Megumi Fujii, a cornerwoman of Hitomi Akano, and Shu Hirata, Akano's manager, posted blog articles in Japanese regarding what happened at the Strikeforce weigh-ins. Here is the summary, mostly from the manager's blog:

Apr 10 

2pm - First weight-in

Cyborg weighted at 152 for a 145 pound match (Akano passed at 143.5). 

The Athletic Commission instructed Cyborg to cut 2.5 pound by 8 pm. 

 

6pm - second weight-in

The schedule has been pulled at the request of Cyborg, and she wieghted at 150.5 with her swimsuit on. 

 

Shootboxe people said her swimsuit was wet with sweat and demanded re-check naked in privacy.

 

Behind the closed doors, she weighted at 144 pounds. 

 

Akano demanded to check again naked in her presence and Cyborg weighted at 150.1 pounds.  

 

At this point the Athletic Commisson declared that it's the official weight for the match. Since Akano was 143.5 pound, the official weight diference was 6.6 pounds. 

 

California rule does not allow the fight to happen when there is more than 6 pounds weight difference. But for unknown reason the Commission allowed the fight, and left the decision to Akano.  

 

7pm

Shu Hirata, Akano's manager, declared the cancellation of the fight. Akano left the hotel. Strikeforce people called the manager to renegotiate. 

 

Apr 11 

1am

Cyborg weighted at 158 after her Pizza dinner. 

 

2am

After lengthy negotiations between Strikeforce and Akano party, the fight was back on.

Hirata got angry at Cyborg's unwillingness to cut weight between the first and second weigh-ins, potential manipulation with the scales, and the attitude which the Chute Boxe people maintained and all the excuses they made along the way.

Megumi wrote it was sad Cyborg did not try hard to cut her weight to comply, and she did not come to Akano when the fight was over. A fight without rules and respect is not something called MMA, she says.

Link to Hirata: http://ameblo.jp/shu1968/entry-10240450996.html

Link to Megumi: http://ameblo.jp/fujiimegumi/page-6.html

*****

I think Cyborg did not show respect to Akano after the fight because she knows what she is doing. In post match Interview Cyborg aplogized for the fans, but not for Akano. 

I watch Japanese female MMA fights regulary, and when I first heard Akano vs. Cyborg happens, unaware of weight difference, I thought Akano could really win the fight. She is a very solid grappler in her weight class, and is very experienced. I even wondered if it's okay for Strikeforce to make this fight happen. 

Maybe Cyborg thought the same, and had to rely on her weight.