(The fact that Duane didn’t ass-punch Goulet at full strength proves what a classy guy he is.)
I’m sure you know the story by now: In January 2006, Duane “Bang” Ludwig met Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 3 and first-punch KO’d him in just four seconds. But due to a timekeeper’s error, the stoppage time was officially recorded as 11 seconds. It didn’t really bother Ludwig until he saw all the media attention that Todd Duffee got for knocking out Tim Hague in a “record breaking” seven seconds. This was clearly some bullshit.
But after several months spent petitioning the Internet, the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and the UFC, Ludwig has been vindicated, in the form of a tweet sent out by UFC president Dana White on Christmas Eve:
“@DUANEBANGCOM @ufc and for x mas you have the fastest KO in UFC history and it will be changed ASAP”
And now, here’s the NSAC’s Keith Kizer to play the Grinch/Scrooge role in this holiday miracle…
“The ruling is that it stays at 11. There’s no legal avenue to overturn it…I did tell [Ludwig's] people. I timed it myself with a stopwatch. It was eight seconds. Officially, it’s got to stay at 11 seconds, but unofficially, it could be at eight.”
Although it appears just four seconds elapsed from when the time clock started and referee Mario Yamasaki intervened, Kizer said the official start of the fight was earlier.
“If you use a stopwatch, from the time the fight starts to the time that Mario grabs Duane, it’s about 7.9 seconds. Why the official timekeeper had it at 11, I don’t know. But it wasn’t 11, and it wasn’t four, either.”
Dana White responded with his trademark disgust: “Sounds like them. We reviewed it, and it’s correct. ‘Bang’ has the fastest knockout. It’s funny. The state athletic commissions are in place to look out for the fighters, but it seems like I’m always the one making sure they don’t get [expletive].”
For his part, Ludwig is just happy to be recognized in the UFC’s official history books, even if the NSAC isn’t on the same page yet. Via BleacherReport:
“The record is very cool to have, because it separates me from every other human being past, present and very possibly future,” said Ludwig, who will someday explain the importance of his record to his children with pride. “That’s some pretty cool stuff. Each athlete wants to stand out and this is a very big way to do so.”
Ludwig has won decisions in his last two UFC fights against Amir Sadollah and Nick Osipczak, and returns against Josh Neer at UFC on FX 1 next month. Jonathan Goulet retired from the sport last November.
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Yep, I read that you made the connections (if they exist) as I would bet a buck that is the case. The difficulty that Break Media is a closed corp, thus closed books, and contracts are not public.
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Then you have confidentiality agreements - which means that Ben and Mike (the real CP staff) couldn't or wouldn't ever acknowledge it anyways...as at least one of them likely has some share ownership. .
Then for the other defenders, the half a dozen writers - they have no visibility - they are only expected to turn out lots of material - much like the junior attorney who must focus on billable hours. Completely out of the loop like the person pouring the drinks behind the bar, or the late night stock person at Walmart.
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For once I agree with that stupid Mofo (GRIN). A sign of a good man is one who accepts others plight, and can talk openly about it. My chicks family is 180 opposite, stays closed and won't acknowledge shit - ever. Contrasted to my sister, she is like a tough advocate even while her hair came out in clumps. She used to say that it was having two older brothers that made her mentally tough, but I was speechless at her mental strength to date. Anyway being a care giver is never what most expect it is.
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My much younger sister has a similar health issue - her issue is leukemia. Specifically Benzene damage to her chromosomes - 15 and 17 got flipped. Best guess is that the cause was from using cleaners while working on cars with my father as a kid, from smelling petroleum fumes at the self serve fuel pumps, women's hair dye, or quite possibly from the local water supply that is 30 miles away from a Superfund site. What is your wife's ailment?
I am aware money is tight for many, and sometimes even worse when you have family or loved ones on the mend. This said, I hope to hear you get to watch the fights tonight, if not - this group of vagabonds seems to do a good job with the live coverage, here on CP - I have monitored it and its as good as any radio coverage and allot more funny.