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Hello all, Rising Sun is currently looking for another recap writer as our current one has become a bit busy. Rising Sun offers competitive pay and benefits=) So please send me a message if interested. JK

lol he must not know you can reset his inactivity=)

Well as for the money issue, you have to remember how much top boxers make compared to top mma fighters. That 500k is crap pay if he compares it to what he made as a boxer. And he would be a very good draw as it would bring some boxing fans over to watch it on ppv.

For the most part (90-95% of the time) the event rating will fall within +/-5-10% of the hype/pop of the ME/CME. However, this is for your standard 10 fight event. Attendance and Production values also impact the rating. Another thing to consider is that the overall hype/pop average also plays a part in rating and attendance. ***However, the main factor is the Main Event/ Co-Main Event average of hype and pop*** If you want to get over the 100 rating then you need a Main Event and a Co-Main event that averages around 110 and an overall hype/pop average of around 50-60 for all 10 fights. All this comes from keeping all the statistical data from my last 25+ events include hype/pop of all fights, adv/prod, etc in a spreadsheet.

Figured you might have overlooked the forums=) Glad to see this happening, should be entertaining.

If you want to just fight, go play UFC 2009, lol

And this is the problem, that was a pretty big loss for cancelling a 700 size arena. Not too mention it will definitely be a painful couple of weeks building back up what he lost, its basically the same as running/having a crappy event after a good one. There is a period where you have to rebuild that hype. Now it will not be 8 events, but at least the next 2-3 will suffer a bit. I would not mind being able to cancel *1* event within 24 hours, and make it possible only to avoid the hype loss for 1 event every 15 days(if cancelled within 24 hours). This prevents it being used by unscrupulous orgs but allows an owner to fix a mistake.

Thread looks great=) We need more to do similar threads.

You say your ability to run an org should not be questioned, well you should not be questioning wirb's ability to manage his fighters with such a weak excuse to say he should be blacklisted. You are both partially at fought, the fact you bring this up after 2-3 months is petty on the org's point. He offered to pay back the signing bonus and was pretty nice in his responses (and was even responsive when a lot of managers would just ignore you), and your reasonings were weak because of how long it took to figure it out. There was no reason for this to be brought out to public and in this case looks worse for you and DE than for wirb. You have 200 other fighters so why are you worrying about someone who was 0-0 who you just kind of let fall to the wayside (You had a note written down, but never followed up?). This is a lot of work for a 0-0 fighter who had a bonus of $450.....unless there is more to the story. But from all the above, this seems like a lot of effort... Yes, org's are a lot of work, but you know that going into the job, why get upset over something so trivial, especially when for the most part the guy is being fairly nice about it in response. Also your replies are lacking....so maybe to help your case and keep your org's rep in tact, i would move on...this is not helping you at all. You say there are too many lies and ignorance, but we are going with what you have provided which is a bunch of bitching over nothing...this has nothing on Joel Nicola or managers that are a true pain in the arse.....

Rising Sun 25 : Preview In our first fight of the night you will see Pekka Jonsson vs. Takamiyama Daigoro at 265. Jonsson will have the edge if he can keep this fight on the feet but I don't know that he will be able to do that. Daigoro has a great background in wrestling and should look to take this fight to the ground early and often. It's anyones guess who will be better on the ground but as long as Daigoro can maintain top position I would expect him to like his chances. Next up will be Tweeti Timorian and Takumi Mayama in a lightweight matchup. Although Timorians record is not quite where he would like it to be he still has a tremendous amount of experience with 18 fights to his credit. Both of these guys prefer to fight on the ground where they can really utilize their jiu jitsu backgrounds. These two purple belts may end up putting on a display of jiu jitsu technique if this one ends up hitting the mat. After that you will see Mirzu Hitoshi vs. Dave Mustaine at 170. Hitoshi will be outclassed if this fight remains standing as Mustaine has good boxing and some very good muay thai but I expect Hitoshi to take this fight to the ground. Although they are both blue belts both of Hitoshi's victories have come by submission. If Mustaine can stuff any takedown attempts he should feel comfortable about walking away victorious. The next fight will feature Justin Yanagida and Monte Montgomery at 145. Even though both of these guys have decent striking it is no secret where their strength lies and that is in the ground game. These two grapplers are among the best once the fight hits the ground. Yanagida has a brown belt while Montgomery has a purple belt so if you want to see two technicians on the ground go at it this will be the ideal fight for you to watch. If this fight gets to the mat it could end at any moment. Following that we have Bobby McGrath vs. Eddie Mendoza in a clash of middleweights. Mendoza is very well rounded with good skills in every aspect of MMA. In this fight he will be going up against a tremendous grappler in McGrath who has already earned his brown belt in jiu jitsu. For Mendoza to win he needs to keep this fight standing and try to knockout McGrath early. If McGrath secures the takedown it won't be long before it's all over. Then you will see two Featherweights going at it with Ricardo Rotoras taking on Les Paul. Keeping with what seems to be the trend of the night we have two outstanding grapplers stepping in against each other. They each have their brown belt in BJJ so this could be a technical battle. If their jiu jitsu cancels each other out it may come down to who can stand and bang where it also appears to be very even. This will surely be an exciting one for the fans. Next up we have Mongo Malone vs. Lyoto Machida at 205. This one will be a true clash of styles as Malone has all 3 victories by way of knockout while Machida has relied heavily on his jiu jitsu to finish fights. This is a big matchup for these up and comers and could very well propel the victor much closer to the top of the division. Considering what's on the line don't expect this one to get to the judges as each man wants to finish this and leave no doubt who is the better fighter. After that you will see Yoshi Mucao vs. Kite Winchester at 145. These two guys are tremendously talented and could very well be the future of the division. Mucao has tremendous boxing, very good wrestling, and is world class in his jiu jitsu. Winchester is a sprawl and brawler with very good takedown defense and some real knockout power in his hands. They both currently have a record of of 4-0, you know neither of them wants to add a 1 to the end of the record after this one. In our Co-Main Event we will have Anthony Sylva taking on Lyoto Aoki in a matchup of top middleweight contenders. There is no shortage of experience entering the cage in this matchup as they have a combined record of 15-4. While these two are not uncomfortable in the standup exchanges it is clear that Sylva prefers the ground game. Aoki should have a slight edge if he can keep this fight standing up but neither man has a considerable edge in wrestling so it's anyones guess who will be able to dictate where this fight takes place. Now we have our Main Event where Arsene Wenger will take on Shina Aoyki in a clash of lightweights. These two are technicians on the ground where they really show why they have each earned brown belts in jiu jitsu. Wenger comes in much more experienced but Aoyki will surely be ready for what will be the biggest test of his career. I don't expect this one to stay standing very long unless one of these two wants to switch up their strategy from the past. Be sure to pay close attention to this one as it could end at any moment.

Rising Sun 24 : Preview For our first fight of the night you will see Kenny Carrillio take on Klaus Kluubert in a heavyweight matchup. These two fighters come in with quite a bit of experience with a combined 24 fights to their credit. Although they have some grappling ability it is clear that these two guys prefer to strike. Carrillio has a well rounded skill set with good boxing and terrific muay thai while Kluubert will use his boxing background to try and get a knockout. Next up we have Herman Li vs. Jebediah Stewart at 155. If their past fights are any indication of how this one will go it should be a struggle between a grappler and a striker. Li comes in with a purple belt in jiu jitsu and is a very dangerous fighter once the fight hits the ground. Li also has some decent striking but I think Stewart will like his chances if this turns into a slugfest with his tremendous muay thai background. The wrestling abilities look to be about even so whoever can dictate where this fight takes place should feel good about getting a victory. After that you will see Carlos Ryoku and Papoh Bamoya at 170. In this fight even more so than then last it will be a struggle over whether Ryoku can get a takedown or if Bamoya can sprawl effectively. All 3 of Ryoku's victories have come by way of submission while Bamoya has his 1 loss by submission. If Bamoya can keep this fight standing I'm sure he likes his chances as he has some of the best muay thai in the division and he certainly knows how to use it. The next fight will be between Akio Hideaki and Kenshiro Kitase in a bantamweight bout. Kitase is a pretty well rounded fighter with decent striking as well as grappling talent but it is no secret where Hideaki's strengths are as his brown belt in BJJ makes him a very dangerous fighter to go to the ground with. Hideaki also has some great wrestling which he utilizes to secure a takedown. It will take a tremendous effort from Kitase to keep off the mat but if he can do so he should have a slight edge in striking that he will try to exploit. Following that we have Akio Osamu vs. Moses Kippo at 185. They both have great wrestling and grappling but the fact that they both have purple belts may be deceiving. It would appear that Osamu wants to grapple and get wins via submission but Kippo has primarily used his jiu jitsu to escape from any situation on the ground and get back to the feet where his boxing is great. This is a big fight for both of these guys if they want to climb the ranks of the division so I expect them to both lay it on the line in this one. After that we will have Yrjo Pieru vs. Ricky McBride in a welterweight battle. They are both pretty well rounded as they have good grappling and striking. If this turns into a slugfest look for Pieru to use crisp combo's from his boxing background while McBridge will lean on his muay thai training. We know Pieru has great ground and pound but it should be interesting to see if he wants to take Mcbride down as McBride will have the edge in jiu jitsu and can be quite dangerous off his back. Next up will be Yuuri Yushima and Ivan Kilgore at 135. Both these guys have good skills across the board but it would appear that Kilgore is just slightly better in every aspect of fighting. He has a clear edge in striking with very good boxing and a decent muay thai background to lean on while Yushima has some decent boxing. If this fight turns into a grappling match however it is anyones guess who will win as these two purple belts could put on a great display of jiu jitsu for the fans. The next fight will be between Jason Jones and Marmuro Takamura at 265. This is a pretty clear clash of a striker and a grappler as Jones' brown belt in jiu jitsu means that if he can take Takamura down it won't be very long as all until he has him tapping. On the other end of the spectrum we have Takamura's tremendous boxing that will surely outclass Jones if this becomes a slugfest. Jones has all 4 of his wins by submission while Takamura has all 4 wins by KO. Don't expect the judges to play any role in this matchup. In our Co-Main Event of the night we will have the Featherweight title up for grabs as the champ Ryo Nakamura will defend it against Bada Boom who is a tremendously dangerous fighter. It's no secret how each man envisions a victory tonight as Nakamura has a definite edge in striking while Boom is an outstanding grappler. If Boom can get a takedown the champ will be in real trouble as he has some grappling experience but he is no match the contender on the ground. If Boom can't get a takedown however it shouldn't be too long before Nakamura separates him from conciousness. For our Main Event of the night we have another belt on the line as the heavyweight champion Kamuto Hierowato takes on number one contender Daniel Johansson. Johansson is new to the organization after a brief run in Synchronicity and he is going to be a great challenge for the champ. In his 2nd title defense Hierowato will look to prove why has is so feared in the division. He has great takedown defense and a good ability to survive on the ground if he does happen to get taken down. This coupled with his ridiculous striking ability makes him a tremendous foe to anyone who gets in the cage with him. Johansson is a brown belt in jiu jitsu so he needs to find a way to get a takedown and then be patient looking for an opening to submit the champ. Out of 21 combined victories for these two fighters only one has ever gone to decision. I don't expect this fight to be number 2, look for this one to end in tremendous fashion.

Rising Sun 23: Donyoku closed the weekend's MMA from us here in Tokyo at ICON: Rising Sun in style with an awesome main event which saw Raimo Pukki attempt to defend his newly won bantamweight title against Randy ''The Legend Killer'' Orton. As if that wasn't enough, there were nine other bouts for fight fans of Tokyo to enjoy at the Hard Knock's Arena as well so let's get this show on the road: (MW) Fujimoto Hatsuharu vs Mek Ju Hatsuharu got the event underway in emphatic fashion with his TKO stoppage of Mek Ju after 0:37 of round one. Mek Ju started well enough and looked to be getting the better of the action before getting caught by a big overhand right. Hatsuharu followed up with strikes and the referee was forced to step in, Mek Ju just covering up in a ball. Both fighters are now 2-2. (LHW) Ragna Kisaragi vs Vahtang Vmordubidze In a fight that went back and forth, Vmordubidze won an unlikely but highly deserved 29:28 UD in which he was cut badly. Kisaragi, a BJJ brown belt, managed to take the fight to the ground for half of the fight but couldn't find a way to submit his opponent. Vmordubidze looked much better in the stand-up which, ultimately, was the deciding factor that sees him go 4-3 and Kisaragi 6-6. (HW) Tim Finnigan vs Crazy Schildt Finnigan managed to completely shut out Schildt in the eyes of the judges, winning a 30:27 UD after dominating every facet of the game. Though Schildt was the one to score the takedowns he didn't stay on top for long. Finnigan continuously swept Schildt and wound up in full mount several times in the fight from where his ground and pound nearly got the fight stopped. Finnigan is 4-3 and Schildt 2-4. (WW) Spike Speigel vs William Porthaven Scottish-born William Porthaven continues his rise up the ICON:Rising Sun welterweight ladder and is now 3-0 after completely owning Spike Speigel in their short bout. Porthaven landed a beautiful knee from the clinch which dropped Speigel. Porthaven jumped all over him and earnt a TKO victory after 1:23 of round one. Speigel is 1-1. (LHW) James Hume vs Ricardo Azzuri The Muay Thai kickboxer James Hume won this fight through his striking dominance, landing plenty of knees and elbows from the clinch. Though being suplexed at the end of the first round and nearly ground n pounded to oblivion in the third, Hume won the fight by UD. Azzuri performed well considering this was his MMA debut. Hume is now 4-2-1. (HW) Sean Ripgut vs Daniel Ghita This was the bloodiest thing I've ever seen in all my days of MMA commentating/reviewing. Ripgut destroyed Ghita, landing knees and punches at will which really messed up Ghita's face. He wasn't the most handsome looking bloke before but now he is just a hideous monstrosity who will no doubt require facial reconstruction. The doctor finally stopped the fight at 1:41 of the first round. Ripgut is 4-0 and emotionally scarred for life by the guilt of his violent disfigurement of Ghita (4-3). (LW) Mayuri Tatsuki vs Paul Paulson Paulson's greater kickboxing ability won him a 29:28 UD against previously undefeated (4-1) BJJ purple belt Mayuri Tatsuki. Tatsuki was unable to get the submission and looked out of his depth in the stand-up game. Paulson goes 5-1 in his MMA career and has won both his fights in ICON: Rising Sun. (MW) Kauno Kaalikorva vs Okina Miyamoto This was the last of the undercard bouts and saw the BJJ brown belt Kaalikorva take on sprawl and brawl fighter Miyamoto. Billy Jenkins' predicted that this fight wouldn't be going to the judges - someone was either getting knocked out or submitted. The first round was spent on the mat and, to my surprise, Kaalikorva couldn't submit his BJJ blue belt opponent before the bell. Miyamoto then won the second round with his striking. Third round and Billy's crystal ball had indeed served him well; Miyamoto struck Kaalikorva right on the temple with a mean-looking left hook and followed it up with another left hook that knocked Kaalikorva out cold. Highlight reel stuff that takes Miyamoto's record to 3-0 and Kaalikorva's record to 3-1. Co-Main Event (WW) Furio Giunta vs Dr Francoise Petit With the KO of the weekend, former KOF champion Furio Giunta ended the night early on for Dr. Petit after 0:53 of round one by way of KO thanks to a big right hand. Petit's boxing wasn't up to scratch and he barely even touched Giunta before the knockout-inducing uppercut nearly tore his head off and swept him clean off his feet. After such a great KO the fans were really pumped for the main event. Giunta is 7-1 and Petit is 4-2. Main Event (BW) Raimo Pukki vs Randy Orton Raimo ''The Victim'' Pukki had overcome the odds to become the ICON: Rising Sun bantamweight champion. Pukki was born with congenital hypertrichosism, an extremely rare condition which results in excessive hair growth all over his body which made him a freak-show attraction in his home-nation of Finland. Raimo ''All I want is to be loved!'' Pukki was defending his title for the first time against Randy "The Legend Killer" Orton, a Japanese-born fighter who made a name for himself at ICON: Rising Sun after defeating Manny Pacman by decision. For the first three rounds Pukki outscored Orton in every aspect of the fighting. His striking was cleaner, he scored with takedowns and looked fitter too. It was on the ground that he eventually won in the fourth round, securing an armbar that forced Orton to tap or snap. Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raimo Pukki! Raimo ''The Victim'' Pukki retains his bantamweight title! And that's all the weekend's action from ICON: Rising Sun in Tokyo. Join us for the previews and the recaps of more great shows later on in the week.

Rising Sun 22 Recap At Rising Sun 22: Kouman, the much sought after ICON:Rising Sun welterweight crown was on the line and nearly 3000 fans turned up to watch the fireworks in our main event where Buck Norris was scheduled to defend his title against rising star Jonathan Hawkes. Though this was undoubtedly the main attraction, the crowd was treated to nine other thrilling bouts of MMA too. (WW) Riese Deponte vs Jurgen Patriarkki Deponte's superior grappling secured him an early victory here in our opening bout. He took Patriarkki down twice in quick succession and when Patriarkki made attempts to escape back to his feet, Deponte seized upon his leg and took no time at all before dropping back for a heel hook that won him the fight after 1:01 of the first round. Deponte is 4-2 and Patriarkki 2-4. (LW) Ricky Stevenson vs Spencer Fisher Ricky Stevenson performed well for the first two rounds of this ground-game dominated bout in which both fighters repeatedly took each other down, though Stevenson was somewhat more active. In the third round, with two in the bag, Stevenson began to play it safe and started fighting for the decision. This would be his undoing though, as Fisher continued to push the pace and landing big shots from mount he pulled off a nail-biting submission with only one second left to go in the fight! Very exciting stuff which sees Fisher go 4-2 and Stevenson go 5-4 (HW) JJ Oppapatika vs Manny Ashida Oppapatika completely outclassed his opponent in this bout. Fought nearly completely on the feet, Oppapatika was popping off heavy punches speedily while he skimmed across the cage with his dazzling footwork to win a 30:25 UD. Not a bad start to his MMA debut at all, Oppapatika is 1-0 and Ashida is now 2-3 (HW) Pablo Sanchez vs Jeff Miller Sanchez's conditioning looked very poor in this fight, I'm not sure how hard his pre-fight training was but he came into the arena panting already - bizarre. Miller made it an easy night for him though, getting the takedown and then the submission after 0:39 of round one. Miller is 4-2 and Sanchez is 3-2. (LHW) Diziz Sparta vs Ares Constantinides An avid WoW enthusiast, Constantinides looked impressive in his dominant performance against Diziz Sparta. Though only a blue belt in BJJ, Sparta held his own on the mat. In the stand-up game he destroyed Sparta though, and after a right cross and a solid knee Constantinides got himself a TKO victory after 3:19 of round three. (BW) Manny Pacman vs Billy Butler Though both men are strikers, Pacman looked a grade above Butler in what was predominantly a striking match. He planted his feet in the middle of the cage and proceeded to land big shots for the entirety of the fight, earning himself a 30:27 UD despite being cut in the first round. Pacman is 7-4-1 and Butler is 3-4. (HW) Janno Kivessoo vs Akio Daisuke In this striker vs grappler matchup, Akio Daisuke's ground-game quickly proved too much for Kivessoo to handle. Once Daisuke took the fight to the ground there could only ever be one winner, and the BJJ purple belt submitted his opponent after 1:58 of the first round via armbar. Daisuke is 5-1 and Kivessoo is 7-6. (LHW) Sam Samuels vs Akio Hideyoshi In the 205lbs division and after three closely contested rounds in which both fighters were cut, Sam Samuels won a 29:28 UD thanks mostly to his takedowns and his dominance on the ground. Hideyoshi had the better of the stand-up but couldn't stuff enough of Samuels' takedowns to win the fight. Samuels is 5-1 and Hideyoshi 4-2. This was the last of the undercard bouts Co-Main Event (LHW) Rankka Ankka vs Tyson Trinidad For the co-main event, two highly ranked light heavyweights faced off - both of whom are primarily grapplers. Ankka did what he did best in this fight - getting to the top position and laying down vicious ground and pound. Ankka immediately got a big double leg takedown into full mount, from where he started raining in elbows short punches. Though Trinidad was working from his back for submissions he never really looked like getting anything with so many shots finding his head. After so many unanswered strikes topped off by a huge elbow, the referee stepped in after 2:02 of round one. Ankka is an extremely popular fighter and at 8-3 I can see him going on to earn himself a title-shot should he continue to win fights. Trinidad is 8-5 but has now lost two in a row in ICON:Rising Sun and so needs to step up his game! Main Event (WW) Buck Norris vs Jonathan Hawkes The son of the legendary mass murderer/martial artist/actor Chuck Norris and the current ICON:Rising Sun champion, Buck Norris was defending his title for the first time against contender Jonathan Hawkes. Both men are truly mixed martial artists, able to hang with the best of them on the ground and the feet - no wonder then that this bout was so highly anticipated. Norris looked as slick as a seal purling through clear water and as deadly as a deadly as a club beating down on a pup. The savagery of Hawkes' demolition was made to look lustrous by the grace and skill in which it was done. The fight was kept standing and Norris had the best of it. When the final bell rang I think Hawkes was more relieved than anything else. Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:41 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:41 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:41 In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Norris! Buck Norris retains his welterweight title! Though not going for many roundhouse kicks, I'm sure Chuck is proud of his son who is now 10-4. Hawkes is 5-2. Don’t go anywhere folks, because next up we’ve got our review of Rising Sun 23: Donyoku after the break.

I will quickly posts the prior 2 recaps, and the 2 previews, and I will make them look nice this weekend. Very little time with a new baby around the house but did not want you all to miss these.

Honestly, I am going to say (this is coming from an org owner's perspective) that this is the org's fought. How does it take you 2 months to notice a fighter is gone, then make a fuss about it? First off, if he asked for 3 weeks training or even more training, its not hard to check your fighters list+ screen to see who is getting close to their inactivity clauses and checking to see if they are ready to fight. You say its not your job to babysit 200 fighters, well then maybe you should not be running an org. Because checking to see if a fighter is ready to fight after requesting time, or keeping track of your fighters, is your job as the owner. How are you going to say blacklist this guy because he used his inactivity clause *especially* when it took you 2 months to even notice. If anything that makes you look bad. The only thing i see wrong with Guil's side is that he could have also sent a message saying he was ready (which most people do when they ask for extra training time). But I find its more the owner's job to keep track of his fighters, so i would say its about 60/40 under normal circumstances. But the fact it took you 2 months to figure it out, well then thats 100% you. I would not want to fight for an org that does not even notice that i leave for 2 months, no matter how many fighters they have.

This would be awesome.

Its a QFC fight...there are ways to guess who your opponent *might* be, but he does not have the option to accept/decline QFC's. damn Cardiff is quick=)

Pretty impressive stats for a 19yr, i would definitely say you will have to pray for a KO. And to create a fighter with that skill set, yeah its possible, he is almost 5-6 months old in real time and he just sparred the crap out of him, plus he is most likely a fast learner.

lol, never heard of you

wow, a big of an overreaction by eleventhsun.....he really did not give much info except a fight link and he should have won it..what the hell does he expect in return. Heck i dropped from top 30 to 88 and lost a bunch of fights lately. Sometimes you get beat no matter even if you have the superior fight, sometimes you get a luck win also. To think Mike mad some major changes so crappy fighters win is a crazy ass conspiracy theory.

1. Nope the fight will not happen, which sucks for you and the org. 2. If you have a good org owner, he should at least pay your fighter since its not your fought. I would definitely ask the org owner for possible compensation since he should have setup a replacement within the last week.

Well i do not think the game should automatically fly you out with no planning, but i would say being able to book your fighter to fly out on a certain day and back on a certain day would be nice. It still involves you setting up the day you fly out and back.

Your doing one hell of a job man, the writeups are great and organized and things are looking awesome. Keep it up man, glad to see your org looking good.

Nice writeup, good luck in Tokyo and for all those who want to know, here is a link to his org http://www.mmatycoon.com/orgpublic.php?oid=1360

you are pretty much on the money, sparring is the best way, and time depends on his learning ability