March 2012
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To Tap or Not to Tap? That is the Question for...
The question of tapping to submissions and maintaining fighters’ safety is an exclusive responsibility of the one stepping into the cage to do battle. Of course the referee is professionally obligated to prevent excessive damage to a fighter’s health, to make sure nobody gets permanently disabled. But, the line needs to be drawn somewhere in the sand to preserve the spirit of...
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UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann Highlights The...
60 plus days into 2012, barely scratching the surface of the new year, and the UFC has two of their stand-up powerhouse welterweights headlining the second FX offering this Friday night. Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves have become household names at 170lbs, having fought an impressive list of peers, in a division where the talent runs extremely deep in the pool.
In fact, aside from the...
February 2012
6 posts
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Letting Go
Let’s leave together! Side by side, we can share the inevitable. My last breathe outlines the silhouette of the world. Thumping blinks of lashes, rotten beds and gashes, I hide behind the curtains, starring in the masquerade.
And now you care for me! Oh, foresight is the righteous sibling of hindsight.
Why is your hand moisturized with regret? Our forgiveness is in the clouds above. So...
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Quotes: OG Tweets Before Tweeting was Cool
“Like with anything worthwhile in life, find something you truly enjoy and kill it with enough practice until you hate it and hate it enough to unconditionally love it. The rest is easy.”
-Me
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If UFC's Nick Diaz Tests Positive for Pot, Who...
After last Saturday night’s UFC 143, Carlos Condit edged out Nick Diaz in a close and controversial decision for the interim welterweight belt. The MMA Twitter-verse imploded with a black hole of opinions from insiders who scored the fight for each guy, writers and bloggers rewarding Condit’s surprisingly elusive—yet counter intuitive to the dogfight he was selling on the...
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Awesome Shit Germans Say
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. -Friedrich Nietzsche
Be somebody’s why…
-Joe Schafer
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Questioning the Answers
What do you want from me? I thought it was clear to see The forest would be nothing without the trees.
Where do we go from here? Keep shaking the hands of fear, Hoping a new day will make the old disappear.
When is enough more than enough? Quit pretending to be tough The shoe doesn’t fit and your skin’s not that rough.
Why do you keep forcing the lies? You and I both know time...
January 2012
13 posts
Awesome Shit Germans Say
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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UFC on FOX 2 in the Windy City Blew
Okay, let me be clear about which part of the night I feel failed to meet expectations. It was the most important segment of the event, the three final fights, which aired on FOX as the “tripleheader”. Fortunately, the seven odd preliminary bouts on Fuel TV delivered for the most part, saving the entire night from mediocrity.
In an effort to put my criticism into perspective, last...
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Slate: How Long Does it Take Mitt Romney to Make...
SLATE
He makes my salary in roughly 12 hours. It would take me 724 YEARS to make what he did in 2010. I’m not saying he doesn’t “deserve” his wealth, but let’s not pretend he has the interest of the 99% within his agenda either. Hypothetically, he would be a President working with a Congress that already gives all their favoritism to the 1%. Say what you will about...
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Quote: The ancient tweet
“There’s plenty of good to be done in politics, just not enough good men to do it.”
-Joe Schafer
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In Flight, Out of Sight
My naive flower, beware of those so willing to feed. Your beauty intrigues and excites The Samaritan and entrepreneur, both willing to lead Unspoiled hearts to artificial lights.
Think of me as one who appreciates and protects Your innocent wool in a pool of shears From gold-toothed priests and social rejects. I’m your sanctuary from outwardly fears.
Follow my footprints to the...
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Quotes: OG Tweets Before Tweeting was Cool
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
-Bob Marley
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My PIPA Letter to My Senator
There is nothing in this letter specific to my Senator and state other than their names. Feel free to use this as a template for a letter to your own representation asking for their reconsideration of their support for PIPA.
Here is a link to a very useful website that will tell you where your Senator stands on this issue and how much contribution dollars he or she has received from the...
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Stop SOPA and PIPA: Time to Save the Internet...
Here we go again. Time to rally up some gusto in order to protect society from those who were elected to work for the general good of the ones living in it.
We the public have been the butt end of too many jokes. Granted, we are our own worst enemy when it comes to voting. It seems the only people who bombard the polling places are the ones who know very little about how the system really...
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Mark Munoz Out: Chael Sonnen's Return to Glory...
News was confirmed by UFC president Dana White today that Mark Munoz is out of his No. 1 middleweight contender bout with Chael Sonnen on January 28th for UFC on FOX 2 in Chicago.
The octagon head honcho also made it clear on his twitter account who was going to try their luck against reigning 185lbs champ Anderson Silva later this year: the winner of Sonnen and his replacement opponent Michael...
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Episode 5: UFC 142 Rio Results
In The Mix with Joe Schafer: Episode 5
Tom Brady made it a personal quest to pull the curtain down on the Teblow Show by throwing 50 TD passes for about 10K yards.
The UFC returned to Rio
Edson Barbosa performs possibly the greatest knockout in UFC history
Leg lock finishes are still hot…at least for one fighter
The fans were going apeshit at 1-3am Brazil time
A ref completely blows a...
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Memory is a Blessing and a Curse
My sweet nurse, my blood explodes like Buckingham fountain.
Allow this moment to stain your clothes and heart
At this interjection, not even death can lead us apart.
Before you knew what you knew as a child, I was there
I was the frightened lover that would brush and pull your hair
How did we miss each other from the beginning?
I returned to you in my mind during the explosions
While Death...
Podcast and Blog: Getting My Shit in Order...Again
Once your life has been shoved head first into the continuous rigors of modern day indentured servitude (slavery if you despise your day job) and responsibility, success or even creative fulfillment on a personal level becomes increasingly difficult to initiate—almost impossible to maintain.
Between sleep and work throughout the week, all that is left to divide between all your ambitions...
tumblrbot asked: WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?
November 2011
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UFC 139: Don't Miss These Three Fights
In what’s becoming increasingly familiar for fight fans on any given weekend, the UFC is right back in our grills with a phenomenal event in San Jose this Saturday night on pay-per-view. In fact, this card is packing solid fights from start to finish, making it a possible top contender for best show of the year. Admittedly, I might be overstretching it a bit, considering that statement is...
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UFC on Fox: Velasquez' Chin vs. Dos Santos'...
***Originally posted on Bleacher Report
This Saturday night marks a pivotal achievement in the UFC’s continued conquest for mainstream acceptance. For the first time in the promotion’s history, the UFC will begin its primetime television deal with Fox by showing a marquee matchup between heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and No. 1 contender Junior Dos Santos for the wonderful price of...
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UFC 138 Post Fight Presser: Dana White Is Better...
“Tonight was the highest grossing event, ever, in LG Arena’s history with a $1.5 million gate and 10,823 in attendance.”
In the last couple of years, these post-fight stats have become commonplace for the UFC as MMA continues its rapid ascent onto the global stage with Zuffa at the reigns.
UFC president Dana White continued his familiar moderator role last night at the UFC 138 post-fight press...
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UFC 138: Have the Brits Been Taking it in the...
***Originally posted on Bleacher Report
***A bit after the fact….sorry blog.
As we approach UFC 138 in Birmingham, England this Saturday, I can’t help but to wonder if the UFC is purposely hosing the UK fans or if it’s a dying market lacking enough marketable names to play host to the UFC’s more important, mainstream cards.
I’m a firm believer in the sentiment that all cards shouldn’t be...
Georges St-Pierre Better Not Get Scared Homie
*Article originally posted on Bleacher Report
Former WEC and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz has a better chance at defeating his division’s infallible, devastating Dalai Lama-esque kingpin, Georges St-Pierre, than what most people are giving him. Come Super Bowl weekend, fans will finally get to St-Pierre fight his toughest match to date.
Wipe that look off your...
September 2011
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UFC 135: Jon Jones' Bambi Legs Will Thump Rampage...
***Originally posted on Bleacher Report
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: “I want my belt back!” And, I want to be able to grow a Don Frye moustache and do more than six pull-ups in the company of a lady friend, but we don’t always get what we want. Despite the fact, our blessed souls will keep swinging for the fences in hopes of achieving the impossible. As a champion or contender, Rampage is...
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Floyd "Dirty Money" Mayweather Cashes in on Ortiz...
**Originally posted on Bleacher Report
All in all, last night’s HBO boxing presentation was filled with enough solid fights from start to finish to deem the night a success for boxing fans. Of course, I’m not including what happened towards the end of the fourth round when former WBC welterweight champ Victor Ortiz deliberately delivered a head butt to pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather...
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Submission By Omission
Did you forget about me? Did you forget to tell me What I stand for? Are you the monster Behind the closet door? Your apology never came. You left me out on the floor Shivering, lost, and aborted. You public serving whore, My trust tangled and contorted My flag is my blood Silence is for ghosts. My flag is my blood Silence is for ghosts. You can’t scare us tonight, King of Capital Hill! We want...
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MMA Film "Warrior" Bucks Trend
Normally I do my best to avoid personal biases when evaluating worth of any kind, weighing out both sides equally while heavily considering the source. But, after catching wind of Warrior’s release and being an avid Tom Hardy fan, I had high hopes the film would not only do the sport justice, but also, not fall into that predictable recipe of most widely released fight movies.
I have to...
August 2011
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You're Done Son!
The show is not over until Toquinho says so! Apparently, during last night’s fight, Palhares decided Dan Miller had had enough without the help of referee Herb Dean. It was by far the weirdest, most hilarious moment of the night.
““Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others...”
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UFC 134 Rio: Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami...
UFC Rio gave us a glimpse into the future of MMA’s potential as an internationally recognizable mainstay sport. Everything from the exciting fights to the unified chanting and noise level of the crowd proved that this sport can inspire a passionate following similar to soccer, the globe’s most popular sport.
The latter statement sent chills up my back just watching and listening to thousands of...
