UFC 140 And Other Stuff

UFC has its highlight moments--they can be gruesome, but they are a highlight moment. That was the case in Toronto Saturday night as a sold out crowd saw Jon "Bones" Jones defeat Lyoto Machida to keep his light heavyweight title. What everyone who saw the pay per view willl talk about though is the end of the Frank Mir-Antonio Noguiera match. Mir basically snapped Noguiera's arm in two to win the match and I'm sure in many homes and bars across North America and the World there were just gasps and wide eyes along with comments like "Oh my God" after seeing Mir do what he did. If you didn't see it and you like that kind of stuff, I'm sure it will be on YouTube if it isn't already. Its not for the squeamish.
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Back to Jones for just a second. Who is going to beat this guy?
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Mark Homenick---thanks for coming out! That match reminded me of King Kong Bundy against SD Jones in Wrestlemania One!
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Saskatoon's Mitch "Danger Zone" Clarke made history when he stepped into the octagon as he became the first Saskatchewan born fighter to do so. Clarke lost in the 2nd round to John Cholich. Clarke is scheduled to join me in the "Sportscage" Monday night at 6.
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Is it just me or is Kent Austin losing support day-by-day? More and more people seem to see that Austin is perhaps asking for too much or they have gotten tired of him waiting to make an announcement of some sort. This only makes me think it is time for Brendan Taman to offer the job to Dave Dickenson IF Dave came away impressing the brass during his interview last week. Dickenson is who the fans want and it won't be a tough sell job even if Austin does somehow return to the CFL. I also think fans are aware that unless disaster hits for a 2nd straight season that Dickenson isn't thinking of bolting like Austin did with two years left on his contract. As one person told me Friday night, what's to stop Austin from winning in 2012 and leaving in the off-season making Taman search for another coach in a year that is a Grey Cup year. Good point!
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High Impact Wrestling will never have the same appeal or love to me that Stampede Wrestling had back in the 80's, but damn I am entertained at those Friday events at the Victoria Club. If you can't talk smack to the wrestlers and vice-versa, then why bother, but when you can its a lot of fun. If only I could calm Vanstone down. It was just out of control chaos and degeneracy on Friday. LOVE IT!
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Oops!! Baseball has egg on its face after the National League MVP Ryan Braun fails a drug test and is handed a 50 game suspension. Somewhere, NBA commissioner David Stern smiles.
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Speaking of Stern, when is the last time a commissioner vetoed a trade in any league. How ridiculous. I hate the Lakers. but they are getting screwed in this bigtime although it appears as if the trade will finally go through albeit with different parameters. I just laugh at those that say the Lakers have a star-studded lineup now. Ummmmmm--Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom are moving on so you are left with Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and who? Is Adam Morrison still a Laker? Does this mean Luke Walton finally becomes a starter? Talk of the Lakers being a mega-team like Miami is a joke.
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I wonder if Reginans that attend events at the Brandt Centre will ever realize that the merge theory is a very easy way for traffic to get out of there. It never fails me to be at the Brandt Centre and see one douchebag after another just follow the car they are behind bumper to bumper so that no one can get in or try to. The merge makes things go a lot quicker and pleases a lot more people. I shouldn't blame just Reginans. It happens in Saskatoon too and other places.
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I don't like Ben Roethlisberger, but he is the toughest quarterback in the NFL bar none. I, like many others, thought he had broken his ankle Thursday against Cleveland, but he hobbled back in there and got the team touchdowns when they needed it. Make no doubt about it, the Steelers aren't the same team with Charlie Batch calling the signals, but it will take a lot to have Roethlisberger sit.
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Week 14 NFL Lock Of The Week ---Patriots over Redskins
Week 14 NFL Upset Of The Week ---Titans over Saints

Are you buying into Tim Tebow this week against the Bears? I think I am.
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I didn't think Andy Sutton's hit on Alexei Ponikarovsky the other night was enough to warrant an 8 game suspension from the NHL. I had forgotten about Sutton's hit on Gabriel Landeskog earlier this year though and I didn't know he was a multiple repeat offender. If that's the case, one could argue it should have been more. Sutton obviously isn't listening to how the game must be played now.
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One person who doesn't get enough credit is the guy who discovered temperature can be taken orally and not anally. Think about it.
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Enjoy your Sunday!