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I'm lookin at: Schilt/Silva Herring/Noguiera Sergei/Ogawa Fedor/Randleman HOWEVER- i hear talk of Nog wanting Ogawa or vice-versa, so Herring/Sergei Nog/Og could definitely happen.

I thought Mauro did a really good job tonight - I just found the "PRIDE is the best company in the world!" stuff funny - but then again, I liked Damon the Dog. I miss Quadros, but I liked Ranallo; maybe that's because I'm used to WWE commentators so anyone that's competent is fantastic in my mind Plus, I was marking every time he said "cut kick", which was his trademark in the XFC Muay Thai fights.

HOLY FUCKING CRUD~!!! I am exhausted. After the Randleman thing, my blood was PUMPING. I freaked out. FREAKED OUT. That was fucking INSANE. INSANE. When Fedor slipped that armbar on the following happened: *Jumps up from couch* "Yeah baby, YEAH BABY! YEAH you like that? You like that?* *Begins to mock-doggy style the TV screen* "Yeeah, that's what I'm talkin bout. Yeah." *Thrusts harder, and with each thrust..* "Yeah. Yeah. Yeah." That's right, this show drove me to become a porn actor - it drove me porn. That's the new standard for enjoyment - if it has you humping the screen, it's a fucking awesome show. - Herring's GnP was SICK. Didn't Yoshiki know that you can BLOCK? The sight of him out cold had me scared. - Sergei is the REAL FUCKING DEAL. I'd hate myself for underestimating him if that wasn't such a sweet performance. Clearly, the size disadvantage for Ninja is what lost him this fight. He was really hesistant. Those body blows were SICK. SICK. We have a dark horse to win this whole thing. - Did I see Silva win with a Key lock? The fuck? Horrible performance by Sentoryu as he looked clueless in the ring. When GIANT SILVA outclasses you, there's a problem. - Schilt/McGee, worst fight on the card and it wasn't even that bad. McGee did nothing with what he had and he could have gone for an armbar cause Semmy GAVE HIM IT. Semmy goes on cause he took what he got. Dumb dumb McGee Leko/Ogawa - OGAWA KO'S LEKO?~!?!?!??!??? WHAT WAS THAT?! That would have been the surprise of the night if it weren't for Randleman. I completely underestimated Ogawa and overestimated Leko (which I knew I was!), but never in my wildest dreams would I have figured that. Cro Cop/Randleman - WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!!!!??! Nogueira/Yokoi - fight of the night; constant action with a very game Yokoi. Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and that last fight proved to me that anything could happen, so when Yokoi was throwing Nog down and punching him I was about to freak. Stunning, STUNNINGLY beautiful sub at the end. Fedor/Coleman: "Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh god. Oh god. Oh god no." Thats me at the beginning and throughout the fight because THEY SHOWED COLEMANS ENTRANCE! I believe every fighters' entrance that was shown had that fighter winning, so I was almost CRYING when Fedor didn't get his. I'm sorry? What's this about Fedors submissions? Say it with me now... EMELIANEKOWNED~! A thing of poetry that was. Overall: Great show, had me bouncing around, I DIDN'T READ THE SPOILERS cause I ain't dumb like you folk. I read spoilers for just about everything, from the end of books to tv to wrestling, but I learned that MMA is SOOOOOO much better without reading the spoilers. My review should be coming up soon, if anyone wants to contribute gimmie a holla - [email protected] or PM

I don't think they feel Jasmine is something that needs to be explained further that it was... but I would love for there to be a "WR&H set everything up - they planned this all back before man even breathed." So Jasmine and Illyria are explained by that. They were 'played'/tricked/conned by the Senior Partners; perhaps an idea was planted into their head "Hey, this world isn't for you Illyria - come back in a few thousand years..." "Hey Jasmine, you are not appreciated enough as a higher power. You command the love and affection of all those below you. Earth will be ripe for the picking in the few thousand years, comeback then." Both are obviously intertwined with WR&H (Jasmine depended on Darla, who was brought back by WR&H - Illryia was brought in by employees of WR&H as well as Gunn, who got his upgrade because of the conduit) the only question would be "why?". Why would the Senior Partners want to get involved with those two high beings anyways? What are they building up to? Is it just for the apocalypse?

But, but, but, but, but... IT'S GROUNDBREAKING! (and they couldn't bury it sooner~!) RRR: Heard Demott say "Fruit Booty" - that's all I needed to hear. God that ending to Spike/Knoble sucked.

6 20-something white people in Manhattan, 3 guys and 3 girls, 2 of them brother and sister, trying to be friends.

'Cept the Devil (or Lucifer) had a bad case of Hubris, while Jasmiines "fall out" was never really explained. No doubt, season 4 and Jasmine were analogous to religion and worship and I think this Lucifer thing can be taken somewhere, but I think the main thing was about blind faith vs. truth and the role free will plays in that.

Tomko and Fertig already have a following on here, though I hate Cade, but at the same time I love that elbow drop, so I can't actively bash him as much as I would like.

While Silva/Sentoryu is a stretch for PRIDE, I think it is still in the same realm. Freak Shows have an appeal other than "I want to see who will win" - it's a car crash where you drive by and have to look and see. The fights I mentioned represent that and that is the appeal.

Jasmine was bad who hid her evil in good intentions. I just gave 7 "proofs" to back that up. She was a higher-being who was tired of not getting recognition and wanted to be worshipped for all her divinity. I too think that WR&H and the Higher Powers are in business with each other because good and evil are relative to each other. Evil needs to exist, and a balance must be maintained. This is better represented in "The First vs. Buffy" than anything in Angel. And Skip was Jasmines minion who was pissed off that he had to job to Angel in Billy (Moles theory about Fred/Gunn/Wes can apply here)

Not worked. Sapp won. I thought it was a pretty fun match but other folk blasted it... not technically sound, but fun

November was when Pride had their best showing and UFC had one of their worst (in terms of relevance). Since then (which is 6 months ago), things have changed dramatically. Hence "in the span of 6 months". Just to clearify what I meant by that statement. I think that they rushed to get the NYE show out the gate and that hurt them as it has been a trend best shown with the GP, but by most accounts they still had the best show out of the 3. PRIDE 27 was a disaster though; at least in terms of my own personal interest. They were unable to get the promised unification bout between Fedor and Nog, and instead relied on Mark Kerr, Cro Cop and the "survival"/qualifying matches that didn't even count in retrospect. I don't think they are down for the count, it's just they need to have UFC-style long term booking... a year ago, had I said that PRIDE needs to be more like UFC, I would have shot myself. PRIDE has used freak show elements throughout their history - from Yarbourough vs. Takase to Shilt vs. Shoji to Sapp vs. Tamura - so I wouldn't exactly say their decision to put freaks in the GP is "out of character". Their methods are probably directly because of K-1, but inevitibly, it is because of the Japanese Audience. And I'd like to note that I'm well aware that I spell "Nogueira" "Noguiera"... it is my curse.

http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_1420.shtml ^^^^^ AHEM! *COUGH* *POINTS*

Here's the latest news release from ABC: "ABC and Jerry Seinfeld are proud to present the newest hit-smash reality series. This fall, 4 different people will be placed in New York City and their lives shall intertwine as they experience life, love, and soup in the Big Apple. The Comedian The Neurotic The Eccentric The Bitch See what happens when these 4 people eat low fat frozen yogurt, take karate classes, wait in a chinese restaurant, bet on who can "last" the longest, discuss the value and virtues of salsa, try to get a sitcom on NBC, and much, much more."

However, we know that Jasmine is not truthful here. This is proven by: 1. Her physical appearance is a lie: Her "real" face is rotted. Not to mention SHE lies, so everything she says is suspect. 2. She kills people: In the Whedonverse, those whom kill innocent people - especially for selfish intentions - are bad. 3. The "other" world: she has done this before, and it brought that world to its knees to where they were obsessed and posessive of her. They spent all their time and resources in worshiping her. Clearly, she wasn't just focused on saving Earth if she already had gone to another world first. 4. She wanted to be worshiped: as evidenced by the other world and the reactions of those whom seen her. By the end, they all wanted to build giant temples for her and she wanted it (I believe she specifically asked for it) 5. Saintly Darla tried to tell Connor not to take an innocent life. She did not want Jasmine being born. 6. Her method of being: How many people had to be killed, how much suffering did people have to endure, to create Jasmine? It doesn't seem very righteous to have that high of a cost and then say "eh... I'll make it up to you later". 7. Skip. The Beast. Evil Cordy.: Their attitudes and approaches were not reflective of "good" Jasmine.

Wes never would have "got" with Fred in Season 3 because of what he did in "Billy". Gunn telling Fred to knock him out vs. Wes trying to kill her, is what turned Fred towards Gunn and away from Wes. JASMINE I’m the one who’s honored. By Cordelia… and by all of you. I can’t tell you how good it is to be back. She sits on the edge of Cordelia’s bed and everyone gathers around, sitting in various chairs and on the floor in front of her. WESLEY Back? Then you’ve been here before? JASMINE Yes. In the beginning, before the time of man, great beings walked the earth. Untold power emanated from all quarters: the seeds of what would come to be known as good and evil. But the shadows stretched and became darkness and the malevolent among us grew stronger. The earth became a demon realm. Those of us who had the will to resist left this place but we remained ever watchful. GUNN You’re a Power That… Was? JASMINE (smiles) But then something new emerged from deep inside the earth— neither demon nor god. WESLEY Man. JASMINE (nods) And it seemed, for a time, that through this new race, a balance might be restored. FRED I guess we really let you down. JASMINE But you didn’t. It was we who failed you. We became little more than observers. I could no longer bear to just watch. All the suffering… I had to find a way back. But first, I needed a miracle. She lays her hand on Connor’s cheek. JASMINE And so I arranged one. Through you, Angel. Through Darla. That is where my parentage began. Two vampires— creatures once human, corrupted by darkness— and you with a soul. A miracle already. ANGEL But how? JASMINE Through Lorne. LORNE Huh? JASMINE The day Lorne sent Angel and human Darla into the trials to earn a new chance at life. ANGEL I failed. JASMINE No, you earned that life and there it is. (points at Connor) All these events unfolded that I might re-enter this physical plane.

This is fucking brilliant. RRR: Waiting for a Reality show version of I Love Lucy, All in the Family, The Honeymooners, Happy Days and Threes Company.... and the Golden Girls.

Aight, as long as you asked first before doing... unless you asked Dr. Tom... *marks for TPS report reference*

I think it is a pretty big deal (relatively speaking, of course). I'm a FS-fan and all, but your job -at least as I see it, and you can correct me if I am wrong -isn't to move threads like this. It has nothing to do with content, in fact. There are people who have been specifically chosen to do that - 3 of them, actually. And they have chosen not to move the Smackdown Workrate Report. Your job is to get rid of useless accounts, not to govern the board. It is a technical job, and should be treated as such. I don't see other Admin doing things like that because the mods do. Those two areas should be kept separate - you each make the board run smoothly in your own ways, and they shouldn't cross each other. It sets up a nasty precident.

Dames was perfectly fine with it before (or else he would have moved it), your post doesn't belong here - it belongs where it can be seen by the most people (the WWE Folder). You offer a different - and much needed - perspective on wrestling, DEAN, and even though they don't welcome you over at TOA, you should be welcomed here dammit. We don't need no Frigidank Soulett gettin in the way. But if you are fine with it and will continue to post it here, that's cool.

It's definitely trying to appeal to that kind of audience, as I've heard mainly groans from the "hardcore" fans. Kimo has a surprisingly strong following in the UFC, as the chants of "Kimo" in both his fights with Tank Abbott and Bob Sapp showed. Shamrock drew the biggest buyrate of the Zuffa era against Tito Ortiz, and probably has the most 'mainstream' recognition. Since I don't really like both guys, I'm not too into it, but I still want to see it because I think it will be an entertaining fight. It's a novelty fight, but not in the same regards as PRIDE (The UFC equivalent of Silva/Sentoryu, would be Big Show vs. Butterbean... and even then...) With "Payback" it is Come for the Shamrock/Kimo, stay for the Baroni/Tanner (at least, in the UFC's minds - they love them some Baroni), and Mir/Sylvia. It's good booking. Which is surprising, cause this is the same company that booked Hughes/Trigg as the ME of their 10th anniversary show. They've gotten really organized for 2004, setting up strong cards for UFC 46, 47, and now 48 with 49 being set up as well.

BUT, if they do make the final 2, would the jury vote for the player or the lacky? Or would they see Ambers strategy as smart instead of lame? Rob has outplayed everyone thus far, the jury SHOULD reward that. Whether feelings get in the way is another matter. I don't think Shii Ann was holding back, I just think that in this particular challenge where concentration really meant more than physical endurance or strength, she won. I was surprised (and not) that Rob lost the way he did. He got too confident.

Well, he looked like a cabbage-patch doll when he was younger and does the cabbage patch in the middle of the ring. Cabbage is a bit of a novelty - someone who can take shitloads of punishment - but he is a legit fighter. Giant Silva and Sentoryu are not. One could argue Shamrock/Kimo is a gimmick match, but that match isn't part of any tournament nor does it decide a contenders spot.

It's so fucking weird to see the UFC as the better company in the span of, what, 6 months?! At least, in terms of match-making.

They've always done them in one-shape or form. It's just with Bob Sapp, they're looking to clone that success (it seems).