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I voted Canseco/Choi but I think if they are going to disallow people to fight when they test positive for pain killers and such things, I think it should disqualify people who canât even stand or strike. And yes, I watched the fight and it was
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Bloody Elbow
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/6/16/911451/the-return-of-spectacle-to-the-mma
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O'Neil wins via Shaqbar in the 2nd. HMC probably has the striking advantange but O'Neil shaqqling abilities are lightyears beyond HMC's
Shaq is a pussy, he can't even beat people in the NBA's ass. He tried to cheap shop Brad Miller a few years ago and
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Test your knowledge of current sports events of the past week:
(For the most part, there are no right or wrong answers, so everybody scores a 5.)
What was the best tussle?
A) Evgeni Malkin getting slapped around by Henrik Zetterberg.
B) Jose Canseco
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Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20090607/SPORTS18/906070549/1048/RSS03
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The semifinal bouts for DREAMâs open weight tournament, which has been dubbed âSuper Hulk,â were recently revealed during the Affliction: âTrilogyâ press conference in New York City.
The fights are scheduled for DREAM 11 at the Saitama Super Arena in
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MMAMania.com
http://mmamania.com/2009/06/04/dream-11-semi-final-super-hulk-match-ups-booked-for-september-show/
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For years, it was universally agreed upon that the Zuffa-contracted heavyweights failed in comparison to their Pride counterparts. Fighters like Fedor, Cro Cop, Barnett, Nogueira, Coleman, Werdum, Kharitinov, Aleks, Herring, and Hunt competed in Japan (
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FightLinker.com
http://www.fightlinker.com/breaking-news-ufc-heavyweight-division-not-a-steaming-pile-of-shit.mma
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Pride FC 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix winner Mirko âCro Copâ Filipovic (24-6-2) â who is on a speedy recovery from knee surgery following his technical knockout win over Hong Man Choi at Fieldâs Dynamite!! on New Yearâs Eve â will return to action
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MMAMania.com
http://mmamania.com/2009/06/01/ufc-confirms-the-return-of-cro-cop-at-ufc-99-on-june-13/
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Major newspaper My Daily wrote that âno one ever thought this was a fair fightâ and Choi had won a âshameful victory,â and Okawa reports that the feeling is the same throughout the âTechno Goliathâsâ home country.
The same article implies that Choi
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FightLinker.com
http://www.fightlinker.com/hong-man-choi-cant-get-any-love.mma
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It was a bad week if you believe that UFOs exist, the mob killed JFK and the NBA banished Michael Jordan to Area 51 to cure his gambling addiction.
LeBron James did not make the NBA Finals. If that doesn't shoot down the whole notion of conspiracy
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AOL Sports
http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/05/31/week-in-review-conspiracy-theories/
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Union-Tribune columnist Nick Canepa looks into the future and gives us his take on the five stories we'll be talking about this coming week:
1. After close inspection, art historians determine the likeness on Major League Baseball's logo is not
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San Diego Union Tribune
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/31/1s31letters234430/?sports
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In his latest "Inside Korea" column for Kamipro, Yoshiyuki Okawa says that, despite a dominant victory over Jose Canseco at DREAM.9, Hong Man Choi is getting no love from the media in South Korea.
Major newspaper My Daily wrote that "no one ever
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Bloody Elbow
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/31/894106/in-his-latest-inside-korea-column
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fetal position on the mat, being pounded into submission.
Don't look now, but this is the 20th anniversary of the Best Baseball Summer Ever. At least around here.
In 1989, the Giants and A's featured rosters filled with talent and personality. They won
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The San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_12487602?source=rss
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As a reminder, HDNet will re-air DREAM.9 tonight at 10 p.m. EST.
Tonight's broadcast will the the first showing of the event since it originally aired in the wee hours of the morning on May 26.
The event, which took place in Kanagawa, Japan, featured
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Three days after his Super Hulk Tournament win over Bob Sapp at DREAM.9, Ikuhisa Minowa took on Japanese superhero Kinnikuman (aka Kid Muscle) on Friday in a pro wrestling bout at Kinnikumania 2009, a 30th anniversary celebration for the famed
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Bloody Elbow
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/29/892785/hello-japan-minowaman-gets-kinniku
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Michael Cuddyer hit for the Cycle. Nomar, Carlos Zambrano, Rick Ankiel and Chien-Ming Wang came of the DL. David Price got his start..and got rocked. Tampa lost Akinori Iwamura (knee) for the year. Rich Harden went on the DL. Vladimir Guerrero
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Former Major League Baseball Star Jose Canseco MMA Debut vs Hong Man Choi Dream 9
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OMG, did you see the way Jose stepped down on his leg wrong??? Ha ha ha ha ha...
Seriously, I hope the money he got for this was worth the embarassment. Cuz he was running kinda scared and he got straight up steamrolled
He is getting too
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The DREAM.9 card featured everything great about Japanese MMA: a title fight, grudge matches, tournaments and even highly anticipated âfreak-showâ fights.
Perhaps no fight was more peculiar than the one from the organizationâs open-weight âSuper Hulkâ
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Baseball Think Factory
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/comments/mike_lupica_let_record_show_sonia_sotomayor_ruling_saved_season_not_basebal/
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Jose Canseco came out swinging but didn't last long in his debut in mixed martial arts. The former Oakland A's slugger was defeated by 7-foot-2, 330-pound Hong Man Choi by a knockout 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round in Yokohama, Japan. The
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Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12455560?source=rss
From DREAM.9 in Japan it's Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi in High Definition
Hong Man Choi v Jose Canseco MMA Video
Hong Man Choi vs Jose Canseco
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The former Oakland A's slugger was defeated by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi by a knockout just 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round at Yokohama Arena.
The referee stopped the fight when the 7-foot-2, 330-pound Choi knocked Canseco
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Hong Man Choi did what several baseball players would love to doâhe knocked out Jose Canseco in a Mixed Martial Arts bout. It was Cansecoâs debut fight and he lasted all of 77 seconds to resemble an early Mike Tyson fight.
Canseco should call it a
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In his first foray into Mixed Martial Arts, Jose Canseco was pummeled by a 7-2, 330-pound grand champion of sumo, Hong Man Choi of South Korea, during a MMA show earlier Tuesday at Yokohama Arena in Japan.
The admitted steroid user and whistle-blower
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Baseball Think Factory
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/bash_brother_jose_canseco_gets_bashed_in_mixed_martial_arts_debut/
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...get killed! Ref shoulda stood them up for hammers to back of the head.That blonde chick was lookin FIIINEEE.HOT shtuff!! hong man choi is a circus freak for Dream Hose looked bad ass. He needs to challenge Machida next for the title. first he has to get through...
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UFC Mania
http://mmamania.com/2009/05/26/jose-canseco-fight-against-hong-man-choi-video-at-dream-9/
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Jose Canseco showed off his newly created punch-and-run technique during his Mixed Martial Arts debut last night in Japan -- and needless to say, it didn't work at all.
Canseco fought the superhuman-sized 7'2" 330-pound Hong Man Choi at the Dream Super
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TMZ
http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/26/jose-canseco-gets-slugged-in-mma-debut/
Jose Canseco vs Hong Man Choi DREAM 9 Super Hulk Tournament 26.05.09 Check out the Berlin Fight Club on Twitter: twitter.com
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to not surprise, Canseco lost his MMA debut in Japan to Hong Man Choi. To sum it up, steroid head Canseco threw some silly punches and kicks until he knocked himself off balance and fell to the ground. Choi then jumped on him and started some G n P
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MMAPlayground.com
http://www.mmaplayground.com/forums/topic32796-1.html
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Former Oakland A's baseball slugger Jose Canseco came out swinging but didn't last long in his debut in mixed martial arts.
Canseco was stopped by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi just 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round at
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Taiwan News
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=959665&lang=eng_news&cate_img=317.jpg&cate_rss=news_Features
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On the day that Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy, Jose Canseco held a press conference in California. It wasn't a very well attended affair, which was a bit surprising given Canseco's flawless record when it
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NBC New York
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If you sacrificed sleep to watch Dream.9 or even if you just read our liveblog, you already know what a completely predictable shit-show the âSuper Hulkâ tournament was. For the rest of you, behold the glory. Above is Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi.
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CagePotato.com
http://www.cagepotato.com/dream-super-hulk-videos-what-freak-show-looks
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Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger and admitted steroid user Jose Canseco fought MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter and beast of a man Hong Man Choi last night in Yokohama Japan. Canseco, who is broke, did it for the money and had no qualms stating that
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Mop Up Duty
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Jose Canseco vs Hong Man Choi Fight
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Former major league MVP player Jose Canseco, right, fights against super heavyweight Hong Man Choi of South Korea during his debut mixed martial arts Dream 9 card at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Hong beat Canseco with a
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The Washington Post
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(You know, Jason, it would be nice if your junk transitioned to a renewable energy source. Photo courtesy of DreamOfficial.com)
The return of Kid Yamamoto. Light-heavyweights fighting super-heavyweights. Desperate baseball players possibly dying in the
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CagePotato.com
http://www.cagepotato.com/dream9-liveblog
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Jose Canseco deserves credit for fighting Hong Man Choi, but his "fetal position style" was most ineffective.
Anyone whose prefight highlight reel consists solely of home run footage and the mention of a fling with Madonna probably doesn't belong
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4207583&name=mma
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Former major league MVP player Jose Canseco, left, and Hong Man Choi of South Korea pose for photographer during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, May 25, 2009. Canseco is pumped up for his debut in mixed martial arts even though he's not
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Denver Post
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As we speed by the unofficial start of summer and the annual pause that should be a daily thanks to our servicemen and women, the holiday weekend, the school year and Spring Fling are memories.
We hope the extra day off was a bonus, a reprieve before
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/may/26/greeson-breaks-effect-depends-perspective/
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Usually, a bout with feared 7'2, 330-pound Chinese MMA sensation Hong Man Choi is reserved for the MMA greats like Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop Filopovic. But instead of battling a seasoend fighter, Choi will face former disgraced baseball
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1782758/dream_9_mma_prediction_a_bad_result.html
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Jose Canseco earned notoriety for admitting that he and several other Major League Baseball players used steroids.
But on Tuesday, the former slugger will make his mixed martial arts debut against an opponent who would make Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and
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National Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/05/25/canseco-admits-to-being-quot-scared-quot-of-mma-fight.aspx
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Japanese MMA offers a wild mix of bouts, often on the same card. Dream.9, live on HDNet at 5 a.m. ET Tuesday morning, is a great example.
All on one card:
- The second round of the featherweight tournament, featuring accomplished fighter Kid Yamamoto
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USA Today
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mma/post/2009/05/67256687/1?csp=34
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(It was at that moment that Jose realized his life had become unmanageable. Photo courtesy of DreamOfficial.com)
DREAM.9 â which goes down tomorrow in Yokohama, and will be broadcast live on HDNet starting at 5 a.m. ET / 2 a.m. PT â is simply too epic
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CagePotato.com
http://www.cagepotato.com/heads-dream9-liveblogging-starts-early-tomorrow-5-am-et-2-am-pt
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Former major league MVP player Jose Canseco wearing a Yokohama BayStars uniform waves to spectators before the start of a Japanese professional baseball game between the BayStars and the Rakuten Eagles at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo,
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/25/AR2009052500640.html?wprss=rss_sports/wires
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Canseco took nine pitches from Sasaki as part of a pre-game ceremony at Yokohama Stadium. Canseco connected on a few pitches but none were home runs.
"His fastball and forkball haven't changed much since he was in the major leagues," Canseco said. "I
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4202543&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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âI donât even know whether my punches can reach Choiâs head or not. While having a tight defense and using my footwork well to move around, I will take him down and end it on the ground with a submission.â
Former Major League Baseball slugger and
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UFC Mania
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http://mmamania.com/2009/05/23/jose-canseco-plans-to-submit-hong-man-choi-at-dream-9/
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Arguably the most talked-about and easily the most maligned of the participants on this Tuesday's DREAM.9 card, 40/40 clubber turned steroids snitch Jose Canseco touched down at Narita Airport outside of Tokyo earlier today. There had been speculation
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Bloody Elbow
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/23/884412/jose-canseco-has-arrived-in-japan
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May 26th is the Dream.9 Super Hulk Ninja Dragon Hyperforce Tournament Woodstock Show, I think thatâs what itâs called because itâs in Japan. Anyway, author Jose Canseco hasnât been seen training in any aspect of MMA but believes he can still win, and
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