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Epic Aggieland Quidditch BroomCock Clash
One might expect to see Quidditch at places like Harvard, where the students outscored me on the SAT when they were 8th graders, can trace their lineage to the Mayflower, and are afflicted with nine different varieties of social anxiety disorder. A Comic-Con attendee dressed like Boba Fett who...
MMA World Cup: Can Dominick Cruz Cruise to a Gold Medal?
Dominick Cruz tooled Waggney Fabiano, like he has every opponent not named Faber, on his way to a likely gold medal. His opponent will be Brad Pickett who pulled off a minor upset against Takeya Mizugaki. Gold Medal Match: 1. Dominick Cruz vs. 3. Brad Pickett My Take: Who would have thought,...
MMA World Cup: Can Aldo Win Gold in Featherweight Finals?
Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes both won one-sided contests in the semi-finals to advance. That sets up an intriguing bout for the bronze as Hioki and Hominick will do battle for the third time for the honor of advancing to the medal stand. Gold Medal Match: 1. Jose Aldo vs. 3. Chad Mendes My Take:...
MMA World Cup: Japan and America Collide in the Finals
Shinya Aoki scored a last second submission to earn his berth in the gold medal match, narrowly beating German Dennis Siver in a great semi-final contest. Aoki will face Frankie Edgar who crushed Canadian Mark Bocek.Gold Medal Match: 1. Frankie Edgar vs. 2. Shinya Aoki My Take: I think Frankie...
MMA World Cup: Welterweight Finals
As expected, Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch advanced to the gold medal match. Their last fight was a five round shellacking. Has anything changed? Gold Medal Match: 1. Georges St. Pierre vs. 2. Jon Fitch My Take: Put on a DVD of their last fight for an idea of how this might go. Bronze Medal...
MMA World Cup: The Chael Sonnen/Anderson Silva Rematch
UFC champion Anderson Silva and the man who dominated him for more than four rounds last year, Chael Sonen, both made it out of the semi-finals in convincing fashion. This sets up the rematch of the century, or at least of the year, between two distinctly different middleweight stars. Gold Medal...
MMA World Cup: Light Heavyweight Finals
Well, this one seems kind of like a given. Jon Jones and Mauricio Rua advance to the gold medal match - and I think we have a pretty clear picture of how that plays out. The real question is what happens in the Bronze Medal Match. Let's decide, together you and I. Gold Medal Match 1. Jon Jones vs....
MMA World Cup: Can Overeem Upset Velasquez to Win Fictional Gold?
Fedor Emelianenko and Junior dos Santos fought gamely, but ultimately fell to the UFC and Strikeforce champions respectively. It leaves fans with a dream match many have been calling for: champion versus champion for the first gold medal in fake MMA history. Gold Medal Match 1. Cain Velasquez vs....
MMA World Cup: Bantamweight Semi-Finals
Pickett and Fabiano advanced from the opening round, despite Ivan Manjivar giving a game effort against Fabiano. Like their real life counterparts, even fantasy MMA fans are less interested in the little guys - they garnered far fewer votes than the big boys. 1. Dominick Cruz vs. 4. Wagnney...
The MMA World Cup: Featherweight Semi-Finals
Veteran Joachim "Hellboy Hansen couldn't overcome the wrestling prowess of Team Alpha Male's Chad Mendes in the opening round and Mark Hominick barely broke a sweat taking out Deividas Taurovicius. That leaves the four favorites intact as they battle for a spot in the finals. 1. Jose Aldo vs. 4....
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