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Sacha Baron Cohen and Mixed Martial Arts

Believe it or not, there might actually be some overlap:

Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes off and kissing — a stunt suspected of being orchestrated by Sacha Baron Cohen of "Borat" fame.

"We had a contract for cage fighting. We were deceived," said Dwight Duncan, president and CEO of Four States Fair Grounds in Texarkana, where the first of two Arkansas fights raised suspicions last month.

Matt Labov, a Los Angeles-based publicist for Baron Cohen, said he had no comment Monday about the faked fights. One of Baron Cohen's movies is due out next year.

The day after the June 5 Texarkana bout, Fort Smith's convention center hosted "Blue Collar Brawlin.'" Fort Smith police Sgt. Adam Holland said organizers told him a character named "Straight Dave" would goad a planted audience member into the ring for a fight.

The two men would then wrestle, rip away some of their clothes and share a brief kiss reminiscent of one between Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell in the film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

Producers said "there would be a romantic embrace," Holland said. "They said it was kind of to essentially make fun, poke fun at wrestling — two guys rolling around on the floor, all sweaty."

An elaborate array of mounted and handheld video cameras caught the crowd of 1,600's reaction as the two men "went right up to the line" of the city's morality laws, Holland said. The two men stripped down to their underwear, kissed and rubbed on each other, the sergeant said.

The audience, as well as local fighters drawn to take part in the show, became enraged. "It set the crowd off lobbing beers," Holland said. "They had beers in plastic cups. Those things can get some distance on them actually."

I really, really hope this doesn't get left on the cutting room floor of the new "Bruno" movie. This is definitely "In", not "Aus".

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Must... resist... Shad Smith joke...

Seriously, that’s hilarious. Can’t wait for the Bruno movie.

by Chris Nelson on Jul 8, 2008 11:42 AM EDT   0 recs

So how long have you liked it in the poopenscheisen?

"They said you was hung!!"

"And they was RIGHT!"

by BJJDenver on Jul 8, 2008 11:58 AM EDT   0 recs

ahahahahahhaahha, That’s genius.. I suspect we’ll get to see some people like the rodeo freaks in texas with borat.

by IHateMMA on Jul 8, 2008 1:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Wait, who actually shows up for something called “Blue Collar Brawlin”? And expects it to be serious?

by AJB on Jul 8, 2008 1:50 PM EDT   0 recs

It was in Arkansas.

by mythbuster on Jul 8, 2008 1:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’ve never been there. Guess I was hoping the stereotypes were just talk. Looks like I was wrong…

by AJB on Jul 8, 2008 2:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’ve always hated that guy. He’s such a prick.

by Richard on Jul 8, 2008 2:07 PM EDT   0 recs

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