Just a quick update from the 38th parallel...
Two "next big things" in MMA were sidetracked last night in Korea in K-1 "Hero's". Marcelo Garcia, the young BJJ phenom who was finally entering the MMA fray (MMfray?) lost to hometown slugger Kim Dae Won (that's about as Korean a name as you can have) in round 2 by doctor's stoppage. If you've checked out Garcia on Youtube you know he's the real deal on the mat, but it I'm reminded of something I heard during a recent UFC broadcast..."Once you punch a BJJ black-belt in the face, they become a brown-belt. Hit 'em again & they're a purple-belt."
Not to be outdone, message-board messiah Denis Kang was TKO'd in the 1st by Yoshihiro Akiyama. Remember Akiyama? He's the dude who beat Sakuraba, then got disqualified for having greased himelf up to avoid submissions. Who needs unified rules when you have the kabuki-esque antics of these overseas promotions?
---m
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