There is no safety in denial.
September 2010
39 posts
So who did you have winning the fight: Dunham or Sherk? Also on a sidenote, I definitely agree that it takes two to tango. Cro Cop and Mir didn't bring it, and if you have time to chat during the fight -- you're not fighting hard enough.
Anyways, check out my MMA tumblog when you get the chance http://weheartmma.com. Would love to get your input! Cheers!
I give it to Dunham, but it was a really close fight. The judges saw blood and automatically assumed Sherk had won. They need to completely redo the judging criteria, all they care about is take downs and blood. Near submissions should be counted and striking needs to be worth a lot more (granted I’m biased because I’m trained mostly in Thai boxing)
“We see the things we want to see along with what we want others to see about us. In an age where we curate our lives digitally, choosing the things we present on Facebook, blogs, Twitter, countless other networks, can we ever know the truth about someone? Aren’t we all choosing the most flattering versions of ourselves to represent us? We untag unflattering photos, don’t share the more embarrassing or uglier details of our lives, and pick and choose what we present.”
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Anaïs Escobar:a bright wall in a dark room.: Catfish (2010) (via quotewhore)
I really gotta see this movie
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Dana White needs to chill out, yes we get it Mir had a boring fight but it takes two to tango and Cro cop just stood there the whole fight. At least Mir knocked him out in the end (which btw was the only knockout of the night). Im not really a Mir fan but I respect the guy hes been a top 10 heavyweight for along time.
“Translation: If you want to dress like a fighter and not get punched in the face, get a regular job and wear your TapouT hat and Affliction shirt out to the sports bar on fight night and pretend you’re a fighter like all the other douchebags.”
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-cagepotato
I couldnt have said it better myself
I’m having an insomniatic night so I guess I’ll blog about whats on my mind……
Theres not many people in the this world that can consider themselves “close” to me. In part because I dont allow it but mostly because I’m a very intense individual (thats my way of saying I’m hard to deal with). I posted a quote a few days ago that really made me realize something about myself (the quote came from a cheesy video game fyi).
“He strives for each attack to be the most powerful strike he has ever
made in his life. Some think he’s too self-possessed, which keeps women
from getting close to him.” -DOA ultimate.
Now this quote really speaks to me. I feel like I can really relate. A major reason I dont have alot of close friends is because I’m way too self possesed. By self possesed I dont mean narcisim or bein “in love with myself” (although Pride and arrogance can be problems of mine at times) what I mean is the relentless pursuit of my own goals and perfection. My mind is almost always on how I can improve myself or evolve to better reach my goals. People who know me have called me intense and I can understand why they think this. My friend Salt would know best of all, everytime we have conversations about fighting I almost always bitch about how I feel like im getting too old too fast and I’m losing my chance at fighting. The truth is I have an obsession with time. Every second I’m not doing something to improve strength, speed, or mental quickness feels wasted to me. I have a vast array of goals that I must accomplish and I hate feeling like time is slipping between my fingers like sand. All this energy and time spent on myself makes dealing with other people hard. I’m such a loner by nature because theres so much shit going on inside my own head I need gratuitous amounts of solitary time to deal with myself. I often come off as cold and uncaring and thats a direct reslut of self possesion because to be honest 99% of people are irrelavant to my goals and unless my care for them superscedes these goals they get thrown on the back burner. So for those of you not on the backburner (you know who you are) thanks for dealing with me, I know it aint easy lol
“I know I can have the motivation and determination to stick with anything. It’s trial by fire. And I think it’s helpful for all guys to go through that in the beginning. Makes them enjoy the misery; it makes them part of the club.”
—Testosterone nation
…sooo my roomate is leaving temple cuz he got in a big ol’ fight and his mommy dont want him here anymore. I know I should be concerned or something but….fuck dude im gonna have my own room!!!
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“There in the night that has heard a thousand voices
Whispered a thousand names
Sang out a thousand love songs
He lives his Hollywood nocturne” —hollywood noncturne by the brain setzer orchestra
Whispered a thousand names
Sang out a thousand love songs
He lives his Hollywood nocturne” —hollywood noncturne by the brain setzer orchestra
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“That’s football. You’re told either that you’re hurt or that you’re injured. There is no middle ground. If you are hurt, you can play. If you are injured, you can’t, and the line is whether you can walk and if you can put on a helmet and pads.””
And yet football is much more widely accepted in the mainstream than fighting, even though the brain trama is tenfold…trust me I have lapses in memory that span entire halves and quarters
” —Malcom Gladwell