Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson <ken_nicolson@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:v9sft056020ernbi3i1mqo8a96sl5fd3ej@4ax.com: 

> On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 05:57:21 -0600, Double R <rubmeself@raw.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>And how nice of them on the New Year's K-1 to fix a fight for the
>>gaigin dancing clown of the airwaves, Bobby Orogon, to win in order to
>>get ratings for Ratboy's Karakuri TV.  
> 
> I suspected they might fix that - I saw a quick clip this morning
> where they mentioned he won. Was it an obvious set-up? I also suspect
> the guy's pumped himself full of steroids. Was Akebono also set up for
> the win?

It was obvious in 3 ways:
1) the way that they were fighting MMA style, Orogon does the same high
school fight type bullrush from halfway across the ring on a K-1/MMA
fighter that has over 30 fights under his belt, and the guy stands there
like deer in headlights and pretty much lets Orogon take him down.  

2) In the 3rd round, Orogon tries to do the same thing, but slips.  In
MMA rules, if you slip, it's pretty much the kiss of death because your
opponent is allowed to get you in the mounted position and land punches,
but when his opponent (Cyril Abidi) went to do it, the referee threw him
off! 

3) K-1 and Ratboy's Karakuri both have the same producer.
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