Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Happy Holidays from COTW

As 2010 draws to a close and we settle in for the festive season with family and friends, all of us at Club Of The Waves would like to wish you all the best, a Happy New Year and good vibes for 2011. Aloha :)

Season's greetings

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Evan Okeson in Dry Bones Nation


Evan Okeson's part from Dry Bones Nation is just a barrage of gnarliness.

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Behind and Below - 18 July 2010

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Pellegrino, 32, walking away from MMA career

Quinton Jackson looked solid on Saturday night, but his performance still leaves questions about his desire to continue fighting. The 32-year-old legend of the sport admits that he's fighting for money, not glory or titles. That's not uncommon amongst fighters.

Later in their careers, even with a lack of desire to train hard, most prize fighters will take a few extra fights past their prime. Kurt Pellegrino, 32, doesn't want to be one those guys and is doing something about it.

It was just last March, that Pellegrino (16-6, 7-5 UFC) was riding a four-fight win streak, but now he's leaving the sport as an active fighter.

"At this time I am choosing to take some time off and step away from the sport as a fighter. Over my most recent fights I have come to the realization that at this point I no longer can, nor want to make fighting my first priority," Pellegrino said on his website. "[...] Even last year when i was on a 4 fight win streak I still was questioning myself. This has made me reconsider what my next step will be competitively. I have spoken at length with [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva about my decision and have decided not to renew my contract with the UFC."

Pellegrino wants to make his family his first priority.

"Most importantly I want to spend more time with my family. My daughter is four years old and I can't tell you how much of her life I've missed dedicating my life to training for fights. I did so willingly and I've made a lucrative career with the UFC, but I'm not sure I could ever say any amount of money was worth it," Pellegrino said. "My wife and I just welcomed a baby boy and I can't bare the thought of missing as much of his 'firsts' as I did my daughters."

It looks like Pellegrino set himself up nicely. In his native New Jersey, he's got a gym in Belmar, a town on the Jersey Shore. He just expanded the Kurt Pellegrino Mixed Martial Arts Academy.

The future isn't certain for Pellegrino. He may not be completely through with active fighting, but he wants to step back and see if he can regain the hunger that's missing.

"I want to take the time to regroup, refocus, and rethink what it is that I want to do going forward. I want to do things that I enjoy right now and refresh my mind. I want to concentrate on my BJJ game and improve it. I want to work on my boxing game and improve that also," Pellegrino said. "I'd like to compete in some grappling tournaments again like the old days and maybe even try my hand at a pro boxing fight. I want to have fun training again, bottom line."

Pellegrino put on some entertaining shows in the UFC. In 12 fights, he earned a postfight bonus on five occasions.

From a media standpoint, Pellegrino was an interesting guy to cover. Fighting at the highest level always seemed to be more mental than physical for Pellegrino.

His debut in the UFC against Drew Fickett was a prime example. Through two-plus rounds at UFC 61, Pellegrino smoked Fickett, only to make a silly mistake and get submitted in the third round. The same thing happened against Nate Diaz at Ultimate Fight Night 13.

Pellegrino was brutally honest about his failures. That included admitting that he'd taken his education less than seriously and still couldn't read well into his late 20's.

One of the best moments of his career came at UFC 88. Before the fight, Pellegrino spoke about living with his in-laws. He needed to win a fight bonus in order to buy his dream house for his wife and young daughter. Pellegrino beat Thiago Tavares that night, received a $60,000 Fight of the Night award and got his new house.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Pellegrino-32-walking-away-from-MMA-career?urn=mma-wp2847

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The MMA Wrap-Up: Post-UFC 130 Edition

With UFC 130 in the books, the MMA Wrap-Up returns to look the value fans got for their money out of Saturday night's main event, and what lasting repercussions it might have heading into a busy summer stretch.

Check out the full video below.




 

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Vladimir Maty�shenko: Janitor Tips #2 - UFC 129

MMA H.E.A.T. brings you the first installment of "Janitor Tips," with UFC Light Heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko. Based on Twitter suggestions of #janitortips, the former IFL champ gives his own brand of comedic advice. They may be deadpan responses...but what do you expect from a Belarusian bad-ass? Listen, learn, and always RESPECT THE JANITOR! Also brought to you by Jakt Apparel, Micro Tech and Hayabusa. Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAheat

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/vladimir-matyushenko-janitor-tips-2-video_a85aecc27.html

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Antique, Vox, Fly Society, Ammo, Lizard, and 5boro Videos

Antique is a new brand out of Canada with a sick promo video. Vox has a new road trip video. Fly Society welcomes Sean Keller. Felix stars in the new Facetime Series commercial for Ammo. Random Lurkerz purges the hard drive of Lizard King footage. 5boro spends the day with Danny Falla.

Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/05/30/antique-vox-fly-society-ammo-lizard-and-5boro-videos/

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Mendes shows stones by taking Yahya fight and risking future date with Aldo

UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo won't be able to fight at UFC 133 in Philadelphia. The reasoning is still murky, but his opponent Chad Mendes isn't going to wait around.

The unbeaten featherweight says he wants to fight in early August, so MMAWeekly reports that Mendes is taking a fight against submission specialist Rani Yahya.

SBNation think it's a bad decision for Mendez to risk the Aldo title fight:

Why is Mendes, a hungry young fighter who's been telling anyone who will listen that his belief that he can beat Aldo is at a "10" on a scale of 1-10, so quick to give up on what should be every fighter's dream? In athletics, winning, especially winning championships, is intended to be the primary motivator. Across sports you hear plenty of platitudes about being the best. Mendes has that opportunity - the chance to write his name in the history books. Instead he's willing to fight anyone else rather than wait a month or two for his shot at glory.

The site takes a stab at the reason Mendes is fighting:

It's a baffling decision - until you look a little closer, delve into the weeds a little. The culprit? The UFC's notoriously stingy fighter pay. [...] It's unconscionable to pay a title contender like Mendes $19,000 to fight. Not only does it necessitate tough decisions like this, it also creates an unbalanced playing field. With that kind of money backing him, Mendes can barely afford a world class training camp and can forget about maintaining a reasonable standard of living. Chad Mendes, the top contender to the featherweight crown, is giving up on a chance to win the championship of the world - likely because of money issues.

Or he could be fighting to stay active and has no fear of Yahya. What do you think? Why isn't Mendes waiting for Aldo?

Part of the issue, could be the confusion on Aldo's injury. He's reportedly struggling with neck issues, but recently tweeted that he's fine.

"Let me be clear I'm not hurt again, I'm not hurt. I picked up a suspension (from) the Canadian commission and therefore should only return to training (after) 30 days this month. So once again, I'm not injured."

Mendes, a former college wrestler, has only 11 professional fights under his belt. The 26-year-old could certainly use the experience, but a loss could prove incredibly costly especially with the growing depth in the 145-pound decision.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Mendes-shows-stones-by-taking-Yahya-fight-and-ri?urn=mma-wp2513

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Matyushenko sits through Fighters Summit, gets married

It's been an excellent spring for UFC light heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko. First, he knocked out Jason Brilz in a mere 20 seconds at UFC 129. Two weeks later, after sitting through Zuffa's Fighters Summit, he got married.

Cagewriter extends a hearty congratulations to the happy couple, and also encourages the UFC to put on more hybrid events like this. Make UFC 130 a graduation commencement and Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum a birthday party. That means we can have Matt Hamill walk out in a cap and gown, and Alistair Overeem could break out the birthday hat he wore on the MMA Hour. Do it, Dana White! Give us fighters in funny hats!

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Matyushenko-sits-through-Fighters-Summit-gets-m?urn=mma-wp2316

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Tim Boetsch Feels Like His Career Is Starting Anew at Middleweight

LAS VEGAS -- MMA Fighting spoke to Tim Boetsch after his dominant win over Kendall Grove at UFC 130, how he felt cutting down to 185 for the first time, his take on the fight and what's next for him.

Check out the exclusive interview after the jump.

 

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Did Diaz’s boxing ploy work? MMA star backs out of Lacy fight

Nick Diaz is passing on all that boxing money to focus on his MMA career.

What does that mean? Diaz wasn't getting any more money to fight Jeff Lacy (reportedly 175-200k) than he currently makes in MMA. Now he could be on his way to the Octagon for a fight against UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.

Diaz's boxing promoter Don Chargin confirmed the cancellation of the Lacy fight in a release:

Team Diaz had contemplated transitioning over to the boxing world in a legitimate attempt to pursue a high-level boxing career. These discussions began in 2009 with long-time boxing promoter, Don Chargin and proceeded up until recent times.

Never before in the history of both sports had a pound-for-pound MMA combatant in his prime had the desire or been contractually free to attempt to transition over to boxing.
The landscape of Mixed-Martial Arts moves at a rapid pace and while Diaz's chance to make history, becoming the first true cross-over MMA star to enter the boxing ring, an opportunity arose for Nick to make a different sort of history in his primary field of fighting.

Don Chargin states, "Nick is a good kid and a very exciting fighter. Right now he has an opportunity of a lifetime as it pertains to his MMA career. While I don't doubt that Nick and his team were serious about taking the big step into boxing, it only makes sense for him to finish what he started and see how far he can go in MMA before he does anything in boxing. It's all about timing... we began these discussions over two years ago and nobody would have imagined the type of demand that there currently is for Nick as a mixed martial artist."

UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie that a Diaz move to the UFC is far from set in stone.

"We will see," White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "There are still a lot of hurdles."

Diaz's manager Cesar Gracie denied that the boxing match was booked to gain leverage.

"There are some people that have said we were just posturing to go into professional boxing and they don't understand that this thing is something we had been working on since 2009. �It wasn't just out of nowhere but at this point in time, there's a certain chance that comes along once in a very long while and it only makes sense to stick to MMA as of right now," Gracie said. "Nick's been working really hard to get to this point in his MMA career and it wouldn't make sense for us to make that transition into boxing right now. If this were a couple months ago or if certain fights had played out differently, we'd definitely be ready to go into boxing, but that's not how it played out. �Don Chargin is a great boxing promoter and he understood our dilemma completely and I thank him for that."

The Strikeforce 170-pound champion, Diaz hasn't lost since 2007. He's won 10 straight with nine coming by stoppage.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Did-Diaz-s-boxing-ploy-work-MMA-star-backs-out-?urn=mma-wp2491

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This ‘Pitbull’ has some bite: Patricio Freire gets the job done at Bellator 145-pound final

"Big, strong wrestler grinds out a victory over dynamic striker."

Patricio "Pitbull: Freire couldn't have enjoyed that storyline playing out last weekend when his brother Patricky was grounded often and lost to Michael Chandler at Bellator 44.

At Bellator 45, Freire penned a different story. From the start of his fight against Daniel Straus, the younger of the Pitbull brothers was wary of the former college wrestler's takedowns and avoided the mat for all but a few seconds on his way to winning the Bellator Season 4 Featherweight tourney title in unanimous fashion, 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27, last night in Lake Charles, La.

The win gets Pitbull (17-1) a $100,000 payday and chance to rematch against Bellator 145-pound champ Joe Warren.

"There were lots of things going on in my mind," Freire told Sherdog, "but the primary thing was the victory and [getting] a shot at a belt for the first time in my career. I'm going to be a champion. I'm going to take his belt."

Freire, 23, smoked Warren in the first round of a fight last June. Pitbull couldn't close it out and thwarted by Warren's ground attack over the next two rounds. With markedly improved takedown defense against Straus, Freire looked like a different fighter.

Straus, with a three-inch height advantage over the 5-foot-5 Freire, looked massive in the cage, but his size never took over. He executed a few nice throws, but Freire bounced right back up. When the fight was in the clinch, Pitbull more than held his own and by the third round he looked like the more powerful fighter.

The stoppage of the night was produced by Bellator's new light heavyweight champ. With 45 seconds left in the fight, Christian M'Pumbu caught the former champ with a right hook and pounded him out on the ground.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/This-Pitbull-has-some-bite-Patricio-Freire-ge?urn=mma-wp2459

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Monday, May 30, 2011

We've moved to a new address!

We're sorry (but excited) to announce that our "Surfing, Surf Art & Culture" blog has moved to Club Of The Waves! We've migrated our entire blog archive over there, so you can still find all our old posts and plenty of new ones too! Blogger has been very good to us since 2008, but it's time for us to move on…

The 'new' blog over on COTW has two options to view it in the traditional or "Classic" blog view, or the slightly different "Grid" blog view. See which you prefer…

www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/

Aloha.

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Knock On Wood Throwaway


Provide your own music for this Drew Echols and Matt Sharer throwaway from Knock On Wood.

Go to the Williams Farm Design Meeting on Thursday.

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Kassia Meador

Kassia Meador is a professional surfer, model, artist and photographer in Oceanside, California. She creates unique and beautiful photo art by blowing up and mounting her photos on wooden frames, then painting on them with watercolours and coloured resins. She shoots exclusively with film and loves the polaroid transfer technique. We can’t really put it [...]

Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/kassia-meador/

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Senator or fighter? Stann sticks with the Octagon for now

Give Brian Stann credit, the guy doesn't need to be fighting in a cage. At age 30, Stann could pretty much choose any profession and be successful. As we witnessed today during the UFC 130 press conference, he'd be a great politician .

"I've been given an amazing opportunity by the UFC. I really make it a point to enjoy every minute I'm in that Octagon because in the blink of an eye that could be taken from any one of us. How many people get the opportunity to be a professional athlete, have an entire arena screaming at you for moment in time? I mean, we're gods in there for 15 minutes," Stann said. "That's gonna pass us by. I savor the opportunity and I'm just very lucky to be fighting a champion like Jorge [Santiago] on Memorial Day."

Before each fight, Stann's military background (Naval Academy grad and a Marine, who served in Iraq and was awarded the Silver Star in 2006) makes for a tremendous story, or does it?

At the presser today, a media member asked if Stann was tired of talking about his heroic history in the military. Most people might have popped off, but not Stann. He took it in stride.

"It's never easy to talk about because it always feels like I'm bragging about my military history and that's not my intention. I'm sure some of the hardcore fans get sick of hearing about it but I'm not the one asking the questions. I think this being Memorial Day that was obvious this was going to happen. I'm sorry if people are getting sick of hearing about it," said Stann.

Sorry? For what? There's no need for Stann to apologize. There's new viewers and fans, at and around each UFC event. Why not keep telling the story? The work he's doing as the executive director of Hire Heroes is pretty incredible.

When it came time to talk about the fight against Santiago, he paid the Brazilian nothing but respect. In doing so, he actually took a mild shot at his original opponent Wanderlei Silva.

"When you get to legend status like Wanderlei Silva, some fights pique your interest and some fights don't," Stann said. "In all honesty, let's face it, I got a tougher opponent, who's better for my career."

Many fans may argue that point. Silva is still a huge name and win by Stann would've moved him towards a fight with a top five opponent at middleweight. Stann pointed out that Santiago is a champion, who's 11-1 over the last four years. Stann has won two straight and 4-of-5. That loss came at 205 against fast-rising prospect Phil Davis.

You can watch UFC 130 right here on Yahoo! Sports

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Senator-or-fighter-Stann-sticks-with-the-Octago?urn=mma-wp2563

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Thunder Update

Thunder has some new Spring 2011 trucks on their website including the Hi 147 II trucks and a new Peter Ramondetta video to go along with it.

Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/05/30/thunder-update/

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Sunday early - 30 January 2011

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Video stupidity: Chuck Liddell is smarter than a TMZ ‘journalist’

TMZ loves Chuck Liddell and he seems to like the gossip site. Liddell provided a comedic moment without even realizing he was in on a joke. Watch a TMZ staffer get blasted for not knowing the difference between "fornicating" and "defecating."

If you'd like to ask Liddell about dropping a deuce or anything else, you can find him this weekend at Miracle Mile behind Planet Hollywood.

"The Iceman" has a meet and greet at the Las Vegas Fight Shop inside the Miracle Mile. Just before UFC 130 goes down a few properties to the south on the Las Vegas strip, Liddell will be on the scene from Noon-2. Look for Cagewriter as well. We'll be lurking.

Liddell isn't the only fighter out and about this week. Carlos Condit, Kyle Noke and UFC Octagon girl Chandella will be at the LV Fight Shop's Fashion Show Mall location from Noon-2 on Friday.

On Saturday, Urijah Faber and Joe Benavidez are signing at a Cox Cable office in nearby Henderson.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Video-stupidity-Chuck-Liddell-is-smarter-than-a?urn=mma-wp2616

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RIPNDIP School's Out

Check out RIPNDIP's new summer line and the new commercialnermal tee

Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/tom-carter/2011/05/28/ripndip-schools-out/

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Tito Ortiz bails out accused suspect in murder-for-hire case

Las Vegas is buzzing about what sounds like a wacky real-life movie plot and now it's reached another level with the inclusion of UFC star Tito Ortiz.

Keith Harriman is facing 12 felony counts connected to a plot to have his 27-year-old son killed. He'd complained of not having the money to hire sufficient legal representation, so putting up the money to cover his $500,000 bond was out of the question. That was until Ortiz came into the picture.

The former UFC light heavyweight champ posted the necessary money on the down low, but because of Harriman's claims that he's indigent, a district judge forced him to reveal who posted the bail.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Ortiz and Harriman, 49, have a relationship through Harriman's brother.

Ortiz, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, apparently has a relationship with Keith Harriman's brother, Wayne Harriman, a used car dealer in Las Vegas.

According to published reports, Wayne Harriman helped bridge a rift between Ortiz and UFC chairman Dana White that led to a six-fight contract.

Ortiz has gotten himself involved in a wild story.

At a preliminary hearing in February, Dominick Harriman testified his father wanted him dead because he told insurance fraud investigators his father's $160,000 burglary loss claim was a scam to feed a crack cocaine addiction. Dominick Harriman also said his father was angry because he had slept with both his dad's ex-girlfriend and his ex-wife.

Dominick Harriman was shot at least nine times Aug. 27 at the used car dealership where he worked for his uncle, Wayne Harriman, at Nice Cars of Nevada, 3401 S. Decatur Blvd. The shooter has not been identified.

Ortiz spent a few days in Las Vegas last week around the UFC's Fighter Summit at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Tito-Ortiz-bails-out-accused-suspect-in-murder-f?urn=mma-wp2303

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Surf Photographer - Josh Househam

The latest surf photographer on COTW, incredibly is only 17 years old and is nailing shots like the one below!! Wow. Look out for this guy in the future; Australian Josh Househam

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/josh-househam.php

Barrel Wave by Josh Househam

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Georges St. Pierre GSP Freestyle Raps - Georges St Pierre

UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre does a freestyle rap, in both English and French, about BJ Penn.

Source: http://mmalice.com/georges-st-pierre/georges-st-pierre-gsp-freestyle-raps-video_e1defaac8.html

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New 2HeadedHorse Web Site

I've recently jumped on board with Laban Pheidias and Ted Newsome over at 2HeadedHorse Productions. We enjoy producing television shows, music videos, commercials, short films, documentaries and feature films.

2HeadedHOrse Productions

Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/danozone/2011/05/29/new-2headedhorse-web-site/

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Duane Peters Auction Is Live Now

The Duane Peters benefit auction is live now with tons of rare and collectible stuff all going to help Duane Peters cover some huge medical bills from a skate accident that nearly cost him his leg. Get all the details here.

Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/05/29/duane-peters-auction-is-live-now/

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A cold but rewarding start to the day... Saturday 17 July 2010

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Dana White Breaks Down UFC 129 Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields - UFC 129

UFC president Dana White talks about Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto, and answers the question: If GSP wins, will he have cleaned out the welterweight division, opening the door for a possible fight with Anderson Silva? Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/dana-white-breaks-down-ufc-129-georges-st-pierre-vs-jake-shields-video_58eb47522.html

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2010 Skate Perception


Lots of rad skating and some tech editing in the 2010 Skate Perception montage.

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If his kids stay out of trouble, ‘Rampage’ may retire at 35

Quinton Jackson doesn't want to be like Roy Jones Jr. and countless other boxers who fight because they have to financially. The former UFC light heavyweight champ always targeted 35 years old as the time to walk away. Jackson, 32, still believes that, but there are some uncontrollable factors that could change the plan.

"I have kids to look out for. I want to put some of my kids through college. I know some of my kids ... I'm gonna need lawyers fees for them," joked Jackson. "Y'all laughing but I know this!"

Jackson was in a good mood as he spoke during Wednesday's final press conference for UFC 130. In spite of the talk that he's not motivated for this fight, he seems to have a new outlook on his fighting career. Jackson has benefited greatly from being able to earn a healthy living.

"My parents were real poor and I want my mom to drive a nice car and have a nice house, and I want my dad to have the same. That's the thing that drives me to keep fighting so I can afford to keep doing those things," said Jackson.

Rampage is starting to realize he can lengthen his career by cleaning things up outside the cage. That could mean he fights past 35.

"When I used to fight in PRIDE, I was a single parent and I used to eat fast food all the time. I used have to cut 15 pounds every time before a fight. I really got sick of that over the years," Jackson said. "I'm sick and tired of that lifestyle, being real heavy."

Jackson knows it cost him a title shot earlier this year.

"I really regret getting real heavy after my November fight because I couldn't fight [Mauricio] "Shogun" [Rua] after Rashad [Evans] got injured. It was like a kick in the ass," said Jackson.

During Wednesday's presser, Jackson looked visibly thinner than before previous fights.

"I was really excited about getting in shape for this fight. When you look at yourself in the mirror and you're disgusted with yourself, and you're a professional athlete, that's bad," said Jackson.

Jackson faces Matt Hamill in the main event of UFC 130 on Saturday.

You can watch UFC 130 right here on Yahoo! Sports

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/If-his-kids-stay-out-of-trouble-Rampage-may-r?urn=mma-wp2559

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UFC 130 Post-Fight Press Conference Video

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Dana White will answer questions from the media at the UFC 130 post-fight press conference.After the action in the Octagon is over, the UFC 130 post-fight press conference will be held at the MGM Grand, and we'll carry the video live here at MMAFighting.com.

The UFC 130 post-fight press conference is the place where the Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night winners are announced, and the first opportunity to get a post-fight assessment from the fighters and from UFC President Dana White.

The post-fight press conference will begin about half an hour after the main event ends, likely a little after midnight Eastern, and the video is below.





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2010 Skate Perception


Lots of rad skating and some tech editing in the 2010 Skate Perception montage.

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Fighter Mike Brown ready to take over the Lakers

Mike Brown is getting ready for his August bout with Nam Phan, but apparently, he has another job on his plate. "Mike Brown" is expected to be hired as the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, so the other Mike Brown, a UFC featherweight, had fun with it on his Twitter account.

It looks like Brown has some ideas on changing the Lakers' lineup. He plans on switching out 7-footer Andrew Bynum from center with the 5-foot-10 Yves Edwards. Brown also advised "his players" to expect some changes in training. "Practice starts tomorrow at 9am sharp. Bring your mouthguard and headgear. There's gonna be some changes!"

At UFC 133, Brown wants to stop a two-loss skid, but he shouldn't try to take inspiration from his "new team." The uninspired Lakers were swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighter-Mike-Brown-ready-to-take-over-the-Lakers?urn=mma-wp2538

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Fighters give their take on Kobe vs. Pau

There's a delicate balance in the gym amongst training partners. Teammates in MMA are really no different than those in other sports. We've seen plenty of drama unfold in 2011 between for Jackson's MMA teammates Rashad Evans and Jon Jones, so when we brought up the Kobe Bryant vs. Pau Gasol rumors to several fighters, they had plenty to say.

If you're not an NBA fan, the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers big man Gasol was underwhelming throughout the postseason and confirmed that he let problems off the court affect his play. Bill Plaschke from the L.A. Times:

"I have to learn from this," Gasol said. ''I have to learn that when something happens off the court, you have to keep it off the court."

He was referring to the report that he stopped talking to Bryant during the postseason because Bryant's wife, Vanessa, had contributed to the breakup of Gasol and his longtime girlfriend. Lakers fans will remember Karl Malone publicly accused Vanessa of interfering with his personal life in a similar fashion.

If the rumors are true, Kobe's reportedly had similar issues former teammates Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal.

Rashad Evans, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson were all asked about how much dirt you're allowed to dish to your spouse about your teammates.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighters-give-their-take-on-Kobe-vs-Pau?urn=mma-wp2253

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Michael Sommer in Delta Charlie 3


Michael Sommer's tech gnar skateboarding lands him the ender in Delta Charlie 3. Found on MPORA among other skateboarding videos.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/vEDvVTFMwhA/michael-sommer-in-delta-charlie-3.html

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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 [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rock-climbing-blog/~3/cezufJsw-4w/philsheard

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

UFC 130 Results Recap: Quinton ?Rampage? Jackson Overwhelms Matt Hamill

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson cruised to a unanimous decision over Matt Hamill in the pay-per-view main event of UFC 130 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

"Rampage" settled for 30-27 scores from the judges after he was unable to put Hamill away with powerful punches and knees before revealing a broken hand after the bout.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18670/ufc-130-results-recap-quinton-rampage-jackson-overwhelms-matt-hamill/

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UFC 130 Post-Fight Press Conference Video

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Dana White will answer questions from the media at the UFC 130 post-fight press conference.After the action in the Octagon is over, the UFC 130 post-fight press conference will be held at the MGM Grand, and we'll carry the video live here at MMAFighting.com.

The UFC 130 post-fight press conference is the place where the Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night winners are announced, and the first opportunity to get a post-fight assessment from the fighters and from UFC President Dana White.

The post-fight press conference will begin about half an hour after the main event ends, likely a little after midnight Eastern, and the video is below.



 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/29/ufc-130-post-fight-press-conference-video/

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Recap Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, Melendez vs. Kawajiri, Mousasi vs. Jardine, Aoki vs. Beerbohm - Strikeforce

The official recap of April 9th Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley. Relive the main event between Nick Diaz and Paul Daley, plus Gilbert Melendez, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Gegard Mousasi, Keith Jardine, Shinya Aoki, and Lyle Beerbohm.

Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/recap-strikeforce-diaz-vs-daley-melendez-vs-kawajiri-mousasi-vs-jardine-aoki-vs-beerbohm-video_a53818203.html

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Fighter Mike Brown ready to take over the Lakers

Mike Brown is getting ready for his August bout with Nam Phan, but apparently, he has another job on his plate. "Mike Brown" is expected to be hired as the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, so the other Mike Brown, a UFC featherweight, had fun with it on his Twitter account.

It looks like Brown has some ideas on changing the Lakers' lineup. He plans on switching out 7-footer Andrew Bynum from center with the 5-foot-10 Yves Edwards. Brown also advised "his players" to expect some changes in training. "Practice starts tomorrow at 9am sharp. Bring your mouthguard and headgear. There's gonna be some changes!"

At UFC 133, Brown wants to stop a two-loss skid, but he shouldn't try to take inspiration from his "new team." The uninspired Lakers were swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighter-Mike-Brown-ready-to-take-over-the-Lakers?urn=mma-wp2538

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Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald, Court McGee vs. Dongi Yang Announced for UFC Fight Night 25

Alan Belcher will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon when he takes on Jason MacDonald in a featured middleweight bout at "UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou" on September 17 in New Orleans.

A middleweight matchup between The Ultimate Fighter 11 winner Court McGee and Korean prospect Dongi Yang has also been confirmed for the card.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18634/alan-belcher-vs-jason-macdonald-court-mcgee-vs-dongi-yang-announced-for-ufc-fight-night-25/

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Delicate Nobby January 2011

Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2011/01/delicate-nobby-january-2011.html

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Mark Hominick Fighting at UFC 129 with Wife About to Give Birth - UFC 129

Mark Hominick talks about fighting while his wife is about to give birth, and what this fight means to him, his family, and his fight team. Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/mark-hominick-fighting-at-ufc-129-with-wife-about-to-give-birth-video_b0fc38ab7.html

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UFC 130 picks, Vegas-style: Will Hamill catch ‘Rampage’ sleeping at the wheel?

Which Quinton Jackson shows up at UFC 130 this weekend? Randy Couture is asking and so are the analysts with RawVegas.tv. Is Jackson just spouting off when he says he's not fired up to fight Matt Hamill or is he just trying to diffuse when folks push him to talk trash?

A less than in-shape Jackson didn't show well in fights against Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans. Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio.com and Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com joined me on RawVegas to break down the main event.

UFC 130 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse Stadium Las Vegas):

Matt Hamill (+240) vs. Quinton Jackson (-320) - Light heavyweight

Frank Mir (-120) vs. Roy Nelson (-110) - Heavyweight

Rick Story (+170) vs. Thiago Alves (-200) - Welterweight

Travis Browne (-115) vs. Stefan Struve (-115) - Heavyweight

Jorge Santiago (+110) vs. Brian Stann (-140) - Middleweight

Miguel Torres (-130) vs. Demetrious Johnson (Even) - Bantamweight

Tim Boetsch (+130) vs. Kendall Grove (-160) - Middleweight

Rafaello Oliveira (+280 ) vs. Gleison Tibau (-360) - Lightweight

Michael McDonald (-300) vs. Chris Cariaso (+220) - Bantamweight

Renan Barao (-330) vs. Cole Escovedo (+250) - Lightweight

You can watch UFC 130 right here on Yahoo! Sports

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-130-picks-Vegas-style-Will-Hamill-catch-R?urn=mma-wp2525

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Jake Shields' UFC 129 Workout with Tareq Azim - UFC 129

*** Watch Complete 1/2hr HD Episodes on http://www.MMAheat.com ***MMA H.E.A.T went to Xtreme Couture in Toronto to catch up with Jake Shields, 3 days before he challenges Georges St.Pierre for the UFC Welterweight belt. Jake works the pads with his head trainer Tareq Azim: and for the record, rounds 8-10 are seen here.Be sure to visit http://www.MMAheat.com for more interviews and archived episodes of our 1/2 hour TV show. N�s falamos Portugu�s! * We're on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAheat * Follow MMAheat on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAheat * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/jake-shields-ufc-129-workout-with-tareq-azim-video_9a88ed4fb.html

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Maynard-Edgar off: Guillard says let all the champs fight before he gets a shot

Melvin Guillard had just arrived in Las Vegas for the UFC Fighter Summit when he was told about the lightweight title bout at UFC 130 being cancelled. The Frank Edgar-Gray Maynard fight set for May 28 is off and could be re-scheduled for some time in August or September. Guillard hadn't been on the Internet and doesn't always follow MMA news, so he was shocked.

The cancellation is bad news for him. Guillard, a winner of four straight and 7-of-8, is one of the top lightweights battling for the next title fight. Surprisingly, Guillard said he's willing to wait a while until he gets his shot.

"I'd rather [Edgar and Maynard] go in healthy anyway because you don't want any flukes in a fight. You want to know who's the dominant guy. I wouldn't want somebody to win a belt and have someone say 'well that guy didn't really win. He only won because that guy got injured.' And then next thing you know I take a belt from one of those guys and then they say 'he wasn't the real champion.'"

Guillard also said he's fine if all the "champions" that UFC has brought on board recently get their shot first.

"They need to weed out all the champions because if you don't do that, then you still have a cluster[expletive]," Guillard said. "That was the best thing about Dana and those guys buying all those companies is to see who's the No. 1 guy on top."

Guillard thinks former WEC 155 champ Anthony Pettis should get the next shot followed by Strikeforce 155 champ Gilbert Melendez. He also knows that if he steamrolls a few more opponents there's always a chance he leapfrogs one of those champs into a shot at the UFC strap.

Guillard fights in July at UFC 132 against former WEC lightweight Shane Roller.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Maynard-Edgar-off-Guillard-says-let-all-the-cha?urn=mma-wp2196

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Fitch says his fight against GSP could be most exciting option at 170

There's still no word on what's next for Georges St-Pierre. After he limped across the finish against Jake Shields, many folks have changed their minds about the UFC welterweight champ being invincible at 170 pounds.

Does that mean fans are more open to GSP-Jon Fitch II? Fitch sold the fight on this week's Inside MMA on HDNet (9 p.m. ET).

"You look at all the fights GSP's had, which fight has been the most exciting? Whether or not, you think I could beat him, which fight has been the most exciting fight?" Fitch asked Kenny Rice and company (0:179 mark). "And that's the fight I had with him. You're guaranteed to have an exciting fight with him. He can't hold me down, I can take his punch and I'm always gonna keep moving forward."

Fitch lost that one-sided fight at UFC 87 by a unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-44). Has he gotten better since then? Fitch's won five straight along with a draw versus B.J. Penn, but he hasn't exactly steamrolled people. Meanwhile, St-Pierre's become a very cerebral fighter and appears to gameplan for decision victories.

If GSP-Fitch II goes five rounds again it may spark another Wiki graffiti incident.

Is Fitch-GSP II the best option? If not, what is?

It looks like a good episode of Inside MMA with Rashad Evans, Mark Munoz, Daniel Cormier and Fitch. Evans appears to be the co-host. Hopefully, he can live up to standard set by Tito Ortiz a few weeks back. Tito struggled a little bit.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fitch-says-his-fight-against-GSP-could-be-most-e?urn=mma-wp2408

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Friday, May 27, 2011

Ambassadors of Leica

Australian photographers Ian & Erick Regnard (a.k.a. Tungsten) are to collaborate with Leica (manufacturers of great cameras). Ian & Erick commented: "We have been lucky to receive a S2 camera to play and shoot with and feel very honored to be chosen by Leica!". Check out their website and blog for more of their work!

Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/ambassadors-of-leica/

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‘Cro Cop’ will get one more fight in the UFC

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic has a long, legendary career in MMA, and it's not over yet. According to UFC president Dana White, Cro Cop has another fight on his contract, and will be given a bout.

"I owe him another fight," White stated. "Do I think he should have retired? Yeah. He's a man; he's a grown man. If he wants to continue to fight, that's his right."

That's a change in tune from what White said after Filipovic's last fight, when he was knocked out by Brendan Schaub at UFC 128.

"I have all respect for Mirko 'Cro Cop,' but yeah, I'd have to say tonight is probably the last time we'll see 'Cro Cop' fight again."

In addition to the Schaub loss, Cro Cop was also knocked out by a Frank Mir knee late in their unimpressive UFC 119 bout. In his 10-year career, Filipovic has been knocked out four times. Two of those KOs have come in the past year. He also was submitted by a punch in a bout with Junior dos Santos, forcing plenty of damage on his 36-year-old body.

But now he will get another chance for another fight in the UFC.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/-Cro-Cop-will-get-one-more-fight-in-the-UFC?urn=mma-wp2589

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