Just My Thoughts: K-1, PRIDE and UFC 47
K-1
Mike Sloan May 2, 2004
K-1: Battle at Bellagio II
After having only one full day off of work over the course of the past month, I simply couldn’t wait for last Friday’s K-1 here in Las Vegas. With having been working 14 to 16 hours every single day, I simply hadn’t been online in well over a week in the days leading up to K-1. Needless to say, I found out on the day of the event that both Frans Botha and Shannon Briggs had pulled out of their bouts, leaving the final K-1 card somewhat empty.
It didn’t matter, though, because the K-1 was exhilarating with
several of the marquee bouts ending in spectacular knockouts as
well as some hidden upsets in there good measure. Who would’ve
guessed that Carter Williams was going to get TKO’ed in the first
round by Mighty Mo? Not I.
Marvin Eastman’s near stoppage of eventual winner Michael McDonald had most of the sellout crowd on its feet until “The Beastman” was decked by some perfect left hooks. Tough luck, Marvin; you fought as hard as you could and went down swinging- literally. More people were pulling for you to win than you might expect.
Dewey Cooper, my boy, you came that close to winning the entire tournament! Congrats to you on your greatest night in your K-1 career. I certainly hope your ailing father is doing much better, brother. Let me know how everything is.
Las Vegas crowd + Bob Sapp = not many people care. His entrance and battle against Tommy Glanville left much to be desired. This isn’t Tokyo, obviously, but in my opinion, Sapp’s presence at K-1 went virtually unnoticed. I reckon the fans in attendance have caught onto the fact that Sapp really isn’t that good of a standup fighter and no longer are suckered into the Sapp hype machine. Sapp’s a good guy and all, but hardly any American fight fan wants to see him fight, especially since a vast bulk of his punches are illegal and he gets away with it. Trust me: the fight with Mike Tyson will never happen, not even in Japan.
After having only one full day off of work over the course of the past month, I simply couldn’t wait for last Friday’s K-1 here in Las Vegas. With having been working 14 to 16 hours every single day, I simply hadn’t been online in well over a week in the days leading up to K-1. Needless to say, I found out on the day of the event that both Frans Botha and Shannon Briggs had pulled out of their bouts, leaving the final K-1 card somewhat empty.
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Marvin Eastman’s near stoppage of eventual winner Michael McDonald had most of the sellout crowd on its feet until “The Beastman” was decked by some perfect left hooks. Tough luck, Marvin; you fought as hard as you could and went down swinging- literally. More people were pulling for you to win than you might expect.
Dewey Cooper, my boy, you came that close to winning the entire tournament! Congrats to you on your greatest night in your K-1 career. I certainly hope your ailing father is doing much better, brother. Let me know how everything is.
Las Vegas crowd + Bob Sapp = not many people care. His entrance and battle against Tommy Glanville left much to be desired. This isn’t Tokyo, obviously, but in my opinion, Sapp’s presence at K-1 went virtually unnoticed. I reckon the fans in attendance have caught onto the fact that Sapp really isn’t that good of a standup fighter and no longer are suckered into the Sapp hype machine. Sapp’s a good guy and all, but hardly any American fight fan wants to see him fight, especially since a vast bulk of his punches are illegal and he gets away with it. Trust me: the fight with Mike Tyson will never happen, not even in Japan.
