Post by The Sandmen on Mar 30, 2020 1:57:37 GMT -5
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Donald Cerrone looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Cerrone touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nurmagomedov grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cerrone struggles... Khabib Nurmagomedov is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Donald Cerrone throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Nurmagomedov decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Nurmagomedov moves back and takes a deep breath.
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Donald Cerrone is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov tries to escape from the closed guard
Khabib Nurmagomedov any adventage in the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to pass Donald Cerrone's guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov hooks Cerrone's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Donald Cerrone manages to kick Nurmagomedov away and scrambles on top!
Khabib Nurmagomedov gets sloppy and Donald Cerrone tries to take advantage...
Donald Cerrone tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cerrone from the side mount!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone launches a few punches to Nurmagomedov's cheek from the guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov is holding Donald Cerrone's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Khabib Nurmagomedov! That one hits Khabib Nurmagomedov left cheek like a hammer!
Cerrone's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Nurmagomedov is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov isolates Donald Cerrone's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Donald Cerrone is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Donald Cerrone attempts to trap Khabib Nurmagomedov in his guard.
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Cerrone rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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 Ericsson Globe (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Cerrone is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Cerrone tries to move to full mount!
Nurmagomedov won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to show some ground skills
Cerrone uses his strength to keep Cerrone at a disadvantage
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to full guard.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Cerrone is in closed guard... Nurmagomedov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Cerrone breaks the lock showing some skills...
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cerrone clumsily fails here and it's time for Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight back!
Khabib Nurmagomedov takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Donald Cerrone shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to be unbreakable
That Americana looks tight...
Donald Cerrone breaks that americana attempt!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Nurmagomedov catch Donald Cerrone's right arm and tries a kimura
Donald Cerrone holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov launches a barrage of elbows over Cerrone's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cerrone doesn't fight back!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov storms over Cerrone with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Nurmagomedov doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cerrone's face with his elbows!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov goes for an americana!
Cerrone breaks free.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to turn in and scramble out. Khabib Nurmagomedov timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to be unbreakable
That guillotine looks tight...
Donald Cerrone slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Cerrone struggles to free himself
Donald Cerrone lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't break the lock and Donald Cerrone is running out of time!
You can see the pain reflected in Cerrone's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Cerrone tries to break the lock slamming Khabib Nurmagomedov against the mat!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't allow Donald Cerrone to escape. He is tightening the Triangle
Donald Cerrone cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Nurmagomedov's moves.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Khabib Nurmagomedov struggles not allowing Donald Cerrone improve his position.
Cerrone misses a step and Khabib Nurmagomedov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nurmagomedov tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Nurmagomedov holds Donald Cerrone's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Cerrone struggles on the ground and tries to break Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Nurmagomedov doesn't want to free his opponent and Cerrone continues in closed guard
Donald Cerrone gets sloppy and Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to take advantage...
Nurmagomedov reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Cerrone blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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0:12 Round 2 and Nurmagomedov is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cerrone is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Nurmagomedov blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Nurmagomedov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Khabib Nurmagomedov fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cerrone's face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov storms over Cerrone with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Nurmagomedov doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cerrone's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Chin
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Nurmagomedov doesn't allow him!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Nurmagomedov's moves.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Nurmagomedov tries to jump to side mount.
Donald Cerrone closed his guard around Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to pass to mount...
Nurmagomedov slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Donald Cerrone.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Nurmagomedov delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cerrone is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Cerrone's Right eye is beginning to swell
Nurmagomedov is in rear mount over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cerrone is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Cerrone to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cerrone.
Cerrone's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Khabib Nurmagomedov by TKO (Elbows) at 1:44 Round 2
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 21/31 (68%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Khabib fought like he did in the McGregor fight.
Cerrone fought like he did in the McGregor fight.
I have now finished my blackberries. I have left precisely 4 berries for someone else.
The fat emporer looks like Butterbean. Now Carradine is teaming with Norton and Lang to take on Butterbean. What a flick this turned out to be! (Oh, and all women are off-screen, naked somewhere for no reason)
Donald Cerrone looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Cerrone touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nurmagomedov grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cerrone struggles... Khabib Nurmagomedov is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Donald Cerrone throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Nurmagomedov decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Nurmagomedov moves back and takes a deep breath.
Khabib Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Donald Cerrone is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Nurmagomedov into his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov tries to escape from the closed guard
Khabib Nurmagomedov any adventage in the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to pass Donald Cerrone's guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov hooks Cerrone's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Donald Cerrone manages to kick Nurmagomedov away and scrambles on top!
Khabib Nurmagomedov gets sloppy and Donald Cerrone tries to take advantage...
Donald Cerrone tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cerrone from the side mount!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone launches a few punches to Nurmagomedov's cheek from the guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov is holding Donald Cerrone's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Khabib Nurmagomedov! That one hits Khabib Nurmagomedov left cheek like a hammer!
Cerrone's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Nurmagomedov is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Khabib Nurmagomedov isolates Donald Cerrone's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Donald Cerrone is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Donald Cerrone attempts to trap Khabib Nurmagomedov in his guard.
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Cerrone rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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 Ericsson Globe (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Cerrone is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Cerrone tries to move to full mount!
Nurmagomedov won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to show some ground skills
Cerrone uses his strength to keep Cerrone at a disadvantage
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to full guard.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Cerrone is in closed guard... Nurmagomedov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Cerrone breaks the lock showing some skills...
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Cerrone clumsily fails here and it's time for Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight back!
Khabib Nurmagomedov takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Donald Cerrone shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to be unbreakable
That Americana looks tight...
Donald Cerrone breaks that americana attempt!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Nurmagomedov catch Donald Cerrone's right arm and tries a kimura
Donald Cerrone holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov launches a barrage of elbows over Cerrone's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cerrone doesn't fight back!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov storms over Cerrone with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Nurmagomedov doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cerrone's face with his elbows!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov goes for an americana!
Cerrone breaks free.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to turn in and scramble out. Khabib Nurmagomedov timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to be unbreakable
That guillotine looks tight...
Donald Cerrone slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Cerrone struggles to free himself
Donald Cerrone lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't break the lock and Donald Cerrone is running out of time!
You can see the pain reflected in Cerrone's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Cerrone tries to break the lock slamming Khabib Nurmagomedov against the mat!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't allow Donald Cerrone to escape. He is tightening the Triangle
Donald Cerrone cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Nurmagomedov's moves.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone pushes Khabib Nurmagomedov against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Khabib Nurmagomedov struggles not allowing Donald Cerrone improve his position.
Cerrone misses a step and Khabib Nurmagomedov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nurmagomedov tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Nurmagomedov holds Donald Cerrone's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Cerrone struggles on the ground and tries to break Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Nurmagomedov doesn't want to free his opponent and Cerrone continues in closed guard
Donald Cerrone gets sloppy and Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to take advantage...
Nurmagomedov reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Cerrone blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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0:12 Round 2 and Nurmagomedov is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cerrone is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Nurmagomedov blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Nurmagomedov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Khabib Nurmagomedov fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cerrone's face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov storms over Cerrone with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Nurmagomedov doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cerrone's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Chin
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Nurmagomedov doesn't allow him!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Nurmagomedov's moves.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Cerrone
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Nurmagomedov tries to jump to side mount.
Donald Cerrone closed his guard around Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to pass to mount...
Nurmagomedov slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Donald Cerrone.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Nurmagomedov delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cerrone is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Cerrone's Right eye is beginning to swell
Nurmagomedov is in rear mount over Cerrone
Nurmagomedov delivers a few accurate elbows!
Cerrone is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Cerrone to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cerrone.
Cerrone's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Khabib Nurmagomedov by TKO (Elbows) at 1:44 Round 2
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 21/31 (68%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 336 s
Khabib fought like he did in the McGregor fight.
Cerrone fought like he did in the McGregor fight.
I have now finished my blackberries. I have left precisely 4 berries for someone else.
The fat emporer looks like Butterbean. Now Carradine is teaming with Norton and Lang to take on Butterbean. What a flick this turned out to be! (Oh, and all women are off-screen, naked somewhere for no reason)
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!