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How do you fuck up American Gladiators? Way over-produced, the announcer was clearly done in post, the editing is really choppy, and they give away a lot of the results in their previews. Even though it's taped, at least the feeling of it being live would give it some sense of drama. Instead it feels rushed and there isn't much anticipation because you get the feeling that it's already happened. Which sucks because the Gladiators are hilarious, Hogan and Ali don't detract from it, and the games still kick ass (FIRE IN THE ELIMINATOR?!) It would be so much better if they toned it down a bit and let the cheese of the Gladiators sell itself. TITAN~!

Pfft. The Zito/Van Damme thing is as fabricated as Frank Dux tales of underground fighting glory. ... Which is to say, COMPLETELY TRUE. But Van Damme still owns. Van Damme via snake punchery.

American Gladiators is on tonight. I am looking forward to this. I can't believe I just typed that.

If Van Damme and Fedor ever had a baby, it would rule us all. Could you imagine someone with the punching power of Fedor and the split-capabilities of Van Damme? Think of the ball damage!

Fuck that, I wanna see Fedor fight guys he can continually use that swank armbar on.

STEP DOWN. *Hugs Gilmore Girl DVD collection*

I would say a more overlooked fact is that Mir has been punched in the face, while Brock hasn't. I doubt Brock is training with people fully punching him in the face, and one's reaction to getting hit like that is always an x-factor in a fight.

But seriously, a step down from an Alexis Bledel, amirite?

Alright, with the Light Heavyweight division being in ABSOLUTE CHAOS, it's time for some clarity. Or at the very least an attempt to put the pieces together that would some how resemble a cohesive top ten list. Do it how you like: By "he beat him, and him beat that guy" and let your head asplode, or just by looking at their skillsets relative to each other, or pick names out of a hat (probably the most accurate method available). I'll throw out some names for consideration: Quinton Jackson Keith Jardine Chuck Liddell Reshad Evans Tito Ortiz Shogun Rua Wanderlei Silva Dan Henderson Lyoto Machida Houston Alexander Sokoudjou Ricardo Arona Antonio Rogerio Noguiera Stephan Bonnar Babalu Sobral Jason Lambert

There's a difference between seeing Soko as a prospect and as a top ten fighter. I can't possibly try to figure out the placements in this division, but I will say that Lyoto moves up, Soko moves way down, Arona and Noguiera fall even further. We're getting to a point where there is, to a certain degree, a lack of options where guys with the least flawed fighters are in the top 10 by default.

It's really hard to rank Soko after he got fucked by Lyoto so hard and by showing so little skill on the ground.

http://mrsunshinevegas.wordpress.com/2007/...tt-hughes-book/

And St. Pierre is too fucking good. He was sent from the future, no doubt. That submission was S I C K. His two takedowns from the clinch were so good, and then his hari goshi was insaaaaaaane.

Sorry bro, I got out at 10 and got home just in time to catch the first fight. I have to supervise and close, and even then I left an hour early I probably would have hit someone during the Wand/Chuck fight, though. So for everyones safety, it's best that I watched alone. *Points to fantasy score* Point Score: 198 Your Ranking: 23 out of 17873 Plus... BOCEK~!!!

Tim Sylvia drops some interesting tidbits about Lesnar on Mr. Sunshine... http://mrsunshinevegas.wordpress.com/ Generally, he thinks Mir is going to tap Brock; that he trained with Brock and that Brock is a "baby" who trains refusing to get hit.

Those are THEE Natural picks. Stylistically, Chuck should KO Silva on a counter-punch (just given the way Silva rushes in and the way Chuck steps back, and also given that Silva has gotten caught like that in the past) or at least get a knockdown and then either finish with GnP or rinse and repeat for an eventual stoppage. However. Dude lost to Keith Jardine. Silva is better than Jardine. Chuck had opportunities to put Keith down and he didn't capitalize for whatever reason, which is a bit concerning if you are a Liddell fan. Also, before his big run of knocking out grapplers, Liddell had a string of decision wins over lackluster opposition. Killer Instinct is such a big part of the game, and Chuck was just waiting around for that one punch that never came. Silva's conditioning also looks to be improved while Chuck will probably come into it in Chuck shape, so if Silva uses the right strategy Wand could use Chuck's one punch-wait-and-see approach against him. But this is precipitated on the fact that Wand doesn't come forward and give Chuck an opening, which is probably not going to happen. Odds are Chuck will catch Wand in the 3 rounds. But I want Wand to win. There are just more options available with him being relevant in the division.

Randy picks Silva. Though he trains with Silva, so there is a conflict of interest. Still, he is the Randy. UFC Interim Welterweight Championship Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes – ST. PIERRE --------------------------------------- Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva - SILVA --------------------------------------- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida - SOKOUDJOU --------------------------------------- Eddie Sanchez vs. Soa Palalei - PALALEI --------------------------------------- Melvin Guillard vs. Rich Clementi - GUILLARD

Note to Curry: I might not be able to make it out tomorrow. I gotta work till 11pm. However, if it's raining pretty hard (like tonight), I could probably sneak out at 9pm.

Oh man, the best line from the press conference... Hughes: "I thought it was funny that I didn't receive a phone call, I read about it on the internet" Dana: "I was trying to kill myself" Ok, maybe GSP said it best... (in regards to fighting a fresh guy every round) "I trained myself to fight an army"

Since I don't think Kenny will be able to put Joe on his back, and I do think Joe will put Kenny on his, my BJJ comment was made in relation to what I think will be relevant in the fight in regards to Kenny being able to win. I don't think he will be able to tap Joe off his back, nor do I think he will be able to successfully stifle any gnp from Joe. If is able to take Joe down, it's a different story, but I don't think he will be able to do what he did to Stout or Cope there. The experience comment comes from the fact that Joe has twice as many fights as Kenny. If you want to qualify experience, rather than quantify it, Joe hasn't done 5 rounds against Sean Sherk. But then again, Kenny has Karalexis, Stout, Cope under his record as well. Leg Kicks don't get knock outs, generally speaking, and it's once in a blue moon that you see one score a TKO. Beyond that, I don't see Kenny being able to use them effectively against Joe. Everyone remembers the Mishima fight like it was every Kenny fight, but it wasn't. Kenny is going to look to evade and Joe is going to press forward. I don't think Kenny is going to be able to handle that, unless Joe's knee goes out... And Alves puts his MT together much better than Kenny does.

More experience? Looking like Zoolander, yes. Fights? Only if you score it like golf. Better wrestler is confusing. Better BJJ, yes, but he hasn't really proven himself effective off his back with punches coming down over him. Stand up, leg kicks don't mean much and aside from that he has his elbows. Kenny doesn't like getting punched in the face, period. He looked very timid against Thomas and Joe will be putting fists up and not backing down, combining it with takedowns will fuck Kenny up. He folded against Diego and the best thing he can say in regards to improvement was that he was only run over by Sherk.

I'll add another one: Breakout Fighter of the Year This is a pretty big year for Breakout fighters; guys who were unknowns in 2006 and became contenders not even a full year later. In regards to most relevant to the division, I'll say Frankie Edgar, given his proximity in skill and position in the division to the title and his ability to win against the top guys.

I don't really see what Kenny brings to the table to off-set Lauzon's wrestling and GnP. Look at Kennys performances against guys who are stylistically similar to Joe (Diego, Sherk) and he gets whooped. Plus, the time Joe has spent with BJ will have done nothing but improve his game. I imagine the same people who pick Kenny in this fight picked Kenny over Huerta as well. This Kenflo love is GETTING OUT OF CONTROL!!! So tell me how Kenny wins this fight?

I think Lauzon should suitably crush Kenny. Tanner vs. Okami is sooo good eats.

Biathlon. Shit, it's cross-country skiing with a gun, how is that NOT being made with Will Ferrell in the lead? They can call it Bi-Athlete, and it completes the Ferrell Triangle of Comedy Movie Making. (Which, of course is: Whacky Sport, Homoeroticism, Punny Title)