We’d rather just shut it down than to run a boring, poorly updated blog, which is what OTR is starting to become.

We can’t thank all of our readers enough. You guys have all been great and we had a ton of fun playing with everyone. Maybe we’ll do it again some day. We could have just let the blog die slowly and not update it, but that’s not fair to anyone. We thought we would give OTR a proper burial by at least letting everyone know that we are calling it quits.

Memorial services will be held Sunday, December 21st at 2 PM at the Lodi, NJ YMCA.

You can send thoughts and regards to MPerry_77@hotmail.com and MicahW@feverpitchmedia.com.

Happy Holidays to all of those in OTR land!!

In case you missed it Saturday night, last minute fill in Seth Petruzelli took care of Kimbo Slice in 14 seconds. Early reports are indicating that if Kimbo’s eye doesn’t get treated correctly, it could get infected and result in death.

Kimbo was supposed to fight Ken Shamrock who was deemed unfit to fight due to a cut over his left eye that he sustained during a workout earlier in the day.  Shamrock is also hoping to avoid death.

Furthermore, if Randy can absolutely destroy Lesnar (which will happen) the MMA world might get their wish, a Randy Couture-Fedor Emelianenko battle royale.  Not really a battle royale, but adding royale to the word battle makes it sound really awesome.  Awesome royale.  That just blew my mind.

PHOTO CAPTION:  Brock Lesnar used to be known as Brock Lesnar when he was part of the WWF. 

Emelianenko is considered to be the best heavyweight fighter on planet earth.  He is the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts heavyweight champion and the last person to hold the PRIDE heavyweight championship.  His only blemmish on an almost perfect record (29-1) came from Japan’s Tsuyoshi Kohsaka who cut him seventeen seconds into their tournament match in December of 2000.

The reason it needs to be revisited is because I first saw it when I was about 11 or 12 and thought it was great! I’d like to change that opinion. I hadn’t seen the movie in years and apparently forgot how utterly ridiculous and stupid it is.

Frank Dux (this is actually based on a true story. And when they say “based on a true story,” it means that they actually used the people’s real names) goes over to Hong Kong to fight in the Kumite, an underground MMA fight club of sorts.

Side note: You can see actual facts here. Frank Dux says that he entered the Kumite to try to infiltrate the underground hoods who were running the tournament. He says initially they were going to have him lose, but that he competed and won and eventually became one of the best fighters in Kumite history. He also says it was held in Jamaica, not Hong Kong. Oh, and there are many people that claim that he made the whole thing up. He has, what he claims to be, the 1975 Kumite trophy. Many say that he ordered it himself and picked it up. So, Bloodsport is most likely based on the events that occurred inside Frank Dux’s head.

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So, anyway, yeah. He goes over there for this tournament. But not before training! He even trains to fight blindfolded. But why? When would you be in a fight where you couldn’t see? Waste of time, right? Nope! When he fights Chong Li, played by Garry Shandling, Li cheats (I would have never pegged him a cheater, total surprise in the movie) and crushes a white pill into dust and then throws it right in Frank’s face! Noooo!

Photo Caption: Chong Li says, “You are next!”

But before the big fight at the end, Dux is confronted by two U.S. agents who say it’s time for him to get on a plane and head back to America. A Chinese policeman even shows up to make sure he goes with them. The agents (one of which is Forrest Whitaker…seriously) then pull out tasers (because Dux beat up the Chinese police guys that tried to get a hold of him. That’s so Frank Dux). They go to tase him, but WAIT! Dux grabs a trash can lid and the tasers ricochet and hit two more Chinese police officers. Frank then grabs the tasers from the confused U.S. agents and coyly says that they’ll have to wait for him to get on that plane. He has business to attend to! Such a great and realistic scene. That happens all the time.

So if the movie couldn’t get any more stupid, there is the whole issue of the fight choreography. I haven’t seen choreography this horrific since I was in a first-grade play about why it’s important to read books. These are world-class fighters, right? Not one of them learned defense? Isn’t that the first thing they teach you in fight school? Apparently not. It’s ok to stand there and get your ass whooped. I have a feeling that the real Kumite would be more like MMA and less like WWE.

And it doesn’t need to be said that there is a girl of interest to Dux and he also has an American friend who got beat up badly by Chong Li. Dux has to avenge his friend’s butt-whooping! There is also some good old fashioned 80’s movie music that you can hear in the YouTube clip.

Overall rating: D+

Both of Thompson’s ears going into the fight were all cauliflowered up. Cauliflower ear is a condition when the outer ear becomes permanently swollen and deformed (cartilage dies and fibrous tissue is formed) from a blood clot or other fluids collecting under the perichondrium. I play doctor for a sentence every now and then.

In the beginning of the third round last night Kimbo threw a haymaker with his right fist that landed on Thompson’s ear causing it to pop instantaneously. Blood started dripping from the ear, Kimbo landed three or four more punches to the face, and the referee stepped in to end the fight. Shall we watch?

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