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Thanks azz!! Cause I actually HADN'T heard that, and have been actively avoiding all spoilers.

yeah, I think they are both winners in the hot azz department.

Banks is fast, probably faster than anyone SMith has faced. Also, Smith's anger is working against him. He wants to unload a KO punch against a faster guy. Last, he knows he has to win by a sizable margin, which looks unlikely after the first 2 rounds.

If he smokes Solimon or Bika in the final, he's a top-10 SMW if you ask me

I think Jaidon is way to determined. He'll destroy Johnson

I think Bika wins next week, and then Jaidon dominates him over 10 rounds. This makes Jaidon a top 10 SMW. One more fight for each him and Green, and then I see an HBO rematch mid 2008. I think Jaidon has the balls and wants to get it off of his record. And I think it 's a DAMN solid fight.

Really....they kind of got me tonight? They could have started it with 10 minutes left (including the ringwalk and the crying at the end!). The one thing I'll say is that Jaidon has represetned his family really well. He just seems like a good kid, and you know it must have been really hard not to go to his Pop's funeral

Damn Jaidon. He just pulled an Allen Green on that boy.

wanna bet????? What's up with Buchanan being off the show?

woooo love it, Jaidon reppin queens. squaaaaaaad up "My man thinks he's Al Cappaccino or something"

I think Bika is fighting for the large purse, but Codrington is fighting for more. His pops died during the show, and he was on his way to being a big deal in the sport before being smoked by Green. He just has SO much more to prove. I like the Don by UD or perhaps late stoppage.

hard not to like both guys...

I thought they were pretty respectful about it. I have to say, I really like the way SRL handled it. You could really tell he felt for the kid, in relating to him that story.

For whatever reason, they only have 10 fighters this year. Im cool with that, cuase it's 6 less sh*tty fighters we'd have to see. If there are 6 less worthy than those two last night, Im cool with it. So, with only 10 fighters, you hve to get it down to 5 somehow. I lik it actually...encourages a KO.

couple of fun rounds right there. Wayne is smoking him, but Miguel got a couple of decent shots in. Line of the night...."Stop looking at Ray Leonard!"

he seems like a really good guy. But MAN, I would not want to see him in there against Bika. He'll get dropped.

that's the gnarliest photo ever.

I didnt notice that. Seemed like the crowd was pretty amped.

his pops died during the filming. I had read tht he committed suicide, which they dont mention in the show. They just say "he passed", but it makes those scenes even more emotional..for me at least. I dont know..for some reason, seing Jaidon who was all hard just a few weeks back, break down like that...I just felt for the kid.

Damn...I cant stand the Ultimate Fighter. now..I hate MMA, so that has something to do with it. But The Contender seems like real guys, and I like the quality of the guys better. Ultimate Fighter seems like a bunch of real young dudes, most of them acting really stupid.

Think this fight fell through due to Smith's hand injury. I saw it listed as Banks vs. McCrary

Mora fights on Classic at 9pm EST, Gomez on ESPN at 10pm. the Mora fight was made available late which is why it's on Classic.

That fight was real sloppy and ugly. one of the rounds was real good though. anyway, the show is much better. They show more of the fights. and WTF was that karate shit Soliman did across the ring after the knockdown?!?! that cracked me up, why would u do that after a KD? and then the ref was like "get ur ass back over there!" lol They cant all be pretty. The difference is, in the past two years they would havfe edited it to look like Ali-Fraizer.

McCrary must just have load up power. ITs the same exact thing that happened to Green. He looked tired, and like he was getting killed, and then WHAMO! Bika took it better than glass-jawed Green though.

Bika vs. McCrary, which looks to be a fightg of little defense.

I dont knwo the results. And if you want to see the full fights, you can. Folks gotta top bitchin

respect for McCrary. Dude took a beating, and almost pulled an Allen Green on Bika.

Bika's a tough, strong bastard. He's going to be tough to beat

Now why cant they show that whole fight on the show? That was a solid two round fight with a good knockout. The highlights are just ridiculous to me. After watching The Ultimate Fighter tonight, I cant help but think The Contender has a lot of work to do. I dont agree. THey cant just please boxing purists. Easy to point to a fight like Codrginton vs. Vera and say that. But Solimon v Alexander was ugly all dolled up. It's goota be a train wreck "uncut", and Im sure it would turn off a lot of non hardcore fans. I think they've done what they could here. PLease the casual fan wth a less edited, but still somewhat stylized version, and then give the hardcore group what they want. Granted, the uncut versaion should be available a lot sooner. and not just on line.

dude..you're a hardcore fan. IF it drained the show so much that most people didn't like it, they wouldn't do it. The casual fan likes the drama, the music, the slo mo stuff. The ratings are pretty clear. This show outrates FNF by like two to one. And if it bothers you, they have the option for you tomorrow.