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Pit Fight Redux Video

December 4, 2008
By Josh Perez

I thought this video was very symbolic to life and the general laziness of our attitude to get up and change our sedentary ways.

This video features current and past Ultimate Fighters such as Kevin Randleman, Seth Petruzelli, and Mark Coleman.

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Kimbo Slice Gets Knocked Out Video

October 6, 2008
By Josh Perez

I couldn’t believe that Kimbo Slice was knocked out in 14 seconds, but here is a quick excerpt by Tom Metzger that sums up Kimbo Slice!

The legend of Kimbo Slice was built by beating bums in boat yards and back alleys not far from here. It came crashing down Saturday courtesy of a quick punch from a pink-haired journeyman giving up two inches in height, four in reach and 30 pounds in muscle and might.

One simple shot sent Slice to the canvas and from there some guy named Seth Petruzelli needed just 12 punches and 14 seconds to put an end (we hope) to one of the great sporting charades of all time.

It was just a matter of time before Kimbo got exposed. He was little more than a character out of central casting, a bunch of addictive YouTube videos and a lot of insane hype by CBS, which made him a headliner before he made himself a fighter.

He was the Kimbo the Cash Machine, everyone lining up to exploit the lie that this was the baddest man on earth as long as he could walk through hand-picked tomato cans.

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A Drunk Chuck Liddel On National T.V. Video

September 15, 2008
By Josh Perez

I didn’t believe it until I’ve seen this video of Chuck Liddel hammered on Good Morning Texas! I guess this is what happens when you get knocked out cold.

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Chuck Liddel Gets Knocked Out Video

September 9, 2008
By Josh Perez

I would have never expected the former Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Chuck Liddel to get knocked out by the showboat sugar Rashad Evans. The look in Chuck Liddel’s eyes matched those when he faced off against Wanderlei Silva and took him down by unanimous decision at UFC 79 Nemesis!

Here is the video of sugar Rashad Evans knocking out Chuck Liddel.

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Silva Retains UFC Title

March 1, 2008
By Josh Perez

First round: Crowd cheered Henderson wildly. Silva got a loud but mixed reaction. Most were giving him a standing ovation. USA chant for Henderson. Nothing happened in the first minute causing some boos. Henderson connected with a right. Silva with a low kick and a high kick. Silva with another high kick to the face. Henderson shrugged it off. Henderson blocked another high kick. Henderson with a bodylock and takedown. Henderson with a few hammer punches to the side of the head. No serious damage in the blows but they are the only offense. A Hard elbow by Henderson. Henderson kept throwing hammer blows while caught in half guard. Henderson got side control and threw elbows . Silva regained guard and held Henderson in a body triangle. Henderson’s round 10-9.

Second round: Silva connected with a hard kick. Henderson tried a takedown but Silva got on top. Henderson back to his feet. Henderson grabbed a body lock. The two were trading punches. A hard knee by Silva. More trading. Henderson is down. Silva on top scored with an elbow. Silva throwing good body blows while on top. Silva got Henderson’s back. Henderson tried an elbow block. Silva throwing punches to the side of the head. Henderson spun around and Silva threw elbows. More punches and elbows to the side of Henderson’s head. Henderson is in trouble as Silva went for a choke with time running out in the round. He clamped it on fully and Henderson had no choice but to tap out in 4:52 of round two.

Heavyweights: Heath Herring (28-13, 1 NC) def. Cheick Kongo (11-4-1), split decision
Judges’ scores: 29-28 Herring, 29-28 Kongo, 29-28 Herring

Key Moment/Turning point: Herring hit Kongo with a jarring series of knees to the ribs and obliques in the second round while working from side control.
Analysis: A strangely compelling fight that featured highlight-reel action mixed in with frustrating stretches of inactivity on the ground. Herring came out in the first round and dropped Kongo with a right at the outset, but Kongo neutralized Herring on the ground for much of the rest of the round en route to winning the round. It was more of the same to start the second round, as Kongo, who has strong striking skills and great power but no ground game, couldn’t do anything with his advantage on the ground. Herring drilled a standing Kongo with a nasty upkick. The next time they hit the ground, Herring gained side control and launched his nasty series of knees. Kongo got Herring in a rear naked choke early in the second round, but Herring took control, downed Kongo, and worked him over on the mat for the rest of the fight. It was the most impressive win of Herring’s UFC tenure, as he rebounded from a loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 73. Kongo has hit a plateau and clearly needs to develop ground skills if he is going to become a legitimate title contender.

Middleweights: Chris Leben (18-4) def. Alessio Sakara (16-7, 1 no contest)
How: TKO, 3:16 of the first round.

Key moment/turning point: The entire match was a slugfest, with Sakara’s more disciplined striking connecting more than Leben’s wild swinging. Sakara had rocked Leben with a punch when Leben responded with the left that crumpled Sakara.
Analysis: This match was put on the main card with the idea it would be a slugfest between a boxer and a slugger. It delivered, with it being the second best match on the show thus far (behind Koscheck-Hazelett). Both men were throwing and kicking from start-to-finish. Sakara was getting the better of it, to the point Leben once went for a takedown. Leben, with a reputation for having an iron jaw, was stunned a few times in the short fight.

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UFC 82 Results 1st Half

March 1, 2008
By Josh Perez

Heavyweights: Andrei Arlovski (14-5) def. Jake O’Brien (10-1)
Finish: TKO, 4:17 of the second round
Key Moment/Turning point: Arlovski scored a trip in the clinch and opened up a ferocious ground and pound assault.
Analysis: The UFC did everything it could to bury the popular former UFC heavyweight champion in the final fight of his contract. They put Arlovski on the non-televised undercard, matched him against human blanket O’Brien, and even angled the pre-fight video to focus on O’Brien. O’Brien was the aggressor in the opening round and won the round, getting stuffed on his first three takedown attempts but finally hitting on the third and scoring with several punches and elbows. The second was more of the same until Arlovski scored the trip. Soon thereafter, he unleashed the fistic power that made him a fan favorite and the fight was called to a halt.

Welterweights: Luigi Fiorvanti (13-3) def. Luke Cummo (9-5)
Finish: Unanimous decision by straight scores of 30-27
Y! Sports score: 30-27, Fiorvanti
Key moment/turning point: Not any specific moment, but the story of the fight was Cummo’s inability to stop Fiorvanti’s takedowns.
Analysis: Cummo had little chance to show his stand-up in what ended up as a wrestling match with light ground and pound. Cummo never got started and at best was successful in not taking any serious damage while being overpowered.
Welterweights: Josh Koscheck (10-2) def. Dustin Hazelett (10-4)
FInish: TKO, 1:24 of the second round
Key Moment/Turning point: Koscheck nailed Hazelett with a bull’s-eye of a high left kick that connected behind the ear, then finished the fight seconds later.
Analysis: In the final fight of his UFC contract, the former Ultimate Fighter 1 standout scored a big win in a tremendous match. Hazelett won an action-packed first round, opening things with a high kick which rocked Koscheck back to the fence and following up with a knee. The two stood and traded for much of the round. Hazelett cinched a standing guillotine and scissored Koscheck around the waist, but Koscheck managed to pop out. In the second the two were standing and trading again when Koscheck drilled Hazelett with the kick. Hazelett tried to get back to his feet, but Koscheck pounced and landed five punches before Herb Dean stopped the fight. Though Hazelett got caught, his performance against a fighter of Koscheck’s caliber should up his stock in the pecking order.
Mark Coleman became the fifth inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame in a ceremony held between matches. Coleman, an NCAA champion and All-American wrestler at Ohio State, also competed on the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. Coleman won the UFC 11 and UFC 12 tournaments before defeating Dan Severn to win the UFC heavyweight title. He then went on to PRIDE and became the first Grand Prix tournament champion.
Dubbed the “Godfather of Ground and Pound” by Joe Rogan, Coleman joins Royce Gracie, Randy Couture, Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock in the Hall.

“I’m overwhelmed, this is unbelievable,” said Coleman, who was visibily emotional after a montage of his career highlights aired on the big screen.

Welterweights: Diego Sanchez (20-2) def. David Bielkheden (12-6)
Finish: Sanchez won via punches from the mount at 4:43 of the first round.
Turning point/analyis: Sanchez took Bielkheden down at the ouset and dominated.
Analysis: Sanchez exploded out of the blocks with a takedown and dominated from start to finish, working for a Kimura at one point, before using it to get full mount. From there he pounded Bielkheden out.
Lightweights: Jorge Gurgel (12-3) def. John Halverson (16-6), unanimous decision
Judges’ scores: 29-28, 29-28, 30-27
Y! Sports score: 30-27, Gurgel
Key Moment/Turning point: Halverson got hit with an accidental kick to the groin at the start of the second round and then lost the round in a one-sided manner.
Analysis: A much-needed win for the popular Gurgel coming off a terrible loss to Alvin Robinson at UFC 77. Not much doing in round 1, in which Gurgel kept Halverson at bay with sharp leg kicks. Gurgel drilled Halverson in the groin early in the second round. The fight hit the ground and Gurgel unleashed a ground-and-pound onslaught which most referees would have stopped. But Halverson stuck with it. Halverson came out swinging in the third round, but Gurgel took the fight to the ground again and dominated the bulk of the rest of the round in Halverson’s guard. Halverson dropped to 0-2 in the UFC, having lost to Roger Huerta in 19 seconds at UFC 67.

No Core Video

January 26, 2008
By Josh Perez

I thought this video was too hilarious to pass up. Looks like this adult has no core stability. They better try a regression and start from scratch!

New View Of Carbohydrates

January 19, 2008
By Josh Perez

Carbohydrates are a varied combination of both very small and very large molecules that comprise about 40 to 45 percent of the energy supply for your body. In addition, certain types of carbohydrates, such as fiber and resistant starches don’t get taken into your body for energy, but play important health-promoting roles in your gastrointestinal tract, supporting digestion and absorption, and helping you eliminate toxins and waste products.

Carbohydrates are are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which are arranged into small units called sugars, or monosaccharides. Small carbohydrates, like glucose or sucrose (table sugar) are composed of one or two sugar units, respectively, and are the molecules that give food a sweet taste. These molecules are sometimes called “simple sugars” because they are small (only one or two units), and are quickly digested, providing immediate energy to the body.

Larger carbohydrate molecules, which include fibers and starches, are composed of at least 10 monosaccharides linked together. These large carbohydrates, called polysaccharides (poly=many) may contain up to several hundred monosaccharides linked together in different ways. Another term commonly used to describe carbohydrates is oligosaccharides, a type of carbohydrate molecule that is in-between polysaccharides and monosaccharides in size, and features two to ten monosaccharides bonded together.