Krone

I love it. Michael Crabtree is a fucking god!

Krone is in!

Apparently, there is a god. I am so happy that Tampa is going to the World Series being a fan of the underdogs myself. Even if it isn't the Yankees, I am damn DAMN happy that it's the Tampa Bay Rays. So, in the words of Matt Garza on TBS.

"...shit"

I bought the NWA's "Straight Outta Compton" album the other day (20th Anniversary Edition) along with T.I.'s "T.I. Vs. T.I.P." album. Both are great, and I can't wait to get me some more T.I. I believe he is slowly becoming my favorite artist which used to be held by Kanye West until he decided to just sing the entire 808's and Heartbreaks album.

That's like saying Rashad got lucky with his knockout, Gonzaga got lucky with his high kick on Cro Cop, Serra got lucky by TKO'ing St. Pierre. The list of "luck" goes on and on, but at some point, there is a difference between skill and luck. Luck is when something happens like Tito going to punch Ken and he slips, falling into the punch. Skill is KO'ing or submitting a fighter without any outside interference, which there was none of in the Rashad KO, Gonzaga KO, Serra TKO, or Seth TKO.

Yeah, I can somewhat agree with that Httk, because people will wanna see how Kimbo can rebound. But let's be honest here, will the casual MMA fan really say "Wow, this guy just lost in 13 seconds. So let's waste a Saturday night and see if he can beat someone?". I mean no casual MMA fan knew who the fuck Seth Petruzelli was, but they sure as hell knew who Kimbo Slice was.

So I can see both sides here. Kimbo might be able to get that drawing power, but I just don't know. Maybe if Slice works on some stuff then he can get tons better, but the only analogy I can think of that would be good for Kimbo is that this fight was like Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop with Double G knocking out Cro Cop with the high kick. Granted, look at what happened to Cro Cop's career after that, but he sure as hell didn't just die after it. Then again, Kimbo doesn't exactly have the same credentials as Cro Cop.

The only way I could see this as the "Hollywood Script" HttK is if Kimbo plays a "Rocky" like Seth and ends up going on to beat him in a rematch somewhere down the line like Rocky did to Apollo Creed.

Man, I don't like the hype machine behind Kimbo as much as the next guy but he still had a fun aura around him and his fights. You could also tell that he legitimately wants to become a good fighter, and his heart is in it for the right reasons. But man, oh man I feel nothing but sorrow for him after that. I think he even may have had a few tears in his eyes. Where the hell can he go from here? Petruzelli is a far, far cry from a household name and after that embarrassing loss his entire hype, and image is gone. Fucking GONE. If EliteXC folds, I don't see him being signed anywhere else. Fuck, I don't see him doing much after this anyway. Tough break

You know, I really do agree with you, because I do feel for Kimbo. He does have the heart, but damn it, he has had how long to at least improve on something? He just went out there and lost to a Light Heavyweight in 13 seconds. 13 seconds! I mean, to put this in perspective, the 185 lbs. Ikuhisa Minowa lasted longer with a 230 lbs. Mirko Cro Cop... What's that tell ya?

I am calling a big hyped fight between Tito Ortiz and Seth Petruzelli sometime in 2009.

I do love the story however of Shamrock falling out of the main event, Petruzelli steps in last second, moving from nowhere to the main event (kind of like John Morrison did at Vengeance: NOC back in '07 to make a wrestling analogy) and make himself a star in 13 seconds. It really is one of those stories that are hard to come by.

The internet just exploded in the matter of 13 seconds...

And Gene, I think it's justifiable this time. WAR SETH!

I agree that Rogers would be nice, although I am not a real big fan of him. Is there really any other heavyweights in EliteXC currently besides Kimbo, "Big Foot" Silva, and Rogers? That is barring any EliteXC and Affliction partnership heavy's.

Yeah, I was reaching there. I wasn't sure if the Fedor advertisements might have been foreseeing into the future. Just hopeful wishing by me, although I did stay up all night to watch Fedor take on Hong Man Choi on the internet and did go to Wild Wings to see Fedor vs. Sylvia, so I guess that no matter what, I will do what it takes to see Fedor fight. Though I wish he would go fight in DREAM at some point.

And I am wondering if anyone will be able to stop Jake Shields. Him, GSP, and if you wanna count Penn are all atop the Welterweight division right now and are ahead of the competition by a mile.

Meh, Nelson hung in there with a former World champion, so I can live with it. I am predicting that Arlovski will face Barnett in January at the Affliction show and maybe Fedor will fight on the next EliteXC card on CBS? But I am just reaching for that one.

I will keep it here, because Roy Nelson is the man.

Yeah, that fight was really good. I am surprised Kobald stayed in their for as long as she did.

WAR BIG COUNTRY!!!

From the looks of things right now, it's Kimbo vs. Seth Petruzelli, but I don't know why Kimbo wouldn't agree to it. I mean, if he faces Frank, he is going to get MURDERED. I could at least see him beating the Pretzel.

IDOL, do you watch the Pay-Per-Views at Wild Wings in Watertown? If so, I will be seeing you there tomorrow night for the break out party of Matt Fucking Hamill.

But one thing I did want to talk about was Brock/Couture. When I look at this fight, I know people are thinking Werdum is next in line, but he beat Gabriel Gonzaga and Brandon Vera. Let's see... Gonzaga has gone nowhere since his miracle KO of Cro Cop, and he isn't really a top of the line Heavyweight. Let's be honest here. Then there is Brandon Vera who before losing to Werdum lost to only Tim Sylvia which isn't that bad, but a loss is a loss. In the end, I don't see Vera or Gonzaga as "true" challengers to the Heavyweight championship.

Then there is Brock Lesnar who loss to the former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir, but then proceeded to beat Heath Herring who had the current champion in a position to be defeated in his debut in the UFC. If anything, I would say that there should have been a "play in fight" with the winner facing Lesnar, because I believe that both Werdum and Lesnar are on equal footing. But I do think that the right person was chosen to fight Randy, and that is because if I can picture anyone beating Couture, it's Lesnar. Plus, like it has already been said, the money is right there for the taking.

I'm in!

Yeah, I was a big fan of Oblivion, but I don't think the story was anything special, and after beating the game, I was satisfied with the ending, but it wasn't a true ending. I was going to check out the achievements, but decided to pass on it in hopes of not ruining the game.

So, I don't know if I have been more pumped for a game since Grand Theft Auto IV. This game is going to be sick and I already know I am getting the collectors edition despite me wanting the Survival edition, but I can live without the clock. Figured I would try to get some discussion stirred back up since it will be a little less than two months since this games release.

Not sure if any of you have seen this movie, but it was on Cinemax on Demand, so I decided to check it out last night and it's a pretty good movie. Apparently, it won the Dramatic Directing prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Anyways, here is my review on the movie, along with the plot.

Rocket Science Review and Plot

Lately, I have been listening to Tech N9ne, Ne-Yo, Shwayze, Saving Abel, and some others. Definitely a fan of Tech, Shwayze and Ne-Yo, but I think Saving Abel is going to have some work to do in order to win me over as a fan. Their song "Addicted.." isn't really enough to have won me over yet.

Here is Billy Gunn from his time in the "Smoking Gunns". I was looking for it in the albums, but you didn't have one of him in this time era, so here it is for TheWho87 to add to his collection.