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Which Pokemon game is your favorite? This poll is closed. |
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10 | 17.24% |
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| I am a sexually active adult |
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32 | 55.17% |
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 Hello there! Welcome to the GDT of UFC Fight Night 75, 10 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 26 on Fox Sports 1! My name is OAK! People call me the UFC PROF! This card is inhabited by creatures called “quasi-significant midcarders on any other card!” For some people, UFC fighters are a type of entertainment. Others actually watch fights. Now that you’re 11, you’re ready to dive into the exciting world of a Japanese UFC card on Fox Sports! Heavyweight  Josh Barnett Vs.  Roy Nelson Josh Barnett is a hell of a grappler who, for a brief moment in time, was UFC Heavyweight Champion. This was before a Rare Candy scandal forced him out of the UFC. From there he became a Japanese darling, flexing his grappling chops in a series of successful or competitive Pride bouts. His weaknesses are Grand Prix finals and elbows against the fence. Since getting hosed up by Travis Browne in 2013, he’s been out for a while. One can hope he was training in that time, but most likely he was playing Warhammer and Magic: The Gathering. Other weird Japanese interests include appearing in a Katamari Damacy game. Roy Nelson also suffered a debilitating knockout loss recently, this time at the hands of Mark Hunt. He probably said and did obnoxious things coaching against Josh Barnett on Middleweight  Gegard Mousasi vs.  Uriah Hall Gegard “the Dreamcatcher” Mousasi is an expert at putting people to sleep. This is accomplished either by KO, by submission or by watching one of his decision wins, in equal measure. He’s a very strong fighter but if he is neither challenged to fight outside of his comfort zone nor presented with a clear opportunity to pursue a finish, his fights are incredibly tepid. Unfortunately for us, Uriah Hall excels at those types of fights. He was hailed as The Next Anderson Silva™ by Dana White on the Ultimate Fighter, but with the sheer ferocity and technical finesse of his wins on the show, many of us actually believed him for a time. However, Hall showed he’s a bit of a headcase who lacks complete confidence in himself as a fighter, and this secret ingredient makes all the difference. If he doesn’t secure a flashy KO early, we can expect a stale fight one way or the other. Will this be the fight where Hall finally evolves into a proper Fighting Type, or will he continue his streak of uneventful decisions against competent fighters? Flyweight  Kyoji Horiguchi vs.  Chico Camus Do you remember when you went into the Fighting Dojo in Red or Blue and faced the final guy and his first dude was Hitmonlee and you thought it was cool as hell? But then his next dude was Hitmonchan and you realized he was actually way better because he knew Fire Punch? Horiguchi is the Hitmonlee to Mighty Mouse’s Hitmonchan. That said, he’s still pretty good. He had some competitive early rounds against Mighty Mouse, which is better than Dodson can really say the second time around. He also has a pretty good number of finishes for a bantam/flyweight, and his only other loss was a majority decision 11 fights ago. Chico Camus looks like he’s someone who shouldn’t be allowed in a school, and lately he’s fought about as well as he looks when making the cut to 125. They say third time's the charm though, so maybe he’ll pick up a signature win that isn’t “split decision over Flyweight Brad Pickett in 2014.” Bantamweight  Takeya Mizugaki vs.  George Roop If you’re a Mizugaki fan, you’ve been on a wild ride. He made somewhat of a name for himself in B-League circles with some fun fights in Shooto, but once he made it under the Zuffa banners he languished for years, alternating wins for losses. Finally some godawful advice from Miesha Tate gave Mizugaki his first UFC/WEC win streak over Bryan Caraway, and the confidence he gained there bolstered him on a five-fight run, putting him in near vicinity of a title shot in a division a little short of contenders. Then, miraculously, a healthy Dominick Cruz happened. Shortly thereafter, he was Aljamain Sterling'd. Let’s see how he does following up his first losing streak in the UFC. Onix has a base attack stat of 45, making him as powerful as Butterfree. Featherweight  Katsunori Kikuno vs.  Diego Brandao Kikuno has had some really fun UFC fights, if not any truly “good” ones. His UFC debut against Quinn Mulhern was surprisingly memorable for a Japanese fighter outgrappling an experienced American. He later earned a choke over Sam Sicilia, noted friend of whiny obnoxious weirdos. Oh, he also found himself on the wrong end of Tony Ferguson’s and Kevin Souza’s highlight reels. He has a reasonable number of offensive tools and the ability to go three rounds though, which are all assets against… Diego Brandao, yet another guy who tricked the fans into feeling he was better than he was by steamrolling the TUF competition. And to be fair, his only losses since Darren Elkins in 2012 have been Poirier and McGregor, which certainly aren’t bad losses to have. He also threatened to stab Poirier through the eye with a pencil, so he probably needs to be put in time out. FOR THE ROAD TO UFC: JAPAN FEATHERWEIGHT FINAL  Mizuto Hirota vs.  Teruto Ishihara Hirota is actually a reasonably established fighter in Japan, and he has even already had a UFC career. He went 0-2 against Rani Yahya and Rodrigo Damm. Despite this, he made it onto the show. I have yet to watch, but I am assuming the UFC brass were simply hoping a somewhat familiar face would boost ratings but he would in turn lose to a younger guy and give that fighter a little hometown name value. It seems that didn’t work out in the company's favor, so Hirota may very well earn a second UFC contract to appear in a few regional shows and lose to anyone midway decent. I again reiterate that I did not watch this season, but I am blindly confident that Teruto Ishihara mirrors Gen2 psychic type Unown in that he is both shrouded in mystery and incredibly bad. OTHER poo poo TO WATCH FOX Sports 2 Prelims, 8 p.m. ET on a channel that does not exist Welterweight Keita Nakamura vs. Li Jingliang Lightweight Nick Hein vs. Yusuke Kasuya Lightweight Naoyuki Kotani vs. Kajan Johnson Welterweight Shinsho Anzai vs. Roger Zapata *Note: Kid Yamanoto has suffered an injury and will be unable to fight. As a result, the remaining prelims were moved up and there will be no Fight Pass portion of this card. Official MMA Snack Rating: Vodka Cherry Pokéballs  Click here to get drunk on nostalgia you goddamn heathens! Bluedeanie fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Sep 26, 2015 |
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I never played pokemon. That was always like a little kids game to me.
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Sep 26, 2015 05:35
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Every picture I see of Barnett is with his shirt on, but his face looks the thinnest it's ever been. Having said that, he's going to weigh in at 266 or something probably
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Sep 26, 2015 05:39
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Bluedeanie posted:Look for him to spam overhand lefts like a 9-year-old spamming Hyper Beam: if the first five don’t do the job, he’s got nothing left. Hmm. According to wikipedia, Barnett won his last pro-wrestling match with a brainbuster, so I hope he hits that against Nelson. That might be against the Unified Rules though, so I will also accept a figure-four, or the scarf hold he submitted Dean Lister with.
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Sep 26, 2015 06:04
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afatwhiteloaf posted:Hmm. Whoops! Sorry, lefts must have been on my mind from Hendricks chat in the monthly thread.
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Sep 26, 2015 06:07
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Hello, it's me, the only person who has been watching TUF Japan. Which is a shame cos it's actually a good watch, even though all of the fighters are probably bad. Wicky keeps his hands down and hits reasonably hard, he seems like a cool dude to have a beer with. Hirota seems technically decent and claims he has improved since his first UFC run, also his heart burns for revenge and probably isnt someone you would want to have a beer with. That's all i got really. I'm hoping that Wicky wins because he will probably maybe have more entertaining fights. Feel free to correct me, but i believe the UFC actually spoiled the result of this season by announcing the fighters on the card before uploading the final episodes, i guess they (correctly) assumed that nobody would care.
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Sep 26, 2015 06:45
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Josh Barnett's Magic: The Gathering career is going better than everything except Metamoris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zZzZzAuMfA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YadkXp7cac
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Sep 26, 2015 09:47
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Khaal posted:Hello, it's me, the only person who has been watching TUF Japan. Which is a shame cos it's actually a good watch, even though all of the fighters are probably bad. Wicky keeps his hands down and hits reasonably hard, he seems like a cool dude to have a beer with. Hirota seems technically decent and claims he has improved since his first UFC run, also his heart burns for revenge and probably isnt someone you would want to have a beer with. That's all i got really. I'm hoping that Wicky wins because he will probably maybe have more entertaining fights. I watched TUF Japan, too, so there's at least two of us who have seen it. Hirota is so salty about getting cut from the UFC that he has negative charisma on the show. I hope Yashabou beats Hirota since he's more likable and his family backstory is straight out of some sad Japanese drama. Either way, unless they make big improvements, all the guys from this season would likely get bounced from the UFC in short order. The dynamic between the fighters is so different compared to the other versions. Could you imagine anything like Taiki's pre-fight Yukarin cheer being done by the other fighters on any other season? Nobody watched this season, and not too much training was shown, but I thought Josh came off as one of the better TUF coaches.
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Sep 26, 2015 11:12
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Barnett looking quite slim and not so Barnett-like at the weigh ins.
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Sep 26, 2015 15:16
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Cool card, Imma watch it.
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Sep 26, 2015 17:30
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attackmole posted:Cool card, Imma watch it. same. violence, and what not.
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Sep 26, 2015 17:44
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what is this bull poo poo i expected this to air this morning
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Sep 26, 2015 18:32
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Triticum Guzzler posted:what is this bull poo poo i expected this to air this morning If it wasn't for IRC last night, I think I would've expected the same. 239 for Josh Barnett, wow.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:08
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UFC Fight Night? 75: gently caress Europe
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Sep 26, 2015 22:12
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Triticum Guzzler posted:what is this bull poo poo i expected this to air this morning All part of the UFC's proud tradition of showing cards that predominantly rely on regional appeal, yet hosting them at awful local times to fill the primetime US slot.
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Sep 26, 2015 22:22
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i was positive this was a fight pass card
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Sep 26, 2015 23:05
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I actually was too tbh, which is part of why I had the thread up so late 
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Sep 26, 2015 23:21
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Plans for the evening - Play Taken King Go Grocery Shopping Hang out with Cockatiel Watch Fights Cry Wonder where life has gone Stare at ceiling and long for times when human contact entailed more than a comedy websites fourm SOUNDS FUN!
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Sep 26, 2015 23:34
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Triticum Guzzler posted:i was positive this was a fight pass card man you are all kinds of hosed up when it comes to this card
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Sep 26, 2015 23:35
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japan cards are cool.
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Sep 27, 2015 00:58
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Ready to see many Japanese fighters lose to their superior western counterparts.
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Sep 27, 2015 01:12
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Ref staring directly at a two-hand fence grab without mentioning it, off to a great start
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Sep 27, 2015 01:14
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He broke his finger or not?
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Sep 27, 2015 01:24
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weird poo poo in the first fight? thank you.
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Sep 27, 2015 01:24
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What the gently caress was Zapata doing? He was pushing the ref away acting like nothing happened like he wanted to keep fighting, then all of a sudden he was pacing around like he was injured, then would say NO NO NO LETS GO, then would go back to squirming
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Sep 27, 2015 01:26
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crazy pen lady is here. we're all good, gang.
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Sep 27, 2015 01:28
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He probably thought he had a chance of taking a questionable split decision if he kept going
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Sep 27, 2015 01:29
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Cool broken finger bro.
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Sep 27, 2015 01:29
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Sep 27, 2015 01:36
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I think this is the first fighter they didn't even bother making gear for. He just got a generic fight kit. Oh wait his name is on it, it just doesn't have the Canada markings on it.
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Sep 27, 2015 01:39
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i love hassy i love mizutama YAY JAPAN
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Sep 27, 2015 01:40
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I like this Kajan Johnson kid.
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Sep 27, 2015 01:46
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Johnson looks really patient and he's so far been pretty accurate in his counter-striking
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Sep 27, 2015 01:52
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That was an entertaining and good fight.
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Sep 27, 2015 02:00
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Lol, this guy attributing his success on the feet to watching Mighty Mouse. Not training with him, just watching him
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Sep 27, 2015 02:05
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Haha a shot of Josh Barnett teaching the Japanese fighters the STF.
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Sep 27, 2015 02:07
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fatherdog posted:Lol, this guy attributing his success on the feet to watching Mighty Mouse. Not training with him, just watching him Watching Mighty Mouse is the new "i learned it from youtube"
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Sep 27, 2015 02:10
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Owwww
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Sep 27, 2015 02:16
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hoo boy
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Sep 27, 2015 02:17
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Blast those balls.
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Sep 27, 2015 02:17
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