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VCU Fight Club

tornadoflame — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:32:56 +0000

The VCU Fight Club section has been updated with all the information you need to join in on the fun every Wednesday and. Friday at the VCU Commons.

Fight for the “Pound 4 Pound King”

tornadoflame — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:28:04 +0000

This is the fight that boxing needs to happen if it has any shot of taking it’s own “Pound 4 Pound” title from MMA. The only thing that stands in the way of Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is money split. Hopefully, this gets taken care of soon so I can purchase my plane ticket to watch what may be the greatest fight in the past 10 years.

Fall Is Almost Gone

tornadoflame — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:17:19 +0000

Fall is almost over. And that means, so are the Carnivals and State Fairs…………………….

And the Pig Races…………….

MMA Legend calls it quits

jcpayne — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:42:36 +0000

A recent blog from Quinton “Rampage” Jackson states that the he has quit the fight game to pursue an acting career. http://www.rampage-jackson.com/profiles/blogs/im-done-fighting

“The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn’t ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn’t know me but I took the fight and didn’t complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.

Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.

Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn’t want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn’t have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn’t even worth it to me financially).

Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn’t make it to but I couldn’t fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That’s why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.

Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bullshit & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I’m not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I’m done fighting. I’ve been getting negative reviews from the dumb ass fans that don’t pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I’m hanging it up. I’m gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they’ll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my ass!

I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn’t respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!”

He will be missed.

Escapes from the half guard.

jcpayne — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:43:19 +0000

Technique of the week

jcpayne — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:40:55 +0000

I have decided a to post a new technique once week for those people who are currently training, want to train, or just enjoy watching martial arts. This week’s technique is kick often used in muay thai. It is called the Micheal Jackson kick.

AutoMattock Interviews… Cajunstrike!

AutoMattock — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:56:54 +0000

My guest this episode is none other than NC top player, Alex “Cajunstrike” Roski. A good friend of mine, Roski has made a name for himself through various fighting games including Street Fighter III: 3rd strike, King Of Fighters 11, NeoGeo Battle Colliseum and now Street Fighter 4. On top of this, he runs local tournaments in Greensboro, North Carolina at the ever so growing east coast venue, Lucky’s Card shop. Last weekend I took a bunch of NC heads to Georgia for South East Battles, hosted by ShinBlanka. On our trip back from SEB Alex and I discuss:

- our Evo experience
- South East Battle tournament in GA and the GA scene
- KOF12, the gameplay mechanics, and some words on Dark Geese.
- Dual Console Tournaments
- Stone Wall vs Stone Wall SF4 grand finals
- Roski’s readability skills.

**** Cajunstrike Interview, August 1, 2009 ****

Session in Fayetteville

Negro Install By Shatterstar

tornadoflame — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:17:44 +0000

The Negro Install shirt by Shatterstar is too dope. Don’t forget to order your shirt while they are available. Check out the meaning of the Negro Install shirt and more at the Negro Install Apparel Blog.

Mago Vs Marn

tornadoflame — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:56:22 +0000

Official MVC2 Release date for XBOX LIVE July 29th

tornadoflame — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:40:37 +0000

Wait no longer. The official date for MVC2 is scheduled for July 29th. It will be part of Microsoft’s “Summer of Arcade” program according to the Capcom Unity Blog. And with this great news I leave you with the most infamous Mahvel video ever. You already know what it is. Enjoy: