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Guest: Elisabeth Nuesser, FightChix founder. Beth joined Joe and Ted as practically another co-host, as she was on nearly from start to finish.

Among the topics she handled were the hype and havoc surrouding UFC 100 in Las Vegas and what happens in and around the event.  She also got in-depth about the fights, giving her predicitions for Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, and for Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves (Joe gave his predictions, also).

Elisabeth has a big thing for Diego Sanchez and gushed about him because she knew Jake, her better half, was watching CSI and not listening to the live stream.  Wink, wink!

Beth LOVES you!

Winners got the spots.  Brad Blackburn was victorious in his UFC fight against previously unbeaten Edgar Garcia.  Sarah Kaufman beat Shayna Baszler, and both agreed on the previous show that the winner of their StrikeForce fight got to go back on The RNC!

Bad Brad became the first man to stop Garcia with a split decision victory on the TUF 9 finale card. Find out how he won with just one arm, and find out about what went down with the UFC on a great weekend in Vegas.

Sarah gave huge inside information about things going on outside the cage, including the latest antics with Cris Cyborg.  She also explained in depth her fight with Shayna, which was on Showtime.

Shayna Baszler and Sarah Kaufman did battle three days before their StrikeForce fight on Showtime on The Rear Naked Choke on JoeTed.com.  Additionally, top-ranked fighter Rosi Sexton, who is fighting the same night in Bellator, kicked off things.

Tara LaRosa sat in as co-host as we came atcha LIVE at 8:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 PT!

Jake Shields called out Frank Shamrock at the StrikeForce afterparty and told Joe & Ted all about it.  That was after Tim Hughes gave the show its new opening and came on to talk!

Hear all about Jake’s opinion of Shamrock and his version of what went down with the Showtime annoucer in the post-fight celebration in St. Louis and later at the strip club in southern Illinois.  There also was the matter of Shields’ submission victory over Robbie Lawler in the headline match, and he talked about all aspects of it, from training with the Diaz brothers and Cesar Gracie to his post-fight comments.

Want to know what it’s like to be around Nick Diaz all the time?  Jake will tell you!

Tim, a voice savant, surprised the guys with a brand-new show opening, which made its debut in this episode.  Then he came on to talk about why he bestowed his greatness upon them.  Tim also gave some good info on a local lightweight fight on the Throwdown card in Salt Lake city between Rad Martinez and Stryder Davis, calling it one of the best fights he has ever seen.

For more on Tim, check out VoiceByHughes.com.

Guests: Roxanne Modafferi and Brad Blackburn with guest co-host Tara LaRosa.

Roxanne Modafferi and Bad Brad Blackburn joined Joe & Ted and Tara LaRosa for a night of fun, laughs and solid intel from the world of MMA.

Roxanne flat-out told Tara that she wants to fight her again, calling the co-host her dream opponent right now.  They were supposed to have fought in November 2008 but the demise of the American Fight League got in the way.

Living in Japan, Roxanne was the first live guest in Rear Naked Choke history to be on the show while in that country.  She talked about her assimilation into Japanese culture (is she Japanese enough?) from the social and combat sports points of view.

Bad Brad is prepping for his June 20 UFC TUF Finale match with Edgar Garcia by getting into the best shape of his career.  Listen to find out about how protein-loading has helped him reduce his body fat to near zero percent.

With Tara around, we got some renewed perspective of Brad’s training situation that does not always come out because of his frequent appearances on the show.  In fact, Brad and Tara are the two most-heard voices outside of Joe & Ted, and both have done multiple stints not only as guests, but also as co-hosts of The Rear Naked Choke!  Wait until you hear them give their respective views on Kimbo Slice joining The Ultimate Fighter!

Brad is making a dedication in this fight to the late Evan Tanner: “One Time for Tanner”.  Tune in to find out how he in honoring the former champ!

Guest: Tim Kennedy

Tim Kennedy, fresh off the announcement he has joined StrikeForce as an active member of the US Army, took time to give the low-down with Joe and Ted.

Tim’s StrikeForce debut was set for the June 19 card that airs on Showtime.  He is fighting Nick “The Goat” Thompson.

Tim recently was on Inside MMA and talked about what went on behind the scenes with Bas Rutten, a.k.a. El Guapo.  Tim also recalled some of the history of the IFL.  He gave his take on what being a soldier does to help him train for MMA both physically and mentally.

Being in Special Forces, Tim has an unusually important and high profile because recruiting is going to increasingly be a vital role to his service.

Tim said it’s a privlege to be on The RNC. It truly is an honor to have him as a guest.