Congrats to the Oakland Raiders for beating the Browns. I’m not going to lay too much praise for the win since most liken beating the Browns to winning an arm wrestling match against your nephew who’s in 2nd grade. However, with the win we are now 1-2, and quite possibly could be 3-0 since we’ve led late in all three games. But, before I go and talk smack to a Cardinals or Rams fan (sorry Mike), its important to remember that we haven’t exactly played the cream of the crop (I rise to the top - House of Pain baby). Frankly, if you lose to a Kitna lead team (Lions), it’s normally suggested that you quit football altogether. In addition to taking one on the chin from the Lions, we were also able to squeeze in another screw job by the Bronco’s (but we did learn how to screw others as we pulled the same crap on Cleveland that Denver pulled on us). No matter, Shanahans days are coming. It won’t be too much longer. I gotta think his contract with Satan is coming due sometime soon. Anyway, go Raiders! And oh yeah, can someone put out an APB for Jerry Porter? What happended to this guy? Brady Anderson anyone?
Chuck Liddell is not done…I am a fan of Chuck Liddell. I love to watch him fight. I like the knockouts. Up until the Rampage Jackson fight, it was almost a given that if he was fighting, he was going to deliver a knockout (regardless of the opponent). Then Rampage knocked him out. Sure, he wasn’t face down sans his mouth piece, a la Keith Jardine in the Houston Alexander bout, but he was stunned and most definitely on the verge of being Gonzaga’d (referencing the CroCop fight here). This past weekend he made his first appearance back in the octagon since the knockout and ended up losing for the second straight time (a first in the storied career of the Iceman). Keith Jardine out pointed him for most of the fight and earned a split decision victory, one that probably should have been unanimous. With all due respect to the Dean of Mean, Liddell should have knocked this guy out in the first round. Jardine is not Randy Couture, he’s not Vitor Belfort, he’s not even Gumby (aka Jeremy Horn). So, what gives?
Well, it’s one of two things in my opinion. Either he is going through a Roy Jones type career culmination or he just doesn’t care that much anymore. When I say a Roy Jones career culmination, I am talking about the third Tarver fight (October 2005). Tarver had brutally knocked Roy out a year earlier and it appeared that he just wanted to survive the third fight. I saw this fight live on tv and it was difficult to watch. Roy ran most of the fight and never appeared to want to sit and exchange with Tarver. This was the same fighter who had beaten James Toney, John Ruiz, and the Executioner (Bernard Hopkins), and here he was seemingly running from Tarver. This was the end of the great Roy Jones Junior. With respect to Chuck, I don’t think he was afraid to get back in the octagon. He’s been knocked out before and come back strong (referencing the first fights with Rampage and Couture - both ending in TKO’s), so I’m just not buying that he was nervous or worried about getting K.O.’d.
Therefore, my guess is he just doesn’t care anymore (or doesn’t have the desire to do what is necessary to win at the UFC championship level). Chuck’s looked a little pudgy recently, he’s shown up to an interview a little loopy, and lets face it, he is getting paid win, lose, or draw (For the record his base salary, as reported over at mmajunkie.com, for the Jardine fight was $500,000 - while the winner, Jardine, earned a paltry $14,000). Bottomline, he just didn’t seem prepared, either physically or mentally (poor gameplan), for the fight. Will I watch his next big fight? Yes, but for his own legacy he needs to bring it. My guess is that a significant percentage of the mma fan base (talking about the new folks here) have only seen Chuck fight twice - both resulting a loses. Obviously Chucks better than this, but times running out for him to show the newbies what all the fuss is about.
bUGLYbLOG’s recommended places to punch someone if they cut you in line at the local BestBuy
1) In the breadbasket. In the event you get arrested, be sure to use the term “breadbasket” in your written statement.
2) In the neck. If I could go back in time, like way back, I’m talking second grade here, I would punch the first kid in the neck who gave me crap about wearing generic parachute pants (They were made by Panasonic…..yep, the same Panasonic that makes crappy electronics made my parachute pants.) Anyway, I think it would be cool to be known as a neck puncher. I bet it would have improved my draft position in kick ball games……
Captain of the first team: I’ll take Wanda
Captain of the second team: Okay, I’ll take the Neck Puncher
3) In the coconuts. To be honest, I have never been a fan of the coconut puncher. Most of the time I was the one getting punched in the coconuts. I think the worst time I ever got punched in the coconuts was in third grade. I was walking to the water fountain and Scott (no clue what his last name was, but I’m pretty sure his dad was also his great uncle) socked me in the juju beans (synonym for coconuts). It wasn’t pleasant to say the least. Even more displeasing than getting punched in the gorgonzola’s (another synonym for coconuts) was explaining to my female teacher, Mrs. Bowers, why I was hunched over crying while holding my bumbo’s (synonym numero tres for coconuts)
bUGLYbLOG’s recommended tunes fo the week, fool
Public Enemy’s How You Sell Soul to Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul- Chuck Dangerous is back again with another hit record. Sure, this one ain’t Fear of a Black Planet or It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, but as always Chuck has made another record that’s timely and relevant. And the beats are still there. Check out “Harder tha you think”, “Can you hear me now”, and the albums title track.
“YOU DONT STAND FOR SOMETHING,YOU FALL FOR ANYTHING,
HARDER THAN YOU THINK, ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING”
Pilot Speed’s Into the West- I recently went and saw the new Kevin Bacon “Death Sentence” movie. It sucked, but the soundtrack was pretty cool. Anyway, Pilot Speed is one of the featured artists on the soundtrack. They sound like Coldplay and/or Snow Patrol and the lead singer is a dead ringer for U2’s Bono (albeit with a slight lisp). If you can iTunes it, listen to “Barely Listening”, “Alright”, and “Ambulance”. The Black Angel’s are also on the soundtrack. I will probably give them a listen later this week, as long as I don’t get covered up with punching people in the neck.
bUGLYbLOG’s recommended pants comments for the week
1) Anyday you have to wear pants is a bad day. I think this is my new motto. I need to win the lottery. My promise to you is that I will never wear pants again if I win the lottery (except for the occassional funeral or when I want to go shirtless).
2) The next time I get a call from a phone sales dude or dudette, I am going to break in this new routine. Here’s how its going to go….
Telemarketer: Hi, are you interested in blah blah blah
Me: Guess why I’m not wearing shoes?
Telemarketer: I dunno, why?
Me: Cause I had to remove them so I could take off my pants. (After this comment I will remain silent until they hang up)
