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After two failed attempts, Andre Ward directly sues Dan Goossen to void contract
By Zach Arnold | December 9, 2013
The on-going saga between Andre Ward's camp and promoter Dan Goossen continues to get uglier by the minute. Ward wants out of his deal with Goossen-Tutor Promotions, which lasts until 2016.
So, TMZ (presented by UFC) published a screaming headline titled Andre Ward — I'm Suing My Boxing Promoter … YOU DON'T OWN ME!!
Now… the rest of the story.
During the Summer, Ward's camp asked for an arbitration hearing with the California State Athletic Commission & AG's office in Los Angeles to ask for Ward's contract with GTP to be voided because Antonio Leonard, a close ally of manager James Prince, alleged that he was a co-promoter of Andre Ward with Dan Goossen. Leonard alleged that since he had a verbal deal with GTP and that such a deal wasn't disclosed with CSAC that therefore the Ward/GTP deal should be terminated. The argument is as laughable as it sounds and Andy Foster smacked Ward's camp down by rejecting their request to void the Ward/GTP agreement. That agreement was approved by Ward, his lawyer & manager, Goossen, and the California commission. So, there were no grounds to terminate such a deal based on Leonard's claim. Strike one.
Upset that arbitration didn't go well in Los Angeles, Leonard (and Prince) sued Goossen in a Houston trial court over the same allegations of Leonard allegedly being a co-promoter of Andre Ward with Dan Goossen on a verbal agreement. Leonard asked for a temporary injunction to withhold money and for an emergency court hearing. Goossen's attorney asked for the suit to be removed to Federal court, where GTP has legal action pending against Leonard over his alleged claims of a verbal agreement to be Andre Ward's co-promoter. Leonard & Prince had their TRO lifted on the money and haven't been able to get a hearing in court. Strike two.
With arbitration in California and a trial hearing request in Houston falling flat, Ward has now directly sued Dan Goossen in Los Angeles Superior Court (case no. BC529798) and asked a judge for declaratory relief. His attorney, Alan Rader, is asking for the contract to be finished. The argument this time in court? That Ward's dealings with Goossen have lasted longer than 7 years and therefore is illegal according to California Labor Code.
Nicole Duva of Main Events succinctly points out one legal problem for Ward's camp:
This: http://t.co/r8kZnixHIo poses a problem for this: http://t.co/oi1Yk8flih @boxingscene @RMaq28
— Nicole Duva (@nicoleduva) December 10, 2013
@RMaq28 @boxingscene @NiteshDutt The filing itself is evidence of the facts surrounding the signing of a new promotional agreement in 2011.
— Nicole Duva (@nicoleduva) December 10, 2013
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Good news: Mark Hunt & Bigfoot Silva survive five rounds of zombie hell
By Zach Arnold | December 7, 2013
Bad news: They took years off their lives and could re-match. Look at this heart-warming picture by Glover Teixeira of the men involved:
Click the picture to view the enlarged version on Twitter
Bigfoot Silva vs Mark Hunt..good Gawd almighty ! What a F'N fight. An announcer's dream. @FOXSports1 @ufc Amazing drama!
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) December 7, 2013
Nobody goes after knocked down opponents with the enthusiasm of picking up the morning paper better than Mark Hunt.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 7, 2013
The UFC Brisbane event was night-and-day better than last week's Ultimate Fighter finale. The crowd was terrific & vocal. The veterans fighting let it all hang out. There was plenty of violence and good sportsmanship. This show likely won't draw the TV rating that Ronda's TUF Finale did last weekend, but this was so much better in terms of delivering the right finishes. The unfortunate downside is now that Shogun won, he'll probably fight at least five more times before retiring. Fighters never seem to retire when they have a chance to go out with a healthy win.
UFC Fight Night at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Middleweights: Caio Magalhaes defeated Nick Ring after 3R by unanimous decision. Ring announced after the fight that he has a torn ACL.
- Ladies: Bethe Correia defeated Julie Kedzie after 3R by split decision. Julie announced her retirement.
- Heavyweights: Soa The Hulk Palelei defeated Pat Barry in R1 in 2′09 by KO.
- Light Heavyweights: Ryan Bader dismantled Anthony Perosh after 3R by unanimous decision cheese grater beatdown.
- Light Heavyweight: Mauricio Shogun defeated James Te Huna in R1 in 63 seconds by KO.
- Heavyweights: Super Samoan Mark Hunt and Bigfoot Silva went to a majority draw after 5 rounds. The odds of the fight going the distance were 10-to-1.
Good momentum heading into next weekend's UFC Fox 9 card at Arco Arena in Sacramento. Over 10,000 fans expected at the building. The original main event was Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson. The "new" main event of Demetrious Johnson vs. Joe Benavidez is a big plus for the card. They didn't have to fight in the empty Mandalay Bay and Benavidez will have huge crowd support. Plus it's a very good fight.
The only bad news is that I hear a few big name Sacramento politicians are considering making their appearance known at the event. The same ones who helped push idiots in the Department of Consumer Affairs to run down the California State Athletic Commission. Wonderful.
The top matches on the Arco Arena card:
- Flyweight title match: Demetrious Johnson vs. Joe Benavidez
- Bantamweights: Urijah Faber vs. Michael MacDonald
- Featherweights: Chad Mendes vs. Nik Lentz
- Bantamweights: Scott Jorgensen vs. Zach Makovsky
- Lightweights: Edson Barboza vs. Danny Castillo
I did not list Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown due to injury rumors & the fact that the fight isn't being advertised (as of Friday night) on local Sacramento television unlike other fights.
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How Bellator (and others) should view the World Series of Fighting
By Zach Arnold | December 4, 2013
An update to this article (Thursday, 12/5) can be read at the bottom.
I was just on this article on TMZ and there is this huge button beside the headline that says "Presented by UFC." Umm http://t.co/qE58h6aAMB
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) December 4, 2013
TMZ, the web site that floated a story about Georges St. Pierre having a dying father and baby mama drama, happens to have UFC ads on their web site via DoubleClick. A screen capture:
TMZ articles being presented by UFC is only slightly less awkward than the proposition of having Fight Opinion advertise the UFC Store, which we recently were solicited to do and to name a price. (I declined.)
Speaking of things that look strange on the surface… now that UFC appears to be taking a pass on signing Ben Askren, there's hand-wringing online about his future. Chad Dundas is spot on about the situation in this article. Bellator seems to be closed off. Dana White was pushing World Series of Fighting. There's One FC. For a fighter who is all about wanting to face the best competition, the league that has it doesn't want his talents gracing their cage. Given a choice between WSOF and One FC, One FC is the equivalent of a working vacation with some travel to nice locales.
There's a reason why Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta never say a bad word about World Series of Fighting and actually push it as an alternative for fighters who they don't deem worthy of being under contract to Zuffa. Hint: this link will give you some of my past voluminous answers on why.
I'm convinced that the media is feigning ignorance about WSOF being UFC's unofficial bastard child & who the political fixers involved are.
— FightOpinion (@FightOpinion) December 3, 2013
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Nevada's judging problems: It would help if judges appear to watch fights they're scoring
By Zach Arnold | December 2, 2013
Monday's Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting was interesting, to say the least. A local BJJ trainer appeared for open comment and pleaded for more transparency from the judges when it comes to scoring fights. The trainer stated that Nevada needs more MMA-focused judges rather than using boxing judges and also encouraged the half-point scoring system. When prodded about the issue of transparency, the man said that nobody is sure which judges apply what kind of weight behind certain scoring criteria other than the fact that it seems takedowns and top position rather than transitions & submission attempts always get weighted more heavily.
Which then led us to the officials selection for the upcoming Anderson Silva/Chris Weidman II fight. Herb Dean will be the referee. The judges booked: Junichiro Kamijo, Chris Lee, and Patricia Morse Jarman.
After hearing the comments made by the trainer and the officials booked for Silva/Weidman II, one thought popped into my head regarding the current crop of judges Nevada is using.
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The ghost of MMA's past: Will California adopt PRIDE-style judging rules?
By Zach Arnold | November 29, 2013
Black Friday Beatdowns isn't my beat, so let's focus on another story.
A couple of days ago, the estimable Jim Genia asked me to write on whether or not I thought UFC could fade away like PRIDE given Zuffa's decreasing ratings & PPV buys. The short answer is no. The long answer? UFC won't die like PRIDE but the rest of MMA might. Such a scenario would require Viacom to pull the plug on Bellator and for other promotions to be swallowed up in a UFC-type developmental system. Not entirely impossible given how many promotions have failed over the last decade.
As I was writing about that topic, MMA Mania published this open letter from California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Andy Foster: Judging system used to score MMA requires evolution.
Andy Foster's proposal is simple: Keep the 10-point must scoring system for MMA judges but make those scores non-binding. Have judges pick a winner based on which fighter they thought overall won the bout. If there's controversy (and there would be plenty), then the 10-point must system scorecards could be reviewed to see why judges picked the winners they did.
There are some good and bad consequences of shifting away from the 10-point system to the PRIDE scoring system. However, one thing is clear — since that open letter was published on Tuesday, Sacramento has been reportedly overwhelemed with reaction to the idea of going to a PRIDE-style scoring system. I can't give a percentage on how much of the feedback has been positive versus negative, but I know the positive feedback has been high.
This point made by Andy Foster hits home to the heart of the debate:
For example, like we have recently seen, one competitor can win two rounds with a much larger margin, and the judges see the other competitor winning the other three rounds at a very close margin. The result is the winner on the scorecards is not the winner of the actual fight.
Examples discussed include the Gilbert Melendez/Ben Henderson and Eddie Alvarez/Michael Chandler fights.
Andy Foster, finally a commissioner who sees flaws in MMA's scoring system and who wants to make changes to it. Good to see.
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) November 27, 2013
What makes the argument complicated is that judges are often discouraged in certain states from issuing 10-8 or 10-10 rounds. If there wasn't such hostility to issuing a 10-10 round, we'd see a lot more of them. But they are hardly used by judges because of fear of retribution from their political bosses. Nelson Hamilton proposed the half-point scoring system and it's essentially dead in the water because the major commission states view such a scoring system, as used in CAMO, as muddying the waters even further. The logic goes as follows: if judges are bad enough at scoring fights with the 10-point must system, how on Earth would they not screw up even more if they judged fights on the half-point system?
So, the half-point judging system is basically dead in the water (politically-speaking). And there's growing frustration with the 10-point must system. Which leads us to Andy Foster's proposal. He pointed out the positives in his open letter.
However, adopting a non-binding 10-point must system combined with the PRIDE "pick a overall winner" system presents its own issues. It won't stop incompetence or corruption. It might help both out to a degree but it's not foolproof. Judges who come in bought off or with a bias towards one type of style over another will figure out a way to screw over fighters using the PRIDE system. When PRIDE was active as an organization, a lot of influencers at ring side were betting on fights and you can bet the pressure was palpable on judges in certain fights.
If a fight is very close to score, most judges will just fall back on their 10-point must system score cards to pick a winner. You can't fix incompetence. Judges either know the sport and/or adapt to the learning curve or they don't, no matter what scoring system is in place.
What isn't in dispute is that there is a strong appetite to change the status quo and going to a PRIDE-style scoring system can't make things worse. Right?
Exit question: We know that boxing dominates the revenue that California's commission takes in but the energy on the regulatory side has been on the MMA side of the equation. Boxing people behind the scenes are completely confounded by this. Do people understand the significance of California, the largest commission in the United States, becoming an MMA-first entity on a historical level?
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Jeremy Wall on the historic rise & fall of GSP in UFC's Welterweight division
By Zach Arnold | November 27, 2013
Jeremy Wall is the author of UFC's Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10. He can be reached at jeremydalew at gmail dot com or followed on Twitter @jeremydalewall.
At UFC 167, Georges St-Pierre retained his Welterweight title in a controversial split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks. The decision was controversial as a vocal contingent of the MMA community, notably UFC colour analyst Joe Rogan, felt Hendricks won the fight. It was decided in the first round, as the other four rounds were clearly split between the two fighters. Two judges gave round one to GSP, giving him the decision.
A second controversy ensued after St-Pierre's post-fight interview with Rogan, where GSP reluctantly intimated that he wanted to "step away" from MMA for awhile. Many took this as a retirement announcement, although Georges never used that word. Dana White conducted an interview with the LA Times on November 18th, saying that a rematch between the two is on schedule and a date should be announced within a few weeks. TMZ reported stories about GSP's father being sick, or Georges and an unknown woman having an unplanned pregnancy. Georges denies all of this. Hendricks has been interviewed saying that if Georges can no longer stand the heat, it's time for him to step down as Welterweight champ.
Georges has been the Welterweight champ for years now, and in his prime was one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in history. But he no longer seems to be in his prime, as Hendricks, a top-flight wrestler, was able to take Georges down like no other opponent and gave the champ the hardest fight of his career. I feel Georges won the fight, giving him the first round, but the odds of winning a rematch have to be against him.
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Details on court battle between Andre Ward's camp & Dan Goossen in Texas
By Zach Arnold | November 25, 2013
Several months ago, Andre Ward asked for an arbitration hearing with the California State Athletic Commission to try to get out of his promotional contract with Dan Goossen. Both Ward & Goossen are California licensees. The contract was approved in California. So, it was hard to imagine on what grounds Ward's camp had for convincing Executive Officer Andy Foster to terminate the promotional contract. Foster ruled in favor of Goossen.
Given Ward hanging out in Las Vegas and being a little bit more chatty to various boxing interviews, one could come up with an opinion that he and his Houston hip hop manager, James Prince, would perhaps be interested in working with Top Rank & Bob Arum. Arum and Goossen used to work together a long time ago.
After that attempt failed, news broke before the weigh-ins of the Andre Ward/Edwin Rodriguez fight in Ontario, California that Dan Goossen received a FAX notifying him that he had been sued by one of James Princes' associates, Antonio Leonard. Questions immediately were raised as to why such a lawsuit was filed. The lawsuit was filed in a Texas state court in Houston.
Bay Area boxing writer Ryan Marquinana summarized the lawsuit news by noting that Leonard was claiming he had an oral agreement with Dan Goossen to be co-promoters. Leonard claimed that Goossen was going to ice him out as a co-promoter for future fights. The Boxing Scene link includes a link to the PDF of Leonard's lawsuit filing.
The obvious question to ask here is why Leonard never had a written co-promotional agreement with Dan Goossen. If he had a written agreement, it would have been signed off/approved by the California State Athletic Commission. No written agreement meant no real basis for an arbitration case.
Leonard filed for a TRO (temporary restraining order) against Goossen in Houston. Why would Leonard think he has standing to file suit in Texas given that both Ward and Goossen do business in California? Leonard states in his own lawsuit filing that he is/was/tried to be licensed in California. Then what was he asking for at the arbitration hearing: to void Ward's promotional agreement with Goossen because he, as a California licensee (or not), failed to disclose an alleged co-promotional agreement with both Andre Ward & Dan Goossen? No wonder Andy Foster ruled in favor of Dan Goossen.
@FightOpinion If Leonard wasn't a co-promoter, why was he listed on any promotional items in previous fights as one?
— Mark E. Ortega (@MarkEOrtega) November 26, 2013
Leonard further claimed that he got his tie-in originally to be a co-promoter of Andre Ward before and after buying out Square Ring Promotions from Roy Jones and that Ward wanted him as a co-promoter, therefore a supposed oral agreement for co-promotion was consummated. When Goossen said Leonard wasn't his co-promoter, Leonard filed suit in Houston claiming breach of contract.
Punching back twice as hard
In response to Antonio Leonard's lawsuit, Dan Goossen filed suit against Leonard in Los Angeles Superior Court for declaratory relief. The filing claims Ward & Goossen entered into an exclusive promotional rights agreement on April 6, 2011 and that Antonio Leonard isn't licensed to be a promoter in California, the business venue where transactions between Ward & Goossen take place.
The filing reveals what happened at the California arbitration hearing. It quotes Andy Foster as stating that it appeared Antonio Leonard "deliberately kept Mr. Goossen uninformed about Mr. Leonard's discussions with HBO" and that his interference led to a breakdown of relations between Ward & Goossen. The ruling also noted that any claims of co-promotional dealings were unenforceable because they weren't disclosed and approved by California's commission.
The Superior Court lawsuit asks for an entry of judgment to declare that any alleged contracts between Goossen and Leonard are null or must be dealt with in the jurisdiction of the California State Athletic Commission. Furthermore, the court is asked to issue an injunction against Leonard for engaging in interference in business matters between Ward & Goossen.
Houston, we have a problem
There was a hearing by a trial judge in Houston on Monday. A temporary 10-day TRO had been given to Leonard and money was kept aside in a trust account. Goossen's side argued that Leonard was forum shopping. The trial judge removed the case from state court into Federal court. Now the next decision is whether the battle plays out in a Texas Federal court or if it gets pushed to a California federal court. Goossen went the offense after the Leonard suit was filed in order to ask for relief from Leonard's alleged interference.
Bottom line? Leonard & Prince aren't on solid legal footing here. The relationship between Ward & Goossen is further strained and yet contractually they are supposed to work together until the end of 2016.
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Two concessions the UFC could make to get New York MMA legislation passed
By Zach Arnold | November 25, 2013
The UFC's charm offensive in New York isn't working with the politicians or the state's voters. Writers like Dave Doyle can try to spin Dana White's rhetoric, backed by Lorenzo Fertitta's good cop/bad cop routine, as refreshing when it's anything but. How can you expect New York politicians, who aren't inclined to be favorable to MMA, to support your sport when you're trashing your biggest fighters? You don't need to be a "non-credentialed pseudo-journalist" to figure that out.
Assemblyman Hevesi further clarified that no, the MMA bill hasn't been getting killed by Silver. IT'S BEEN A LACK OF VOTES.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) November 21, 2013
…that there hasn't been at least 76 Assemblymen in favor of MMA each time the Democratic Conference has met. This is both bad and good.
— jim genia (@jim_genia) November 21, 2013
The UFC held a presser in New York City on Thursday to stomp their feet once again about not having MMA legislation in the state of New York. Getting legislation passed in New York is part of their plan for "World Fucking Domination." A Democratic state assemblyman claims that the reason MMA legislation hasn't passed in the state is because the members caucusing don't have enough votes to get it passed on the Assembly floor.
Lorenzo Fertitta: Our sport & UFC has grown, so the impact has grown
With UFC grinding their way through the courts with their lawsuit against the state for regulation, Lorenzo Fertitta is hinting at using a third party to sanction a UFC event in the state of New York. That should tell you pretty much everything you need to know right now about the New York State Athletic Commission. The regulatory body is a disaster and easily one of, if not, the most dangerous "major" commissions in America overseeing combat sports. It's only rivaled in horrific quality by Florida & Texas. Nevada is dangerously getting close to that category as well.
Some athletic commissions can't do the job right. New York's is one of them. MMA legislation sounds great on paper for New York but if the regulators aren't motivated to do the right thing when it comes to protecting the health & safety of fighters, then perhaps it's best not to have NYSAC overseeing MMA regulation at the moment.
With all of that said… if the UFC really wants the state of New York to give them full-blown MMA legislation, then we all know what has to be done politically to get the votes. Buying off the politicians with political contributions isn't cutting it. The quickest route to UFC getting legislation in New York would be to settle their differences with the Culinary Union and that ain't happening any time soon.
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UFC's plan for "World Fucking Domination" needing professionalism & perspective
By Zach Arnold | November 21, 2013
The UFC put this image on their Twitter feed & now it's gone. On Instagram.
Heading into 2014, the UFC has no rival on their global level as an MMA property. Bellator has some building blocks for a successful 2014 campaign but is nowhere near the UFC in terms of business metrics. The only thing that can stop the UFC from growing is the UFC itself. They can be their own worst enemy.
Putting on corporate pep talks with a backdrop of the Earth in the shape of an Octagon.
Lorenzo Fertitta just said the UFC is doing 54 events next year. I really hope he misspoke.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) November 21, 2013
If the UFC wants to grow, not shrink, their business in 2014 then they will have to change their behavior. You can't simply rely on a fan base that worships the cult of Dana White & Lorenzo Fertitta. They need to expand the base and attract casual fans. They're struggling in that department.
Part of attracting new fans is to not turn off potential casual fans by acting like irrational testosterone-fueled idiots. Another part of the equation is finding a new way to build up new stars that the fans view as credible championship contenders who also aren't socially awkward.
The UFC needs a star-making concept that is completely different than The Ultimate Fighter. Wednesday night's episode on Fox Sports 1 proved how much of a train wreck the show has become and how far the once highly-valued franchise vehicle has crashed. Ratings are at an all-time low. The show no longer attracts top-class prospects because the UFC is signing such prospects without sending those newcomers onto TUF. The format is completely played out and few of the reality show winners go on to have big success in UFC. The show, at this point, only manages to drive up the negatives for most of the people who appear on it.
The UFC likes to say that they are real as it gets. Wednesday's one-hour show about contestant Anthony Gutierrez missing weight for his semi-final bout against David Grant was raw, brutal television.
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You will lose brain cells watching Rios/Pacquiao pre-fight promotion
By Zach Arnold | November 20, 2013
Lets of racial, ethnic and gay slurs, a kick, a punch in the brawl between Roach Garcia and Ariza. Working on massive update.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) November 20, 2013
Mocking Jews, Mexicans, and people with Parkinson's. Not since the racialist crap between Rashad Evans & Rampage Jackson has my head hurt from such over-the-top testosterone-iffic BS.
And on top of it all, Manny Pacquiao's manager Michael Koncz suffered a heart attack. Welcome to Macau.
Everyone in boxing should be ashamed of trying to promote this Pacquiao PPV by having scumbags make fun of Freddie Roach's Parkinson's.
— Jonathan Snowden (@mmaencyclopedia) November 20, 2013
The long and short of the gym brawl on Wednesday: Brandon Rios had two hours of gym time before having to leave to give Manny Pacquiao six hours of gym time. Freddie Roach stirred the pot when it was time for Rios to leave and Robert Garcia exploded when the war of words began, prompting a debate over who kicked whom.
Naturally, all the big boxing writers were in Macau for the fight and Top Rank staff were taking pictures. Alex Ariza, quite the charmer, mocked Roach's Parkinson's disease. Then the battle lines were drawn over who called someone a fucking Mexican, a fucking Jew, and a piece of shit.
Kevin Iole brings some clarity as to why Roach hates the Rios camp big time:
Seckbach is close with Rios' camp and operated the video camera in 2010 when Rios and Garcia mocked Roach's tremors from his Parkinson's disease. There has been tension between them ever since.
Adding to the over-the-top nature of the proceedings was the Rios camp antagonizing the press from the Philippines, implicating that they are marks who give Pacquiao awards and instigators for what happened on Wednesday.
A writer asked one of the parties involved if they regretted what happened.
"Regret what? I regret that he can't act like a professional and come over and have some dignity and class and just say, excuse me Robert, when you get done, can I have a couple of words with you for a second? How hard would have that been? Seriously, ask yourselves that. You guys are all grown adults. This isn't a high school playground. This isn't a basketball court. Unfortunately, this is a place that we all have to use and that we all have to share. Sometimes, with all the media, we have to be accommodating for times and some times run over. We didn't complain when they wanted to take up the whole day from 11 to 5 o'clock. That's six hours of training. They're accommodating the interviews and things like that, the promotion of the fight.
So, this is how they plan to try to get last-minute buys to sell a PPV this weekend at $65 a buy. Good luck on that front.
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Keith Kizer's Nevada judges predictably give GSP decision win over Johny Hendricks
By Zach Arnold | November 16, 2013
@mikewhitmanmma @MMAdamMartin was a closer round 1 then ppl think. Close Round 1's always go to a challenger that can hang with champ
— Michael Hutchinson (@MikeHutchMMA) November 17, 2013
The judges for the main event were: Tony Weeks (GSP), Sal D'Amato (GSP), and Glenn Trowbridge (Hendricks).
D'Amato: Gave GSP rounds 1, 3, 5.
Weeks: Gave GSP rounds 1, 3, 5.
Trowbridge: Gave Hendricks rounds 1, 2, and 4.
Event: UFC 167 (Saturday, November 16th)
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: Fox Sports 1/PPV
- Light Heavyweights: Gian Villante defeated Cody Donovan in R2 in 1′22 by TKO.
- Bantamweights: Sergio Pettis defeated Will Campuzano after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Welterweights: Jason High defeated Anthony Lapsley after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Bantamweights: Erik Perez defeated Edwin Figueroa after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Welterweights: Rick Story defeated Brian Ebersole after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Middleweights: Thales Leites defeated Ed Herman after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Lightweights: Donald Cerrone defeated Evan Dunham in R2 in 3′49 by submission with a triangle choke hold.
- Featherweights: Ali Bagautinov defeated Tim Elliott after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Welterweights: Tyron Woodley defeated Josh Koscheck in R1 in 4′38 by KO.
- Welterweights: Robbie Lawler defeated Rory MacDonald after 3R by split decision.
- Light Heavyweights: Rashad Evans defeated Chael Sonnen in R1 in 4′05 by TKO.
- UFC Welterweight title match: Georges St. Pierre defeated Johny Hendricks after 5R by split decision.
If UFC is serious about Nevada, they get Keith Kizer fired next week. But unlikely they won't. TV tax & no state income tax only NV edges.
— FightOpinion (@FightOpinion) November 17, 2013
GSP says he can't sleep at night and that his head is not right. Needs to walk away. Dana is beginning to block questions towards Georges.
— Joe Ferraro (@ShowdownJoe) November 17, 2013
Event: Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale (Saturday, November 30th)
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: Fox Sports 1
- Welterweights: Zak Cummings vs. Sergio Moraes
- Featherweights: Rani Yahya vs. Tom Niinimaki
- Featherweights: Akira Corassani vs. Maximo Blanco
- Heavyweights: Jared Rosholt vs. Walt Harris
- Lightweights: Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
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Trapped: Ben Askren's limited options
By Zach Arnold | November 15, 2013
He's the best free agent welterweight fighter available for any promotion in MMA to sign. In a sport-first climate, Askren wouldn't be sitting on the sidelines. However, combat sports is and always will be entertainment-first. That's especially true for Mixed Martial Arts, which is heavily reliant on pro-wrestling fans.
During his run in Bellator, Askren made it clear that he wanted to fight the best in the world and that meant going to the UFC. After he was granted his release from Bellator on Thursday, he reiterated his desire to go to the UFC to beat the best fighters. The problem is that UFC apparently isn't interested in signing Ben Askren. Dana White seems too busy egging on Rory MacDonald to leave his training partners at Tri-Star in Montreal in order to set up Rory vs. GSP should St. Pierre beat Johny Hendricks on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Rory should ask Rashad Evans how Dana's gym-busting shenanigans worked out for his career.
If the UFC won't sign Askren, it means he will have to either go back to Bellator and cut a deal or else sign with UFC stalking horse World Series of Fighting. WSOF is bankrolled by Sig Rogich, top Nevada political fixer who is one of the men responsible for Keith Kizer having his job security at the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Rogich is very close to Marc Ratner & Lorenzo Fertitta. WSOF is UFC's unofficial bastard child and exists for experimentation in different markets and to sign talent so that they don't land in Bellator.
The problem for Ben Askren is that he's all about credibility and relevancy. He didn't view the competition in Bellator as being on his level. He'll likely feel the same way about WSOF. Askren is stuck because he doesn't possess much leverage at the moment with no bidding war on the horizon. Perhaps he (and many other fighters) should read this Cage Potato article about learning lessons from the sport of boxing when it comes to building leverage at the negotiating table.
If he wants to maintain exposure to MMA fans, Bellator remains his best option. If he wants to convince himself that going to UFC stalking horse WSOF means he's a step closer to getting to the big show, then he'll take the risk — but it is a mighty risk. He'll be facing guys like Jon Fitch, Josh Burkman, and Steve Carl. UFC would love to see Askren in WSOF, as it would give them access to file tape to use to promote Askren on television should they decide to bring him in down the road.
All of this is irrelevant if UFC is hoodwinking everyone and is ready to bring Askren in as a surprise. That said, there are plenty of reasons the UFC legitimately isn't interested in Ben Askren. His fight style is boring for their (shrinking) audience. He's one of the good guys when it comes to calling out the rampant drug usage in the sport and that is a no-no in the organization that publicly backs anabolic steroid passes for certain fighters. UFC's track record of bringing in guys from Bellator has been mixed.
So, where does Askren go from here? Bellator's contracts are onerous but the Viacom-owned league remains his best option to stay relevant and in the public spotlight. If Bellator was gone from the MMA picture, he would have nowhere to go but to WSOF. Interesting to note how WSOF swept right in with a contract offer right after Dana White said they weren't interested. Let's see how many people in the press will connect the dots about the UFC/WSOF relationship.
Exit question: Is money really an issue in regards to UFC not wanting to sign Askren? Hard to believe, but this is the same operation that cut bait with Jon Fitch. They look like geniuses now for doing so, but at the time they got creamed for saying Fitch was too expensive. This is an operation that is making $90 million a year from Fox Sports and solid PPV revenue even if the buy rate numbers are in decline.
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By Zach Arnold | November 11, 2013
Imagine Roger Goodell, David Stern, Bud Selig touting their athletes getting anabolic steroid passes. Media would destroy. This is UFC now.
— FightOpinion (@FightOpinion) November 10, 2013
In 1998, Fox Sports & MLB made outrageous amounts of cash on the backs of steroid-using athletes who whacked baseballs out of ballparks. In 2013, Fox Sports is making some curious history by building a cable channel (FS1) around the first modern semi-major American professional sports organization openly declaring support for anabolic steroid usage.
As Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa enthralled the masses in 1998 with their record-breaking home run chase to surpass the great Roger Maris, Associated Press writer Steve Wilstein dropped the stink bomb of all stink bombs on the proceedings. He wrote about seeing a bottle of Androstenedione in McGwire's locker. Wilstein wrote this article during the time in which McGwire's chase of 70 home runs was being touted as the thing that saved baseball from it's doldrums of the 1994-1995 strike. Skip Bayless, a newspaper beat writer at the time, noted that the heavy majority of baseball writers were completely clueless about steroids and buried their head in the sand. Steve Wilstein may have not known everything about steroids, but he knew enough to take notice of McGwire using Andro and wrote about it. He wrote his AP article at a time when the major television partners for MLB (Fox Sports & ESPN) were cashing in big time. For Fox Sports, baseball was a key ingredient in building up their RSNs (regional sports networks) with each market's team having their games shown on the respective RSNs.
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I predict Ireland is set for an anti-immigrant surge given the deteriorating economic situation in the country.
I can't count the number of times the issue of immigrants and taking Irish jobs has arisen in conversations during recent trips over there.
Ironically it begins in the hospitals where there have been a number of recent high-profile cases involving foreign doctors being charged with negligence and in some cases even sexual assault of patients.
The influx of foreign doctors is, ironically, a clear sign of the Irish brain drain. Australia, Canada and other countries are snapping up Irish medical graduates who have cost the Irish taxpayers tens of millions to educate.
In order to fill the gap foreign graduates often from pretty exotic countries have been brought in.
While the vast majority is highly qualified it is also clear some are not given the number of incidents that have been reported.
It is an utter paradox that those most recently qualified leave for better careers abroad. 76,000 people left Ireland in the year to April 2011, the equivalent of one million Canadians leaving their country. It is an incredible figure.
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"We are losing our young, our best and brightest," said David Monahan (48), the Dublin artist whose photographs of emigrants leaving have caught the sad moments.
"It's affecting our future economy, but also our sense of community," he told the Toronto Star recently.
In many communities where immigrants were previously welcomed there are now clear signs of strain.
Some people assume that the "foreigners" are ripping off Ireland's still generous social welfare system. With local Irish being crippled with taxes to pay off bankrupt banks, the anti immigrant sentiment seems a convenient scapegoat.
Time will tell if the anti immigrant lobby will grow but my anecdotal belief is that it will. I would not be surprised to see some Le Pen type political party take hold in Ireland if the economy continues to deteriorate.
Alas, that is the price for frustrated change and economic gloom.
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 20, 2012, 02:49 PM EDT
ILN - A Racist would be someone who took exception to the actions of a person of ethnically different origin, where he would accept the same actions taken by 'one of his own'...no need to excuse bad behaviour from whatever source...btw is quoting Winston Churchill politically correct?
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 20, 2012, 01:29 PM EDT
IrelandNorth - You are confusing the island and the State - the portion that became independent is now 'post - independent' - also you are confusing the borders policy of the EU - only countries that signed up to 'Schengen' operate 'Open Borders', in that no passport controls are made at border crossings. Neither UK or RoI are part of Schengen...the lack of passport controls between the two parts of Ireland (the island) derives from the CTA (Common Travel Area) agreement between them, which predates EU membership - the adoption of the Fiscal Union in 1993 meant Customs (as opposed to Immigration)frontiers were no longer needed - I do hope this helps...
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IrelandNorth | Apr 20, 2012, 06:17 AM EDT
DanOLoingsigh (DOL)! Ireland as a whole isn't independent. 'Post-independent Ireland' (sic) is therefore a Platonic terminological inexactitude. If the European Union (EU) operates an open borders policy - as Bythebay (BTB) quite rightly states, why does s/he persist in referring to a consequently non longer existent border between a 3.3 province (26 county) Republic of Ireland, and a 2.3 (6 county) neo-provincial statelet of Northern Ireland? Definition of "racism/-t" in contemporary Ireland, as coined by their new Church of Political Correctness: (a) Verb - any Irish citizen who takes exception to being hassled by a non-national private paramilitary policeman contracted by CIE/IrishRail using taxpayers money. (b) Any Irish citizen who resents being jostled by competitive foreign language students of profitable private language colleges (without library facilities?) competing for public library facilities funded by Irish tax payers. 'Racist' noun - working class person who despairs at ever being properly understood by middle-class fellow citizens/nationals seemingly incapable of understanding his socio-economic circumstances.
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 16, 2012, 11:56 AM EDT
Countries of origin where over 10,000 resident were in Ireland at 2006 Census - China, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Nigeria, Poland , UK, USA (source Central Statistics Office Ireland 2006 Census) 2011 Census - Largest increases since 2006 Census - Romanians (up 110%), Indians (up 91%), Polish (up 83%), Lithuanians (up 40%) and Latvians (up 43%).
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 16, 2012, 11:51 AM EDT
George – tell me how many stamps in your passport for these countries? Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary…have you watched the sunset along the Khyber Pass? Drank a PIVO in Belgrade, or a beer in Amman, or a coke in Baghdad…
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 16, 2012, 11:41 AM EDT
Black minority ethnic (BME) - A term used to describe people from minority groups, particularly those who are viewed as having suffered racism or are in the minority because of their skin colour and/or ethnicity.
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GeorgeDillon | Apr 15, 2012, 01:07 PM EDT
More abuse and nonsense from oloingsigh. "Little Irelander"? You stupid fool, I have traveled more in one year than you'll travel in a lifetime, and I have forgotten more languages than you'll ever learn. And that includes Irish, a language you hypocritically use in your ID. In fact it is you and the Mad Mass Immigrationists who are the Little Irelanders. I am always struck in Ireland by the fact that it is the people who have traveled widely, and by that I don't mean a week on the Costa del Sol or a drunken trip to an English soccer game, it is those who have traveled widely who most strongly oppose Mass Immigration. That's because they see how vulnerable a culture and small nation is to globalization. People like me don't want to see Tahiti taken over by migrants, nor Guam, nor Palestine, nor Ireland. We oppose the amorphous conformity that International Capitalism has decreed as the goal of the 21st century. You're just a stooge for big business, but I doubt if you get any of the economic benefits. Your geography rates a D minus, you seem to think that India, Pakistan, China etc are in the EU--that's why the streets of Dublin are flooded with people from such places. As to your knowledge of Irish history--give yourself a big fat F grade. WW2 ended in 1945. Mad Mass Immigration--the kind that is occurring in Ireland now--only commenced about 2000. 55 years of Irish history, and you know nothing of it. Idiot Mass Immigrationists like Olooney live in an intellectual vacuum. And how about stopping the charade of using the Gaelic ID--you want to see an amorphous globalized Ireland that will kill all vestiges of Gaelic culture. And by the way, what is BME in your cult language? Those of us outside the Mass Immigrationist cult don't understand your nonsense.
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 14, 2012, 03:15 AM EDT
Dillon and his band of 'Little Irelanders' bemoan the fact that Ireland opted to join the EEC/EU, which meant signing up to a range of more liberal policies…including on immigration. Post-independent Ireland had virtually no inward immigration, save a few Nazi's post war. Sure, a grand place to come back to for a few weeks, preserved in aspic as it was. Then, suddenly, Ireland 'took off'. There were jobs aplenty, and naturally, others came in…most came legally…but as the country had never had much immigration before, the controls were virtually non-existent, so it was easy for some illegals to get in too. Dillon and Co. can't differentiate between the legal, entitled many, and the illegal few…if they're 'not like us' then they're not welcome.
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 14, 2012, 03:02 AM EDT
'We regret that we are unable to offer 'waiting staff' jobs to EU citizens in this restaurant. This is because most of our clientele are 'second and third generation Irish-Americans', who insist on being served by staff with Irish accents only. Jobs in our kitchen may be available, on the strict understanding that such staff MUST NOT engage in any conversation with our customers. We hope potential EU employees will understand our employment policies, and remember to be seen and not heard. For similar reasons, we are unable to offer any jobs whatsoever to persons of BME heritage, with or without Irish citizenship.'
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DanOLoingsigh | Apr 13, 2012, 09:03 PM EDT
Dillon, while your "principled" draft-dodging Daddy was doing the shameful and dishonest things that one must do to avoid serving his country, hundreds of thousands of - to you and your Daddy, less principled - young Americans were slogging through the jungles and rice-paddies olf Vietnam, trying to stay alive and carry out their mission as best they could. More than fifty eight thousand of these less principled young Americans died in the service of their country while your more principled draft-dodging Daddy was feeling all smug and superior to the poor grunts who went to war. But in going to war, and risking their lives day in, day out, these young men proved something important to themselves, that they could look themselves in the eye in the bathroom mirror and know that they had measured up, something that your draft-dodging Daddy could never do, nor would his son.
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GeorgeDillon | Apr 13, 2012, 11:38 AM EDT
What a disgraceful comparison by swinefood. He likens Vietnam, a country that was the victim of French and US imperialism, to Japan and Nazi Germany. Outrageous racism, but a staple from this source. As to my father, yes, I honor his memory for many things. And one of these was that he was able to think for himself. He saw that it was wrong to attack a small nation that we had no quarrel with. Years after the war had ended I can remember how he loved to sing Country Joe's great anti-war anthem: "What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,---
Next stop is Vietnam."
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GeorgeDillon | Apr 12, 2012, 09:34 PM EDT
Dillon's rant below is standard fare, the usual epithets and insult, showing the usual lack of imagination. What is new is his remarkable - and proud - statement that his late and principled father was a draft dodger during the Vietnam War - a war in which I served as a combat infantryman, and was recently accused by Dillon of murdering women and children in that tragic misadventure. Of course there were many "principled" fellows who avoided the draft at that time - and many have come forward since to admit that they didn't care a damn about the morality of the war, they just didn't want to risk their precious lives. At the American Embassy in Dublin I was required to sign a paper agreeing to serve in the armed forces of the U.S., if called upon. In short order I was called upon. I could easily have returned to Ireland, or gone to Canada or England. I chose to stay - and was drafted. I put my life on hold for the duration, not knowing if I would ever see Ireland or my family again. Some would say that this was principle. A few might say it was brave. What Dillon says is irrelevant. He says that his father would not fight a country "he knew nothing about." Millions of young Americans fought Nazi Germany and Japan, counties they knew nothing about. Two and a half million youing Americans served in Vietnam - America's first teenage war - a country they knew nothing about. Soldiers do not have the luxury of choosing the war they will fight. In Dillon's twisted mind there are no boundaries, no sense of honor or decency or shame.
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LaoiseRyan-"Awoken, get it into your thick head, there is no such place in the 1st world that is a monoculture!" Yes there is. Japan and South Korea.
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timbobdennehy | Apr 12, 2012, 03:21 PM EDT
Send the culture vultures away since,multiculturalism is so enlightening for them.they are usually well to do people. European Immigrants have only improved timekeeping and work Habits,good for employer,bad for employee.As for the asylum seekers,put them on a commerce course and ship them back over the water. I will have to get another can of boot polish in order to have my car insurance paid for me.
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Send the culture vultures away since,multiculturalism is so enlightening for them.they are usually well to do people. European Immigrants have only improved timekeeping and work Habits,good for employer,bad for employee.As for the asylum seekers,put them on a commerce course and ship them back over the water. I will have to get another can of boot polish in order to have my car insurance paid for me.
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I am a 28 year old, high raw vegan, licensed social worker (MSW, LSW) healing from a "progressive" and "incurable" neurological disease, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD/CRPS). Join me as I reflect, learn, grow, HEAL, and conquer. You can e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com, follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/happyhealing44, friend me on facebook: facebook.com/prefontaine44, or ask me anonymous questions at http://www.formspring.me/HappyHealing44.
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Living Gratitude
Today, I am thankful that I am even mobile at all. I was watching television, and a young veteran from Iraq lost both of his legs and had a better attitude than most Americans, even the lucky ones.
Off to a long day at school. I see a lot of pain medicine in my near future, but again, I thank the universe that I am even mobile at all :-)
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- Coach Marla said...
I am SO proud of you!!
The only thing you can control is the present moment that you are in. Focusing on the "near" future is an option, but long range is something you should put on your Vision Board or Goals Sheet/Notebook. That way you get it out of your head, on paper, and make room in your mind to focus more completely on controlling the very moment you are in!!
You are definitely a 'shinning' testimonial to what staying in the positive can do for one's day....and life!!
Keep Smiling, Stay Focused, & Stay Strong!!
Much Love & Respect,
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Maria, you are... I hate to use the word almost, because it can sound trite and condescending, but in your case it's so fitting: you ARE an inspiration! To me and many others, I know it. :)
Yes, it would be easy to catastrophize and sink into depression, not caring... but we canNOT really predict the future. Who truly knows what it holds? How close are we to discovering wonderful new techniques to stop the pain cycle for people like us - and countless others - nevermind better medications?!
And for the real, 'now' questions of pain control: I know someone who has recently started taking methadone after trying pretty much everything (most of which left her spaced-out and sleeping all the time) and for the first time in a long time, her partner reports that it's 'like she woke up' and is PRESENT once again. It's managing the pain, for real.
There is this stigma with this med, like so many other opiates, but if it is the one which works for you, then it's worth finding out.
I had similar fears trying OxyContin, as it had gotten a bad rap in the media from people abusing it. But you know what? It has been a great addition to my meds 'combo' and hasn't added any side effects, save for a very slight occasional extra sleepiness in the evening (when I need to sleep anyway!). It does not make me feel 'high' and I don't feel any need to overuse or abuse it whatsoever - I take it for real pain in a safe, sensible way, as you would, too.
The point I was trying to make and am rambling toward is that we sometimes have these ideas or blocks in our heads like "I'll NEVER do xxxxx!" or "Gosh, I couldn't handle if I had to live like xxxxxx!" But the truth is, we CAN and HAVE been living with these things we would never thought we could bear... and if we allow ourselves to close off to potential paths in our lives, we may be missing out on what we need most.
Does that make sense, I hope?
You were on your determined journey to finish - no, EXCEL beyond all expectations (mostly your own?!) in field. Your bar is set so high and you've always cleared it through your sheer determination and strong will.
However, there is no shame in realizing there are OTHER bars, not just the option of lowering the bar!
Meeting your goals NOW is what you're doing; right now, you need to get some things working better so that later you can come back in and finish those field hours like we know you can - with excellence.
Your bar isn't lowered, it's just showing you other bars to leap now!
And I know your focus on the present moment/mindfulness and gratitude are indeed powerful and excellent things to be working on.
Indeed, I am doing the same!
Oh, and that's not 'nothing' to write about! It's THE most important thing! :)
How goes the detox? Any news from the naturopath? I hope you're enjoying your juicing and are doing well with your raw and vegan foods.
Many gentle hugs of support and love!
PS My word verification is 'aproudam'; sometimes I like to read things into these 'words' and in this one, I see PROUD. This might seem negative, but can be positive, too, I think! I see your pride in acheiving, in doing your best and always wanting to improve. I'm PROUD of you, too! - April 8, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- Glenn Turner said...
Hey Tough Cookie: My hat's off to you. Though my struggles haven't been physical struggles, I've had more than my share last year. You talked about Gratitude being the secret and I think you hit the mark. I thought to send you this, which I found last year. It's a message about Joy. I hope it blesses you as much as it did me. http://victoryatl.com/p/12162/MediaID/139/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=LwBwAC8AMQAyADEANAAwAC8AUwBlAGEAcgBjAGgALwBqAG8AeQAvAEQAZQBmAGEAdQBsAHQALgBhAHMAcAB4AD8AUgBlAHQAdQByAG4AVQByAGwAPQBMAHcAQgBFAEEARwBVAEEAWgBnAEIAaABBAEgAVQBBAGIAQQBCADAAQQBDADQAQQBZAFEAQgB6AEEASABBAEEAZQBBAEEAcwBsAGEAcwBoAEEASABBAEEAUABRAEEAeABBAEQARQBBAE8AUQBBADUAQQBEAGcAQQA%253d
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From a guy who found your website by accident. Hang in there. :) Glenn - April 9, 2009 at 6:13 AM
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I been struggling with RSD for a year now.....I understand what u are going through....thanks for sharing!
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The entrance to the harbour is by a 16500m long and 260 m wide 15.95 m deep outer approach channel marked with eight sets of buoys numbered from 1 to 16.
Inner harbour is divided into two navigational channels – Ernakulam Channel of 2800m long and 300 – 500 m wide with depths from 9.75 to 13.5 m and Mattancheri Channel of 2200 m long and 180 – 250 m wide with a depth of 9.75 m.Mattancheri Channel has the berths Q1 to Q4, North and South Coal berths and B.T.P.Ernakulam Channel has berths Q5 to Q10, North and South Tanker Berths and Cochin Oil Terminal.
Basin for the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) lies just north of the shipping channel along the south face of Vallarpadam island.
Basin for the LNG terminal of Petronet LNG Ltd. is located north of the approach channel between buoys 14 & 16 with the jetty along the south end of Puthuvypin Island.
The following tugs are available in Cochin normally two tugs are used for each shipping movement as per the requirement of the Pilot and the cost of the tug is included in the Pilotage charges.
BALAVAN | 1995 | Twin screw cycloidal propulsion | 32 Tons Bollard Pull |
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Importers/Exporters can import/export various types of cargo through Cochin Port. The details of cargo that can be imported/exported through Cochin Port are given in the Foreign Trade procedure 2008-09 published by Director General of Foreign Trade. Please visit http://dgft.delhi.nic.in and www.cbec.gov.in for further details.
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Free trade agreements (FTA) involve trade liberalization between the United States and selected countries or regions and are also expected to provide economic and other benefits. GAO was asked to review how potential FTA partners are selected, in view of the increased number of FTAs and their growing importance to U.S. policy. Specifically, GAO (1) provided information about the factors influencing the selection of FTA partners, (2) analyzed the interagency process for selecting FTA partners, and (3) assessed how the executive branch makes decisions about the availability and allocation of resources to FTAs.
The Trade Representative used 13 factors in selecting four potential FTA partners in 2002 (Australia; the Central American Free Trade Area, a subregional group of five Central American countries; the Southern Africa Customs Union of five countries; and Morocco). Subsequently, selected executive branch agencies decided to use six broad factors--country readiness, economic/commercial benefit, benefits to the broader trade liberalization strategy, compatibility with U.S. interests, congressional/private-sector support, and U.S. government resource constraints. These decisions are not mechanical, and the factors cited most often regarding the selected FTA partners primarily reflect U.S. trade strategy, foreign policy, and foreign economic development goals. The interagency process for selecting FTA partners now involves four interagency groups that use decision papers to assess potential FTA partners and make recommendations that eventually go to the president. This new process is more systematic and inclusive than the process previously used. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) reports that it routinely considers the Congress's views in making selections. Decisions about FTA partners are made with little systematic data or planning regarding trade-offs with other trade priorities, even though FTAs are resource intensive. USTR staff and travel funds are heavily committed to FTAs, and USTR relies on specialists at other agencies as well. As more FTAs are contemplated, existing mechanisms may prove inadequate to the task of aggressively pursuing a bilateral FTA agenda while remaining engaged in regional and multilateral forums.
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