lunedì 31 agosto 2009
TNA promotional tour in Australia
domenica 30 agosto 2009
UFC 102 Couture vs. Nogueira ongoing play-by-play
By Bryan Alvarez
Welcome to our live coverage of UFC 102, Couture vs. Nogueira, live from the Rose Garden in Portland, OR.
Some crowd notes. The place is maybe a quarter full right now and there are huge areas of empty seats in what I presume are the $200-$400 areas. It's interesting in that they haven't sold out but they also haven't blocked off any of the arena and there are people way the hell up at the very top of the building in the cheap seats. I presume in about an hour or so they'll start moving people down.
1. Marcus Aurelio vs. Evan Dunham. First round was mostly Evan outclassing him on the feet. He nearly finished him with a shot about halfway through the round, and followed it up with a violent pounding on the mat, but Marcus pulled into the guard and survived. Second round was even more action-packed with some great back and forth exchanges. Crowd strongly behind Evan. He hit a hard knee to the face for a big pop. Really fun round and the place cheered it. Aurelio got the advantage in the second with a takedown and attempted guillotine. It looked over, and the pop when Evan escaped was incredible. Evan was born in Eugene, so there you go. Either 30-27 or 29-28 if you figure the choke was close to nearly finishing the fight. I'd guess they'll score it 30-27. A huge crowd-pleaser and an awesome opener.
It was a split decision. One dude gave it 29-28 Aurelio, meaning he thought Aurelio won two rounds, and the others scored it 29-28 Dunham and 30-27 Dunham.
2. Mark Munoz vs. Nick Catone. I missed it but Munoz came out in a lucha mask described by Admin Tony as "a skull looking thing", so perhaps La Parka. Catone came out to "Sympathy for the Devil". Catone was tagging him with shots early. Catone got a timeout for a knee to the pills. Crowd gasped every time they showed it. Catone took him right down after that and the mauling began. He tried to roll into a kneebar and that was a bad idea because he got reversed and punched in the face repeatedly. Big slam by Munoz, but Catone was right back up. Second round saw Catone take him right down on kick attempt. Munoz, who looked the fresher of the two, was right back up. Cool scramble with 1:40 left. They clinched against the fence and traded knees and shots. Catone looked really tired. Munoz went for a guillotine but didn't come all that close as the round ended. Munoz tried a takedown early in the third and Catone tried to pull guard, then escaped back to his feet by doing a backward roll. He was punched on the way up for his troubles. They had a slugfest and sweat was flying. They both tried and failed at takedowns. Munoz tried another guillotine and missed it. Catone rolled into another kneebar but Munoz got out, slammed him, and laid in punches to a big pop. Catone took him down and got his back. Munoz ended up getting his back and pounding on him, but then in the finals seconds Catone did a weird roll like he was trying to pin him in an amateur match and held it until the bell rang. Action packed fight but the crowd didn't like it nearly as much as the opener.
Another decision. Judges had it 29-28 Catone, 30-27 Munoz and 29-28 Munoz. More interesting scoring.
3. Tim Hague vs. Todd Duffee. Duffee punched him in the face and finished him via TKO in 7 seconds. Hague had NO idea where he was afterwards. They showed a replay and Hague came at him with his hands down and his face out. Never do that.
Rogan, who got a huge pop, interviewed Duffee about the supposed fastest knockout in UFC history. He was happy.
4. Justin McCully vs. Mike Russow. Russow had this flabby body with love handles. Russow took him down and had him hooked for Tyler Black's small package driver, but sadly was unable to execute it. He just mauled Justin like a bear. It bored the crowd though. At one point it looked like he tried to grab his leg and just tear it off. McCully finally stood up to a nominal pop. McCully tried a kimura and Russow did a float-over to escape, which at his size was an amazing physical feat. McCully slipped out and got his back, but Russow escaped. McCully tried to a kneebar but failed at it. So the second round was about to start and as McCully was getting out of his chair he stumbled. They stopped the clock between rounds and brought the doctor into the ring and he looked at McCully, asked some questions, and then shook his head no. The fans started booing. So the doctor pushed him sideways and McCully couldn't keep his base. Doctor did it again, same thing. More booing. And they booed and booed and the next thing you know, they took the stools out of the ring and THE FIGHT CONTINUED. Everyone in press row was wondering what the hell this was all about. Russow took him down and held him there. I should note that unlike in Brock's fights, the fans didn't chant "STAND THEM UP!" here. Herb Dean finally stood them up. McCully tried a jumping knee and Russow just grabbed his knee and took him down again. He went for a kimura and appeared to have it locked and right there the horn sounded. They let McCully out for the third round and he was immediately taken down. Herb Dean got bored and stood them up again. Another takedown against the cage by Russow. Another stand-up. Suffice to say this fight will not make TV even if every main card match ends in a 7 second knockout. They'll show a prelim from 101 instead. So yeah, the only question here is whether that one judge will score this for McCully.
Russo won. No scores read but I'll get them soon.
5. Chris Tuchscherer vs. Gabriel Gonzaga. Brock was here with Tuchscherer. What a huge dude. Tuchscherer was booed loudly and Gonzaga got a big pop. Chris was kicked in the pills immediately and sold it huge, falling down and actually writhing on the mat. They showed a replay and, well, writhing was acceptable. With that said, I've never seen a man writhe like this after a nut shot in the history of UFC. They called the doctor into the ring. Suddenly, Chris started kicking and writhing and three men had to hold him down. This was so weird. People were starting to boo loudly. They brought a bucket into the ring, presumably so he could vomit. He finally made his way onto a bench and put his mouthpiece back in, which got a huge pop. He proceeded to walk it off for awhile. Fight restarted and, well, Chris may have been better off with injured balls. Gonzaga flattened him like a pancake with a shot and then mauled the hell out of him on the mat. Chris ended up facing the cage as Gonzaga punched him, so his face was pretty much being ground into the chain link like this was War Games. Chris ended up looking like Ric Flair with his bleached blonde hair soaked in blood. This mauling was such that there were people around me yelling that it should be stopped. It finally was, arguably too late, and the place went apeshit. So yes, Gonzaga won via death.
They asked Gonzaga if he thought the low blow changed the fight. He basically said it sucked but shit happens.
In the McCully vs. Russow fight, it was Russow 30-27, Russow 30-26 and Russo 29-28. Judge Trevor Trachsel gave McCully round three 10-9.
Place looks maybe 70% full at this point. Cheap seats are packed. Still scattered empty seats in the $200-$400 range. As I was scoping out the crowd I noticed a good looking girl in a pink top and jeans giving a dude a lap dance. Welcome to Portland.
6. Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson. The Oregonian did a story on Herman a few days ago so he got a huge pop here. Herman came out to "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. They brawled early, then Simpson picked him up and gave him an enormous slam. Crowd chanted "EDDIE!" Herman was throwing all of these nutty upkicks from his back, like roundhouse kicks. The fans who loved him moments earlier were now booing him for laying in the crab. Then they popped huge when he stood up. He tried a flying knee and fell on his ass. They stood up and Simpson dropped him with a hard shot and went after him. Herman laid in the crab a bit, then stood up, but was stumbling. Simpson took him right back down. Herman limped back to the corner afterwards, and this was a pronounced limp. They showed a replay and it appeared he blew it out when Marcus took him down. He came out for round two and was moving fine. Well, until he threw a kick, got punched, and then collapsed and grabbed his leg. The ref stopped it. Crowd booed. Herman was pointing to the outside of his knee, so I guess that would be blown ACL. That's a shitty, shitty injury.
Still only about 75% full with the same seats still empty.
7. Krzysztof Soszyinski vs. Brandon Vera. I'm trying to think if I've ever seen KS's name spelled the same way. This is the official spelling from the UFC program. Huge pop for both guys. Someone should tell them KS started out as a pro-wrestler training with Don Callis. Slugfest early. KS bulled him into the fence, they clinched, then restarted in the middle. KS was bleeding under the eye. The crowd was more polite than I expected since they were much quicker to boo on the undercard. Being a recognizable face helps. They started booing with 47 seconds left. Very close round. KS was landing more early in the second. Crowd was booing much quicker for the clinching in this round. KS finally shot in for a takedown and right as he had his legs Herb Dean stopped it so Vera could put his mouthpiece back in. Bad timing there. KS got a takedown, so at least we have a clear-cut winner of this round. He was also the more aggressive of the two. Vera wasn't hardly doing a thing. Vera teased a spinning backfist in the third but did a kick instead. Wacky. KS got him in the Muay Thai clinch and was throwing knees. Fans really hated this fight. Being a recognizable fighter will only get you so far. Vera finally took him down and landed some shots but KS got back up. Herb stopped the fight for a low blow. Are guys wearing metal cups and magnets in their kneepads tonight? KS didn't writhe on the mat in pain and the fight quickly resumed. Crowd loudly booed the last ten seconds even though they were throwing. Can't wait to see the scores on this one. Rashad was shown in the crowd and his reaction to being booed was the most charisma he's ever shown in his entire career. It was awesome and left me salivating for TUF 10.
Vera won the unanimous decision. Lots of boos for that. Baffling to me, but in a fight like that you really can't bitch too much.
Dana and company were apparently in Las Vegas today for the Fertitta memorial and should be here by now, but I haven't seen hide nor hair of him. Not that I would ever normally see hair of him.
8. Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt. Wanderlei Silva's New Face ™ accompanied Maia to ringside. He was also wearing designer jeans, which was fucking phenomenal. Sagging ones at that. Fight ended almost immediately in much the way everyone figured Maia's first loss would be handed to him. He was punched in the face and went almost literally ass-over-teakettle, landing face-first for good measure. And that was the end of that. Fight went 21 seconds.
They interviewed Marquardt afterwards and he said he didn't know who was getting the shot against Anderson Silva next, but if we wanted someone who was going to get in there and KICK HIS BUTT, he was the man. They cut to Silva in the crowd and he smiled, shrugged and then nodded at the crowd. Huge pop for him, I mean shockingly big.
9. Jake Rosholt vs. Chris Leben. Leben was over huge as another Portland-area guy. Leben looks like a guy who would have worked Portland Wrestling TV, just OWNED by the road. "LEBEN!" Feeling out process early. Rosholt hit him with a hard knee and Leben immediately took him down. They stood back up and Leben's face was bleeding. Rosholt took him down and hit him with another hard knee. Leben, doing his zombie shtick, just kept coming forward. He was literally running at him and swinging. Leben is great. Jake went for a high kick in the second and lost his balance, and Leben jumped on him for a huge pop and "LEBEN!" chant. You'd think Leben actually took him down or something. Jake tried a triangle but came nowhere close. Leben was landing some punches but ref Yves Lavigne stood them up. Some boos for that. Leben threw a goofy high kick and then punched him right in the face. They clinched on the fence and he was stomping on Jake's feet. Crowd loved that. They swung and Jake took him down and held him there. Leben hit a few upkicks. One thing about Leben is he is always trying to do damage somehow. He is a FIGHTER. The new blonde ring girl nearly tripped on a cord and it was almost GIRL DOWN. Jake with another takedown in the third, then a mount. Leben gave up his back to attempt to escape. Jake ended up putting him in a side choke and Leben chose to go out on a shield, being choked completely unconscious. This should have gotten a much bigger reaction but everyone loved Leben so they were just sort of sad. He was up 20 seconds later.
For historical purposes
It appeared Bruce Buffer forgot Jake Rosholt's last name.
10. Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva. Looked like it hurt Jardine to do laps. Thiago caught his leg on a kick and took him right down. Jardine quickly made it back to his feet. Thiago caught him with a shot and finished it on the ground. That didn't take long.
Rogan interviewed Thiago afterwards, who said he was very happy and was BACK~! "UFC is my life!" he concluded.
Main event about to start and I'd estimate 85% full. So much for every seat in the house being filled.
The rumor is 15,000 or so in the building by the end of the night and a strong gate.
10. Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nogueira physically looks the best he has in awhile. Randy got a huge reaction coming out, but it wasn't in the same universe as the one Gina Carano got two weeks ago. Urijah Faber was in the front row taking video on his cell phone. I was surprised that they booed Nogueira loudly. Randy's reaction when they actually introduced him was definitely bigger and one of the loudest I've ever heard. Amazing heat and "RANDY" chants. Trading right off the bat. Randy physically looked great. Dirty boxing in the clinch and Nog ended up on his back for a moment to a giant pop. They were quickly back on the feet. "RANDY!" Pretty much nonstop chants. Nog caught him with a shot and Randy went down, but not out. Nog went for a D'Arce choke. Place was going nuts. Nog let it go. The place went absolutely apeshit. "RANDY!" Randy threw a leg kick and landed a few combos. Nog struck back with a few of his own. They started trading HARD shots. Nog was bleeding from under the eye. "RANDY!" Couture was using all of his head movement to avoid shots. They had a Frye/Takayama spot as the place went nuts. Couture finally bulled him into the fence. An absolutely incredible round live. Round two saw Randy land a punch and huge string of bloody drool came out of Nog's mouth. Nog tried to pull a guillotine but Randy slipped his head out and pounced. "RANDY!" They both landed shots from Nog's guard. Place was so pumped I was expecting "YAY!" and "BOO!" chants. Nog swept and mounted him but Randy elbow escaped. Nog went for a head-and-arm choke but Randy wouldn't let him pass to side control and was landing shots from the bottom. More "RANDY!" chants. Randy finally stood up and the place went ballistic. They were standing toe-to-toe and throwing. Another amazing round live. One thing that is abundantly clear is that win or lose, this is not the same Nogueira that faced Frank Mir in December. And we're onto the third and final round. Probably 20-18 Nogueira at this point. Nogueira dropped him with another shot and threw punch after punch after punch on the ground but 90% weren't connecting and ref Mario Yamasaki let it go. Huge pop when the crowd realized it was going to continue. Nog pounded on him from side control. Wasn't looking good at all for him here. Couture was walking up the fence to try to escape. Crowd was booing, apparently wanting a stand-up. Randy tried to fight free and Nog got his back with one hook in. Randy ended up in his guard to a gigantic pop. He had a minute left to finish this fight. Loud "RANDY!" chants with people stomping their feet. Randy pounded on him from the top until about the final second, at which point Nog swept him and the ref broke it up. I don't think that was enough to win this fight, but you never know with these judges.
Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Nogueira.
Nogueira was booed loudly. Then he said it was beautiful to fight in Portland and he loved the city and would always respect Randy, and the people cheered. Rogan asked him how hurt he was going into the Mir fight. He said he had come off a staph infection and was hospitalized for a week before the fight and also had his meniscus tore out. "My neck, my knee, everything." He said he wanted a title belt.
Couture was up next. He got a giant ovation. He said he was disappointed to lose but you had to love this sport because you never knew what was going to happen. Rogan asked him what was next. He said guys like Nogueira kept him going, and he'd take a week to think about what he'd do next. He said he was ready to fight again and felt the best he'd ever felt. Place went crazy.
Main event made this a super memorable show.
sabato 29 agosto 2009
UFC 102 weigh-ins
Results from today's weigh-ins for UFC 102
Preliminary matches
Marcus Aurelio (156) vs. Evan Dunham (155)
Nick Catone (185.5) vs. Mark Munoz (185.5)
Tim Hague (263.5) vs. Todd Duffee (251)
Mike Russow (260) vs. Justin McCulley (238)
Gabriel Gonzaga (259) vs. Chris Tuchschrrer (258)
Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (185)
Live matches
Jake Rosholt (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Krzysztof Soszynski (205) vs. Brandon Vera (205)
Nathan Marquardt (185) vs. Demian Maia (185)
Keith Jardine (205) vs. Thiago Silva (205)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (231) vs. Randy Couture (220)
M-1 Global Breakthrough report
M-1 Global Breakthrough, Memorial Hall, Kansas City MO 08/28/2009
Well... breakthrough it wasn't, but they at least got their first try at a star-driven card off, more or less. Fossilized Mark Kerr replaces Also Fossilized Don Frye in the main vs. King Mo Lawal, although I fail to see what difference it makes which one of them Mo beats up. Fedor and Mousasi will fight an exhibition match.
The dark matches aired on the net, ably commentated by M-1's usual two guys, who also did a good job on the 2nd Affliction show. Ex UFC British heavyweight Ian Freeman, who owns a win over Mir, ring announced the whole show and is better than decent.
Card kicked off with a LW both-debuting womens match in which local Mollie Estes got a cut eye TKO win over Andria Caplan after the 1st round. Estes showed some decent accuracy. Caplin reportedly came in hurt and had nothing.
At 175 catchweight, local southpaw kickboxer Rudy Bears also outgrappled Brendan Seguin before TKOing him with strikes in the 2nd. Seguin missed a flying knee by a mile and Bears landed one and it was all downhill from there. Local yokel ref late on the stop.
Sean Wilson survives a mount and several sub attempts to revenge a previous loss to Josh Arocho via 1st round G&P again-too-late TKO at LW. Good, skilled action between journeymen in this one.
Also at LW, local sorta-prospect Eric Marriott went to 14-1 with a UD over clowning journeyman Tim Bazer, who was there to go the distance. Marriott does some good things but needs to up his technique. Exact scores are not announced and will not be all night.
And at heavyweight, Russian Yamma Abortion (God I wish I could forget) veteran Alexei Oleinik dominated Spanish BJJ fighter Rogent Lloret with position for most of all three rounds but had to settle for a draw in a rather monotonous fight with some good grappling moments.
The main card airs on HDnet. The Aussie blowhard and a visibly drunk Guy Metzger take over the commentary, and I hit the mute button.
Daisuke Nakamura vs. Ferrid Kheder, Catchweight (159)
Skilled young-veteran 19-10 Nakamura, who we have seen in DREAM, vs. Tunisian by way of France by way of LA aging-prospect ex Olympic Judoka Kheder, 13-4 and 4-0 so far this year. Catchweight at 159 because Kheder had visa issues and missed making 55. Naramura in rasslin trunks.
Both righty. Nakamura jabbing. Mixing his shots. Walking through Kheder's. Kheder can't pull the trigger even when Nakamura misses a HK and wheels. Nakamura roughing in the clinch. Knees the legs and comes up high. Could break this, ref. They break themselves. Nakmura landing at will. Hands low. Almost Silva-Griffin-ish minus the filigree and fireworks. I call it 10-8 but judges probably won't.
Kheder at least trying more. And starting to land. A lot. Shootout. Flash TD Kheder. Pace slows momentarily. Fairly even exchanges now. Kheder drops Nakamura with a low sweep kick. Up. Trading. Drops him again. Lets him up. Nakamura missing a lot now. The more active though. Starts finding the range again late in the round. refinds the jab. Kheder blasts back though. Very close. I say Kheder 10-9.
Kheder has a cut over the eye, doesn't look bad. Heavy trading here. Nakamura starting to establish his distance with his longer reach. . But Kheder always blasts back. Low kick near KD and Suplex TD Kheder. Nakamura escapes. TO to look at Kheder's cut. He's taking over. But Nakamura blasts back. And refinds the jab again. Back comes Kheder. Nakamura tries a flying sub, nada. Kheder takes SM at the bell. Wow. What a round. Very good fight. I think that round was even, and that gives me 29-28 Nakamura. Kheder made a big mistake giving away the first. Nakamura UD. Ends up being best fight of the night by a wide margin.
Kruck interviews Fedor. Fedor says he and Gegard will beat on each other a little bit. Says Rogers is a very serious and strong opponent. And he has trained in the cage and thinks there isn't a big difference.
Lloyd Marshbanks vs. Michal Kita (HW)
Marshbanks is a short fat black guy but who I have seen and can fight and is 52-8 (officially 17-8). Kita, Poland via Holland, 7-3. Kita 230 and 5'11", Marshbanks 5'8" and 253.
Lloyd lefty. Both paw jabs. Lloyd catches a kick. Misses the TD. Clinch. Kita grabs the rope. Lloyd suplexes him SM. Mounts but Kita bucks out. Standing. Kita lands a shot and almost gets a TD. Lloyd shoots. Kita sprawls, scoots around, pounds down as Lloyd turtles. He's tapping. Right in front of the fucking local yokel ref who is fucking BLIND. KITA tells the ref. Ref FINALLY stops it. Marshbanks is hurt. Stupid motherfucker is gonna get somebody killed.
Kruck interviews Gegard. His pulse rises to maybe 15 at the thought of getting in the ring with Fedor tonight. Says he's not ready to really fight him, besides they're friends and teammates and will never fight for real anyway. Thinks Sokoudjou at DREAM will be his next fight.
Rob Broughton vs. Jessie Gibbs (HW)
I will not dignify this Two Big Fat Guys Plop and Schmop Lay and Pray Stinker with PbP. Gibbs takes the UD.
Kruck interviews Kerr. Unbelievable that he's who he used to be. Uh... you know what I mean.
Mikhail Zayats vs. Lucio Linhares (MW)
Zayats, 8-3, Russia. Linhares, 12-4, Brazil via Finland. Zayats won their first fight but is coming off 2 losses and Linhares off 4 wins.
Lucio lefty. Switches. Both guys feinting a lot. Then sorta throwing via divine inspiration. KD Lucio. Another one. Jumps on his back and sinks the RNC and that's it.
Karl 'The Psycho' Amoussou vs. John Doyle (MW)
Amoussou, 11-2-1, from Paris. Doyle 9-8. Amoussou's only stoppage loss was to Linhares. Doyle has a huge reach advantage and is 9 years older. Staredown almost gets outta control.
Rightys. Doyle slips and Karl pulls guard. Controls the head. Doyle makes some room and drops a couple. Karl reverses. Mount. Breaks the bodylock. Rains down shots. Doyle gives up back. RNC. Doyle defends. Pries an arm off. Karl sinks the single arm and twists and gets the full choke back and Doyle taps.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Gegard Mousasi (Exhibition)
Gegard is in gi top and shorts. Fedor is in full gi. Gegard is taller.
Fedor flashes some kicks! Hiptoss. Gegrard counters with a single. Jab jab. Leg dive and TD but Fedor reverses. Fedor throw and stomp. Another hiptoss. Gegard suplex. SM and scrambles to arm bar. Fedor reverses. ANOTHER hiptoss! Crotchlift TD Gegard. Omaplata. Fedor works out of it, Fedor flashing some more kicks. Legtrip to mount to arm bar. Gegard taps.
Okay. It WAS fun. And this is cool. They signed the gloves and now they're throwing them to the crowd.
Muhammad 'King Mo' Lawal vs. Mark Kerr (HW)
K here goes the main. Kerr says he's in shape. Sure doesn't LOOK like he's in shape. (He also sounds like a Friend Of Judy, which I've always thought). In at 263 and actually looks better once the shirt comes off that he has in the past few years. Not rolling with fat. 15-10 record. He's 40.
Here comes Mo. He got cheerleaders insteada geisha girls. Or, um. Local strippers, is what it looks like he's got. Somehow this doesn't quite match up to his Japan entrances. Comes in at 219 and 4-0. Got 1" in reach and gives up the same in height.
Mo lefty. Switches. Catches a kick and just LIFTS Kerr with sheer power and dumps him on his face and pounds him out. 25 seconds. Jeeeeezus. Not surprising but Mo is EXTREMELY strong for a guy who's really a light heavyweight. Kerr hadda be 275 minimum in the ring. Mo just needs fights to climb the ladder and he'll be tough for anybody at 05.
Not a real good card but at least they got through it---which is better than some have done, lately...
venerdì 28 agosto 2009
Rey Mysterio sospeso!
giovedì 27 agosto 2009
TNA Update~!
In Aprile ci sono stati contatti col network Versus ed è uno dei network in lizza per trasmettere un possibile show dedicato alle Knockouts, alla X Division o a Spin Cycle.
In passato la TNA ha avuto anche forti contatti con la FOX.
Roxxy ha dichiarato a varie persone che è stata bookata per alcuni shows dalla TNA. Ancora non si sa se eventualmente firmerà un contratto o se verrà utillizata solo per il torneo che stabilirà le prime knockouts tag team champions.
Jeff Jarrett, come dichiarato da Dixie Carter, tornerà presto nei programmi TNA. La decisione dell'allontanamento fu deciso in seguito alla diatriba fra Kurt Angle e Karen per la custodia dei loro figli. Ora che la disputa fra i due è cessata, Jarrett ha il via libera per tornare.
Lavorerà dapprima lavorando nel backstage e successivamente sul ring.
Ric Flair Update
Dal 29 Maggio, data in cui ha lasciato il ruolo da ambasciatore per la ROH, Flair non ha ancora restituito i soldi ricevuti in anticipo per il citato ruolo.
Un altro business deal è saltato ed è probabile che la società che avrebbe dovuto collaborare con Flair si possa rivolgere in tribunale.
Ric Flair ed i suoi agenti hanno fatto infine saltare il progetto per un film biografico su di lui; le esagerate richieste hanno indotto la compagnia produttrice ad annullare tutto.
Raw Rating+quarter hours
Here are the 8/24 Raw quarter hours. The show did a 3.9 cable rating, with hours of 3.92 and 3.94.
9:00 3.95
9:15 4.23
9:30 3.70
9:45 3.81
10:00 4.22
10:15 3.84
10:30 3.78
10:45 3.80
Overrun 4.20
martedì 25 agosto 2009
FREE TODAY! August 25 Observer Radio: Post-Raw, Mayweather, Vince is 64, WEC canceled, your calls
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Cancellato show della WEC
Lo show avrà luogo il 10 Ottobre su Versus.
Altri dati sul rating di Impact
TNA did a 1.2 this week with an 0.94 in males 18 to 49, an 0.68 in persons 18 to 49, an 0.83 in males 18 to 34, and 1.6 million viewers. Quarters were 1.13, 1.06, 1.18, 1.15, 1.17, 1.14, 1.26, and 1.28.
lunedì 24 agosto 2009
ROH annuncia il passaggio di Danielson alla WWE~!
Bryan Danielson has agreed in principle to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Bryan has been an exemplary talent and a wonderful member of the Ring of Honor locker room and family since the inception of the company. We couldn’t be happier for Bryan and all of his successes, many of which Ring of Honor has been proud to witness first hand.
We congratulate Bryan on the beginning of this next journey in his brilliant career, and wish him all the best as he progresses. Many Ring of Honor fans refer to Bryan as the “best in the world” and we look forward to looking on in earnest as he shows everyone watching the wrestling world’s biggest stage just why that is.
Bryan will appear as scheduled at all of the September Ring of Honor events. Please join us in Philadelphia, Dayton, Chicago, Boston, and New York as we say thank you and farewell to a truly one-of-a-kind talent.
domenica 23 agosto 2009
Infinity 142 link~!
NAKAJIMA & MOCHIZUKI VS. YAMATO & SHINGO
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GK1UJMF2
Lucha Report 22/08
RESULTS
AAA 8/21 – Centro de Convenciones de Ciudad Madero (Verano de Escandalo)
1. The Psycho Circus (Monster Clown/Murder Clown/Psycho Clown) beat Los Yakuza (Oriental/Sugi San/Kenzo Suzuki)
2. 5 Way Dance for the AAA Cruiserweight Title: Alex Koslov defeated Extreme Tiger/Jack Evans/Rocky Romero/Teddy Hart with a foule behind the ref’s back who was distracted by Teddy to win the title
3. Tables & Chairs Match: Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario beat Elegido & Gronda II and the original Gronda showed up after the match helping Hermandad destroy the tecnicos.
4. Electroshock/Silver King/Ultimo Gladiador defeated Marco Corleone/Octagon/La Parka Jr. when SK ripped off Parka’s mask and pinned him. Gladiador now wears a mask and has a new look. The tecnicos may have lost but still danced after the match with Octagoncito joining them.
5. Street Fight: Charly Manson beat Chessman in a bloody match using light tubes.
6. Steel Cage Match where the last person must shave or unmask: Fabi Apache eliminated Billy Boy by throwing him off the top of the cage back to the ring and he was shaved. Order of Elimination: Sexy Star/Aero Star/Fabi Apache
After this match, Tirantes showed up and confronted Joaquin Roldan again but this time brought out Konnan who debuted his new Legion faction featuring Teddy Hart, Nikki, Rain, & Roxxi. Fabi confronted the women and was jumped by Esther Moreno who made her return.
It was then announced that the rules of the main event had been changed with the match becoming an elimination match with the first elimination would be by pinfall or submission and then the man who would climb of the cage first would be the winner.
7. 3 Way Steel Cage Match for the AAA Mega Heavyweight Title: Dr. Wagner Jr. left the cage after Electro & Silver King prevented Mesias from leaving to retain his title. Cibernetico was put through a table by Mesias to be eliminated first.
EMLL 8/21 – Arena Mexico
1. Principe & Sensei beat Cholo & Zayco
2. Angel Azteca/Guerrero Maya Jr./Starman defeated Dr. X/Kid Tiger/Polvora
3. Lightning Match: Lady Apache beat Raven Hiroka – Reports were that fans were throwing money in the ring after the match.
4. Maximo/Metro/Valiente defeated Euforia/Misterioso II/Nosferatu – Maximo wore a Brazo de Plata mask to the ring right after Box y Lucha published an interview with Porky saying that he wanted to come back home to EMLL.
5. Ray Mendoza Jr./NO LIMIT (Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi) beat Atlantis/Black Warrior/Ultimo Guerrero by DQ when El Black fouled Yujiro keeping that feud alive.
6. Blue Panther/Mistico/La Sombra defeated La Peste Negra (Felino/Negro Casas/Mr. Niebla) with Mistico using a castita to defeat Negro. Mistico again made the big challenge for the mascara contra caballera match and this time Negro accepted.
Independent 8/19 – Cancha del Basquetbol de San Roque
1. Fuego Negro Jr./Impacable/Pinguito beat Drakken/Los Mini Tauros I y II
2. Afrodita & Elektra defeated Cheyenne & Roxette
3. Capitan Furia/Charly Galan/Gringo Loco/Terrorista beat Black Cat/Fuego Nuevo/Granda Man/Patzito when Gringo fouled Granda behind the ref’s back.
4. Angel Blanco Jr. & Brazo de Plata defeated Hijo del Cien Caras & Mascara Ano Dos Mil
IWRG 8/20 – Arena Naucalpan (Festival of Masks where guys can wear their masks again and Matematico was honored during the show for 40 glorious years of wrestling)
1. Eragon beat Blasfemia
2. Cerebro Negro & Dr. Cerebro defeated Orito & Panterita
3. Negro Navarro & El Signo beat Black Terry & Shu el Guerrero
4. Pantera/Ricky Cruz/Scorpio Jr. defeated Kraneo (aka Alebrije)/Rambo/Veneno by DQ after Ricky threw his mask at Kraneo for the DQ.
5. Kahoz/Mascara Ano Dos Mil/Sangre Chicana beat Fantasma/Mano Negra/Villano III when Chicana fouled V-3 behind the ref’s back.
UPCOMING SHOWS
EMPRESA MEXICANA DE LUCHA LIBRE
8/23 – Arena Coliseo
1. Molotov & Trueno vs. Camorra & Semental
2. Astro Boy/Delta/Tigre Blanco vs. Escandalo/Nitro/Polvora
3. Estrella Magica/Lluvia/Marcela vs. Amapola/Princesa Blanca/La Seductora
4. Hijo del Fantasma/Mascara Dorada/Sagrado vs. NO LIMIT (Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi)/Shigeo Okumura
5. Hector Garza/La Mascara/Mistico vs. Atlantis/Negro Casas/Ultimo Guerrero
8/23 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
1. Meteoro & Virgo vs. Saturno & Thunder Boy
2. Astaroth & Magnum vs. Angel del Mal & Rafaga
3. Maximo/Rogue/Valiente vs. El Poder Mexica (Black Warrior/Dragon Rojo/Sangre Azteca)
4. Loser of the fall unmasks: Acertijo & Milenio vs. Hierro & Novato
5. Blue Panther/La Sombra/Volador Jr. vs. Los Hijos del Averno (Averno/Ephesto/Mephisto)
8/24 – Arena Puebla
1. Lestat & SWAT vs. Policeman & Siki Osama Jr.
2. Sensei/Starman/Tigre Blanco vs. Apocalipsis/Inquisidor/Polvora
3. Los Angeles Celestiales (Angel Azteca Jr./Angel de Oro/Angel de Plata) vs. Dr. X/Hooligan/Nitro
4. Hector Garza/Hijo del Fantasma/La Mascara vs. La Peste Negra (Felino/Negro Casas/Mr. Niebla)
5. Mistico/La Sombra/Volador Jr. vs. Los Hijos del Averno (Damian el Terrible/Hijo del Texano/Mephisto)
8/25 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
1. El Idolo & Nube Roja vs. Evola & In Memoria
2. Angelo & Metatron vs. Angel del Mal & Rey Trueno
3. Neutron & Palacio Negro vs. Satanico & Mr. Trueno
4. Mictlan & Rogue vs. Mascara Magica & Shigeo Okumura
5. Blue Panther/Maximo/Mistico vs. El Poder Mexica (Black Warrior/Dragon Rojo/Sangre Azteca)
8/25 – Arena Mexico
1. Delta & Diamante vs. Cholo & Zayco
2. Lady Apache/Lluvia/Marcela vs. Amapola/Raven Hiroka/Zeuxis
3. Mascara Dorada/Metro/Valiente vs. Euforia/Vangelis/Virus
4. Sagrado/Shocker/Toscano vs. Damian el Terrible/Hijo del Lizmark/Hijo del Texano
5. Hector Garza/Hijo del Fantasma/La Mascara vs. Los Hijos del Averno (Averno/Ephesto/Mephisto)
8/28 – Arena Mexico
1. Astro Boy & Molotov vs. Camorra & Kid Tiger
2. Lightning Match: Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. Caligula
3. Flash/Pegasso/Stuka Jr. vs. Arkangel de la Muerte/Escandalo/Loco Max
4. Maximo/Mictlan/Rogue vs. Dragon Rojo/Misterioso II/Sangre Azteca
5. Black Warrior/Blue Panther/Ultimo Guerrero vs. Ray Mendoza Jr./NO LIMIT (Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi)
6. Mistico/La Sombra/Volador Jr. vs. Atlantis/Felino/Mr. Niebla
INDEPENDENT
8/23 – Salon West de Celaya
1. ?
2. Gato Eveready/Mari Apache/Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Decnis/Tiffany/Pasion Kristal
3. Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito vs. Mini Histeria & Mini Psicosis
4. Jack Evans & Rocky Romero vs. Cuervo & Ozz
5. Elegido/El Mesias/Octagon vs. Chessman/Cibernetico/Electroshock
INTERNACIONAL WRESTLING REVOLUCION GRUPO
8/23 – Arena Naucalpan
1. Extrano vs. Dinamic Black
2. Imperial/Pendulo/Star Boy vs. Blasfemia/Fantasma de la Opera/Hijo del Signo
3. Chico Che/Jack/Tetsuya Bushi vs. Los Arlequins (Amarillo/Rojo/Verde)
4. Las Traumas I y II vs. AK-47 & Fierro
5. Mano Negra/911/Ricky Cruz vs. Dr. Cerebro/Sangre Chicana/Sangre Chicana Jr.
MONTERREY
8/23 – Arena Coliseo de Monterrey
1. Principe Leon vs. Crazy Kid
2. Aguila Azteca & Panterita del Ring vs. Iron & Viernes 13
3. Lumberjack Match w/straps: Aguila Extreme & Crucifijo vs. Guerrero Blanco & El Nazi
4. AAA Northern Tag Titles: Epidemius & TDN (c) vs. Angel Dorado Jr. & Hijo del Ninja
5. Argenis/Gato Eveready/Mascara Divina vs. El Poder Norte (Rio Bravo/Tito Santana/Tigre Cota
PROMOCIONES CANTU
8/24 – Arena Cuatro Caminos de Nuevo Laredo
1. ?
2. Black Abyss/El Brazo/Decnis vs. Black Fenix/Kendor/Kendor Jr.
3. Estrella Universal/Hombre sin Miedo/Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Black Mamba/Rey Infernal/Sobredosis
4. Argenis/Extreme Tiger/Gato Eveready vs. El Poder Norte (Rio Bravo/Tito Santana/Tigre Cota)
5. Alan Stone/El Mesias/La Parka Jr. vs. Wagnermania (Dr. Wagner Jr./Silver King/Electroshock)
TIJUANA/BAJA CALIFORNIA
PROMOCIONES FELIX
9/3 – Campo Nuevo de Ensenada
1. ?
2. ??
3. Kendo Jr./Laredo Kid/Super Fly vs. Cuervo/Kamikaze/Sugi San
4. Jack Evans/Extreme Tiger/Marco Corleone vs. Teddy Hart/Nicho el Millionario/Zorro
5. El Mesias & Cibernetico vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. & Konnan
NOAH, 24.07.2009 videolinks~!
Fuji Messe
1,200 Fans - No Vacancy
4. Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League - Block B: Ricky Marvin & Eddie Edwards vs Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kento Miyahara
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5. Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League - Block A: KENTA & Taiji Ishimori vs Genba Hirayanagi & Kikutaro
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6. Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League - Block A: Atsushi Aoki & Kota Ibushi vs Bryan Danielson & Roderick Strong
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sabato 22 agosto 2009
venerdì 21 agosto 2009
UFC vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.~!
Questa prima volta è dovuta alla volontà di fronteggiare il Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez match da Las Vegas che verrà trasmesso anch'esso in PPV.
Lo speciale di un'ora, non di due come riportato erroneamente da vari siti, sarà caratterizzato principalmente dal vincitore di TUF 8 Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller.
TNA Crative Update~!
Tuttavia, il booking degli shows TNA, a differenza di quelli WWE che vengono riscritti anche pochi giorni prima a seconda dell'umore di Vince McMahon, è in uno stato avanzato, difatti già da mesi i piani per le major storyline sono già stati scritti sino a Bound For Glory.
Perciò, per come stanno ad oggi le cose, il nuovo regime creativo non verrà istituito sino alla messa in scena di Bound For Glory.
Traduzione: ci conviene iniziare a pregare adesso~!
Raw quarter hours
The show did a 3.8 cable rating, with hours of 3.58 and 3.99.
9:00 3.74
9:15 3.39
9:30 3.67
9:45 3.52
10:00 4.30
10:15 3.96
10:30 3.74
10:45 3.72
Overrun 4.45
giovedì 20 agosto 2009
La prossima sfida di Lesnar
Allo show dovrebbe aver luogo Tito Ortiz vs. Mark Coleman.
Lesnar vs. Carwin (11-0, tutti first round stoppages)non è stato annunciato dalla UFC, ma il Lesnar camp ne ha parlato su Twitter la scorsa notte ed oggi sono confermate le contrattazioni.
Cain Velasquez, che avrebbe dovuto affrontare Carwin il 24 Ottobre in Los Angeles, è stato informato che avrà un nuovo avversario per quella data e che Carwin verrà spostato allo show di Novembre.
La WWE prepara un raid ai wrestlers ROH~!
Nessun wrestler ROH ha voluto risaliscare dichiarazioni in merito.
Non si sa se questa decisione presa dalla WWE venga dall'arrivo della ROH su HDNet un'ora prima della messa in onda di Raw o se era già nei piani.
Alcuni nomi gettonati sarebbero: Nigel Mcguinness, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli.
Ad ogni modo, la WWE osserverà prima strettamente il prodotto ROH per decidere quali wrestlers contattare.
mercoledì 19 agosto 2009
Dragon Gate USA news~!
The Fight Network and Dragon Gate USA are pleased to announce a partnership that will see some of the most action-packed professional wrestling action coming to North America’s only 24/7 combat sports channel.
The Fight Network will immediately begin airing a special preview show for the forthcoming Dragon Gate USA pay-per-view that debuts on Sept. 4, in addition to other video content courtesy of Dragon Gate USA.
TNA News
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is coming to Paris, France, for the first time! See TNA Wrestling live at the Zenith de Paris in Paris, France, on Sunday, January 24 at 4pm. Appearing live will be Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and members of the Main Event Mafia, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Team 3D, Suicide, The British Invasion, Awesome Kong, Beer Money, Inc., and more to be announced! Tickets are on sale now at http://www.ticketnet.fr/shop/en/manif.asp?idmanif=181231&idtier=139955
martedì 18 agosto 2009
Raw quarter hours
9:00 3.74
9:15 3.73
9:30 3.63
9:45 3.66
10:00 4.13
10:15 3.88
10:30 4.04
10:45 3.96
Overrun 4.38
Nota sul booking di Hard Justice
Impact Rating
0.91 - Hemme vs. Bolt
0.95 - Hernandez vs. Doug Willams
0.96 - Rhino & Neal vs Young & Bashir
1.10 - The Knockout 4 way
1.17 - Steiner vs. Brother Ray
1.15 - Foley/Nash
1.02 - Morgan vs. Styles
1.09 - Morgan vs. Styles / Angle talks to Morgan
Jeff Hardy-Undertaker Update
Per questo motivo, 2 settimane fa Vince Mcmahon ha chiesto al creative team di trovare delle idee per iniziare la fase di ritorno di Undertaker, non proprio fisicamente, ma con vari accenni scenografici tipici del becchino.
TNA Impact Spoiler
TNA-Spike TV Update
Oltre ad Impact verrà trasmesso un altro show del quale non si conoscono ad oggi i dettagli.
sabato 15 agosto 2009
TNA-Spike TV Update!
NOAH "DEPARTURE 2009 ~bound for the future~"
Tokyo Differ Ariake
1,800 Fans - Super No Vacancy
Yoshinobu Kanamaru vs. Akihiko Ito
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Global Hardcore Crown Openweight Title Contendership, 7 Man Battle Royal: Takashi Okita vs. Makoto Hashi vs. Kishin Kawabata vs. Tamon Honda vs. Junji Izumida vs. Kentaro Shiga vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
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Takeshi Rikio, Kotaro Suzuki & Genba Hirayanagi vs. Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kento Miyahara
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Akira Taue, Mohammed Yone & Ricky Marvin vs. Kenta Kobashi, Jun Akiyama & Yoshinari Ogawa
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Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Akitoshi Saito & Takuma Sano
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Takeshi Morishima vs. Atsushi Aoki
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KENTA vs. Taiji Ishimori
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Infinity 140 videolinks
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
420 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House
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Ricky Fuji Special Live
K-ness. & Kotoka Shiiba vs. Don Fujii & Masaki Okimoto
Super Shenlong II 50 Match Series 15th: Gran Hamada vs. Super Shenlong II
Takeshi Minamino & Manjimaru vs. Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA
Naoki Tanizaki, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi vs. Great Sasuke, CIMA & Gamm
Strikeforce weights-in
They made it. Title fight is on.
2. Gegard Mousasi (204) vs. Renato Babalu Sobral (201) for the 205-pound title. Babalu looked bemused at his light weight and immediately flexed.
3. Mitsuhiro Ishida (155) vs. Gilbert Melendez (155) for Interim lightweight title. Ishida was booed. Melendez looked worried stepping onto the scale but made it. Everyone in the title fights was told there was no one-pound allowance and you had one chance to make it or the fight was no longer for the title.
4. Mike Kyle (219) vs. Fabricio Werdum (228).
5. Jay Hieron (169) vs. Jesse Taylor (172). Taylor is a pound over and has two hours to make weight.
6. Mike Cook (205) vs. Scott Lighty (202).
7. Justin Wilcox (154) vs. David Douglas (156).
8. Zak Bucia (170) vs. James Terry (169).
9. Alex Trevino (156) vs. Isaiah Hill (156).
"Krazy" Kurt Angle Update!!
Robinson Township, PA police department, afferma che Angle e´stato fermato dopo una telefonata della Khan.
Nella macchina di Angle e´stata trovata una siringa e due fiale per la crescita dell'ormone; Angle ha risposto asserendo di avere una regolare prescrizione.
Angle e Rhaka Khan erano insieme settimane fa al Comic-Con in San Diego.
A quanto pare Angle fara´parte del ppv di Hard Justice.
Nota personale: dato il ruolo che Angle detiene in TNA, Dixie Carter alla luce dei fatti farebbe bene a prendere provvedimenti, anche drastici.
mercoledì 12 agosto 2009
TNA Update
The boss is back!
Pat Kenney, d'altro canto, ha rifiutato un ritorno.
mercoledì 5 agosto 2009
martedì 4 agosto 2009
Altri dati sui rating dell'ultimo Impact
* a 0.89 in M18-49
* a 0.64 in P18-49, a 0.72 in M18-34
* 1.41 in M12-17, a 1.31 in M50+
* an average audience of 1.8 million viewers
Qtr hours:
1.39
1.21
1.22
1.21
1.35
1.34
1.26
1.35
lunedì 3 agosto 2009
Dragon Gate, 7/10/09 video links~!
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,350 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House
Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi & Kzy vs. Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid & Akira Tozawa
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Kenichiro Arai vs. Anthony W. Mori
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K-ness. & Taku Iwasa vs. Naoki Tanizaki & PAC
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Don Fujii & Super Shenlong II vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa
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Ryo Saito vs. Susumu Yokosuka
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Cyber Kong vs. YAMATO
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CIMA, Gamma & KAGETORA vs. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino & BxB Hulk
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Accordo raggiunto fra M-1 Global e Strikeforce per Fedor~!
domenica 2 agosto 2009
Sengoku featherweight tournament finals
By Crimson Mask
SENGOKU 9, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 08/02/2009
Replay airs 8/7 on HDnet. Again looks going in like a very solid card for Sengoku, who continue to stress steak over sizzle.
Dark fights---Gold Cup (Novice tourney) Finals:
Takeshi Numajiri vs. Ryosuke Komori
Shigeki Osawa vs. Toru Harai
Ikuo Usuda vs. Koji Ando
Yoshihiro Kiss Nakao vs. Mu Bae Choi (HWT)
Choi figures to be too big for Ha Ha Homosessural. This fight in all probability will hoover with great force. Bae beat the dookie outta Dave Herman. Still wondering how that happened. Nakao enters to Pomp & Circumstance. GG Lives.
Nakao is lefty. Poking out some kicks. Now they're stumbling around as expected. Lil rasslin, nada. Nakao kicks, shoots, get the double. Bae rolls himself into NS but then takes back. Nakao knee-runs for the ropes and uses them to stand. Bae throws a few shots. Ref pulls Nakao out of the ropes a little. Break. Bae is so slow Nakao's kicks actually effective. Clinch. Bae gets back again and Nakao runs for the corner again. Ref break. Nakao kicks. TO to repair Bae's glove. Nakao waves his hands in what may be intended as punches. Bae gets a rolling front headlock TD. Back up. Clinch. I'd call that 10-10.
Nakao low kick. Overhand right, shoots, TD. Kinda stacked against the ropes. Passes to side to NS. Up. Down. Knees. Break. Nakao gets another TD. SM. Free shots and takes them. NS and knees. Up. Into the corner again. Bae has back and Nakao has the arm. Ref calls action. Ref break. Bae's nose bloody. Nakao taking over. TD. Ride. Pounds. Knees, NS. Front headlock. Break. Into the corner again. Bae unable to take advantage of having back standing. Another ref break. Bae lunging. Again into the corner. Nakao 10-9. This is about as bad as expected.
Bae lands a right and stuffs a shot. Nakao catches a kick and gets the TD. Passes to side. NS. Front chancery again. Up. Bae drops down but gains nada. Rolls, back into same position. Nakao pokes out some knees. Ref break. Nakao shoots, scores. Bae tries to roll and gives Nakao SM again. Nakao throws a knee amd some soft head punches. Bae doing nothing. Nakao goes for Kimura. Bae rolls himself into the front headlock again. Nakao pokes him in the head with knees again. Break. Nakao 10-9 and 30-28. One judge gave Bae 29. UD anyway. Lousy fight.
Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals:
#1: Hatsu Hioki vs. Masanori Kanehara
Hioki the odds on favorite to win the tourney. Kanehara got this far on a dubious decision win over Jung. Hioki figures to have way too many ways to win, especially once it hits the ground. Hioki much taller and Kanehara not used to that.
Both righty. Both letting their feet go early. Hioki staggers him with a punch. Kanehara replies in kind. Hioki shoots and finishes off the TD. SM but gives it up. Mount. Setting up a gogo or top tri. Nope. Pounding. Full weight body drop. Kanehara rolls himself right into a triangle. Hioki transitions back and forth from the head to the arm. Looks like it's over. But Kanehara somehow escapes. Amazing. Hioki passes to side again. Mounts again and pounds. Hioki 10-8.
Kanehara opens aggressive but missing. Hioki gets the double in the corner. Ties Kanehara in a knot. Passes to side. Drops knees. Mounts again. Leg grapevines. Pounds, tries to set up something off it. Kanehara elevates, Hioki arm bar. Almost. KANEHARA TAKES BACK. ALMOST had the RNC. Upkick lands. Hioki regains SM. Knees, NS. Remounts. Tries for something and loses mount. FG. Backs out and Kanehara lands a kick. Hioki gets back standing. Climbs. Pulls him down. RNC. Kanehara slips the choke. Hioki almost 10-8 again but Kanehara making him work very hard for everything in draining grappling and this may affect the final. Sorta onesided but very good fight so far.
Kanehara actually looks fresher. Kanehara letting his hands and feet go. Hioki low kicking but not much on them. Kanehara lands a right and a knee. Right lead and LHK. Low kick, Hioki lands a good right and a front kick, he's starting to be more accurate. Lands a right which spins Kanehara but can't follow up for the TD. Finally gets it. Guillotine. Pulls guard. And AGAIN Kanehara slips it. HG. Kanehara pounding. Hioki rubber guard. Kanehara pulls out and drops a punch. Back to guard. RG again. Nope. Hioki strikes from the bottom. Triangle but loses it. Kanehara drops some more shots. Kanehara 10-9. GREAT FIGHT. Both flop on their backs, look totally spent. I have Hioki 29-27 but this had to take a lot out of him for the final. Decision... Hioki UD. 29-27, 30-27, 29-28.
GREAT fight. Hioki looks far the worse for wear of the two walking out..
#2: Marlon Sandro vs. Michihiro Omigawa
If either of these guys wins this quick and/or easy (which doesn't figure) he will go into the final with a big advantage. Sandro the other fave and surprised with a quick KO over Nick Denis in the quarters, as his game is BJJ. Omigawa on a roll of upset wins and has tremendous momentum. Sandro the logical pick but... Looks like the whole Yoshida Dojo coming to the ring with Omigawa. Sandro looks a little drained.
Both righty. Sandro drills a right. Two more. Another. Omigawa a little rocky, Clinches. ANOTHER right lands. ANOTHER. Sandro can't miss but Omigawa just staring at him. Omiigawa rushes to a clinch. Sandro stuffs. Ref break. Both guys showing good head movement, feints. Sandro drills another right and eats a good left hook. Omigawa engages again but Sandro stuffs. Neither can get advantage. Break. Sandro landing more, Omigawa maybe harder. Omigawa can't get Sandro off his feet. Sandro 10-9.
Pattern stays the same in the second. Sandro remains more accurate. Omigawa charges headfirst directly into a Guillotine at the end of the round but the ropes maybe save him. Sandro 10-9.
Sandro still more accurate. Omigawa starting to push his punches. Sandro shoots, nada. Knees from Thai Clinch. His punches getting wide too. Omigawa shoots. Clinch. Nada. Sandro still outboxing him. Omigawa lands a right but eats a knee. Clinch. Sandro boxes, Omigawa shoots, Sandro stuffs. Omigawa finally completes the TD. Tries to pound from standing guard. Sandro rolls for a leglock at the bell. Closer but Sandro 10-9.
Decision... Sandro 30-29? 30-30 but 'advantage' (apparently judges must indicate this in a points draw) Omigawa? TWICE?!!? So Omigawa wins split?!!?. BULL SHIT. Worst decision of the year. The Japanese audience boos the decision. Omigawa never stopped coming but Sandro won all three rounds.
Both Omigawa and Hioki enter the final beat up.
Reserve Bout: Chan Sung Jung vs. Matt Jaggers
The very unorthodox but tireless 'Korean Zombie' Jung probably has the edge here. Jaggers showed skills against Sandro but got choked out standing up. Jung has height and reach. Enters to 'Zombie'.
Both righty. Jung opens bombing away but missing. Jaggers goes to his knees and drags Jung into guard. Both punch. Now just stalemated. Ref break. Jaggers warned. He seems confused why. Jung bombs away and tries the Jump Knee From Mars and Jaggers takes him down into FG. Jung doing more damage with small shots from the bottom. Jaggers finally lets a couple go. Jung tries to scramble and gives up back but flops back into HG to FG. 10-10 by me. Maybe Jung by a hair.
Jung HK and Jaggers TD. FG. Jaggers bangs the body. Jung thumps away from the bottom. Jung gets a triangle, arm in. Pulls the head down. Jaggers taps. This guy fights like a loon and then pulls out technical stuff. Fun to watch.
Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Clay French (LW)
Real good matchup between recent Kitaoka victims. Mitsuoka showed very well in the GP. Video indicates both guys coming off injuries, most recently inflicted by Kitaoka in both cases. Mitsuoka enters with an entourage of dozens also including Uno and does the Uno Flop upon entering the ring. Japanese pronunciation of 'Clay French' is almost as good as 'Joshi Barnetu'. 'Cray Frenchi'.
Both lefty. Both a bit tentative early. Clinch. Mitsuoka stomps some feet and gets the TD into guard. French scrambles up, eating a knee. Mitsuoka jumps Guillotine and ends up on top and French taps.
Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hornbuckle (WW)
Gono back fighting in Japan after his so-so run in the UFC. Hornbuckle on a bit of a win streak since dropping his last Sengoku fight and IMO has a real good shot at pulling the upset. Here comes Gono. Gray suit and black shirt tonight. Two flunkys in drag. Only one dance move in the aisle. Does some kinda schtick on the mic I don't get on his intro. His waistband says something that gets a laugh, too.
Dan is half a head taller and lefty. Cracks a leg kick. Gono starts getting into his rhythm. Circles. Lands a left hook. Low kick. Right lead. Low kick. Evades a body kick. Dan knees the body from clinch. Both missing a lot. Dan puts shots together body and head, does damage with knees from clinch, and just dumps Gono. Hits a stomp, evades a leglock and falls into guard. Thumps the body. Body body head. Might be in HG or mount, can't see. Stands out. Misses an ax kick. Hornbuckle 10-9.
Gono cracks a right. Body kick short. Catches a low kick and spills Dan momentarily. Lands a right. Dan can't find the range. Gono right lead. 1-2. Dan gets a slam double. HG. Dan's corner continually giving him the right advice. Mounts. Stuffs a sweep. Looks to pin an arm. Postures and flurries, not much. Close round. I call 10-10.
Dan low kicks. Checks Gono's kick. Low kicks again. Gono pounds a right. Body shot. Body body head hooks. Clinch. Dan knees the legs. Ref break. Kinda quick, there. Gono lead upper, body shot. Body, body jab. Eats a jab. Kicks, caught. HORNBUCKLE RHK KO! Gono is OUT. Over a minute now, Gono is STILL out. Two minutes. This looks pretty bad. He leaned right into the kick. Gono's eyes start to flutter finally. Can't tell if he's coming to or not. Being stretchered out. Hornbuckle leads the applause for him and cuts the babyface promo. Hope Gono's not hurt bad. His neck landed right on the bottom rope when he fell, too. He should retire after a KO like this at his stage of career.
Intermission. Except for the first fight and the bad judging in the Sandro fight, very good card so far. There is this very hot, very breathy, very giggly Japanese girl at the commentary table for the intermission. I have no idea what she's contributing to the commentary, or if it matters...
... Holy shit. If I'm getting this right, the doctor will not let Hioki fight again tonight. The finals will be Kanehara vs. Omigawa.
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Blagoi Ivanov (HW)
Old Iron Head, whose Iron Head isn't as iron as it used to be (KOed clean by Travis Room With a Wiuff in his last fight a year ago), vs. The Guy Who Beat Fedor In Combat Sambo. They would have you believe this is Ivanov's MMA debut but it isn't---2 pro fights and about 20 amateur fights in Bulgaria. God Only Knows what jumps off here. Fujita may be at the end of the road. Isshi at the table for this. Ivanov not an imposing physical specimen and Fujita starting to look like Mr. Miyagi.
Ivanov lefty. Don't like how he punches. Arm swings. Head up in the air. He's landing though. He flails but drops Fujita. Fujita grabs a leg and drags him down in desperation. Ivanov has a partial Guillotine. Fujita pulls out and on top in HG. Not much happening. Ref calls action 3X. Fujita stands out. Drops into NS. Ivanov pulls out and they punch out of a clinch. Ivanov 10-9 I guess.
Fujita looking banged up. Both wild. Fuji almost takes back and then gets TD. NS. Ivanov pulls out and flops. Ref standup. Don't like how Ivanov walks around the ring crossing his feet. Fujita a few years ago woulda kilt'm. Both look gassed. Punching at random and seldom. Clinch. Fujita is shot and Ivanov ain't much to begin with. This is awful. Weak punchout. All arm punches, both of them. 10-10.
This looks like a matter of who drops first. Fujita shoots. Ivanov grabs a sloppy front facelock. Ref break. TO to look at Fujita's facial scrapes. Another shot, Ivanov just walks out of it. Ivanov sorta body kick. How did this guy ever beat Fedor at anything, even tiddlywinks? Clinch. Both puffing. Ivanov can't miss but can barely throw. Fujita TD. HG. Weak sweep attempt. Mutual L&P. Feh. Call it a draw and have 'em both retire. Dreadful. Fujita limping. From what? Decision... 30-28 Fujita, 30-27 Ivanov, 29-29 'must' for Ivanov. Crowd boos decision but fight deserved boos regardless of the decision.
Kazuo Misaki vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (MW)
Okay. This is complicated. Misaki was the designated #1 contender. Jorge Santiago won the tourney, beating Nakamura in the process, and then beat Misaki for the vacant title in what IMO was the FotY so far back in January. Santiago of course was supposed to fight Vitor on the Affliction card, but that fight just died when the card did. So this fight is for the title shot vs. Jorge. Just to complicate matters, Misaki copped a plea after hitting a cop car, and somehow that resulted in him fighting this fight for free with his purse going to charity, and he will be suspended as of the end of the fight (don't ask me, it's Japan). Misaki unless unhinged by all this business should win this, and then Santiago can beat him again when he's unsuspended. I think they have a depth problem in the division. Misaki not bouncing like he usually does coming in.
Both righty. Misaki not as jumpy or mobile as usual. Eats a right, lands a knee. Lands a counter right. Maybe distraction good for Misaki because he's more in range and accurate than usual. Catches another one in the nads, short break. Nails Nakamura coming in with a jump knee KD. Tries to finish it with G&P, no, but catches the Guillotine Sleeper and that's all she wrote. That actually may have been his career best fight.
Featherweight Grand Prix Final: Kanehara vs. Omigawa
Okay. Hioki was disoriented in the back and complaining of numbness and weakness in the limbs, and has been sent to the hospital with a probable concussion, and it IS Kanehara vs. Omigawa in the finals. Omigawa looks pretty beat up coming in with an eye partly closed but seems energized. Kanehara looks less damaged coming in but also had the more draining fight and looks less fresh. Japanese national anthem and the pre title match presentation. Omigawa bouncing and juking in his corner. Kanehara conserving energy. He has the height and reach.
Kanehara catches a kick and takes Omigawa's back standing. Body triangle. Pounds and tries to open the choke. Hits the ground and back up. Omigawa carrying Kanehara's full weight but his eye is closed. Kanehara drops it down. Omigawa stands again. Kanehara rolls him down again. Loses the hooks but has side mount. Omigawa gains guard. Goes for Guillotine. Nope. Kanehara drops shots. Omigawa goes for the choke, lands an upkick, traps the arm and almost has a bar at the bell. Kanehara 10-9. Great round. Kanehara full of surprises tonight.
Kanehara lands punches and kicks. He's dominating the standup. Shoots but stuffed and Omigawa in NS control. Drives for Guillotine and adds a knee shot. Kanehara trapped sitting. Omigawa drives but Kanehara reverses to SM. Dropping knees on the head. Omigawa in trouble. Regains guard and goes for Guillotine again. Kanehara out. Omigawa pounds from bottom and tries the choke again. Kanehara pouunds the body, slips it and mounts. Going for arm triangle. No, but pounds, Omigawa tries to scramble but worsens his position and eats head shots, but regains guard. Scramble to standing. Kanehara lands a right at the bell. Kanehara 10-9. This is an amazing fight.
Omigawa's face is a mess. He attacks, maybe in desperation. They trade. Kanehara shoots. Omigawa grabs the arm in Guillotine and drives to top. Kanehara reverses but Omigawa reverses again. The choke is not sunk. Omigawa releases it and drops short shots. Tries leg lock. They're up. Kanehara landing. Omigawa backfist wild. Kanehara digs a hard body shot. Knees the body. Omigawa drives forward and overbalances Kanehara into HG. Ref seems to reset them in SM, wtf? Kanehara gets to NS, eats a knee, Omigawa again trying Guillotine. More knees. Mounts. Kanehara slips the choke. Omigawa G&Ps. Kanehara punches back from the bottom, actually good exchange. Omigawa takes back. Kanehara stands and escapes. Omigawa 10-9.
Wow. What a fight. FotY maybe. I have Kanehara 29-28. Decision...
... 29-28 Kanehara. 29-29 'must' Omigawa. ...
... 29-28... KANEHARA WINS THE SD AND THE TOURNEY.
Right call and right finish to a great tourney. Cinderella Story. Sandro and Hioki both deserve title shots and Omigawa deserves a rematch. Everybody wins. Possible Card of the Year so far (and I think Sengoku had the other top card with No Ran in January)---if it wasn't for the two lousy heavyweight fights I would say definitely---and there's still the LW title fight to go.
Lightweight Championship (5R): Satoru Kitaoka vs. Mizuto Hirota
Aoki stablemate Kitaoka despite no standup game and pretty much no striking at all has been a juggernaut the past year or so. He's a tireless grappler with great submissions and burned through the GP and then made short work of designated #1 Gomi to win the title, and stayed busy with a quick sub over Sakaguchi Jr. in Pancrase last month. Hirota scored an upset KO over Ishida (who is fighting Melendez in Strikeforce for the interim title in 2 weeks) in DEEP last fight, but doesn't figure to pull off the miracle twice in a row.
Hirota in first sporting some blue and pink hair. Here comes Kitaoka, in short tights for a change, looking as usual like a demented Japanese Little Rascal in about the 12th stage of Betel Nut Trance. National anthem and pre title fight schpiel again. Presentation of the belt to the audience, so on.
Kitaoka lefty. Shoots. Scores. Hirota scrambles up, surprise. Kitaoka stays on the leg. Puts him down again. HG in the corner. Turns into the ring and pounds Hirota's head on the mat. They're up. Kitaoka jumps a choke and nearly gets back but Hirota slips it. Ref break for something. Kitaoka actually lands a punch and shoots. Hirota goes for Guillotine, Kitaoka pulls out and pounds. Grabs his own Guillotine, Hirota pulls out and they're up. This is great action. Hirota giving Kitaoka problems on the ground. Kitaoka lands a kick and a punch, Hirota lands a punch and a HK, much harder. TD Hirota straight to SM. Great round. I think it was a 10-10.
Kitaoka getting weird as Mark Lewin as he kinda Purple Hazes into a shoot, STUFFED. Hirota 2-1. Kitoka swings wild. Hirota right lead, Kitaoka body kick, shoots, STUFFED. Both land bombs. Hirota shoots, stuffed. Kitaoka pulls guard. Hirota stands out. Kitoka counters, spin bf short. Clinch. Break. Hirota right lead. Jab jab. Right. Clinch. Kitaoka pulls guard. Hirota stands out. Hirota low kick. 2-1. Kitaoka wild. Hirota short right, jump knee wild, stuffs a shot. Hirota 10-9.
Both short. Kitaoka shoots, perseveres to the TD. HG. Passes to side, knee on belly, Hirota regains HG. Kitaoka backs up, pounds a couple. FG. Kitaoka pounding small shots. Backs up and goes for a leg. Nada. Tries a flying stomp, nada. FG. Just body-pounds Hirota into the mat. Ref break. Yellow card to Hirota. Boo. HK Hirota. Right lead. Again. Left hook. Right drops Kitaoka who pulls guard. Hirota stands out. Kitaoka 10-9.
I have the fight even right now. This is gonna be about cardio. Kitoaka shoots, stuffed. Hirota right hand. Kitoaka shoots, stuffed. Never seen anybody do this to him. Hirota takes top in HG and pounds small shots. Stands out. Another stuff. Hirota knees the head from NS. SM. Dropping shots. Kitaoka scrambles up. ANOTHER shot stuffed. Hirota front facelock and driving knees to the head. Riding. Pounding, Kitaoka in trouble, Hirota lets him up, KD again. Driving knees to the head. KITAOKA IS OUT! IT'S OVER.
Another great fight and huge upset. That sinks it. Card of the Year IMO.
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1,800 Fans - Super No Vacancy
1. Yoshinobu Kanamaru besiegt Akihiko Ito (8:13) mit dem Touch Out.
2. Global Hardcore Crown Openweight Title Contendership, 7 Man Battle Royal: Kishin Kawabata besiegt Kentaro Shiga mit einem Axe Bomber (17:07). Reihenfolge des Ausscheidens: Tamon Honda,
Junji Izumida, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Makoto Hashi, Takashi Okita & Kentaro Shiga.
3. Kensuke Sasaki, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kento Miyahara besiegen Takeshi Rikio, Kotaro Suzuki & Genba Hirayanagi (17:13) nach dem Death Roll von Nakajima gegen Hirayanagi.
4. Kenta Kobashi, Jun Akiyama & Yoshinari Ogawa besiegen Akira Taue, Mohammed Yone & Ricky Marvin (22:05) nach einem Vertical Drop Exploder von Akiyama gegen Marvin.
5. Akitoshi Saito & Takuma Sano besiegen Go Shiozaki & Shuhei Taniguchi (23:44) nach dem Death Brand von Saito gegen Shiozaki.
6. Takeshi Morishima besiegt Atsushi Aoki (10:19) mit einem Backdrop Suplex.
7. KENTA besiegt Taiji Ishimori (25:41) mit dem Go 2 Sleep.
- TV: 120 Minuten am 05.08.2009 auf Samurai! TV.
- G1 Climax Teilnehmer Takashi Sugiura, eigentlich für ein Singles Match bei der heutigen NOAH Show gegen Takeshi Morishima vorgesehen, leidet an einer Phlegmone am rechten Knie. Er wurde von der Card genommen und kuriert sich aus. Da nichts anderweitiges mitgeteilt wurde, ist davon auszugehen, dass er bis zum Start des G1 nächste Woche wieder fit ist.
- Akitoshi Saito ist der erste Herausforderer für den neuen GHC Champion Shiozaki.
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#1: Kentaro Shiga, Bryan Danielson & Roderick Strong vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Genba Hirayanagi & Kikutaro
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