Archive for June, 2008

A Bunch of Bumps and Bruises

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The “Iron Ring” closes the only way it can with a few knock outs, tap outs, and a bunch of bumps and bruises.

One of the most anticipated fights of the season had to be John “The Bullet” Fields vs. Dymond Jones. These two have been at odds with each other since earlier in the season. The rivalry started when Jones (and pretty much everybody else) felt that Fields was disrespectful towards a defeated opponent. Jones attempted to school Fields, who in turn took Jones’ interference as disrespectful, and it was set. The Bullet was more than eager to unleash the pain on Dymond Jones.

When The Bullet went in for a tackle early on in the match it was no surprise. Fields fights with his anger and channels it toward his opponent, but it became clear almost mid-way through the match that Jones was going to give The Bullet a run for his money. A left hook to The Bullet’s head solidified that fact. Jones continued to dominate Fields, who was surprisingly left to just cover up his head on the ground. The most shocking move of the night: John “The Bullet” Fields tapped out!

My first thought was, “Wow, he looks like a punk now.” Fields talked more than a little bit of trash during the build up to this match, only to give in. Hopefully, this was a learning experience for him. It goes to show that you can never underestimate your opponent, no matter how good you are at the art of talking trash. What do you think?

As Fields said after his loss, “You win some. You lose some.” This sentiment couldn’t be truer for each of the teams, but in the ring, only one winning team take home the prizes. Congratulations to Team Nelly. Despite not practicing with the rest of the fighters, they managed to dominate the ring and walk out in victory.

Well, it’s all over now! What did you think? Hate it or love it, the “Iron Ring” had some of the most shocking slams on television. Did the right team win? What do you think was the best match? Who was the best fighter?

The Main Event! (Part 1)

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We’re finally at the main event! It’s time to see which team is tough enough to win the competition.

What was for the most part a pretty even match between Primus Moore and Daryl Cobb ended in a surprise and unfulfilling twist. While dodging several of Cobb’s punches on his feet, someone from Moore’s corner actually threw in the towel, giving Daryl Cobb a premature win.

We’ve had a whole season of knock outs, tap outs and beat downs. Why is it that the first and ONLY time a side has thrown in the towel happened while the fighter was active on his feet? Needless to say, this was one of the worst calls made in the competition.

After watching the match between Daniel Akinyemi and Bryan “Predator” Rogers, Moore’s corner throwing in the towel made even less sense. Rogers received repeated blows to the head from Akinyemi AFTER getting a head cut, and the match still continued. Team Dipset couldn’t understand why the match even went on for so long.

After his match, Cobb claimed that he was in control and that he had Moore, even if the towel wasn’t thrown in. While it’s true that Cobb was in control when Moore’s team decided to give up, both fighters were fairly evenly matched and traded the upper hand throughout the match. Would Daryl Cobb have finished Moore off if the match continued? Maybe…but without a clear defeat, all we have is Cobb’s claims.

Do you think Daryl Cobb would have beaten Primus Moore anyway?