Archive for July 7th, 2008

Rampage Jackson (Did he really lose?) I mean really :-/

Auto Date Monday, July 7th, 2008

I watched the Forrest vs. Rampage fight this weekend and I must say that it was a good fight, BUT I thought the fight was a draw.

I CLEARLY gave the first round to Rampage, as he had Forrest rocking and reeling and then I gave round two to Forrest with a score of 10-8. Then I gave rounds 3 and 4 to Jackson and round 5 to Forrest.

For a draw of 47-47.

Now, I’m not saying that Rampage got robbed because I think that I can agree with the decision, but what I can’t agree with is a unanimous decision by the judges.
I could not believe how they scored the fight.

Check this out……

MMANews.com reports, “Adalaide Byrd who scored it 48-46, gave 4 and 5 to Jackson and Griffin 1, 2 and 3 with 2 as 10-8

Nelson Hamilton had it 48-46 with 1 and 4 for Jackson, and Griffin getting 2 10-8

Roy Silbert had it 49-46 with only round 4 for Jackson.”

I’m really not sure how anyone with eyeballs that work and function properly could give round one to Forrest?

A round in which he was nearly put to sleep with the ole one-two.
I had the fight like this:
1. Winner of round – Rampage  Score 10-9
2. Winner of round Forrest  Score 10-8
3. Winner of round Rampage Score 10-9
4. Winner of round Rampage Score 10-9
5. Winner of round Forrest Score 10-9

With a Draw at 47-47.

Ladies and Gentlemen, please let me know your thoughts on the fight.
Please!!!
The Judo Crusader is kinda at a loss here.
I’m over here scratching my head.
The fight that Rampage had with Dan Henderson was a lot harder to score than this. This seemed pretty clear to me and that fight seemed a lot harder to judge.
I dunno, but this looked alot like what went on at the last Elite XC event.
Take care,
Rhadi Ferguson (a.k.a. “The Judo Crusader”)

Kimbo Slice Taps Out!!

Auto Date Monday, July 7th, 2008

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Introduction
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Look, in Jiujitsu you tap or you don’t tap.

You don’t tap accidentally.

You don’t almost tap.

You don’t say, I didn’t tap, or I didn’t mean to tap.

Either you tap or you don’t tap.

Now I wear contacts and sometimes glasses, so my vision isn’t perfect.

So I could be wrong, but just in case I’m not seeing things correctly.

Please tell me in the comment section what it is that you see.

Thank you.

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One To Grow On
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The Judo Crusader believes that you must constantly learn.

I ran across a GREAT piece of coaching advice that I believe can definitely be applied to judo.

I think that we have to recognize that improving at judo has to do with more things that technical prowess.

Improving technique is just one way to improve at the sport of judo.

You have to improve a myriad of things.

What I ran across was this Youtube clip and it was an outstanding piece of advice

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Jeff Monson verus
Kimbo Slice?
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My main Jeff Monson challenged Kimbo Slice recently.

I guess this is pretty much what you have to expect when you came up to the big time by using social media sites like Youtube, you have to expect these type of challenges.

Although I don’t think this fight is ever going to happen, it is quite a funny challenge.

[youtube]wLNE3RgSJF4[/youtube]

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Brett Rogers calls out
Kimbo Slice
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I don’t think I really need to add anything here.

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Matt Linland calls Kimbo
Slice a “no talent bum”
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This has to be one of the funniest clips ever.

I’ve never seen Matt this vocal.
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So What Have We
Learned Today?
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Absolutely nothing!

We learned that Kimbo still hasn’t fought anyone of repute and the whole world is waiting (not hating) for that.

Take care,

The Judo Crusader

P.S. Make sure you stop by Beyond The Rings at http://www.BeyondTheRings.com to discover what you REALLY have to do in order to become a champion.