2022
Tag: sports
Jared Gordon talking about his loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282
2022
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Eugene Bareman talking about UFC 281
2022
audio review : I Got Next ( album ) … KRS-One
The title suggests a game of basketball, but it’s the rap game KRS-One plays best. He’s The MC of MCs; a hip-hopper in perhaps its purest form. He’s also The Teacha, so, if we’re using the sport of basketball for comparison’s sake, he’s a former star player turned coach. The big difference is that, while arguably past his prime, he just can’t stay off the court.
There’s even a song entitled Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, but it’s not about his love for rap music. It’s a tale, told from the first-person perspective, about a drug dealer who, in order to avoid going to prison, makes a deal with the police. The story, enhanced with dramatic sound effects where applicable, fits snug into the BDP canon, alongside Love’s Gonna Get You.
It’s the ridiculous abundance of skits and bits, tracked in place of full-length songs, that serves as KRS-One’s foulest offense. There are two back-to-back intros at the start, for example, and three Halftime interludes in a row, which collectively come across as album filler, especially when you find yourself skipping them for the umpteenth time.
Only about half of the tracks are actual songs. Even if you ignore the rest of the album, only about half of those songs are of any notable quality. Step Into A World works in an off-beat kind of way and Real Hip-Hop is just that, but Blowe sounds silly and the Heartbeat beat; the song features Redman and Angie Martinez; is wack. So much for the Playoffs.
my rating : 3 of 5
1997
a promo for KRS-One’s I Got Next album
1997
an MMA Fighting Watch Party : UFC 281
2022
mmafighting.com
Alex Pereira
2022
Sydney Soloski at Pac-12
2019
video review : Marina Rodriguez versus Amanda Ribas at UFC 257
This bout gets rather interesting about two minutes in, at least for us perverts, as Amanda Ribas mounts her opponent in what looks like a creative lesbian sex position and dominates her for the rest of the round. It’s Marina Rodriguez’s turn in Round 2 as she collapses Ribas with a punch to the jaw.
What happens next is quite odd. Herb Dean rushes in while Rodriguez continues to punch Ribas as if he’s about to stop the fight. Rodriguez apparently thinks he does as she starts her victory walk before realizing it’s not over. Cue comical exclamations from the commentators as Ribas gets hit twice more.
my rating : 4 of 5
2021
video review : Polyana Viana versus Jinh Yu Frey at UFC Fight Night
This fight is short and sexy thanks mostly to Polyana Viana; easily one of the prettiest women in the UFC. Jinh Yu Frey isn’t bad herself; her skin tone is perfect; but, despite a clear arm-muscle advantage, she’s outmatched here. A “beautiful” combination of punches less than a minute in is all it takes to put her on her ass. Viana then takes a cue from Yoel Romero and follows it up with a kiss.
my rating : 4 of 5
2022
my Anderson Silva fight reviews
UFC 101 ( versus Forrest Griffin ) :
UFC 112 ( versus Demian Maia ) :
UFC 117 ( versus Chael Sonnen ) :
UFC 126 ( versus Vitor Belfort ) :
UFC 134 ( versus Yushin Okami ) :
UFC 148 ( versus Chael Sonnen ) :
UFC 153 ( versus Stephan Bonnar ) :
UFC 162 ( versus Chris Weidman ) :
UFC 168 ( versus Chris Weidman ) :
UFC 183 ( versus Nick Diaz ) :
UFC Fight Night ( versus Michael Bisping ) :
UFC 200 ( versus Daniel Cormier ) :
UFC 208 ( versus Derek Brunson ) :
UFC 234 ( versus Israel Adesanya ) :
UFC 237 ( versus Jared Cannonier ) :
UFC Fight Night ( versus Uriah Hall ) :
Tribute To The Kings ( versus Julio César Chávez Junior ) :
Triller Fight Club ( versus Tito Ortiz ) :
The Showcase In The Skies Of Dubai ( versus Bruno Machado ) :
Paul Versus Silva ( versus Jake Paul ) :
video review : Jake Paul versus Anderson Silva at Paul Versus Silva
This fight is closer than I thought it would be. I was concerned, as an Anderson Silva fan, that Jake Paul would knock him out à la the Tyron Woodley rematch, so a decision loss in a competitive bout is somewhat of a moral victory.
Silva has his moments, but it’s his lack of activity (offense) overall; he doesn’t really start fighting until the second round; that costs him the bout. Paul is busier and lands more punches, including a big knockdown near the end.
my rating : 3 of 5
2022