Big John McCarthy Interview

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Video Interview I shot & edited of Big John McCarthy from the U of MMA Fight Night 3 at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Read the article I wrote for The Hollywood MMA Show below.

We spoke with Big John McCarthy after the fights at the U of MMA Fight Night 3 held at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles.

John talks about preparing new referee’s to be the future of the sport. Through his experience he gives them insight on the rules, and mechanics of where to position themselves in a fight to ensure the safety of the fighters.

David Kano asks McCarthy how he stays humble coming down to the smaller amateur events in contrast to the big name matches. Read what John had to say below.

 

This is about the love of the sport, you know. I love MMA and anything that I can do to benefit, and help MMA, you know — the big fights when you do those, when you do the Anderson Silva’s, and the Jon Jones’, and the Cain Velasquez, that’s the icing on the cake. Those are the ones you get to do every now and again and say that was fun. But those are not the everyday thing, this is the everyday thing.

Referring to the amateur events, John goes on to say he believes it’s important to be apart of the smaller organizations to help instill the correct rules for the sport.

We enjoyed speaking with John; his love for the sport shows not only through his actions, but through his passion of the sport that he speaks about in our interview, we hope you enjoy it!

 


Behind the Scenes with Bas Rutten The Coach

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I shadowed the MMA legend Bas Rutten as he coached his Elite MMA fighters ringside. Here's the behind the scenes video I shot and edited.


Tony Ferguson UFC 166 Pre-Fight Interview

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This is a video I put together from The Hollywood MMA Show interviewing Tony Ferguson over the phone before his fight this Saturday at UFC 166 in Houston, Texas. Tony talks about the fight with Mike Rio, switching training camps, and makes fight-predictions for Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos III.


Bas Rutten (Part 1) - Elite MMA, Advice for MMA Fighters, Influence on BJ Penn, and More!

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David Kano of The Hollywood MMA Show sat down with the one and only Bas Rutten. Bas talks about teaching at his gym Elite MMA, advice for upcoming MMA fighters, his influence on BJ Penn, and many more stories such as his wife allowing him to try new techniques back in the day as he became the legendary Bas Rutten!

 


Glory 10 Fight Recap (Kickboxing)

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Saturday September 28, 2013 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA. the Glory Middleweight Tournament took place along with a handful of other kickboxing fights. It was a very entertaining night of kickboxing to say the least. There's something different about kickboxing as opposed to MMA, being that there's only three, three-minute rounds so the fighters really have to press the action and go toe to toe.

Joe Schilling and Artem Levin were both successful against their opponents which lead the two to square off to fight for the second time of the night to determine who is the Glory Middleweight Champion. I was ringside taking photos, and as a spectator of the fight it felt like I was watching the Jone vs. Gustaffson fight which took place just a week before. In this case it was a kickboxing match, and I wouldn't say it was as one-sided as the Gustaffson-Jones fight but it was very close. So close that Schilling and Levin went on to fight for a sudden death deciding fourth-round after the judges determined the fight a draw. Joe Schilling came out victorious over Levin and won the $150,000 prize and became the Glory Middleweight Champion. Checkout the post-fight interview of Joe Schilling by David Kano of The Hollywood MMA Show.

 

Stay tuned for more post-fight interviews from the Glory event with Artem Levin, Wayne Barrett and more at YouTube.com/MMAShowNews


Bellator 99 Media Update

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Friday night - September 13, 2013 I went to Bellator 99 at Pechanga in Temecula, CA. Although the setting seemed a bit smaller than other events I've been to I was still very impressed with the production of the event. I've posted some post-fight interviews from the event on my blog, and will continue to post a couple more from the event within the coming days. UPDATE: Click Here for full video playlist from the event.