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I'd be remiss if I didn't emphasize that bluedeanie isn't joking when he's saying things like "hockey goon Steve Bosse" and "literal coke and steroid dealer dad" among other things. MMA has some interesting back stories.
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spinst posted:Tell me about Joanna Jedrzejczyk I'm not as good as bluedeanie at this sort of stuff, but I'll put a bit of effort into this because she's awesome. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who is from Poland, doesn't mind the fact that you and I cannot pronounce her last name. You can just call her Joanna Champion. Joanna Champion was signed to the UFC Women's Strawweight Division, which is 115 pounds (or 52 kg) in 2014. It's the smallest weight division for either sex in the promotion. The UFC held a season of TUF explicitly to introduce the division, with the gimmick that the TUF winner would be crowned UFC champion. Carla Esparza, a tiny (but effective) double leg spamming wrestler defeated goon favorite "Thug" Rose Namajunas (for her work in Invicta, and because of her association with her boyfriend, heavyweight funnyman Pat Barry) in the finale to win the title via super boring wrestlefucking. Note that JJ did not participate in that season of TUF for whatever reason. Esparza's first title defense was against Joanna Champion nee Jedrzejczyk. The Muay Thai specialist used range, size, and power to brutalize the 5'1" one trick pony. It was ugly. Ugly. Esparza threw 4 strikes in the 1+ rounds they fought and the soon to be Champion treated her like a punching bag. JJ won via TKO in the second round of their fight which was her third bout with the promotion. In her first fight, Joanna decisioned Juliana Lima. I saw the fight but cannot recall it. It took place on a card headlined by Robbie "loving" Lawler and Matt "The Immortal" Brown, so you're goddamned right I watched it. In her next fight, she took on Claudia Gadelha and took home a split decision win. Everybody who doesn't have a donkey brain scored it for Joanna. So, with a "controversial" ending, the UFC set up a rematch after JJ took out a pair of opponents in the interim. Both Joanna and Gadelha coached opposite each other in the latest season of TUF. Whether it be editing or whatnot, Joanna came across as kinda mean and Claudia kinda chill. The two rematched last week. Joanna, undefeated, and Claudia, who's lone loss was to Jedrzejczyk. Claudia got off to a fast start and dropped Joanna in the first round. The champ used good scrambles, conditioning, and kickboxing to overwhelm the challenger in the later rounds to score a unanimous decision, and hold her belt. I used a lot of words to say basically what Duncan said, but there you go.
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Memento posted:Joe Son Joe Son would be known better by non mma followers as "random task" in the Austin Powers movies, fyi
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JOHN CENA posted:i couldn't make one show because it was on the opposite end of the state and they werent covering transpo (MS Boxing commission for ya lol), the show i went to at imperial palace was a $200 gig. i was assigned to no fights despite being assigned to the show. Thank God for Mississippi
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And that's not a slight on you, just the fact that you can send in an application on a whim, get approved, get assigned, and then not judge a fight. Thank God for Mississippi. Y'all saved Iowa from being the last state to send a woman to Washington/and or elect a woman governor. I appreciate that on a personal level.
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Bluedeanie posted:From what I've researched, it's more or less like this in Missouri as well. Fill out a former, pay a fee, judge fights to your heart's content. That's awesome/ridiculous. I'll have to see what iowa's are. I don't even know if we have a comission.
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Chael Sonnen described Fedor vs Brett Rogers as "Two fatties swinging like bums. Yawn, stretch, back to sleep." I don't recall it as being a gas-fest, but it might scratch an itch.
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Absolutely watch Melvin Manhoef vs Robbie Lawler
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Mr. Nice! posted:I hadn't seen Manhoef/Lawler before. Hell of a fight. You've been here forever. How the hell had you avoided that fight? I'm genuinely curious. I watched it live and I was bummed for Melvin, tbh. e: anyone have a link to that Strikeforce GDT or B-League thread from that era? I'm genuinely curious what the response was.
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fatherdog posted:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3260855 Thanks! I hope I don't look too dickish
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