Props to Chris Nelson
by Tim Burke on Dec 1, 2010 10:42 PM EST
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I'm not sure if this is something that would fall into the category of "relevant to MMA", but I think it definitely falls into the category of "relevant to Bloody Elbow and its readers", so I thought it might be worth writing a quick fanpost about. Everyone's favorite Bloody Elbow Night Crew member, Mr. Chris Nelson, no longer writes for this here blog. I'm not privy to the reasons why obviously, but that doesn't really matter. This isn't about that.
I just wanted to thank @3amMMA personally for all he's contributed to BE, and especially for his much-needed emphasis on JMMA and news from overseas. He was a unique writer here, offering up articles and opinions about things that are largely neglected by most MMA websites. They will be missed.
In addition to that, he was the man that basically nurtured the entire idea of the BE Night Crew, which has really caught on with the masses here. It takes a rare (and slightly odd) man to actually want to stay up all night and liveblog Japanese MMA events, but a lot of us here are very thankful for your dedication. I like to think of this place as a big community, and I can't think of anything that that helped build that feeling of community more (at least for me) than those liveblogs where we all acted like goofs while enjoying a common interest.
Again, thanks for all your hard work. It was and is much appreciated, and I hope someone steps up here to attempt to fill your shoes. I'm not sure if BE is accepting applications, but there has to be a nocturnal MMA fan or two willing to write a liveblog, right? Nate's not getting any younger, he needs his sleep!
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This is a total bummer. It was hard enough to get people to look past a North America centric viewpoint in MMA even with a moderator who focuses on it.
Now it’s going to be twice as difficult without Nelson to further discussion. :(
I wouldn't
say the sky is falling just yet. The community here at BE is pretty smart, way above the average of MMA blogger/ forum goers.
BTW, I think Chris Nelson is working at Sherdog, I’ve seen him write a few articles over there
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by ElliotMatheny on Dec 2, 2010 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
Damn. Wonder why.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 1, 2010 11:21 PM EST reply actions
It’s not something scandalous or anything, he just moved on. I hope people don’t focus on that side of things, it’s really not important or dramatic. I’ve just commented here for a long time, and figured he deserved some props for his contributions.
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Wasn't looking for a scandal, just curious.
Always liked the perspective he brought to the table. Unfortunately it never seemed like his posts got any attention.
Any idea where he’s at now?
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 1, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
Via Twitter: 3amMMA: Door closes, window opens: I’ll be moving to a full-time assistant editor position at Sherdog. New email is cnelson@sherdog.com.
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by Leland Roling on Dec 1, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
Good for him.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 2, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
Snowden's gonna snow LOL
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by Damon O. on Dec 2, 2010 10:34 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
you beat us to it
we didn’t intend to let Nelson’s departure go unremarked.
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by Nate Wilcox on Dec 2, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sherdog just got a little more respectable
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by Charles Awad on Dec 2, 2010 12:02 AM EST reply actions 15 recs
one of the few times i’ve rec’d you. enjoy it.
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by Anthony Pace on Dec 2, 2010 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Nay
One of the first times you’ve admitted it.
"I'm gonna go after number one, whoever it is. If it's Anderson, or I gotta go up after the guys at 205, or go on a diet and go after Jose Aldo-- it doesn't matter." -Chael Sonnen
I think Anton does a great job holding up the Night Crew
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by S.C. Michaelson on Dec 2, 2010 12:30 AM EST reply actions
One last time for Nelson:
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired. -Jonathan Swift
by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 2, 2010 12:42 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
I propose we retire this night crew picture in honor of Chris Nelson. Use another one for future night crew events.
This means I’m gonna read sherdog sometimes now? cool
by IRodC on Dec 2, 2010 1:00 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I got you.
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Retired and Succeeded
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by Damon O. on Dec 2, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
We'd have to change the assemble part.
Not much of a JLA fan. DC has been a clusterfuck of bad decisions and horrible writers the past few years.
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Super Sentai! Goseiger!
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I don't know if this got to you guys in U.S.
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a good second placer
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Lets face facts
we are the VR troopers of BE
by IRodC on Dec 3, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
My hand has been forced. Behold, Stretch Man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgynldrDP0
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All I've seen is like six Power Rangers pictures in a row.
The hell is going on?
by Brent Ducharme on Dec 4, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Justice League Assemble
still works, honestly. And you and I are about to have an e-fight about your DC talk. They have some of the best writers in the business. Batmand and the re-streat of the JLA has been amazing. Blackest Night was the best super hero “event” in years, if not ever.
"Don’t quote old fucks to me" – Brent Brookhouse
Was a fan of Blackest Night and the 57 spectrums of Light Lanterns
Then again I’m not a fan of “Events” in Comic Books. Secret Six has been the only thing I could read from DC. The latest incarnation of The Thunderbolts is better though.
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Was or Wasn't?
I’m usually not either because they suck bawls (I have to add an emotion exception to Infinity Gauntlet. Shit made my childhood and I’ve loved Thanos ever since)
Secret Six is great. All of the Bat family titles are killer (not Batgirl). WW had been good until recently. The only thing Marvel makes anymore that I can even read is the Ultimate line and Hulk stuff.
I guess I’ll just go full geek at this point… Lately I’ve been reading mostly offbrand stuff. Luna Brothers. Locke & Key. Walking Dead. Anything by Radical or written by Warren Ellis.
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Wasn't*
To the non-comic book readers out there The Hulk stuff is good. Thunderbolts is very good. Stay away from anything that is Wolverine or Daken (which was kind of good at 1st). “I Am An Avenger” has been surprisingly enjoyable as well.
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MMA Nation
already has the JLA
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by Earl Montclair on Dec 2, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
i cannot rec this in good conscience
with the fake captain america.
My first novel is now available in trade paperback. Take a look: http://tinyurl.com/2ag7njo
That's not Captain America
It’s Captain Puerto Rico
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by Damon O. on Dec 3, 2010 8:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Been that way for a while actually.
Wolverine is on every team and in every book in the Marvel Universe. And I wish I was joking about that.
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Dibs on Sodam Yat
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I've got
Guy Gardner (or G’nort, but I don’t see him on there).
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LOL
As a Batman guy, this kind of endeared me to Guy.
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Great post, sir.
I like Chris Nelson because he gave me my first warning on BE. I got warned for “saying that I had never received a warning” during Shark Fights.
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by Earl Montclair on Dec 2, 2010 1:02 AM EST reply actions 8 recs
haha
that’s awesome
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by Brian Hemminger on Dec 2, 2010 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
Hahaha
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Good luck sir Nelson!
You have a big shoes to fill in guys, Nelson is my ONLY source for anything about JMMA.
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But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
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also does a great job covering JMMA.
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 2, 2010 2:52 AM EST up reply actions
nooooo
nonono. no.
Chris Nelson > HKL by a million miles. Really gonna miss this guy. Or well, not really. Time to dust off the ol Sherdog bookmark.
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hmm
I’m a huge fan of Chris’ but I beg to differ with you on that assessment. Check the news they are breaking about NYE.
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Headkick Legend is a fantastic website
Nelson is great, but I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about
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Agreed
I’ve only followed kickboxing for little more than a year and that website has kept me in tune to shit I’d never follow otherwise
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
Will he actually be "editing?"
Because Sherdog’s editing is absolutely atrocious, some of the worst I’ve ever seen for any media site. MMA Junkie’s is pretty awful, too. They have some great writers, and I enjoy the content, but there’s so many errors that make it hard for me to take it seriously.
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by James Brady on Dec 2, 2010 3:49 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Glad somebody else said it...
…hate to be That Guy, but the zillions of typos on every single Junkie article do in fact make their site “hard to take seriously”……it’s much better to post content which is easy to read, than to simly post it “first”….
BE is still the best….best of luck to Chris Nelson in his new endeavor….
by BrothersGottaAndyHug on Dec 2, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, thanks a lot, everybody. This put a smile on my face. It’s been a real pleasure writing for the site these past few years, staying up late and covering shows in varying states of semi-consciousness. I know I said this on Twitter, but I’d like to reiterate how thankful I am to Luke and Nate for giving me a chance and bringing me on staff when I had virtually no experience covering MMA.
Thanks also to everyone who was ever part of the Night Crew and made the live-blogging of eight-hour Dream shows more bearable.
I’m sure I’ll be back here commenting at some point when time allows, but until then, don’t be strangers.
by Chris Nelson on Dec 2, 2010 4:39 AM EST reply actions 9 recs
Shouldn't you be at Sherdog right now?
Sellout.
;)
"We just had a near life experience."
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Pain don't hurt...
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by Damon O. on Dec 2, 2010 7:57 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
Is that you DW?
"We just had a near life experience."
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Pain don't hurt...
Since you keep asking, this is me.
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I knew it. You ARE a little old lady.
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by Tim Burke on Dec 2, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I wish
Dude is still stacking crazy paper off of “Funky Cold Medina” and “Wild Thing”
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…totally didn’t think those were the same song…
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
where you at Deo?
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by MrTechnique420 on Dec 2, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
I'm in Atlanta
The pic was taken in Tokyo.
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Random place in "Piss Alley" located in the Shinjuku Ward
It was delicious. I really need to do a write up on the trip. This blogging stuff is hard lol.
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lies
I know your really an emo Asian fella.
"We just had a near life experience."
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Pain don't hurt...
NOOOOOOO!!!!!
Good luck at Sherdog but we’ll miss you, Chris. :(
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This ones for you Chris
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by Damon O. on Dec 2, 2010 10:27 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
that's a rec
Now who’s going to debate with me whether or not Blowfly invented rap?
"Tim Sylvia’s sphincter is demonstrably weaker than Andrei Arlovski’s chin." – hlebtasic
by Anthony Pace on Dec 2, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
If you really want to get technical
Rap was invented by “Toasters” like Count Matchuki and King Stitt in Jamaica.
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@deowade
Unintelligent Defense, I bring Cricket bats to fist fights.
Rap isn’t that far off from spoken-word performances of the beats, who’d recite poetry to a drum beat, a practice they picked up from hanging out in jazz clubs. Much of that music evolved from blues, which came from various African chants & call-and-response songs.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 2, 2010 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Thizz is what it is.
Thanks, Deo. Catch you on Rapper’s Island.
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Fat Tone > Mac Dre anydaaaaaaaay
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Rec’d because Mac Dre is one of my all time favorites, and I had not seen this gif before. It’s a keeper!
See you around Chris, always appreciated your work around here, good luck with Sherdog gig!
by Horselover Fat on Dec 3, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
I’ll always remember Nelson as a grizzly bear wearing a Celtics jersey battling the urge to sleep while doing PBP of mid to high level Japanese fighters for the rest of us.
As a member of the Night Crew, I salute you sir.
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I guess I’ll have to keep getting my ass kicked in Words with Friends in order to keep interacting with you, Nelson. Game on.
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Damn my slow ass for not seeing this sooner
Chris you were one of the few writers I enjoyed reading about JMMA. I got into MMA through pride in 2001 and I am a mark for all things Japan since. I considered you a peer and hope your talents aren’t wasted over there. Good luck and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Stop back and say hi once in a while.
congrats on the new gig chris
i don’t live in the 617 anymore, but i’ve always enjoyed your insight on local prospects from the area, and your fight predictions in general.
This one goes out to you Chris, you're the best.
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Chris Nelson is the man.
I knew nothing of Jon Jones until Nelson’s cool piece on him back in the day. I haven’t been keeping up with stuff much, but belated congrats to him for the Sherdog gig. I’ll have to check it out.
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