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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I blogged all the episodes of TUF Season 8 and if you want to go back to see how we got here, you can do so here.

Junie Browning and David Kaplan will open up the show. If you remember, when Kaplan fought Phillipe Nover, Browning told Nover what his teammate Kaplan could and couldn’t do. Kaplan was also one of the crazier guys in the house (though not nearly as crazy as Browning) who allowed Tom Lawlor to punch him right on the chin to test it.

1. Junie Browning vs. David Kaplan

Mike Goldberg said that you either love or hate Junie Browning. I haven’t heard anyone who loved him.

Browning comes out to Eminem. I didn’t notice how similar they look until now.

Browning’s first kick hit Kaplan right in the genitals. Browning is picking Kaplan apart. Kaplan is doing a good job of blocking Browning’s punches with his face. Browning looks really good. Browning went down from a slip and Kaplan went for his leg, but Browning got out and transitioned into a rear naked choke, but Kaplan got out of it. Kaplan’s face is already bloody. Browning almost got another rear naked choke in there, but Kaplan got out of it again. Great round for Browning.

Browning took Kaplan down and worked to get side control. Once he did, he set Kaplan up for an armbar and sunk it deep immediately.

Winner: Junie Browning by way of 2nd round submission

He apologized for being a dick on the show and to Frank Mir.

2. Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez

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This fight is in Germany where it seems the Klitschko brothers fight all of their fights.

Lennox Lewis says Rahman has a fat chance to duplicate the efforts of when he upset Lewis himself many years ago.

Rahman changed trainers earlier this week according to Bad Left Hook. James “Buddy” McGirt is now his trainer.

1st Round
Rahman is crouched down a bit and trying to sneak his jab in. Klitschko is standing really tall and throwing the jab and the left hook. He landed a really nice right hand that staggered Rahman slightly. Rahman looks pretty confused in there already. For some reason, he’s holding his hands low after he throws a punch and that’s exactly what Klitschko wants to be able to land the left hook.

2nd Round
It was a sloppy round. They held and clinched a lot. Klitschko landed the best shot, which was another straight right hand. Rahman landed a short left hook, but didn’t have much on it.

3rd Round
Klitschko had Rahman up against the ropes and was measuring Rahman with his jab to set up his right hand. Slow and plodding, but dominating round by Klitschko. Rahman wasn’t throwing any punches.

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I know I’m late, but better late than never.

This is much like WWE’s show every December where they go to Iraq and have a show for the US troops stationed there. It’s very nice thing to do and they should really be free of any criticism for a show like this. If the fights are great, that’s just the icing on the cake. The main event is Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuka Yoshida.

1. Matt Wiman vs. Jim Miller

Wiman has jet black hair for some reason. Miller put on a sick guillotine and Wiman rolled over to try to alleviate the pressure. When that didn’t happen, he tried to grab his shorts it seems to be stood up. But Mario Yamasaki wouldn’t stand them up and pulled Wiman’s hands off his shorts. Wiman got out of the choke. Wiman did decently on his feet, but Miller hit a body kick that keeled Wiman over and he went for the guillotine again but didn’t get it.

Miller completely overwhelmed him in the second. He just beat him up on the feet, and then on the ground. Somehow, Wiman hung on.

It wasn’t a bad round for Wiman, but Miller kept taking him down and hammering down. Wiman’s guard kept him from really landing and that’s the only thing that kept him from getting knocked out. Should be a clear cut win for Miller.

Winner: Jim Miller by way of unanimous decision

2. Tim Credeur vs. Nate Loughran

My buddy Greg James is related to Nate Loughran in some distant way.

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(I’m on the west coast, so this play by play is a bit delayed)

Why, after all these years, are they bringing back the Slammy’s? Well, they need three hours of TV to fill tonight. Why after 5 years away am I blogging Raw again? Eh, I don’t know. I think I just have a heart for nostalgia and while this show won’t be as wacky as the old Slammy’s stuff, I think it will still be fun.

But probably not as fun as this.

For some reason, we have three huge matches that completely overshadow anything that WWE will try and make you pay for this weekend at Armageddon. It’s highly unlikely that we’ll get any clean finishes though.

Maria and Festus (with a tie over his overalls) present the tag team of the year award.

Nominees: Carlito & Primo, Team Priceless, Miz & Morrison, and Cryme Tyme

If Miz & Morrison don’t win, it’s a travesty. And thankfully, they win. Morrison thanks Chuck Norris while Miz thanks Baba Booey.

1. John Morrison vs. CM Punk

This match is one of the semi-finals of the Intercontinental contender tournament. Punk did a cross body to the floor, but Morrison didn’t catch him very well.

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Come back at 6PM Pacific and we’ll start blogging the undercard and then the main event.

We have a preview up with insight from writers like George Kimball, Bill Dwyre, and Tim Kawakami.

See you in a couple of hours.

Daniel Jacobs and Victor Lares is up first.

Jacobs made quick work of Lares. The ref stopped it after the first knockdown.

Juan Manuel Lopez is next against Sergio Medina.

Even quicker than the first fight. Medina sat up on the ropes, covered his face and just took punches. He went down three times and it was over. Pitiful performance by Medina.

Jim Lampley says that Oscar weighed in earlier today at 147 while Manny weighed in at 148 1/2. I figured De La Hoya would be at 155 by now.

With the early KOs, they have a lot of time to fill. It’s the Lampley and Merchant show right now.

Victor Ortiz and Jeff Resto are up now.

Ortiz knocked him down twice in the first round. Resto decided to fight right handed. I’m guessing he was having trouble seeing Ortiz’s straight left.

They showed Usher, James Caan, Reggie Miller, Tommie Hearns, Antonio Margarito, Iron Mike Tyson, and Sugar Shane Mosely in the crowd.

Keisha Cole is singing the National Anthem. Was Kelis busy?

Manny comes out to the ring with We Will Rock You as his entrance music. That must be his favorite karaoke song. I was hoping that Endless Love featuring he and his wife singing karaoke was going to be his entrance music.

Mike Buffer just told us to get ready to rumble. Or wait, he might’ve told Pacquiao and De La Hoya that.

You can hear the boos when Oscar was introduced. Manny’s fans are doing their job.

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao

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WEC is back tonight with its last show of 2008. The main event of the evening will see the Bantamweight title on the line as Champion Miguel Torres (34-0) defends against Manny Tapia (10-0-1).
There are four fights scheduled to air on the live broadcast, so lets get right to it. Todd Harris and Frank Mir are our commentary team tonight.
Looks like Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez is up first.

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Survivor Series is in Boston and guess who is coming back? Yep, John Cena. I bet he still gets booed.

Remember when this show was the Thanksgiving tradition? I remember watching this on Thanksgiving and then they moved it to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (Hogan vs. Undertaker). The first Survivor Series show was in 1987. My friend Young Randall says he bought the show in 1990 because he remembers Ted DiBiase introducing the Undertaker.

Chris Jericho says that not every story has a happy ending. John Cena’s story is always happy. Until he gets booed.

Good ol’ JR says that CNN reported that Jeff Hardy was found unconscious. He had me for a second until he said he wasn’t sure if Hardy was going to wrestle tonight or not. It sounds like this is a way to get Edge back involved.

1. Shawn Michaels, Cryme Tyme, The Great Khali, and Rey Mysterio vs. JBL, MVP, The Miz, John Morrison, and Kane

Traditional Survivor Series rules here.

MVP yakuza kicked JTG and got the pin.

The Great Khali chopped MVP and then pinned him immediately after. And then he kissed a fat chick. Ok, that’s not until later.

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In the fight before the main event, James Kirkland beat up Brian Vera for 8 rounds before the referee stopped the fight. Vera looked terrible except he could take everything Kirkland was giving him. Vera threw one punch, a lead right, and didn’t even really throw anything else. He would even drop his left hand every time he was going to throw a right. It was just an awkward fight. He had zero balance. Kirkland looked good, but he let Vera hit him enough to puff up his right eye.

Hatton is coming out in a fat suit and to his own theme song.

Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi

Round 1
Malignaggi looks a bit like Macho Camacho in his trunks. Malignaggi stays low and continues to get caught underneath Hatton’s arm, which is causing breaks. Hatton’s trunks are so long that they’re nearly capris. Malignaggi was quick and in and out, and probably eked out the round, but not much happened.

Round 2
Hatton’s chasing him and getting caught throwing a lunging right. Malignaggi is moving to his left and following it up with a left hook. Hatton stung him with a right hand and the only thing that held him up was Hatton. Malignaggi got in a shot of his own, but Hatton got the better of the exchange. Hatton stole that round at the end.

Round 3
Malignaggi is still elusive, but Hatton’s head movement is much better this round. Hatton is doing a lot of damage to the body in the clinch. He threw a left hook that landed as well.

Round 4
Malignaggi is really eating the right hand. He’s not really getting off before Hatton gets inside and then Malignaggi just has to hold on until the break.

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This is the biggest UFC show of the year, and if you believe Dana White, the biggest UFC show of all time. I’m not so sure about that, but this is definitely the most interest I’ve had in a big time main event since probably Chuck Liddell vs. Rampage Jackson. And I might be more excited for this one.

Brock Lesnar punches Heath Herring

1. Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry

It didn’t take long for Maia to get Quarry down. He got his back, put on a body triangle and eventually got the choke. Quarry never had a chance.

Winner: Demian Maia by way of 1st round submission

2. Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks

Gonzaga just overpowered Hendricks in the clinch and was hitting him with knees. He knocked Hendricks down with a right hand and Hendricks just laid on the ground waiting for it to be stopped.

Winner: Gabriel Gonzaga by way of 1st round TKO.

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