UFC 102: pre fight picks

Hello Shed26 Fight Night Fans....it's your friendly correspondent back to ground and pound some truth before tonight's event.

A little news for you first.. Massachusetts has finally approved MMA in the state!! I just heard Dana white say he is in negotiations with both the TB Bank Garden and FENWAY Park for the first boston event in 2010!!!


UFC 102...really nice card, but not shed worthy.


Here's how it should break down:

Main Event

Randy Couture (220) vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (231)
This would have been a fantastic fight 2 years ago when these two incredible champs were at the top of the UFC and Pride respectively...but today...not so much...should be a great fight though...

Pick: Shed26 favorite Randy "the natural" Couture" ground and pounds his way to a decision....Big Nog is almost impossible to knock out and is the best BJJ Big man in the world.....I think he's 4 holes into the back nine....and the natural should have no problem..Greko-and-Pounding him for 3 rounds... One caveat...if Randy tries to stand and trade with Big Nog, it would be a huge mistake.. even though Nog made Frank Mir look like Mohammad Ali a few months ago...he still has an iron chin and can slug with anyone....Randy has shown that he can be knocked out if he gets too fancy with the hands.....SHOOT THE DOUBLE RANDY!!!


Keith Jardine (205) vs Thiago Silva (205)

Pick: Tiago Silva is tough as nails and has serious power, but, in a close fight, you always go with the Dean of Mean....Wins by KO in the 2nd round...Keep your chin down and your hands up Jardine...Tiago gets' frustrated with all the Leg kicks he takes...lunges at the dean....and get's put to sleep with a looping overhand right...signature Dean of Mean!!



Nate Marquardt (185) vs Demian Maia (185)

Pick: this is the best fight on the card...Nate is overall one of the best 185'ers in the world...good at everything...former king of Pancreas...and only the spider keeps him from wearing a belt.....Damian Maia is one dimensional....but that dimension (BJJ) is the best in the world...he is unstoppable on the ground...his opponents go to sleep faster than Frank after the first under card fight...If Nate can keep it standing...he'll win...but he can't keep it standing... Maia is too good and is the only real threat to the Spider at 185.. Maia wins by submission in the second round.



Brandon Vera (205) vs Krzysztof Soszynski (205)
Pick: We have to go with the Polish experiment (Soszynski) by tko in the 3rd round... Vera has great talent but hasn't looked or fought like himself since coming down from heavyweight...he is much better suited fighting larger, slower guys and with 205'ers he ends up clinching like bone crusher smith for three rounds. The polish experiment goes for his trademark kimora from half guard...then transitions to the mount and brings the elbows until the ref calls it.



Chris Leben (185) vs Jake Rosholt (185)

Pick: great fight again...another Shed26 favorite Chris Leben...always brings it...he's the Arturo Gatti of MMA...Rosholt is a former NCAA wrestling champ and people have high hopes for him...the problem is that I haven't seen his wrestling translate well in MMA and his standing up way behind the curve. Unless he channels Mickey Ward for Three Rounds....Leben is going to highlight reel him in the First. If the UFC wanted to prop up Rosholt...putting him against Leben is a huge mistake...


Ed Herman (185.5) vs Aaron Simpson (185)
Pick: Tough pick here....Ed "Short Fuse" Herman is a slight favorite...and can wrestle...but Simpson is no joke...NCAA D1 wrestler... Herman only seems to loose to submission guys so I think he'll GNP Simpson for a decision victory.



Gabriel Gonzaga (259) vs Chris Tuchscherer (258)

Pick: Let's go with Gonzaga...local guy...who is a top 10 heavyweight...has great BJJ and huge knockout power in the his hand and feet (kro cop)...never heard of the other guy...



Justin McCully (238) vs Mike Russow (260)

Pick: Justin McCully seems to have been hand picked to loose to Mike Rossow...Russow is a police officer with a good story line...but McCully it tough, although small for a heavyweight...and since this is Russow's first time in the octagon.. I think the big lights will get to Russow and he'll be TKO'd in the first round.




Tim Hague (263.5) vs Todd Duffee (251)

Pick: this is a pick'em...bathroom break fight...let's go with heavier guy....Hague by TKO in the second.




Nick Catone (185.5) vs Mark Munoz (185.5)

Pick: Again..here is another Former NCAA wrestling champ that has had trouble transitioning his wrestling effectively into MAA....after getting KO'd by Shed favorite Matt the hammer Hammill...Munoz drops down to 185...Catone seems to have been hand picked to loose...but I like his skills and think he puts Munos to sleep in the 3rd round.




Marcus Aurelio (156) vs Evan Dunham (155)

Pick: Aurelio in the first by submission...no banter for this one



That's all fight fans..until next time...this has been your friendly Shed26 Fight night Correspondent..

MMA 102

MMA 102?

PRE-SEASON GAME 3

PRESEASON GAME 3 WAS A BARN BURNER LAST NIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT THE PATS WERE TAKING ON THE SKINS AND THE SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX WAS HOSTING ITS BIGGEST CROWD OF THIS YOUNG SEASON. FOOD, LAUGHS, AND A VICTORY FOR THE LOCAL 22. HEY, EVEN HARTY SHOWED UP! ALL IN ALL GOOD TIMES IN THE SHED. WHATS BETTER THAN THAT?!

I wonder . . .

Did I see Macintosh at Roche Brothers the other day? Hmmmm . . .

Friday. Friday. Friday.

What's on the menu for Friday night? I hope to get my hands on some balls... Arancini (Rice Balls) from Domenic's that is.

Cocoa Boy - Garden Way Gang
What's your plan for the game?

Bill

Shed 26 reporter Cocoaboy reporting in from Orleans Nauset Beach, Cape Cod. Most of the Beaches on outer cape are closed thru monday. The waves doesn't seem like much so far. Hi tide is expected to hit around 2:00am , possible 20 foot waves. No one is allowed on the beach, just News trucks and reporterrrs . Like they could ever swim .
Stay safe, and use protection .


:------------)

Whatever . . .

amen.

Obstacles of a Long Season

As we prepare for the wonderfully long Shed-26 season, I'd like to pause and ask forgiveness for all those injured, whipped or lazy souls who missed part or all of the first two pre-season games.
Can I get an AMEN?

ROUND TWO-SIX

ROUND TWO LAST NIGHT IN THE SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX AND DARK AND STORMY WORLD HEADQUARTERS KICKED OFF WITH CHARTER MEMBERS CHEERING ON THE LOCAL 22. THE PATS D LOOKED GOOD IN THE FIRST HALF WITH MOST OF THE STARTERS PLAYING SOME TOUGH D. AS ALWAYS THE FOOD WAS GOOD AND THE LAUGHS WERE LOUD. IT WAS NICE TO SEE A CROCK POT FULL OF KEILBASA AND BEANS MAKE IT ON SUCH A STEAMY SUMMER NIGHT. FRANK "THE KING" AND JAY TOOK A DIP IN THE POOL AT HALF TIME TO TRY AND LOWER THEIR CORE TEMP. THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING INTO TRYING TO COOL OFF THE ESTABLISHMENT NEXT GAME WITH SOME AIR CONDITIONERS. IF ANY BODY HAS ONE PLEASE CONTACT THAT DEPARTMENT. ALL IN ALL ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT AT THE SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX AND SPA. I'M OUT!

PRESEASON GAME 2- ITS A STRETCH

GAME TWO OF THE PRESEASON IS UPON US. THE SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX WILL HOST ITS SECOND NFL EVENT OF THIS YOUNG SEASON. WE ARE HOPING FOR A BRADY SIGHTING FOR MORE OF A SERIES OR TWO. AND A SIGHTING OF MYSELF- I WILL BE LATE TO THE FESTIVITIES ON ACCOUNT OF THE WIFES YOGA APPARENTLY TRUMPS PRESEASON FOOTBALL. I WILL BE PRESENT AS SOON AS SHE REACHES NAMASTE! PLEASE UNDERSTAND AND BARE WITH ME. I'LL BE THERE IN SPIRIT.

Pre(?)season fare . . .

As our esteemed leader stated the fare was well above previous preseason ratings! Cudos to Big Bob for the baked/broiled brown sugar coated bacon wraped mini-dogs! Let me just express my fear that they go the way of the Man Cakes, rarely seen, though longed for every game. Yes, that's right fans, Big Bob's Bacon Wraped Puppies were that good! Unfortunatley, there are no Macintosh apples available this late(?)/early(?) in the season. So, chocolate cake had to suffice. This week could yeild something else altogether. We'll have to see. But, with low turn out, excessive portions often make up for the lack of tradition. But, with the season yet to begin, one, well, OK, I, can only dream of a week with Big Bob's Bacon Wrapped Puppies, followed by Man Cakes, Buddy's Golabkis, Kevin's Beans, Jason's mother-in-law's meat pie, Cocoaboy's hot chocolate, Wayne's always good dish du jour, and, yes, I'll say it . . . apple pie. Life doesn't get any better. Kevin is always right, "This is the best place EVER!!"

P.S. HOLY CRAP! I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT ANDY'S CALZONES! I gotta stop blogging after midnight!

Can't wait for the next Game

Thu 8/20/2009 7:30 PM vs Bengals

The Patriots made the following roster moves today:

Traded DE Le Kevin Smith to the Broncos (more on the terms shortly, but it is tied to the Derrick Burgess trade)

Released CB Mike Richardson

Signed RB Chris Taylor

Placed WR Shun White on the reserve/military list.

ITS ONLY JUST BEGUN

THE NFL PRESEASON KICKED OFF IN TOP FORM LAST NIGHT AT THE SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX. THREE CHARTER MEMBERS WERE THERE CHEERING FOR THE LOCAL 22. THE MENU, HOWEVER, WAS NOT PRESEASON IN FORM. THE MENU COULD HAVE STOOD UP TO OPENING DAY- MINI HOT DOGS WRAPPED IN BACON. OH YA I SAID WRAPPED IN BACON!, HONEY CHICKEN DRUMMIES, CHICKEN AND PEPPERONI PARM CALZONE, AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF..... WAIT FOR IT.....CHOCOLATE CAKE. I MUST ADMIT, I AM IN PRESEASON FORM, STRUGGLING TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN IN THE 4TH QUARTER. ALL IN ALL I MUST SAY THE SHED IS BACK.

Limo Service . . .

Well, Ok, it's a run down dirty van, but, it get's me where I need to go!

Anyways, I'll be driving through Maynard between 6:30 & 7:00, so, if a ride is needed, it can be had!

Just let me know!

Game Time Decision

Childcare and inability to drive leaves KH on the sidelines for the moment. Sit tight and see if he can pull off a tuck-rule miracle.

Pats Camp

Gents, I've been down to the Camp a couple of times so far, the boys look focused
especially TB. I am concerned about the secondary as usual . I expect TB to play a little over a quarter against the Eagles. O'Donnell should se plenty of action, with Walters only playing very sparingly if at all . Keep the faith and as always use PROTECTION .

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SHED!

SHED 26 PATRONS THE NFL SEASON IS ONCE AGAIN UPON US. BRADY IS BACK, THEREFORE THE SHED IS BACK! THURSDAY NIGHT 7:00 AT THE SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX AND FUNCTION HALL, THE DOORS WILL OPEN FOR THOSE LOOKING TO GET INTO THE ZONE. NFL, WHATS BETTER THAN THAT? THE ONLY THING YOU CAN ARGUE IS.... THE NFL+ THE SHED 26 . SO FELLA'S LETS KICK IT OFF IN STYLE. P-A-T-S PATS PATS PATS!

The correspondent is BACK!!

Good afternoon fight fans,

I wasn't sure what the general feeling was about tonight's UFC 101 event..Since we had a Shed Fight night a few weeks ago, I figured that this even, while a spectacular card, came a bit too soon to open up the shed doors again.

I'm always up for a last minute highway run, so let me know...If not, your friendly correspondent will be streaming the event through ufc.com then running the feed through the TV...just an insider secret...if you buy the web stream via ufc.com (not the yahoo feed), you also get to watch the un-aired under card fights for free plus you get a bonus, ring card girl cam throughout the event.....although you have to wait until the next morning to watch the un-aired fights. As for the ring card girls, tonight's event marks the debut of the maxim's UFC ring card girl contest winner Natasha (picture above) ....

As for the fights....BJ Penn vs Fenflo? and Anderson "the spider" Silva vs. Forest Griffin at 205lbs? Holy smokes...what a night...

BJ Penn Vs KenFlo: tough one here...two of my favorite fighters to watch...BJ has the edge in power and boxing and is the BJJ master but Kenflo is no BJJ slouch ...Kenflo has crazy Mui Tai Kicks and is a cardio freak...

No one taps, I can tell you that.. and normally my prediction would be that BJ would gas in the third round and Kenflo would win a decision....BUT...the word is that BJ is finally IN-SHAPE...he looked like it at today's weigh in....I guess he spent 2 months training with Mark Marenovich's father this time and an in-shape BJ Penn is too much for anyone in the world at 155, even KenFlo...

Kenflo takes down BJ
BJ sweeps to half guard..
BJgets his leg out and from side control take the mount pretty easily...
from there he'll do a lot of damage and the fight will be stopped... this is BJ's signature, unstoppable move, whenever he is the stronger fighter and is in-shape..


Check out BJ jumping out of a three foot deep pool...this video has everyone thinking that BJ is really in shape this time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoqfIU0C6Y



Forest vs the spider?

If forest is able to frustrate Silva with take downs and clinches, he may be able to survive a few rounds...but more likely...with Forests aggressive style and glass-Joe chin...this one could get ugly...the spider has something to prove after a few back-to-back lackluster performances...so he will be in full smash mode...I doubt this goes past a few minutes into the first round....forest will be eating punches and then will certainly go "night-night" via knees whilst in the inescapable Silva Mui Tai clinch...

Your friendly Shed Fight Night correspondent..

UFC

OK I THOUGHT WE HAD OUR OWN UFC CORESPONDENT, APPARENTLY, HE DOESN'T FEEL THE NEED TO CORRESPOND. THE SHED26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL TRY TO RECTIFY THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. NOW I AM NOT THE ALL KNOWING ON THIS SUBJECT, BUT, I DO KNOW THAT KEN FLO VS BJ PENN IS THE MAIN EVENT THIS SATURDAY FOR IFC 101.

Get Well Soon, Kevin!

Sorry to hear about your injured ball, Kevin! I was half asleep at the fights the other night when I heard you had injured one! As most of the guys know, if anyone can relate and sympathize with you having an injured ball, I can! It's difficult to get comfortable and hard when you can't see straight, which definately affects your goals! I hope your ball heals quickly, there are no lingering problems, and you can see straight again! I know how embarassing it can be to have so many people look at your ball and poke and prod at it. It can be very uncomfortable, but, take the pain meds if you need them! It's actually kind of exciting with the pain numbed, kind of like scratching a good itch! I don't know how much good the goggles below will help, but, I'm sure Jason had his reasons. I would recommend a cup, myself. But, only after the swelling goes down!

Anyways, get well soon! Hope you'll be able to drive and walk straight soon and make it for the pre-season!

GET WELL SOON KEVIN HART

UFC 100

UFC 100 IN THE SHED..... OH YEAH! THERE WAS SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AT THE START, BUT THE NIGHT IN ALL WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE KING AND HIS BUDDY "J", BIG JASON, UFC CORRESPONDANT JAY, AND MYSELF. THE FESTIVITIES BEGAN AROUND 7:30 AND RAN UNTIL, LETS SAY 2:30. OH YEAH THATS WHAT I SAID 2 FREAKIN 30 WOW! MR. HENDERSON WHO'S AFTER PARTY WAS AT THE "BREW PUB" DEFINITELY WAS THE FIGHTER WHO CAME TO PUT ON A SHOW. HANDS DOWN FIGHT OF THE NIGHT. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THE FOOD AND GOOD TIME WERE FLOWIN. YET ANOTHER GOOD TIME IN "THE SHED"!

hart

The eagle has landed

Undisputed

Just rented UFC undisputed for tomorrow's shed fight night preliminary event. Oh it's on!!

WHAT? YOU WANNA FIGHT?

YEAH, I WANNA FIGHT! SATURDAY NIGHT IS FIGHT NIGHT AT SHED 26 SPORTS COMPLEX WHICH ALSO HOUSES THE BACKYARD BAR. COME ONE COME ALL. UFC 100! NUFF SAID.
J I DO HAVE PS3, BUT WE WILL REFER TO IT AS JUST PLAY STATION. DO NOT USE OR SPEAK OF THE 3 PART.
SEE YOU THEN KNUCKLEHEADS!

The King will be on his throne . . .

That's right fight fans! The King will be on his throne Saturday! Then, he'll go to the shed and watch the fights with Royalty from neighboring kingdoms and those from afar! He is also giving those who would like, or are so inclined, bidding to view him in the Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Our Town," in Sudbury at the end of July. Best wishes to all!

www.sudburysavoyards.org/

Lets get ready to Rumble

This Saturday baby!!

Shed Fight Night UFC 100 Saturday July 11 ?

I don't even need to hype this one....but I will...
Mir-Lestnar
GSP-Pitbull Alves
Henderson-Bisping

Who's In? Also..a pre fight warm up of UFC undisputed on the playstation3 is in the works..

http://100.ufc.com/

I'm King of the WEB!!

That's right shedians! I've got another web video! But, I may not be done with this site, yet! There are rumors of a photographer and some still photos to be shown . . . wait for it . . . on a billboard! LOL! I was kind of hoping it was a local company, because there's a billboard right outside my company president's window, but, alas, they are from Scottsdale, AZ. I'll keep you all posted on the potential posting.

http://www.inspiringbuilders.com/

Pats training camp

The Patriots open training camp on July 30th down at the Razor , I hope all of the fellow sheddies are also in training. The schedule looks brutal . Curls are a must .

Pats signing

The New England Patriots have struck a deal with veteran free agent inside linebacker Paris Lenon, according to Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe.

Per the report, the transaction likely takes the Patriots out of the running for former St. Louis Rams starting linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa. Tinoisamoa has visited the Patriots, Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills.

“Paris is excited to finally be a part of a winning organization and eager to contribute in whatever way Coach [Bill] Belichick and his staff see fit,” agent Jon Persch told the Globe. “Now, quite simply he’s eager to go to work.”

Lenon, 31, recorded a career-high 121 tackles last season for the Detroit Lions, leading the 0-16 team in tackles.

He has a previous stint with the Green Bay Packers.

The Patriots were in need of some proven experience at inside linebacker after third-round pick Tyrone McKenzie suffered a season-ending knee injury at a rookie minicamp.

GAME 7

TONIGHT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE AND ALL TO ATTEND GAME 7. CELTICS VS MAGIC TONIGHT SHOULD BE A COMPETITIVE GAME.

Mothers

Happy Mothers Day to all the ladies of the Shedmen 26 . You truely do alot of behind the scenes tasks that sometimes go un-noticed or unappreciated. Sunday is your day
to be appreciated and LOVED a little extra. Just think. in 3 months football season starts and the Shedmen will be packing the Shed, enjoy your rest now, the Shedmen are coming, the Shedmen are coming ......... Thanks to all the Ladies, you too Frank .

Celtics vs. Bulls Game 7

I just spoke to Andy, and Shed 26 will be open for action tonight for Celtics vs. Bulls Game 7 tonight at 8:00.

Go Celts!

Celtics at the Shed tonight ?

Will Game 7 be on tap at the Shed tonight ?

Easton, PA to Visit AB

The Easton,PA High School baseball team will be playing at Acton-Boxboro High School
Monday night at 6:00pm, this is a rare opportunity to see a local squad take on a talented out of state opponent. By the time you guys get back from the Sox game
you can cheer on the locals .

Shed Fight Night: As If You Needed A Reson

If, somehow, you needed a reason to venture out on a dark Saturday Night (tomorrow) and hit the Shed for UFC 97, here are just a few good ones:

1) Not only is this card loaded with some of the most entertaining and bad ass fighters on the planet, The headliner features the number one pound for pound fighter in the world in Anderson Silva. And the co-main event ....THE ICEMAN!!

2)Fight of the night prediction: Brian "All American" Stan, former US Marine who was awarded the Silver Star / former WEC light heavyweight Champ, takes on Krisztof "The Polish Experiment" Soszinski...the two will be swinging for the fences...Stan has lightning in his fists but not very good head movement...The Experiment is well rounded, a bit awkward and likes to mix it up...

3) I will be debuting my PHILLY CHEESE STEAK ROLLS!!!!!

FIGHT NIGHT

PEOPLE OF THE SHED-26, THERE WILL BE A UFC EVENT. SATURDAY NIGHT 4-18-09 ALL OUR WELCOME.

Candy

Game-Time Decision

Game-time decision usually means I'm on the PUP list. However, tonight I'm pretty sure it's a true GTD. I'll see you soon... or not.

Jason: Left some $ on the Shed 26 main kitchen table.

Spartans roll over UCONN

The Michigan State Spartans rolled over the UCONN Huskies tonight in the first Nnational Semi Final . The Spartans out scored, out rebounded and out hustled the Huskies tonight running and gunning their fast break points. Can the Spartans use the Home Court Advantage at Ford Field on Monday to win a National title? Stay Tuned catch all the exciting action at the SHED 26 Sports Complex Monday night. Who will be the Spartans opponents ?

CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY

SHED-26 SPORTS COMPLEX AND THE BAR IN THE BACKYARD WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ITS HOSPITALITY MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 6. THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME DESERVES A SHED-26 TYPE EXPERIENCE. COME ONE, COME ALL.

March Madness NCAA Championship Game

WHERE: YOU KNOW
WHEN : 4-6-09
WHAT : NCAA MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS CHAMPIONSHIP
WHO : TEAMS TO BE DETERMINED TONIGHT 4-4-09
WHY : WHY NOT

IF INTERESTED POST A MENU ITEM.

Shed Fight Night Update- Schedule

Hello fight night fans..It's been I while since my last post, as the world of MMA has been a bit silent for a few weeks...but we've got some exciting fights coming up this month as well as a possible Shed Fight Night Event.

A few news items to report:

- Charles "Mask" Lewis, the founder of TapouT, and one of the most recognizable faces of MAA, died in a car crash a few weeks ago.




- The Tim "The Main-iac" Silvia (former UFC heavyweight Champ and former Main Resident ) vs. Ray Mercer MMA fight, was switched to a boxing match and then cancelled as the Nevada State Athletic Commission would not sanction the event....

- The BJ Penn/GSP Greasing saga continues as BJ's team formally submits an 18 page protest of the fight to the commission and several of GSP's past opponents report that he was "unnaturally slippery" when they fought as well (insert joke)...but then again, GSP did kick all their A$$'s, so take those comments with a grain of salt (or Peppers)


Upcoming Events:
Wednesday Arpil 1 UFC Fight Night...FREE event on Spike TV..

Only a few marketable names on this card, the headliner is the Carlos Condit/Martin Campman Fight...Condit, who held the WEC title until they eliminated the weight class, jumps into the deep end of the pool to test his skills against a dangerous kickboxer in Kampman...but Condit should win this fight as he is a beast...

Also on the card is A Shed Correspondent Favorite, and local guy, Jorge (hor-hey) Rivera...His fights are always exciting, great standup fighter.


UFC 97 Saturday April 18 Shed Fight Night?

The headliner on this card is Anderson "The Spider" Silva vs Thales Leites ...now, as we know Anderson Silva is arguably the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world.... some folks have Fedor as #1..but it's close...we may actually find out..as I've head rumblings of proposed super fights between the top three fighters in the world have been swirling (Silva vs GSP and Silva vs. Fedor)...the GSP/Silva fight is a lot more realistic as they are both under contract with the UFC, they only fight 15 pounds away from one another and a catch weight fight at 180 is workable...but Silva would be at a big disadvantage if he fought Fedor who fights at about 235...though I think Silva would still win... Silva also said this week, that he wants to fight Roy Jones in a Boxing match...!

Anyway..Thales Leitis has absolutely no shot to beat Anderson Silva...no matter how much they want to pump up Leitis to sell tickets..

I haven't even told you the best part about this card...The return of Shed Favorite Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell...after a tough 2008, The iceman starts his road back to the the title when he faces off against mauricio "shogun" Rua. Shogun is top 5 in the world at 205, but he has been unimpressive since joining the UFC and I think the Iceman is going to put him to sleep within the first minute.

That's it for now from your Friendly Shed Fight Night Correspondent...

Pat's Opener: 9/14 Monday NIGHT Game vs. Buffalo!!

That's right Pat's fans! Summer is almost over! The Red Sox are undefeated in the regular season, and it's almost time for the Pat's Opener! The Commisioner is supposed to announce today that the 50th Anniversary of the AFL and 40th Anniversary of Monday Night Football will be celebrated with the return of Tom Brady and a duel between arguably two of the best wide receivers in the game today: T.O. and Randy Moss. Of course, we all know who will win the game and the wide reveiver battle! But, we'll let them play to prove it! So, relax and enjoy what's left of the summer, because it's going to be a fast and furious start to the much anticipated opener!

SPICE IS NICE

IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, PLEASE PASS THE PEPPER. PEPPER GOES GOOD WITH EVERYTHING, FROM COMFORT FOOD TO X'S AND O'S. PEPPERS IS CLOSE TO 290 AND A SACK MACHINE. THE SPECULATION IS THAT THE PATS WILL MOVE HIM TO OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, AKA WILLY M. I LIKE THIS MOVE , PLEASE PASS THE PEPPER.

SALT AND PEPPER(S)

i LIKE SALT ON SOME OF MY FOOD, DO ANY OF YOU LIKE PEPPER ?

Shed Fight Night Recap UFC 96

Even though your friendly fight night correspondent was unable to make the event, a nice crowd gathered on Saturday to watch UFC 96..

As promised by yours truly, we saw a nice group of exciting fights with the exception of a few duds. Here are some of the highlights:

Quinton Jackson Defeated Keith Jardine: Unanimous Decision

In a pretty good back and forth fight, Rampage grabs victory from the jaws of an either/way decision with a left hook with 10 seconds remaining, sending Jardine to the mat.

No real fireworks in this one, but both guys came to fight. The highlight of this fight may have been the pre-fight stare down..and then the trash talking between Rampage and Keith Jardine's best Friend and Light Heavyweight belt holder Rashad Evans.... These two are set to square off in May for the title. That is if Rampage accepts the fight on short notice. With Frank Mir's knee injury, the Brock Lestnar/Mir fight was pushed to July (UFC 100) and They need to push up Rashad's title defence to the May Show. Pencil in May and July for great shed fight nights...UFC 100 is set to be the biggest card of all time ( Let's not buy into this just yet ) ...with both the the heavyweight title and the welterweight title on the line ..G(rease)SP vs. Tiago "Pitbull" Alves also


Gabriel Gonzaga Knock out cold by Shane Carwin Shane Carwin

The Hype rolls on with Shane Carwin (the only fighter in the world who wears bigger gloves that Brock Lestner...4XL) getting rocked early, then dropping Gonzaga with a short right hand. Carwin actually works a full time job as an mechanical engineer and only trains part time, so the sky is the limit as he makes fighting his full time Career. This dude has to cut about 20 lbs to make the 265 heavyweight limit and may have the second best one-punch knock out power in the world... I'd still take Fedor any day.. Can't wait to see Lestner/Carwin...that is if Lestner can get by Mir...who looked unstoppable against Nogera a few months ago..


Matt Hamill Destroys Mark Munoz with a vicious head kick

This was, in my opinion, the fight of the night...with shed favorite Matt "the hammer" Hamill dominating Mark Munoz from the opening bell until he landed a crazy head kick that crumpled the former NCAA D1 Champ..

Good to see the Hammer continue to improve his game...he even out wrestled Munoz...but on the down side... Hamill still fights like the terminator...walking straight at his opponent with his hands down, chin up, and reaching for all his shots...the guys at the top of the 205 division will eat him up until he adds some D to his game. I would have thought that The Rich Franklin fight would have showed hamill that he needs to change it up a bit...but I didn't see anything different from him...well except for that crushing, lead-pipe shin to Munoz's Face! Hope that guy is ok..looked like Rogen and Goldberg were dancing the 2 step to distract us from the fact that they had a stretcher and EMTs called in.


The dud(s) of the night
1) The number one dud of the night was the Brandon Vera Mike Patt fight. As predicted, this was a gimme fight for Vera...who really needed a win to justify his spot in the UFC. They paid him a lot of money and he hasn't looked good at all since dropping from heavyweight. This was clearly a fight that was put together so Goldberg could ramble on about Vera's Mui Tai skills and the fact that he is now a dedicated fighter and "back"... I'm not buying what they're selling here. Patt looked 35 lbs overweight and out of his league...it felt like the intercontinental championship was on the line and Tito Santana was gonna run out from the dressing room at any moment. I was huge Vera Fan when he was fighting at heavyweight...although he can make the cut to 205, his skills seem to translate better at heavy...preying on bigger, slower guys.. The jury is still out on Vera butd I don't think they can just keep feeding him Mike Pratts for long before everyone else notices.


2) The Refs: Normally I think the refs do a pretty goob job in the UFC...but as the volume of shows increases, we see more new, inexperienced faces wearing the obligatory black polo and rubber gloves. A non televised fight with Shane Nelson was stopped way to early and the Matt Brown / Pete Sell fight was halted at one point when Sell was in deep trouble, then the ref let the action continue when he saw Sell was ok to continue? What the F? There are no standing eight counts in MMA...then the ref let the fight go on so long that Matt Brown felt bad having to smash Sell in the face any more.....Bring Back Big John McCarthy!! Let him clean this mess up.


3) Gray Maynard Vs. Jim Miller: I was somewhat proven wrong with this one with Gray Keeping the fight standing mostly, but he still fought for the W...not to finish...he had many opportunities to finish this fight, but instead opted to step out, circle, check the clock, throw a jab, step out, circle, check the clock... Gray could win 100 fights in a row, but won't make a main card until he's willing to risk it all and throw down.


That's it from your friendly Shed26 Fight Night correspondent....

SATURDAYS ALL RIGHT FOR A FIGHT

CARLOS FROM DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES,AKA OUR VERY OWN UFC EXPERT AND CORRESPONDENT, MAY NOT BE ATTENDING....ALL BOW YOUR HEADS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, BUT THE VIBE I,M GETTING IS A STRONG SHOWING OF OUR FAITHFUL SHEDIGANS. THE FIGHT STARTS AROUND 9:30, I'LL BE FIRIN' UP THE HEAT AROUND 8:00.

Famous Bakes Beans with a Garnish of Andouille Sausage

Shed-tastic.

Caribean Night

I haven't been this conflicted since The Fonz battled Mork From Ork in one of the most dramatic TV crossover episodes of all time.

I guess it's a tale as old as time itself...Shed or the wife...shed or the wife...hmm.. Is it possible to have it all? Caribbean night goes until 11:30pm... but the is a possibility that I may pull a Willis Reed and come limping up the shed stairs after the under card..

Adam Carola? Thanks man... What was Paul Rubens unavailable for a comparison?

Lover, Not A Good Fighter! But . . .

. . . that doesn't mean I'm not a lover of a good fight! Did someone say that Saturday was Fight night at Shed 26? Could there be anything better!?!? Well, I mean other than football, but, well, could there? The King of the 8 sided Ring will be at the Shed 26 Sports Complex on Saturday night to watch the complexity of Darwinism in all it's glory! Too all you royal subjects, I say, come one come all and join the fellowship of the ring! That's right, I said it. Frodo will be pissed, but I can live with it. 'Cause I can KICK HIS ASS!!!!!

So let it be written, so let it be done!

Lady Tigers - Basketball

Come out and support the Maynard High Lady Tigers (19-5) on Saturday , March 7th at 5:15pm as they take on Quabog (23-0) in the Division 3 Central Mass Finals at Fitchburg State College.

WOW

BOO

How can our MMA correspondent and Adam Corolla impersonater not make it. Last time I checked none of your boys are evan from the Caribbean. Would John Madden miss a big football game? Would Al Sharpten miss a chance to play the race card? Would Eddie Andelman miss a chance to go to the Kowloon?

All 3 have the Answer of NO!

I know why though because his Binky, "Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine" is going to lose to the often angry Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

UFC in the shed this saturday?

I regretfully announce that your friendly Shed26 UFC correspondent cannot make this weekend's fight night. Looks like instead I will have to attend some Caribbean night fund-raiser at the kids school. I'll have to put my cheese steak rolls on ice.

Vrable-Gate?

The following has been edited down a few times to comply with a request to shorten my posts. It is a day to day struggle coping with the affliction of Finger Diarrhea (great band name).

Seems like the Pats gave up a lot for the 34th pick. I think the Dolphins got the same kind of a pick when they traded for the one-legged Culpepper from the Vikings in 06. Although the Pats clear a nice chunk of cap room in the deal, the lion's share of it (14.5m) was created just so they they could make this kind of a trade in the first place. Also think that there must be something else behind the Vrable trade...please be warned...stupid conspiracy theory to follow: Maybe Bill just gave Pioli a sweet deal to keep him happy/quiet as he knows a bit too much about Bill's skeletons...

Saw this on ESPN this morning:

"ESPN's Chris Mortensen has since reported there was a much better offer on the table, that the Patriots passed on the 12th overall pick in a three-way trade that would've sent Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."


http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-6-0/Why-would-Pats-turn-down-12th-pick-for-Cassel-.html

FEELIN' A LITTLE KINDA SUNDAY

I MUST SAY SUNDAYS ARE NOT AS EXITING AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. FEB 28 PERKED ME UP AND LET ME DOWN. I LIKED THE TRADE WITH CASSEL, BRADY'S OUR GUY. MR. VRABEL ON THE OTHER HAND, BIG FAN FAVORITE, AND ANCHOR OF OUT BELOVED "D". I HAVE COME TO TERMS WITH IT AS I CAN SEE THE NEED FOR A YOUNGER D. I BELIEVE WE OWE ,AS TRUE SHED-26 PATRONS, MR.VRABEL- #50 IN THE PROGRAM AND #1 IN OUR HEARTS, A MOMENT OF SILENCE ..... NOW LETS MOVE ON TO THE DRAFT AND HOPE WE CAN FILL THIS LINEBACKERS SHOES WITH SOME NEW BLOOD. WAITING FOR MY SUNDAY TO FEEL LIKE SUNDAY.

First Vrabel, then Cassel to the Chiefs

Matt Cassel has been traded to the Kansas City Chiefs today according to ESPN, yesterday Mike Vrabel was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. According to our sources
Jason Conquest has been in contact with Patriots, Conquest having played in numerous
professional indoor football leagues would add depth at the linebacker position and can also play noseguard.

New Guy

The new guy's posts are too long. I got a business to run.

Say no to Drugs and Steriods

Weekly Shed Fight Night Updates

Many apologies to the Shed management, staff and membership in general, on my tardiness, but we've got a lot happening in the world of MMA....so let's get to it.

First off, Frank no need to fret, as last weeks UFC Fight Night Card was relatively underwhelming, a low turn-out was expected and the Shed President called off the event. Apparently to watch "The Wrestler" with the Misses.

(by the way...if you would like to see the best/funniest acceptance speech of all time, check out Mickey Rourke at the independent spirit awards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3tN7P6oKI )

But let's recap last week's Fight Night...As expected, the night was fairly uneventfully with the exception of the Josh Koshcheck fight... Kos was KO'd by UFC newcomer, and BJJ (that's Brazilian JuJitsu, Frank please get your mind out of the gutter) expert Paulo Tiago...

Koscheck is one of the most love/hated fighters in the UFC...as many people (including yours truly) were put off by his lay and pray, clock watching...just get a "W" style when he first broke into the sport.

Since then he has begun seriously training on his feet..an has recently fancied himself a kick boxer. From last week's performance it looks like he may want to get back to his roots; vicious take downs and face smashing ground and pound. This fight was pretty much a fluke though, Kos underestimated Tiago and as the imortal Joe Rogan says "everyone has a button, located behind your jawbone, it's just a matter of time until someone finds it"... I don't know why, but for the first time I'm a Koscheck fan, I want to see how he rebounds...

The headliner was a snooze-fest, with Diego Sanchez beating Joe Daddy in what turned out to be a low impact Kick boxing match. I agree with you Drew that Joe Daddy looked a bit one dimensional, but that was mostly Diego's defense and supperior boxing tequnique. Diego trained with Oscar De la Hoya for a while and looked like he was more concerned with trying to look good (Golden Boy Styel) rather than trying to take Joe out. Also... remember Diego's only losses were to Koscheck and John Fitch...two of the best welterweights in the world...and both fights were close decisions... Diego's no slouch..

Now that Joe Daddy (a shed26 fan favorite) has now lost to the top three 155'ers in the UFC...BJ Penn, Ken Flo and Diego... I see him becoming a "gate-keeper" of the weight division...meaning all up and comers need to get past him to be considered for a title shot...but it will be a while before he gets another shot at the top UFC 155'ers... I think you'll instead see him drop to 145 and head off to the WEC...

Ok lets look ahead to this weekend...

we've got WEC on Sunday night (3/1/09) available for free on Versus (channel 65...but check your local listings)...The 145 champ , Mike Brown vs. Leonard Garcia...Brown is the guy who knocked out Uriah Faber (the best 145er in the world)..and Garcia is one of the most entertaining fighters in the WEC...he NEVER has a boring fight...Brown on the other hand is a bit of a mystery...a wrestler by trade, he seems to have a nice stand-up game and pretty much bullied Uriah Faber...this should be a good fight...With Garcia swinging for the fences and Brown standing until things go wrong...If brown takes it to the mat, we can only hope he does it with bad intensions (Randy Cotoure style)...I would hate for Brown to win "by blanket"... stalling and clock watching from the top (Frank get your mind out of the gutter)

OK...here it is the next Shed Fight Night Saturday March 7...UFC 96 Rampage Vs. The Dean of Mean!!!

I put my personal, Shed corresponded, stamp guarantee on this card!! All great fights...all great fighters...no tomato can fights...well maybe one or two..

Here's a look at the card...Finally Joe Silva (UFC match maker) seems to get what your friendly Shed26 Fight Corresdent has been saying for years... "Match great wrestlers with other great wrestlers and make them fight" yes, that's right, I just quoted myself...

Quinton Jackson Vs. Keith Jardine

Holy S!!...what a fight (as long as Jardine brings his chin)

Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Shane Carwin

Two huge monsters..the winner may be in line for a title shot

Pete "drago" Sell Vs. Matt Brown

Both guys never have a boring fight

Matt "the hammer" Hamill Vs. Mark "The Philippine Wrecking Machine" Munoz

I'm a huge Hammer Hamill fan, but we finally get to see him fight someone that can deal with his wrestling..Munoz is a newcomer to the sport but is a former NCAA national champ in 2001...I haven't seen him fight but I hear he brings the pain...look out hammer!!

Gray Maynard Vs. Jim Miller

Again, we finally get to see Gray Maynard fight another wrestler that he can't push around the cage... Gray keeps piling up the victories, but no real memorable wins... kind of a staller when he get's in any trouble...Miller is a bad A$$ that can wrestle...it's go time Gray!!

Tamdan McCrory Vs. Ryan Madigan

McCrory is pretty entertaining...no idea who madigan is...this fight may be the night's only dudd

Tim Boetsch Vs. Jason Brilz

Tim Boesch brings it karate style

Brandon Vera Vs. Michael Patt

This may be tomoto-cannish actually...Vera needs a win and has not looked good since dropping to 205... The UFC is looking to make a big move into the Phillipines this year and really need to prop Vera up so he can headline...(We'l also see see Munos on that card)

Aaron Riley Vs. Shane Nelson

Two good young fighters...Shane nelson is BJ Penns protege

Finally from the "what the F" file

Hasim "The Rock" Rahman is apparently attempting a move from boxing to MMA? Here is the article:

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/former-boxing-champ-rahman-headed-to-mma-16349

UFC Fantasy League

Sign up for the UFC fantasy league and make your picks for each fight...Try your luck at out-picking the Shed26 Correspondent (currently ranked 96th out of 15,000)...whoever beats me will receive and iPod! (although the iPod is 5 years old and does not work...and to be honest is not an iPod..it's 15 inch TV with a broken antenna) Good Luck..

http://fantasy.ufc.com/

That's it from your friendly Shed26 Fight Night Correspondent...

Bravo to The Commish!!!

Now that's a responsible executive!

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2009/02/25/nfl_commissioner_takes_20_percent_pay_cut/

He mustn't be a banker!

I'm ashamed and repentant!

I must put myself at the mercy of the Shed-26 Membership Committee. I confess. I missed Fight Night last week. I didn't check with the blog, and found myself invited to the Acton Jazz Cafe for a night of New Orleans Jazz and Blues with a group of 30 from Acton. I danced with women. I listened to great music. I worked the room. I threw back a few Iced Teas.

I am ashamed of my behaviour and lack of support for the Shed. I have let it down, and I am sorry for that. I hope the Membership Committee can forgive my slaggard behaviour and will let me remain a member.

Oh, yeah, I was invited for helping someone move, and I got a free meal out of it. I hope there is at least some redemption in that!

I remain your humble servant and pie maker, The King.

STANDING AROUND

HEY, WHEN I WAKE UP THE MORNING AFTER A FIGHT I'M LOOKIN FOR A LITTLE UFC UPDATE. WHERE'S THE CORRESPONDENTS ARTICLE? OK HERE GOES NOTHIN. JOE DADDY NEEDS , I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE SOME MORE MOVES IN HIS ARSENAL. HE HAS SOME STRIKING AND SOME SMILIN, THAT'S IT? MR. CORRESPONDENT PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND.

FIGHT NIGHT

HEY OUR #1 UFC CORRESPONDENT HAS GIVEN US OUR NEED FOR UFC UPDATES. TONIGHTS MATCHES HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED AND DIAGNOSED TO PERFECTION. ALTHOUGH THE FIGHTS ARE NOT QUALIFYING AS A FULL HOUSE SHED-26 SPORTS BAR AND GRILL/ ULTIMATE MEN'S DEN/ NO PLACE I RATHER BE PLACE, IT WILL OPEN ITS DOORS IF THE POPULATION REQUESTS. THE NEED TO SEE TWO MEN BEATING EACH OTHER TO A BLOODY MESS IS IN OUR SHED DNA, THEREFOR, YOU SAY THE WORD AND THE HEAT IS ON.

UFC 95 Tomorrow Night - Good But Not Quite Shed Worthy

Just a reminder that tomorrow nights UFC 95 is FREE on Spike...Nice card but not enough good fights to fill seats in the shed.

Joe Daddy Stevenson vs. Dieago "the nightmare" Sanchez... is the main fight...

Nice group of fights here...but the fight to watch is a heavyweight bout that features Stefan "the skyscraper" Strute...6' 11'' ...first time in the octogon...

RAGE

i am simply amazed that he held back the rage when buddy stole his chair. He was far more calm than I would have been. i would have probaly turned green and started smashing.

I MUST SPEAK ON THIS

I HAVE BEEN WEARY TO COMMENT ON THIS DISTURBING NEWS FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I APPRECIATE ALL PARTIES VIEWS AND COMMENTS. I NOW MUST RULE ON THIS MOST UNFORTUNATE SITUATION THAT HAS BEFALLEN US ALL. THE SHED-26 BILL OF RIGHTS DOES HAVE EXTENSIVE LITERATURE THAT TOUCHES ON THE SENSITIVITY OF THE STEROID POLICY. AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE INFORMATION, I HAVE REACHED ONE CLEAR AND PRESENT CONCLUSION. STEROIDS ARE A PHYSICALLY ENHANCING DRUG, WHICH IN MY UNDERSTANDING SHOULD ENHANCE ONES PHYSICAL BEING. WITH THIS BEING SAID, WE ALL KNOW MR. HART AND HE IS A PHYSICAL MESS. FURTHER MORE, THE OUTING OF MR. HARTS ALLEGED STEROID USE MUST BE MULARKY. THERE WILL BE NO PUNISHMENT UNTIL MORE, IF ANY, EVIDENCE CAN BE PRODUCED. THE SHED-26 HIGHER UP HAS SPOKEN.

Sympathetic to Kevin's Plight!

I would like to say that it is unfair to prosecute Mr. Hart for his plight! It is not easy to end one's battle with 'roids! Take it from someone who has had to deal with them since my bout with poison ivy, and the resulting endless emotional and physical pain of trying to stop the insanity around them! No matter how I try I just can't rid myself of the returning burning and their influence on my serenity. Yes, they have even affected my performance in the Shed! I have spent long hours unable to sit still for more than a few soothing seconds! If you only knew the frustration and difficulty of holding back my RAGE at the world! But, thankfully, the Shed is the only place where the happiness and support of my fellow Shed mates far outweighs these curses, and provides me a respit and some peace in my life. So, don't judge poor Kevin Hart! He is fighting a gallant and valiant battle to hold back his own 'roid rage! Let's not condemn him! Don't Tuck it too him! Let's support him and soothe him with the cool, sometimes, icy relief that the Shed can provide on his Dark and Stormy nights! I'm with you Kevin! I'm with you all the way!

I support Hart

Hey what Kevin does to his body in my mind is his perogative. If he wants to use something to improve himself i don't mind. Since he is on my team I even respect his commitment to winning. Maybe I am all alone on an island but as the case in baseball or football or cycling i just don't care.

Viva la Harto

HART-ROID

WOW, I was really enjoying myself along with my family down at Disney World until I received some disturbing news. One of our Shed-ites is being charged with using
Steriods, Shed-26 News is reporting that our own Kevin Hart has taken steriods, as we all know this is a violation of the Shed Bill of Rights and our Collective Party agreement for the occupancy for events to be held at the Shed 26 Entertainment and Sports Complex. Rumor has it that Hart is going out of state to try to avoid local Law Enforcement. We are awaitung a statement from Shed President Andrew Conquest concerning this very disturbing matter .

I'm King of the WEB!!!!!! :-)

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PRO BOWL 2009

THE SHED 26 SPORTS BAR AND GRILL WILL BE OPEN FOR THE PRO BOWL IF ANY ONE IS INTERESTED. JUST GIVE A SHOUT AND LET ME KNOW!

Hellboy would crush them both...

Kevin...I don't think we've ever met...but I like what you're binging to the table...nice assessment of the J-Lau / lil' heathen Stevens match-up tonight...

I think Stevens would have had a shot if he had a few months to train, but as he took the fight on such short notice (Hermes Franca bailed out due to injury) I don't think Stevens will have the gas to defend J-Lau's take downs for long....

Stevens has a puncher's chance, but I see him eating serious elbows from Lauzons ground and pound attack, and he'll probably give up his back and Joe will sink in his signature naked choke...

Good point about the flying knee...if you want to see a 155 pounder who would wail both of these dudes....check out this reel of hell boy hansen highlights.. Hansen fights like the guy in the movie in Snatch....walks into the ring sporting cut-off flannel shirt and a schlitz promotional hat...cracks the guy with a flying knee...then just walks away...doesn't even look back...

155-ers outside of the UFC that would destroy both these guys:

Shinya Aoki, Hellboy Hansen, Eddie Alvarez.... The first 2 fight in Dream in Japan and the Alvarez is locked up with Strikeforce (who just bought elite xc and will start showing free events on nbc and showtime)...so we probably won't get a chance to see these guys face off against BJ penn or Ken Flo any time in the near future...

Jay B

Your Friendly Shed 26 Fight Night Correspondent

Joe. Go.

RE: Joe Lauzon fight on Saturday against a guy with great standup...
My prediction for the fight:
- Joe eats a knee going in for a take down and is unconscious 20 seconds into the fight
OR
- Joe submits him inside the first 2 minutes

I hope for option 2

Don't Forget To watch this tomorrow night (saturday)

This is another free UFC fight night event on Spike...nice card

UFC® Fight Night™ Lauzon vs Stephens - Feb-7-2009

Good, but not quite "Shed-Worthy...We all know that Dan Lauzon did not impress Jay C with last weeks Affliction fight, but you've got the check out his big brother Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon fight...he's legit and he is fighting Jemery Stephens ... the dude who crushed that guy with an upper cut at the Shed UFC 2 a few months ago...

Also this free fight night card, while it isn't packed with household names, is loaded with some of the most entertaining and up and coming fighters in the sport..Cain Velasquez (great heavyweight), Josh Neer (the dentist), Amir Sadollah, Rich Clementi and Anthony Johnson

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching!!!

Prodigy VS. K FLO!?!

As reported by SherDog

1. B.J. Penn (13-5-1)
Greasing controversies aside, Penn was dominated from bell to bell by rival Georges St. Pierre in their Jan. 31 superfight. What the loss means for Penn is anyone's best guess given the mercurial decision-making of "The Prodigy." If the UFC has its way, Penn will head back to 155 to defend his title against Kenny Florian come June.



VS.

New Domain Name for the blog

my contribution to the shed... and thanks for hosting the Shed 26 Fight Nights

The Shed26 Blog can now be reached at:

www.shed26.com

Shed 26 UFC 94 Recap: Grease-Gate

Controversy Surrounds UFC 94 Main Event: Accusations Swarm About St. Pierre “Greasing Up"

Controversy Surrounds UFC 94 Main Event: Accusations Swarm About St. Pierre “greasing Up"
A tough night for the lone BJ Penn fan in the Shed 26 on Saturday night. From the start, it looked bad for the prodigy, coming in at a robust 169 lbs and GSP with GSP hydrating back to 189 lbs. All the "BJ rededicating himself" talk looked to be mostly ticket sales hype, as the expression on BJ's face at the start of the fight looked much like yours truly after another one of Bri-boy's jambalaya gas explosions from one chair away. Looked like he just realized he had brought a knife to a gun fight.

Read all the Greasy details here:
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/ufc-94-notebook-accusations-swarm-st-pierre-16019

Although BJ was dominated in all phases, it was nice to wake up to the GSP Grease-ing scandal...now we know why he was slipping out of BJ's rubber guard so easily early in the fight. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that a "dry" GSP (that doesn't sound right...one sec, let me see if dryGSP.com is available) would have instantly found himself trapped in a signature BJ Pen Omiplata, but the scandal does cut into the "Mr. Nice Guy from the north" rep a bit.

Most of the other fights went wrong for your friendly Shed 26 UFC Correspondent as well, with LNP (Lay N' Pray) the major theme of the night, if felt like Kieth was going to run up the Shed stairs wearing a tin foil suit at any minute....Vision (Con)Quest? Sorry that was bad...it's my first official correspondent blog so cut me some slack.


St Pierre will most like take on Thiago Alves mid year, while BJ Penn will move back down to lightweight to take on Shed 26 favorite Kenny Florian for the lightweight belt. Both great Shed 26 Fight Nights.


Upcoming Events to watch:
UFC® Fight Night™ Lauzon vs Stephens - Feb-7-2009
Good, but not quite "Shed-Worthy...We all know that Dan Lauzon did not impress Jay C with last weeks Affliction fight, but you've got the check out his big brother Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon fight...he's legit and he is fighting Jemery Stephens ... the dude who crushed that guy with an upper cut at the Shed UFC 2 a few months ago...

Also this free fight night card, while it isn't packed with household names, is loaded with some of the most entertaining and up and coming fighters in the sport..Cain Velasquez, Josh Neer, Amir Sadollah, Rich Clementi and Anthony Johnson

UFC® 95 Diego SANCHEZ vs Joe STEVENSON - Feb-21-2009
Mediocre overall card, and this main fight shouldn't really be a headliner for PPV. This event will be held in the UK and looks like it's going to be a American wrestling clinic all night....fight of the night will be Paul Kelly vs. Troy Mandaloniz

UFC® 96 JACKSON vs JARDINE - Mar-7-2009
Definitely a Shed UFC night!! This is stacking up to be a great card...chock full of great fighters who come to fight...The headliner, while a great match up, is a little disappointing as I was looking forward to Rampage getting a shot at Rashad Evan's Title...but who doesn't like the Dean of Mean!!! (Jay P90 Conquest, that's who)...Rampage and Jardine are always great to watch and you know someone is going to wake up in the gentle hands of Mario Yamasaki..

Fight of the night will be Shane Carwin vs. Gariel Gonzaga...both monsters and two of the only guys in the world with the ability to knock out Brock Lestner with one Canned Ham Punch. Also that night we'll see three other entertaining fighters in complete tomato-can match up's: Matt Hamill, Tim Boetsch and Brandon Vera should all destroy their opponents in convincing fashion..

That's all from your trustee Shed 26 Fight Night Correspondent

Shed - 26 online award

Though Drew runs the venue awards, i have the power of the online awards. This year the shed-26.com division will only give out 1 award.



This award is given in the highest regard to Andrew Conquest for facilitating a great season and an unbelievable Super Bowl celebration. Though he is very appreciated for what he has done he needs to know how much the shedigans understand what he puts into it and that he truly did, "Raise The Bar"!

DEADLINE HAS BEEN MET

SHED-26 HAS SHUT THE DOORS ON SHEDSY NOMINATIONS FOR THE 08-09 SEASON. THE SHEDSY'S WILL BE HANDED OUT DURING THE SUPER*&^%$#@!'N BOWL TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR IDEAS.

RAISING THE BAR

RAISING THE BAR FOR THE SUPER*&^%$#@!'N BOWL THIS YEAR. I HOPE SERVE ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND NEEDS!

SUPER*&^%$#@'N BOWL

HEY SUPER*&^%$#@'N BOWL IS TODAY. FESTIVITIES START WHEN EVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO ARRIVE.