Posted in Sports, tagged challenge, Sports on July 21, 2009| 2 Comments »
This is a video I saw from Youtube showing one of my idols BJ “Prodigy” Penn in MMA. Watch it and if you think you can do it in a three feet pool I will surely give you 500 pesos.
Vertical Jump out to the pool!
Think about that. Prove to me if you can do it with an ease.
Posted in Personal, Sports, tagged Personal, Sports, ufc, ufc 100 on July 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Another lazy Sunday morning for my family. I anticipated UFC 100 live telecast from nine am in the morning. Countdown to UFC 100 with my brothers was exciting. I felt bad after waiting for several minutes for the airing of long-awaited UFC 100.
Whew! I felt sick for hours, then I just had a mild fever and cold. Meds, meds and meds trying to relieve the stress and sickness. I focused watching the centennial event. I just pushed through and watched the clash of the titans.
I first watched the debut of Yoshihiro Akiyama from Osaka, Japan against Alan Belcher. I forgot to have a prediction in this bout but I thought Akiyama’s Judo take downs and calm counters will bring him to a first UFC victory. Both fighters were gasping for air after 2 rounds of slow but sure stand-up game. It looked like Belcher would spoil Akiyama’s debut with his impressive striking abilities. But Akiyama proved his Judo skills and emerged victorious via split decision.
Next bout was the clash of the coaches of the Ultimate Fighter 9. The veteran Dan Henderson versus Michael “The Count” Bisping both carrying flags of U.S.A and U.K. Bisping tried to evade the former Pride FC Champion’s punches with his fancy footwork. After the second round Dan Henderson prevailed and finally tasted the sweet vengeance against the British foul mouth. He landed a powerful right hook in the button and added a elbow to solidify his presence in the middleweight division and vies for the coveted Middleweight belt owned by Anderson Silva.
The co-event of the evening was a championship bout in the welterweight division. George “Rush” St. Pierre(champion) against Thiago “Pit bull” Alves. Thiago tried to furnace his reputation after his win against the veteran Matt Hughes. George St. Pierre looked confident early in the five, five minute rounds with his sharp take downs. Alves was gasping for air after being taken in the ground. St. Pierre challenged Alves’ stamina. St. Pierre left everyone in awe as he cemented his attack in the mat to seal the deal and retain the title via unanimous decision.
The main event of the evening was superb with screams as the two heavyweights aimed for the belt. The hometown hero Frank Mir tried to score another upset against the machine Brock Lesnar. Lesnar looked furious after being put into shame by Mir with a leg lock that forced Lesnar to tap-out. Lesnar made Mir a train wreck after landing hammer fist on the ground. Mir smiled after beating beaten up by Lesnar’s fists in the opening salvo.
Second round was completely Lesnar’s as he pounded the former champion with close range strikes. Lesnar smashed Mir all throughout the sequel. He placed Mir in a dangerous position to force the referee Herb Dean to jump and stop the bout.
Lesnar lost his mind after the bout. The massive crowd kept booing the champ. Lesnar addressed the hometown of his opponent, “I love it! Keep booing! Keep booing!” Then shifted gear and furiously remarked “I’m going to drink a Coors Light. That’s right a Coors,” Lesnar then looked down at the Bud Light logo on the mat. “Bud Light don’t pay me nothing.” Lesnar swept the whole arena after remarking, “I’ll get on top of my wife tonight.”
The freakin’ fight fever scored Twitter’s trending topic. Maybe next time I’ll make a sports blog maybe later this year. Definitely hats off to the UFC for their centennial event that showcased three blockbuster bouts that surely hyped the entire world.
Shhh, gotta rest or maybe study. Rush post!
Posted in Opinion, Personal, Sports, Television, tagged Opinion, Personal, predictions, Sports, Television, ufc, ufc 100 on July 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Blockbuster bouts tomorrow as the UFC 100 sets into action. Centennial countdown from the 100 best fights of its history. Been craving to see the championship and premiere bouts of Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar, George St. Pierre vs Thiago Alves and Dan Henderson vs Michael Bisping.
Tuning in our cable channel Balls for a week now showcasing the highlights of UFC from the legendary Royce Gracie, the Magnificent Muay Thai clinch of Anderson “Spider” Silva and the farm boy carry of Matt Hughes. Five days of pure clashing of MMA skills from the center stage of UFC.
Can’t wait to see the 100th UFC event. Been craving for a clash since June of this year. Prediction.Prediction.Predictions from UFC 100’s official website and from my cousins. My predictions for the three blockbuster brawl:
1)Brock Lesnar will win via knockout. I think he learned a lesson from the upset against Frank Mir’s excellent Jiu Jitsu with his leg lock that forced Lesnar to tap-out.
2)George St.Pierre will win via TKO or submission against Thiago “Pitbull” Alves. GSP’s versatility
3)Dan Henderson will win via decision against Michael Bisping. The two coaches in Ultimate Fighter 9 will collide in a clash and I think Henderson will emerge victorious.
Those are just predictions from my cousins and me. I didn’t measure their statistics and these predictions might turn out reversely and up-side down.
Try to visit:
http://www.100.ufc.com
Posted in Sports, tagged basketball, nba, nba draft 2009, nba trades, Sports on June 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The whole Madison Square Garden was jam packed with basketball junkies from multiple countries around the world. Predictions and prospect profiles were all showcased in the NBA Rookie Draft 2009 last June 26, 2009.
The night was filled with twists and turns from father-son combos to draft rights. “We have a rowdy crowd tonight”, quoted by NBA Commissioner David Stern with his welcome remarks. Projected number one overall pick Blake Griffin for Oklahoma State University started the salvo for the Los Angeles Clippers. The versatile forward surfaced the rumors since the Draft Lottery. Hasheem Thabeet made history by becoming the first Tanzanian to enter the NBA Draft from University of Connecticut imposing his defensive skills.
Guards ruled the Top 10 with seven guards from James Harden to Brandon Jennings. The Spanish version of Steve Nash, Ricky Rubio picked as number 5 by Minnesota Timberwolves. The team had consecutive picks Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn getting two skilled guards. Brandon Jennings showed up late from Rome picked by Milwaukee Bucks.
First round made up of foreign players around the world like countries from Spain to Israel. Minnesota’s weird three guard pick in the first round stirred trade rumors. Minnesota settled the scores and traded Ty Lawson to Denver for a future first-round pick.
Second round had questions with DeJuan Blair reaped by San Antonio Spurs because of his two surgeries in his NCAA days in Pittsburgh. For the complete draft list and analysis click the following links.
http://www.nba.com/draft2009/
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/draft;_ylt=ArlNw6dS0gsg0vGJ1yRoV8u8vLYF
NBA is mixed with trades from Shaquille O’neal coming to the City of Rock n’ Roll Cleveland. Vince Carter lands in his hometown Orlando Magic and Richard Jefferson sent to San Antonio Spurs from Milwaukee Bucks.
Posted in Games, Sports, tagged franklin, mma, silva, Sports on June 14, 2009| 1 Comment »
UFC 99: Comeback in Cologne, Germany was amused with the heart of two former UFC and Pride champions, Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin. Silva was looking for a comeback after the shame he got from the hammer blows of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rich Franklin, a former UFC Middleweight Champion vied for a stunning victor from the “Axe Murderer” in the 195-pound catchweight brawl.
The Lanxess Arena was packed with people across Germany and its neighboring countries. When I heard about the bout, I then new it will be explosiveness and endurance to its limits. Silva was known for his powerful arms and knees that made him a Pride FC Champion. Franklin’s control and precision will counter the flurries thrown by Silva.
Opening salvo, both brawlers scored dynamite punches that both rocked the two cage fighters. Silva looked to haul Round 1 with his staggering blows but Franklin simply danced around the octagon with his fancy footwork. Silva worked with his right hand and less on his left, which made him pay the price as Franklin simply countered the blows with ease.
In the middle of the clash, Silva looked aggressive as he furiously attacked Franklin. Minutes after the start, Silva looked exhausted with all the clinches and grapples that Franklin instantly used as an advantage. Silva was hyped and then continued the exchange of punches as went ground-and-pound and in stand-up.
Final and deciding round, “Ace” and “Axe Murderer” looked to amuse the euphoric crowd with the heavy hands thrown by the two warriors. Wanderlei looked tired with the punishment he got from the well-conditioned Franklin .The Brazilian brawler looked to beef up the fans and looked to edge out Franklin with all the load he landed. Franklin easily swayed away and finished the fight with a takedown to steal the final round and seal the deal.
The usual fan-favorite Rich Franklin outshined Silva but got the boo’s but scored the Unanimous decision win against the Brazilian veteran “Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva.
Silva looked a bit unhappy after the fight and looked to score another comeback after losing consecutive bouts.
Posted in Comics, Humor, Sports, Web, tagged basketball, Comics, Humor, Sports on June 4, 2009| 1 Comment »
Just this day I’ve clicked a link from NBA.com player blogs, . The site was filled with comics about basketball especially NBA. One of the posts was this
. I’ve read about the news of WWE and Denver Nuggets owner on scheduling the show and the game on the same date and night. I lol’ed about this comic as it shows the funny opinion of the one who created the comic. Haha, I rated this comic 4/5.
The next comic I read was 
It was about the Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy who is known for his loud and panicking emotion when the team takes a timeout or their in the huddle. This is comic is really hilarious.5/5
The last comic I read, (because I got tired) was 
The comic was about the 1st round of NBA Playoffs in the Eastern Conference Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls. This was very funny as it showed Glen Davis who cried one time in a game when he was schooled by Kevin Garnett. I also liked the letter that was given anonymously to Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and Glen Davis.”If you kocksuckers loose to Bulls I will merder you.” Definitely 5/5.
The Bittersweet Truth 