In a bout that lasted about as long as it took for the Rangers to morph into their big robot looking thing, Jason Frank won his first MMA fight by submission. Frank was able to get a rear-naked choke submission on Jose "Garfield" Vasquez, who could not have gone down quicker if Charles J. Guiteau came up behind him (open a history book folks). Video of the fight in the link below.
Former "Mighty Morphin Power Ranger" Jason David Frank Wins Pro MMA Debut in 46 Seconds [Bloody Elbow]
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Friday, August 6
Green Ranger Wins MMA Debut
Monday, May 3
Happy May Day (Belated)
May Day was on Saturday, but I was attending an Uno de Mayo celebration. In honor recognition of a belated May Day celebration, the one and only Grace Jones who played the Bond female villian May Day. She was also Catfish's favorite character to play in Goldeneye on N64(just kidding it was Valentin). A View to a Kill was on TV as I was nursing my hangover yesterday. I hit the trusty info button on my remote control and saw the movie got 2 and half stars. Just more proof that the star system is way out of whack. I am a fan of the Bond films(working on a top ten Bond films), but not a completely obsessed one. I've seen just about all the movies at least once. This one I had not seen since I was pretty young.
View to a Kill was bad on many levels. First, Christopher Walken played the villain but he did not play it with the lunacy that made him so memorable in later roles. Tanya Roberts as a geologist was about as believable as Denise Richards as a nuclear scientist. The biggest problem though was that Roger Moore was too old by this time, and he knew it. Old Roger Moore in love scene with Grace Jones? Do not want but hey, Duran Duran knocked out that theme song.
Anyway as our faux May Day celebration, let's look forward to what is happening in the sports world in May.
Playoffs? Playoffs! The NBA and NHL playoffs last all month long! Lucky for you the champion in both sports won't be crowned until June. It's the journey not the destination right? Jazz fans agree.
We'll be roughly halfway to the halfway point of the MLB season by May's end. It should give time for Mets fans to come back down to Earth(process started last night) and teams like the Yankees to get their rightful place in first.
World Cup....doesn't start until June. You can use May to hear about all the problems forthcoming for it.
UFC 113 will be this weekend. True MMA fans will be looking forward to Machida/Shogun 2, while others can spark up the Kimbo Slice discussion.
Hey, so May is not the pinnacle of the sports landscape but offseason football talk will always be there to entertain us, bring our hopes us, or cause us to lose faith in humanity.
Thursday, October 1
Thursday Links
Hockey season is back! Ok I'm not the biggest hockey fan in the world and they do start their season in the midst of football season where nearly all the teams still are worth watching but that is the great thing about hockey, they keep plugging along no matter how bad the timing is. In case you missed it Wayne Gretzky got out as Phoenix head coach and while The Great One may have a little egg on his face, we know Superfan 99 will always be behind him, even if his head is bleeding.
Kimbo lost in a horribly dull match on the ultimate fighter last night. Nelson just kind of laid on him like a beached whale once he realized he had no chance to throw hands with Slice. Kimbo is not going anywhere though because White knows people will still tune in to see him. [Cagewriter]
Brady Quinn is out as Cleveland starter, must now eat his EAS from the sidelines while holding a clipboard. [Rumors and Rants]
Rio de Janeiro is rumored to be the favorite to take home the 2016 Olympic bid, even with the president making his way to Denmark. [Sporting Blog]
This preview of the New Jersey Devils was custom-made for our friend Walter Peckas it features a conversation with Admiral Ackbar, and that he is a Devils fan. [Melt Your Face Off]
Texas Tech is not quite the BCS darling they were a year ago. [Wizard of Odds]
More Hockey! Mats Sundin has been playing hockey since I was 8, but now the Bruce Willis clone is calling it quits. [Pension Plan Puppets]
Thursday, July 30
Thursday Links
We took the bronze in our trivia contest last night and we are not too happy about it. The halftime question was mired in controversy and it concerned the longest running sitcoms on television. They told us M*A*S*H was not a sitcom! Lies! Subsequently, I always defer to Sporcle, so you can take the quiz and seethe results for yourself HERE (hint: type in M*A*S*H and see what happens). Some other stories to stuff your swelling soul with on Thursday.
Florida Panthers exec struck out on Millionaire matchmaker, tries creepy I know random facts about you technique on Fox News Anchor. [Deadspin]
Anyone who wants to see Fedor destroy Lesnar in the ring raise your hand. [LA Times]
Cliff Lee is no Roy Halladay, but at least Philadelphia will keep Kyle Drabek this way. [Rumors and Rants]
Brian Urlacher and Jake Cutler work out their "pussy" issues. [KSK]
A look at the greatest goalie masks of all time. [SI.com]
Uplifting story for Walter Peck time! New Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads taking different approach to coaching that Gene Chizik did: I actually give a shit about my players.[Des Moines Register via EDSBS]
We have all been missing college football, I've been missing Mike Leach. [ESPN]
Delaware fighting back on the attack of sports leagues and NCAA to stop the legalization of gambling. Owned, political style! [Yahoo]
A list of Ten Memorable Movie Endings. [Gunaxin]
Pats training camp opens today! /ducks. Yes I know you all hate them but I still have my Drew Bledsoe "Patriot Games" poster on my wall so let's take a look at we need to know about training camp, shall we? [Barstool Sports]
Friday, July 10
Links Leading Into The Weekend
The Oakland A's are retiring Rickey Henderson's number next month. Today, the number 24 is truly the greatest. [Oakland A's]
UFC 100 is right on our doorstep; two title bouts, Lesnar tries to silence the doubters, GSP sounds like Van Damme and I love it. [CBSSports]
AI is not a robot, he has feelings people. [Deuce of Davenport]
Dante Stallworth was here. I guess it's get busy living or get busy getting probation. [Sportress of Blogitude]
I give you the Rosy Lipped Batfish, enjoy [Yesbutnobutyes]
Wednesday, June 24
Brock Lesnar Does Not Want To Get Into Racism Or Anything But..
With UFC 100 amazingly just around the corner TBL points to this article by the Minneapolis Star Tribune where Brock waxes poetic on the WWE, the president, and steroid accusations in a Maxim interview. Here are just some of the gems.
On the WWE: "The guys who get out are the smart ones, really and truly."
On Obama: "But if Obama keeps spending our money like this, I'll have to fight till I'm 50."
On steroids: "I bet you I've taken over 60 steroid tests. In college, I had 15 random drug tests in two years. I've taken drug tests for the NFL, the WWE, the UFC. I must be pretty good at masking steroids. God gave me this body: Are you jealous of it or what?"
On...um, how he is built: "I got the genetics of--not to get into racism or anything--but I'm built like a black man. Would you say so?"
I don't know what to say to that Brock to be honest. I'd probably have to ask Sable.
Brock Lesnar: "I Like to Punish People" [Maxim] Continue reading...
Tuesday, May 26
Dream 9 Delivers
note: The guy without a cutout of himself had to stand there for three days, until it was fight time.
I stayed up until 5 A.M. to watch Dream 9 (or at least the first half) to see the Super Hulk Tournament. In no small part thanks to this promotional video, which is chocked full of unintentional comedy. Nelson Mandela, the World Cup Trophy, Fidel Castro and Harrison Ford all make appearances. If Morgan Freeman was in it, it may have moved into my top ten all-time movies.
Fortunately, I didn't have to wait long to see the debut of Jose Canseco, who according to the announcer, "Unless you've been living the life of a Nepalese sherpa for the last twenty years, you know who Jose Canseco is." In the pre-fight presser Jose admitted to being scared of his opponent, Hong Man Choi and after attempting to land a big overhand right to start the fight, he looked it. Jose apparently didn't realize in fights you're gonna get punched. Tapping out in mere seconds after a series of punches rained down (mostly missing) when he fell to the mat. I suppose it makes sense why he wrapped his wife's car around a tree now. He was terrified she'd punch him if he confronted her directly. Canseco's performance (minus the fleeing around the ring) was no more embarrassing than Bob Sapp continuing to trot his freakazoid frame into the ring only to end up weeping at the hands of a much smaller man. All in all, most of the hulking giants were more comedy than anything, but it's hard not to enjoy 300+ pound men swinging wildly for ten seconds and then getting winded as the smaller fighters take over. HDNet will be re-airing the fights Friday night at 10 PM ET and are at the very least worth a DVRing.
Monday, April 20
Weekend Recap
I think I can say with certainty that this was my favorite Yankee game of the year. [New Daily News]
The UFC title fight was maybe the worst ever, thanks to Leitis employing the Paris Hilton fall on his back routine. [Bloody Elbow]
The Nuggets slaughter the Hornets last night, thanks in part to the Birdman, who entertains everytime he gets on the floor, unless he is in a dunk contest. [Rumors and Rants]
Roberto Luongo is playing the role of difference maker for Vancouver, but I still cannot forgive them for using Whalers' colors on their current jerseys. [The Love of Sports]
Looks like ESPN will replace Emmitt Smith with Matt Millen. So basically taking the on-field great/on-mic horror with decent on-mic/front office debacle. [Deadspin]
Rick Pitino...oye. [TBL]
Thursday, April 2
One Step Forward, Three(?) Steps back for UFC
Less than ten days after Georges St. Pierre, one of UFC's biggest stars, signed a deal with Gatorade to be part of their "G" campaign, UFC president Dana White has single-handedly reminded everyone why mainstream advertisers have shied away from becoming involved with mixed martial arts. White's recent video tirade aimed at Loretta Hunt and her recent Sherdog column will have serious repercussions, even after he apologizes. We've seen Don Imus and Isaiah Washington lose their jobs for far less, but will the PC Police see fit to go after a powerful force like Dana White? My magic 8-ball says no.
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