Post by The Sandmen on Oct 31, 2012 9:35:56 GMT -5
Fedor Emelianenko! Fedor Emelianenko! This is what the people are chanting here.
Fedor Emelianenko looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Alistair Overeem looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Fedor is holding Alistair Overeem's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fedor Emelianenko is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor Emelianenko looks to mount Alistair Overeem...
Fedor Emelianenko slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor Emelianenko tries to better his position on the ground...
Fedor is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal allows Fedor time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Fedor Emelianenko catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fedor.
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Fedor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fedor's side.
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Alistair
Fedor tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Alistair leans and gets Fedor Emelianenko's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Alistair is trying to counter now!
Fedor is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Fedor Emelianenko launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Alistair Overeem rolls Fedor Emelianenko to his stomach and takes his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor
Fedor has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alistair is unable to move under Fedor control.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem storms over Fedor with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fedor Emelianenko blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Fedor Emelianenko looks to counter!
Alistair is in closed guard... Fedor tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alistair Overeem!
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Fedor Emelianenko uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Fedor Emelianenko controls the situation despite Alistair Overeem efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor Emelianenko sits high on Alistair Overeem's chest and pulls his leg underneath Alistair's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Alistair tries to roll out. He's too quick for Fedor Emelianenko and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Fedor and it cost him top position.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem tries to pass Fedor Emelianenko's guard...
Alistair Overeem manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair launches a couple of fast knees to Fedor Emelianenko's ribs!
Great moves by Alistair Overeem! Fedor must do something now if he wants to escape from that position!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem tries to pass Fedor Emelianenko's guard...
Alistair Overeem manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to show some ground skills
Fedor Emelianenko put Alistair in half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to move to full guard
Fedor Emelianenko manages to switch to full guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair tries to escape from closed guard...
Alistair struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Fedor works on the ground with his fingers over Alistair's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair launches a couple of fast knees to Fedor Emelianenko's ribs!
Fedor moves on the ground and keeps Alistair Overeem's knees at bay with his arms.
Fedor tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to move to full guard
Alistair Overeem keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem tries to free his leg
Alistair Overeem uses some of his skill by jumping out of Fedor's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Alistair Overeem looks to pass to mount...
Fedor creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem and Fedor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alistair Overeem is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alistair pushes Fedor Emelianenko and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
A right hand from Fedor Emelianenko
makes Alistair stumble back!
Alistair Overeem attempts to cut off Fedor with punches
Fedor reels from the strikes.
Lightning fast low kick from Alistair!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Fedor hyper-extended his leg
Fedor attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Alistair's kick.
Fedor tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Fedor Emelianenko catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fedor.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Alistair Overeem was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Alistair Overeem tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fedor goes down.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Fedor
Fedor Emelianenko slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Alistair Overeem cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Poorly executed technique. Alistair Overeem looks to counter!
Alistair Overeem tries to finish with a leg lock!
Fedor is able to break the lock.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Fedor
Alistair moves on the ground
Alistair Overeem moves to side mount
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Alistair Overeem keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Fedor Emelianenko manages to switch to full guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair tries to escape from the closed guard
Alistair succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Fedor
Alistair delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fedor is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Fedor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Right cheek
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor
Fedor has given his back to Alistair Overeem who is trying to get one hook in!
Alistair Overeem has one hook in!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with one hook in
Alistair has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Fedor.
Nicely done! Alistair now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Fedor, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alistair moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fedor doesn't fight back!
Fedor's Right eye is beginning to swell
Fedor has a small cut in his Right eye
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Fedor, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alistair moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alistair Overeem aggressively and repeatedly punches Fedor.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair Overeem isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Fedor locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Alistair Overeem unil he can pull his arm free! Alistair lost his dominant position.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
Fedor Emelianenko launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair fires a barrage of punches at Fedor's head!
This is bad! Alistair is just pounding on Fedor Emelianenko's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Fedor's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Fedor is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Alistair tries to use some of his tricky moves but Alistair's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Fedor tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Fedor sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Fedor measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alistair blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Fedor clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Alistair Overeem wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Alistair drills Fedor Emelianenko's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Fedor is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Nose
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Injury - Broken orbital bone) at 3:17 Round 2
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/37 (54%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
So much for Fedor's return to not-suck. Guess I have lots of time to develop him while he hangs out on the disabled list.
Fedor Emelianenko looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Alistair Overeem looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Fedor is holding Alistair Overeem's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alistair Overeem loses balance and goes to the ground.
Fedor Emelianenko is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor Emelianenko looks to mount Alistair Overeem...
Fedor Emelianenko slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor Emelianenko tries to better his position on the ground...
Fedor is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal allows Fedor time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Fedor Emelianenko catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fedor.
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Fedor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fedor's side.
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Alistair
Fedor tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Alistair leans and gets Fedor Emelianenko's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Alistair is trying to counter now!
Fedor is in closed guard... Alistair tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Fedor Emelianenko launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair Overeem is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Alistair Overeem rolls Fedor Emelianenko to his stomach and takes his back!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor
Fedor has Alistair controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Alistair is unable to move under Fedor control.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem storms over Fedor with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Fedor Emelianenko blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Fedor Emelianenko looks to counter!
Alistair is in closed guard... Fedor tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alistair Overeem!
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Fedor Emelianenko uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Fedor Emelianenko controls the situation despite Alistair Overeem efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Fedor Emelianenko sits high on Alistair Overeem's chest and pulls his leg underneath Alistair's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Alistair tries to roll out. He's too quick for Fedor Emelianenko and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Fedor and it cost him top position.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem tries to pass Fedor Emelianenko's guard...
Alistair Overeem manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair launches a couple of fast knees to Fedor Emelianenko's ribs!
Great moves by Alistair Overeem! Fedor must do something now if he wants to escape from that position!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem tries to pass Fedor Emelianenko's guard...
Alistair Overeem manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to show some ground skills
Fedor Emelianenko put Alistair in half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to move to full guard
Fedor Emelianenko manages to switch to full guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair tries to escape from closed guard...
Alistair struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Fedor works on the ground with his fingers over Alistair's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair launches a couple of fast knees to Fedor Emelianenko's ribs!
Fedor moves on the ground and keeps Alistair Overeem's knees at bay with his arms.
Fedor tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to move to full guard
Alistair Overeem keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Alistair Overeem is in half guard over Fedor
Alistair Overeem tries to free his leg
Alistair Overeem uses some of his skill by jumping out of Fedor's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Alistair Overeem looks to pass to mount...
Fedor creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem and Fedor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alistair Overeem is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Alistair pushes Fedor Emelianenko and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
A right hand from Fedor Emelianenko
makes Alistair stumble back!
Alistair Overeem attempts to cut off Fedor with punches
Fedor reels from the strikes.
Lightning fast low kick from Alistair!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Fedor hyper-extended his leg
Fedor attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Alistair's kick.
Fedor tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Fedor Emelianenko catches Alistair Overeem's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fedor.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Alistair Overeem was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Alistair Overeem tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fedor goes down.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Fedor
Fedor Emelianenko slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Alistair Overeem cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Poorly executed technique. Alistair Overeem looks to counter!
Alistair Overeem tries to finish with a leg lock!
Fedor is able to break the lock.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Fedor
Alistair moves on the ground
Alistair Overeem moves to side mount
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Alistair Overeem keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Fedor Emelianenko manages to switch to full guard.
Alistair Overeem is in closed guard over Fedor
Alistair tries to escape from the closed guard
Alistair succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Fedor
Alistair delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fedor is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Fedor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Right cheek
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor
Fedor has given his back to Alistair Overeem who is trying to get one hook in!
Alistair Overeem has one hook in!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with one hook in
Alistair has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Fedor.
Nicely done! Alistair now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Fedor, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alistair moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fedor doesn't fight back!
Fedor's Right eye is beginning to swell
Fedor has a small cut in his Right eye
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Fedor, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Alistair moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alistair Overeem aggressively and repeatedly punches Fedor.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair Overeem isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Fedor locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Alistair Overeem unil he can pull his arm free! Alistair lost his dominant position.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
Fedor Emelianenko launches a few punches to Alistair's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Alistair tries to cover his face,
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Alistair fires a barrage of punches at Fedor's head!
This is bad! Alistair is just pounding on Fedor Emelianenko's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Fedor's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Fedor is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Alistair tries to use some of his tricky moves but Alistair's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Fedor tries to stand up!
Alistair doesn't allow him!
Alistair is in rear mount over Fedor with two hooks in
Fedor sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Fedor measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Alistair blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Fedor clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Alistair Overeem wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Alistair drills Fedor Emelianenko's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Fedor is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Nose
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Injury - Broken orbital bone) at 3:17 Round 2
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/37 (54%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 379 s
So much for Fedor's return to not-suck. Guess I have lots of time to develop him while he hangs out on the disabled list.