i had to make a few tough decisions early on. one was how to deal with disqualifications and the other is bad decisions. maybe carter did beat pedro from pillar to post but if the judges at ringside say it was a draw then that is what it is. unless you can get the decision reversed, that is how it will appear on my list. no exceptions. my opinion will not play any part in the rankings.

if carter was robbed, all i can say is that he wasn't the only one. i felt aerts beat sefo in december. i watched sapp miss hoost 3 or 4 times in the corner and the referee jumped in to stop the fight. i saw van dams get hit twice as many times as skelton and still win.

when a fighter agrees to step in a ring, he agrees to live by the decisions of the judges. sometimes there is a risk going to someone else's backyard, but that is what sanctioning orgs are for.

really, if i were carter, i would fight to win and fight to open some eyes. a round 1 rush would provide the k-1 org with the footage they need to hype future matches. after that he can fight a normal gameplan. whether or not he loses the tournament, he'll get a match in japan if he shows that he is a beast [hopefully, a more skilled beast than sapp]. winning isn't enough. lots of guys have won prelim tounaments and never been given a chance in japan while sapp and bannon have.

if anyone asks who he wants to fight, never say "anyone". that is just plain stupid. say "musashi". when they ask why say something dirty. [no don't say "vulva"]

voodoo, are you carter?