[BTM]

Jew of A

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by BTM

Jew of A

Aaah. I know people who went there. Never been down to Tucson my self though.

[BTM]

Around campus and foothills are nice...rest is shithole. Decent bar scene. Cool to go in the desert and fire weapons too. Worth a weekend.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by BTM

Around campus and foothills are nice...rest is shithole. Decent bar scene. Cool to go in the desert and fire weapons too. Worth a weekend.

Dont need to leave phx for that. Drove about 20 minutes out of the city and blew up 55 gallon drums and played with assault rifles. And they say Mormons are boring.

[BTM]

Oh wasn't sure if that law applied in Maricopa too...photo speed tickets FTL are those still up?

[Blake]

Originally Posted by newdadkel

Blake, its like an hour flight from Love Field.

But you do have to double up for the raider rash!

greenville ave st paddy's shit show on saturday and i have to go out to mineral wells on sunday. i'm not willing to sacrifice either to be in lubbock.

[ybbiz34]

Originally Posted by JayKay335i

Attention whore yes, but self promotion no.

I live in my cave of anonymity and watch too much prons. Hell, I dont even drive a BMW.

Haha I was just messing around man but I do appreciate that you do have a sense of humor.

[newdadkel]

Originally Posted by Blake

greenville ave st paddy's shit show on saturday and i have to go out to mineral wells on sunday. i'm not willing to sacrifice either to be in lubbock.

Great news Blake. The fight is on FRIDAY. Triple play weekend!!! PM when you get into town...lol

[newdadkel]

Here is the fight poster, but the co-main event was changed when Houston Alexander got hurt and James Irvin tested positive for steroids (douche).
So two of the top female fighters will be the co-main event now.

[newdadkel]

And about the girls:

USCS Fight of the Week: LaRosa vs. Damm is a Landmark Fight for Women's MMA
Byominic Velando09 March 2011 (0) Email Print Most promotions not called "the UFC" often pick up declining "UFC-veterans" (a label that any former employee is branded with for life), as Shark Fights did when they booked Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin for the Shark Fights 14 co-main event. Though it was a compelling rematch, the bout fell apart less than two weeks out.

Enter Tara LaRosa and Carina Damm to provide a match up that may not have the same star power, but provides a more enduring storyline and is sure to satisfy hardcore fans.

The two 125 lb standouts did Shark Fights a huge favor by taking such a high-profile fight on such short notice. This match-up has been in the works for years. Not only is Tara LaRosa widely considered one of the best female fighters on the planet, but Carina Damm is a good, well-traveled fighter in her own right. She also has a highly recognizable body, thanks to a feature in the Japanese Playboy (no nudes). Damm may not be a household name like Gina Carano, but Damm's image has definitely been circulating around MMA forums (epicenters of sophistication and forward-thinking).

Also, the Amarillo-based promotion gets to replace one grudge match with another. Having engaged in a well-documented feud with Erin Toughill and a litle back-and-forth with Gina Carano as well, LaRosa seems to take things personally. Though LaRosa didn't go so far as to say that she dislikes Damm, she explained to Sergio Non with·USAToday·that she's not the only one who has a problem with the Brazilian "Barbie Girl".

"One of the things that I really didn't like -- the looks and the parading around and (crap), that's one thing -- but I don't like it when she showboats and dances around the ring. It's almost like gloating after a fight," LaRosa explained.

Drama and internet-beefing aside,·Shark Fights' stock would rise considerably with a legit female champion among their ranks. LaRosa sometimes draws comparisons to Fedor, having put together a winning streak that lasted seven years and spanned the globe. That run also saw the 33-year old take out the likes of Hitomi Akano, Kelly Kobold and Roxanne Modafferi. LaRosa's second loss came in May of last year when she lost a close rematch with Modafferi, but she has since bounced back with a victory over the extremely tough Takayo Hashi. If not for the terrifying existence of Strikeforce champ Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos, LaRosa would probably be regarded as the greatest female fighter alive.

That said, Damm, who has fought for Strikeforce and Bellator, would enjoy notoriety of defeating such a giant of women's MMA. She was an early favorite leading into Strikeforce's 135 lb. tournament last year, but was knocked out of the runnings in the first round by Akano. Damm then suffered a TKO loss to the surging Cat Zingano. It's a make-or-break situation for the Brazilian.

Either way, any 125 lb female (or even 115 or 135'ers) will be taking a good hard look at Shark Fights and their sparkling new network deal. LaRosa confirmed in her USAToday interview that Shark Fights intends to bring back the winner for an April appearance that would eventually lead to a championship in June. Such job security is rare in the MMA world and especially coveted for the girls.

With fifteen fights slated for Shark Fights 14, the runnings for "fight of the night" honors is competitive, but between LaRosa's evolved fight game and Damm's black belt-level grappling skills, there's a good chance of the only women on the card stealing the show.

Tags: Carina Damm | houston alexander | James Irvin | Shark Fights 14 | Tara LaRosa

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by ybbiz34

Haha I was just messing around man but I do appreciate that you do have a sense of humor.

If you cant laugh at your self and everybody else, what else would there be in life.

[newdadkel]

Pics of Carina "Barbie Girl" Damm. I would rather have Gina Carano 100 times out of 100, but some guys get wood over this chick

[ghosthi32]

Originally Posted by JayKay335i

If you cant laugh at your self and everybody else, what else would there be in life.

[ideliver]

Originally Posted by newdadkel

If any of you guys watch MMA, Shark Fights is televising 5 fights on HDNet starting 9:00 Central with some ex UFC, StrikeForce, and BoDog fighters. Co-main event has two chicks fighting that dont like each other (might be nip slip hopefully)

I will be the ringside physician so I should get a little face time.
Need completely objective views on my performance!
Thanks guys

cool....i am a fight doctor in OH...my preference is to boxing...have you done MMA before? My last MMA fight, one of the fighters was out cold from a right hook he never saw coming...very brutal when you are ring side

[newdadkel]

ideliver, yea I've worked several over the past 4 years. We actually have a lot more MMA around here than boxing now.
The worst I had was in an amateur fight, this taller guy kneed this other guy in the face so fast and so many times before it could be stopped that he looked like the kid from the movie Mask. His face was one big hematoma, with some missing teeth.
Whats crazy is he fought in another amateur event about 6 months later. Not sure we really know what the long term implications are from MMA yet.

BTW, at weigh-ins, Tara was really cool esp. for being the number #2 womens fighter in the world behind Cyborg. Damm is fugly.
Matt Horwich is a WEIRD DUDE!!!!!!

And we got Big John McCarthy working the fights tonight!

[ideliver]

Anyone watching? OP has a busy night

[ideliver]

Lopez needs the fight stopped. Now

[newdadkel]

Lopez was beat up but wanted to go, and he was with it. Big John has some signals he likes to use, so he was very cool to work with. But that nose was gonzo.
Overall not a bad turn out for these fights. The place sold out but it is not a huge venue. Hopefully we can get some better main events in the future.
This Shark Fights group has gone out and gotten several more sponsors to pour a lot of money into their organization. Hopefully they will be bringing several fights a year to the area. They might hold some in California as well.

King of the Cage is next here in Lubbock on April 16.