One of my all time favorite skateboarders. Classic 360 flip in Pomona, Ca.
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/anthony-acosta/2010/11/28/jwray/
Goat Breker Sven Breugelmans Larry Brooks Mike Brown Rick Burgett
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Atlanta Hates Us Fall Montage
Somehow the Atlanta Hates Us guys are still finding new spot and making skating look fun. Check the latest montage to see what I mean.
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Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog
Falcao beats Harris in a UFC 123 snoozefest
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- UFC newcomer Maiquel Falcao started his career with a win. He beat Gerald Harris in a 29-27, 29-28, 29-28 in a three-round decision that is not likely to get the Fight of the Night bonus.
The first round started slow. The two danced around each other for much of the round. Falcao landed the first strike at 2:40 into the first, and after a little more dancing, unloaded a series of punches. Harris went down to the ground, where Falcao continued to beat on him until he took his back. Even after Harris tried to slam Falcao off, he stayed on and sunk a rear naked choke. Harris was saved by the bell at the end of the first. Harris appeared to think the fight was over until he was directed to his corner.
Falcao came out for the second with a series of strikes that caused Harris to shoot for a knee. He was unsuccessful in the takedown, and Falcao moved behind for another rear naked choke attempt. Harris continued to survive and slowly got back to his feet. He slammed Falcao down, but the two returned to their feet. Harris tried for another takedown and held onto the attempt as the round ended.
In the third round, the two returned to their dancing ways, to the disgust of the crowd in suburban Detroit. They danced around the entire round, rarely engaging. The crowd booed lustily, but it didn't cause either fighter to want to engage.
Falcao is now 26-3, but this win over the 16-3 Harris is likely to be remembered as a poor debut for the Brazilian.
Thomas Hahn Torsten Hallman Bob Hannah Donnie Hansen Torlief Hansen
UFC 123 Weigh-In Video
by Michael David Smith
All 22 fighters stepping into the Octagon at UFC 123 will first step on the scale Friday at the UFC 123 weigh-in, and you can watch the video live right here at MMAFighting.com.
In the main event, former light heavyweight champions Lyoto Machida and Rampage Jackson will both have to make 206 pounds. In the co-main event, we'll get a look at a bigger B.J. Penn, as the former lightweight champion moves back up to welterweight for a rubber match with Matt Hughes.
The weigh-in starts at 4PM ET and the video is below.
All 22 fighters stepping into the Octagon at UFC 123 will first step on the scale Friday at the UFC 123 weigh-in, and you can watch the video live right here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, former light heavyweight champions Lyoto Machida and Rampage Jackson will both have to make 206 pounds. In the co-main event, we'll get a look at a bigger B.J. Penn, as the former lightweight champion moves back up to welterweight for a rubber match with Matt Hughes.
The weigh-in starts at 4PM ET and the video is below.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/19/ufc-123-weigh-in-video/
Carl Nunn Johnny O Mara Zach Osborne Trampas Parker Travis Pastrana
WEC 52 and UFC 122's Three Stars: Faber, Benavidez and Siver
Last week featured a ton of free (for the price of cable) MMA, and while WEC 52 was reliably fantastic, UFC 122 was not the best collection of fights. Still, both cards featured fighters who were a step above.
No. 1 star -- Urijah Faber: It turns out the new Faber is the same as the old Faber. In his debut at bantamweight, the former featherweight champ submitted Takeya Mizugaki, a fighter who had only lost by a stoppage once before in his career.
No. 2 star -- Joseph Benavidez: Faber's teammate and training partner had his own big win. He had to try three times, but finally, Benavidez was able to submit one of MMA's best jiu-jitsu players, Wagnney Fabiano, with a guillotine.
No. 3 star -- Dennis Siver: Fighting in front of his home crowd at UFC 122 in Germany, Siver delivered. He dominated "The Ultimate Fighter" star Andre Winner, and ended the bout with a beautiful rear-naked choke. He earned a $60,000 Submission of the Night bonus for his work.
Honorable mention -- Demetrious Johnson: "Mighty Mouse" executed a perfect game plan for beating Damacio Page, a fighter who won his last two fights by highlight-reel KOs. Johnson moved well, cut angles and used takedowns to avoid Page's lethal punches, then won with a guillotine. Thought he would be perfect for a flyweight division, Johnson has staked a claim on bantamweights, as well.
Who are your stars from the extended MMA weekend?
David Vuillemin Jeff Ward Bryan Wade Akira Watanabe Adolf Weil
Surf Artist - Kathryn Colvig
Introducing oil painter Kathryn Colvig based in Nosara, Costa Rica, a place she says has had a "profound" effect on her work, painting "the surf, big waves, and the power of the ocean". Check it out…
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/kathryn-colvig.php
http://kathryn-colvig.artistwebsites.com
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Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/10/surf-artist-kathryn-colvig.html
Pit Beirer Christian Beggi Mike Bell John van den Berk Marnicq Bervoets
Kelly, Barboza undercard winners at UFC 123
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Paul Kelly provided fireworks at UFC 123 with a TKO of T.J. O'Brien. The two made the first round a slugfest. Kelly continually moved forward and pressed the pace. Both landed punishing blows, with O'Brien favoring his knees, while Kelly landed hook after hook.
Kelly (pictured on top) came out swinging in the second round, and crumbed O'Brien with an onslaught of punches. He could not finish him off, so he stood up and invited O'Brien to do the same. O'Brien took advantage by taking Kelly down and landing right in full-mount. Kelly appeared to be in trouble until he reversed position and stretched Kelly out in a crucifix position, landing punch after punch with O'Brien helpless to block them. The fight was finally stopped at 3:16 in the second round.
Barboza whips Lullo's legs for win
Edson Barboza (7-0) used two rounds of hard kicks to the leg of Mike Lullo (8-2) in both men's UFC debut to get a ref stoppage at :26 of the third round.
Lullo, a wrestler, tried to counter the constant low kicks that he had no answer for by moving in for takedowns, but when he would get in, Barboza (pictured on right) was able to throw him hard to the mat. While on the mat, Lullo had his best success, scoring with punches while tying Barboza up from the bottom. But Barboza was always able to get up.
By the latter stages of the second round, Barboza's kicks were putting Lullo down and he was struggling just to get his feet, and having trouble moving. He was just about finished at the end of the second round, and when round three opened with the same low kicks, with him going down two more times before the fight was stopped.
Chuck Sun Torao Suzuki Gareth Swanepoel Ivan Tedesco David Thorpe
Photography Workshop with Aaron Chang
Aaron Chang will lead a specially designed workshop focused on action surf photography during October 2010 in Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico. Click here for more information here…
If you didn't know… As senior photographer for Surfing magazine Aaron Chang has photographed some of the biggest names in the sport and traveled to more than 50 countries shooting cover stories for the magazine. Aaron has over 100 covers to his credit. In the commercial photography realm Aaron's photographic skills have landed him work with clients like Levi's, Macy's, Nike, Billabong, Yamaha, Polaris, ESPN and Sanuk. Chang also works with and supports the Surfrider Foundation and SurfAid International.
Photo: Waimea Bay, Hawaii by Aaron Chang
If you didn't know… As senior photographer for Surfing magazine Aaron Chang has photographed some of the biggest names in the sport and traveled to more than 50 countries shooting cover stories for the magazine. Aaron has over 100 covers to his credit. In the commercial photography realm Aaron's photographic skills have landed him work with clients like Levi's, Macy's, Nike, Billabong, Yamaha, Polaris, ESPN and Sanuk. Chang also works with and supports the Surfrider Foundation and SurfAid International.
Photo: Waimea Bay, Hawaii by Aaron Chang
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David Vuillemin Jeff Ward Bryan Wade Akira Watanabe Adolf Weil
Surf Photographer - Matthew Clark
Introducing Matthew Clark, a surf photographer in New York. Matt won the Follow the Light Foundation grant back in 2007, has a great eye and a portfolio well worth checking out…
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/matthew-clark.php
www.clarkography.com
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/matthew-clark.php
www.clarkography.com
Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/07/surf-photographer-matthew-clark.html
Ken De Dycker Yves Demaria Gilbert De Roover Clement Desalle John DeSoto
Devetashka Cave, Bulgaria
The Devetashka Cave is situated in the Lovech region and is located between the villages of Doirentsi and Devetaki in Bulgaria. It was discovered in 1921 and is one of the biggest caves in Europe. In 1996, the cave was … Continue reading
Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/index.php/2010/11/25/devetashka-cave-bulgaria/
Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw Goat Breker Sven Breugelmans
MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Who's No. 2?
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, Light Heavyweights
When you're trying to rank MMA fighters, it's easy to say you'll just rank them based on who they've beaten and who they've lost to inside the cage. It's a lot harder to actually create the rankings when you realize that it's mathematically impossible to rank every fighter ahead of the guys he's beaten and behind the guys who have beaten him.That's the challenge of picking the No. 2 light heavyweight in the world right now. UFC light heavyweight champion Shogun Rua is No. 1, but there are three candidates for No. 2: Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans. And there's simply no way to rank those three without putting one of them behind someone he's beaten, and another one ahead of a man who has beaten him. Machida beat Evans, Evans beat Rampage, and Rampage beat Machida. Any way you slice it, someone has to get ranked ahead of someone who beat him in the cage.
So who's No. 2? I make my choice below.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/25/mma-top-10-light-heavyweights-whos-no-2/
Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw Goat Breker
Monday, November 29, 2010
State of the Strikeforce Middleweights
by Michael David Smith
In the last three years, the Strikeforce middleweight title has been vacated more times than it's been defended, and 2010 has been another long year for the promotion's 185-pound division. Its champion, Jake Shields, whipped its big free agent acquisition, Dan Henderson -- and then promptly bolted for the UFC. And then a much-discussed middleweight tournament failed to materialize.
But there's some hope that Strikeforce will have big fights in the year ahead, even if the middleweight division fizzled in 2010. Below we look at what some of those big fights might be and where the middleweight belt is headed as we survey the state of the Strikeforce middleweight division.
In the last three years, the Strikeforce middleweight title has been vacated more times than it's been defended, and 2010 has been another long year for the promotion's 185-pound division. Its champion, Jake Shields, whipped its big free agent acquisition, Dan Henderson -- and then promptly bolted for the UFC. And then a much-discussed middleweight tournament failed to materialize.But there's some hope that Strikeforce will have big fights in the year ahead, even if the middleweight division fizzled in 2010. Below we look at what some of those big fights might be and where the middleweight belt is headed as we survey the state of the Strikeforce middleweight division.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/29/state-of-the-strikeforce-middleweights/
Sven Breugelmans Larry Brooks Mike Brown Rick Burgett Jimmy Button
Surf Artist - Robert Heeley
We've just added a new featured artist; Californian Robert Heeley. "Robert draws upon his surfing and sailing lifestyle to create inspired images of seascapes and ocean living. He captures the surfer's dream of spectacular waves at famous surf spots throughout California, Hawaii, Mexico and beyond." Enjoy…
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/robert-heeley.php
- www.robertheeleyfineart.com
- www.facebook.com/robertheeleysurfart
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/robert-heeley.php
- www.robertheeleyfineart.com
- www.facebook.com/robertheeleysurfart
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cotw/~3/XsO7Tc0mx-w/surf-artist-robert-heeley.html
Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath Andrew McFarlane
2011 K2 Snowboards now available
I’m writing this post in July in the middle of some sweltering heat and it feels plain wrong! But, having said that, when your life revolves around snowboards and snowboarding it’s good to see the newest of the new snowboarding gear regardless. We just saw this week that
Source: http://snowboardaction.net/2011-k2-snowboards/
Auguste Mingels Marty Moates Guennady Moisseev Bobby Moore Blair Morgan
Randy Couture's Film Schedule Filling, Fight Possibilities Dimming
In recent months, the situation surrounding Randy Couture's fighting future has become a bit hazy, with first his lawyer and then Couture himself indicating that he could be on his way to calling it a career. Recently, the MMA legend stated that if he had to choose between a big fight and a movie role, he'd likely pick the film work as he looks to transition into a career past professional athletics.
With cards quickly filling into the early spring of 2011, Couture has yet to be scheduled for a bout, leaving many to wonder what lies ahead. Now, we have the answer, and it's on the silver screen.
Marcus Hansson Doug Henry Broc Hepler Rob Herring George Holland
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Sobral is not quite as expected
Just a week ago, Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Sobral was set with Alistair Overeem's brother's Strikeforce debut against Antonio Silva, Herschel Walker's second MMA fight, and a showcase for local favorite Jesse Finney.
Scrap that. Now, the card has a completely different look. Valentijn Overeem, Walker and Finney have all been scratched from the card because of injury.
Now, Mike Kyle has stepped in to face Silva, so one fight is salvaged, but the card has a vastly different look than it did just one week ago.
David Philippaerts Mickael Pichon Jim Pomeroy Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel
Andy Irons - "You will never be forgotten"
On November 2nd 2010 the surfing world lost a dear friend, hero and champion; Andy Irons. Surf photographer Brian Bielmann with the help of Scott Mortensen has put together a touching photo tribute in memory of AI…
Brian said: "I have so many memories of Andy and this is my way of sharing them with family and friends all over the world. I hope you guys enjoy this and never forget a great man, a great friend."
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Image credit: Billabong
www.brianbielmann.com
Brian said: "I have so many memories of Andy and this is my way of sharing them with family and friends all over the world. I hope you guys enjoy this and never forget a great man, a great friend."
Click the image above to watch video
Image credit: Billabong
www.brianbielmann.com
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Rui Goncalves Josh Grant Billy Grossi Davide Guarneri Thomas Hahn
Legends on the Colorado
The first time I ever laid eyes on a whitewater dory was during a road trip across northern Arizona, when I dropped by the offices of a river outfitter in Flagstaff that runs boating expeditions through the Grand Canyon. It was early March of 2003 and a blizzard had roared out of the north the [...]
Source: http://whitewaterraftingblog.oars.com/post/legends-on-the-colorado
Triple Crown Bouldering Series 2010: The Stone Fort
It’s that time of the year again! Will you be in Little Rock City, Tennessee on December 4th? Who will reign this year with�Kate Reese McGinnis out? Will Alex Johnson move up from last years second place finish or will … Continue reading
Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/index.php/2010/11/21/triple-crown-bouldering-series-2010-the-stone-fort/
Tallon Vohland Heath Voss Andre Vromas David Vuillemin Jeff Ward
Rampage Jackson Beats Lyoto Machida in Stunning Decision at UFC 123
by Michael David Smith
In an exciting battle of former light heavyweight champions that ended up with a shocking split decision, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated Lyoto Machida in the main event at UFC 123.
I scored the fight for Machida 29-28 and was sure Machida would win the decision, and I was stunned that two judges gave the fight to Rampage, 29-28. One judge gave it to Machida, 29-28.
In an exciting battle of former light heavyweight champions that ended up with a shocking split decision, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated Lyoto Machida in the main event at UFC 123.I scored the fight for Machida 29-28 and was sure Machida would win the decision, and I was stunned that two judges gave the fight to Rampage, 29-28. One judge gave it to Machida, 29-28.
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Marvin Musquin Brian Myerscough Maximilian Nagl Kurt Nicoll Bill Nilsson
Dana White video blog UFC 123 November 19th - UFC 123
Dana White video blog UFC 123 November 19th Video by UFC 123Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-123/dana-white-video-blog-ufc-123-november-19th-video_062bbdcc0.html
Kent Howerton Neil Hudson Ryan Hughes Georges Jobe Gunnar Johansson
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sandbox's Shine On: The Full Movie
Unlike many of the free internet releases going on these days, this movie first appeared in DVD form in the ancient year of 2009. Hit play to watch "Shine On" last year's release from Kevin Sansalone, Clayton Larsen and the Sandbox Crew, in it's entirety. As they describe it: "An HD snowboard film about questionable people doing questionable things."
Sandbox - Shine On (2009) from Mike M on Vimeo.
Source: http://www.frqncy.com/news/2010/11/16/sandboxs-shine-on-the-full-movie
James Stewart Jr Brian Stonebridge David Strijbos Kevin Strijbos Chuck Sun
Butter Summer Clip
Butter makes perfect use of You Know How We Do It in their new Summer clip.
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Bengt Åberg Greg Albertyn Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi Thomas Allier
The Cure of the Wild: Rafting the Salmon River and the Restorative Power of Wilderness
Every once in a while I have a William Wordsworth moment. Wordsworth is the immortal English poet who penned, among many masterpieces, a sonnet entitled “The World Is Too Much with Us,” which begins: The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see [...]
Dave Bickers Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw
UFC 124 Video: Georges St-Pierre, Josh Koscheck Talk Dec. 11 Rematch
Check out Josh Koscheck's pre-fight interview for his rematch with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 on Dec. 11 after the break...
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16680/ufc-124-video-georges-st-pierre-talks-josh-koscheck-rematch-for-dec-11/
Marvin Musquin Brian Myerscough Maximilian Nagl Kurt Nicoll Bill Nilsson
UFC 123 Results: Brian Foster Submits Matt Brown
by Michael David SmithBrian Foster beat Matt Brown with a guillotine choke in the second roun
d of an action-packed fight at UFC 123 on Saturday night.
"I'm ecstatic," Foster said afterward, grinning from ear to ear after improving to 15-5 in his MMA career with his second consecutive win inside the Octagon. Brown fell to 11-10 with the loss, and he could get dropped from the UFC after this loss.
d of an action-packed fight at UFC 123 on Saturday night."I'm ecstatic," Foster said afterward, grinning from ear to ear after improving to 15-5 in his MMA career with his second consecutive win inside the Octagon. Brown fell to 11-10 with the loss, and he could get dropped from the UFC after this loss.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/20/ufc-123-results-brian-foster-submits-matt-brown/
Torlief Hansen Marcus Hansson Doug Henry Broc Hepler Rob Herring
Prospecting Idaho with Smith Optics
The crew at Smith Optics has their own piece of land, a snowcat, and machine-built booters into powder landings, just a half hour from their office in Sun Valley, ID--part 1 of am 8 part series called "Prospecting Idaho".
Source: http://www.frqncy.com/news/2010/11/17/prospecting-idaho-with-smith-optics
Greg Albertyn Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi Thomas Allier Håkan Andersson
Inside Issue 82
The Photo Annual just might be our most anticipated issue all year. Packed full of big beautiful stills with minimal text. What could be better? Here is a tiny preview of what's inside issue 82. You're going to have to get to a skateshop and buy your own copy to see the rest for yourself.
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/austin-mayer/2010/11/24/inside-issue-82/
Vic Eastwood Daryl Ecklund Erik Eggens Richard Eierstedt Jimmy Ellis
TTR on Style in Judging and Double Corks
Following up on their discussion of the method, here are two videos from the TTR World Tour discussing how they approach style in the judging formula, and the explosion of tech tricks. With Jamie Lynn aand Bryan Iguchi as judges, we can assume they have a pretty good handle on style. Good to know they're paying attention to more than just number of rotations...think this will trickle down to the Olympics?
Source: http://www.frqncy.com/news/2010/11/15/ttr-on-style-in-judging-and-double-corks
Paul Friedrichs Steven Frossard Eric Geboers Sylvain Geboers Broc Glover
Valentijn Overeem Injured, Off Dec. 4 ?Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu?
Valentijn Overeem, older brother of Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem, has been forced off next week's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu" card.
Strikeforce is currently looking for a substitute and has not scrapped Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva from the card.
Strikeforce is currently looking for a substitute and has not scrapped Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva from the card.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16694/valentijn-overeem-injured-off-strikeforce-henderson-vs-babalu-2/
Nicolas Aubin Rene Baeten David Bailey John Banks Mark Barnett
The Reem Episode 10 Big In Japan - Alistair Overeem
The Reem Episode 10 Big In Japan Video by Alistair OvereemSource: http://mmalice.com/alistair-overeem/the-reem-episode-10-big-in-japan-video_fdabad35a.html
Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath Andrew McFarlane
Herschel Walker off Strikeforce's St. Louis card
Strikeforce announced Wednesday that Herschel Walker had to pull out of his bout with Scott Carson at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu. He sustained a cut under his eye that needed several stitches, and won't be able to heal in time for next weekend's bout. From the press release:
“I feel terrible about this,’’ said Walker, who was cut from a knee strike while training with AKA teammate and two-time United States Olympic wrestling team member Daniel Cormier. “I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again. I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals.’’
The card remains strong, headlined with Dan Henderson taking on Renato "Babalu" Sobral, and also including Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith, Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Lindland, and Antonio Silva vs. Valentijn Overeem.
-- If you're headed to the Strikeforce event in St. Louis, stop at a toy store on your way in. Strikeforce is partnering with Toys for Tots to collect holiday presents for underprivileged children. Bring a new, unwrapped toy with you to the fights, and volunteers will be there to collect your gift.
Akira Watanabe Adolf Weil Jake Weimer Jimmy Weinert Nick Wey
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Quinton Jackson humble in victory, irks his boss Dana White
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Dana White have some personality similarities. It's probably why the fighter and UFC owner bicker quite often. They both say what they feel and there isn't much of a filter.
Jackson won a narrow decision over Lyoto Machida at UFC 123, but was stunned when the announcement was made. Just seconds earlier, he was getting punched in the grill and losing the third round. His reaction added to the controversial nature of the decision and it didn't please his boss.
"Me and Rampage are getting along OK, but he pisses me off again," White said at the UFC 123 postfight press conference (2:15 mark -- video). "I had Rampage winning that fight two rounds to one. I scored that fight for Rampage. Rampage is slumping down and raising the other guy's hand and acting like he lost. I thought he won the fight."
It didn't seem like Jackson did anything wrong. After escaping with a tight decision win, it's pretty rare for a fighter to show that kind of honesty and class.
Forty-five minutes later, when Jackson entered the presser, he was in apology mode.
"I'm sorry man. I had just gotten done getting punched in the face a couple times," Jackson said (7:52 mark). "Don't pay me no mind.
"When I was in the fight I had a one-track mind, you know knockin' him out. In the third round, when he dominated me so much, I forgot what happened in the first two rounds. ... It's one of those things, at the time I thought I got my ass whooped because I was just getting up off the ground and he [just] ran a flurry up on my face."
That seems plausible. Jackson was probably a little stunned. With all the adrenaline flowing right after a match, fighters are speaking with raw emotion.
White looked at the entirety of the fight and liked what Rampage did over 15 minutes.
"That's not the fight I saw. He definitely put on that burst where he landed five or six punches and definitely rocked him. You don't win a fight off four or five punches," said White.
Scoring is very subjective. Some judges, media members and fans like Octagon control and counterstriking. Others favor the man pushing the action. Compustrike backed the judges and White. Jackson outlanded Machida 59-38 in a fight that spent 12:28 of 15 minutes on the feet.
"Rampage was the aggressor. He moved forward the entire fight. Everytime Lyoto would go with that leg kick, he'd fire and go after him," said White. "I 100 percent had Rampage winning the first two rounds and had the third round going to Machida. Again, nobody gives a [expletive] what I think, but I'm not a judge. But that's how I scored the fight."
In the seconds following the fight, Jackson said several times that Machida deserved a rematch. White emphatically shot down that idea (6:10 mark).
"No, no," said White when asked about Rampage-Machida II. "As far as I'm concerned, and apparently as far as the judges are concerned, Rampage won that fight."
White then repeated his displeasure of Jackson's postfight behavior.
"Rampage is in there raising [Machida's] hand, slumping down, acting bummed out, acting surprised when he won," White said. "He won two rounds. It's a three-round fight. He won two of them."
With White in his presence during the presser, Jackson made sure not to repeat the rematch offer.
"This ain't my show. I don't own UFC homey. I just fight here," said Jackson (8:30).Jackson also revealed that he almost had to back out of the fight after coming down with a stomach ailment he'd caught from his kids.
"Dana's always been there for me. Even if we don't see eye to eye all the time," Jackson said (9:40 mark). "I just couldn't tell Dana 'I cant make this fight because I'm sick.' He probably would've cussed me the [expletive] out."Jackson comes out a big winner from this fight. He didn't complain about Machida's counterstriking style, as so many others have done. Fans who thought it was a boring fight should listen to Jackson when he says Machida is a beast. Jackson's reaction probably saved the Brazilian's reputation a bit too.
Jacky Martens Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath
UFC 123: Phil Davis Submits Tim Boetsch
by Michael David SmithPhil Davis showed Saturda
y night at UFC 123 why he's one of the most promising young light heavyweights in mixed martial arts, submitting Tim Boetsch with a very impressive kimura from the top for a second-round victory that improved Davis's record to 8-0.
Davis came out throwing a lot of kicks in the early going, landing some but also throwing a couple of them too slowly and allowing Boetsch to catch them. About halfway through the first round Davis, an NCAA champion wrestler at Penn State, went for a takedown and got on top of Boetsch, completely controlling him. It was a round that very easily could have gone 10-8 for Davis.
y night at UFC 123 why he's one of the most promising young light heavyweights in mixed martial arts, submitting Tim Boetsch with a very impressive kimura from the top for a second-round victory that improved Davis's record to 8-0.Davis came out throwing a lot of kicks in the early going, landing some but also throwing a couple of them too slowly and allowing Boetsch to catch them. About halfway through the first round Davis, an NCAA champion wrestler at Penn State, went for a takedown and got on top of Boetsch, completely controlling him. It was a round that very easily could have gone 10-8 for Davis.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/20/ufc-123-phil-davis-submits-tim-boetsch/
George Holland Jeremy van Horebeek Kent Howerton Neil Hudson Ryan Hughes
New website for Club Of The Waves!
Finally after MONTHS of hard grafting, the new website is online! The original website had a great innings; online since April 2006. But it was time for us to retire her, which was surprisingly hard to do (!)… And so we proudly present the new Club Of The Waves (hope you like it!)…
P.S. We hope it's not broken in anyway, but if you find anything wrong with it, please let us know and we'll get it fixed asap! :)
P.P.S. Here's a brief summary of what's new…
P.S. We hope it's not broken in anyway, but if you find anything wrong with it, please let us know and we'll get it fixed asap! :)
P.P.S. Here's a brief summary of what's new…
Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-website-for-club-of-waves.html
Roger De Coster Ken De Dycker Yves Demaria Gilbert De Roover Clement Desalle
Falcao beats Harris in a UFC 123 snoozefest
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- UFC newcomer Maiquel Falcao started his career with a win. He beat Gerald Harris in a 29-27, 29-28, 29-28 in a three-round decision that is not likely to get the Fight of the Night bonus.
The first round started slow. The two danced around each other for much of the round. Falcao landed the first strike at 2:40 into the first, and after a little more dancing, unloaded a series of punches. Harris went down to the ground, where Falcao continued to beat on him until he took his back. Even after Harris tried to slam Falcao off, he stayed on and sunk a rear naked choke. Harris was saved by the bell at the end of the first. Harris appeared to think the fight was over until he was directed to his corner.
Falcao came out for the second with a series of strikes that caused Harris to shoot for a knee. He was unsuccessful in the takedown, and Falcao moved behind for another rear naked choke attempt. Harris continued to survive and slowly got back to his feet. He slammed Falcao down, but the two returned to their feet. Harris tried for another takedown and held onto the attempt as the round ended.
In the third round, the two returned to their dancing ways, to the disgust of the crowd in suburban Detroit. They danced around the entire round, rarely engaging. The crowd booed lustily, but it didn't cause either fighter to want to engage.
Falcao is now 26-3, but this win over the 16-3 Harris is likely to be remembered as a poor debut for the Brazilian.
Jimmy Button Michael Byrne Antonio Cairoli Trey Canard Håkan Carlquist
Queens Finest
Stephen Marino has a montage for Queens Finest.
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Kenny Florian: Dana White's Post-Fight Criticism Has Motivated Me
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MMA Fighting spoke to Kenny Florian recently about what went wrong in his fight against Gray Maynard at UFC 118, his thoughts on Dana White saying after the fight that he "chokes," his upcoming fight against Evan Dunham at UFC Fight for the Troops 2 and his take on who will win the mini UFC lightweight title tournament coming up.Dave Bickers Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw
UFC 123 weigh-in: Jackson hoping Machida doesn't make it a boring fight
UFC 123 weigh-in (Courtesy MMAjunkie):
PAY-PER-VIEW
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (205) vs. Lyoto Machida (205)
Matt Hughes (169) vs. B.J. Penn (169)
Tim Boetsch (205) vs. Phil Davis (205)
Joe Lauzon (155) vs. George Sotiropoulos (155)
Maiquel Falcao (185) vs. Gerald Harris (185)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
Matt Brown (170) vs. Brian Foster (170)
Mark Munoz (185) vs. Aaron Simpson (185.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Dennis Hallman (170) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)
Edson Barboza (155) vs. Mike Lullo (155)
Paul Kelly (155) vs. T.J. O'Brien (155)
Nik Lentz (155) vs. Tyson Griffin (155)
Arthur Lampkin Steve Lamson Grant Langston Danny LaPorte Mike LaRocco
UFC 122 weigh-in: Return to Germany marks another chapter in bold international plans
The last time Spike television and the UFC decided to show UFC 120 on a tape-delayed basis in the United States, many fans were irked. The frustration was inflamed when ESPN decided to reveal the results on the bottomline newswire/scoreboard before the show hit U.S. television sets
Get used to it folks. It's going to be the same tomorrow for UFC 122 in Germany and commonplace in 2011 when the promotion looks to double the amount of international events we saw this year.
"I think definitely in the next few years that there's a real prospect that we're going to be running more and more events that you might not see live on U.S. television, or even close to live," Marshall Zelaznik told USA Today.
The UFC's managing director of international development added that the promotion is planning for up to eight shows around the world in 2011.
"I think that we can really see ourselves hitting our stride in the next five years internationally, that we can see our percentages (of UFC's) overall revenue increasing twofold," Zelaznik said. "If we effectively double what we're doing now internationally over the next five years, it's going to be a massive number for the company overall."
The plan for the first quarter of next year calls for shows in Sydney, Abu Dhabi and possibly Dublin. Further down the road, UFC officials expect an event in Scandinavia and possibly Italy. UFC eventually could find itself running parallel circuits around the world.
Zelaznik (pictured on the far right) said UFC 122 is within 1,000 of a sellout of 9,400.
UFC 122 weigh-in (Courtesy Bloody Elbow):
Spike television
Nate Marquardt (186) v. Yushin Okami (185)
Jorge Rivera (185) v. Alessio Sakara (186)
Dennis Siver (155) v. Andre Winner (155)
Amir Sadollah (170) v. Peter Sobotta (169)
Krzysztof Soszynski (206) v. Goran Reljic (205)
Preliminary card:
Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira (204) v. Vladimir Matyushenko (205)
Pascal Krauss (170) v. Mark Scanlon (170)
Duane Ludwig (170) v. Nick Osipczak (171)
Rob Kimmons (184) v. Kyle Noke (185)
Seth Petruzelli (205) v. Karlos Vemola (205)
Kris McCray (171) v. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170)
Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath Andrew McFarlane Brett Metcalfe Heikki Mikkola
Michael Johnson Reflects on His Win Over Bruce Leroy
by Michael David Smith
Ultimate Fighter cast member Michael Johnson wanted to fight Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres from the beginning, and he finally got to step into the Octagon with his rival on Wednesday night's episode, winning a unanimous decision to advance to the Season 12 semifinals.
In his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com, Johnson discussed the fight, sticking to his game plan and how he felt about being matched up with Nam Phan in the season's semifinals.
The interview is below.
Ultimate Fighter cast member Michael Johnson wanted to fight Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres from the beginning, and he finally got to step into the Octagon with his rival on Wednesday night's episode, winning a unanimous decision to advance to the Season 12 semifinals.In his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com, Johnson discussed the fight, sticking to his game plan and how he felt about being matched up with Nam Phan in the season's semifinals.
The interview is below.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/18/michael-johnson-reflects-on-his-win-over-bruce-leroy/
Damon Bradshaw Goat Breker Sven Breugelmans Larry Brooks Mike Brown
Friday, November 26, 2010
Exclusive pictures from UFC 123
Check out exclusive pictures by Tracy Lee from the UFC's return to Michigan at UFC 123. See a poignant post-fight shot of Matt Hughes and BJ Penn, George Sotiropoulos submitting Joe Lauzon, and Phil Davis' new submission.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Exclusive-pictures-from-UFC-123?urn=mma-288271
Gary Semics Andrew Short Shaun Simpson Joël Smets Jeff Smith
White calls Marquardt a 'choker' and criticizes camp
Dana White speaks his mind even if it means lashing out at the good guys in the sport. White pulled no punches after watching Nate Marquardt struggle in another pivotal fight.
"He is a choker," White told MMAjunkie at the UFC postfight press conference. "He choked tonight. Listen you couldn't meet a nicer guy than Nate Marquardt. He's a great guy. Nice kid choked tonight."
Marquardt lost his one and only shot at the middleweight title back in 2007. He's admitted many times that he froze up against the champion Anderson Silva at UFC 73.
Back in February, a win over Chael Sonnen would've earned him a much-coveted rematch against the champ. Because of a flawed gameplan, he was dominated by Sonnen. It happened again last night against Yushin Okami. Marquardt never got in a groove. He was outpointed on the feet and couldn't maintain position when the match hit the ground.
What disappointed White even more was Marquardt's measured approach. The fight appeared to be even on the scorecards heading to the final round, but the middleweight contender never went for broke.
"You already blew a title shot once; you're in a fight for the title shot again in the third round, and you're not throwing any punches or kicks? It has nothing to do with pressure," White said. "You're ... professional, and you're going to go after it in the last round to get your title shot."
The UFC president pointed the finger of blame at Marquardt's trainer and cornermen.
"I mean, Nate Marquardt sat here tonight and said that he thought he won the fight. Where the [expletive] is his corner? You go into the last round and you're getting outstruck by a wrestler, and you think you won the fight? And this is consistent with the Greg Jackson camp," said White.
The Jackson camp generally employs a calm, analytical style between rounds. There's no screaming, yelling or desperation. White said that approach has backfired with many of the Jackson fighters.
"Marquardt is such a talented guy, and what I'm seeing is stuff from the Greg Jackson camp," White said. "This camp continuously – when these guys fight, their corner is either telling them they're ahead or they're winning."
The disappointment of the loss can probably be erased pretty quickly with a couple of wins. Marquardt is just 31 years old and Silva is far from a lock to hold onto the title in 2011. Marquardt is also fortunate because there aren't a ton of hot shot prospects nipping at his heels that could knock him from the top five in the UFC's 185 class.
Josh Coppins Cody Copper Gordon Crockard Craig Dack Roger De Coster
Lauzon ready for challenges from Sotiropoulos and 'Call of Duty'
DETROIT -- Joe Lauzon lucked out. The release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops" came just a week before his UFC 123 bout with George Sotiropoulos, so the noted gamer could spend time on the latest video game as he tapered down workouts.
"It came last week, which was my taper week, so it didn't interfere, but I was a little worried. If it would have been one or two weeks earlier, it would have been bad," Lauzon said.
He is ready to make the jump to the top of the UFC's lightweight division, and Lauzon plans to use George Sotiropoulos as a springboard.
"I'm excited for it, because it means I don't have to beat that lower level guy. I can just jump right up," Lauzon said. "Beating a guy whose 6-0, 7-0 in the UFC and close to a title shot definitely puts me close to the top."
To get that win, Lauzon is going to do what he can to make sure that Sotiropoulos has no extra advantages, including his controversial practice of wearing knee and ankle braces that cover most of his leg.
"I've asked the commission what my choices are. In the past, all the commissions that I've dealt with have said he can wear something soft as long as the opponent agreed. People are saying I'm calling him a cheater. I'm not."
Lauzon doesn't want to allow Sotiriopoulos even the slightest advantage, because if he loses a close decision, he doesn't want to look back and wonder, "What if?"
"I'm leaning towards telling him no knee pad, no ankle brace. I don't think he's wearing him because he has bad knees and bad ankles. I think he wears them because he does a lot of high rubber guard, and it helps with the slipping. If I could take away that advantage, I will."
He was pleasantly surprised when he was offered a fight with Sotiropoulos, a fighter who is on a six-fight winning streak in the UFC.
"It's a huge jump. I think I was building pretty good momentum, and then I lost to Sam Stout. Sam beat me fair and square. He was the better guy that night, but I think if I wouldn't have rushed coming back from knee surgery so much, it would have been a different fight. I think to the UFC, that fight never happened, so that's why I'm getting such a big fight now."
As he's done in previous fights, Lauzon designed a special shirt for his cornermen, friends and family. It takes a swipe at the Australian-born Sotiropoulos, reading, "According to Australian Game and Wildlife, 100 people are killed every year by adult Joeys. You've been warned."
Ken De Dycker Yves Demaria Gilbert De Roover Clement Desalle John DeSoto
Photography Workshop with Aaron Chang
Aaron Chang will lead a specially designed workshop focused on action surf photography during October 2010 in Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico. Click here for more information here…
If you didn't know… As senior photographer for Surfing magazine Aaron Chang has photographed some of the biggest names in the sport and traveled to more than 50 countries shooting cover stories for the magazine. Aaron has over 100 covers to his credit. In the commercial photography realm Aaron's photographic skills have landed him work with clients like Levi's, Macy's, Nike, Billabong, Yamaha, Polaris, ESPN and Sanuk. Chang also works with and supports the Surfrider Foundation and SurfAid International.
Photo: Waimea Bay, Hawaii by Aaron Chang
If you didn't know… As senior photographer for Surfing magazine Aaron Chang has photographed some of the biggest names in the sport and traveled to more than 50 countries shooting cover stories for the magazine. Aaron has over 100 covers to his credit. In the commercial photography realm Aaron's photographic skills have landed him work with clients like Levi's, Macy's, Nike, Billabong, Yamaha, Polaris, ESPN and Sanuk. Chang also works with and supports the Surfrider Foundation and SurfAid International.
Photo: Waimea Bay, Hawaii by Aaron Chang
Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/09/photography-workshop-with-aaron-chang.html
Joël Smets Jeff Smith Marty Smith Steve Stackable Jeff Stanton
Watercolors from Hawaii by Ron Croci
We're proud to announce an exclusive illustrated story by one of our favourite surf artists; Ron Croci… We were alarmed to hear that Ron nearly 'met his end', due to a serious (and sudden) illness on his recent vacation to Hawaii! But we're happy to say he came through it and has shared his story with us in a series of annotated watercolor paintings documenting his near death experience, the unusual effects of morphine and the beautiful Hawaiian islands he enjoyed and surfed up until falling ill…
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Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/11/watercolors-from-hawaii-by-ron-croci.html
Jim Pomeroy Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel Wyman Priddy Alessandro Puzar
(Surreal) Surf Artist - John Coopwood
The second successive surf artist based in Costa Rica to be added to Club Of The Waves. This time John Coopwood, with a great portfolio mix of fine art, murals and surreal art. "Here is an artist who uses rich colors and various blends of dreams, reality, and a touch of Salsa Fresca to bring his subjects to life… His insane depth has allowed him to challenge his innermost self to bring forth pictures of mood, imagination and bold imagery". Enjoy…
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Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/10/surreal-surf-artist-john-coopwood.html
Mickael Pichon Jim Pomeroy Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel Wyman Priddy
Sotiropoulos eager to fight Saturday, then in Australia
DETROIT -- George Sotiropoulos has quietly worked his way up the UFC's lightweight ladder. Since losing in the semifinals of season six of "The Ultimate Fighter," the Australian fighter has had six straight wins in the UFC.
However, he wasn't quiet at the press conference for UFC 123 at the MGM Grand in Detroit on Wednesday. Sotiropoulos, who is fighting fellow TUF alum Joe Lauzon on Saturday, was assertive in asking for a spot on the UFC's planned February event in Australia. A reporter asked Sotiropolous if he wanted to be on that card.
Sotiropolous: I will definitely be on that card. It's an absolute.
("Oh, really?" look from Dana.)
Australian reporter: Dana, can you confirm that?
Sotiropoulos: Say that again?
Reporter: Can you concur, Dana? Will you hope to see him on that card? That question is for Dana.
(Pause)
Dana: Are you talking to me? First, I didn't know you were talking to me, and second I couldn't understand a word you said. I'm going to turn to my Australian translator. (To Sotiropoulos) What did he say?
Sotiropoulos: He said, do you concur, would you want to see George on the Australian card, and of course, the answer is yes, he does.
This fight has him in the spotlight. Though Sotiropoulos has recent wins over Kurt Pellegrino and Joe Stevenson, both decisions, the expectations for him have grown with each fight. That hasn't changed the way he has gotten ready for this fight.
"The intention, the goal and the lifestyle is the same. Everything is the same. Nothing like that changes."
He shared the dais with Matt Hughes, the opposing coach during his season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Sotiropoulos said that was a sign of how far he's come.
"It's a culmination of a long road, and many years of training. Guys I was watching many years ago, now they're fighting on the same card as me."
And if he gets through Joe Lauzon on Saturday, maybe he'll get his wish to fight with more of his heroes in his native land.
Jim Pomeroy Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel Wyman Priddy Alessandro Puzar
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