All I'm going to say is that I may have been the only person on the PLANET rooting for Werdum...I think I have a gift. My fellow blogger isn't so happy about it...but he had Wanderlei's seal of approval, so I knew it was destined to be. War Brazil!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
STRIKEFORCE
All I'm going to say is that I may have been the only person on the PLANET rooting for Werdum...I think I have a gift. My fellow blogger isn't so happy about it...but he had Wanderlei's seal of approval, so I knew it was destined to be. War Brazil!
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum!
So, here we are. Strikeforce is starting, and I'm watching all by my lonesome. That's right, your usual live-blogger is off doing who knows what and she's left the lunatic in charge of the aslyum... Yeehaw, who wants a popsicle? Ok, ok, I'll wait until the show's over, but you'd better not gank the last grape one..
Pat Healy vs. Josh Thomson -- Alright, I admit it, I don't watch a whole lot of Strikeforce so I don't know alot of the guys on the card...like either of these guys. Thomson has the better record, and he seems to be rather impressed with himself. Good for him...
Woo, double-leg by Thomson in the first 20 seconds. Well, he's aggressive, I'll give him that. Rusty ttexts me to ask me how it's going and in the time it takes me to respond to her, Thomson winds up riding Healy like a pony. Thirty seconds later, Healy's in an armbar, which he gets out of...and now the two of them are rolling around up against the cage. I would be more specific, but Strikeforce's camera work is shit...
Nice takedown by Healy, and he goes for the RNC! Thomson turns it around, almost gets a heel hook...but Healy squirms out. Twenty seconds left, and Healy drags Thomson back down to the ground and they both scramble for one another's limbs. The announcers are split on who took the first round, but I'm liking Healy.
Second round, and they start out throwing punches before Healy, whose tattoo is distracting me, tries to take him down. Camera work is a little better -- they're shooting from over the top of the cage instead of through the effing thing. Healy's riding Thomson's shoulders like...well, I don't know what. Now he's in Thomson's half guard and the announcers are talking about "down and dirty"...
Damn! Two minutes left, Thomson stands up and Healy slams him back to the mat. Oops...sorry, my mind wandered there for a minute, and now Thomson's trying another arm bar. Healy apparently lacks a solid endoskeleton and easily gets out of it. I'm officially renaming him Pat "Gumby" Healy...you'll let him know for me, won't you?
Round threeeee, and I really want my popsicle. I wonder if I can pause this thing? With my luck I'll just screw it up and lose the feed.. Anyway, one minute into the third and they're both still standing. Oops...Healy looks like he needs a nap. Thomson's a little tired, too, but not as much as Healy...who grabs him and struggles to take him down, then tries to get his back. Forty five seconds or so later and Thomson's reversed their positions and Healy is trying to shake him off...he drops him on his head instead, and Thomson goes for the RNC...and holds him for what seems much longer than the thirty seconds or so it took for him to convince Healy to tap. Wow. Thomson by submission at 4:27 of the third round.
Alright, damnit, while they're showing off all the stars in their audience, I'm going to go to the bathroom...
And I'm back...with my popsicle. Just in time...the only fight I REALLY want to see other than Fedor/Werdum is next... That's right, it's...
Cris "Cyborg" vs. Jan Finney -- Ok, first let me just say this: if Sarah Connor had hooked up with the Terminator instead of the crybaby from the future, she would have given birth to Cyborg instead of John Connor, and all of the Terminator sequels would have been avoided because Cyborg would have neutralized the threat from the womb, people...from the WOMB.
Ok, now that that's out of my system...
Holy shit, these girls know how to bang. They trade punches for the first two minutes until Cyborg gets Finney on the ground and proceeds to bludgeon her into ground chuck. The ref stands Finney up and they go at it again, but it doesn't take long for Cyborg to get her back on the ground...and continue to beat the hell out of her. Cyborg gets a point taken for strikes to the back of the head, but I don't think it's going to really matter in the long run because let's face it, does anyone think this is going to go five rounds?
Round two, and Finney comes out swinging. She's hella determined, I'll give her that much. Cyborg gets her to the ground again and the ref starts yelling at her to fight back. Winslow stands Finney up and they go back to punching...ok, it's mostly Cyborg punching and Finney doing an impressive job of taking it.. Two and a half minutes left, and the ref breaks them up. They both come out swinging again...but it's too much for Finney, who takes a knee to the gut before the ref stops it at 2:56 in the second. Cyborg by TKO, natch. But holy hell, "Cuddles" can take some punishment..
And it's time for the Frank Shamrock Show! To be honest, I didn't get into MMA until recently so I've never actually seen Shamrock fight...and apparently I never will since he just announced his retirement. Damn. Frank's not the most eloquent guy I've ever heard on a mic, but that little speech just gave me warm fuzzies... The little digs at the expense of the UFC didn't hurt either.. HA! And rest assured, people, this isn't the last you'll see of Frank -- he's back on the mic as an announcer by the time Cung Le walks out...
Cung Le vs. Scott Smith -- Uhm, apparently Le is 38 years old...wtf, I had to have misheard that. Surely they meant 28, because he sure as hell looks like he's fresh out of college. Nope, a look at the fighters' stats confirms that he is, indeed, 38 years old. Well. Thank you, Le, for making me feel old and decrepit.
Round one and Smith is going after Le like a rabid dog. Not even thirty seconds in and they're already up against the cage. One of the announcers apparently likes Smith's strategy, but I have to question whether it's really a good idea to start that explosively and with limbs flailing. In my humble, uneducated opinion, he's being quick and reckless to Cung Le's slow and methodical. 2:45 left and finally we have a takedown attempt by Smith, which results in Le latched on to his neck and shoulders and he ain't letting go. Another text from Rusty and I tune back in to Le clearly dominating and 45 seconds left. Hmm. Smith appears to be trying to wait out the clock since he's not doing much...but there's only six seconds left, and the ref lets it run out.
Round two! Smith's being aggressive (and still reckless, if you ask me) and Le nails him with a spinning heel kick to the gut. Ow. Apparently Le's done playing around... They break apart and start back with the punching. Cung Le nails him with another spinning back-kick, this time to the solar plexus, and Smith's down...and in the fetal position...and toast. Ref stops the fight. Cung Le by KO due to strikes at 1:45 in the second round.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko -- I'm so effing excited about this fight, I may need to change my pants. Wait, what the fuck? My feed is fucking up. Oh hellz no. HELLZ NO. Oh my god. I think I'm going to pass out. I finally get my feed working again, and I've missed the fight. The entire fight. Which apparently lasted all of 1:09 until Werdum got knocked down and managed to get Fedor in a leg triangle AND an armbar and MADE HIM TAP. Werdum by submission at 1-something.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go throw up now.
Pat Healy vs. Josh Thomson -- Alright, I admit it, I don't watch a whole lot of Strikeforce so I don't know alot of the guys on the card...like either of these guys. Thomson has the better record, and he seems to be rather impressed with himself. Good for him...
Woo, double-leg by Thomson in the first 20 seconds. Well, he's aggressive, I'll give him that. Rusty ttexts me to ask me how it's going and in the time it takes me to respond to her, Thomson winds up riding Healy like a pony. Thirty seconds later, Healy's in an armbar, which he gets out of...and now the two of them are rolling around up against the cage. I would be more specific, but Strikeforce's camera work is shit...
Nice takedown by Healy, and he goes for the RNC! Thomson turns it around, almost gets a heel hook...but Healy squirms out. Twenty seconds left, and Healy drags Thomson back down to the ground and they both scramble for one another's limbs. The announcers are split on who took the first round, but I'm liking Healy.
Second round, and they start out throwing punches before Healy, whose tattoo is distracting me, tries to take him down. Camera work is a little better -- they're shooting from over the top of the cage instead of through the effing thing. Healy's riding Thomson's shoulders like...well, I don't know what. Now he's in Thomson's half guard and the announcers are talking about "down and dirty"...
Damn! Two minutes left, Thomson stands up and Healy slams him back to the mat. Oops...sorry, my mind wandered there for a minute, and now Thomson's trying another arm bar. Healy apparently lacks a solid endoskeleton and easily gets out of it. I'm officially renaming him Pat "Gumby" Healy...you'll let him know for me, won't you?
Round threeeee, and I really want my popsicle. I wonder if I can pause this thing? With my luck I'll just screw it up and lose the feed.. Anyway, one minute into the third and they're both still standing. Oops...Healy looks like he needs a nap. Thomson's a little tired, too, but not as much as Healy...who grabs him and struggles to take him down, then tries to get his back. Forty five seconds or so later and Thomson's reversed their positions and Healy is trying to shake him off...he drops him on his head instead, and Thomson goes for the RNC...and holds him for what seems much longer than the thirty seconds or so it took for him to convince Healy to tap. Wow. Thomson by submission at 4:27 of the third round.
Alright, damnit, while they're showing off all the stars in their audience, I'm going to go to the bathroom...
And I'm back...with my popsicle. Just in time...the only fight I REALLY want to see other than Fedor/Werdum is next... That's right, it's...
Cris "Cyborg" vs. Jan Finney -- Ok, first let me just say this: if Sarah Connor had hooked up with the Terminator instead of the crybaby from the future, she would have given birth to Cyborg instead of John Connor, and all of the Terminator sequels would have been avoided because Cyborg would have neutralized the threat from the womb, people...from the WOMB.
Ok, now that that's out of my system...
Holy shit, these girls know how to bang. They trade punches for the first two minutes until Cyborg gets Finney on the ground and proceeds to bludgeon her into ground chuck. The ref stands Finney up and they go at it again, but it doesn't take long for Cyborg to get her back on the ground...and continue to beat the hell out of her. Cyborg gets a point taken for strikes to the back of the head, but I don't think it's going to really matter in the long run because let's face it, does anyone think this is going to go five rounds?
Round two, and Finney comes out swinging. She's hella determined, I'll give her that much. Cyborg gets her to the ground again and the ref starts yelling at her to fight back. Winslow stands Finney up and they go back to punching...ok, it's mostly Cyborg punching and Finney doing an impressive job of taking it.. Two and a half minutes left, and the ref breaks them up. They both come out swinging again...but it's too much for Finney, who takes a knee to the gut before the ref stops it at 2:56 in the second. Cyborg by TKO, natch. But holy hell, "Cuddles" can take some punishment..
And it's time for the Frank Shamrock Show! To be honest, I didn't get into MMA until recently so I've never actually seen Shamrock fight...and apparently I never will since he just announced his retirement. Damn. Frank's not the most eloquent guy I've ever heard on a mic, but that little speech just gave me warm fuzzies... The little digs at the expense of the UFC didn't hurt either.. HA! And rest assured, people, this isn't the last you'll see of Frank -- he's back on the mic as an announcer by the time Cung Le walks out...
Cung Le vs. Scott Smith -- Uhm, apparently Le is 38 years old...wtf, I had to have misheard that. Surely they meant 28, because he sure as hell looks like he's fresh out of college. Nope, a look at the fighters' stats confirms that he is, indeed, 38 years old. Well. Thank you, Le, for making me feel old and decrepit.
Round one and Smith is going after Le like a rabid dog. Not even thirty seconds in and they're already up against the cage. One of the announcers apparently likes Smith's strategy, but I have to question whether it's really a good idea to start that explosively and with limbs flailing. In my humble, uneducated opinion, he's being quick and reckless to Cung Le's slow and methodical. 2:45 left and finally we have a takedown attempt by Smith, which results in Le latched on to his neck and shoulders and he ain't letting go. Another text from Rusty and I tune back in to Le clearly dominating and 45 seconds left. Hmm. Smith appears to be trying to wait out the clock since he's not doing much...but there's only six seconds left, and the ref lets it run out.
Round two! Smith's being aggressive (and still reckless, if you ask me) and Le nails him with a spinning heel kick to the gut. Ow. Apparently Le's done playing around... They break apart and start back with the punching. Cung Le nails him with another spinning back-kick, this time to the solar plexus, and Smith's down...and in the fetal position...and toast. Ref stops the fight. Cung Le by KO due to strikes at 1:45 in the second round.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko -- I'm so effing excited about this fight, I may need to change my pants. Wait, what the fuck? My feed is fucking up. Oh hellz no. HELLZ NO. Oh my god. I think I'm going to pass out. I finally get my feed working again, and I've missed the fight. The entire fight. Which apparently lasted all of 1:09 until Werdum got knocked down and managed to get Fedor in a leg triangle AND an armbar and MADE HIM TAP. Werdum by submission at 1-something.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go throw up now.
Friday, June 25, 2010
WEEKLY WTF
The weekly WTF for this weeks is a simple picture...they're worth a thousand words dontcha know:) I thought about making it my desktop background at work, but I figured they may not appreciate it as much as I do. Picture is from cagepotato.com.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
WEEKLY WANDERLEI :(
This is a sad, sad week in Wanderlei news. I've been looking foward to this for months and MONTHS....since the LAST fight!!! And I've just had it all ripped violently away from me...Wanderlei is HURT!!! I don't care about Akiyama, or Leben, or Carwin, or even LESNAR!!! My whole world has been turned upside down. I have sunken into an abysmal pit of despair so deep that I may never recover. The greatest fighter of this or ANY generation, is going under the kife. I can't even be mad at him for spoiling my fight plans...I was oing to bring a "Happy Birthday Wanderlei" cake to the fight party...thats ok, I still will. I wish him lots of luck with the surgery. I also hope he has a speedy recovery, so he can hurry up and start kicking ass again!
WANDERLEI SILVA PULLS OUT
Wanderlei Silva just pulled out of his UFC 116 fight, due to broken ribs that he sustained while training for this fight with Akiyama. And I didn't think my day could get any worse....I am greatly saddened by this turn of events, and am unsure how to cope...
Saturday, June 19, 2010
TUF FINALE LIVE BLOG
YAY!! Its here. For the record, I'm team McGee! Based on his ties to Yager, I'm not a McCray fan. I'm pretty excited, and I'm hoping Yager gets KTFO...or quits again.
Jamie Yager vs. Rich Attonito - What are the chances of a fast KO by Attonito?...Yager is a little more active than I would have hoped. Takedown attempt by Attonito eventually successful, but they get right back up. Attonito got Yager good in the face with a right. I'm hoping Yager gets gassed. Attonito gets Yager up against the fence, but Yager elbows him in the head a few times. Lol!! Attonitos camp "You HAVE to punch him in the face he DOES NOT LIKE IT!" Well...DUH...
Yager get a few good punches off right at the beginning of round 2. Attonito tries a head kick, doesn't hit him too hard. Attonito gets off a good combo! Yager throws a headkick, and Attonito blocks perfectly! Attonito is looking better, and Yager is looking a little worse...
Attonito with another combo and knocked Yager over, has him on the ground, tried a RNC on the ground, it didn't quite work. Attonito has back mount. Beating the crap out of Yager from behind.
ATTONITO WINS!! Ref stops the fight at the very end of the second round!!! Yager is suprisingly humble, and hugs Attonito...a lot. Final result, Attonito wins by TKO in the second round!
Spencer Fisher vs. Dennis Siver - WTF!?!?! The ref is female, AWESOME!!! Illegal kick by Fisher to the groin. Ref gave Fisher a stern yet sympathetic talking to. Siver is bleeding from a cut over his left eye. Sivers bleeding some more...looks like its bugging him, it HAS to be getting in his eye. They're going back and forth pretty good, but Siver keeps wiping at the blood. This is turning into a pretty good fight. Siver is getting some pretty good punches. I'd just like to say here, that this new ref is good, and they should use her more. Shes very decisive, which I like. Second round, they're trading back and forth. Siver grabbed Spencer's leg, punched him and dropped him, but he was right back up. Siver is bleeding from that cut again. Lol, spinning back fist...well...arm...and end of the second round. Siver kicks Fisher in the groin this time...so they're even now:) Both of them are throwing a couple high-kicks, but not much is landing. Good knee to Sivers face. Siver landed a head kick, not a whole lot of power though. I couldn't call this fight right now, I don't think. I'd guess it goes to Siver...but I wouldn't be suprised either way. Sivers bleeding heavily again. Its over, I still don't know whos gonna win this. Official result, Siver wins by unanimous decision!
Chris Leben vs. Aaron Simpson - I'm hoping for Simpson because Leben's hair just makes me inexplicably FURIOUS...and hes a tool. Ew that HAIR!!! It looks like he dyed it with kool-aid!! Even the fact that hes a lefty doesn't change my mind! Simpson BODY SLAMS Leben, that was awesome! Simpson tried to guillotine Leben, but Leben pulled out of it. Oh no! Lebens back is all red, I think his hair is bleeding! Simpson has gotten a couple takedowns, but Leben gets back up pretty fast. My co-blogger just pointed out that Leben also has painted his nails black...nice touch...
Second round, cheap red hair dye is covering Leben's back. And I'm not sure WHAT Leben is doing in Simpson's crotch area...its bizarre. Trading some more punches, Leben tries to rush Simpson a few times, and doesn't get anywhere. Leben drops Simpson, gets him facedown and beats the crap out of him. Simpson gets up, Leben keeps on him, Simpson falls/runs across the ring, and the fight is stopped, Leben wins. 4:07 of round two TKO by Leben. Hes an ass-hat, I'm sad. My theory is that the fumes from Leben's bad dye-job confused Simpson...that should be a DQ!
Matt Hamill vs. Keith Jardine - Hamill all the way on this one! Jardine is landing some hard leg kicks, he's dominating I right now. He just got a good combination. Jardine is doing better than I expected. He landed a solid punch to Hamill's side. Second round, Jardine is landing more leg kicks. Jardine tried a kick, Hamill grabs it and tries for a takedown, but it doesnt work. Jardine is bleeding a little from under his eye. Jardine's mouthpiece fell out, and Hamill is on the ground, he got poked in the eye. The ref takes a point from Jardine for the damaging eyepoke. Hamill nailed Jardine in the face. Hamill tried for a takedown, and got Jardine to his knees, but didn't quite get it. Jardine is bleeding worse. After the eyepoke they really went at it. Third round Jardine is still bloody. Hamill gets Jardine to his knees, and gets on his back, he briefly looks for a RNC, and doesn't get it. Oh, nice close up of Jardine's cut, as the ref stops the fight to check it, blood is just running out of it. The fight continues. Jardine loses a mouthpiece again. Hamill gets him with a good knee. This is a good fight, better than I expected. The third round ends, and they're both gassed. That Jardine grin is a little intimidating when hes covered in blood, I can see why he does it. Hamill wins by majority decision...I'm feeling a little bad for Jardine.
Court McGee vs. Kris McCray - Court McGee must win this! McCray kicks first. They go to the ground. McCray on bottom...and staying there. Back up on their feet. McGee in half guard...and back up. Second round, McGee takes McCray down again, had full mount. Tries to choke McCray, and it was close. McGee has full mount. McCray turns over and gets on his feet. McCray is bleeding, and McGee is trying for a RNC. He gets it, McCray taps. Court McGee wins by submission, and is the Ultimate Fighter!!
Jamie Yager vs. Rich Attonito - What are the chances of a fast KO by Attonito?...Yager is a little more active than I would have hoped. Takedown attempt by Attonito eventually successful, but they get right back up. Attonito got Yager good in the face with a right. I'm hoping Yager gets gassed. Attonito gets Yager up against the fence, but Yager elbows him in the head a few times. Lol!! Attonitos camp "You HAVE to punch him in the face he DOES NOT LIKE IT!" Well...DUH...
Yager get a few good punches off right at the beginning of round 2. Attonito tries a head kick, doesn't hit him too hard. Attonito gets off a good combo! Yager throws a headkick, and Attonito blocks perfectly! Attonito is looking better, and Yager is looking a little worse...
Attonito with another combo and knocked Yager over, has him on the ground, tried a RNC on the ground, it didn't quite work. Attonito has back mount. Beating the crap out of Yager from behind.
ATTONITO WINS!! Ref stops the fight at the very end of the second round!!! Yager is suprisingly humble, and hugs Attonito...a lot. Final result, Attonito wins by TKO in the second round!
Spencer Fisher vs. Dennis Siver - WTF!?!?! The ref is female, AWESOME!!! Illegal kick by Fisher to the groin. Ref gave Fisher a stern yet sympathetic talking to. Siver is bleeding from a cut over his left eye. Sivers bleeding some more...looks like its bugging him, it HAS to be getting in his eye. They're going back and forth pretty good, but Siver keeps wiping at the blood. This is turning into a pretty good fight. Siver is getting some pretty good punches. I'd just like to say here, that this new ref is good, and they should use her more. Shes very decisive, which I like. Second round, they're trading back and forth. Siver grabbed Spencer's leg, punched him and dropped him, but he was right back up. Siver is bleeding from that cut again. Lol, spinning back fist...well...arm...and end of the second round. Siver kicks Fisher in the groin this time...so they're even now:) Both of them are throwing a couple high-kicks, but not much is landing. Good knee to Sivers face. Siver landed a head kick, not a whole lot of power though. I couldn't call this fight right now, I don't think. I'd guess it goes to Siver...but I wouldn't be suprised either way. Sivers bleeding heavily again. Its over, I still don't know whos gonna win this. Official result, Siver wins by unanimous decision!
Chris Leben vs. Aaron Simpson - I'm hoping for Simpson because Leben's hair just makes me inexplicably FURIOUS...and hes a tool. Ew that HAIR!!! It looks like he dyed it with kool-aid!! Even the fact that hes a lefty doesn't change my mind! Simpson BODY SLAMS Leben, that was awesome! Simpson tried to guillotine Leben, but Leben pulled out of it. Oh no! Lebens back is all red, I think his hair is bleeding! Simpson has gotten a couple takedowns, but Leben gets back up pretty fast. My co-blogger just pointed out that Leben also has painted his nails black...nice touch...
Second round, cheap red hair dye is covering Leben's back. And I'm not sure WHAT Leben is doing in Simpson's crotch area...its bizarre. Trading some more punches, Leben tries to rush Simpson a few times, and doesn't get anywhere. Leben drops Simpson, gets him facedown and beats the crap out of him. Simpson gets up, Leben keeps on him, Simpson falls/runs across the ring, and the fight is stopped, Leben wins. 4:07 of round two TKO by Leben. Hes an ass-hat, I'm sad. My theory is that the fumes from Leben's bad dye-job confused Simpson...that should be a DQ!
Matt Hamill vs. Keith Jardine - Hamill all the way on this one! Jardine is landing some hard leg kicks, he's dominating I right now. He just got a good combination. Jardine is doing better than I expected. He landed a solid punch to Hamill's side. Second round, Jardine is landing more leg kicks. Jardine tried a kick, Hamill grabs it and tries for a takedown, but it doesnt work. Jardine is bleeding a little from under his eye. Jardine's mouthpiece fell out, and Hamill is on the ground, he got poked in the eye. The ref takes a point from Jardine for the damaging eyepoke. Hamill nailed Jardine in the face. Hamill tried for a takedown, and got Jardine to his knees, but didn't quite get it. Jardine is bleeding worse. After the eyepoke they really went at it. Third round Jardine is still bloody. Hamill gets Jardine to his knees, and gets on his back, he briefly looks for a RNC, and doesn't get it. Oh, nice close up of Jardine's cut, as the ref stops the fight to check it, blood is just running out of it. The fight continues. Jardine loses a mouthpiece again. Hamill gets him with a good knee. This is a good fight, better than I expected. The third round ends, and they're both gassed. That Jardine grin is a little intimidating when hes covered in blood, I can see why he does it. Hamill wins by majority decision...I'm feeling a little bad for Jardine.
Court McGee vs. Kris McCray - Court McGee must win this! McCray kicks first. They go to the ground. McCray on bottom...and staying there. Back up on their feet. McGee in half guard...and back up. Second round, McGee takes McCray down again, had full mount. Tries to choke McCray, and it was close. McGee has full mount. McCray turns over and gets on his feet. McCray is bleeding, and McGee is trying for a RNC. He gets it, McCray taps. Court McGee wins by submission, and is the Ultimate Fighter!!
I won't lie...sometimes my fight picks are based solely on the weigh-ins..
What can I say? Apparently I'm shallow. And unlike my fellow bloggers, I just don't know enough about MMA yet to reliably pick a winner so I have to rely on things like wrestling background, my gut instincts, and whether or not one of the fighters is Canadian. I know, I know, shut up and get to the picks already. Fine, then, here you go. My picks for the TUF Finale:
Travis Brown (251) vs. James McSweeney (231) -- Yeah, I don't like McSweeney, not one bit. He's just obnoxious. Not even that charming British accent can make me give a crap about him, and that says alot. So all of this, coupled with the fact that I don't know jack about Brown except that he seems much larger than McSweeney and reminds me vaguely of BJ Penn, and I'm calling this one for Brown.
Chris Camozzi (185) vs. James Hammortree (186) -- I'll admit it, I obsessively watched this season of TUF and loved every minute of it. However, Hammortree just didn't impress me much... On the other hand, Camozzi left so early on in the show that I didn't really get a good feel for his abilities either other than the fact that he is apparently impervious to the pain... But! Mr. Camozzi IS from my home state of Colorado and is apparently something of an anarchist so I guess the coin-toss goes to Camozzi...this time.
Josh Bryant (185) vs. Kyle Noke (185) -- Sigh. This fight does not make me happy. I like both these guys, and think they're both pretty good. That being said, I really enjoy Bryant's hobbit-like fighting style so I'm going to have to call this for Bryant. (But Josh, sweetie, we really need to talk about your hair...)
Seth Baczynski (185) vs. Brad Tavares (185) -- Again with the pairing of two fighters I like. Tavares is young, eager, and has alot of heart; I expect him to have a hell of a career in MMA. Seth (I'm not typing his last name more than once) on the other hand, has experience on his side. And he's funny. I mean, really, really funny. And apparently a hell of a nice guy. Tho I really do like Tavares, I want to see Seth win this one.
John Gunderson (155) vs. Mark Holst (154) -- Wow, Holst is awful scrawny for 155. As an MMA noob, I'm not entirely sure how much this will influence the fight but my boyfriend, who actually knows what he's talking about (and is 100% to blame for my interest in MMA), also uses the word "scrawny"... in a tone of voice that leads me to believe this is probably not a good thing for Mr. Holst. It might not have the greatest of track records picking winners, but my gut is telling me to go with Gunderson. So there you go.
Rich Attonito (186) vs. Jamie Yager (185) -- With all the praise Dana White gave Tavares after his last fight in the house, he gives these guys the main card and relegates Tavares to the prelims? Really?! Oy vey... That being said, I'm sure the entire TUF-watching population wants to see Jamie Yager get his ass kicked by someone...anyone...but they were probably just as surprised as I was to learn that the guy being given that opportunity is Rich Attonito, who broke his hand early in the season. Unlike virtually everyone else in the English-speaking world, Attonito apparently has no personal animosity toward Yager. This makes him an interesting choice of opponent...but probably makes him a better candidate to beat Yager than someone who does harbor dislike for the guy. That being said, Yager's a bit of a wild-card: sometimes his fights are impressive, sometimes I just want to roll my eyes and go have another smoke.. And I'm sure it comes as no surprise to any of you that I'm going with Attonito for the win, just like everyone else in the free world except the BF.
Dennis Siver (156) vs. Spencer Fisher (156) -- Ordinarily I would have no dog in this fight...but I am endlessly amused any time a fighter has to drop his drawers to make weight. Ok, that's a slight understatement...I'm amused as hell any time a man has to strip down in public. Unfortunately, neither Fisher nor Dana White finds this as amusing as I do, and even though the BF seemed to have nice things to say about Siver, I'm going with Fisher on this one, just because...
Aaron Simpson (186) vs. Chris Leben (186) -- Yeah, I don't like Chris Leben. I find him obnoxious, and he looks like a little emo boy. According to the BF, Simpson is quite the wrestler, and my number two rule to picking winners is to go with the wrestler (number one is "go with the Canadian"), ergo, Simpson for the win, folks.
Keith Jardine (205) vs. Matt Hamill (205) -- Jardine's facial hair frightens me. Hell, Jardine kinda scares me. Hamill, on the other hand, is just one of those guys you want to bear hug and then set up on a date with your sister. He's just adorable, and I have to admit that the whole "deaf boy overcomes disability and makes career as professional fighter" thing is rather inspiring (and apparently movie-worthy). Add this to the fact that the man's a wrestler and Jardine hasn't exactly won a fight lately, and Hamill is the obvious choice for this fight.
Chris McCray (184) vs. Court McGee (185) -- I am thrilled that McCray finally got his facial-hair problem under control, although I think we still need to talk about that faux-hawk he's sporting. In contrast, McGee has excellent facial hair (what? don't judge me!) and looks to be in pretty good shape. To be fair, so does McCray, but I'm totally and completely biased in favor of McGee in this fight. I adore him and his underdog story of overcoming drug addiction to become a pro-fighter. I've been pulling for him since day one of TUF, and by god, I'm not going to change that now. I don't think people give him enough credit because he's the quiet guy in the background, but any man that can nail a standing guillotine wins my affections.. McGee for the win. Or else.
Travis Brown (251) vs. James McSweeney (231) -- Yeah, I don't like McSweeney, not one bit. He's just obnoxious. Not even that charming British accent can make me give a crap about him, and that says alot. So all of this, coupled with the fact that I don't know jack about Brown except that he seems much larger than McSweeney and reminds me vaguely of BJ Penn, and I'm calling this one for Brown.
Chris Camozzi (185) vs. James Hammortree (186) -- I'll admit it, I obsessively watched this season of TUF and loved every minute of it. However, Hammortree just didn't impress me much... On the other hand, Camozzi left so early on in the show that I didn't really get a good feel for his abilities either other than the fact that he is apparently impervious to the pain... But! Mr. Camozzi IS from my home state of Colorado and is apparently something of an anarchist so I guess the coin-toss goes to Camozzi...this time.
Josh Bryant (185) vs. Kyle Noke (185) -- Sigh. This fight does not make me happy. I like both these guys, and think they're both pretty good. That being said, I really enjoy Bryant's hobbit-like fighting style so I'm going to have to call this for Bryant. (But Josh, sweetie, we really need to talk about your hair...)
Seth Baczynski (185) vs. Brad Tavares (185) -- Again with the pairing of two fighters I like. Tavares is young, eager, and has alot of heart; I expect him to have a hell of a career in MMA. Seth (I'm not typing his last name more than once) on the other hand, has experience on his side. And he's funny. I mean, really, really funny. And apparently a hell of a nice guy. Tho I really do like Tavares, I want to see Seth win this one.
John Gunderson (155) vs. Mark Holst (154) -- Wow, Holst is awful scrawny for 155. As an MMA noob, I'm not entirely sure how much this will influence the fight but my boyfriend, who actually knows what he's talking about (and is 100% to blame for my interest in MMA), also uses the word "scrawny"... in a tone of voice that leads me to believe this is probably not a good thing for Mr. Holst. It might not have the greatest of track records picking winners, but my gut is telling me to go with Gunderson. So there you go.
Rich Attonito (186) vs. Jamie Yager (185) -- With all the praise Dana White gave Tavares after his last fight in the house, he gives these guys the main card and relegates Tavares to the prelims? Really?! Oy vey... That being said, I'm sure the entire TUF-watching population wants to see Jamie Yager get his ass kicked by someone...anyone...but they were probably just as surprised as I was to learn that the guy being given that opportunity is Rich Attonito, who broke his hand early in the season. Unlike virtually everyone else in the English-speaking world, Attonito apparently has no personal animosity toward Yager. This makes him an interesting choice of opponent...but probably makes him a better candidate to beat Yager than someone who does harbor dislike for the guy. That being said, Yager's a bit of a wild-card: sometimes his fights are impressive, sometimes I just want to roll my eyes and go have another smoke.. And I'm sure it comes as no surprise to any of you that I'm going with Attonito for the win, just like everyone else in the free world except the BF.
Dennis Siver (156) vs. Spencer Fisher (156) -- Ordinarily I would have no dog in this fight...but I am endlessly amused any time a fighter has to drop his drawers to make weight. Ok, that's a slight understatement...I'm amused as hell any time a man has to strip down in public. Unfortunately, neither Fisher nor Dana White finds this as amusing as I do, and even though the BF seemed to have nice things to say about Siver, I'm going with Fisher on this one, just because...
Aaron Simpson (186) vs. Chris Leben (186) -- Yeah, I don't like Chris Leben. I find him obnoxious, and he looks like a little emo boy. According to the BF, Simpson is quite the wrestler, and my number two rule to picking winners is to go with the wrestler (number one is "go with the Canadian"), ergo, Simpson for the win, folks.
Keith Jardine (205) vs. Matt Hamill (205) -- Jardine's facial hair frightens me. Hell, Jardine kinda scares me. Hamill, on the other hand, is just one of those guys you want to bear hug and then set up on a date with your sister. He's just adorable, and I have to admit that the whole "deaf boy overcomes disability and makes career as professional fighter" thing is rather inspiring (and apparently movie-worthy). Add this to the fact that the man's a wrestler and Jardine hasn't exactly won a fight lately, and Hamill is the obvious choice for this fight.
Chris McCray (184) vs. Court McGee (185) -- I am thrilled that McCray finally got his facial-hair problem under control, although I think we still need to talk about that faux-hawk he's sporting. In contrast, McGee has excellent facial hair (what? don't judge me!) and looks to be in pretty good shape. To be fair, so does McCray, but I'm totally and completely biased in favor of McGee in this fight. I adore him and his underdog story of overcoming drug addiction to become a pro-fighter. I've been pulling for him since day one of TUF, and by god, I'm not going to change that now. I don't think people give him enough credit because he's the quiet guy in the background, but any man that can nail a standing guillotine wins my affections.. McGee for the win. Or else.
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