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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Surf Photographer ? Kevin Roche
Check out our new featured portrait, lifestyle, and travel photographer Kevin Roche from California. In his portfolio you’ll find a range of portraits of legendary surfers Gerry Lopez & Jeff Clark, Dane Reynolds at a World Tour event and other beautiful Californian & Hawaiian scenery and lineups… www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/kevin-roche.php http://kevinrochephotography.wordpress.com
Study: Weight-cutting affects brains, not brawn
Cutting weight before fights is a part of MMA. Usually, a fighter who has had a tough weight-cut is assumed to have problems in strength and endurance, but a recent study questions that assumption.
Researchers at Cal State Fullerton took a look at how weight-cutting affects wrestlers, and the results might surprise you. Cutting six pounds or more in a short period of time tends to lead to confusion among the athletes, but their strength is not affected.
The researchers found that wrestlers who lost 4 percent or more of their body mass had significantly higher levels of confusion on the day of the competition. There was no increased confusion for those who lost less than 4 percent of their body mass. Body mass reduction had no effect on other psychological functions or on grip strength or lower body power, said the researchers at California State University, Fullerton.
The weight-cutting that wrestlers do is generally of a smaller amount than fighters because they do it more often, and at the collegiate level, wrestle the same day that they weigh-in.
Fighters generally get at least 24 hours to recover from cutting down for weigh-ins, but also usually cut more weight. The study noted that decision-making is affected by weight cuts. Both Efrain Escudero and Thiago Alves did not look like themselves in bouts where they had blown weight the day before.
Consider that the next time you watch a fighter who has had significant weight-cutting issues. Is he slowing down, or is it his mental skills that are breaking down?
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Friday, April 22, 2011
Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley Predictions
by Michael David Smith
In what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We've got the full preview right here.
What: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Where: San Diego
When: Saturday, the Showtime televised card starts at 10 PM ET.
Predictions on the four televised fights below.
In what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We've got the full preview right here.What: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Where: San Diego
When: Saturday, the Showtime televised card starts at 10 PM ET.
Predictions on the four televised fights below.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/06/strikeforce-diaz-vs-daley-preview-and-predictions/
The Truth About Making Weight
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive
When Mike Dolce's cell phone buzzes with an unfamiliar number a few days before a major MMA event, he already knows what's coming. Dolce's primary work is as a nutritionist, managing the day-to-day food intake of pro athletes with precision focus. But the creator of "The Dolce Diet" is also known to be something of an expert at temporary weight-cutting, and a last minute call to Dolce means that somewhere, some fighter is panicking.
"I get phone calls the week of, or the night before weigh-ins sometimes," Dolce said. "I've taken same- day requests. I've gotten there on the day of the weigh-ins, got in there and gotten it done. I'm able to work a little magic then, but if they're calling me at that point, they already screwed up."
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/22/the-truth-about-making-weight/
Interview an artist: Heather Brown
If you weren't already aware… A couple of weeks back we started a new feature on Club Of The Waves whereby YOU can interview your favourite surf artist or photographer! So far we've had a great response! Going through fans' suggestions we noticed we had two for surf artist Heather Brown, so we thought that would be a good place to start… Visit the site to see what Samantha (Hawaii) and Chris (England) asked her…
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Heavy on organization and rules, Ontario’s first MMA show deemed a success
The sport had to jump through plenty of hoops to get approval in Ontario, so it was good to hear the first MMA show in the Canadian province was run professionally. Trainers, fighters and media members in attendance said Saturday's "MMA: Day of Reckoning" at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, came off as a big-time show.
The main event featured former UFC fighter Josh Burkman. He gave props to the promoters and regulators.
"They were strict but they weren't overbearing by any means," Burkman told Neil Davidson of the Canadian Press. "They just make sure that the show's ran right and the fighters are taken care of.� And I have no problems with the way they do the testing and the physicals and the bloodwork. As a fighter, you want those things to be lined up the proper way so fighters are healthy and taken care off."
Misha Cirkunov, who also fought on the card, said it was clear that Ontario is going to ensure only qualified fighters step into the cage on their watch.
"It's very organized, it's very nicely done, it's very fair. But at the same time, it's not that easy to just be a fighter in Ontario. There are certain things you have to go through… . I've fought in many provinces before and it was much easier to go through all the medicals, all the tests, and all of that," said Cirkunov.
The commission also went the extra mile by bringing some of the more established referees in the industry. "Big" John McCarthy also thought the event came off as first-rate.
"It's time for MMA here and it's great that the Ontario Athletics Commission is now going to be running the events, sanctioning everything and showing everybody what MMA is really all about," McCarthy said. "It really doesn't matter what promotion it is or anything like that. It's about putting the right fighters together that put on great fights and I think in those two (main and co-main event) fights alone, you're going to see what MMA is all about."
Referees Yves Lavigne and Dan Miragliotta also worked the event.
Burkman lost his fight to 21-year-old Jordan Mein. Burkman is now 3-1 since being cut by the UFC. He was a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 2." Another UFC vet Chris Horodecki was victorious over David Castillo.
Davidson reported the show sold out with 5,000 squeezing into the casino's concert auditorium. The promoter Robert Waterman recently changed his focus from boxing to MMA. He saw immediate gains. His recent boxing shows at Casino Rama were only drawing 3,000.
SportsNet.ca did play-by-play for all the fights.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
New photos from Clare Plueckhahn
Just updated Australian surf photographer Clare Plueckhahn‘s profile with great new surfing and lifestyle photos. You may recognise her name from our post last month about the premiere of her movie First Love. Check them out and tell us what you think here… www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/clare-plueckhahn.php www.clareplueckhahn.com.au
Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/new-photos-from-clare-plueckhahn/
Watch UFC 129 from your own room in the Rogers Centre
UFC 129 in Toronto sold out in record time, but fans left without seats have an option to get into the Rogers Centre: book a room for $1,300 in the Renaissance Hotel, which is a part of the Rogers Centre and looks into the large, domed arena. You and up to three friends can enjoy the fights from the privacy of a hotel room.
Of course, there's fine print:
The hotel plans on enforcing a strict set of special policies regarding the number of guests in the room, as well as the restriction of outside food and beverages, so be sure and check out the rules before booking the room.
You don't want to be watching a crucial moment in Jake Shields vs. Georges St. Pierre and have hotel security bust in and kick everyone out before you hear the judges decision, so it makes sense to follow these rules.
According to the Renaissance, the hotel rooms are comparable to 200 or 300-level seats, which are going for between $350-600 on Stubhub. A $1,300-room split four ways is $350. Throw in tax and food, and the room will cost about $400 a person, so it's not necessarily a cheaper option.
There are upsides to having a private room to watch the fights:
-- No line for the bathroom.
-- If a fight breaks out in the stands, that has no effect on you. Let the idiots tussle. They won't knock over your beer.
-- A break in the fights = naptime.
-- The guy yelling, "PUT HIM IN A BODYBAG!" is not sitting behind you. Neither is the armchair coach, the know-it-all, the fighting couple or the way-too-drunk-too-early-in-the-night guy. (Unless those are your friends. If they are, you can lock them in the bathroom.)
But it's not everything you could want in a fight-watching experience. A few years ago, a young woman tried to watch a Blue Jays game from a Renaissance room wearing nothing but a thong and a smile, and security quickly put an end to it.
More UFC 129 coverage on Yahoo! Sports:
Georges St. Pierre's training is just messing with us now
St. Pierre visualizes Toronto celebration
Would you want to watch the fights from a hotel room? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.
Study: Weight-cutting affects brains, not brawn
Cutting weight before fights is a part of MMA. Usually, a fighter who has had a tough weight-cut is assumed to have problems in strength and endurance, but a recent study questions that assumption.
Researchers at Cal State Fullerton took a look at how weight-cutting affects wrestlers, and the results might surprise you. Cutting six pounds or more in a short period of time tends to lead to confusion among the athletes, but their strength is not affected.
The researchers found that wrestlers who lost 4 percent or more of their body mass had significantly higher levels of confusion on the day of the competition. There was no increased confusion for those who lost less than 4 percent of their body mass. Body mass reduction had no effect on other psychological functions or on grip strength or lower body power, said the researchers at California State University, Fullerton.
The weight-cutting that wrestlers do is generally of a smaller amount than fighters because they do it more often, and at the collegiate level, wrestle the same day that they weigh-in.
Fighters generally get at least 24 hours to recover from cutting down for weigh-ins, but also usually cut more weight. The study noted that decision-making is affected by weight cuts. Both Efrain Escudero and Thiago Alves did not look like themselves in bouts where they had blown weight the day before.
Consider that the next time you watch a fighter who has had significant weight-cutting issues. Is he slowing down, or is it his mental skills that are breaking down?
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Fitch out: Who should fight Penn?
An injury has forced Jon Fitch to pull out of his July 2 bout with B.J. Penn.
Maybe it's a blessing in disguise. Plenty of fans seemed lukewarm on the Fitch-Penn rematch at UFC 132.� The UFC has an opportunity to come up with a something that'll get the juices flowing for its big Fourth of July weekend card.
Finding a fill-in isn't as easy as you'd think. The UFC has almost every fighter in the world under contract, yet its welterweight division doesn't have a ton of choices for Penn.
If healthy, Carlos Condit would be a great. The 26-year-old is now seven months removed from his devastating knockout of Dan Hardy. Because of an injury, he had to pull out of a UFC 127 fight with Chris Lytle. Condit would take the Penn fight, but his knee sounds like it may still be an issue.
"I dislocated a joint in my knee cap and did a lot of damage so I pull out of the fight.� I have been rehabbing and trying to get my knee back in order.� I was sparring today, I have been training all week and it still hurts, but it's healed for the most part," [Condit told MMADieHards.com. ...]
"If I get the call and they offer me the fight, I definitely would be up for that fight, I think it would be an honor to fight B.J.� I would be fighting a huge legend so I think it would put a little pressure on me, (but) there's only one way to find out."
A Penn fight would be great for Anthony Johnson as well. Johnson, also a recent winner over Hardy, would be forced to stay in shape to get ready for the July fight.
"I'm staying in shape and trying to keep my weight down," Johnson [told MMADieHards.com]. "Right now I'm only about 200 pounds, but I'm full of water right now. When I run I sweat so much it looks like I just got out of a swimming pool, so if they were to tell me I have a fight in a month I know I'd be ready.�The weight would be easy to come off, I'm good to go."
Johnson indicated that money might be a concern if he was offered a fight against the legendary Penn.
"Hell, if I fight B.J. they're for sure going to have to renegotiate my contract," said Johnson.� "If the opportunity was presented, would I take a fight like that? Yeah.� I don't say no to fights and I like to fight, if I'm winning or not, I still like to fight.� So yeah, I would take that fight."
The only hitch in a Penn-Johnson fight is the potential size disparity. The 165-pound Penn faces that in every welterweight bout, but in Johnson he would battle a guy who walks into the cage as high as 195 pounds on fight night.
Who else could step up by July? Let's throw in a wild card in Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz. If he dominates Paul Daley this weekend, does Dana White think Diaz is "ready to play the game?"
Thiago Alves is scheduled to fight Rick Story at UFC 130. He could be moved back five weeks. There's also the possibility of a Diego Sanchez rematch, but that appears to a be long shot with the injuries he suffered at UFC on Versus 3 and the fact that the matchup down at lightweight was so one-sided.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fitch-out-Who-should-fight-Penn-?urn=mma-wp913
Sebo On Autobahn
Sebo Walker keeps stacking sponsors, adding Autobahn Wheels to the mix. Check the Welcome Video.
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/04/20/sebo-on-autobahn/
Thailand sport climbing: can you help?
Since an old friend told me about his climbing trips to Thailand it’s been one of my boxes-to-tick. Climbing by the beach and then relaxing in the blue seas sounds too good to be true. I’m about to find out - I’ve decided to do it later this year…
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Scuba Diver Girls Night Dive Hanging Gardens PNG
Scuba Diver Girls head out with Walindi Plantation Resort http://www.walindi.com/ to do a night dive at a site very close to the resort called Hanging Gardens. The site was so beautiful at night with tons of life! This is a must do dive if visiting PNG. Night Diving is fun everywhere!! Click to browse the [...]
Diaz vs. Daley MMA Preview Show - Strikeforce
The Fight Network previews Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley featuring two Strikeforce championship bouts and live coverage from Ringside MMA featuring Patrick Cote and Kalib Starnes.Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/diaz-vs-daley-mma-preview-show-video_2552f09f0.html
Lyle Beerbohm Wants to Make Shinya Aoki Cry - Strikeforce
Lyle Beerbohm Wants to Make Shinya Aoki Cry Video by StrikeforceSource: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/lyle-beerbohm-wants-to-make-shinya-aoki-cry-video_79d7b8861.html
Solving Aldo: Tompkins says Hominick won’t back up
Jose Aldo is as dominant as anyone in the sport right now. The 25-year-old Brazilian just about swept every round he's fought under Zuffa management. Is he that good or is that a sign that the 145-pound division is still very much a work-in-progress.
SB Nation's Luke Thomas is one media member who believes Aldo is a bit overrated, there are many more in the fight game who hold the same belief. One of them is trainer Shawn Tompkins, who'll be cornering Mark Hominick as he challenges Aldo later this month.
In this video with RawVegas.tv, Tompkins says Hominick is the first guy Aldo's faced in a long time who'll move forward. He also wonders how Aldo will deal with 55,000 enemy fans in Toronto.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Bite Size Movie: Kids are at War! Join the Food Fight (video)
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Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 4: Ruins of Kesennuma, Missing Rikuzentakata
Filed under: Japan
In the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, former Shooto heavyweight champion and Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue has been on a one-man charity mission, traveling to northeast Japan to directly help those in need.For his next visit to the Tohoku region, MMA Fighting joined Inoue to document the journey and bring new light to the ongoing crisis in Japan.
On day four, we find ocean liners scattered through the burned remains of Kesennuma, look for bodies in the missing city Rikuzentakata, start our investigation into the looting, rape and murder we had heard about and battle feelings of helplessness.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/15/yamato-damashii-diaries-day-4-ruins-of-kesennuma-missing-rik/
Video: Scared Girl on Itanda Falls, Nile River (Funny)
I just love this video of a girl being taken down Itanda Falls rapid on the Nile River in the front seat of a tandem kayak.��I think�Anton Immler from Triberiders is the one behind her, although you never see him – he’s a really good kayaker�and it looks like they actually roll a few times, [...]
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Ultimate Fighter's Ramsey Nijem Loses Respect for Teammate Who Quit
by Michael David Smith
The big storyline on this week's episode of The Ultimate Fighter was that one fighter, Keon Caldwell, quit just days after the show started. Caldwell's teammate, Ramsey Nijem, says in his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com that it's hard to respect a teammate who quit on the chance of a lifetime.
Nijem says he was surprised that Caldwell decided he couldn't keep going, and although Caldwell said he quit the show to spend time with his daughter, Nijem wonders whether it wasn't just that Caldwell realized he wasn't good enough.
The full interview also touches on the fight in this week's episode, in which Chris Cope of Team Lesnar beat Javier Torres of Team Dos Santos.
The big storyline on this week's episode of The Ultimate Fighter was that one fighter, Keon Caldwell, quit just days after the show started. Caldwell's teammate, Ramsey Nijem, says in his weekly interview with MMAFighting.com that it's hard to respect a teammate who quit on the chance of a lifetime.Nijem says he was surprised that Caldwell decided he couldn't keep going, and although Caldwell said he quit the show to spend time with his daughter, Nijem wonders whether it wasn't just that Caldwell realized he wasn't good enough.
The full interview also touches on the fight in this week's episode, in which Chris Cope of Team Lesnar beat Javier Torres of Team Dos Santos.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Strikeforce picks, Vegas-style: Kawajiri and Daley look to steal title belts
Both are decided underdogs, but they do have quick strike ability on their side. Tatsuya Kawajiri, challenging for the Strikeforce lightweight belt, and Paul Daley, battling for the promotion's welterweight crown, may have one path to pulling the upset and that's heavy hands.
Kawajiri's posted 11 knockouts during his career. A plus-200 underdog, he'll need to do something special to derail Gilbert Melendez, a complete fighter who's out-strategized everyone he's faced recently in Strikeforce.
Frankly, the Japanese veteran probably has a better shot than Daley does against Nick Diaz. Yet because Daley is a more familiar face to many American fans, he's actually fetching a slightly smaller underdog prize at plus-190.
Yahoo!'s lead MMA writer Kevin Iole makes his picks using the Las Vegas odds and surprised us by picking the longest dog on the board as a potential upset winner. Will any of the underdogs cash? If so, who's your picks?
Strikeforce odds (Courtesy Lagasse's Stadium Las Vegas):
Nick Diaz (-240) vs. Paul Daley (+190) - Welterweight
Tatsuya Kawajiri (+200) vs. Gilbert Melendez (-250) - Lightweight
Lyle Beerbohm (+210) vs. Shinya Aoki (-270) - Lightweight
Keith Jardine (+325) vs. Gegard Mousasi (-450) -Light heavyweight
"Glycogen" Charity Auction for Japan
The folks behind the Glycogen charity auction, which begins April 15th, have assembled an impressive selection of items donated and signed by top athletes and artists from within the snowboarding, skateboarding and surf communities--people like Gigi Ruf, Kelly Slater, Jamie Lynn, Steve Pezman, Kazu Kokubo, and Gerry Lopez to name just a few. Please visit the official website for more information and to place a bid on these timeless items in support of disaster relief efforts in Japan.
Source: http://www.frqncy.com/news/2011/04/13/glycogen-charity-auction-for-japan
MMA Marketplace: Tokyo Five’s shirt for Japan
Tokyo Five bills itself as an apparel company with the Bushido spirit, and they're acting on it in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. They are teaming up with Global Giving to raise money for Japan with the sales of a new shirt:
The shirt is just $20 and 100% of the proceeds will go to Global Giving Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Click here to buy it and help with the relief.
Keith Jardine vs. Gegard Mousasi Set for Strikeforce April 9
by Michael David Smith
Keith Jardine is returning to the big leagues of mixed martial arts, taking a tough fight on short notice against Gegard Mousasi on the April 9 Strikeforce event.
Jardine, who was once among the UFC's light heavyweight rising stars, was cut by that promotion last year when he lost his fourth straight fight. He then signed with Shark Fights and lost a fifth consecutive fight, and it appeared that his career had been derailed.
But Jardine stayed active and has won two straight fights on small-time MMA shows, and now he's jumping at a major opportunity to fight Mousasi.
Keith Jardine is returning to the big leagues of mixed martial arts, taking a tough fight on short notice against Gegard Mousasi on the April 9 Strikeforce event.Jardine, who was once among the UFC's light heavyweight rising stars, was cut by that promotion last year when he lost his fourth straight fight. He then signed with Shark Fights and lost a fifth consecutive fight, and it appeared that his career had been derailed.
But Jardine stayed active and has won two straight fights on small-time MMA shows, and now he's jumping at a major opportunity to fight Mousasi.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/01/keith-jardine-vs-gegard-mousasi-set-for-strikeforce-april-9/
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