WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia Live Results Tonight
by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 4:42 PM EST
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As always we'll be here live to bring you results and thoughts on tonight's show. For the sake of not spoiling any undercard fights that may make TV please keep spoilers out of the comments section until after the Versus broadcast ends.
I encourage you all to join us here tonight and give your thoughts as you watch the show as the back and forth is what makes the live threads fun. Also as a special treat I'm going to go ahead and live blog the last two episodes of The Ultimate Fighter which follow the WEC (edit: disregard, there will be no TUF liveblog).
So if you want to hang out and discuss WEC 37 or The Ultimate Fighter with someone...I'm your huckleberry.
It's fight time! The Versus broadcast is starting and I'll have live results up starting with the first fight here shortly.
Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez - Bantamweight action up first. Round 1 - Kim Winslow is reffing...nice to see more female faces involved with the sport even in a reffing capcity. Front kick lands for Benavidez and he follows it with a body kick. Martinez ducks under and lands a glancing punch of his own. A lot of distance work before Benavidez throws a flurry of punches, many of which land and a front kick to the chin. Every time Martinez dares to come close Benavidez thows at least three solid punches. Martinez takes his back standing now and so far has not been able to take the fight down and has to give up. Benavidez grimmiced after a kick was blocked, I'm owrried he may have broken his foot. Nevermind, he throws another one right away. Great trip takedown for Benavidez and he has side control with twenty seconds to go. The round ends and the BE scorecard has it 10-9 Benavidez. Round 2 -From distance Benavidez is using front kicks and roundhouses while Martinez loos to load up. In close Benavidez is using punching combos while...Martinez just looks to load up. It's a fairly safe fight for Joseph at this point. It's just a pattern fight right now. It's taking so long for Martinez's punches to get there that Benavidez has plenty of time to just step back and avoid. With a minute left in the round Benavidez looks for a single leg and Martinez grabs a front headlock, throws a knee and they go to the ground where again for a brief second Martinez looks to take his back before Benavidez escapes and they're back to standing. The round ends and I have it 10-9 Benavidez (20-18 Benavidez total). Round 3 - Martinez is trying to be more aggressive but he has to pay a price every time he looks for his one punch. Finally he flurries a bit but nothing significant lands. Now back to more of the same. It's not a boring fight but there isn't a lot of deviation from minute to minute. Martinez with a failed single leg attempt now. Jumping knee lands to the side of Martinez's head. High kick lands a bit for Benavidez and now a roundhouse to the body lands. Solid right hand now from Benavidez and he is finally starting to land hard instead of just landing often. Left hand lands for Martinez and Benavidez's legs bucked for a second and he follows up with a knee to the body. Benavidez has recovered now and there are only ten seconds left so I think he is safe. The round, and fight comes to an end and I've got it 30-27 for Benavidez even with getting hurt at the end of the third. Official scorecards: 30-27 across the board. Joseph Benavidez wins by Unanimous Decision.
Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro - Round 1 - Ribeiro immediately takes the centeras Bowles tries to bounce outside. Bowles with a solid combination, he ate one punch during it but he spun Ribeiro around with it a bit. This time Ribeiro lands the combination. Bowles is throwing a jab which Ribeiro is tapping out of the way with his hand, if he throws a straight behind it he can catch Brian open. Mir thinks the opposite will happen and it will be Bowles that counters the blocked jab...we'll see who is right. Spinning kick lands to the body hard for Ribeiro. Ribeiro threw the counter to the jab as I said he would. Ribeiro goes for a takedown but Bowles gets a guillotine which he turns into taking full mount. One minute left and Bowles has a dominant position but Ribeiro is able to get back to full guard. The round ends with Bowles in Ribeiro's guard throwing elbows. 10-9 Bowles on my card. Round 2 - Overhand right early for Ribeiro as Bowles lowered his head. Eyes to the floor is never a good idea when punches are coming at you. Low kick from Ribeiro and Bowles grabs the leg looking for a takedown. Ribeiro shrugs him off and as he stands over the downed Bowles eats an upkick. Ribeiro lets him up and misses a kick as Bowles stands. Uppercut, left hook lands for Ribeiro. Now Bowles goes for the takedown and gets it into the half guard. A few punches from Bowles as the ref calls for action. They're stood back up with 25 seconds left. Another takedown from Bowles and that may cement the round for him even though I'd actually like to give it to Ribeiro on damage. 10-9 Bowles I guess (20-18 total). Round 3 - Ribeiro is looking to be more aggressive here and he is landing a few right hands early. Takedown from Ribeiro and again he goes right into Bowles guillotine. This time though Ribeiro has to tap out. Brian Bowles wins by submission (Guillotine choke) round 3. Again I'm not fully impressed with Bowles but he got the job done against a tough guy...so who am I to question him at this point?
Don't forget to stay tuned to BloodyElbow.com after the WEC show for my liveblog of the back to back TUF semi-final shows.
Wagnney Fabiano vs. Akitoshi Tamura - Is up next...and is anyone else worried that it's 9:12 and there is still a potential 8 rounds of fighting left on this show? Round 1 - Fabiano with a takedown in about twenty seconds. Working to pass to half guard and he's just about there. Tamura is defending well but there goes Fabiano with the pass to half guard. Now looking to pass to mount and there he goes. But right back to half guard. Now Fabiano looks to land a few elbows. Tamura is doing a very good job of avoiding damage and keeping Fabiano in half guard. The round ends and while Fabiano controlled position the entire time he wasn't able to do a ton with it. 10-9 Fabiano. Round 2 - Right hand lands for Fabiano and then gets a takedown. Rubber guard for Tamura and as Fabiano tries to pull out he avoids any submission attempts. Quick pass right back to half guard for Wagnney. Fabiano goes with some more elbows as he is unable to pass to full mount. Now Fabiano passes to the mount but is quickly pulled back to half guard. The fighters are stood back up. Takedown from Fabiano and the crowd boos. Side control from Fabiano now. Now its a full mount and a few strikes are landed by Fabiano. Ten seconds to go and Fabiano lands a few strikes and drops for the armbar but the round ends as he tries to secure it. 10-9 Fabiano again. Round 3 - Takedown attempt by Tamura as Fabiano tried for the takedown. Fabiano walks up the cage and right over Tamura's legs to avoid the choke and now he has side control again. Knee on belly into full mount. As they get too close to the cage Fabiano jumps into side control. Elbows open up a cut on Tamura's forehead. Head and arm choke for Fabiano and Tamura has to tap out with 14 seconds left in the fight. Wagnney Fabiano wins by submission (arm triangle) round 3.
Manny Tapia vs. Miguel Torres for the WEC Bantamweight Championship - Round 1 - Jab from Torres knocks Tapia back stumbling. Both guys are feeling eachother out but Torres is landing jabs solidly. Kick lands solidly to Tapia's face and Torres looks much sharper here. If Tapia can't find a successful way to close distance he is in serious trouble because Torres looks more than happy to stick his jab in his face all day long. Now Tapia is coming in behind punches and landed a few nice left hands to the body. "Forward roll axe kick" from Torres doesn't land, but it was a nice "WTF?!" moment. Tapia continues to go to the body whenever he closes distance which is a beautifully underrated thing to do. I'm going to give the round to Torres 10-9 as the shots he landed looked more effective but Tapia almost stole it with a few flurries. Round 2 - Jab lands again for Torres and it was a nice one. Right hand lands for Tapia over the jab of Torres. Tapia has some blood under his right eye. Spinning backfist lands solidly for Torres. Right hand from Torres lands hard and Tapia drops. Tapia looking for a takedown but Torres defends. They're back to standing. 1-2 combo from Torres drops Tapia, Torres follows him to the ground and starts pounding away and the fight has been stopped. Tapia is a bloody mess as he argues the stoppage...he got dropped twice and was mounted and getting pounded on. Very solid stoppage. Miguel Torres retains the WEC Bantamweight Title via TKO (strikes) round 2.
Nevermind the TUF liveblog. I've been asked by multiple people to not provide it and I don't think it's worthy of a whole new post. Watch and enjoy gentlemen!
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Tombstone
Best quotable western ever – Tombstone
Best quotable movie ever – Anchorman
now I loves me some Tombstone
And Kilmer’s portrayal of Doc Holliday is iconic, but the best gunfight I think I’ve ever seen in any western belongs to the final shootout of the criminally overlooked Open Range, which is without question Costner’s best performance since he lets Duvall do most of the talking. Great western. Great movie, period.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
another one
The Duke in True Grit is another I’d put over Doc/Ringo. FILL YER HANDS, YOU SONOFABITCH!
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
You are correct sir. It’s an epic, and I’m not just saying that for effect.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Well...
I didn’t think that fit in with the message I was trying to get across in this post….
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
lol, i know it was way off base
but still a great line & it came to mind when thinking about western movie quotes.
Please refrain from spoiling any fights.
It’s important that we all make a conscious effort to keep the comments spoil free. Together we can achieve this objective.
Nice movie quote usage, Mr. Brookhouse. I love that flick.
Does anyone not?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
Aw, come on Luke
Anchorman is a classic! “I have many leatherbound books and my apartment smells of rich mohogany”
Really? bad? in what sense? It stupid and has major plot holes, but thats the point. It’s just funny. If you say you loved Napoleon Dynamite then I will start a revolt.
To each his own. For me, I thought it was terrible shtick and the sort of Will Ferrel goofy, over the top, unaware dullard act that we’ve a bajillion times. Not as bad as Semi Pro, but close.
I realize tons of people love this movie, so we’ll have to agree to disagree. I went in excited from the buzz and was unbelievably disappointed by how wide it missed the mark.
I think its a case of the movie not living up to your hype, like UFC 76: Knockout. I great event with zero knockouts. Only movie I ever thought about walking out on was sweeny todd and I didn’t. I can’t imagine leaving in the middle of Anchorman.
On the other hand Semi-pro was awful. putting Ferrel wackyness in with a serious story was beyond criminal, but that is why Anchorman was good. It was all goofy.
Ron Burgundy: Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.
Veronica Corningstone: No, there’s no way that’s correct.
Ron Burgundy: I’m sorry, I was trying to impress you. I don’t know what it means. I’ll be honest, I don’t think anyone knows what it means anymore. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.
Veronica Corningstone: Doesn’t it mean Saint Diego?
Ron Burgundy: No. No.
Veronica Corningstone: No, that’s – that’s what it means. Really.
Ron Burgundy: Agree to disagree.
BF: I’ll give this little cookie an hour before we’re doing the no-pants dance. Time to musk up.
RB: Wow. Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard’s Delight.
BF: No, she gets a special cologne… It’s called Sex Panther by Odeon. It’s illegal in nine countries… Yep, it’s made with bits of real panther, so you know it’s good.
RB: It’s quite pungent.
BF: Oh yeah.
RB: It’s a formidable scent… It stings the nostrils. In a good way.
BF: Yep.
RB: Brian, I’m gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.
BF: They’ve done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
RB: That doesn’t make sense.
BF: Well… Let’s go see if we can make this little kitty purr.
It’s like stream of consciousness…only not James Joyce…and not particularly funny (to me).
by Luke Thomas on Dec 3, 2008 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Joyce fan? I don’t care for his more stream-of-c books because people do think in grammar, so abandoning coherence is moving away form how people think. I much prefer Samuel Beckett, who was aware of that.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 3, 2008 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
Agree with Luke
Anchorman was criminally bad—in many ways—like a Saturday Night Live skit gone 90 minutes too long. Anchorman was worse than Elf; and that’s saying something.
Seriously
Favreau went from making Elf to Iron Man, solidifying one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of the world. It’d be like Ken Shamrock coming back and winning a UFC title.
Elf...
is a harmless holiday movie. I’m not sure why it’s drawing such vitriolic responses.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Elf is awesome you joyless, heartless criminals
byyye buddy. hope you find your daaad.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
As SC and I just agreed upon...
Elf is better than Anchorman
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
Elf is better than Iron Man, too
Oh that Downey! Hey here’s Jeff Bridges. Climax!!
I really like Man, both Anchor and Iron. But Elf is a modern holiday classic. My finger has a heartbeat!
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Agree to disagree
There’s clearly no talking to you.
Although an intervention is not out of the question.
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Word...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously...
if everyone could give this post a buzz I’d appreciate it.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
WEC's Greatest KO's is a fine warmup...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
i know it was a different post
But, Brian Bowles would have to be neer the top of the least scary fighter list
“The Spirit” is one of the lamest sponsors ever.
by Eugene Schelfaut on Dec 3, 2008 8:09 PM EST reply actions
Tattoos of your own name = unoriginal
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
am I right, ladies?
Who likes short shorts!?
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
MMA isn't fought in a spreadsheet!
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
If houston alexander gets tooken down 8 times, and he gets submitted 75
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
gah. "If he gets submitted 75% of the time he gets tooken down, how many times is Alexander submitted?"
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
taken down*
I really need to get more caffeine
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
He's executing that one left...over and over
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
He has power...
had he committed to throwing a lot of punches to force openings…that’d have been a good idea.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
YUP
did seem to stun him for a second, little too late though
he should have worked more angles instead of coming forward so much…striking in MMA has a long way to go
that's why I think people need to watch more boxing
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
I have to complete the Mir Marathon, and watch TUF.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
I know. I just wanted to say " Mir Marathon."
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
so did I….it was good stuff…i could actually watch boxing back then…now I can’t….ugh with guys like De La Hoya just making money and not even caring about fighting it just makes me want to watch that sushi episode of TUF over and over again
try watching someone other than Oscar de la Hoya
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Whoa!
When did DLH hit the point where he doesn’t care about fighting? He’s fighting Manny Pacquaio…he fought Mayweather…he isn’t exactly avoiding taking tough fights or anything…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Not me...
you can edit any fight to look great or like either guy won. I hated not getting to see entire fights and just getting crappy short edits with dramatic music.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
I really hated it
But I’ve just never warmed to The Contender. It’s like a talentless TUF for the most part. I mean these guys are 95% club fighters. Still, season three gave us Bika-Codrington and that was a war, so hey.
The lineup for this new season does not excite me.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Urijah Faber’s likeness is etched in my brain at this point.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Jones via spinning back-something.
Bonnar is more experienced but 14 months between fights is a long-ass time.
Thats what she said.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 3, 2008 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bad spot for will....
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
i’ll never forget the silence after chuck got knocked out and then just hearing rashad evans wife screaming her head off
That was not his wife, if you go back and watch it – when she was in the octagon the screaming was still going on and she was not screaming – it was Chuck’s fiance.
"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
Garcia finished him! :p
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Official Paintball Game? So basically UT with no violence and vehicles?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
You know how highly regarded....
…the brazillian olympic boxing team is…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
“Hey Will Ribeiro, say hi to your mother for me ok?”
by Chris Nelson on Dec 3, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You mean the Gangsta Wannabe that Kordell Stewart was talking about?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I want Lesnar Vs. Sapp
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
In sengoku, of course
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Looking forward to watching him tap?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
HA!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
I want to see Pulver/Faber. Damn Zuffa not so subliminal messaging.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Is he breakdancing with that headband?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Actually, these pictures just get funnier and funnier.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
Time to see IFL Vs. Shooto
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Sure he has...
he has echoed our statements that the razordingos vs. the firebats is a stupid ass idea.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Used Panty Vending Machines FTW
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Rocky Music. I hate you Fabiano.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Howard is so overrated.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Not what I meant with Howard.
And thats not Blanton, thats just Edwin jackson’s suckitude.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I hated Jackson and I knew he was gonna do something cringe worthy
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
It’s not the strikeouts. It’s that his offensive value is grossly overstated, he plays in a hitters’ park and he is one of the worst fielders at any position in all of baseball.
Plus he has the contact rate of chris leben. ZING
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
It's the David Eckstein theorem.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Mostly Davey Concepcion
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
well I mean as a commentator
As a player he was superb. Which makes him all the more annoying.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
He is overrated by people who think you can judge a player by RBIs and other bullshit statistics like that.
Your RBI total gets inflated when you have Utley + Rollins table setting
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I hate myself for using the word "Table Setting"
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Mostly because Utley is amazing
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
I got my fiancee to agree to come into the reception to this song after we get married.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
I don’t want to press it. The fact that she didn’t call me an idiot was a good sign.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Plus I'll be there...If I have to make it happen myself...
…it is going to fucking happen….
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
You might need a Zuffa styled contract to enforce it, however.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Just make sure she doesn't practice by punching meat.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
shit
This fight is nothing like Rocky.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
wtf are you talking about? SILVA HAD WICKED DANCE MOVES
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Their needs to be a word for laying and pounding. Or grounding and praying. Either one.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
everyone club bump to paintball video game
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
Mazzagotti says action like a drunk director on a power trip.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
It's ok, you're allowed to chop block him on offense
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Awesome technical fight
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
IF YOUZE CAN CHANGE...
AND I CAN CHANGE…
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
What is the name of the folder you keep these in on your desktop?
by Eugene Schelfaut on Dec 3, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
They got a little restless...
but they hung in there.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
TOLDJA HE'D TAP!
…I was sitting here going…COME ON! 20 seconds left! And as it hit 14…there was the tap.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:42 PM EST reply actions
People sleep on how awesome battles for positional control can be. Talk about a game of inches and ounces.
they're a bitch to liveblog though...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
15 minutes left to TUF...
wonder how Zuffa feels about this…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions
I only watch the last 20 minutes of TUF anyway
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
GOD DAMMIT!
The Spirit isn’t a FUCKIN SUPERHERO!!!!
Fuck You Frank Miller!!
It was a two fisted noir comic strip from the 50’s by Walt Eisner.
Guy gets mistaken as dead and he uses it to his advantage.
Well...
Miller wrote the Sin City comics…so he can use the style all he wants if he sees fit in my book.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
You'd think Miller...
who LOVES The Spirit…would have a bit more respect.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Mir gets cut off as he says
“this fucking thing is…” as they cut to the pre fight video package.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:50 PM EST reply actions
These guys are Mexican...
were this boxing we’d have mariachi bands in the ring playing them to the ring. Our sport does have a little catching up to do.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions
by only a few seconds...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
shit...
I think you’re right…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
I really hope we're nearing the point
where Mexican fighters can afford to be accompanied to the cage by full bands like in boxing.
Female ref
The female ref who was inspecting Tapia apparently officiated a bout or two on the undercard. I can’t remember ever seeing a female ref in MMA before.
Nope…it’s Rosenthal. The ref who inspects the fighter is never the one who’s actually reffing the fight.
It’s on the CW. I think that’s all you need to know.
by Chris Nelson on Dec 3, 2008 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
I’m content to wait for TUF and fast forward through the commercials.
by Richard Wade on Dec 3, 2008 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
If Silva had done that versus Cote, Steve Cofield would have spontaneously combusted.
by Cannon Jacques on Dec 3, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
Looks like Bader vs. Marshall is up first?
by Chris Nelson on Dec 3, 2008 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Can we avoid mentioning who wins in this thread? That’d be cool.
by Richard Wade on Dec 3, 2008 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
I'd be arrogant too...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 3, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
For the record
I could have done without Mir’s “looks like he’s gonna stab some-body” imagery when describing Torres.
WOW! - Joe Rogan
PURE OWNAGE or, pwnage….if you will!
Torres is one bad motha…
Also the mariachi music was sweet! If your Mexican then you know that Miguels song was waaaaayyyyyyyyy better and appropriate.
Its just one of, if not THE best songs of Vicente Fernandez aka "Chente"
They both came out with Chente songs but Torres’s song got everyone in my house throwing gritos ;) because of the words.
Like IHatemma said…
Yo sigo siendo el Rey = Im still King!
That you are Torres, that you are. :)
by xFenixKnightx on Dec 4, 2008 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
Nooooooooo!!!
*cries
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by xFenixKnightx on Dec 3, 2008 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Elliot's takedown D is so bad
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Mir is the most entertaining part of this.
by Eugene Schelfaut on Dec 3, 2008 10:36 PM EST reply actions
Is Faber's chin leno-esque?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
Leno doesn’t have a smile such as that.
by Eugene Schelfaut on Dec 3, 2008 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Elliot didn't do jack the whole 1st Rd
Did he think this was a 5 rounder?
by jebushchrist on Dec 3, 2008 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
This...
was a truly bizarre comment section…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 4, 2008 12:48 AM EST reply actions
Horribly late to all of this, but did anybody else notice the little dig at Brock? Mir, in describing the Fabiano/Tamura match talked about boring NCAA wrestling finals that end in only 1 point. Much like Brock’s!
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ. -- TangleBones
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