Source: http://skydivechick.com/2011/01/living-for-the-future/
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Living for the future
For the past couple years I’ve been the girl who has preached living in the moment. As a skydiver it’s something you can’t help but do – after all our sport, and adrenaline sports in general, tend to be live-in-the-moment activities that often translate to other aspects of life. This is definitely a positive. However, [...]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sadollah takes out Johnson at UFN 24
Amir Sadollah won the battle of two "The Ultimate Fighter" stars on Saturday night at Ultimate Fight Night 24. Sadollah forced DaMarques Johnson to submit due to strikes in the second round of their bout.
The fight started with an eventful first round. Johnson took advantage of an early slip by Sadollah to get in side control, but couldn't do much with it. Moments later, Johnson caught a kick to get another takedown. That time, he was able to land elbows while on the ground before Sadollah returned to his feet. Johnson threw Sadollah for another takedown before Sadollah reversed, and landed some serious strikes before the round ended.
In the second, the two had a furious exchange early, both landing strikes and coming out with bloody faces. But Sadollah took the upper hand halfway through the round. He got full mount and rained down blows onto Johnson's head. At first, Johnson was able to roll away, but Sadollah stayed close. He regained mount, took control of Johnson's hand and then blasted Johnson with elbows until the bout was stopped at 3:27.
"I am ecstatic with my performance," Sadollah said after the fight. "I'm here not just to look good. I want to be the best and fight the best."
Johnson took this fight on short notice after Duane Ludwig and James Wilks both pulled out because of injury. His record falls to 12-9. Sadollah, who has fought every one of his pro bouts in the UFC, is now 5-2.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Sadollah-takes-out-Johnson-at-UFN-24?urn=mma-wp668
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Relief at McLaren after last-minute changes pay off | 2011 Australian GP team review
McLaren scored a surprise podium but Button's penalty prevented a better result.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Just being yourself
It seems these days that so many people out there are trying desperately to be somebody, but I can’t help to wonder if it’s really so bad to just want to be me… In times of loss there appears to be a lingering clarity of the mind, one that has the potential to help you [...]
Source: http://skydivechick.com/2011/02/just-being-yourself/
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
If the new champ only had a personality: Jon Jones ‘Tonight Show’ photos with Jay Leno and Kirstie Alley
The UFC's light heavyweight division has been a revolving door at the top. The promotion's glamour division hasn't had that guy to pitch to the mainstream because no one has been able to defend the title. Jon Jones may change that.
If Jones can put together a long title reign, the champ's starpower is limitless. He's a smart cookie and savvy. You'll see that on "The Tonight Show" this evening. Jones is a guest along with Kirstie Alley. From some early photos he's posted via Twitter, it doesn't look like he's nervous.
Jones is pictured with former "Cheers" star Kirstie Alley and Jay Leno, the host of the show.
UFC 128 weigh-in: Rua has a message for ‘disrespectful’ Jones
Jon Jones was hyped up today at the UFC 128. Frankly, he's been hyped up all week long to the point of signing autographs, "Jon Jones, UFC champion 2011."
Is that cocky or confident? The UFC light heavyweight Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is irked.
"I really feel it's disrespectful," Rua told UFC analyst Joe Rogan during today's weigh-in. "That's okay, tomorrow we'll see who's the better man."
Both fighters made the weight limit of 205 pounds. The other 22 fighters on the card also made weight without incident.
There wasn't any pushing or heat evident during the Rua-Jones staredown. In what is becoming the norm for Jones, the 23-year-old refused to make eye contact with his opponent.
Kurt Pellegrino did the same to Gleison Tibau, as the Brazilian stood with his hands on his hips. The happiest guy at the weigh-in appeared to be Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. He was all smiles on stage and stepped on the scale in some stylish black socks.
You can watch UFC 128 right here on Yahoo!
UFC 128 weigh-in MAIN CARD (courtesy MMAjunkie)
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (205) vs. Jon Jones (205)
- Urijah Faber (135.5) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.5)
- Jim Miller (155.5) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
- Nate Marquardt (186) vs. Dan Miller (185)
- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (229) vs. Brendan Schaub (245)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
- Luiz Cane (205.5) vs. Eliot Marshall (205)
- Edson Barboza (155.5) vs. Anthony Njokuani (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
- Ricardo Almeida (170) vs. Mike Pyle (171)
- Kurt Pellegrino (156) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Joseph Benavidez (136) vs. Ian Loveland (135)
- Nick Catone (194) vs. Costantinos Philippou (195)
- Erik Koch (145) vs. Raphael Assuncao (145)
Saturday, March 26, 2011
New rules unlikely to halt Vettel?s winning ways | Australian GP pre-race analysis
With a performance advantage of almost a second Sebastian Vettel looks a likely race winner.
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Leonard Garcia Looks to Remake Himself in 'Korean Zombie' Rematch
Filed under: UFC
Leonard Garcia has a problem. To put it more precisely, he has a difficult decision to make. He has to choose between being the fighter fans have come to expect and being the fighter his coaches and teammates see glimpses of in the gym. He has to choose between wild brawls and technical displays. Maybe, when it comes down to it, he even has to choose between entertaining and winning. The thing is that, lately, he's begun to wonder whether it's even his choice to make in the end.
"I get a lot of talk about how I'm willing to go out there and brawl," Garcia said. "The fans like it, the UFC likes it, but then everybody in the gym says, hey, when you're technical and you do things correctly, it's hard to stop you. But when we go out for the rules meeting and Dana White is talking about the Fight of the Night bonus, he stares right at me. I mean, right at me. And all the guys in the room, you can see them, they're like, man, Leonard's on the card. He's going to go get that bonus. So it is a double-edged sword."
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Phil Davis is so wonderful that …
Ready to join in on the biggest thing since Chuck Norris jokes? Try the Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis #sowonderful sensation.
This started when Davis shared a tweet with his followers that talked about his wonderfulness. It snowballed, and many of his followers -- including Urijah Faber -- got involved. Their takes on his wonder ranged from his abilities as a fighter to his ability to quell even Charlie Sheen.
It's hard to deny that the man deserves his nickname of "Mr. Wonderful." After winning a national wrestling championship for Penn St., Davis easily made the transition to MMA. He is undefeated, with four wins in the UFC. Now, he gets to take the #sowonderful show to the main event of Ultimate Fight Night 24 against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Join and tell us just how wonderful Phil Davis is in the comments below, on Twitter or on Facebook.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Phil-Davis-is-so-wonderful-that-?urn=mma-wp525
Friday, March 25, 2011
Venture Spring Fling, April 2nd in Silverton, CO
Check out the Spring Fling from the folks at Venture Snowboards Saturday, April 2nd in Silverton, CO, for live tunes, a chance to win a new Venture deck and the opportunity to contribute to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
Source: http://www.frqncy.com/news/2011/03/24/venture-spring-fling-april-2nd
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Surf Artist ? Julie Merian
Introducing "hyperrealistic" surf art by French artist Julie Merian. While Julie likes the "old school surfing" and surf culture scene, she prefers to paint her own reality and experiences, living and surfing on the Mediterranean south coast of France. What we think is really interesting is that she uses shades of grey, black and white [...]
Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/surf-artist-julie-merian/
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UFC considering earlier start time for UFC 129
Two sources confirmed that at least one date will definitely be impacted. The change will be in play for the first time at April's massive UFC 129 event in Toronto, which will take place on April 30. On that night, the pay-per-view telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, one hour ahead of its usual time.
This comes as welcome news for a few different groups.
First, for print and television media, an earlier start time means that they have a chance at making deadlines. With most pay-per-view events ending around 1 a.m. ET, newspaper writers have no shot of making the print edition of the Sunday sports page. If they publish it on Monday, it's old news.
For events in the Eastern and Central time zones, it will also help fighters and sponsors. One of the ways that fighters can make sponsor money is to make an appearance at a post-fight party. The later the fight ends, the less likely it is that a fighter can make it to the party before last call.
Fans across the Eastern time zone, where most of the country's population lives, will also find this as a welcome relief, as the late start time can test everyone but night owls.
What do you think? Are you in favor of earlier start times, or would you like the UFC to keep its night owl ways? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Middle Ground by Matt Beard
Presenting a "collection of verbals and visuals" by surf artist Matt Beard. Shown here are just a few of the paintings from the series, but you can see the full set and read the artists’ insight into each painting at www.beardart.com/beardart/The_Middle_Ground.html. Matt will be showing these pieces at the upcoming Sacred Craft event in Santa [...]
Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/the-middle-ground-by-matt-beard/
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Mountain Equipment Co-op Online Gear Swap
I just posted 29 items for sale on the MEC Co-op Online Gear Swap. It?s all high-quality clothing and equipment made by Patagonia, the North Face, Lowe Alpine, Royal Robbins, Smith, C.A.M.P., Ibex, Valhalla Pure, Granite Gear, etc. And I bet all of it will be gone?purchased and in use by someone else?before Christmas. I?m [...]
Source: http://www.hikingcamping.com/blog/2010/11/mountain-equipment-co-op-online-gear-swap/
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The 2011 F1 season in 20 questions | 2011 F1 season preview
Make your predictions on how the 2011 F1 season will unfold.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Surf Artist - Dominique Amendola
Introducing French artist (now living in India, which is a new location for COTW's artist base); Dominique Amendola. Dominique paints a vast array of subject matter, but her 'surf art' is particularly interesting and something 'new'… She takes famous paintings from great artists (e.g. Van Gogh) and gives them a surfing twist! She calls this the "Amadeus series" and she tells us there are more on the way, so watch this space…
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Artist's rendition of The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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Artist's rendition of The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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Jon Jones Dominates Shogun Rua at UFC 128
by Michael David Smith
The UFC has a new light heavyweight champion, and it's a 23-year-old star in the making named Jon Jones. At UFC 128 on Saturday night, Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history, beating the stuffing out of Shogun Rua and winning a third-round TKO.
Jones, who has been a professional mixed martial artist for just three years, threw the legendary Rua around the cage like he was a nobody, dominating him both in the stand-up and on the ground, and finishing him with vicious strikes that left Rua's face a bruised and bloody mess.
"It means a lot to me," Jones said afterward. "But now I know I have a huge target on my back."
The UFC has a new light heavyweight champion, and it's a 23-year-old star in the making named Jon Jones. At UFC 128 on Saturday night, Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history, beating the stuffing out of Shogun Rua and winning a third-round TKO.Jones, who has been a professional mixed martial artist for just three years, threw the legendary Rua around the cage like he was a nobody, dominating him both in the stand-up and on the ground, and finishing him with vicious strikes that left Rua's face a bruised and bloody mess.
"It means a lot to me," Jones said afterward. "But now I know I have a huge target on my back."
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/20/jon-jones-dominates-shogun-rua-at-ufc-128/
Sunday, March 20, 2011
prAna HQ Hires New Chief Of Security
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Currency in off season
As I sit here looking outside at what meteorologists across the Midwest are referring to as Snowpocalypse, �I can’t help but dream about those sunny afternoons spent in free fall. If you’re a skydiver living in a place that gets all four seasons like I do, then you understand the inherent challenge of staying on [...]
Source: http://skydivechick.com/2011/02/currency-in-off-season/
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Carina Damm strips down; Shark Fights gets naked weigh-in right
Shark Fights is no EliteXC. For one, the small Texas-based promotion is still in business. Secondly, it understands how to manage the always awkward naked female weigh-in.
EliteXC was caught off guard in 2008 when Gina Carano had trouble making weight. Carano had to strip down. Holding the towel was her father Glen, and Jared Shaw, son of EliteXC promoter Gary Shaw. Peek-gate brought some negative press the way of the younger Shaw.
Thursday at the Shark Fights 14 weigh-in, Karina Damm had to bare all to make the 126-pound limit. The ringcard girls were there to pick up their sister.
Damm battles Tara LaRosa on HDNet (10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT). The highly regarded LaRosa (19-2) had trouble letting her hands go in a loss versus Roxanne Modafferi on the May 2010 Moosin pay-per-view card. She bounced back with a win over Takayo Hashi.
Damm (15-5) had dropped two straight, including a submission loss on a Strikeforce: Challengers card last August.
The main event features two grapplers in UFC veterans Matt Horwich (26-17) and Danillo Villefort (12-3).
Shark Fights 14 Weigh-in:
Matt Horwich (185.6 pounds) vs. Danillo Villefort (185.6 pounds)
Tara LaRosa (125 pounds) vs. Carina Damm (126 pounds)
Lucas Lopez (175.2 pounds) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (174.2 pounds)
Alex Cisne (169.8 pounds) vs. Eric Davila (170.8 pounds)
Sean Shakour (136 pounds) vs. Joseph Sandoval (135 pounds)
Layne Hernandez (170 pounds) vs. Gabe Vasquez (169.2 pounds)
Non-televised Bouts:
Donnie Frye (146 pounds) vs. Quaint Kempf (145.4 pounds)
Larry Garcia (138 pounds) vs. Derek Cansino (133.6 pounds)
Matt Espinoza (133.4 pounds) vs. Ryan Benoit (136.2 pounds)
Matt Dodgen (145.6 pounds) vs. Gino Davila (143.8 pounds) Mark Martinez (251 pounds) vs. Jonathan Valencia (235.4 pounds)
Cesar Rodriguez Jr. (123.8 pounds) vs. Tommy Gomez (124 pounds)
Matt Hobar (149.6 pounds) vs. Jeremy Gauna (149.2 pounds)
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
On the comeback trail: Diego Sanchez thinks he's overcome his demons
Being a great fighter requires more than training hard and delivering when it counts. Before the battle there really has to be a synergy between the personal and professional life. No one understands that more than UFC welterweight Diego Sanchez, yet he's had as much trouble finding that synergy as any high level fighter in the sport.
Sanchez has bounced between welterweight and lightweight, unsure of which class is the best for his body type. He's also wrestled with lifestyle issues, and training techniques and camps.
The 28-year-old has always had great tools, but again tonight he gets to see if he's got all the other stuff together so he can pull off a big win over Martin Kampmann at UFC on vErsus 3 in Louisville, Ky. It's all part of trying to make a brutal stretch, that included losses to B.J. Penn and John Hathaway, in the rear-view mirror.
"I hit rock bottom after the B.J. Penn fight, I really did. I blew through all my money, I made some very bad decisions," Sanchez told MMAWeekly. "I had this scam artist scam me real bad. I was embezzled over $175,000. I really got hit rock bottom and I had to come back home."
The whole episode was demoralizing.
"I needed my family love and I just was humbled, 100 percent. I was humbled back down to zero. I had no ego, no nothing, just humble, and that’s what, after the John Hathaway loss, I was still in the funk. I was still in the funk for John Hathaway," said Sanchez.
The problems started when he let his ego get the best of him back in 2007. That's when he decided to leave his original trainer Greg Jackson and his hometown of Albuquerque. Why? He was angry that Jackson was also working with UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Sanchez took it as a slap in the face. He viewed it as a "him or me" situation. He left and settled in San Diego. His new trainers may not have been a big step down from Jackson, but it seemed like he lost his moral compass.
"When I walked in, it was the most amazing feeling because I felt like I was home again, because we’re talking about a gym that kept me out of the streets as a young child. This is somewhere that I went twice a day, and I was 19 years old. I was in Jackson’s twice a day or do the morning classes, or do the night classes," Sanchez said. "This is something that was just, it was my life. And to go back to, back home, and Greg Jackson that guy has got so much love for me. He just had his arms open, all the doors open, and said this is your home Diego. So, it was a great feeling."
Sanchez (22-4, 11-4 UFC) posted a nice win over Paulo Thiago back in October. We find out tonight if a return to his versatile, attacking style will overwhelm Kampmann (17-4, 8-3 UFC), and more importantly the judges, in what's likely to be a fight that goes to the judges.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Videoportrait about me by Kevin Pritchard
Kevin Pritchard is one of the guys on tour, who gives me a lot of inspiration and support as well. He tought me how to circle jibes towards the marks and helped me out with several trainingsessions. While the last years event at Jinha beach, South Korea, he filmed me while sailing and took an [...]
Source: http://www.chrispressler.com/?p=1573
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Fired UFC fighter Duffee lists the positives of the Strikeforce takeover
Todd Duffee might be the last guy you'd expect to look at the UFC's purchase of Strikeforce through rose-colored glasses. That's exactly what he did when he posted a long message on the Underground Forum.
Duffee, a hot shot prospect in the UFC's heavyweight division, was released last year. The reason has never officially been released, but it was pretty obvious a series of run-ins with UFC management didn't help his cause. Duffee's only 25 and it sounds like he's gained a little more perspective on the sport since his ouster. Here are some of the things that he listed as the positives of Zuffa swallowing up Strikeforce.
1. My first thought was all the great possible match-ups we will get to see.� I understand they will be operating separately for some time but I hope when they say cross promotion they are saying mega fights will happen not just strike force will have a booth at the fan expos.
2. Next women's MMA will get a huge mainstream push I wasn't always a fan but the better they get the more I like it just the same.
3. Some of the greatest fighters in the world won't have to hear the dreaded question of when will you get good enough to be in the UFC and instead get the respect they have already earned.
4. MY FAVORITE� positive is that the UG will stop picking teams and stop the endlessly dumb trolling of the UFC is better than strike force and vice versa. And maybe this place will stop being such a wasteland of bitching and crying.
5. More unified rules and possibly better judging due to the fact that Zuffa will have more power to help make those changes.
6. Another step in gaining the same respect the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, etc.
7. Strikeforce will now have the money to put on more shows meaning guys won't have to sit on the shelf for long periods of time.
More shows means possibly more free shows.8. More pull within the Japanese market due to Strikeforce's good relations which might save Japanese MMA.
9. The naysayers can now be ignored and we can rest assured that the [heavyweight] tourney will go on.
10. Also the greater possibility of more tournaments in the future as a feeder into the big shows.
11. Possibly better announcing which seems to be a huge complaint.� Maybe they buy that fellow off Bellator, Jimmy [Smith] believe is his name. actually both they make a good team.
Do you buy all of that? I think he may be off on the female fighting point. Unless Dana White has a complete change of heart in the next 18-24 mos., females are probably headed back to the minors.
Duffee also clarified that his post wasn't an ass-kissing effort to get him back in the good graces of White and co.
I am not praising the buyout.� I like everyone else when they heard of the news sat around and talked about all the negatives. But realizing it did me absolutely no good. I decided to start this thread to see what the positives of the buyout could be jotting down some of my immediate positive thoughts. As in usual fashion, I was met with a bunch of negative uselessly angry posters. This is not to get in good graces with Zuffa. I am a year and many wins away from them remembering my name or face.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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UFC Bosses Say Deal Doesn't Constitute Monopoly; Union Up to Fighters
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce
With UFC parent company Zuffa swallowing up its biggest competitor Strikeforce, the dynamics of competition around the mixed martial arts world shifted in a way the sport has never seen. There isn't a single promotion anywhere on the globe that can come close to matching the scope of Zuffa's breadth and reach. The company now has television deals with Spike, Versus and Showtime, is the biggest pay-per-view provider in history, and could potentially tap into existing relationships with Strikeforce partner CBS and new Comcast partner NBC.Yet despite the sport's 800-pound gorilla adding on further muscle, company bosses Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White deny that the company has a monopoly on the MMA business.
On a Monday conference call officially announcing the transaction, Fertitta, a co-owner of parent company Zuffa as well as UFC executive, dismissed talk that the deal could open the promotion to anti-trust issues.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
2011 MotoGP Qatar Day 1 Test Times Final: Honda Trio Leads Yamaha Trio
Final times from Day 1 of the MotoGP test at Qatar:
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As MMA Arrives in Ontario, Anti-MMA Voices Surface
by Michael David SmithWe're used to it by now. Those of us who love mixed martial arts have come to accept that our sport will be subjected to ignorant, unfair commentary from people who don't understand it and don't care to understand it, and that the anti-MMA voices will grow particularly loud any time the sport becomes regulated in an area where it had previously been banned.
But even if we're used to it, and it would be easier just to ignore it, sometimes it's valuable to point out some of the over-the-top assertions about MMA that come out in the local media whenever the sport arrives in a new town.
So with MMA recently being legalized in Ontario, let's take a look at some of the problems with this Windsor Star column by Anne Jarvis.
But even if we're used to it, and it would be easier just to ignore it, sometimes it's valuable to point out some of the over-the-top assertions about MMA that come out in the local media whenever the sport arrives in a new town.
So with MMA recently being legalized in Ontario, let's take a look at some of the problems with this Windsor Star column by Anne Jarvis.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/07/as-mma-arrives-in-ontario-anti-mma-voices-surface/
Saturday, March 12, 2011
UFC on Versus 3 deja vu: Bowles guillotines Page again
Damacio Page was determined to right his wrongs of the past against Brian Bowles. He tried to hit the home run from the get-go, but made one mistake and lost the same exact way he did back in 2008 against Bowles via guillotine choke. Even crazier? Bowles won the fight at the same exact moment, the 3:30 mark of the first.
"He hits hard. I was kind of expecting that from him," Bowles said of Page's aggressiveness in the opening minutes. "I was able to use footwork last time.
Bowles' compact style and movement kept him safe from Page's onslaught in the opening minutes. Page came to the battlefield throwing everything with bad intentions - kicks, knees and huge overhand rights and lefts. Bowles kept enough distance to avoid the big strike.
With two minutes in the first, Page got a little overanxious and threw a sloppy kick that got caught. Bowles pushed Page to the ground and threw with reckless abandon in Page's guard. When Bowles backed out the guard for a second, Page scrambled to get up and left his head exposed. Bowles latched on the choke and put Page to sleep before referee Chris Kinman stepped in to make it official.
"It's my signature move. I hit it all the time in the gym," said Bowles.
This was Bowles' first win after a year layoff. Last March, he suffered broken hands in his loss to now UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz.
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Quick California Flow Update
This just in from HQ!� As of early March, we are at 126% of normal for water content/snowpack in California.� This is pretty cool news–especially because it seems we are still looking at a fairly wet and cool spring, conditions which will either add to the solid base, or will preserve all the good stuff [...]
Source: http://blog.aorafting.com/quick-california-flow-update/
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Bouldering Burbage photos
Finally a little sun! Yesterday I went climbing in Burbage (specifically Burbage south boulders) in the Peak District near Sheffield. I’m really glad I’ve got these boulders within 15 minutes of my home.
Although in a climbing wall / gym I’m happy on 6a/6b the techniques on grit boulders are a different world: lots of smearing [...]
Although in a climbing wall / gym I’m happy on 6a/6b the techniques on grit boulders are a different world: lots of smearing [...]
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Bamboo Sphere: Art Against Plastic
You, and probably most everyone you know, has heard of bamboo. BAM-BOOOOO!!! How could you forget it? But for most of us, our familiarity with this ancient and venerable material ends with the name. We don?t really know much about … Continue reading
Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/2011/03/02/bamboo-sphere-art-against-plastic/
Fight Previews for Strikeforce: Columbus & Bellator 35 - Strikeforce
The Fight Network previews Strikeforce: Columbus featuring Dan Henderson vs. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante and Bellator 35 featuring quarterfinal bouts in the welterweight tournament.Freestyle BMX Mountain Biking - Downhill inline skating Mountain Biking - Freeride Downhill Skateboarding
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Local Hero Peggy Oki
We're thrilled to hear that Peggy Oki has been named as a "Local Hero" by the Santa Barbara Independent (scroll halfway down the page to see Peggy!).
Peggy has more than earned this honor with her inspiring & enduring support for protecting cetaceans and ocean life, through her Origami Whales Project… An international campaign, aimed at getting the message across to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), to put a stop to the slaughter of whales and the cruelty of commercial whaling in Japan, Norway and Iceland.
Photo: Peggy Oki. Photo by Matt Dayka
You may remember Peggy Oki as the only female member of the legendary Zephyr Skate Team (a.k.a. Z-Boys of Dogtown)…
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Peggy has more than earned this honor with her inspiring & enduring support for protecting cetaceans and ocean life, through her Origami Whales Project… An international campaign, aimed at getting the message across to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), to put a stop to the slaughter of whales and the cruelty of commercial whaling in Japan, Norway and Iceland.
Photo: Peggy Oki. Photo by Matt Dayka
You may remember Peggy Oki as the only female member of the legendary Zephyr Skate Team (a.k.a. Z-Boys of Dogtown)…
www.peggy-oki.com
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Skateboarding Art
John Rattray has a lengthy interview with T. Jonathan Colberg, the author of The Skateboarding Art, a book that argues that "skateboarding is an art as important, to it?s devotees at the very least, as literature, painting, sculpture, dancing or music is to ?normal? humans."
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/03/09/the-skateboarding-art/
Video analysis: If GSP leaves 170, you want a Fitch-Penn rematch or mini tourney?
If Georges St. Pierre beats Jake Shields at UFC 129, the UFC's welterweight world could be turned on its ear. GSP title will be vacated and he's headed for the middleweight division to challenge Anderson Silva. Putting together a potential interim title fight has become next to impossible.
Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn just fought to an unsatisfying draw. Shields and Josh Koscheck will be coming off losses to St. Pierre. Carlos Condit has been hot of late, but has he done enough to be in the mix. Is there another wild card? Maybe Martin Kampmann or Diego Sanchez force themselves into the picture with a devastating win tomorrow at UFC on Versus 3.
Yahoo! Sports' lead MMA writer Kevin Iole talked to us about the Fitch-Penn fight, the UFC's options if GSP is gone and the debate about five rounders for all main events.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Ebersole wins UFC debut over Lytle at 127
Veteran fighter Brian Ebersole won his UFC debut 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 over Chris Lytle in an exciting bout at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia.
Ebersole -- who had an arrow pointing up shaved into his chest hair -- opened with his trademark cartwheel kick, but it got him nowhere. Lytle, a UFC veteran, remained calm and continued to land hard shots and avoided the first takedown attempt. On the next one, he allowed Ebersole to take him down while catching a guillotine. Ebersole flipped out of the guillotine twice, but Lytle held on and continued to work on the choke. Ebersole finished the round on top of Lytle and opened a cut on his face just before the rounded ended.
In the second round, Ebersole continued to show off an unorthodox style, trying a spinning back kick and some strikes that can only be described as odd, peppering in conventional leg kicks and strikes. After a takedown attempt, Ebersole knocked Lytle to the ground with a knee. Ebersole followed up with hammerfists and a choke attempt and then frenzied stand-up followed with a slam.
Ebersole had the momentum going into the third round, and again tried the cartwheel kick. Lytle moved away from it, and then threw a ton of strikes. Ebersole defended with a takedown, and again, Lytle tried for a guillotine. Again, he couldn't finish it. The two returned to their feet, and worked the clinch with Ebersole throwing elbows and Lytle hitting inside shots.
Lytle and Ebersole are from the same town -- Indianapolis -- but traveled to Australia to fight. Before Ebersole made Sydney his home, he fought all over the Midwest where he would often see Lytle, but this is the first time they fought. At just 30 years old, Ebersole is 47-14-1. Lytle is now 30-18-5.
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Liz Carmouche Staying Upbeat After Taking Marloes Coenen to Brink of Defeat
COLUMBUS, Ohio - There are truckloads of cliches to describe how Liz Carmouche is likely feeling the day after losing for the first time. The one that mattered to her after the fight was the image in her head that she had won - even if it was brief.
Carmouche took Strikeforce women's welterweight champion Marloes Coenen perhaps as close to the brink of defeat as she could have without getting her hand raised, dominating the champ throughout the second and third rounds with a punishing ground attack - only to fall victim to a Coenen triangle early in the fourth.
Carmouche took Strikeforce women's welterweight champion Marloes Coenen perhaps as close to the brink of defeat as she could have without getting her hand raised, dominating the champ throughout the second and third rounds with a punishing ground attack - only to fall victim to a Coenen triangle early in the fourth.
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Blake Harris
Australian Blake Harris kills many handrails in this part for 3rd Chapter.
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
How to?build a home gym
When I moved into my new home, I spent a little time on reconnaissance for somewhere to train for climbing.
I initially thought a fingerboard would be the way to go. However, all the doorways were flimsy stud walls and not sturdy enough.
An alternative jumped out - Rock Rings by Metolius. If only I could find [...]
I initially thought a fingerboard would be the way to go. However, all the doorways were flimsy stud walls and not sturdy enough.
An alternative jumped out - Rock Rings by Metolius. If only I could find [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rock-climbing-blog/~3/kB9Hgxz2rko/philsheard
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
According to Jon Fitch, milk is a bad choice
Yahoo! Sports looked at the vegetarian habits of fighters last week, with their motives both humanitarian and for health. In this video, Jon Fitch talks about his issues with milk. (Note: Fitch isn't a registered dietician, so take his advice with the recommended dosage of salt.)
Has anyone told Fitch that milk is delicious? Because it is and I am enjoying a glass of yummy skim milk as I type this.
Fighters have worked plenty of different diet plans, everything from Diego Sanchez and stevia to the popular Dolce Diet and Fuel the Fighter. The important thing to remember is that fighters' should be finely tuned to their training because they expend an insane amount of calories in training, and they have to time their eating habits around weighing in and fight night. That doesn't mean their nutrional choices are wrong, but their needs are very different than an average Joe or Jane.
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Suffolk Update.
If you planned on skating the new Suffolk park at Bennett's Creek this weekend, you might want to change your plans. According to the sign the park isn't opening until April 2nd. The flat concrete at Lake Meade was being worked on today, and according to the contractor, the concrete will be stable enough to skate on in three to four days but they are probably going to be doing landscaping so I'd expect an April 2nd opening date for that park as well.
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Chris Camozzi Picks New Nickname Prior to UFC 127 - UFC 127
Chris Camozzi Picks New Nickname Prior to UFC 127 Video by UFC 127Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-127/chris-camozzi-picks-new-nickname-prior-to-ufc-127-video_98977d7a8.html
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Exclusive pictures from UFC 127
Our photographer Tracy Lee traveled all the way to Australia to bring you great pictures from UFC 127. Check out her pictures from the fights in the slideshow above, and the rest of her galleries from the UFC's epic week down under here. (And yes, there are pictures of Octagon Girls frolicking on the beach in bikinis.)
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Exclusive-pictures-from-UFC-127?urn=mma-327829
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TimeLine: The Italian Job with Xavier de la Rue
In episode 6 of The North Face TimeLine series, Xavier de le Rue and crew head to the Northern Italian peak Le Dolomiti. Sparse crowds and a fresh 15-inch dump add to the intrigue of the small peak, which offers lift access to a variety of lengthy couloirs.
The Italian Job with Xavier de le Rue - TimeLine S01E06 from TimeLine on Vimeo.
Source: http://www.frqncy.com/news/2011/03/03/timeline-the-italian-job-with-xavier-de-la-rue
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Laguna 2009 tipping contest prizes
Thanks to all our competitors last week - it was a week that was particularly scare on points with Dani Pedrosa hardly featuring in the picks - only four of you had him on the podium at all, and only @rumblestrip as high as second. Elsewhere, he was mentioned but generally only as a crash [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motogpblog/postfeed/~3/VDuS1uH2ifU/1094
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Sylt 2010
It�s my 5th time up here in Sylt. 2005, 2007 till 2010. This time we see a very calm Sylt. So far the wind never picked up above 20 knots and no big onshore waves crashed on the shore of Westerland. 6 days of the event are over and 4 days more are to go. [...]
Source: http://www.chrispressler.com/?p=1543
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sandro, elite featherweight free agent, coming to U.S. with Bellator
Sengoku continues to leak oil. The struggling Japanese fight promotion lost one its biggest stars when Marlon Sandro signed with the U.S.-based Bellator Fighting Championships.
Sandro, the former Sengoku 145-pound champ, is 17-2 with his only two losses coming in his last fight against Hatsu Hioki, and current UFC fighter Michihiro Omigawa. The loss to Omigawa was scored a majority draw, but the promotion had a "must win" provision and awarded the fight to the Japanese fighter. Some rankings had him as high as No. 2 in the world before the December loss to Hioki.
"Marlon Sandro is a phenomenal talent at 145," Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "Our featherweight division is absolutely stacked, and Sandro pushes that talent pool to an even higher level. I'm thrilled to have him on board."
Before the Hioki loss, he'd scored three straight knockout victories. The one below in nine seconds against Masenori Kanehara (1:51 mark), 38 seconds against Tomonari Kanomata (1:41 mark) and another first rounder against Yuji Hoshino (1:29 mark).
According to MMAjunkie, Sandro is slated to appear on Bellator's upcoming MTV2 cards.
Sandro won't compete in the organization's upcoming 145-pound tourney but will compete in season-four non-tourney fights on MTV2. The Brazilian fighter and Nova Uniao team member never has competed in the U.S.
Sengoku recently granted a release to its middleweight champ, Jorge Santiago, who recently signed with the UFC. The promotion recently cancelled an Apr. 23 event, is at risking of losing major sponsors and being ripped by some of the Japanese media.
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Mo'Fo' Vacation
The second installment of Mo'Fo's Vacation video is up for your visual enjoyment.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Imola replaces Bahrain on GP2 Asia calendar | F1 Fanatic round-up
While Bernie Ecclestone tries to get F1 back to Bahrain, GP2 Asia is going to Imola instead.
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Nick Audlee For Complex
Complex has a sick new part from Nick Audlee that sees him rip the East Coast from Florida to Massachusetts.
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