Lars and the MMA fights

Last night, we ate take-out barbecue while watching an odd pairing: Lars and the Real Girl, and then the UFC's latest pay-per-view event.

Lars definitely won't appeal to everyone, and the amount of suspension of disbelief it requires is high, but I quite liked it. Ryan Gosling was superb in the lead role, and all the actors in it delivered excellent performances. I'm a fan of tales of alienation and redemption, as perhaps you can tell from my writing, so this was right up my alley. I recommend it highly.

The UFC show was the first one to occur in Canada, and the fans were clearly ready for it. The main event featured hometown fighter, Georges St. Pierre (GSP), who is one of the most skilled and accomplished MMA practioners today. He was fighting the current welterweight (170 lb. limit) champ, Matt Serra, who had surprised the MMA world by beating St. Pierre about a year ago to capture the title. GSP, who is one of the fighters I most like, completely dominated Serra. His takedowns were astonishgly fast, he never looked in trouble on the ground against a great BJJ guy, and he won with what looked like ease. All the fights on the card were good. If you're at all an MMA fan and didn't see this one, catch it on reruns or on DVD later.