It was tight. The reverse triangle was locked in there and Matt Hughes’ face was changing colors like a technicolor dreamcoat. How he loves his face of many colors! Some would argue that it was heart that saved him, but Matt would tell you that it was Jesus. It was also Jesus who allowed him to get the crucifix position over BJ (who says God has no sense of humor?) and punch him in the face repeatedly. Amen.
It’s utterly amazing how BJ’s body completely shuts down when he gets tired. It’s like a goddamn light switch. Came out runnin’ shit, and then turned into a white belt. What a freakin’ heartbreaker. BJ claims it was a separated rib. While I don’t doubt that happened, I don’t believe it’s why he wasn’t able to defend Hughes’ striking. You can still put your hands up with a separated rib. You don’t just stand there like a brown bobblehead sucking wind.
Two strategies I would have liked to see out of Penn: 1) Capitalizing on the double rubber guard that he used in the final moments of his fight with St. Pierre and just rack up points by punching Hughes in the head while rendering Hughes’ arms useless; 2) More aggressive ground and pound to open up more opportunities for submissions. He was in a great position to drop elbows from the reverse triangle.
My hat’s off to the Matt/Jesus tag team for weathering the storm. Good luck against GSP, cuz he was uneempressed wiz your performonce.
Stumbled across this writeup called “The Anatomy of Fear and How it Relates to Survival Skills Training”. It’s an in-depth look at the physiological responses to high-stress situations. I’m thinking that some of this information may prove useful in competition situations where stress may trigger Survival Stress Reaction (SSR) and affect physical performance.
The author Canadian police officer Darren Laur, who is an expert on applied combat and it’s application in law enforcement.
In this episode, Shonie Carter continues to be the most colorful character on the show. I’m actually kind of warming up to the guy now despite his speedos. He says he\’s just trying to pass the time and fight boredom, but I honestly think this is Shonie’s mental game. Now I\’m not exactly sure what he\’s trying to accomplish, but I do believe this guy might be cerebral enough to be doing all this weird stuff help himself win… you know… all “incognegro”.
After a coin flip and a lot of hmming and haaaing, it\’s decided that Mikey Burnett will fight Din Thomas. The impetus for said decision apparently based on the expectation that by the time the fight rolls around, Din’s Staph infection would render him too weak to fight well. Now I will condense the fight into very few words as I know you are busy monkeys.
Mikey swings, Din takes down. They stand. Mikey swings, Din takes down. Mikey lands in triangle. Mikey taps. The end.
He’s lookin at me… no wait… he’s checkin out Rachael… no wait… he’s lookin at me…
BodogFight.com now features more multimedia content about the fighters, and about the promotion in general. Apparently Bodog teamed up with Mixed Fighting Championship for this project, which would explain (sort of) why they went with a Russia vs. USA setup. The MFC’s first promotion was set up exactly the same way. To add a bit of a twist, Bodog has created a “Fan-Favorite Award”, in which the viewers can vote who they like the most, and that fighter goes home with a $50K purse. It might seem a bit strange for a gambling enterprise to start in the world of MMA, but they definitely have the cash. We’ll see if they got the brains to match. Word on the street is that these fighters are getting paid a very competitive salary.
Still no idea why the hell Calvin Ayre is doing this, but I’m guessing it’s probably for the same reason he created his own Battle of the Bands, a record label, marketing conference, and foundation—because he can.
I’m hoping this photo found on the Episodes page isn’t an accurate forecast of the quality of the fights. I guess there are just moments even in the toughest sports that will look gay no matter what.
Starting next Tuesday (9/19) there will be a new fight available every week on BodogFight.com. The show will be hosted by Canadian rocker she-dude Bif Naked. Fighting first will be the contenders for Team America (Fuck Yeah!)
The Russian team comes out of St. Petersburg’s Red Devil Sport Club, famed for being the training grounds of Pride pimps Fedor and Aleksander Emelianenko. The American team looks to be a random assortment of hand-picked fighters.
