Bellator XV Live Play-by-Play, Results and Commentary
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 10:32 PM EDT
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Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut tonight, and BloodyElbow.com is on hand to bring you live results beginning with the first undercard fight of the night at 7pm EST / 4pm PST.
Headlining the show is a welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout between Sengoku's 2009 breakout star Dan Hornbuckle and Bellator open tryout winner Tyler Stinson. Also in the welterweight bracket, unbeaten prospect Jacob McClintock makes his promotional debut against Ryan Thomas, who'll fight for the second time in seven days after a controversial loss to Ben Askren in Chicago last week.
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In the interest of not spoiling the show for our Left Coast readers, results will be hidden after the jump.
And we're off! Show starts right on time and the fighters are ready to roll at 7pm sharp.
Referees for the evening look to be Kevin Mulhall and Dan Miragliotta.
Bout #8 - 190 lbs.
Dave Branch (6-0) def. Derrick Mehmen (8-2) via submission (rear-naked choke) R2 0:26
Bout #7 - Welterweight
Ryan Quinn (3-1) def. Matt Lee (11-8-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-27)
Bout #6 - Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bouts
Steve Carl (12-1) vs. Brett Cooper (11-5)
Round 1: Big Dan officiating. Big takedown from Cooper early on, but Carl reverses. Carl has Cooper on his knees, working for an arm-in guillotine from north-south position. Cooper keeps working for a leg and eventually breaks free. Carl backs Cooper into the fence, but Cooper switches spots and puts Carl on the mat. Now Carl escapes! With 20 seconds left, he takes Cooper's back and tries to sink hooks in. It's too late to get a sub, but it probably secured the round for him. 10-9 Carl.
Round 2: Carl catches Cooper with a smacking kick to the midsection. Cooper lands a big left hand which backs Carl up, then another combination from Cooper. Nice right hook from Cooper; Carl is countering with leg kicks. Cooper's hair has come loose from its clip and he's continually pushing it out of his face. Carl takes Cooper down against the fence and gets mount. Cooper flips and Carl is high on his back. Cooper escapes out the backdoor. Back to the feet. Carl barely misses with a murderous uppercut with ten seconds left. 10-10.
Round 3: Carl dumps Cooper to the mat and dodges upkicks. The two stand and throw haymakers, and the crowd roars its approval. Both men looking exhausted now as Cooper's hair tie finally falls to the floor of the cage. Carl shoots a double against the fence and Cooper runs away. Now it's Cooper diving in for the takedown, and Carl tries to snare a guillotine. Too late, too sweaty. Carl tries for an armbar, to no avail. Working from full guard, Cooper lets it all go, mashing Carl's face with everything he's got. 10-9 Cooper.
BloodyElbow.com scores the bout a draw.
Steve Carl (13-1) def. Brett Cooper (11-6) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29)
Bout #5 - Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout
Dan Hornbuckle (19-2) vs. Tyler Stinson (17-5)
Round 1: Kevin Mulhall our referee. Crisp volleys from both men early, until the two tie up and Stinson looks for a choke. Hornbuckle slides underneath and locks up a triangle, but it's at an awkward angle and Stinson appears to be okay for the moment. Now Hornbuckle adjusts and... Stinson taps.
Dan Hornbuckle (20-2) def. Tyler Stinson (17-6) via submission (triangle choke) R1 2:03
Bout #4 - Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout
Jacob McClintock (6-0) vs. Ryan Thomas (12-4)
Round 1: Big Dan refs this welterweight quarterfinal match-up. McClintock rushes Thomas and ties him up against the cage, sends a few knees up the middle from the clinch. Arm-drag takedown and McClintock scrambles to take Thomas' back standing. He's only partially on the back as he looks for the rear-naked choke and Thomas falls to the mat. After a struggle, McClintock gets both hooks in... and Thomas sweeps immediately. Thomas now in McClintock's full guard. McClintock shields the punishment from top, so Thomas stands and pirouettes, twisting to McClintock's side with a punch. Thomas has a crucifix now, landing dozens of flush shots to the face of McClintock. "Tick Tock" finally frees an arm and escapes, then nearly snares a triangle on the posturing Thomas. Thomas postures up again and rains down more blows. Miragliotta steps in to wave it off, and McClintock is not happy.
Ryan Thomas (13-4) def. Jacob McClintock (6-1) via TKO (punches) R1
Bout #3 - Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bout
Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (12-0) vs. William Romero (5-0)
Round 1: Kevin Mulhall is our referee. Pretty intense staredown between the two featherweights as he gives instructions. This place is quiet like a Pride show except for about five people cheering for Romero. The pair tie up and Romero winds up on the ground with his back to the fence, upkicking at Pitbull. The Brazilian drops for a heel hook and Romero looks momentarily as if he'll tap. He holds out for a moment, but Pitbull switches to the other leg and forces Romero to submit.
Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (13-0) def. William Romero (5-1) via submission (heel hook) R1 2:01
Bout #2 - Middleweight
Dan Cramer (4-1) vs. Dennis Olsen (10-3)
Round 1: Dan Miragliotta officiates this 185-pound contest. Olsen drops low for a double, but Cramer stuffs it and backs into the fence. Olsen switches to a single, but winds up on his back with Cramer in his guard. Cramer postures up and sends down hard punches against the cage. Olsen tightens up his guard and Cramer punishes him with a fierce elbow right in the mush. The arena's filling up now, and there's a large section of supporters for the Danbury native Cramer. The round ends with Olsen pinned against the cage. 10-9 Cramer.
Round 2: Cramer bullies Olsen against the cage standing, but Olsen jumps guard. Olsen doing a good job of tying Cramer up and absorbing strikes, much to the frustration of the crowd, who calls for a stand-up two minutes into the round. Big Dan obliges. Cramer counters a right leg kick with a stiff right straight which puts Olsen on his back. Olsen snags one of Cramer's legs and tries for an ankle lock, but the fresher Cramer escapes. One minute left and Cramer's back in Olsen's guard. 10-9 Cramer.
Round 3: Olsen tries for another takedown and once again winds up underneath Cramer. Not much action as Cramer tries to extract himself from Olsen's half-guard, then gets pushed back to full. A barrage of elbows forces Olsen to try and roll out, but the scramble enables Cramer to improve position. With 20 seconds left, Cramer stands and stacks Olsen up. Cramer eats a hard upkick, but stays with it and finishes out the round. Should be a clean sweep for the local favorite. 10-9 Cramer.
BloodyElbow.com scores the bout 30-27 Cramer.
Dan Cramer (5-1) def. Dennis Olsen (10-4) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bout #1 - Featherweight
Rich de Los Reyes (1-0) vs. Brylan van Artsdalen (pro debut)
Round 1: Kevin Mulhall is our referee. Van Artsdalen throws leather early and the two clinch against the cage. They wind up on the floor with Van Artsdalen in De Los Reyes's guard. De Los Reyes has an omoplata, flips Van Artsdalen over and looks for a kimura, but Brylan escapes. Van Artsdalen on top in north-south position, now driving knees to the midsection of De Los Reyes. Van Artsdalen tries to pull a guillotine, but it's not tight and De Los Reyes escapes, but gives up his back in the process. Van Artsdalen tries for a rear-naked choke, but is very high on the back and settles for hammerfists. Local boy De Los Reyes escapes to his feet as the round ends and the quarter-full crowd cheers. 10-9 Van Artsdalen.
Round 2: They clinch again to start the second frame. Van Artsdalen botches a trip and winds up fully mounted by De Los Reyes, who quickly moves to the back and grabs a rear-naked choke. It looks deep, but Van Artsdalen somehow manages to stand up with De Los Reyes on his back. Van Artsdalen somersalts forward, but can't shake De Los Reyes. Moments later, Van Artsdalen is forced to tap.
Rich de Los Reyes (2-0) def. Brylan van Artsdalen (0-1) via submission (rear-naked choke) R2 2:03
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Delayed in NYC
Because of Devils hockey, it isn’t on Verizon FIOS in NYC until 12 tonight. Which sucks!
What channel on Fios?
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by Matthew Roth on Apr 22, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
MSG and MSG2 - 80 and 81
No HD on Fios, but at least we get it.
NO HD?!
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by Matthew Roth on Apr 22, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I have a replay of the Twins game. Thanks FSN!
Guess I’ll wait til 10.
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by jebushchrist on Apr 22, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m gonna take Hornbuckle (obviously) and go against the grain and go with Ryan Thomas who looked good against Askren and I think can frustrate tick tock on the feet. I’ll also go with Steve Carl over Brett Cooper coz Cooper always lets me down.
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.
Thank heavens for DVR!
I’ve gotta watch atleast the top ten of the draft before I flip over to Bellator.
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by ANance on Apr 22, 2010 1:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I pulled my second TV into the living room
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s on at 11pm here.
:’(
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
Well, my guide doesn't show FSMW airing it until 2am saturday...so, it could be worse for you.
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One of my favorite lines from the best TV show ever.
:S
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Apr 22, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
IMPORTANT NOTE! CHECK YOUR LISTINGS!
I have FSN Detroit. They aren’t showing Bellator live…but they did just put up an “alternate” channel FSND ALT which is showing Bellator when it starts. I’ve heard from other people that they are doing this in multiple markets.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 7:12 PM EDT reply actions
so… they only got 2 undercard bouts off before the start of the main card? seems like a fail…
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Nah, that’s just how they’re doing this season. Two local fights, main card, then more local fights.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
The always do that. 1-2 fights, the 4 fight “main card”, then the rest of the fights. They don’t prescribe to the traditional undercard/main card scheme.
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It’s also much safer that way. Strikeforce does the thing where they try and cram everything in and then end up missing fights and having to scramble. Bellator just says “we do 2, then tv, then 2 more” and they don’t have the same time issues.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Fights should be pretty bad ass tonight
Its annoying how many people suffer from UFCE.D. And can’t get it up for anything non ufc
Consider yourself warned, im offensive and creative like handicap porn
by II SMASH II on Apr 22, 2010 7:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
strikeforce comparison
interesting that bellator consistently puts together far more compelling prelims for random thursday night shows, than does strikeforce for major CBS and showtime cards.
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I assume we’ll go in the order of McClintock/Thomas, Pitbull/Romero, Hornbuckle/Stinton, Cooper/Carl
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:02 PM EDT reply actions
seemed to fit the pattern they run in.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Bjorn is great. Just a really good guy.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:03 PM EDT reply actions
I’m not a Lions fan. but I do live in Michigan. So Suh to Detroit is pretty cool
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:10 PM EDT reply actions
It’s on the ground, Pitbull gon’ win
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
WHOO!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:16 PM EDT reply actions
Is keeping the weight cut this long for Ryan Thomas going to cause problems or is it a non issue
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
Hard to say. I couldn’t imagine it’s going to do him any favors though
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I suppose a lot of it depends on how much he cuts
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
heel hooks is some f’d up s.
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Did they just say he’s gonna be fighting Reis?? Oh damn…
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god...
Reis/Pitbull? Is it possible to get off from a fight announcement?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
clean-up on Aisle Brookhouse
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Just one.
They’ll probably start the broadcast live with the next fight. That’s what they did last week anyway.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
ouch
…but yeah
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I KNOW.
They’re playing them in the arena during commercial breaks. Like seeing them 100x during every Celts game isn’t bad enough.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Thomas must be worried that it’s Big Mirg in there. Screwed twice in a row?
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Hope to god no one in the crowd starts booing while they’re on the ground.
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
...i know...
As a lifelong Bills fan I’m in shock.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
YES! AWESOME!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
He was completely covering up and Mirg warned him 3 times to defend or he’d stop it.
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Ah, okay, it got loud, couldn’t hear Tan Dan.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah...
he stopped defending himself, Mirg warned, he tried, stopped defending himself again, mirg warned twice, then stopped it
It was actually good reffing.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Miragliotta’s pretty good most of the time, but when he’s bad, he’s really bad.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is an odd thing to say when Mirg is in there lol
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they’ve had some trouble finding an opponent for him. There’s not a lot of talent at 170 that isn’t signed somewhere or already in the tourney.
Worst case he has to sit around until the tourney winner gets his shot
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Last week Bellator was on tape because of a triple A baseball game that went 12 innings. Missed the Curran K.o. and only saw the las round of the Reis fight. Now this week by a USL soccer game. What the HELL is the USL.
by Cecil_Peoples on Apr 22, 2010 8:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
seriously...
that sounds like Chris opened a door after smelling something decomposing and the Janitor ran over and slammed the door with a hand covered in blood.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
This is getting scary. I think the janitor saw me when I went back there. Shit.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Hornbuckle is cool. But it’d be a hell of a story if Stinson won
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
Bellator does a good job of finding guys who are really big for their division. Hornbuckle and Stinson are both tall for 170.
Hornbuckle’s polish from competing in Sengoku shows in these promo vids, he is a great spokesman for Bellator
Yeah, it’s rare for a really tall 170 prospect like Hornbuckle to be facing a guy roughly as tall as him.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Stinson is no joke. this is fun
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:01 PM EDT reply actions
With the recent string of stoppages via strike, some are overlooking that Hornbuckle also has a solid ground game
…word
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
so much for that. this welterweight tourney is officially interesting.
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UHF FTW
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t see the picture, but imagine an elderly Edgar Winter.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
For what? A mini-fridge?
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's see...
Raffle 1 – Bellator gear
Raffle 2 – Bellator gear + autographed poster of fighters
Raffle 3 – Bellator gear + autographer poster + pictures in the cage after event
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I was close!
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahahahahahaha.
Guys. Guess who’s sitting right next to me. I didn’t even recognize him without a suit on.
?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
makes sense. he’s tweeting also. no mention of the janitor’s broom closet though.
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From Blanklin McReal's twitter:
Sitting next to Chris Nelson from BloodyElbow website. Guy has not stopped staring at me for the last 5 minutes my sources say
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Jimmy Buffett?
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
75% leg? that’s unfortunate.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
Wow. they let him keep more of a beard than usual.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
He needs to lose the topknot. Only Evan Tanner could get away with that.
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 22, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Evan couldn't pull it off either.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Well… at least it looked intentional, not like he just got something caught in his hair.
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Evan couldn’t pull it off either.
Lol… my husband just said the same thing
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
he looks like
the vocalist from Decrepit Birth… only minus the meth. (doesn’t really do meth.. i don’t think)
word
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I really hoped #battlebeard could catch on as a twitter trend.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Carl is fading a lot this round.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
29-28 Cooper on my card
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
29-28 Cooper on my card
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
oooh… the crowd is not happy with that decision.
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Yikes. Carl is gon’ get killed next round.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
yep
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Boo. This is why I don’t like scoring extremely close rounds 10-9 either way. If there is no CLEAR advantage, just go with a 10-10 damnit!
So...
think they’re gonna put Thomas up against Askren again?
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seems the obvious way to do it, unless they don’t like taking advantage of easy promotional angles.
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Seems like that’s what Thomas wants at least
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by Jackie Maden on Apr 22, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
On the bright side, at least the Mohegan Sun crowd cares enough to boo the decision. That seems like a great venue for Bellator.
If it were me…I’d go ahead and put Thomas against Carl.
There’s a great storyline to Thomas making it to the finals.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
wouldn’t you rather play up the guaranteed thomas/askren angle?
and then hope for a marketable hornbuckle/askren finals
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Yeah...
it’s smarter for sure. I just don’t want to wait.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
John Anik was sitting right in front of me and just got booted from his seats by some jagoff.
To his great credit, he didn’t pull the “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?” card.
Not sure, didn’t hear the whole convo. Nothing bad.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Two more local matches for the live crowd here.
by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
2 more for the live crowd, no more for TV
…back to the draft, and NBA, and NHL, and MLB fr the rest of the night
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 22, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Woah, I actually got 3/3. Go me.
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.
Welterweight matchups...
just announced at the presser. Thomas/Askren, Hornbuckle/Carl.
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...
This was a FANTASTIC card. Man, I love me Thursday nights!!!
Bellator gets better every week!!!
The Tournament format is the SHIT!
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