I May Be Mentally Disordered

Friday, September 08, 2006

More later

I just wanted to post one of the more disturbingly entertaining video remixes I have seen in a long, long time. Check out NIN meets classic Star Trek here. More later...

Alright, it's finally later. Needless to say, I've been a busy boy lately. Between school, work, schoolwork, working out, the car, and a steadily declining social life, I am being pulled in a dozen different directions. The good news is, life is starting its inevitable rebound after some very trying and discouraging months. School has reinvigorated me and Scooby's return has me happily putting miles on her odometer after months of stressing over her rehabilitation. My bank account is bruised and battered, but not broken.

Got some good news today from the fight front. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva got himself KTFO (knocked the fuck out) by Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic in Pride's Open Weight Grand Prix Finals. I am not a huge fan of Crocop's, but I am definitely not a fan of Wanderlei Silva, so it was refreshing to see the Chute Box middleweight champ get his head rung by a left high kick. Silva was bloody and swollen inside of the first round and looked outclassed the entire time. Filipovic threw straight punches to counter Silva's wild haymaker style and went to the ground to deliver more punishment from Silva's guard. By the time it was all over, Wanderlei's right eye was swollen shut, his nose was bleeding badly and it looks as if he might have suffered a rib injury from a kick earlier in the fight.

Crocop would go on to beat Josh Barnett, becoming the first ever Pride Open Weight Grand Prix champion. Now he gets to face Fedor Emelianenko for the Pride Heavyweight Belt, probably as the headlining fight at Pride's New Year's Eve show. That could all come apart, since they both have fights lined up before then, but barring injury, this is the matchup everyone expects to see. Fedor is a monster, but Crocop looked very crisp and very strong in winning the Grand Prix. Their rematch (Fedor beat Mirko by decision last year) should be a very interesting matchup. I can't wait. :D

For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, here are a few embedded vids to give you some very brief, visual background on the characters and events involved. Enjoy. ;)

Pride Open Weight GP Hype Vid:

Open Weight GP Highlight+Final matchup: