Archive for December, 2008

Dec 31 2008

2008 Fight Game Blog Awards

I bring to you, the first ever Fight Game Blog Awards. Since our website is unique in that we cover boxing, pro wrestling, and MMA, we have three different categories for awards.

In addition to our FGB brothers, Stevie J from Angry Marks is also giving his picks.

Pro Wrestling

Wrestler Of The Year
Big D – Edge
Alan – Shingo Takagi

Was given the ball in Dragon Gate due to top star CIMA being on the sidelines, and the company had it’s best business year ever. He was also outstanding in the ring and is full of charisma.

Duan – Jeff Hardy

This may not be a popular choice, but Jeff has really delivered main event quality matches this year, and he has now finally been given the chance to carry a world title. His ascension has helped freshen up a tired WWE main event scene, and the title change was executed perfectly.


Stevie J – Chris Jericho
GG – Chris Jericho

I might’ve given up on WWE this summer if it weren’t for Chris Jericho. He and Shawn Michaels were the sole reason I bought any B shows this year.

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Dec 31 2008

Wrestlemania 2 – Pearl Harbor

Published by GG under Pro Wrestling, Review, WWE

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was watching Saturday Night’s Main Event where the big angle for this Wrestlemania started. The main event was scheduled for Hulk Hogan vs. The Magnificent Muraco and instead of Muraco’s regular manager Mr. Fuji by his side, Bobby Heenan was in his corner. They said that Fuji had the flu, which was an angle alert. However, I was only nine so I didn’t know about angle alerts. During the match, Hogan went after Heenan and King Kong Bundy came in to attack Hogan and “pearl harbor” him as Vince McMahon would say. It was a sneak attack that left Hogan laying in the ring, taking big splash after big splash. As a young Hulkamaniac, I was devastated. I had just been turned on to wrestling the year before by my best friend at the time, and I bit hook, line, and sinker. There I was, up at midnight, watching my hero take the beating of his life. Bundy was played up huge. He was a mountain of a man. He actually resembled the letter “O” with his short but fat torso and lack of neck. He used to be called a condominium with legs. As Hogan lay lifeless in the ring, I was upset at this guy with the bald head and wrinkled forehead. But I was smart enough to know my guy was going to get revenge. The storyline was that Hogan was in the hospital suffering from rib injuries and you could write the Hulkster to wish him well. I wasn’t that gullible, but I know other young kids were. They even had Mean Gene Okerlund talk to the doctor and they showed x-rays of Hogan to sell the angle. They would meet again in the main event of Wrestlemania 2 and in a steel cage.

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Dec 30 2008

Video Vault – UFC kicks off 2009 with Double Dose of Punishment!

Published by Big D under Mixed Martial Arts, UFC, Video

First, UFC 93 – Franklin vs. Henderson

Followed by UFC 94 – St. Pierre vs. Penn 2

The second card is definitely the big one, but the first one won’t be too bad either. Two PPVs in one month is a bad idea. Just my opinion.

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Dec 30 2008

UFC 92 – The Aftermath

Published by GG under Aftermath, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

UFC 92 might not have been the greatest show UFC has put on this year, but it definitely set up 2009 nearly perfect. All of us at Fight Game Blog gave the show a thumbs up.

Let’s get to the feedback.

Big D

Show overall rating: Thumbs Up

Best Fight: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans
Worst Fight: Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy

It was a show that featured a handful of shocking finishes and twists that few MMA experts, much less fans, expected. Frank Mir became the first man to STOP Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Noguiera (something even Fedor Emelianenko couldn’t do) and captured the Interim Heavyweight Title in dominating fashion. Rampage, FOUR YEARS LATER, finally got his redemption over PRIDE rival Wanderlei Silva with a nasty 1st round left hook KO. Revenge was sweet for the Memphis native. Then the main event featured the first undefeated champion in modern UFC history being crowned, as Rashad Evans won the Light Heavyweight Title from Forrest Griffin in a third round TKO. Overall, it was an odd, but fun show, and one that won’t be forgotten.

Alan

Show overall rating: Thumbs Up

Best Fight: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans
Worst Fight: Antoni Hardonk vs. Mike Wessel

Felt like a real eventful show. The main event was a HELL of a fight.

The biggest thing I took out of this and I know Duan feels the same, is that maaaan did Nog and Wand ever seem done. Both of them (especially Nog) need to think about hanging it up.

Duan

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Dec 27 2008

UFC 92: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – Play By Play

Published by GG under Mixed Martial Arts, PPV, Play by Play, UFC

The FGB Crew put together a UFC 92 preview on Wednesday. We’ll have live play by play when the show starts.


1. Cheick Kongo vs. Mostapha Al-Turk

Lots of clinching against the cage early on. Al-Turk kneed Kongo low and about a minute later, Kongo gave it back to him. Kongo caught him with a punch that might’ve been an eye poke. Al-Turk went down and Kongo unleashed elbows and punches to the face before the stoppage. It was a pretty late stoppage. Al-Turk wasn’t getting up and was just taking punishment.

Winner: Cheick Kongo by way of 1st round TKO

2. Wanderlei Silva vs. Rampage Jackson

There was a lot of boxing going on early though Silva was able to get the same leg kicks that helped Forrest Griffin beat Rampage. Silva came in and Rampage knocked him out cold with a left hook. Silva was out cold but Rampage followed up with two shots while the ref was trying to pull him off.

Winner: Rampage Jackson by way of 1st round TKO.

3. Dan Evensen vs. Patrick Barry

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Dec 26 2008

UFC 92 Weigh-In Results

Published by GG under Mixed Martial Arts, News, UFC

The weigh-in results are courtesy of MMA Junkie.

MAIN CARD

Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rashad Evans (203)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (246) vs. Frank Mir (251)
Quinton Jackson (206) vs. Wanderlei Silva (203)
Mustafa Al-Turk (237) vs. Cheick Kongo (233)
C.B. Dollaway (186) vs. Mike Massenzio (184)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Dean Lister (186) vs. Yushin Okami (185)
Antoni Hardonk (246) vs. Mike Wessel (260)
Reese Andy (206) vs. Matt Hamill (205)
Brad Blackburn (170) vs. Ryo Chonan (171)
Patrick Barry (233) vs. Dan Evensen (242)

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Dec 26 2008

Justin Eilers Shot Dead On Christmas

Published by GG under EXC, Mixed Martial Arts, News, UFC

According to Loretta Hunt from Sherdog, Justin Eilers was shot dead by his mother’s boyfriend.

This is the second death MMA death reported in just over a week after Justin Levens was found dead along with his wife just over a week ago.

Eilers had recently fought Antonio Silva at the big EXC show in July. Silva beat him with strikes in the second round.

He went 1-3 in the UFC, with his biggest match being a fight for the heavyweight championship against Andrei Arlovski. Since a loss to Brandon Vera at UFC 57, he went 10-1 fighting on smaller shows before his loss to Silva.

I found some of his career information on his Wikipedia page.

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Dec 26 2008

Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Wrestling – Episode 7

This show has been over for a couple of weeks already you say? Well, I still haven’t watched the last two episodes, so here’s the review of the second to last episode.

Todd says Dennis needs to slow down. Butterbean says Dennis needs to treat him with respect or it’s going to get nasty.

Dennis says he’ll hit hard and they should hit him back hard. Brutus tells the viewing audience that it’s called a receipt if someone hits you hard and you hit them back just as hard.

Bischoff says they’ll learn the arm drag and a basic chop. Too bad Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair aren’t teaching these. Hogan comes out in his gear to teach them the body slam. Hogan tells the guys that when he slammed Andre at Wrestlemania 3 that Andre was almost 700 pounds. He didn’t say give or take two hundred pounds. It’s so funny as to why he has to lie about that. Isn’t 500 pounds enough?

Rodman slams Danny hard and Butterbean wants him. Butterbean slams him softly. Rodman tries to get Bean and can’t. Neither can Danny. Hogan tells Brutus to do it. He can’t get him quite up. I think it’s up to Hogan. He didn’t try. Darn. I wanted to see it.

They are going to do two matches. There’s a triple threat between Screech, Danny, and Todd while the big man match is between Rodman and Butterbean.

The chop looks like it hurts a lot. They’re playing it up like Dennis doesn’t want to be physical anymore because of the possibility of a receipt. Hogan takes Dennis aside and tells him he loves him and tries to inspire him a bit.

Screech is trying to coach a bit too much and the guys are bothered with him.

Hulk brings a doctor in to check the guys out before the match. Screech is the only one to complain about his injuries and the doctor tells him he has at least one broken rib. And he might have a MCL sprain in his left knee.

The triple threat is up first. Screech and Danny are working together over Todd. But I bet they get pissed at each other and the match ends with one of them pinned. Todd goes flying over the top. Screech double crossed Danny. That was fast. Todd took both of them out and then did a high cross over the top rope and onto both guys. Screech took a foreign object out of his knee pad and put it in his elbow pad. He knocked both guys out with it for the pin.

Butterbean just beat on Rodman for the entire match until Rodman hulked up. Rodman came off the top for the flying clothesline and Butterbean caught him with a sidewalk slam for the pin.

Butterbean was bad, but Danny was too. Rodman is the only believable guy, but if Todd learns how to sell a little bit better, he’d be heads and shoulders above everyone.

Bischoff tells Rodman that he works too stiff. Hogan tells Todd that he needs a bit more control. Bischoff says Butterbean never breaks character and makes him believe, but his covers are weak. Hogan says that Rodman, Butterbean, and Todd are heading to the finals. It’s between Screech and Danny. Hulk says Dustin’s chops and kicks are so bad. He tells Danny that he doesn’t hit people as hard as he looks. Hulk tells Danny Bonaduce to leave.

The next show is the finale. There’s a jabroni battle royal as long as a final match for the title.

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Dec 24 2008

UFC 92 Preview – Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Published by GG under Mixed Martial Arts, Preview, UFC

UFC’s year end show looks very strong on paper. But unlike their last show, the main event isn’t what is going to sell the show. In fact, even with weeks and weeks of hype, in my opinion, Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira isn’t all that strong. Neither is Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans. The strongest match they have is the third meeting between Wanderlei Silva and Rampage Jackson. But if you watched the hype special this week, the best match they have is most definitely placed third on the card.

If the three matches deliver, we could see another great show. But Griffin vs. Evans could become a wrestling match and that doesn’t necessarily bode well for a five round title fight. And other than catching Brock Lesnar in a knee bar, we’re not even sure if Frank Mir is as good as he used to be. But I have a feeling Rampage and Silva will deliver again.

The FGB squad has predictions on the top three matches. As has been the case for the last several shows, Stevie J from Angry Marks is also going to give his thoughts. Also, Peachmachine and Ed in San Antonio who host Drunkcast are gracing us with their presence.

Rampage Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva

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Dec 24 2008

12 Days Of Christmas With Frank Shamrock

Published by GG under EXC, Mixed Martial Arts

Who better than Frank Shamrock to perform his own version of “The 12 Days Of Christmas”?

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