Komikazee's MMA Smackdown #15

News

• Gary "Jerry" Millen caught in a lie (many lies actually)
  
• http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showpost.php?p=13906415&postcount=14
  
• Real name is Gary Millen
• Cheated to get gig in PRIDE (friend on mic whispering in earbud)
  
• Lied to both CBS Sports and MMANews
  
• Fired Stephen Quadros
• Said that he fired Bas Roo-ten and Mauro Ran-ayo when in reality, they quit because of him
• Started Internet war with Bas and now Bas is telling all.
• TUF 5 announced
• http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=4855
  
• starts right after the next UFC Fight Night Live
• B.J. Penn and Jens "lil Evil" Pulver are the coaches
• They WILL fight after the end of the show.
  
• Forrest Griffin has Staph infection and won't make UFC 70
• Nasty, Nasty, gaping wound that can be seen on youtube.
• Forrest look really run down and must be experiencing the flu-like symptoms that can come with staph infection
• Jeff Osborne named as new commissioner for BODOGFight
  
• http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/bodogfight-names-new-commissioner/
• Commissioner is the rules and regulations man
  Jeff Osborne is also the commentator on St. Petersburg show
• Founded Hook and Shoot, an MMA organization affiliated with Fight Network (http://www.thefightnetwork.com/programming.php), in 1996
• Kurt Otto apologizes for IFL Battlegrounds season opener
• 9-1-1 call to start out the show
• Repeated stretcher references
• Focus on the really aggressive comments by coaches and players
• Not a good way to intro new fans to the sport
• Need a more sports aspect view rather than Pro Wrestling storylines
• Let the stories find their way out instead of forcing the stories
• Lots of great personalities in the IFL, let them do the talking and be subtle about the edits
  
• Bahs Roo-ten steps down as IFL Anacondas head coach
• http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3446
  
• Will now provide commentary full time for IFL
• Shawn Tompkins, (Horu-deski's personal coach) will take over the team
• Shawn has known Bas 8 yrs so shouldn't be that much of a drop-off
• Shawn has been training the guys 70-80% of the time anyways
• IFL finally shows the Anacondas vs. Silverbacks on FSN (March 16)
  
• They cut the Show-en-ower / Mike C. fight totally.
  
• Not missing much
  
• there were allegations of Schow-en-ower holding the cuffs of Mike C.'s gloves.
  
• They cut round 1 of the Rad-ich / McGivern fight which is a shame
• Horu-deski  / Pal-a-shefski was shown in its entire glory
  

Rumors

• Liddell vs. Rampage 2 announced for UFC 71 (May 26)
• http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=7015
  
• Should officially be announced Tuesday
• Only unavenged loss left for Liddell
• Rampage took down Liddell in a PRIDE semi-final in 2003
  

Calendar

• John Alee-sio vs. Carlos Con-dit
• Your-eye-hah Faber vs. Dominick Cruz
  

• Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Gill-ard

• Ken Shamrock's Lions vs. Pat Miletich's Silverbacks
• Maurice Smith'sTigersharks vs. Igor Zin-ovee-yev Red Bears
  

• GSP vs. Matt Serra
• Koscheck vs. Sanchez
  
• Swick vs. Ok-ahhmi

Review

• http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=7009
• Overall Entertaining, according to most of the sources out there.
• IFL is a different experience because there is no headliner, everything is team focused
  
• Still a satisfying night overall if you ever get a chance to go or watch on TV
  

Anacondas (Los Angeles) def. Razorclaws (San Jose), 5-0
205 lb.: Alex Schoenauer, Anacondas, def. Brian Ebersole, Razorclaws, via decision (split), after 3 rounds

• Show-en-ower actually stood and banged with Ebersole which is contrary to what we have seen recently
• 2nd round went to Ebersole
• 3rd round Ebersole almost lost to a guillotine
• Show-en-ower limped out of the ring with a bum left knee
  

185 lb.: Benji Radach, Anacondas, def. Brian Foster, Razorclaws, via TKO (guillotine choke), 1:04, 1st

• Quick double leg takedown by Radach allowed him to then pass to better position
• Guillotine applied and that is all she wrote
• Radach is a really strong guy (Sean Sherk-type)
• If his neck injury is truly healed, then he will be a force to be reckoned with in the IFL
  

155 lb.: Chris Horodecki, Anacondas, def. Josh Odom, Razorclaws, via decision (unanimous) after 3 rounds

• Josh Odom was very defensive and took a pounding
  
• Chris was very dominating
• Chris is a force to be reckoned with
  

170 lb.: Jay Hieron, Anacondas, def. Donnie Liles, Razorclaws, via submission(guillotine choke), 2:49, 1st

• Jay overmatched Donnie Liles
• Double leg takedown by Jay led to GNP from up top and then guillotine
• Jay really is scary good. How good remains to be seen
• Rory Markham is the only good competition in the IFL at his weight class
  

265 lb.: Krzysztof Soszynski, Anacondas, def. Dan Christison, Razorclaws, via decision (unanimous), after 3 rounds

• Dominated Christison
• Punishing strikes to the body and a couple to the head as well as some takedowns
  
• Sosh-inski was possibly mad missing his chance against Ben Rothwell at IFL Houston
  

Sabres (Tokyo) def. Condors (Southern Calif.), 3-2
155 lb.: Savant Young, Sabres, def. Adam Lynn, Condors, via KO (strikes), 0:21, 2nd

• Savant Young caught him with some haymakers in the second round
• Savant is a very strong guy and not afraid to mix it up on his feet or on the ground
• Fun to watch
  

170 lb.: Antonio McKee, Sabres, def. Rodrigo Ruas, Condors, via decision (unanimous) after 3 rounds

• Grounded out win with "boring" wrestling (Matt Hughes model)
• Very confident in his style and not afraid to be "boring"
  

185 lb.: Jeremy Williams, Condors, def. Kazuhiro Hamanaka, Sabres, via TKO (triangle choke), 0:59, 1st

• Kazuhiro went for a double leg takedown and fell into the triangle choke

• Possible hangover effect from the Houston event. He couldn't fight in Houston so he was probably too eager and left himself exposed
  

205 lb.: Vladimir Matyushenko, Sabres, def. Justin Levens, Condors, via TKO (ref stoppage), 3:53, 1st

• Levens was overmatched. competitive at first until it hit the mat.
• Don't mess with Mat-yew-shenko on the ground. He is incredibly strong.
  

265 lb.: Antoine Jaoude, Condors, def. Wayne Cole, Sabres, via KO, 0:56, 2nd

• Both wrestlers but match decided on the feet
• Kicks set up the straight right that landed flush for the KO
  

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