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In an article written by the Associated Press’ Jim Armstrong and found on Google News, Armstrong reports on Jose Canseco’s fight against the Korean giant Hong Man Choi. Canseco was very unimpressive in I guess what would be called a debut pro fight. In some ways I can’t believe that anybody even wants to watch Canseco fight, unless it is just to see someone beat the crap out of him. In the article Armstrong reports that Canseco admitted he “needs the money.” If you are interested in the video, you can watch it here:
What kind of joke is it when you are so stupid you ruin your career over steroids, drag everybody you know into the mix, spend the enormous amount of money that you made as a pro baseball player, and then make a weak attempt at fighting cause you “need the money.” In some ways I feel like I shouldn’t even be blogging about this because Canseco is such a fool, and to write about it just gives him more credibility, but it does feel good to verbally abuse him, in some odd way. What is the saying, “the pen (or keypad in this case) is mightier than the sword.”
One thing that gives me solace is the fact that on May 8, reports were made that Canseco called a press conference to gloat about Manny Ramirez being suspended for 50 games over something that Canseco was probably illegally involved in, and nobody showed up! Well, I should give him some credit, one reporter did show up.
Everybody Loves Jose
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Categories : Mixed Martial Arts
The Hughes vs Serra saga is finally over. After 3 rounds in the octagon, I think we finally know who the better fighter is, although it was hard to tell from round to round. I will admit that I picked Hughes as the winner from the beginning and when in round one, Serra headbutted Hughes on the right side of his jaw, and appeared to have knocked Hughes out. He fell to the ground and Serra attacked, but Hughes was able to fend off his blows, get back to his feet and recover. The second part of round one gave Hughes a chance to pull his head together and get back in the game. Hughes definitely took the second round with a great take down, and dominating from the top. The third round was again a close one, with Serra surprisingly taking Hughes down in the last part of the round, and was able to keep him on his back until the last 10 or 15 seconds of the fight. Both Hughes and Serra were gracious to each other at the end of the fight, including giving each other a hug, and Hughes raising Serra’s hand into the air. Serra obviously thought he had won the fight, getting ready to raise his hand at the decision, but Hughes was able to take home the win.
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What is the deal with Matt Hughes and Matt Serra! UFC showed the UFC 98 Countdown: Evans vs Machida tonight on Spike. I think it is interesting to hear Serra say how Hughes is so arrogant, and rude to other people around him, when he is the one talking so much trash on the UFC 98 Countdown. What is up with that guy. He talks about Hughes being so arrogant, but his attitude is the same thing. What a hypocrite.
I don’t know either guy, but Hughes is much more classy (at least on the things that I have seen) than Serra. Serra says in the preview that he believes he is the better fighter. Well, he can believe he is the better fighter all he wants, but his record and experience don’t show that. He acts like Hughes is some sort of slouch, and he is going to put the beat down on him. Hughes is 43-7-0, has been in the UFC for 10 years, and is a world champion wrestler. Serra is 16-5-0, has held the belt one time, and could not defend it. Isn’t there a saying: “You’re not a champion, until you defend the belt.” Well he could not defend the belt. For as much trash as Serra talks you would think he is the reigning champion.
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There is no love lost between Matt Hughes and Matt Serra. Talk about two guys who like to talk trash about each other. As I have said before, this is like high school where two guys really just despise each other, and decide that they have had enough, and it’s time to show who is best. This is going to be a great fight!
Although I think that Serra (16-5-0) is a good fighter, especially to get in the UFC where he is at, and to have fought some of the best fighters in the world, I don’t think he is of the caliber of Matt Hughes. How is it said, “you are not the champion, until you are able to defend the belt.” Serra was never able to defend the belt.
Hughes has a phenomenal record (43-7-0), has competed at the very top levels in wrestling and MMA, and was able to hold the belt for more than one fight, against tight competition. This video shows the bad blood, and although Serra makes attempts to show that Hughes is arrogant and cocky, the same could easily be said of Serra. Isn’t that part of the fight game, the mind tricks and the arrogance prior to a fight.
Wednesday,
May
13th,
2009
I found this story on The Drudge Report. Some of you may ask “what does this have to do with MMA?”
Well, at the Waffle House in Manning South Carolina, Crystal Samuels went into the Waffle House with her friends and proceeded to order food. After receiving the food her and the waitress Yakeisha Ward got into a verbal argument which turned physical after Samuels threw food at Ward (Bruce Lee called this “The Waffle”). Ward, in true Waffle House fashion, came over the counter and attacked Samuels. The fight continued as they went out the door and into the parking lot. It appears that Ward felt like the fight was not going her way, so she went to her car and got a pistol from the front of the car, and a loaded magazine from the back of the car, and proceeded to fire one round at Samuels, which ricocheted off of the parking lot allowing shrapnel to lodge in Samuels arm. The fight continued until police arrived and took Ward into custody. Ward was charged with Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill, and was taken to jail. The next day the news station found Ward back at the Waffle House working her shift, after posting $500 bail.
1. The waitresses don’t take crap off of anybody.
2. Sit at the counter, so when the waitress come at you, your not stuck in the booth, with her in the mount.
3. When the waitress goes to her car in the middle of the fight, you better get your butt out of there cause she’s going for a gun.
4. When you order the Allstar, you better be ready to throw down.
What’s the moral of the story here? If your gonna try and kill someone, do it in Clarendon County, the bail is only $500 and you’ll be out of jail before the victim’s out of the hospital.
And what does this have to do with MMA? Well, if Samuels wasn’t in the heavyweight division, and was doing a little training she may have been able to choke Ward out and the gun would have been left in the car.
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This is a great spinning backfist I found on the MMA Mania. Yahir Reyes lands this great backfist, at Bellator IV, knocking out Estevan Payan about 40 seconds into the fight.
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I just got done reading the interview by Ben Fowlkes with New York Legislator Bob Reilly in Sports Illustrated. First of all I have to agree with Fowlkes on the fact that we should give Reilly credit in the fact that he would be interviewed by an apparent proponent of MMA. You can read the interview on Cagepotato. There are two parts to the inteview, so access part one here, and part two here.
In reading the interview, it was very apparent to me that Reilly is a typical politician. He obviously knows what is best for everyone else, and knows that people can’t make decisions on their own, without the help of the government to intervene. At one point in the interview he says, “Government says what you can and can’t do.” Hmmm…Bob, I thought it was the role of the government to listen to the people, and govern based on the will of the people.
Fowlkes asks Reilly if he feels like this is a David and Goliath story. Reilly likens himself to David, where the UFC is Goliath. Give me a break! If the UFC were Goliath, they would be doing shows in New York State right now, and Reilly would be trying to get it stopped. Remember, Reilly has a whole staff of people to find documentation on his stance, he has a budget from the tax payers of the state of New York. Reilly is no David that is for sure!
Fowlkes asks, “But for one, that was Pride, which had several rule differences between itself and the UFC, and two, harming your opponent to the point of unconsciousness is one of the ways you win a boxing match, isn’t it?” Reilly’s reply is, “It’s not a stated goal, though.” Reilly, of course it is a stated goal. Why do you think they have a “KO” in boxing, because you win the fight if you knock your opponent out.
I could go on and on about this interview, which I thought was very well done by Ben Fowlkes, but the answers Bob Reilly gave were truly rediculous. This is Bob Reilly’s chance for his 15 minutes of fame. He is trying to find a soap box to stand on, so when reelection comes up he can have a reason why he should continue to be a legislator. I was going to broadcast his views on the topic from a YouTube video, but it’s not even worth broadcasting his statements because they don’t make sense.
If New Yorker’s don’t want the UFC or any other type of mixed martial arts venue, fine. Go somewhere else. Send the tax revenues to other states and communities who appreciate the dynamics of mixed martial arts.
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I just found this on YouTube. I think the winner is the one with his arms raised in the end.
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Brock Lesnar has become the dominant heavyweight fighter in the UFC today. He has gone from a NCAA Champion, WWE Champion to the UFC Heavyweight Champion, and dominated in all three. He has only had three fights in the octagon, but has shown that he is a force to be reckoned with. Look at this highlights video which shows a Lesnar’s history from the wrestling mat to the UFC Octagon. It will be interesting to see where Lesnar goes in MMA and the UFC.
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