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Marianna & Julia have to be the hottest couple in race history since Rob n Amber.

The post fight with Rampage on the Jackson/Liddell DVD is worth the price alone. "Who's this man?" - Rampage "I'm Bobby Boucher" - Sandler "I'm gonna be dancin like a white boy tonight" Soooo happy. Soooo awesome.

Kimbo by SHENANIGANS.

Numerous high level wrestlers have gassed in short time in MMA, so that sort of conditioning doesn't necessarily translate to fighting. Factor in it's Brocks 2nd fight, first in the UFC, where there is a high degree of pressure on him and odds are he'll lose a lot of energy by the time the ref says go. Plus Frank is a big guy, which is a lot of weight to move around, and a high level grappler, which makes him harder to move around, and we don't know how Brock reacts to getting hit - which in itself will gas someone who is not used to getting hit. How could you possibly be confident in an unproven commodity not gassing?

If Mir gasses, odds are Brock will be gassed too.

I imagine the line of thinking is "Brock is too much of a question mark, if he loses to a can then he's done, if he loses to a former champ... he lost to a former champ and we can start feeding cans without people complaining that he's being babied." Plus they love Frank Mir, they probably see Frank vs. Tim 2 in the future if Mir wins, and stylistically it gives Brock something of a chance to be competitive, albeit a small one. Probably one of the best choices they could have made.

You better be fucking sorry.

And seriously, fuck the you who says anything bad about Kristen Bell.

The problem with Hiro in the past is that he is way too serious. He should be getting into hijinx in the past, ala Homer "I wish I wish I hadn't killed that fish" Simpson, not falling in love with some chick and rocking stoicism.

I notice that the only all male team consists of a lanky pilot and an old dude. While there are 3 all-female teams.

Official TSM eat my ass... sonnofa... *mutters*

Lesbian Ministers, Hilarious Old Asian Man, Hippies, Roaming Gnomes... It must be the Amazing Race... So yeah, do it. Official site... http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race12/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_12 Observation: There are some really hot chicks in this season.

Dirte/Herman is actually an awesome fight. Probably superior to Terrell/Herman.

Horodeckis combos are silly good, which makes up for his lack of powah. WAGFABS with the victory leads to an all "Canadian" final, which should be a pretty decent affair. The rest was blah. Lots of production errors, which was expected for their first live show. No one there to really get excited for beyond the lightweights.

Looking forward to this, actually. It's on Fox Sport Net Canada up here so if you have it, check it out cause we get a 2 hour show (~!)

By Derek Callahan via TFN.com 7 PM CT Nov. 3, 2007 Sears Centre Chicago, Ill. Although reminiscent of the Pride Fighting Championships Grand Prixs, the tournament the International Fight League will offer at 7 PM CT tonight at the Sears Centre in Chicago is a different type of animal. For one, parts of it will be broadcast on free television (MyNetworkTV will air one hour of the event, beginning at 9 PM ET). That alone is a sign of how the sport’s popularity has spiked since 2000, when PRIDE staged its original tournament. The question regarding talent remains hot when comparing current events to those of the past, but the IFL seems to have put together a show that can hold its own with most any other event. The league’s athletes have grown with the fledgling company and many are now primed to achieve individual glory inside the IFL’s team-based concept. The Grand Prix will be anchored by a strong lightweight group. All four 155-pounders on the card appear strong, but the division will be headlined by the brewing rivalry between Chris Horodecki and Bart Palaszewski, two Polish-born fighters who know each other well. ------------------------- LIGHTWEIGHTS Chris Horodecki (10-0, 6-0 IFL) vs. Bart Palaszewski (28-9, 8-2 IFL) It seems like ages ago, but it was only last February that Horodecki took a close split decision from Palaszewski in Houston, Texas. A rematch seemed inevitable. Though young, the 20-year-old Horodecki is gaining experience as he faces tougher opposition. Still, Horodecki has not faced many fighters of Palaszewski’s caliber. If the first fight between the two was a test to see if Horodecki belonged in such company, this one will help determine whether or not he can stay there. Prediction: Horodecki by Decision Wagnney Fabiano (7-1, 3-0 IFL) vs. John Gunderson (15-4, 2-1 IFL) Fabiano has been around the block during his brief ring career. A loss to current WEC featherweight championship contender Jeff Curran notwithstanding, Fabiano has strung together three straight wins. Most recently, he submitted Renzo Gracie protégé Erik Owings in under a minute. Gunderson, meanwhile, has become known for his toughness. A split decision loss to Palaszewski in April was followed by a submission victory over Gabriel Casillas two months later. His track record, which includes 10 wins by submission, says he will provide a good test for Fabiano. If the Brazilian cannot sink in a submission early, he could be in danger. Prediction: Fabiano by Submission ------------------------- WELTERWEIGHTS Jay Hieron (12-4, 4-2 IFL) vs. Donnie Liles (8-3, 1-1 IFL) In the welterweight class, Hieron has appears to have a clear path forward. Hieron dispatched Liles within three minutes when they fought last March. Since then, Liles has beaten Rodrigo Ruas, who has posted a 3-5-1 record in nine fights. If Hieron has his faculties in order, he should move on to the finals in December. Prediction: Hieron by Submission Delson Heleno (12-3, 5-2 IFL) vs. Gideon Ray (14-6-1, 1-1 IFL) Heleno has already beaten Ray once, as he secured a second-round submission against the UFC veteran in June. Heleno’s ground skills are well documented – half of his 12 career wins have come by submission. When he isn’t able to coax the tap, Heleno can be counted on to ride out a decision. Unless Ray has made drastic improvement, this bout could provide more of the same. Prediction: Heleno by Decision ------------------------- MIDDLEWEIGHTS Benji Radach (16-3, 4-0 IFL) vs. Brent Beauparlant (6-4, 3-3 IFL) Radach may be the comeback story of 2007, as he missed nearly three full years of action with various injuries. He re-emerged in February, as he stopped the well regarded Ryan McGivern with a second round TKO. Three more wins followed, and Radach was back in the mix. There isn’t much in Beauparlant’s history to suggest he’s a shoe-in for any kind of walk in the park. He lost to Matt Horwich earlier in the year, but recovered and finds himself on a high after his recent win over Fabio Leopoldo. Beauparlant will enter the ring as the bigger athlete, but it’s evident that Radach’s experience has helped him get back in the limelight. It will help him stay there, too. Prediction: Radach by TKO Matt Horwich (19-9-1, 4-3 IFL) vs. Brian Foster (9-11, 3-2 IFL) Foster’s win-loss record leaves a lot to be desired, but the opponents to which he has lost are almost all noteworthy foes – from Jerry Bohlander in 2000 to Radach last March. Unfortunately, the fighters he has beaten do not stack up to those to which he has lost. Horwich, a former light heavyweight, has brought down bigger fighters and dispatched some opponents who carried bigger names than his. Still, he has not yet taken the leap with a career-defining fight. Consider Foster another step in the right direction. Prediction: Horwich by Decision ------------------------- LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS Vladimir Matyushenko (19-3, 4-0 IFL) vs. Alex Schoenauer (12-8, 4-4 IFL) Schoenauer has a major obstacle in front of him. The last man to beat Matyushenko was former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski – more than four years ago. Before then, it was former UFC light heavyweight king Tito Ortiz in 2001. Simply put, the 36-year-old Belarusian does not lose to just anyone. A product of season one of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, Schoenauer last competed at the IFL Semi-finals in August, as he dropped a controversial split decision to Mike Ciesnolevicz. He has split his eight matches inside the IFL. Prediction: Matyushenko by TKO ------------------------- HEAVYWEIGHTS Bryan Vetell (3-2, 2-2 IFL) vs. Roy Nelson (9-2, 2-1 IFL) Vetell, a Long Island native, will look to maintain the momentum he picked up with a convincing decision over a much-smaller Wayne Cole in August. In Nelson, he draws an opponent who surprised many in his competitive split decision loss to Ben Rothwell in April. Nelson, who rebounded from the defeat to Rothwell to score a unanimous decision over Shane Ott in June, has shown well-rounded skills during his brief MMA career. With Rothwell out of the picture because of contractual issues, Nelson appears to be in prime position to make a run at the heavyweight championship. Prediction: Nelson by Decision Antoine Jaoude (7-2, 3-0 IFL) vs. Shane Ott (3-1, 1-1) Ott, a Pennsylvania native who found himself in the Grand Prix as a replacement, will take a significant step up in competition. His record includes stoppage victories over Kerry Schall and IFL veteran Chad Griggs. Jaoude, a world class wrestler who represented Brazil in the Olympics, may carry the most impressive resume of any of Ott’s opponents. Jaoude defeated UFC veteran Dan Christison by unanimous decision in May and has reeled off three consecutive wins since joining the IFL. Prediction: Jaoude by Decision

This probably warrants a thread, but on Fedors site there is an interview with him where he says he will be fighting Feb 15 in Chicago.

I think the premise and characters could translate well. You have the will-they/won't-they relationship, the goofy buddy, and a general directionlessness to the characters that always serve a sitcom well. Plus this... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2...h&plindex=4

Houses' celebration cane dance was tremendous. The mirror patient was a nice gimmick.

Yeah, they're probably going to do that with all the characters at some point... Hiro: "I can stop time, but you can stop my heart from beating" DL: "I can walk through any physical wall I want, but this emotional wall you're putting up is unwalkthroughable"

Yeah, Heroes isn't very good with the relationship stuff.

I am hoping for the other shoe to fall on Kensei, cause I miss his sarcastic, dickholish, nature.

Garcia reacted like he had never been punched before. Which hopefully will be cured in time. His positioning is sick, but he shouldn't try for only submissions as the real benefit in MMA of being an elite grappler is that you can get into positions that allow you to punch your opponent without your opponent being able to fire back. There were a bunch of situations where Garcia could have done serious damage (double attack, back, mount) and opted to go the submission grappling route rather the MMA route. His punches were more of a formality and distraction rather than a way to end the fight. Jacare is an example of someone who uses his grappling as a way to set up GnP and is more effective in doing it that way. Hopefully Garcia will learn from this, since it's his first fight it's essentially a freebie, because the GnP adjustment can be made fairly easily which would improve his game greatly.

Since people are incapable of posting results.... Choi Young def. Masanori Tonowoka – TKO (Referee Stoppage – Strikes) 1:30 R1 Magomed Sultanakhmadov def. Eun Soo - TKO (Referee Stoppage - Strikes) 3:33 R1 Poai Suganuma def. Bernard Ackah - TKO(Referee Stoppage - Rev. Crucifix) 3:05 R1 Daisuke Nakamura def. Kwon Ah-sol - Tapout (Armbar) 3:09 R3 Min Suk Heo def. Katsuyori Shibata TKO (Referee Stoppage - Strikes) 1:31 R2 Shungo Oyama def. Carlos Newton - Tapout (Strikes) 2:40 R3 Dae Won Kim def. Marcelo Garcia - TKO (Referee Stoppage - Cut) 0:20 R2 Tae Hyun Lee def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto – TKO (Referee Stoppage - Strikes) 1:03 R1 Min Soo Kim def. Ikuhisa Minowa - TKO (Referee Stoppage - Strikes) 3:46 R1 Zelg Galesic def. Taiei Kin - TKO (Referee Stoppage - Cut) 0:36 R1 Dong Sik Yoon def. Fabio Silva - Tapout (Armbar) 6:12 R1 Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Denis Kang - KO 4:45 R1 :(

Seeing as how the actress herself wasn't Ukranian, and being from there had little to no effect on the plot, it doesn't seem like there was any real reason for it.