Komikazee's MMA Smackdown #34 Rolling 20s (8/1/2007)

Guests

News

Tito, McCully visit the troops with the USO

• http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4396&zoneid=13

AMP'd Mobile finished

• UFC Sponsor
• FightOpinion has been asking about this for a long time

M-1 Russian Promoter talks out about Bodog and UFC

• http://mma.komikazee.com/news/comments/mma_in_russia/
• States that Bodog took all the credit for their St. Petersburg season while he did all the work
• UFC refuses to work with him on organizing UFC shows in Russia
• Refuse to budge on the contract negotiations
• Won't allow Fedor to fight anywhere else
• Won't look at the devildogs (Fedor's gym)
  

Karl "Gotch" Istaz Dead at 83

• http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/07/28/karl-gotch-dead-at-age-82/

• "God of Pro Wrestling"
• Very accomplished amateur wrestler
• Shoot / Catch ????
  
• Studied under famous Catch wrestler Billy Riley in Wigan, England in the 1950's
  • Riley's gym is the place to be if you were serious about the style.
• Pro wrestled as Karl Gotch in the US
  • Taking the name after Frank Gotch, America's first well known catch wrestler

• While he did draw thousands to his matches, Karl left the US once pro wrestling promoters wanted to promote flash over athletics.
• Pro wrestled in Japan until he retired.
• Taught Catch to well known names like Nobuhiku Takada, Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Akira Maeda.
  • All three became the forefathers of the Japanese MMA scene

• Spent the rest of his days as a consultant on Catch and fitness techniques
  • several fighters and pro wrestlers have been trained by Gotch. Including Josh Barnett

Fighter News

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua to face Griffin at UFC 76

• "Shogun" is no joke. Top 10 205'er
• Crossroads for Griffin, Is he a superstar?
• Traditional Ground Expert vs. Striker
  

Gomi signed to HEROS, Minowa targeted

• Gomi was PRIDE's lightweight champ
• Pretty much not doing anything at the time
• Made it official at a Beach Wrestling tournament in Japan in front of Japanese media
  • Gomi and KID Yamamoto: http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20070729/20070729-00000032-spnavi-fight-view-000.jpg

• Seen as a "first salvo" at PRIDE and Zuffa.
• E-coo-he-sue Minnow-wha was one of PRIDE's charismatic welterweights
• pretty much pro-wrestling now days.
• Japanese media report that Minowa might be picked up in time for K-1's "U-SYSTEM" year end show

Sokoudjou not in EliteXC

• Won against Big Nog and Ricardo Arona

• Wined and Dined by Gary Shaw
• Flown out to their previous show
• Almost a done deal but pulled out at the last second
• Rumored that another big promotion threw more money at him
  

Calendar

• Anacondas vs. Silverbacks
• Pitbulls vs. Sabres
  

• Carlos Condit vs. Brock Larson
• Paulo Filho vs. Joe Doerkson

8/25 - UFC 74: Respect

• Randy Couture vs. Gabrial "Napao" Gonzaga
• Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koschek
• "Maximus" Marcus Aurelio vs. "The Carpenter" Clay Guida
• Kurt Pellegrino vs. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson
• Patrick "The Predator" Cote vs. "Da Spida" Kendall Grove
• Frank Mir vs. Anthony Hardonk
  

• Jeff Monson vs. Pedro Rizzo
• Jeremy Horn vs. Jorge Santiago
• Keith Wizniewski vs. Carlo Prater
• Ron Waterman vs. Mario Rinaldi
• Hector Munoz vs. Cristiano Marcello
• Alex Andrade vs. Fabiano Capoani
• James Damien Stelly vs. Luis Arthur Cane
• Lana Stefanac vs. Franita Gathings
• Anthony Njokuani vs. Keyon Mike Jackson
• Jason Maxwell vs. Thomas Schulte

• Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Dan "Hendo" Henderson
• "The Count" Mike Bisping vs. Matt Hamill
• Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic vs. Cheick Kongo

• Tengiz Tedoraze vs. Mostapha al Turk
• Paul "Semtex" Daley vs. Mark Weir

TV Calendar

Wednesday (8/1)

9:00PM - 10:00PM CT - WrekCage (Versus)

10:00PM - 11:00PM Ct - Tapout (Versus) (New August 1st)

Thursday (8/2)

Friday (8/3)

11 pm: FSN: IFL -

Saturday (8/4)

Sunday (8/5)

Monday (8/6)

7-9 PM: MyNetwork TV: IFL

Tuesday (8/7)

ION: BodogFIGHT:  (11 et / 10 ct)

• Seminov vs. Ewin
• Love vs. Tsuboi
• Rinaldi vs. Nelson
  

Previews

IFL Semi-Finals

No. 4 Silverbacks (2-1, 9-6) vs. Anacondas (3-0, 11-4)
155 lb.:Bart Palaszewski (Wonder Lake, Ill.) (7-1, 27-8) vs. Harris Sarmiento (Columbus, Ohio) (0-0, 3-1)
Harris Sarmiento

• http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=4584
• Journeyman fighter
• A lot of decisions on his record

Bart Palaszewski

• First class banger
• Only loss in the IFL came to Horodecki on a split decision
• Lost against Clay Guida outside the IFL
• Started his career on 4 consecutive losses

170 lb.: Rory Markham (Chicago) (5-1, 11-2) vs. Chris Clements (Chatham, Ontario) (0-0, 4-1)

Chris Clements

• KO Specialist
• TKO veteran (Canadian, Duh)
• Relatively inexperienced
  

Rory Markham

• Heartbeat of the Silverbacks
• Hole in the retina has kept him sidelined much this year
• Not in the Grand Prix this year
• Dangerous striker
  

185 lb.: Gerald Harris (0-1, 4-1) (Tulsa, Okla.) vs. Benji Radach (Coconut Creek, Fla.) (3-0, 15-3)

Benji Radach

• Resurrected his career through the IFL
• Strong wrestler with good hands
• Very dangerous fighter
  

Gerald Harris

• http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=17903
• Loss against Leopoldo
• Trains with team quest (Oregon division) but is loaned out to Pat
• collegiate wrestler
  

205 lb.: Mike Ciesnolevicz (Williamstown, Pa.) (4-2, 12-2) vs. Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas) (4-3, 12-7)

Alex Schoenauer

• Decent all around fighter but favors submissions
• TUF alumni
• constantly improving his game
• Just above journeyman but works hard
  

Mike C.

• Wild card. Sometimes he does good, sometimes not so good
• Finds ways to win
• Quirky guy (likes cats)
• Hard worker
  

265 lb.: Ben Rothwell (Milwaukee, Wis.) (7-0, 22-5) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (Winnipeg, Manitoba) (3-3, 12-7-1)

Krzysztof Soszynski

• Strong dude
• Feast or Famine in IFL
• Wins against Devin Cole, Dan Christison
• Losses against Mike Whitehead, Reese Andy
• Canadian
  

Ben Rothwell

• Heavy hands
• Good ground game
• Becoming face of IFL
• Woke up from stupor after his fight with "Big Country" Nelson
• Force to be reckoned with in the League
  

No. 3 Sabres (3-0 team, 9-6 indiv.) vs. No. 2 Pitbulls (3-0, 10-5)
155 lb.: Savant Young (Pasadena, Calif.) (2-1 IFL, 8-5 0verall) vs. Erik Owings (New York) (3-2, 3-2)

Erik Owings

• Likes to throw down
• Can't quite break into the elect of the IFL
• Losses against Wagnney Fabiano and Chris Horodecki

Savant Young

• Short and Strong
• Great Punching power
• Low center of gravity makes him hard to take down
• Only loss came in a decision against Ryan Schultz
  

170 lb.: Antonio McKee (Lakewood, Calif.) (3-0, 20-3-2) vs. Delson Heleno (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (4-1, 11-2)

Delson Heleno

• Dynamic fighter
• Equally comfortable on his feet and on the ground
• JJ expert
• Little to no english
• Only loss in the IFL came with an illegal upkick in 2006 (Dennis Hallman)

Antonio McKee

• Wrestler
• Likes to slow the pace down
• Very experienced
• Hasn't lost in the IFL yet

185 lb.: David Phillips (Texas) (0-0, 7-3) vs. Dan Miller (Sparta, N.J.) (0-0, 5-1)

Dan Miller

David Phillips

205 lb: Vladimir Matyushenko (El Segundo, Calif.) (3-0, 18-3) vs. Jamal Patterson (Hoboken, N.J.) (3-1, 3-1) 

Jamal Patterson

• Very strong guy.
• Alternate for Grand Prix
• Only 1 fight this year due to injuries
• Regional Sales Coordinator for his day job

Vladimir Matyushenko

• "The Janitor"
• Very experienced submission expert
• Undefeated in the IFL
• Tore through all his opponents
• Considered #1 205'er in the IFL

265 lb.: Wayne Cole (Oklahoma City, Okla.) (0-1, 7-4) vs. Bryan Vetell (Jamaica, N.Y.) (1-2, 2-2)

Bryan Vetell

• Strong fighter who has had little luck in IFL
• Suffered devestating loss to Devin Cole in a comeback victory
• Lost against Ben Rothwell

Wayne Cole

• Strong fighters with a lot of rough edges
• Surprisingly slippery on the ground
• Lost against Jo-wade in LA

Interviews

Savant Young

• What was the impetus for fighting professionally?
• How has becoming a role model changed the way you think and fight?
• You come from a hard neighborhood. How have you transitioned your fight for life into the ring?
• Tell us about your "Oh Yeah!" moment where it hit you that you were really a professional fighter?
• For show
  
• Run us through a day of what it's like to be Savant.
• What would you do differently if you could re-do the last fight with Ryan Schultz (lost via decision)?
• What's your gameplan against Erik Owing, your next opponent in the semi-finals?
• (Shout outs)
  

Conclusions

http://www.mma-madness.com

http://kakutogigumi.blogspot.com/

http://www.fightopinion.com