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Syracuse center Fab Melo's inability to participate in the NCAA Tournament is related to the same academic issue which caused him to miss three games during the regular season. This according to ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil.
"This is an academic issue related to the first suspension," a source told O'Neil. "He was initially cleared after the first suspension but the NCAA has since revisited the case and deemed him ineligible again."
Melo was suspended indefinitely on Jan. 21 and missed three games before rejoining the team on Feb. 2. With Melo sidelined, Syracuse suffered its first and only loss of the regular season in a 67-58 defeat at Notre Dame on Jan. 21. The Orange then defeated Cincinnati 60-53 and West Virginia 63-61 before Melo returned.
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Now that you guys are showing under construction trucks, can I send in photos that I've taken of my F-150? I'm probably not going to get it to any shows until it's done, but it would be cool to see it in the magazine.
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Dear Truckin',
I read Brandan Gillogly's column in Issue #1 and it said that Jose's truck was being built at Baldy's. Isn't that the truck that is being built at SIK Fabrication?
What's the deal?
Josh Meyers,
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That is indeed the unibody that SIK fabrication is building. At the time the photo was taken, the body and chassis were at Baldy's so that Cody Poverelli could get the freshly chromed and powdercoated chassis assembled. The chassis was built at SIK over the past several months, but Cody offered up his services to speed up the assembly during the SEMA crunch. We didn't mean to steal any credit from SIK Fabrication, where the truck is undergoing final assembly. By the time this magazine goes out, the truck should be finished. We're eager to see the final product.
We mistakenly ran photos of Jason Lombardo's Dodge Ram with a caption stating his name is Justin. Our apologies Jason. We owe you a T-shirt.
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I saw that Truckin' has an '01 Silverado project. Why don't you guys show the install of a KP Components six-link? I've seen them on a lot of show trucks and in features, but I don't remember ever seeing an install in the magazine-just a suggestion.
Adam Bloomfield
Topeka, Kansas
That's an excellent suggestion, and it's the front-runner in our suspension debate so far. Check back next month to see what we picked.
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Recently, I was cleaning closets and found a copy of the first issue of your magazine. It was mostly vans back then and seemed like trucks were only farm vehicles. How times have changed. I am now going to take a tour of you're magazine to see how much it has changed.
Tom Lovely
Clarksville, Tennessee
We wonder if the editors then could ever imagine how the light truck market would have changed. Each generation of new trucks brings more capability, more amenities, and more comfort, and their popularity has gone up exponentially since the first Truckin' was published more than 37 years ago. That's good news for truck fans, since there are literally millions of trucks out there to choose from when planning your build. On the other hand, Truckin' still has a loyal van following, if only we could convince more of them to bring their vans into 2011 ...
Thank you for doing a tech build on the GMC Sierra, Project Novakane. So many people are too interested in just the looks of a truck and not spending enough time (and money) making their trucks perform better. For example, 26-inch wheels with stock brakes. It may look nice, but it is going to increase stopping distances.
I owned a 2000 Sierra 1500 regular cab, shortbed, 2WD, V-8 and sold it...now I am wishing I had it back. Currently, I am looking for another '03-'06 Sierra so that I can participate in a THROWDOWN event in the future. Is this going to be a yearly event for Truckin' magazine?
Just showing off your truck at shows is not enough for me. Running these trucks at a track (or closed Marine Air Station) is a great idea. I am curious how many people have signed up for THROWDOWN 2011 and what is the maximum number of participants?
Can't wait to see what is in store for Project Novakane in the future. It is going to be a beast! I am getting plenty of ideas for my future truck from your articles.
Thanks for sponsoring THROWDOWN events. Now truck enthusiasts have a chance to see what all these performance add-ons/modifications can do.
Scott McAleese
Dallas, TX
We're glad that THROWDOWN resonated with you, and we're glad to show just how fun and track-capable a truck can be with the right combination of aftermarket parts. Getting 300hp from the 4.8L wasn't difficult, and it proved to be a fun combination with the tight suspension and sticky tires. We can hardly imagine how much fun we'll have when we add the Magnuson-supercharged 6.2L GMPP crate engine that's waiting for us in the tech center.
Readers across the country have already shown interest in attending this year's THROWDOWN and we do hope to host the event for years to come. With our current staff of editors and photographers we think that allowing 12 competitors will still allow us to perform the tests in one day and get all of the photography we need for the story. Right now, it looks like the event will be in mid-to-late May.
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Jul 22nd, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Great feature! I must've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of weeks though because I just learned about this debate earlier today. I immediately posted about it on my blog, Nifty Nation.
Jul 22nd, 2007 at 9:59 pm
I too feel this CNN/YouTube debate has a potential for interest. I will be very surprised if CNN chooses to use any of the really hard hitting questions proposed on YouTube. They have always had the opportunity to pose such questions and I do not believe the average American is any more capable than a reporter of asking the questions that really matter most; the reporters simply choose not to. I believe that most of the important issues are already on the table, apart from some minor details, and I am curious to see what new questions could be proposed via this method. I agree it certainly would be much better if CNN were "organizing" rather than "controlling" this debate. Nevertheless, I guess someone will have to decide what questions will be televised.
Jul 23rd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
I agree that this is potentially grounbreaking. And I agree that it would have been better in CNN organized the debate rather that control it.
But, from what I've seen, reporters and debate moderators can ask the tough questions. And candidates can give canned answers, twist the truth, and attack opponet…all instead of answering that tough question.
What makes you think that this will be different? Espceially without the benefit of the questioner sitting there with a follow up if the candidate dodged the question?
Jul 24th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Potentially important - but politics is as much about controlling the message. While a step in the right direction, I don't think we're going to see politician's unmasked anytime soon. 2c.
Aug 1st, 2007 at 11:00 pm
While, overall, I'm extremely pleased with the debates - I do think that CNN/YouTube made mistakes in selecting the lineup of chosen questions.
Women make up 54 percent of the population, 55 percent of registered voters and 60 percent of the electorate.
In all recent elections, women have outvoted men (in terms of both turnout rates and actual numbers) in every racial and ethnic group - African American, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and white.
So, when CNN/YouTube/Google selected only 24% of the questions as female questions - they created a tremendous credibility and gender gap with the majority of the electorate.
Please read my recent blog entry -
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Free agent left tackle Jake Long has agreed to a deal with the St. Louis Rams, according to Pro Football Talk. The deal is reportedly worth $36 million over four years.
Ever since hitting the open market last week, the former Miami Dolphin has had a long courtship with the Rams. He spent several days in St. Louis taking a physical and trying to hammer out a deal. Negotiations stalled, and the Dolphins tried to woo him back, but in the end he chose to start over with a new team.
Long, 27, is a former No. 1 draft pick and spent his entire career with the Dolphins, where he made four Pro Bowls in five years. His play had declined in recent years as injuries piled up, but he did pass a physical with the Rams and they don't seem concerned about those issues.
The Rams have been determined to surround Sam Bradford with more talent this offseason, adding Jared Cook in addition to Long. It's a risky commitment, but if he can return to his former self, this contract may end up being a steal. As for the Dolphins, they haven't been afraid to throw around money, but weren't able to throw enough to convince Long to stay. His departure opens up another hole on the roster to address.
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SEATTLE -- Michael Hollimon will likely return to Triple-A Toledo when Ramon Santiago is ready to come off the disabled list, likely next week if Santiago's rehab work goes as planned. Hollimon will go back to being an everyday infielder with regular at-bats, while Santiago will go back to the accustomed role he has filled well since last season.
The way that Hollimon has played when given a chance, though, it isn't hard to envision Hollimon back up in the big leagues in the near future. While Hollimon has picked up plenty about what it takes to succeed in the Majors from his stint, the Tigers have gotten an idea about what he can bring to a Major League club -- including, now, the surprising power in his bat.
"I like him," manager Jim Leyland said. "I like him a lot."
Hollimon will get his second start in three days on Saturday at Seattle. Leyland indicated after Friday's loss that he'll likely put Hollimon back in the lineup. He's expected to be back at shortstop in place of the struggling Edgar Renteria.
The stories about Hollimon from Triple-A Toledo this season included not just a big number of home runs -- 12 in just 44 games with the Mud Hens -- but a number of big home runs. One of them supposedly cleared the roof of an refurbished building beyond right field at Toledo's Fifth Third Field that houses the Mud Hens' offices, a local restaurant and other facilities, a place not many hitters have reached in the ballpark's seven-year history.
His first big league home run Thursday night was a surprising shot, too, even to Hollimon himself. His drive to left-center field off of a Mark Lowe inside fastball kept carrying to the point where Mariners center fielder Jeremy Reed ran out of room.
"I knew that I'd squared it up pretty good," Hollimon said Thursday night. "I didn't know that it was going to go out, so I just put my head down and ran as hard as I could. And when I hit first base, I looked up and saw the center fielder at the wall. It went a little farther than I thought."
The funny part was that Hollimon kept on running at a good pace even after he knew it was out. He just didn't realize how fast he was going.
"I might've been flying, but I just thought I was coasting," Hollimon said. "I was pretty excited, to say the least."
So were many of his teammates in the dugout.
"I was so fired up for him," Brandon Inge said. "I pull for him because he's one of those guys that really pays attention, that really listens, wants to do things the right way and plays hard. He wants to win, more importantly. Those are the kind of guys that you want up here, guys that want to win, not guys that want to go for personal stats."
Inge, too, had heard about the power, but never witnessed it until then.
"Everyone I had heard said that when he hits them, watch out, because he hits them a long way," Inge said.
It'll take more than that to get him to stick in the Majors, but Leyland sees potential. Hollimon has played the vast majority of his games at shortstop with Detroit, even though he was a second baseman for all but one game at Toledo this season before being called up.
"He's a little crude yet defensively, but I like what I see," Leyland said. "I think he's going to be fine. He's definitely a very good prospect. He's getting his feet wet a little bit. This is a good thing for him. I'm sure when Santiago comes back, that'll probably be the move we make. I'm sure he's aware of that. I think this has been a good tonic for him to get an idea what it's like up here."
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Should Lauren Green be allowed to attend graduation on June 7?
McKINNEY –– Lauren Green, a McKinney High School senior, is suing the school district over its refusal to let her walk the stage at graduation.
In her lawsuit, she says the school did not give her the opportunity to defend herself, as school rules allow. However, the student reaction we're hearing is mostly that Green should accept her punishment.
"Everybody knew the rules," said Torrye Carbonetto, also a senior at McKinney High.
"I do think if you do something that's wrong - you break the rules - you should be punished for it," said fellow senior, Spencer Castleman.
Green is one of 13 kids punished by the district for the alleged drinking incident.
School rules call for a punishment of 30 days of disciplinary alternative school, which would force Green to miss graduation. But her story has also drawn the attention of other McKinney families who believe the district does not follow its own rules when it comes to punishing students.
Scott Horvath said his son, Jason, was banned for a year of varsity soccer at McKinney High after sharing a topless picture sent to him by a female student.
"She trusted you. She sent you this picture," the father said. "How, Jason, could you break the trust that she had in you?"
In Horvath's reading, the code of conduct called for a punishment of confiscating his son's phone, which he realizes is clearly inadequate. But he felt the year-long ban was an arbitrary punishment.
Scott Horvath said he spent $7,000 in attorney fees in losing effort to fight the district's ruling.
What did he learn?
"By the time you go through this whole thing, it's not worth it," he said. "You're not going to win anyways. And because of the timeframe that's involved, it just doesn't make sense to fight it."
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There is a hearing on Friday, which is before graduation, so a judge can address Green's claims.
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2) Maybe the music video director is a Colts fan and he was being ironic; because DTs "move like Jaggar" past Pollak's horrible attempt at blocking.
3) Maybe Pollak, knowing that Jim Irsay is a HUGE Stones fan, paid to have his jersey in the video to suck up.
4) Maybe the music director insisted on having a quality-made, yet unrecognizable NFL jersey as to not invoke fan talk. It's all about the music, right?
5) Mike Pollak has jerseys for sale?
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Mama always said I lived a charmed life--things just had a way of working out in my favor. In the case of my position as a graphic artist at the Victoria Advocate for six and a half years, I wasn't just lucky, I was blessed. I worked side-by-side with my best friend and husband Robert for a family owned newspaper filled with some very sweet, talented and funny people.
During our time here in Victoria I was able to care for both of my parents before they died. I was allowed to work remotely for the Advocate from my parents house in Jasper, Texas for a while. Mom lost her battle with lung cancer in April 2010 and my Dad died here in Victoria of renal failure and Alzheimer's in March, 2011. In both cases, the good people at the Advocate worked with me so I could be with Mama and Daddy when they needed me most. I am forever grateful for all the support I was given by the owners, the editor and the staff of the Advocate.
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Dead Island Riptide Release Date and SE Announced
Posted by Oly in Boxart, Dead Island Riptide on October 30th, 2012
Deep Silver announced today that Dead Island Riptide, the follow-up to the 2011 global smash horror hit Dead Island, is now set to launch in North America on April 23, 2013.
Dead Island Riptide brings more epic zombie thriller action to fans with additional gameplay mechanics, all-new gorgeous locales to explore, more types of zombies to provide constant threats, an additional character class and the best co-operative zombie action experience in gaming.
Players who preorder Riptide early at participating retailers, will get The Dead Island Riptide Special Edition, which puts tempting extras in your survival arsenal. The SE will include a pack of exclusive weapon mods (for more creative undead destruction!), a digital strategy map (for the best expert advice on how to own the approaching hordes!), and a unique character skin (looks good and helpful for recognition among the undead.). Supplies are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first serve basis.
Aliens: Colonial Marines Collectors Editions
Posted by Oly in Aliens: Colonial Marines, Boxart on May 31st, 2012
Today, Gearbox unveiled details on the Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector's Edition as well as the bonuses that are available by pre-ordering the game from a participating retailer. including four playable characters from the original 1986 movie for competitive multiplayer.
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UK Gets Battlefield 3 Limited Edition Pack
Posted by Ace in Battlefield 3, Boxart, DLC, PS3, PS3 software, Software on May 23rd, 2011
EA announced today that fans who pre-order the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition at UK retailers, GAME and Gamestation UK will receive the Physical Warfare Pack. This pack includes the Type 88 LMG with bipod, the SKS sniper rifle flash suppressor and armor-piercing flechette ammo for the DAO-12 semi-automatic shotgun. Also included is day one access to the DAO-12 semi-automatic shotgun. Since this is the Limited Edition it will include the Back to Karkand expansion pack.
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Marston or Phelps? A Comparison of L.A. Noire and Red Dead Redemption
Posted by MAINEiac4434 in Boxart, Editorial, Game Impressions, L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption on May 22nd, 2011
Rockstar Games is hitting its stride now. Two straight games that are genre defining, and potentially revolutionary, they've released now, both of which to fan and critical acclaim. But which one is better? Team Bondi's homage to film noire or Rockstar San Diego's western classic?
I've already stated on this blog that Red Dead Redemption is among my favorite games of all time, and L.A. Noire was my most anticipated game of 2011. But, which game will I say is better?
I have to warn you, this post contains spoilers for both games. If you haven't finished it, I suggest you wouldn't read the "plot" section of this post.


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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - As folks wrapped up the Memorial Day weekend and prepared for the work week ahead, local veterans reminded people to keep our service men and women in their thoughts. Ceremonies across the South Plains honored the nation's fallen heroes and those currently serving in the military.
"It's been a tough time, but equally rewarding," Army Major Phillip Poteet said. After two deployments to Iraq, and the loss of fellow soldiers, Poteet and his family know all to well the meaning of Memorial Day. "It validates what we do. When people show appreciation for what we do, you don't always hear that," Major Poteet said.
"Having lost friends and soldiers ourselves, this honestly, it's a hard day, but a good day to see the support in remembrance of everything that those soldiers have done for us," Stefanie Poteet said. Army veteran, and Lubbock native Lieutenant General William Murphy spoke about the sacrifice. "Since it began in 1868, Memorial Day, originally known as Declaration Day, has been set aside to honor the memory of these patriots who serve their country in a time of need, some of whom have the full measure of devotion," Murphy said.
"I'm telling you folks I hope we never forget, because that would be the greatest injustice to forget what people have done for us," State District Judge Sam Medina said. To honor the more than 2,000 veterans buried at the City of Lubbock Cemetery, local scouts placed small, American Flags at their graves.
For the Poteets the small tribute had a larger significance. "Children that young, the scouts, learning the meaning of today and what those soldiers went through to provide the future they're going to have, I think that's really great," Stefanie Poteet said. "I think it's really great to see the turnout in a city like Lubbock where there's no longer a military base. It really shows the support of the community," Major Poteet said.
At Resthaven Memorial Gardens, community members paid further tribute. Guest speaker Dan G. Druen addressed community members at the service. Druen is an Army veteran and was recruited to serve in the prestigious Third Infantry Regiment. He also served as a member of the elite guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
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This recipe is a slight modification of Texas Recipe's Mini Cheeseburger Pies. I whipped up a gluten free version and of course I had to add bacon for my family. These little pies were incredible and stand alone as a hearty appetizer for football season, camping, or even breakfast. E A S Y!
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(KPRC) A Houston police officer is under investigation after he punched a suspect in the face while the man was handcuffed.It was all caught on camera.Myisha Carrion said she, her child's father, Lucious Davis, and his sister were backing out of a driveway Monday morning.Police officers, who appeared to be on routine patrol, pulled up and told the trio to pull back into the driveway, Carrion said. She said she does not know why the officers stopped at the home."We asked them what is the reason and they're not saying anything. They're telling us to shut up," Carrion said.Carrion said surveillance cameras at the home captured video of an officer trying to choke Davis.Davis was arrested and, while his hands were cuffed behind his back, one of the officers punched him in the face as he tried to get off the hot hood of a car, Carrion said.Community activist Quanell X said the officers then went into the home."Then they come in the home, without a search warrant, and search the home, come back out with a shotgun. Then give the young man they beat up a shotgun charge," he said.Davis was charged with being in possession of a firearm and criminal mischief. According to court records, Davis has been accused of kicking the window and door of a patrol car.Houston police said the officer seen in the video has been placed on paid leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.Read more: http://bit.ly/Vm9oMf
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BATON ROUGE, LA (RNN) - LSU took care of business at home on Wednesday night, leading the entire time in its 92-81 rout of Mississippi State.
The Tigers (16-9, 7-6 SEC) made 30 of their 59 field goals (50.8 percent), nine of their 21 3-pointers (42.9 percent) and 23 of their 29 free throws (79.3 percent). The Bulldogs (13-13, 3-10) made half of their 52 field goals, 26 of their 36 free throws (72.2 percent) and three of only eight 3-pointers (37.5 percent).
Jarell Martin led LSU with 20 points and eight rebounds while Jordan Mickey added 19 points. Shavon Coleman added 18, Andre Stringer scored 14 and Anthony Hickey had 13 points.
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As we start climbing we get a couple 1000 feet Kenzie and Kiera start getting scared and me and Corey told them to calm down and they did. After a couple of miles up the hill we were hungry so we took a little break and had a snack. We took like a 15 minute break and then continued on with are journey.
About an hour or 2 later we were tired, out of breath, hungry, and our feet was hurting, but we kept going so we could get there as fast as we could because we wanted to take a nap. When we saw the place we ran and when we got there we had tea, laughed, and talked about the trip up. We talked about how we were scared at some parts coming up but it was funny.
Were about to leave the tea place. The thing that scared us was that we had to go back down the mountain. As we left and started going back down we were all scared because it was so high up and did not want to fall off the mountain and get hurt. As were going down were scared but we took are time so we wouldn't get hurt. We are half way down the hill and we start running so we can get down the mountain. We finally reach the bottom of the mountain and we are tired so we get in the limo and head home and we just all go to sleep with in ten minutes.
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Photographer aims to capture 'many faces of Bolton'
11:16am Wednesday 19th February 2014 in News By Melanie Wallwork, Entertainment reporter
A PHOTOGRAPHER is planning to capture the many faces of Bolton in an ambitious exhibition to celebrate the town's people.
Julie Lomax is looking for suggestions of people to be photographed over 12 months.
She hopes the exhibition will feature people from different backgrounds and ages, including some celebrities, popular characters and community champions.
The 40-year-old freelance photographer said: "I want to try to get some characters, some people that have done well in Bolton.
"There's obviously people like Peter Kay, who is famous for being from Bolton.
"Then there is Councillor Noel Spencer, who does a lot of good work and is a good character.
"Maybe even a young child.
"I'm not necessarily going to know all these people. As part of the exhibition, there will be a little explanation as to why these people have been chosen."
The mother-of-two, of Cambridge Close, Farnworth, has been a photographer for 23 years and now works from her studio at home, is also a qualified teacher so shares her passion by regularly teaching photography.
She added: "I've been doing a lot of work improving my portraits over the last 12 months.
"I like taking pictures of people and I wanted to do something based on Bolton.
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News: Lloyd Banks Still "Tight" Over 50 Cent/Eminem Prank, "I Didn't Really See The Humor In It" [Video]
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G-Unit's Lloyd Banks has broken his silence on being publicly pranked by 50 Cent and Eminem last September backstage at a Yankee Stadium New York City concert.
Speaking with DJ Envy, Banks recalled 50 and Em pulling a fast one over him moments before presenting him with a gold certified plaque for "Beamer, Benz or Bentley."
"I was tight," Banks admitted about being pranked by 50 and Em. "I didn't really see the humor in it because just in the industry, I've been through similar situations, miscommunications and things like that. Plus, it was crunch time and I was waiting for my time to holler at him [for Hunger For More 2] -- I just wasn't digging that man. They sold me out, brought the plaque out and I'm like, 'D*mn, if I get a plaque, prank me.'" ("Sucker Free")
Footage of the prank landed online last September showing Em accusing Banks of turning him down for a guest appearance feature.
"Eh, yo, so Fif had mentioned to me that, he wanted me to jump on your record or whatever and I got a little bit of down time coming up this week when this is all done," Em told Banks. "But I guess [manager] Paul [Rosenberg] had reached out or whatever to see if you wanted me to be on the record and he said you weren't sure if you wanted to have me on the record or whatever." (This Is 50)
50 added fuel to the fire by questioning Banks' loyalty.
"Did you say something to somebody about you didn't want him on the record," 50 questioned Banks to which the rapper responded, "Why would I say that? To who?" "That's what was being said from Paul. Man, this sh*t is getting crazy. I'm gonna be straight up with you, all right? I think this sh*t is getting a little funny between me, you and [Tony] Yayo and everything else that's going on because look at how crazy it is actually getting him to rap on your record and I don't understand what's going on anymore. I don't know, when I talked to Paul, Paul pulled me to the side and he's talking to me like, 'Yo, what's going on? Why you don't want Em? Are you kidding me? He's the biggest rapper, you can't get any bigger.'" (This Is 50)
Banks' new album, Hunger For More 2, is slated to debut on the sales chart this week.
Lloyd Banks' H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2), his first album for G-Unit under a deal with EMI Label Services, is off to a Top 10 start at iTunes, and should do between 40-50k in sales. Rounding out the new releases are Jay-Z's Hits album (25-30k), Arista Nashville's Alan Jackson (20-25k) and Nine Inch Nails' self-released Pretty Hate Machine reissue on their own Null label (17-20k). (Hits Daily Double)
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SENIOR leaders at the Burnley and Pendle Centre, which was told it required improvement, are taking effective action to tackle problems, Ofsted has found.
But the ACERS East Lancashire Campus, in Swindon Street, Burnley, has been told it must still take further action before it can be judged as good.
In a letter to headteacher Kelly Dawson, inspector Angela Westington said: "There has been sustained and very effective progress since the previous monitoring inspection. "The centre now feels and operates as a unified institution, rather than three separate bodies that have been brought together.
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Maple Leafs fans have waited anxiously for Nazem Kadri to finally show his potential, and he's providing some serious highlights so far this season. And he's certainly putting on quite a show in New York right now.
The rookie came into Thursday night leading Toronto in points, and he solidified that lead with his first-career hat trick against the Islanders. Kadri got his first on a sweet toe-drag wrist shot 8:31 into the first period that had Isles defenders falling all over themselves. He scored again eight minutes into the second period before scoring his third just six minutes later. And boy, was his third a beauty. The Islanders defenders are getting schooled by a rookie.
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TC Engel and I, we've done our best to alert you to our new community judging project. Tonight we started the movement by doing a live judging exhibition as the three of us did a live scoring rewatching UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit. As would be expected, BV scored every single round 10-10, while TC displayed his English favoritism scoring 80% of the fights for Michael Bisping. Representing Amurican democracy and awesomeness I was the best observer available and scored every second of every round correctly, even those I didn't watch due to drunken distractednessocity.
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Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Natal. Aggressiveness grew when he was on the bottom, but he dictated the pace and location of the fight, and the armbar sealed it, as he finally showed the aggressiveness needed to win a round.
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BV - 10-9 Natal. Not a great round, but controlled Kuiper on the ground. The armbar from bottom won him the round. Kuiper had a chance to throw some hammers towards the end to steal or end it, but didn't do shit with it.
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TC - 10-10. Kuiper owned the first two minutes, in my opinion, but did not do much of anything once Natal showed any aggression with grappling, and Natal's striking was solely arm punches that did little damage.
Chris -
BV - 10-9 Natal. Atrocious round for Kuiper. He's supposed to be a striker, had Natal against the cage twice, yet Natal threw enough punches and kicks to keep range on Kuiper. Had a standing guillotine, let it go. Horrible gameplanning by Kuiper. Natal does just enough to take it.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Natal. He was closer to finishing with the choke that Kuiper was with his GnP, had better positional dominance/control than Kuiper throughout the round, holding side control, or mount, for half of the round, while never being in significant control.
Chris -
BV - 10-9 Natal. That could have easily been a 10-8 Kuiper round if he would have just maintained control after he got that awesome knockdown. But nope, exhibiting the Fight IQ of a Two-Toed Sloth, he not only lets Natal recover, but lets him control him on the ground, lock in an arm-triangle, and was seconds away from tapping or going out. If I was a Kuiper fan, I'd put my foot through the screen. Frustrating fight for him.
TC - 30-28 Natal. Bad fight, neither man didn't do much of anything. Natal dictated the pace and location of the fight, and held more dominance in the third, the most action packed round, than Kuiper to take the fight.
Chris - 30-28 Natal (DG)
BV - 30-27 Natal. Natal didn't show me much and he easily could have won every round if Kuiper wasn't such a moron. Having him pinned against the cage TWICE in the 2nd round and being outstruck by Natal is embarassing.
Decision: Because Hall is a shithead, we'll use DG's score as our third: Judge One scores it 30-28 Natal, Judge two scores it 30-28 Natal, and the Third scores it 30-27 Natal, our winner by Unanimous Decision. The official judges had it 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28 for Natal.
Henry Martinez vs. Matt Riddle
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Martinez. For the first 3.5 to 4 minutes of the round, he controlled the octagon, and connected harder and more often, while Riddle was sitting there taking it, until he remembered he had a 12 foot reach advantage and winning the last minute, which doesn't make up for losing the first 4.
Chris - 10-9 Martinez. Martinez clearly won the vast majority of striking exchanges. I've never seen a fighter so incredibly inept at enforcing a reach advantage as Riddle (Even Struve). Why doesn't he wrestle? I hear he's supposed to be good at it.
BV - 10-9 Martinez. Struvian is Riddle using his 55" reach advantage, Joe. Riddle against a much, MUCH smaller opponent, feels like boxing with him. Martinez throws nasty quick hooks and tight combos to easily get the striking advantage.
Round 2
TC - 10-9 Martinez. More of the same in this round. Riddle is terrible at using his reach, the first three minutes, he lost every exchange, getting hit with a few clean hooks. In the last few minutes of the round, Riddle hit Martinez with a number of clean strikes, but nothing dominant enough to make up for the first portion of the round.
Chris - 10-10. Another round of complete striking. Martinez missing with as many as he was landing while Riddly did a slightly better job of controlling distance with kicks. Both fighters saw some success on the feet, but overall it's a wash.
BV - 10-10. Riddle gonna Riddle. He finally SMARTLY starts using his kicks to keep range and keep Martinez from moving in to throw those cyclone combos. He can't help himself but get sucked in when there's a firefight, and he usually takes the worst of it, but landed a nice front pushkick to the face of Martinez, who's about up to Matt's knee to set up a flurry of punches, which is what he should be doing.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Riddle. Finally learned how to use his reach properly, battering Martinez from a distance, until he took him down, and while he never inflicted much damage, did gain a dominant position in back mount with both hooks in, until losing it, bringing things back to the feet, where it was more of the same. If Riddle looked for a sub or was more patient with his GNP, he would've had a better oppurtunity to finish or get a 10-8.
Chris - 10-9 Riddle. Finally Riddle actually utilizes the skills he's polished. After a minute and a half he grabbed Martinez with a single leg and brought him to the ground. Was able to scramble for the back and gain back control. He repeated it again after Martinez escaped and tried to punish with ground and pound.
BV - 10-9 Riddle. Oh hey, Riddle has about a four-weight-class size advantage on his opponent, so he decides to finally use some strength to wrestle and take it to the floor. Didn't do a ton with it until the end, where he used some legit GnP to get off a dozen or more nasty shots on Martinez. Until then, the striking battle was about even, but Riddle was able to get it to the ground and do solid damage on Martinez.
TC - 29-28 Martinez. He won the first round handily, and narrowly won the second, all with crisp, tight boxing. However, once he lost his cardio, he lost his speed and had nothing for Riddle in the third. Riddle could not capitalize on it though, only doing enough to secure an obvious 10-9, which was not enough to give him the win in my books.
Chris - 29-29 Extremely frustrating fight to watch. Riddle looked two weight classes above Martinez here, but spent the first two rounds looking almost completely inefffective on the feet as Henry countered him. If he had used his most effective skills and advantages he could have easily won the decision instead of a majority draw.
BV - 29-29. Riddle is an entertaining motherfucker, but goddamn he fights dumb. The size advantage was literally comical, like it was a freak-show fight or "Take-on-all-comers" olde tyme challenge and Martinez absolutely beat him up for the better part of the fight.
Decision: Judge one scores it 29-28 Martinez, Judges two and three score it 29-29; Ladies and gentlemen, we have a Majority Draw. The official judges had it 29-28 Riddle, 29-28 Martinez, and 29-28 Matthew Riddle.
Chris Cope vs. Matt Brown
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Brown. He definitely won the striking phase, but the work on the wall was fairly stale, just because Brown was leaning doesn't mean that he was winning. He landed a few good elbows, but nothing significant. Some nice takedowns, but Cope popped back up, which ran the TDs null.
Chris - 10-9 Brown, but much closer than I expected. Both fighters landed pretty evenly standing and traded control against the fence. Brown edged it out for me with the two successful takedowns.
BV - 10-9 Brown, but close. Looootta wall and stall in this one, but that trip was gorgeous, and he landed some nasty elbows against the cage. Cope landed some good shots in the striking battle, but Brown had some nice strikes put-together and his landed a lot harder.
Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Caceres. Despite being floored by a head kick knockdown, he more than came back by maintaining either back mount with a body triangle, threatening the RNC or mounting Edwin.
Chris - 10-9 Caceres. Fairly even starting out, until Edwin landed a big head kick and tried to capitalize. Unfortunately, for him, that was the most success he'd see and Bruce Leroy dominated the rest of the round with dominant positions, very good scrambling and attacking for submissions.
BV - 10-9 Caceres. The fight was up for grabs. Both guys got their shots in, both guys landed awesome knockdowns. Both were effective. But with 1:30 left, Leroy put on a grappling clinic. Took Figueroa's back multiple times, locked in a RNC a few times, and fielded Fig's scramble only to transition to mount. Very slick. This round ruled.
Round 2
TC - 9-8 Figueroa. A painful two point deduction due to low kicks goes to Alex, otherwise it would be a very definitive 10-9 Caceres. He was great in this round, with crisp striking, followed by dominance, positionally, and striking-wise, on the mat. He repeatedly looked for routes to finish the fight, whether it be triangle, armbar, or RNC.
Chris - 9-8 Figueroa. Edwin looking completely outclassed in pretty much every area this round. He landed a few shots standing, but everytime it hits the ground he looks like a fish out of water. Easy to blame it on the nut shots, but Caceres is making him look foolish.
BV - 9-8 Figueroa after the bizarre two-point deduction. Fig is a school bus fire on the ground. Caceres was literally able to just take a seat behind Edwin and lock in a RNC as if they were restarting position or something, then got locked in a triangle while just hanging his head through Caceres's legs and not doing any striking.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Caceres. Figueroa gives his first offense of the fight in its' concluding moments, but it's too little too late. Caceres runs the show on the ground again, most of the round on Fig's back. There wasn't much else to tell. Caceres was the cat to Fig's mouse the majority of the fight.
Chris - 10-9 Caceres. Same story as the second and most of the first. Figueroa just cannot compete with Bruce Leroy on the ground. By the time he acts, Caceres has already gained the superior position.
BV - 10-9 Caceres. Absolutely took the fight where he wanted it to go. Spent most of the round on Fig's back, and when he got dumped, took his neck. Figueroa going for a leg crank/potential figure-four at the end of the round was nice, but this grappling battle was no contest.
TC - 28-27 Caceres. The groin shots were obviously less than timely, but the deduction was weird, in that Caceres got no formal warning, and then two points rather than one, but Caceres still showed more than enough to make him a clear winner in spite of this. He controlled position, striking, and grappling. A very dominant performance in which he showed no weaknesses apart from being tagged by one hard kick in the first round. Past that, he had it on cruise control.
Chris - 28-27 Caceres. Despite the unusual double point deduction, there's no reason to score this fight against Caceres. Aside from the heavy headkick in the 1st, Caceres dominated the rest of the fight. If he wasn't so godawful sloppy with his submission attempts he'd be a dangerous fighter at Bantamweight.
BV - 28-27 Caceres. That deduction was fucking weird on a number of levels, especially when Herb called the questionable kick that Figueroa waved off in the early 2nd clean. Really goes to show how awesome Jimy Hettes is on the ground that he took that clinic Leroy put on Figueroa and threw it out the window.
Decision: All three judges score this contest 28-27 for your winner by Unanimous Decision, Alex Caceres. The official judges had it 28-27 Caceres, 28-27 Figueroa, and 28-27 Edwin Figueroa. Somehow.
Clifford Starks vs. Ed Herman
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Starks. He landed a small knockdown, and landed harder and cleaner in all of the exchanges, and controlled the clinch. Was taken down once but immediately reversed to top position.
Chris - 10-9 Starks. Regularly landed the harder shots while striking. Also, I was very impressed with how he was able to land effective strikes when he put Herman's back against the cage. Ed had a chance to score some points when he landed the takedown, but he landed no effectual ground and pound and Starks was eventually able to reverse him.
BV - 10-9 Starks. Definitely got the better of the striking exchanges, landing a minor knockdown early in the round and generally peppering and popping Herman with regularity. Herman did manage to take Starks down after looking wobbly for the better part of the round, but didn't do much with it, and Starks managed to roll him into guard and land a few.
Scott Jorgensen vs. Renan Barao
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Barao. He landed cleaner and faster than Scotty every exchange, and hit him with more significant strikes. Got a minor knockdown early on, but Jorg recovered quickly. Scotty has no ability to take him down thus far, and every attempt has ended with Scotty's back on the cage.
Chris - 10-9 Barao Pretty even round for the most part, but Barao landed the cleaner shots throughout the round. Barao also defended all of Scotty's takedown attempts with easy, while establish control against the fence with his own.
BV - 10-9 Barao. Overwhelmed Jorgensen early with some HADUKEN force. Scott recovered, tried to get his wrestling going on Barao, but Renan blocked every single takedown, and once Scott cleared the cobwebs, Barao just outstruck him on a precision-level. Popping Scott's head back with strikes over and over and just beating him to the punch and kick with regularity.
Round 2
TC - 10-9 Barao. He again easily won the striking exchanges, beating Scotty to the punch and landing harder. Midway through the round, Scotty attempted a takedown which Barao reversed into top control for himself, but did little with other than some non-consequential ground and pound.
Chris - 10-9 Barao Renan came out easily beating Jorgensen to the punch and landing the harder shots. After reversing a takedown attempt, Barao did his best to punish Scotty from half guard and then guard, before Scotty escaped. Jorgensen started to land more effectively late in the round, but not by enough to get the advantage.
BV - 10-9 Barao but close. Surprisingly Barao took the fight to the ground with Scotty, didn't do a whole lot with it, and Scott recovered, but Scott just can't do anything on the feet. Renan is counter-punching like Marquez. He has an answer for everything Scotty throws at him. Dodge, parry, 1-2.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Barao, but the closest round yet. He landed a little less cleanly and with a little less zip, but he was still good enough to take the round. His use of leg kicks at the end of the round didn't allow Scotty to plant and throw like he needed to, and just generally gave Scotty more than he could handle.
Chris - 10-9 Barao. I think Jorgensen landed a higher quantity of shots throughout a ound of 100% striking, but Renan landed the most significant blows of the period. He shook Scotty on at least one occassion and repeatedly caught him off balance. Scotty did well at making Brao miss as much as possible, but when he landed, he landed hard and clean.
BV - 10-9 Barao. Not sure if it's foolish or valiant that Jorgensen has evacuated all chances of going for a takedown, but just chose to trade with Barao. Scotty did land a couple good ones on Renan, but for every punch or kick Jorgensen landed, Renan had two and a half coming back to him. Just more technical, quicker, and better on the feet.
TC - 30-27 Barao. Barao just had more than Scotty tonight; he's a better fighter. He's very technically sound, snapping his kicks and keeping his punches straight and tight. Dictated the pace and location of the fight. Jorgensen gave Renan a lot, but never more than he could take. Scotty fought valiantly but never quite good enough.
Chris - 30-27 Barao, but don't let that deceive you. Jorgensen was never out of this fight and it was a close contest at every point. I think the real story here was how easy Barao shrugged off Jorgensen's takedowns. It seemed to really frustrate his gameplan to the point where he gave up on it by the 3rd round. Great performance by Renan and no shame in this loss for Scott.
BV - 30-27 Barao. Scotty was game, and I would have really liked to see him try to take the fight to the ground in the third and just see what he could have done. You could have arguably given him the second, so whether he was disheartened by his attempts in the first, or surprised at Renan taking it to the ground in the second, for one of the best wrestlers in the division to stand and trade with a monster like Barao was concerning.
Decision: All three judges score this contest 30-27 for your winner by Unanimous Decision, Renan Barao. The official judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27 for Barao.
Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce
Round 1
TC - 10-10. Neither man really took the advantage in this round. Both man landed some crisp shots, but neither landed better or more than the other in this round, neither dictated pace or aggression either.
Chris - 10-9 Pierce Surprisingly used solid head movement to get around Koscheck's pawing lead hand. He repeatedly landed effective hooks in the exchanges though he took someone in return. On top of that, he landed far more strikes when he managed to get Kos against the fence.
BV - 10-9 Pierce, but by a hair. He did everything Koscheck did, but just a tad better. He controlled Kos against the cage just a little bit more, his striking was just a little bit better. Pierce's jab was his biggest weapon though. He nailed Koscheck with it early and often.
Round 2
TC - 10-9 Pierce. Another very close round. Pierce landed a lot of short straight punches, and had very nice striking defense throughout. Kos did score a takedown, but did nothing with it until Pierce managed to make his way up. Pierce's striking was the difference here.
Chris - 10-9 Koscheck. A pretty close round, but Koscheck was much more able to avoid Pierce's most effective weapon in the fist round - the jab. Mostly even, but Kos capped it off by scoring ann impressive double in the last minute of the round.
BV - 10-10. They both got their shots in. Pierce's jab is still landing, but Koscheck is landing more of his own and defending a tad better. Koscheck's takedown is negated, because it was extremely weak and Pierce got right out of it. That may have been the weakest takedown of Koscheck's career.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Kos. It was dirty, as he had the Bones Jones open hand lead and eye poked a lot, but he also landed a fair number of solid strikes and takedowns. In a fight this close, that's enough to win a round.
Chris - 10-9 Koscheck. I don't like it, as Kos was floating an open lead hand throughout the entire fight and repeatedly caught Pierce in the eye with it. Aside from that, he landed the majority of the harder shots of the round along with scoring two takedowns. I hate to give it to him, but without a poitn deduction for the fouls, I can't score against him.
BV - 10-10. Sorry, that's how I see it. Koscheck did dick with his takedowns, Pierce's jab was still landing, but Koscheck had the better combos. Kos couldn't really get anything going or sustain anything. Pierce was hardly the aggressor this round, but he had an answer for everything Koscheck did while providing enough offense of his own to not concede the round. I know there's no points for "defense", but for Pierce, it was defense transitioning to offense. It was stifling a takedown to get to the clinch, it was never conceding a full takedown and bouncing up to work strikes from the clinch. Pierce kept landing that jab over and over again. Again, didn't think he won the round, but I don't think he lost it either.
TC - 29-29 Draw. Incredibly close fight. Both men had few moments of strength and weakness. Pierce generally got the better of the striking, and Kos generally got the better of the grappling, but neither so definitively to make me give them the fight.
Chris - 29-28 Kos. I hate this fight. I thought Kos barely edged the second and third rounds but that was only due to very dirty tactics he employed throughout the fight. However, without a point deduction, I can't penalize him for his actions. Kos by the dirtiest decision ever.
BV - 30-29 Pierce. My third-round analysis pretty much summed it up. Both guys had answers for the other, with one glaring exception, the jab of Mike Pierce. Over fifteen minutes, he landed it with impunity and unanswered, constantly popping Kos's head back, keeping him at a distance, and using it to set up strikes. Can a jab win a fight? On its own, no, but with a fight as even as this one, sometimes the smallest things can prove the difference.
Decision: Scores are 29-29, 30-29 Pierce, and 29-28 Koscheck, we have a split draw.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Roy Nelson
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Werdum. Roy's knockdown of Werdum appeared to be more of a slip on Werdum's part, and apart from that, Werdum kept Roy pinned in the clinch and hammered him with knees, hit him with straight punches and leg kicks at range, and took him down and took his back early on. An all around round.
Chris - 10-9 Werdum. For the vast majority of the round Fabricio made Roy look completely innefective. He outstruck him on the feet and controlled him on the ground. Roy did see a small bit of success with a straight right that knocked Werdum down, but overall, the action was all Fabricio.
BV - 10-9 Werdum. Roy is good on his feet, good on the ground, garbage in tight near the fence and in the clinch. That's where Fab induced a ton of pain. Werdum also had a gorgeous trip early in the fight and took Roy's back, but Roy's BJJ was savvy enough to get him out of trouble, as was Werdum's armbar attempt Roy shook off. We've seen it against Mir, JDS, and now Werdum. Roy needs some Thai clinch work.
Round 2
TC - 10-9 Werdum again. Nothing too spectacular, but he consistently landed faster and harder than Nelson wish straight punches and leg kicks. Inactive round.
Chris - 10-9 Werdum. He opened up the round easily outstriking Big Country and landing heavy combos. After the second minute it seemed pretty even until Roy landed a big right hand. He tried hard to capitalize in a flurry, but the short period of superiority wasn not enough to switch the tide of the round.
BV - 10-10. Striking was about even. Werdum didn't do nearly enough clinchwork or close-quarters striking. Nelson stalked him down the whole round and when Roy was in trouble in the clinch, Werdum would get off a good shot, but Roy would overhand his way out of it. Roy also wobbled Fab a couple times, but nothing so significant that it deserved the round. Pure striking battle. Werdum with the more technical, but Roy with the harder and more effectie.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Werdum. Again, his straight punches, knees and low kicks are so much more than Roy can handle. The jab was the difference maker, popped his head back every time. The knees were also very hard.
Chris - 10-9 Werdum. Early in the round, it looked like Roy may be able to change the flow of the fight. He caught Fabricio early in a standing guillotine and followed it up with some solid cage control. Werdum was nonplussed however and took over the round with his superior Muay Thai. After the second minute, the round was all Fabricio.
BV - 10-9 Werdum. Just all Fabricio here. I don't think Nelson gassed, per se, as he kept coming forward, but Fab was just too precise. Easily his best round. Landed everything on the button while keeping out of range of Nelson's overhand.
TC - 30-27 Werdum. Third round was a microcosm of the fight. It was a stand up battle, but all Werdum. There was one moment in which Roy looked competitive, the overhand right, but that's it.
Chris - 30-27 Werdum. This was the 3rd in a series of fights that showed Roy Nelson struggles against top competition in the Heavyweight division. He's undersized, despite his weight and has a very limited skillset. He's quite the personality and a decent following but he'll never be top contender material.
BV - 30-28 Werdum. This surprised me. Werdum showed signs of his striking improvements against Overeem, and granted, Hoy is no Overeem, but he was precise, he was technical, his gas tank held up, he worked great from the clinch, and just was on his A-game. Cemented himself as a contender.
Decision: 30-27, 30-27, and 30-28 for the winner by Unanimous Decision, Fabricio Werdum. The official judges scored it 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27 for Werdum.
Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz
Round 1
TC - 10-9 Condit. The main story here is Condit circling away and left and hitting Diaz with a lot of jabs and leg kicks. A lot of leg kicks. Diaz's biggest strike was a left hook off a clinch he initiated, but past that, Condit landed far more important strikes.
Chris - 10-9 Condit. Not the most exciting round of action we've ever seen but by volume alone I've gotta give it to Carlos. Nick chased him all around the Octagon as he landed leg kick and straight punches repeatedly. Nick saw a couple moments of succes against the cage, but not anything significant enough to take control
BV - 10-10. This first round comes down to one thing. Leg kicks. I, myself, am a leg kick guy. They're extremely underrated, and I've seen the damage they can do in a long fight. From the waist up, I thought the striking was Diaz's, but the way Condit could land not only leg kicks ad nauseum, but push kicks and body kicks was crucial. How do you slow down someone with an endless gas tank? Chop them down. That was easily enough to warrant a draw.
Round 2
TC - 10-9 Diaz. Definitely a Diaz round, he managed to goad Condit into playing his game a little bit, trapping him along the cage at times and hitting him up and down the body and head until he got his back off the cage. Also, I wish I could dock fighters for showboating, Diaz's game is not at all entertaining to me.
Chris - 10-9 Diaz A very very odd round. Condit landed in more volume but seemed largely ineffectual. The most significant exchange of the round was Diaz back Condit into the fence and landing with a barrage of body punches. Other than that the rounds was mostly even.
BV - 10-10. Once again, Diaz landed a couple that made some noise, but Condit chose his shots and delivered. Diaz had a nice exchange against the cage, but Condit keeps landing those kicks to the body. I didn't let Diaz's showboating fool me, Condit was landing.
Round 3
TC - 10-9 Condit. The most clear round of the fight thus far. Condit has clearly begun to frustrate Diaz with his gameplan. He has hit Diaz with everything but the kitchen sink of kicks, both low and body, with the odd front and Brazilian kick thrown in. His jab has also impacted Diaz on occasion. Diaz does nothing but chase.
Chris - 10-9 Condit. The Natural Born Killer took this round to make the most of his counter punching as Diaz moved in. Diaz did see some limited success, but I think Carlos edged him throughout the rounds by forcing him to follow.
BV - 10-9 Diaz. Oh, we throwing spinning shit now Carlos? Pure Diaz boxing prowess here. He finally starts to mix in some kicks along with his strikes. Condit stuck and moved, but Diaz landed religiously.
Round 4
TC - 10-9 Condit. Same as Round 3, only more dominant. Condit began to string together combinations more confidently, landing a jab straight leg kick high kick was a high point. Also hits a nice side kick. Diaz is realizing his opponents gameplan and tries thrice to take the fight down, but to no avail. Needs a finish or a dominant round to come out with a win.
Chris - 10-9 Condit. this Round epitomized Condit's strategy throughout the fight. H e did his best to use a mix of movement and pressure to make Diaz miss as he landed. He clearly outlanded Diaz and made himself look as effective as possible.
BV - 10-9 Condit. Probably the best round I've seen anyone get on Diaz in the past four years or more. Condit absolutely outboxed and outstruck Diaz. For the first time I've seen, Nick's palms-up "C'mon homie" got answered with a nasty 1-2 from Carlos that might have broken his nose, as he shook his nose out and cut that ship abruptly. Condit strung together some gorgeous combos, including a kick-punch-headkick that was beautiful and again had nick blowing out his now-giant nose.
Round 5
TC - 10-10. This round was very even, the striking portion I'd give a slight edge to Condit, but not major at all, as Condit takes advantage of Diaz's showboating to land both to the head and body with straight punches and kicks. At the end of the round, Diaz pulled Condit down into back mount, where he worked for positioning, and then an armbar at the end, but it was too little to give him the entire round.
Chris - 10-9 Diaz. This round really looked to be a replay of the 4th where Condit had a solid fel of Diaz's rhythm and would out point him on the feet. However, Diaz made the most of a back clinch and sat down to establish control. He seriously threatened the submisssion and maintained control throughout the rest of the round.
BV - 10-10. Condit was pouring on the striking early, getting in much better shots, but not overwhelming. However, Diaz decided to go non-Diaz and try to take the fight to the ground. He did, and got back control on Condit, which is no small feat, but he did jack shit with it and Condit negated everything he did at every turn. Still, his surprising action of taking it to the floor and rocking a bodylock on Condit's back was impressive, trying for a sub, and enough to save him from losing the round.
TC - 49-47 Condit. Really a great fight, one of my favorites of the year. Condit fought a brilliant fight, staying on the outside and frustrating Nick into coming into places where he can land at will. Once Condit's confidence was high, it was smooth sailing; he used combination kickboxing to pick Nick apart at will.
Chris - 48-47 Condit. Without a doubt this was one of the hardest fights to judge I can remember. Both rounds 2 and 3 were extremely close and I can understand a range of scores from 10-9 either way to 10-10. I thought Carlos edged it through a more effective gameplan and landing more strikes as he made Diaz miss. After tonight, however, I can't really argue with a dissenting score.
BV - 49-49. Don't gimme that 10-10 BV lulz nonsense. If you can tell me that either fighter had a markedly better round in 1, 2, or 5, then I'm open to hear it. Maybe I'm wrong, but hey, I'm the one with the pencil and paper :) Doesn't the fact that seemingly 50% of the MMA world have it for Condit and 50% have it for Diaz mean that a draw is somewhat reasonable? We've watched four straight hours of MMA (something even legit judges don't do on a card), and I really, really wanted to plant my flag in one camp or another, but as I looked at every single second of the round, I just couldn't. So have a good laugh over it, but I am what I am. Furthermore, this fight, to me, just proves one thing, the power of Michael McDonald's hands.
Decision: 49-47 Condit, 48-47 Condit, and 49-49 to give Carlos Condit a Majority Decision victory. The official judges had it 48-47 Condit, 49-46 Condit, and 49-46 Condit.


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Dan was not on form; Mark homered; no-one on GDT. Pirates 6,D'backs 3.
Oh, you want more? Then I'll unroll my parchment, sharpen my quill and make you feel faintly sick.
In the 2nd, same old, same old, Clement homers, luckily just a solo and it kept going downhill from there.
We get to the third and lose Miggy with a jammed knee, and Snyder comes in but his bat was cold as a judge's heart.
More scoring for the Pirates in the fourth and I tear up the piece of paper with all the witty stuff I'd prepared for the win.
At least in the top of the fifth, there's 3 quick outs; in the bottom, Reynolds singles but no-one can capitalise on this, like me with a shift key on my laptop stuck down with hot cross buns crumbs. I too am hot and cross, why did I get the sucky game to report on?
Dan was toast by now and Norberto replaced him. Haren was not his usual self but got no help from the offense.
At least in the 7th, LaRoche doubled and Reynolds made it 2 with a 476 footer which apparently interfered with local flight paths.
After that ,oh do I have to go on? Bottom of the eighth was a huge come back opportunity, bases loaded, no outs that just was not taken advantage of. Gutierrez had an efficient 9th , enough to keep us hoping; to no avail as it turns out.
So not a great game and the Snakepit was dead, most people preferring to drink rather than join in and I don't blame them. Still, early days, let's get the series win and I can forget I was in anyway connected with this game.
I had thought of doing 9 catmacros and now I'm glad I didn't; it's hard to keep finding pictures of depressed cats to caption.
Badass of the day: Rusty Ryal, +5.8%
Boarding the bus to Reno: Danny Haren, -21.6%
Should have stayed in bed: Justin Upton, -14.9%; Adam LaRoche, -10.3%
[soco edit]: A pitiful GDT to be sure after so many 1000 comment games. We crested out just short of 400, with no one person getting triple digits. A special thanks needs to go to hotclaws, who made her major league debut as a Snakepit recapper, though it's too bad the first one had to be such a stinker to cover. NASCARbernet led the way with 75, and was joined by: txzona, Bear_Down, DbacksSkins, Azreous, Wimb, soco, Clefo, hotclaws, katers, singaporedbacksfan, Turambar, Jim McLennan, pygalgia, Mizzoula Osprey Fan, LoveMyDbacks, Zephon, Muu, Trogluddite.
Tomorrow is the rubber game against the Pirates, so hopefully the D'backs will take a page from the season's opening series, where the team followed a less than desirable performance with a series winner.
['Skins edit]: Jeez.... I leave you all alone ONE night and THIS happens? FanGraph now up.