Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2010/07/behind-and-below-18-july-2010.html
Saturday, June 18, 2011
UFC 131′s Three Stars: Stout, Herman and Munoz
Anyone who was disappointed with the UFC 131 lineup going into the fights was quickly quieted by the excellent performances in Vancouver on Saturday night. Top to bottom, UFC 131 featured exciting bouts that had huge implications in each fighters' division. Who stood out?
No. 1 star -- Sam Stout: In what UFC president Dana White called "one of the most violent knockouts he has ever seen," Stout knocked out Yves Edwards with a bang. His overhand left had Edwards out before he even hit the canvas. He won a $70,000 bonus for that knockout.
No. 2 star -- Dave Herman: After a career of jumping around promotions, Herman had the chance to impress after Brock Lesnar's surgery caused a reshuffling of the heavyweights at UFC 131. He took advantage of his slot on the main card, showing off an iron chin and devastating knees that eventually led to the win over Golden Glory-trained John-Olav Einemo.
No. 3 star -- Mark Munoz: Early in his bout with Demian Maia, Munoz looked surprised by the improved stand-up that Maia showed. By the second round, he had regained his composure and did a masterful job of mixing strikes and wrestling while holding off Maia's vaunted submission attempts. Now, Munoz is on the lookout for a title shot, and he impressed the boss. After the fights, Dana White said:
"Beating Demian Maia is a big deal. It was a good, tough fight tonight, and it was funny because Demian Maia looked awesome. The fact that he bought Demian Maia, and the fact that he beat Demian the way that Demian fought tonight was unbelievable."
Who were your Three Stars from UFC 131? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Best of UFC 131 Interviews
UFC 131 is officially in the books, so it's time to look back at all the personalities we talked to leading up to the pay-per-view event in Vancouver and after the fights at the Rogers Arena.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/06/17/best-of-ufc-131-interviews/
242 X Indy
Everyone on 242 Skateboards is riding Independent Trucks and made this commercial.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/srFlMANqiqQ/242-x-indy.html
Jon Olav Einemo Discusses Five-Year Hiatus From MMA - UFC 131
Jon Olav Einemo Discusses Five-Year Hiatus From MMA Video by UFC 131Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-131/jon-olav-einemo-discusses-five-year-hiatus-from-mma-video_ec1095481.html
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Exotic Honeymoons ? Take a Dive
Some may think that unless a newly married couple are already certified divers there is no way to make scuba diving the focus of a exotic honeymoon.� In fact, training, certification, and those first few spectacular dives can be a great bonding experience for newlyweds. Resorts, particularly those known to be located in the best [...]
Source: http://www.dailyscubadiving.com/exotic-honeymoons-take-a-dive/
Walk The Plank
Slam has a sick road trip video called Walk The Plank.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/tMXyVpoOe0U/walk-plank.html
Let?s shed a light on the subject?Princeton Tec
Princeton Tec Lights Torrent LED and Shockwave LED Lights Article By: Occhi Moore It is known that we girls have a pair of shoes for almost every occasion… throughout the years and diving in SoCal I’ve been collecting (not intentionally I promise) a decent amount of diving lights… and I think the reason behind it [...]
Kassia Meador
Kassia Meador is a professional surfer, model, artist and photographer in Oceanside, California. She creates unique and beautiful photo art by blowing up and mounting her photos on wooden frames, then painting on them with watercolours and coloured resins. She shoots exclusively with film and loves the polaroid transfer technique. We can’t really put it [...]
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Scuba Diving in Sardinia
Sardinia: The Gateway To Scuba Diving There are many scuba diving destinations all over the globe, but why is the Mediterranean chosen as one of the best options? The reason behind this is that this sea has something for everybody from Greek islands, Spain, Sardinia, Italy, Turkey and also Croatia to Cyprus and Majorca to [...]
Source: http://www.dailyscubadiving.com/scuba-diving-in-sardinia/
New art from Damian Fulton
Just added a bunch of new art to Damian Fulton's showcase on Club Of The Waves. Awesome stuff, check it out…
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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cotw/~3/jn9EaLQouUs/new-art-from-damian-fulton.html
High water Tuolumne River trips are ON
Two weeks of twelve grand on the Tuolumne River.� How’s that for alliteration that would make your high school English teacher proud?� But more importantly, how’s that for some impressive whitewater adventure? For those of you who don’t know, 12�,000 CFS �is a monster flow.� Thrillingly amazingly awesomely challenging and fun.� And we’re going to [...]
Source: http://blog.aorafting.com/high-water-tuolumne-river-trips-are-on/
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Paul Daley to Take On Cyborg Santos in a Welterweight Title Eliminator
With news that Nick Diaz is vacating his Strikeforce welterweight championship belt for his fight with UFC champion Georges St. Pierre, Strikeforce is now in the beginning stages of the division post-Diaz.
The first of those moves was announced today as Paul Daley will be taking on Evangelista ?Cyborg? Santos in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on July 30 at "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson."
The first of those moves was announced today as Paul Daley will be taking on Evangelista ?Cyborg? Santos in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on July 30 at "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson."
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18845/paul-daley-to-take-on-cyborg-santos-in-a-welterweight-title-eliminator/
Local Spotlight: SlowMoney.org
SlowMoney is a new economic vision. An emerging network of investors, donors, and farmers committed to building local food economies… Thousands of Americans have begun affirming a new direction for the food system and the economy. It?s called Slow Money. … Continue reading
Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/2011/06/10/local-spotlight-slowmoney-org/
Great conditions at Lake Neusiedl
While the last weeks the conditions had a lot of variety on my homespot, the lake Neusiedl. We got some days with strong wind from south eastern direction and I could get some good speed on my GPS. So I am in the 2010 ranking on top. Check out the following link! It�s really hard [...]
USPA Call to Action
For all those who don’t check their email or who might not get USPA’s emails for one reason or another, there was a recent Call for Action regarding canopy safety due to the recent fatal collisions this year. And I know no one likes to talk about the black death part of the sport, but [...]
Source: http://skydivechick.com/2011/04/uspa-call-to-action/
Monday, June 13, 2011
Cold, Rainy, and Absolutely Awesome
“SWIMMER, SWIMMER!!! SWIM OVER HERE! ROPE ROPE ROPE!!!” Yelling rang over the river as a rescuer tried to get the attention of a desperate swimmer fighting the whitewater. Though a normal observer would see this as an emergency situation, it was just another day for a student at O.A.R.S. California Whitewater Guide School. Though the [...]
Source: http://whitewaterraftingblog.oars.com/post/cold-rainy-and-absolutely-awesome
Persistence pays off for TUF 13 champ Ferguson
Call it cocky. Call it confident. Tony Ferguson said before and after his victory over Ramsey Nijem, that reaching the UFC was his destiny. He backed up his talk and put an exclamation point on what was a long journey.
"I was just so hungry. This was something I was destined to do," Ferguson told Cagewriter after his win at "The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale." "I wanted to do something different. I found my niche. This is exactly where I belong. I just want the paychecks to say UFC on them."
They will for at least the next year or so. Ferguson's knockout at the 3:54 mark of the first round guaranteed that. The fact that Ferguson was even standing in the Octagon on Saturday was unlikely chapter in his story.
His slot on TUF 13 was far from a given. He'd tried out two previous times and fell short.
Ferguson actually made it to the third round of cuts for Season 11. That's right, a dude who wrestled in college at 165, tried out for a season featuring middleweights. For Season 12, Ferguson flew to Washington D.C., then drove to Charlotte and didn't even make it out of the first round of cuts.
After that failure, he went back to work on the MMA minor league circuit.
"I was living paycheck by paycheck by fighting. I was living in the gym. You hear that story, but I never played that card. The one thing that I did do, I kept my mouth and kept my chin down," said Ferguson.
For Season 13, he took a more aggressive approach during the interview process.
"I went to the third tryout and brought all the aggression with me and everything I've ever had for those three years. My mom told me you kill'em with stats. 'Three time all-state at 152, two-time All American and national champ at 165 for Grand Valley State and I have a Pure Combat championship belt, and this is who I beat.' I was intense and they bought it," said Ferguson.
Once the 5-foot-9 Ferguson arrived in Las Vegas, he realized fighting at welterweight was going to be a rough ride.
"When I first got to the house I was like 'holy crap these guys are pretty big,'" Ferguson said. "The guys would say why don't you go to lightweight?"
Ferguson nearly bowed out of the competition in his first fight. Justin Edwards was giving Ferguson all he could handle before the smaller fighter pulled off an awesome upkick knockout (22:00 mark - video).
Ferguson realized he'd gone away from his roots and was trying to be too pretty in the Octagon.
"I forgot that I was a wrestler. I always wanted to just stand there and go toe-to-toe. There's nothing better than a fight that goes toe-to-toe. You slip and you move, but honestly Justin capitalized on taking me down. I started looking at that. Not so much Pernell Whitaker. That's when I got smarter," said Ferguson.
That was the turning point for Ferguson, who beat Edwards on his 27th birthday. In the next two fights, he destroyed Ryan McGillivray in 46 seconds and dispatched of Chuck O'Neil early in the third round.
After the win over Nijem, he's got a UFC contract in hand and nice bonus of $40,000 for the TUF 13 Knockout of the Night.
"I want to go to Disneyland," said Ferguson.
His fiancee Cristina, who lives near Ferguson in Ventura, Ca., has wanted to go for a while.
"Trust me we're going to go there and Knotts Berry Farm. I want to be able to have fun," said Ferguson.
Ferguson said he'll be back in the gym soon and fight wherever the UFC tells him. His future could be down at 155.
Georges St. Pierre GSP Freestyle Raps - Georges St Pierre
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre does a freestyle rap, in both English and French, about BJ Penn.Source: http://mmalice.com/georges-st-pierre/georges-st-pierre-gsp-freestyle-raps-video_e1defaac8.html
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Protest Art from David Williams
We've just refreshed Australian artist; David Williams' profile on COTW with some new art, namely "protest art", against the way 'we' are treating the oceans, particularly sharks! The artist commented; "I'm scared for Sharks... 'We' are eating them to death, but mostly removing their fins & leaving the rest to make Shark Fin Soup... I'm just completing the last in a series of works, some of which will be up for silent auction to help raise funds for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society."
www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/david-williams.php
David has also recently produced an Organic shirt; "Man Eating Shark", of which 50% of profits goes to S.S.C.S (contact the artist for full details)…
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David has also recently produced an Organic shirt; "Man Eating Shark", of which 50% of profits goes to S.S.C.S (contact the artist for full details)…
www.wildoats.com.au
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cotw/~3/ZSLrAIN7FDI/protest-art-from-david-williams.html
Guida’s mother wins loudest fan of the night
"The Ultimate Fighter" finale took place at the Pearl at the Palms, a small, intimate venue for fights. That intimacy also means that every yell from the fans can make it onto the broadcast. Chris Cope inspired an onslaught of "woooooos," but no fan had a more raucous cheering section than Clay Guida.
That was led by the matriarch, Debbie Guida, or as she's better known, Mama Guida. Her yells could be heard through the television screen as he won a decision over Anthony Pettis. Guida's wrestling left little doubt in who won the fight, while his family's cheering section left little doubt who was the most popular fighter at the Palms.
Ring, Poirier early winners at UFC 131
Dustin Poirier and Nick Ring were big winners in the preliminary fights at UFC 131 in Vancouver on Saturday.
Ring puts on clinic
After getting knocked out of the 11th season of "The Ultimate Fighter" with an injury, Nick Ring has impressed in the Octagon. He followed up his UFC 127 win over Riki Fukuda with a submission win over James Head at UFC 131.
Ring had to come back from early problems to win. Head caught Ring with a right that clearly shook up the Canadian fighter. Ring fell to the ground, but was able to grapple his way out of trouble. They returned to their feet, but Head did not let up. He threw a mix of punches, kicks and knees, but wasn't able to put Ring in danger. Ring finished the round in good shape, taking Head down with a minute left.
Ring started the second round with a takedown and then moved into side control, and tried for a triangle choke. He couldn't get the submission, but maintained control of Head. The two returned to their feet, but Ring took it right back to the mat. Ring didn't pass guard, but he did open a cut on Head's face that bled profusely. Referee Herb Dean stopped the fight for a cut check by the doctor, but the fight was allowed to continue. Ring kept up control of the bout on the ground for the rest of the round.
In the third round, Ring stuck with the strategy that worked: a quick takedown. Ring coupled owning the top position with an unending barrage of short hammerfists and elbows. Ring finally stopped the bout by sinking in an airtight rear-naked choke.� Dean stopped the bout at 3:33 in the third.
Poirier wins action-packed decision
In a battle of two young featherweights, Dustin Poirier took an action-packed unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 over UFC newcomer, Jason Young.
Young's debut started with a flurry of leg kicks that were answered by a flurry of punches from Poirier. To stop the onslaught, Young tried for a standing kimura but lost the arm as they went to the ground then referred to their feet. Poirier took an upper hand on striking, throwing combinations, but Young was able to get a few licks in.
Young peppered Poirier's legs with kicks, and showed off some fancier kicks early in the second round. Poirier had no answer for Young's more technical attacks until late in the round, when Poirier opened up and threw more strikes. The two started throwing huge strikes as the round neared its end. Poirier finished strong with a takedown, seconds before the horn sounded.
Poirier spent much of the third round trying for a takedown. After he worked and worked for it, Poirier got Young to the ground, but he didn't do much on the ground. Young sprung back to his feet, but the two remained in a clinch. As Poirier worked for another takedown, Young threw a bevy of elbows into Poirier's body. Poirier finally was able to get a takedown as the fight neared its end.
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