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    It's quite fitting that this wonderful thread that only about 4 very special people post in would bring up my half century of centuries.
    i'd like to thank those that contributed.
    especially black panther for the bump.

    I'm off now to start a self congratulatory thread that everyone except me will hate.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
    especially black panther for the bump.
    i await my green ya tafy modwipe


    i must also start a thread congratulating myself on my FIRST thread which hit the mighty century mark


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    Quote Originally Posted by blackpanther
    on my FIRST thread which hit the mighty century mark
    no need, i opened up a "how many century threads do you have ?" thread ages ago.

    It went down ever so well.


    join in the fun

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    I'll kick all your asses. Happy now?

    *Actually, yes, I'll take any one of you.

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    I'd like to see Chintee v ChiangMai Noon

    In a cage.

    That could be quite a match up.

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    I only fight nude.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chinthee View Post
    I'll kick all your asses. Happy now?

    *Actually, yes, I'll take any one of you.

    Are you going to kick some Donkeys?

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    Well, as I said I only fight in nude or in a Borat singlet. Anybody want to take me on?

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    can i use my steel chair?

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    good article in sherdog today:

    The Synergy of Jackson vs. Henderson Options: Email Article | Printer Friendly September 6, 2007
    by Jake Rossen (jrossen@sherdog.com)

    Judging by the auspicious silence from MMA fandom, you wouldn't know that history is about to be made on Saturday, when two current PRIDE and UFC champions meet to determine the sport's first undisputed world champion.

    Maybe it's a simple case of exhaustion -- witnessing Randy Couture (Pictures) take his figurative sledgehammer to his umpteenth Grandfather Clock tends to sap one of their spectator's energy.

    Or perhaps it's relative disappointment: for years, the first cross-pollinating fight was reputed to be Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) vs. Chuck Liddell (Pictures) in a battle of invincibles.

    Quinton Jackson (Pictures) and Dan Henderson (Pictures) had other plans: having knocked out those respective opponents in surprising fashion, they've positioned themselves to be pioneers in what is hoped to be a long line of title unifications.

    That the bout is being met with indifference is indicative of an increasingly spoiled audience. How would they have reacted even a year ago to the knowledge that two champions from competing promotions would resolve longstanding rankings confusion -- on free television, no less?

    Granted, Jackson-Henderson doesn't have the same mystique as Silva-Liddell.

    Jackson is a recent UFC acquisition, and hasn't allowed for fans to produce some territorial excitement over "their" promotion establishing dominance over another. And the UFC's generosity in airing the fight free on Spike might have something to do with Henderson's anonymity in the States.

    But regardless of how emotional fans choose to get over the bout, it has undeniable cache in the history books. Until now, the PRIDE and UFC titles were exactly as advertised: the belt holders were the best only in their respective promotion, which left observers free to debate the merits of the various champions scattered across the globe.

    For light heavyweights, that debate ends Saturday. The winner is free to brag about his amalgamated championship without whispers from people doubting his chances in another country.

    That's not only good for the winner, it's good for the sport: it was boxing's inane alphabet promotion confusion that helped turn that institution into a cultural punchline. People like clearly delineated achievements without the footnotes and asterisks. They want their champions to be the toughest men in the world -- no addendums, no qualifying statements.

    Will it be Jackson or Henderson? Who knows? Henderson, though clearly out of his physical element at 195 pounds in a 220-pound world, is a rabid animal of a competitor. He spent the first three years of his career undefeated, eating only the occasional decision loss thereafter. (With exceptions being granted only to the Nogueira brothers, who taught him two lessons in submission.) His wrestling is explosive, and his right hand seems gifted from a previous life as a pro boxer.

    Jackson is the more disciplined striker, but good luck trying to get the finish against Henderson on the feet: it hasn't happened yet. Whether he can use his power to control Henderson on the mat is equally suspect, as he fought a seesaw battle with a similarly outsized Matt Lindland (Pictures) a year ago.

    The loser will have ample reason to look sullen, but so will fans: regardless of who wins, it's likely to be the last time the PRIDE belt is ever put on public display. The winner will never have occasion to defend it, and no structure exists to sustain its meaning. (Had Silva been able to retain it, he would've been that promotion's first and only titlist at that weight.) Unless PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures) can come to an agreement with Zuffa, this is likely to be PRIDE's last significant presence as an MMA entity.

    And while its demise might be depressing for fans that appreciated the go-for-broke business mentality of its organizers, at least it's dying for a worthwhile cause: the sport's first true world champion.
    What if?

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    BP, thanks for the news. Saves me from going over to sherdog.

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    i thought that Henderson fought well but was very impressed by rampage's ground game. very close in the end......i suppose there was no way the judges would give the decision to the Pride fighter now that the UFC owns it

    cro-cop looked terrible...maybe he should drop down a weight-class where he would a greater impact. 2 bad losses now to second string fighters does not bode well for his heavyweight career.

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    ^
    Fukkk BP.
    I hope that wasn't a spoiler you just posted above me that I had to close my eyes to avoid.
    i suspect it was.

    In future could you please open a spoiler thread that we can not look at until we have watched the show.

    Ta.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
    In future
    avert thy tafy eyes to avoid the obvious! a full day later and you haven't watched it?

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    there is war among MMA fans about the Hamill-Bisping decision.

    check out this poll on Sherdog!!!!!!
    Official Who Won The Hamill/bisping Fight - VOTE NoW! - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums

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    Closed my eyes through that as well.
    My download is about 4 hours from completion.

    maybe we could have a UFC forum, then we could have spoilers and live reports and discussions of the various fighters and stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
    a UFC forum
    who would mod that? not the tafy tyrant i hopes!!!

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    ^
    No use you using the sports forum for your barely disguised mod applications.
    DD has got the sports forum on ignore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
    barely disguised mod applications
    i'd rather eat a soi dog for lunch cmn

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackpanther
    i'd rather eat a soi dog for lunch cmn
    Liar.
    You'd see it as an honour.
    You clearly prefer it here to ajarn these days.

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    i only post on 2 threads here regularly cmn....this one and the rugby. i do enjoy the banter there but rest of the forum doesn't really do it for me. modding for a brute like dd is an honour you can keep up yer jaxy

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon
    My download is about 4 hours from completion.
    What number is that? I still haven't got round to watching 72-74.

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    75....we have to wait for cmn to watch it before we can discuss it

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    ^Well, you can't discuss 72-74 either...actually you can, because I don't know what the fek you're talking about, I just watch for the blood

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    Ok.
    I decided to watch UFC 75 last night instead of going whoring....

    Cro Cop looks like a spent force, I bet he wishes he hadn't come back after Gonzaga took his head off.

    Henderson looked good in a Randy Couture sort of way, a pity it was 5 rounds of grapple though, as the commentators were saying, he would probably be better off coming down to 185 pounds.

    The biggest disgrace of the night was the Bisping decision.
    The judge who gave the fight to Hammill by 3 rounds to zip was the only one watching the same fight as me.
    Hammil made Bisping look very ordinary and I don't think that unbeaten record will hold for too much longer.
    Also a class act in unjustifiable defeat that Hammil.

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