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Komikazee's MMA Smackdown #9

Derek Alfonso / System X "The Voice"
Steven Molen / Darth Molen "MMA Editor in Chief"

News

• Travis Lutter didn't make weight for UFC 67
• 172 to start. 171.5 after 2 hours
• No title shot
  
• Shane Johnson fired by Scorpions
• Very popular
• Did IFL show for Wizard World in Dallas
• 2nd time missing weight
• Flipped out during the cutting process.
• Disqualified by doctor
  
• IFL Goes Primetime on March 12
• 8-10 on mondays for IFL reality show
• 10-11 will be the fights on FSN
  
• Couture opens gym in Las Vegas
• Part owner in Bas Rutten Legends gym
• new gym name is Xtrem Couture
• UFC offers to buy PRIDE and gets rebuffed
• Ed Fishman, PRIDE USA President, is looking to purchase PRIDE also
  

Rumors

• April 13th IFL moved to Connecticut Mohegan Sun
  

Calendar

• Feb. 10 - Elite XC - Frank Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie
• Feb. 23 - IFL Atlanta (Dragons vs. Wolfpack, Red Bears vs. Pitbulls)
• Feb. 24 - PRIDE 33
• Mar. 3 - UFC 68 - Silvia vs. Couture
  

UFC 67 Review

• Very Pedestrian
• Silva Vs. Lutter
  
• Silva was just 11 weeks off minor knee surgery on both knees
  
• Lutter didn't make weight
• Ironic that Lutter got caught with a triangle
• they had just ran a commercial where Lutter had stated Silva would never be as good as him in JJ
• Cro-Cop vs. Sanchez
• Entered to PRIDE theme song
  
• Meh. It looked like a mountain lion stalking a kitty kat
• Cro-Cop quickly put him out of his misery after showcasing his kicks and precision punches
• Quinton vs. Marvin Eastman
• Quinton looked rusty in first round
• Could tell that his adrenaline was dumping (heavy breathing, mechanical almost)
• Second round Quinton finally opened up
• TKO'ed him with holding the back of the head and uppercuts
• Tyson Griffin vs. Frank Edgar
• Ground clinic
• Went all 3 rounds
• Back and forth battle
  
• Some decent stand-up even
• Frank Edgar wins by decision
  

IFL Houston Review

• Sabers vs. Scorpions
• Sabers
  
•  The Sabers recruited experience heavily
• More emphasis on team-building
• 2 japanese fighters on their roster
• Hamanaka didn't fight because Shane flipped out
• Looked decently polished but not spectacular
• Scorpions
  
• Definitely looked rough
• Weren't ready condition wise
• Shane Johnson flipped out cutting weight
• Don Frye definitely wasn't happy (insert quote here)
  
• Anacondas vs. Silverbacks
• Anacondas
• First to show the chinks in Silverbacks armor
• Exciting group to watch
• Benji Radach looks spectacular
• Horodecki could stand with any lightweight in the world, excluding Sean Sherk
• Jay Hieron not really tested
• Matt Thompson a great addition
  
• Silverbacks
• Loss of Rory Markham really hurt them
• Palesczewski had Horodecki but couldn't close the deal, still spectacular
• Ryan McGivern still growing
• Mike C. needs to work more guard advancing
• Big Ben world class
  
• Palesczewski vs. Horodecki
• Back and Forth. All rounds plenty of action
  
• Bart actually got Chris in a tight guillotine. Force Chris to escape through the ropes at the end of the second
• As good as Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
  
• Ben Rothwell vs. Matt Thompson
• Lasted a full round with Ben
• Matt has great hands
  
• Matt ver Halen vs. Izena
• Matt came out banging and strong
• Izena wanted to lure him in all the time

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Next week. we will be discussing all the news, rumors, and calendar events that happen around the Mixed Martial Arts scene.

We will also be reviewing the first ever MMA show broadcast on Showtime, Feb. 10 by EliteXC. It stars MMA Legends Henzo Gracie vs. Frank Shamrock

Komikazee also scores an exclusive interview with Bart Palashevski and we go over the "Anatomy of Cutting Weight" with Super Star Coach Pat Miletich.

All this and more will be discussed next week, Feb. 14th on Komikazee's MMA Smackdown. Visit us online often at Komikazee.com. Again, thats K-O-M-I-K-A-Z-E-E ---  DOT --- COM. You can also reach us at with any questions that you might have.