An Executive Smackdown!

Wow, this one didn't go according to the 3 year plans developed by Art "Clubber Wang" Chou.

When he entered the new Tech Center Dojo, his heart did a little pitter-patter. And not the normal pitter patters he feels upon entering this space. This one was caused by Brian "Gentle Giant" Hoying, who had arrived early and rearranged all the heavy machinery inside the dojo. (Keep in mind when you are talking about warriors like Hoying that "heavy" is a relative term. What might be heavy to all of us is not heavy to Hoying.) Art entered the room to see Brian calmly on the ground, bench pressing a metal forming line.

Upon sight of Chou, Hoying launched the forming line in Chou's direction, riding a quick 1-0 lead. But Chou responded. He climbed up onto a chair to get to eye-to-eye with Hoying and then unleashed a sidearm smack in Brian's direction. 1-1 early.

The fight was momentarily interrupted as Dennis "Bat Man" Turner continued his rampage since being eliminated by Ranzini last week. Turner did a bit of bat testing on Chou and Hoying - taking a momentary 2-1-1 lead over the two of them. He left the scene before inflicting any more pain.

Hoying was angry. As he stood on the ground, Chou was climbing to an even taller chair - earning his 2nd point in the process. So Hoying took a few steps backward. He looked to the crowd that had gathered in the R&D center and asked them to begin a nice, rhythmic clap. As the clapping continued, getting steadily quicker, Hoying began to take his run. As he pulled parallel to Chou's position on the tall chair, he took to the air, delivering what started as a Fosbury Flop Technique - just until he cleared Chou's head with his right side. He then clamped Chou between his legs, ending his maneuver with a twist and a thunderous, spike-filled kick to the neck - knocking Chou to the floor and positioning Hoying for his run.

With Chou on the ground, and Hoying now pulling in front 12-2-2, Hoying went in to finish the job. He set up the laser guidance system, crunched some numbers in the computer to determine the thinnest portions of Chou's outer walls, and pelted Chou with a combination of body blows and fast pitch softballs. Chou crumpled just as the computer simulations have predicted.

Game goes to Hoying 18-2-2 over Chou and Turner.

Hoying advances to meet Denny "Big Sexy" Whiteside in the sweet 16.


We will have a week off before the Sweet 16 begins on Monday 9/11. Look for banter and predictions around the upcoming matchups:

#8 Wendy "Nasty Newlywed" Mathis vs #12 Dave "Italian Stallion" Bommarito Monday 9/11
#6 Matt "Number Puncher" Howell vs #10 Bob "Capone" Tomaszewski Tuesday 9/12
#1 Jason "Spanish Blood" McCartney vs #4 Jason "Lerrroyyy Jankins" Voorhees Wednesday 9/13
#2 Andy "Tower of Power" Pawlowski vs #3 Jeff "Schizo Frantic" France Thursday 9/14
#1 Ron "Foot of Fury" Kappauff vs #5 Derek "Zoolander" Speicher Friday 9/15
#2 Scott "Big Tuna" Siebers vs #3 Travis "British Bulldog" Gessley Monday 9/18
#8 Kate "El Conquistador" Ranzini vs #12 Jim "Silent Assassin" O'Connor Tuesday 9/19
#2 Brian "Gentle Giant" Hoying vs #6 Denny "Big Sexy" Whiteside Wednesday 9/20

Good Luck.