UFC 80

Well there weren't very many well known names, and many people felt that this entire event should have been a UFC Fight Night event, rather then a $40 pay-per-view. What's really interesting is that this night was packed full of knockouts and one very bloody brawlfest ending in the night's only submission in BJ vs. Big Daddy Stevenson. Click HERE to watch the fights.

If you want the blow by blow and don't wish to wait for the videos, read below: (The following courtesy of MMAmania.com)

UFC 80 QUICK RESULTS:

BJ Penn defeats Joe Stevenson via Rear Naked Choke Round 2
Fabricio Werdum defeats Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Marcus Davis defeats Jess Liaudin via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Wilson Gouveia defeats Jason Lambert via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Jorge Rivera defeats Kendall Grove via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Antoni Hardonk defeats Colin Robinson via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Paul Kelly defeats Paul Taylor via Unanimous Decision
Alessio Sakara defeats James Lee via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Sam Stout defeats Per Eklund via Unanimous Decision

UFC 80 BLOW-BY-BLOW LIVE MAIN CARD COMMENTARY:

DrubySunshine will be the man to lead you through the action. Drubysunshine here for this mid afternoon MMA action in a card that should be entertaining even though its lacking star quality fights. However there is one star in BJ Penn who many could argue is the top pound for pound fighter in MMA when on top of his game, and he will face stiff competition in Joe “Daddy” Stevenson who has top level strength, ground and pound, and ju jitsu skills.

BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson for the vacant lightweight championship (155-pound limit)

Round one: Penn unloads with a HUGE right and uppercut combo!!! He drops Stevenson right away!! Penn now on top. Penn lands a elbow. Stevenson with half guard. Penn with another solid elbow. Stevenson with a nice right from the bottom. BJ has full mount now! Now over to side control. Penn cracks him with a huge right hand and now BJ is back on top. Penn back into side control. Stevenson with a great bushel of punches from the bottom. BJ with a big elbow and he slices Stevenson open with it!!! WOW! That is a nasty cut!!! Thats the round and Penn dominated that round and won 10-9 easy.

Round two: Joe Daddy cut is gushing out like a geyser it is horrible. Stevenson comes out quick now. Stevenson lands a nice right and a huge elbow!! Joe Daddy with a stiff jab. BJ lands a great hook. Stevenson answers with a jab. BJ with a solid left. Penn with a good left right combo. BJ with a good right hook. They stop the fight to check the cut but the doctor lets it go on. BJ with another solid right. Penn with a great uppercut and good right hand that sends Stevenson to the ground!! BJ has full mount now and hes raining punches down on Joe Daddy. BJ with an elbow. BJ has the back now and is looking for hooks. Now Stevenson rolls onto his back again and BJ still has full mount. HUGE left hook by BJ!!! BJ has the back now and has Stevensons arm trapped and locks in the rear naked choke deep!!! Thats it, its over BJ dominated the whole fight and put on a clinic for the victory.

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Round five:

Final result: BJ Penn defeats Joe Stevenson via Rear Naked Choke Round 2

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Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum (265-pound limit)

Round one: Werdum towers over Gonzaga which is amazing to me. Werdum with a straight right, but Gonzaga capitalizes and gets a take down. Gonzaga with side control. Werdum now works to half guard. Gonzaga back to his feet. Werdum had good defense. Powerful leg kick by Gonzaga. Another HUGE leg kick from Gonzaga. Gonzaga with another massive leg kick and it knocks Werdum off his feet!!! That was one of the best leg kicks ive ever seen. Werdum misses with a head kick. Gonzaga with two more stinging leg kicks and the 2nd of which knocks Werdum off his feet again. Gonzaga with a high kick but Werdum grabs his leg and gets the take down. Werdum now on top in Gonzagas half guard. Werdum with a sharp elbow that lands flush on the cheek bone. Werdum now lands a group of elbow which are doing some damage. Gonzaga trying to roll over into a knee bar.

Round two: Werdum with a front kick then lands a solid uppercut and left hook. Werdum shoots and Gonzaga sprawls out. Gonzaga with a leg kick Werdum lands a right and Gonzaga with a knee to the head. Gonzaga with two more leg kicks. Gonzaga with a body kick. Gonzaga with a leg kick and right hook. Werdum with a front kick but Gonzaga catches it and throws Werdum to the ground viciously. Ginzaga picks up Werdum and slams him. Gonzaga with another hard leg kick. Werdum with a great knee and then he lands another one! Werdum with two more knees from the clinch! Both fighters are flatfooted. The pace is slowing now. Gonzaga with a knee to the body. Now Werdum with two more knees to the head from the clinch. Werdum goes for the back and is looking for a rear naked choke. Werdum is raining down some serious punches from the top!! Hes peppering Gonzaga with right hands. Gonzaga is not doing anything to defend himself!! Thats it its over the ref steps in and stops it and Werdum scores a HUGE victory to help vault him into the top 5 heavyweights in the world.

Round three:

Final result: Fabricio Werdum defeats Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (Strikes) Round 2

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Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin (170-pound limit)

Round one: Both fighters looking for distance. Liaudin with a high kick. The Joker with a solid leg kick followed by another. Liaudin with another good leg kick and follows it up with another. Good body shot by Davis. Liaudin comes in for another kick and Davis unloads a HUGE left that catches Liaudin right below the ear on the back of his jaw and neck which puts The Joker to sleep. Another impressive win for Marcus Davis.

Round two:
Round three:

Final result: Marcus Davis defeats Jess Liaudin via TKO (Strikes) Round 1

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Jason Lambert vs. Wilson Gouveia (205-pound limit)

Round one: Lambert storms out of his corner. Gouveia with a jab but hes backpedaling. Lambert with a take down, Gouveia locks in a guillotine but Lambert is out. Lembert in Gouveias full guard. Lambert postures up. Gouveia with great defense. Lambert unloads with two decent rights but not much power behind them. Lambert now lands some solid rights with some sting in them. Gouveia with a leg sweep and now hes back to his feet. Lambert with a knee to the body and uppercut and now he gets another take down. Gouveia with half guard. Gouveia locks in a triangle out of nowhere!! WOW! Lambert pops out and avoids damage, great defense. Gouveia with full guard now. The pace has slowed to a crawl now. Lambert with a swift elbow. Lambert is dripping some blood from his nose. Thats the bell, gotta give that round to Lambert 10-9 he dominated in every facet of the game.

Round two: Body kick by Lambert. Good right by Gouveia. Lambert has him on the retreat. HUGE left by Gouveia!!!! WOW!! Ohhhh MY GOD!!!! That was a brutal knockout!!!! WOW! Gouveia was being dominated the entire fight, but one huge left hook out of nowhere and he wins the fight in devastating fashion.

Round three:

Final result: Wilson Gouveia defeats Jason Lambert via TKO (Strikes) Round 2

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Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera (185-pound limit)

Round one: Rivera with a leg kick then a quick take down. Grove trying to scramble. Rivera pounding on Grove with some stinging right hands from the top. Rivera now has his back and is raining down massive punches!!! Grove to his feet but hes wobbly. Rivera is doing serious damage and he drops Grove with a HUGE left!!!!!! Thats it!! Its over Rivera with a stunning victory over Kendall Grove.

Round two:
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Final result: Jorger Rivera defeats Kendall Grove via TKO (Strikes) Round 1

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Happy New Years!

Yes I know it's been some time since I've last posted. I always feel so bad when there is a long spell between posts. For a while there I actually contemplated giving up the blogging, but I decided to blog on. At the very least it makes a great journal! Today is the AFC and NFC championship games. You have the Chargers v Patriots and the Giants v Packers. It's also brick ass cold out there.

This here is my new toy. The iPod touch. I would love the get the iPhone, but I just can't leave Verizon for AT&T. The iPhone is close to perfect, but now quite there yet. For now, I'll have to carry both the ipod and the Treo. Hopefully the new iphone will be better.

HDTV

If you want the latest and greatest when it comes to home entertainment, you know your going HDTV. I bought a 42 inch Samsung not too long ago and I've never looked back, in fact I wonder what the hell took me so long!!! Ok, the basic questions; do you go LCD or do you go Plasma. I'll break them down for you pretty easy -

LCD - These are typically slimmer and lighter and the colors are very bright and vibrant. If you're looking for a small to medium sized TV these have really come down in price and are a real bargain now. If you want anything bigger then 40 inches, you'll be spending a lot of money, prices are still a premium for the bigger screens. Viewing angles on LCD are still a bit narrow, you'll need to sit pretty much right in front to get the best picture.

Plasma - Plasmas only come in bigger sizes, 42 inches and up, so if you want smaller, you'll have to look at the LCDs. The Plasmas have a wider range for viewing, and deeper blacks. The main concerns with having a Plasma is that there are concerns with image "burn in" where if an image is displayed for a long time, such as a stock ticker, the image eventually becomes permanant. Never sets are more resistant against this, some even coming with a time of screen saver.

Ok once you have one picked out, you'll need to get a HD cable box. Most companies offer them for free, in my case Time Warner. I also upgraded to the built in DVR which is like cables version of TiVo. There are 3 types of cables you will need to hook up your cable box/dvd player/satelitte etc to your HDTV.

Component, HDMI and DVI. Component is kinda like the old video cables that you used to you, you know the one that had yellow fo video and a red and white for audio, except now the video is split into 3 cables Red, Blue and Green. You'll need a total of 5 cables to get everything working. HDMI and DVI are very similar, the HDMI is a single cable that designed to specifically transit both audio and video in digital format. DVI converts the digital video signal, but you'll still need the seperate audio cables. My recomendation, get the HDMI cables. It's easiest and the picture comes out great.

Last bit of advice, don't worry about name brands, I see people paying $149.00 for "Monster" HDMI cables. I bought mine at the Apple store for $19.99. Enjoy your HD entertainment!

Riverside Park

Here's a little under-appreciated gem here on the West-side, Riverside Park. It's just as close to me to get to as Central Park, a lot less crowded, almost no tourists at all, and it's got a really great view of the Hudson River. I love Central Park, but for a quick jaunt on the roller blades or a simple walk, I think I may gravitate towards this little beauty.

Street Fairs!

Seems like this time of year, there's a street fair just about every weekend. We've never been to one in this neighborhood, so we decided to venture out and explore a bit. As usual the street fairs are full of overpriced food vendors, the same trinket selling booths, and lot's and lot's of kids. It was a good time, until the rain came and chased everyone away. I love street fair food, especially the meat on a stick! Smoothies are great too, but I hate paying $5 for bananas and strawberries blended together.

Geoff and Michelle welcome a little bundle!

Well, so the stork has finally left the little bundle of joy for Geoff and Michelle. Congratulations guys! You guys are going to be such awesome parents!

Danielle Emma
born 5/3/07 at 4:41 pm
7 pounds 6 ounces
20 inches

Michelle you are so freakin' tiny, where did you hide that 7 and 1/2 pound baby!!!!!

Free Museums

Hey, wanna take the kids, the wife, the girlfriend or just you to a local museum for free? Now, courtesy of the Bank of America, you can visit one for free. If you are a Bank of America customer, just go to their website and check out the free Museums and parks available. Then show up and present your card, and you're in! Woo-Hoo! See link for more!

Bank of America

New Macbook

I love this computer. I networked the airport, so now I have blazing internet anywhere in the apartment. Then I hooked up my Scanner/Copier/Printer to the wireless router, so I can print from anywhere in the room without wires! How cool is that. I can also hook up speakers and do the same thing with my music. Having a copier or scanner immediately available sure does come in handy as well. I'd had my old ibook for 5 years, old by electronics standards, ancient for laptops. The black is real sleek and sexy, the computer comes with so many add ons I don't think I've even found them all!

My only regret is that I have to pay Time Warner for the priveledge of using this high speed internet. Alas, there are no open wifi hotpots near me (or none that are open anyway).

Spiderman 3

This movie was fun. It wasn't great, it wasn't amazing. It was fun. The first 2 were so good, that it's really hard to live up to them, but this movie was still worth seeing in the theatre. I'm a huge Spiderman fan, so to see him and some great villians on the big screen is such a great treat. I still don't think Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane is such a great casting, James Franco who plays the new Green Goblin, in my opinion, stole the show. He and his character simply rock! They did Vemon justice, but blew up the Sandman too much (also, enough with the "Mummy" special FX). I'm also surprised no one made any comparisons to the Superman trilogies. In number 2 Spidey/Supes lose their powers for a bit and regain them in time to kick ass. In 3, both heroes go through an asshole phase (Spiderman cause of the suit, Superman because of the fucked up nicotine laden kryptonite).

I rate this movie 3 1/2 stars out of 5.

Pier 1 Imports

This trunk is a new addition to the apt. Originally it was $250 dollars, then went on sale for $62 (yeah, weird number right? not $60 or $65 but $62...) Since they were all out of stock, and this was the last one (floor model) I got them to lower it another 15%, so all said and done, I paid about $50 for this beautiful trunk! BOOO-YAHHHH!

I'm back

Sorry I've been away for so long, there's just been so much going on. I was studying for the promotional exams, which unfortunately didn't seem to go as well as I'd planned. Fingers still crossed. I've been moved to a new detail, which is an exciting new oppurtunity for me. It's a little more stressful, but the oppurtunities are endless! Lastly I've moved from my old Upper-East Side haunts, to the previously foreign Upper-West Side. I gotta admit, I never really thought a certain neighborhood is better then the next, but now I understand what they mean when they say "Location is everything". It's so true! Best of all, if you ever want to visit, I now live on the first floor, so no more grueling 5 floor walk up to hang out!

Other notes: Since I moved, I upgraded my cable box to HDTV, and it's simply breath-taking. I also opted for the DVR function and I know it's not quite TiVo, but it's still pretty darn good! I love being able to record all my shows and watch them at my leisure, the only regret i have is that 24 and Heroes are both pretty much over!

UFC buys rival Pride for less than $70M, plans to stage megafights

The majority owners of Ultimate Fighting Championship have agreed to buy their biggest mixed martial arts rival, Pride Fighting Championships, in a deal that will establish megafights among the outfits' titleholders and possibly attract huge pay-per-view audiences.



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300

Great movie. See this in the theatre if you can. I watched the history channel do a show on the Battle at Themopylae, which this movie is based on. Those Spartans are badasses.

How thieves hack into an ATM -- slideshow

Full sequence taken from security camera, with explanation



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Discounts

%40 off for Footlocker, Footaction and Champs. These are great, you'll need to click the links below.

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Hot and Hearty

Yummy, a hot, hearty and nutritious meal on the go, on in my case, when I'm too lazy to heat up some ramen noodles.

More MRE

More close-ups.

Close up of MRE

Here's a closer shot, oh yeah, it even included coffee, creamer and sugar! Can't have our boys getting drowsy (or cranky) out there!

MRE

MRE stands for Meals Ready to Eat. I'm lucky enough to work with someone who selflessly devotes himself to the military, as well as works in the same crummy profession I'm in. I asked him once about MRE's as they are fascinating to me for some unknown reason. I mean, a hot, ready to eat meal, with all the trimmings, any time you want? What convenience, what comfort, what simplicity! So he mentioned to me that he had one laying around and I was welcome to it! Woo-Hoo.

Here you go with pics! The one I got is Rice, beans and Cajun Sausage. It also comes with just about everything you could think of in a meal, from a mini tabasco (which lek, absolutely adored), to grape drink mix (Army issued kool-aid?!) Total items included - the meal in a pouch, like the kind caprisun drinks come in, so it can be heated. A heating element, a chocolate bar, Crackers with a tube of cheese (what? it's no different than that can of EZcheese I've seen you sucking down!), condiments, a plastic spoon, and the already mentioned grape drink mix.

I'm Salivating over the iPhone!

Ok, I'm an admitted fanboy of everything Apple! I love all their products, from the Macbook to the many variations of the iPod. I'm sure all of you also know, I'm a very big fan of gadgets in general and right now I'm sporting a not too fashionable, but very capable Treo 700P. Well now Apple has gone and announced the upcoming release of their very own new gadget phone - the iPhone. The skinny of it is, it's gorgeous! The widescreen is absolutely awesome. With built in sensors that automatically dim the screen when it senses your skin (such as when on a call, saves power, prevents accidental dials), senses when you wish to view in landscape mode and automatically adjusts, and even dims or brightens the keys and display according to how much ambient light it detects. WOW! It has an awesome interface, is very slim and sexy looking and plays movies and itunes every bit as easy as the iPod does. It also have a version of safari browser built in, and with the supported wifi, allows you to comfortably browse. Without wifi, it's a pokey slow EDGE network. No 3G, so browsing the web is probably going to suck unless you're in a hotspot. Another bummer is the lack of a keyboard. I hate typing on the screen, hopefully some companies will have some external keyboards. It's offered only on Cingular, which sucks, cause I finally got Verizon to just where I like it. Any way, some pics! Photos courtesy of treocentral.com