Saturday, October 16, 2010
Crypt Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
Plastic Wave
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Akamina Ridge, Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park
Island traveller
Friday, October 15, 2010
'Brocktober' continues tonight on Spike as Lesnar hits 'UFC 121 Primetime'
We get a look at the training, attitude and lives of both UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar and challenger Cain Velasquez tonight on UFC 121 Primetime at 11 p.m. ET/PT. They meet in just over two weeks at UFC 121 in Anaheim.
Lesnar may be billed as an unstoppable force but it's clear that he's needs to restore much of that aura after he was beat up by Shane Carwin at UFC 116. Las Vegas bettors aren't buying the unbeatable label. Lesnar is a small favorite at minus-140.
Fighting Words with Bas Rutten - Bas Rutten
Mike Straka talks one on one with MMA legend and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Bas Rutten.
Billabong & Surfers For Cetaceans
For more info on this series and to purchase online, visit the Billabong Europe store or to purchase and watch a video visit the Billabong US store
Read more about the dolphin slaughters in Japan that organisations like Surfers for Cetaceans and the Visual Petition are fighting to put an end to.
The Dark Side of The Lens
- Mickey's website
- Mickey's blog
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Fresh Crops: Geoff Kowalchuk
This week's Fresh Crops comes from Geoff Kowalchuk and the Toast homies. DJ Chavez, Clair Chang, Ben Woosley, James Jaurez, Koki Kosai, Frankie Guerrero, and Thomas Bonilla have all been hitting the streets hard putting the final touches on their second video, Toasted, which is premiering this Saturday, October 16, 8 p.m. at 2HeadedHorse. Everyone is invited, and be sure to check Geoff's web site for more great photos.
Art Outside: Downtown Texas October 22-24
Iron Mike? Iron Mike: What you need to know from TUF Episode 3
"The Ultimate Fighter" moved to a third episode, where Team Koscheck tried to recover from losing the first fight, and Georges St. Pierre brought in a few special coaches to motivate his team.
-- Josh Koscheck was not pleased with the focus of his team. He ripped them halfway through their training session and lit a fire under them.
-- Georges St. Pierre brought in 1996 Canadian Olympic silver medalist Gia Sissaouri to work with the team. He brought in another champion, some guy by the name of Mike Tyson.
Dana White called Tyson to come in for a fight by GSP's request, and Iron Mike was seriously geeked to come to one of the TUF fights. This man, who has been part of some of the biggest boxing events of all time, was overjoyed about watching exhibition bouts. GSP was equally geeked, telling Tyson how he loved him in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Really, GSP? The video game was the best you can do?
Fight of the week: Michael Johnson vs. Aaron Wilkinson
With Tyson watching, Wilkinson surprised Johnson, GSP's No. 1 pick, by withstanding a bevy of strikes, and followed up with a takedown and ground and pound in the first round.
On Tyson's scorecard, Wilkinson won the round.
Johnson started the second round strong, with a takedown and crisp striking, but Wilkinson was able to get a takedown. Koscheck called Wilkinson "English" while begging for a takedown. I wonder if that's a not-so-witty nickname for the British fighter, or if Kos just forgot his name. Johnson controlled the rest of the round in the clinch, winning the round. That means only one thing: We're going to a third round.
Johnson started round three with an immediate takedown and ground and pound. He then takes Wilkinson's back, sinks in a rear naked choke, and taps him out.
With that win, GSP is 2-0.
Quotes of the week:
"Undestirating my skills" -- Bruce LeRoy, in response to Jason Lentz, the opponent he beat
"It's not my first rodeo" -- Georges St. Pierre, after Koscheck and his coaches parked their cars so that GSP couldn't open his car door.
"He beat a little confidence out of him". -- Tyson, about Michael Johnson
"Ya gotta come out, Mike. No more playin' Mike." -- Tyson
"I thought that, um, the English guy, had very good boxing."-- Tyson
Dana White Addresses Oxford Union Society - Dana White
Dana White Addresses Oxford Union Society Video by Dana White
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Safari Liveaboard Scuba Diving Luxury and Pursuit of Adventure?Nautilus Explorer
Overeem-Spong, Schilt-Kyotaro Among K-1 Pairings
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will take on Tyrone Spong as he continues his quest to claim the biggest title in kickboxing, and Semmy Schilt will fight Japan's Keijiro "Kyotaro" Maeda as he seeks an unprecedented fifth K-1 World Grand Prix Final title. Those are the two most significant fights in the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 8 brackets, which were announced Monday.Overeem and Schilt are on opposite sides of the bracket, meaning they could meet in the final. They'll both be favored to get there, although Schilt's path looks a little bit easier, and Schilt has to be considered the favorite to win the whole tournament.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Scott Coker Discusses Strikeforce Reality Show, Re-Branding & DREAM - Strikeforce
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker reflects on "Diaz vs. Noons II," Strikeforce's future and a relationship with DREAM in light of issues with paying their fighters. Interview by Danny Acosta. Video by Rick Lee.
Dada 5000 Radio Interview talks ESPN Coverage & talks Bruce Lee Roy - Dada 5000
sorry had to reupload it cuz the interview was incomplete. this interview is from the a great morning radio show called paul and young ron http://pnyr.big1059.com/main.html
Torah Bright ? Practising Double Corks before Olympics
Simo Makela
MPORA Action Sports >>
Simo Makela is good at skateboarding. His latest part promoting an interview in Kingpin shows his skills quite well. Found at Mpora among other skateboarding videos.
Monday, October 11, 2010
New work from Jenny Brymer
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/jenny-brymer.php
Babies, Bon Jovi and the middle finger: Japan's opening montages rule
If you didn't see DREAM 16 last week you missed another classic lead-in video for the fight card. It's difficult to decide what was most pleasing. Was it the Tsuyoshi Kohsaka playing out his Blue Man Group drummer fantasy, the animation or the fact that Japan's bad boy of fighting, Shinya Aoki, announced that his wife is with child while also holding back flipping the double bird? Just weirdness across the board.
Coenen takes Strikeforce womens 135-lb. belt, Kaufman's arm
After two lackluster rounds, Sarah Kaufman and Marloes Coenen put together a spectacular finish for the Strikeforce women's championship fight in San Jose on Saturday night. Coenen won the belt with an armbar at 1:59 in the third round.
The women had a cautious first round, spending much of it in the clinch. Twice, they were broken up by the referee. Coenen used her reach advantage to keep Kaufman at a distance. This continued in the second round. Both women threw more knees in the second, but were still broken apart. Kaufmann finished the second round well, reversing a Coenen hip toss, landing on top and throwing vicious ground strikes as the round came to a close.
The third round started almost as exactly as the second ended. Coenen took Kaufman down, but Kaufman reversed her easily. She followed up with huge strikes. It appeared that Kaufman was close to finishing off Coenen until Coenen grabbed an arm and turned it for an armbar. Kaufman tapped quickly, handing over the Strikeforce women's championship to Coenen.
There was a bit of controversy after the fight, as Kaufman claimed that Coenen held onto the armbar after Kaufman had tapped. Coenen apologized profusely, diffusing what could have been a bad situation.
"I really didn't know. The referee came in too late, and I apologize, Sarah," Coenen said about the armbar after the fight.
Miesha Tate is up next for Coenen. After the fight, Coenen had a short, simple message for her next opponent. "Let's get it on."
GSP came away impressed with Pacman during visit to Philippines
In terms of popularity in his home country, there's no athlete in the world like Manny Pacquiao. What U.S. athlete can say they're a candidate to make the national news on any given night? Pacman updates hit the Filipino airwaves throughout the year.
Last week, Georges St. Pierre and the UFC benefitted from the coverage. GSP went on a three-day promotional trip and hit Pacquiao's gym. He got a chance to work a little more with Pacman's trainer Freddie Roach and watch Pacquiao in action. He came away impressed saying Pacman is the fastest thing he's ever seen.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
From the Office to The Ocean: The Wonderful David Diley
Marloes Coenen: Winning a Title Again Would Be Life-Changing Experience
The first time Marloes Coenen won a mixed martial arts title, she was a 19-year-old girl from Holland, fighting in Japan, and winning a title motivated her to decide to try to fight for a living, rather than go to a university.That was in 2000, and neither Coenen nor anyone else had any idea of how much MMA would change over the next decade. But as Coenen prepares to fight Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce 135-pound women's title on Saturday night, she says she's motivated by the opportunity to earn a second championship belt.
"It was so different then," Coenen said. "This was an open-weight tournament for the ReMix World Cup, and the rules were different and there was a tiny Japanese girl fighting a Russian girl who was 330 pounds. Ten years ago, when I won that title in Japan, I had so many hopes and expectations, and now if I could win another title I would feel like it's the beginning of a new decade."
