks Guida and thinks Clay will make it a scrap, while Franklin picks Diego and says that Diego is getting ready for a future title shot.
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Funeral for Mitsuharu Misawa
By Zach Arnold | June 18, 2009
On Thursday, the wake took place with an estimated attendance of around 100 people. The NOAH crew of wrestlers worked a house show in Nagoya, so they couldn’t make it for Thursday’s ceremony. The wake included Toshiaki Kawada, Gen’ichiro Tenryu, Yoshihiro Takayama, Minoru Suzuki, Akira Hokuto, Jun Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Tamon Honda, Jun Izumida, Kishin Kawabata, Makoto Hashi, Naomichi Marufuji, and others. Motoko Baba also appeared, which drew quite a bit of attention. Kawada broke his public silence and expressed how he was still in complete shock over what happened.
On Friday (at the same facility in Nakano, Tokyo), the funeral took place at 11 AM local time. An MSN article quotes Mitsuo Momota as saying that Misawa looked very peaceful. Despite the family attempting to keep the funeral a private ceremony, there was a swarm of fans and media near the building. Misawa’s body was taken away in a hearse and fans started a “Mi-sa-wa!” call.
Nippon TV has video of the funeral proceeding on their web site. MSN has a lot of pictures from the funeral online. Daily Sports also has pictures. They estimated the funeral guests to be around 200.
The last week has been absolutely heartbreaking to watch for everyone. Mitsuo Momota, who is Rikidozan’s only living son, has seen many deaths in his life — from his brother (who worked in All Japan) to Giant Baba to Jumbo Tsuruta to Mitsuharu Misawa to Hiromichi Fuyuki, unfortunately the list of dead contemporaries is long.
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Independent World MMA Rankings – June 19, 2009
By Zach Arnold | June 18, 2009
From the office of the Independent World MMA Rankings
June 19, 2009: We are proud to announce the launch of the Independent World MMA Rankings. Some of the best and most knowledgeable MMA writers from across the MMA media landscape have come together to form one independent voting panel.
These voting panel members are, in alphabetical order: Zach Arnold (FightOpinion); Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jared Barnes (Houston Chronicle); Jordan Breen (Sherdog); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter, MMA Memories, and MMA Journalist Blog); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (MMA Payout); Todd Martin (CBS Sportsline); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA; Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Jonathan Snowden (Author of “Total MMA: Inside Ultimate Fighting”); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion), Ivan Trembow (Freelance); and Dave Walsh (Total MMA).
These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple web sites.
The rankings are tabulated on a monthly basis in each of the top seven weight classes of MMA, from heavyweight to bantamweight, with fighters receiving ten points for a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, and so on.
The rankings are based purely on the votes of the members of the voting panel, with nobody’s vote counting more than anybody else’s vote, and no computerized voting.
The voters are instructed to vote primarily based on fighters’ actual accomplishments in the cage/ring (the quality of opposition that they’ve actually beaten), not based on a broad, subjective perception of which fighters would theoretically win fantasy match-ups.
Special thanks to Eric Kamander, Zach Arnold, and Joshua Stein for their invaluable help with this project, and special thanks to Garrett Bailey for designing our logo.
Continue reading this article here…
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LDP to open discussion on medical regulation of Japanese fight business
By Zach Arnold | June 17, 2009
I have to read up on the details of what is going to happen and I promise to write an article on it soon, but Hiroshi Hase (former pro-wrestler) and others in the LDP have invited the major players in pro-wrestling (Ryu Nakata of NOAH, New Japan’s President, a famous medical trainer, Keiji Mutoh, and a fifth person) to a political committee meeting to talk about Mitsuharu Misawa’s death. One person is being quoted in the press as saying that Misawa’s death is now a turning point.
Update (6/18): There was a press conference today with Hiroshi Hase, Keiji Mutoh, and Ryu Nakata. Several people were called today to talk with politicians about what the situation is for health and safety in the business and what should be done next.
Meanwhile, Akitoshi Saito (the wrestler who gave Misawa the back-drop) and his family in Aichi prefecture are receiving threats and abuse from fans. There are public calls from NOAH employees to stop the harassment.
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Affliction’s PR description of Josh Barnett
By Zach Arnold | June 16, 2009
Sorry, Josh, but I couldn’t stop laughing at this note I got in my e-mail inbox:
With his chiseled jaw and Mr. Incredible looks, Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett could be the leading man in a Hollywood film or a character straight out of the anime that he loves so much. He has a superhero frame—at 6’3”, 250 pounds, one can almost picture the “Babyfaced Assassin” wrapped in a cape, standing atop a tall building, scanning the city below for any evil doers. He is a well-spoken, charismatic figure whose persona is as compelling as his impressive fight record.
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Weekly Pro magazine publishes Misawa back drop photos
By Zach Arnold | June 16, 2009
Given that Samurai TV is airing Misawa’s last match in its entirety tonight, I suppose the boundaries don’t exist in terms of showing how he died. Here are the photos from this week’s Weekly Pro Wrestling magazine: here, here, and here.
As far as MMA content on the site goes, it will resume as scheduled shortly. I thank everyone for their patience here, as the Misawa story is by far the biggest story this year in Japan and one of the bigger stories to hit the fight scene there.
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NOAH office boss – Misawa was going to retire at the end of the year
By Zach Arnold | June 15, 2009
Ryu Nakata, the legendary All Japan Pro-Wrestling ring announcer and officer manager who transferred over to NOAH when Mitsuharu Misawa formed the company in 2000, addressed the media in Tokyo on Monday. Nakata, who did not make the trip to Hiroshima on the latest NOAH tour, told the press that Misawa was ready to retire from wrestling.
Nakata disclosed that Misawa, along with his 42-year old wife Mayumi, were discussing retirement plans in the locker room of the building NOAH was having a show at on the 9th in Shizuoka (Numazu). According to Nakata, Misawa realized that he could no longer wrestle and that it was time for him to get out of the business by the end of the year so that he could be an entrepreneur in another field. Tetsuya Sano, a famous Japanese blogger who is a friend of ours, attended the NOAH show in Shizuoka and said that in a 6-man tag match that Misawa was involved in, he wrestled maybe two or three minutes of the match and looked to be in very bad shape.
Nakata said that there was discussion of having a ‘sayonara tour’ for Misawa. Approaching his 47th birthday, Nakata noted that Misawa never cut any corners in matches and gave a full effort despite his badly broken-down body. Nakata admitted that Misawa had shoulder and waist injuries, plus years of spinal cord and body damage from all the bumps he’s taken in the ring. He regretted that Misawa didn’t quit 2 or 3 years ago. However, Misawa kept going because Kenta Kobashi was suffering severe injuries (which made his body the same age as an 80-year old man) and renal cancer, along with Jun Akiyama (labeled “No. 3”) having chronic health problems.
There will be a private funeral held by the end of this week.
G+, the cable channel for Nippon TV, will air a Misawa special soon. Samurai TV, which taped NOAH’s Hiroshima show on the 13th, will air the show on the 17th at 11 PM JST. The show will be marketed as “Misawa’s last match” and there will be interviews from wrestlers on the broadcast.
Dave Walsh has further commentary on the meaning of Misawa’s in-ring death.
- NOAH 6/13 Hiroshima Green Arena – Samurai TV air date on 6/17 (11 PM – 1 AM JST)
- NOAH 6/14 Hakata Star Lanes – Samurai TV air date on 6/20 (11 PM – 1 AM JST)
- NOAH Mitsuharu Misawa special memorial tribute – Nippon TV G+ on 6/19 from 5:15 PM – 9:30 PM JST
- NOAH Mitsuharu Misawa’s 25th anniversary in wrestling – Nippon TV G+ on 6/22 from Midnight – 2 AM JST
- NOAH Classics – Mitsuharu Misawa tribute – Nippon TV G+ on 7/6 from 11 PM – 1 AM JST
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Tim Sylvia shows up in blogger shape and pays dearly against Ray Mercer
By Zach Arnold | June 15, 2009
Showing up at 310 pounds, Tim Sylvia in TV commercials leading up to Saturday night’s event in Birmingham, Alabama said that he was fighting for the honor of MMA against a former boxing champion. Even Jens Pulver questioned what Tim Sylvia was doing in a match against Ray Mercer… a match originally scheduled to be a boxing contest in a cage. It turned into an “MMA rules” fight.
Ray Mercer knocked out Tim Sylvia in 10 seconds on Saturday night. Bad Left Hook has video of the KO. The video is glorious to watch in that Mercer, who was supposed to be the heel here, was completely 100% cheered by the Birmingham crowd. You can audibly hear a fan on the video before the KO happens say, “…going to knock his ass out.” Then, boom, the KO. Even better is watching Mercer, acting as spry as a pup, celebrate like it was the biggest win of his career. I don’t blame the man one bit for celebrating. What did he have to lose going into this fight? Nothing. Sherdog described Sylvia as someone ‘who went down like a giant California redwood.’ As someone who knows a thing or two about California redwood trees, I would say yes, in fact, Tim did go down like a redwood tree being cut by a bunch of loggers.
Mark La Monica described this whole incident in the best way possible — “9 seconds of shame: Tim Sylvia vs. Ray Mercer.”
We know what kind of damage this will do for Sylvia’s fighting career. What I am more interested in is seeing how much damage Monte Cox has suffered to his reputation for a) the way he’s managed Tim Sylvia in my opinion and b) putting Sylvia in this kind of position against someone like Mercer, who was having to box in Sweden for the last couple of years. My take is that Cox should not go away from this ordeal unscathed. This whole ordeal is a huge stain on him professionally. Everyone will rightfully rip on Tim, but Monte Cox is the one who deserves the biggest spotlight of public shame here.
Update: Keep an eye out for the California State Athletic Commission this week. They may very well tell Sylvia that he can’t fight Paul Buentello in early August for Affliction if they use a 60-day medical suspension for his KO loss to Ray Mercer in Alabama.
Update (6/15): Sylvia has been pulled off the Affliction show.
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Hiroshima police comment on Misawa’s death
By Zach Arnold | June 14, 2009
According to an article by Jiji Press (one of Japan’s largest news wire services), Hiroshima Prefectural police have stated that the cause of death for Mitsuharu Misawa (age 46) on Saturday night was cervical spinal cord damage.
Famous Japanese referee Ted Tanabe dies at age 46
Independent promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling announced that referee Tetsuo “Ted” Tanabe, who became a fixture in W*ING, FMW, Michinoku Pro, and other top pro-wrestling promotions due to his short stature and large frame combined with exaggerated mannerisms, reportedly lost consciousness after officiating a match for Osaka Pro on the 14th. CPR was given, along with AED (defibrillator) treatment, but Tanabe could not be revived while being transported to the emergency room at an Osaka city hospital.
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New developments for Floyd Mayweather’s career and Setanta’s survival
By Zach Arnold | June 14, 2009
So sayeth ESPN in their report. The Examiner and other media outlets like Sports Illustrated are pontificating that this was a way for Mayweather to get out of a dangerous fight and jump right ahead to a fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Now, onto the latest in the Setanta Sports situation… Reuters is reporting that Endemol, the production company of the show Big Brother, may be putting up some cash to buy a stake in Setanta.
On a side note, I need advice from all Firefox users on what add-on I should get for the browser so that I can download video/audio files from MMA web sites that aren’t YouTube videos. I have a perfectly valid excuse — I am trying to download files from press conferences, interviews, etc. so that I can transcribe comments accurately and do write-ups. If you can help me out with recommendations, I will get to work immediately.
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NOAH’s future in the post-Misawa era
By Zach Arnold | June 14, 2009
There has been an outpouring of emotion amongst Japanese fans in the media within the last 24 hours to the news of Mitsuharu Misawa’s death. Newspaper sites and blogs are being flooded with comments from fans who are expressing shock and sadness to yesterday’s tragedy in the ring. There have been other major deaths before in Japan (Giant Baba in 1999, Shin’ya Hashimoto a few years ago), but Misawa’s death has hit a national nerve in the country due to his stature and popularity in the wrestling business in the golden age of the 1990s. Examples of fan reaction in Japanese can be found here, here, and here. According to Searchina, which is a Japanese site that tracks online trends, Misawa’s name has been the most searched online since the story of his death broke yesterday. Searchina also notes a huge spike in traffic for Misawa’s name being searched on YouTube.
NOAH went ahead with today’s scheduled show in Fukuoka at Hakata Star Lanes. There was the traditional 10-count gong ceremony in the ring, but this ceremony was anything but traditional. Yoshinari Ogawa, Kenta Kobashi (holding a picture of Misawa), Mitsuo Momota (the son of Rikidozan), and Akira Taue stood in the ring while the gong count and “Misawa” calls from fans flooded the building. (Direct image link here). Momota told the press that Misawa’s family will have a private funeral. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Atsushi Aoki, working for New Japan in Tokyo, had a ten-count ceremony at NJ’s Korakuen Hall show.
There was a ton of media at NOAH’s Fukuoka event. Asahi Shimbun and several other major newspapers covered the show and all of the various fan reaction. There were fans praying, crying, and paying their tributes to a makeshift memorial floral tribute area in the building. Asahi Shimbun has pictures of the fan reactions and the paper also noted that walk-up sales for NOAH’s show were huge. (NOAH currently lacks major support without Nippon TV backing them.) Kyoko Hamaguchi, the famous daughter of pro-wrestler Animal Hamaguchi, expressed great sadness at the news of Misawa’s death.
As for the future of NOAH, the current stance publicly is that the company will continue forward. As for the future of the GHC Heavyweight title (that was held by Jun Akiyama), it was vacated due to the fact that he has a hernia. The promotion held a title match on Sunday in Fukuoka (announced crowd – 2,600) between Takeshi Rikio and Go Shiozaki, who was Misawa’s partner on Saturday and considered the promotion’s big prodigy. Shiozaki won in 22’37 with the Go Crusher to win the belt.
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UFC 99 aftermath: Ken Imai’s magic with Mirko Cro Cop
By Zach Arnold | June 13, 2009
Dana White’s stance against one-fight deals has proved prescient. He gave in this one time to Mirko Cro Cop and agent Ken Imai and got bit in return. Mirko’s headed back to Japan.
Give credit to Ken Imai — he took his client, who had little or no leverage in the MMA marketplace, and Team Mirko managed to work over Dana White beautifully. He got his one fight against a relatively ‘safe’ opponent and now will cash in with a new deal with DREAM.
“Isn’t that a dirty [expletive] thing to do?” White asked rhetorically after being queried about Filipovic’s deal with DREAM. “He [expletived] me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he [expletived] me.”
No, Dana, Mirko didn’t screw you over. Ken Imai didn’t screw you over. They played you like a fiddle, but they didn’t screw you over. You gave them an opening, they took advantage of it like anyone would in this cutthroat business, and they turned it into something bigger and better.
So I guess we should be ready for Dana White playing the victim here and talking about how he got screwed over, hoping that we forget about all the other past incidents with talent including Jon Fitch over video game rights and John Hackleman over whether or not UFC should force Chuck Liddell into retirement.
As for Mirko saying one thing and doing another to Dana’s face… well, take a look at Mirko’s past history in the fight business and how he handled his deal with power agent Miro Mijatovic before joining Ken Imai and Sakakibara in PRIDE. No surprises there. Dana made a one-fight deal with the devil and the devil acted like the devil does.
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UFC 99 6/13 Lanxess Arena (Germany)
By Zach Arnold | June 13, 2009
Dark matches
- Welterweights (170 pounds): John Hathaway vs. Rick Story
- Heavyweights: Denis Stojnic vs. Stefan Struve
- Lightweights (155 pounds): Paul Kelly vs. Rolando Delgado
- Welterweights (170 pounds): Paul Taylor vs. Peter Sobotta
- Lightweights (155 pounds): Dennis Siver vs. Dale Hartt
- Lightweights (155 pounds): Terry Etim vs. Justin Buchholz
Main card
- Heavyweights: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mostapha Al Turk
- Lightweights (155 pounds): Spencer Fisher vs. Kaoru Uno
- Welterweights (170 pounds): Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy
- Welterweights (170 pounds): Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders
- Heavyweights: Cheick Kongo vs. Cain Velasquez
- Catch weight (195 pounds): Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
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