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segunda-feira, 31 de dezembro de 2012
Feliz Ano Novo!!!
The ABC’s of Genuine Happiness
Posted: December 20th, 2012
Here’s the ABC’s of Genuine Happiness:
Accept your reality.
Be present. Be bold.
Create something exciting.
Drink plenty of water. Dance.
Exercise daily. Eat fresh foods.
Feel your emotions. Face fear.
Go outside and observe nature. Give.
Hug often. Help others.
Ignite your passions.
Jump through your comfort zone.
Kiss passionately. Keep looking forward.
Laugh. Love. Learn to let go.
Meditate daily. Make goals.
Never give up on what you want.
Own a pet. Observe beauty.
Pray. Paint. Play an instrument.
Quit a bad habit. Quiet your mind.
Read. Relax. Reinvent yourself.
Smile. Sleep. Simplify.
Take power naps. Talk wisely.
Unleash your strengths.
Vent. Visualize your dreams.
Walk. Write. Watch the sun set.
Xerox your smiling face.
Yell less. Yield to your thoughts.
Zap negativity.
By unknown author
domingo, 30 de dezembro de 2012
Cain Velásquez retoma título dos pesados do UFC / Sport Illustrated.cnn
Posted: Sun December 30, 2012 1:09AM; Updated: Sun December 30, 2012 3:19AM
Cain Velasquez reclaims UFC heavyweight title |
Cain Velasquez was able to dominate the fight by forcing the boxing-oriented Junior Dos Santos to the ground.
Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY SPORTS
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Cain Velasquez waited 13 miserable months for the chance to put the UFC heavyweight belt back around his waist.
When he finally got Junior Dos Santos back in the cage, Cain didn't waste another minute.
Velasquez reclaimed the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night, thoroughly battering Dos Santos on the way to a lopsided unanimous decision in UFC 155.
Velasquez (11-1) took early control of the rematch of his only career loss, flooring the Brazilian champion with a big right hand midway through the first round. Velasquez spent most of the match stalking and pounding on Dos Santos (15-2), who never fully recovered from the first-round shot that left him swollen and woozy.
"I was so tired, but I had to endure," Velasquez said. "My coaches and everybody helped me so much. He's tough, too. ... It feels so good to get this. This is my wife's Christmas present. I promised her I would do this."
Velasquez won every round on every judge's scorecard in the UFC's traditional year-end event in its hometown. The three judges scored the bout for Velasquez 50-45, 50-44 and 50-43. The Associated Press also favored Velasquez 50-44, giving a 10-8 advantage to Velasquez in the first round.
Dos Santos took the UFC belt away from Velasquez in November 2011 in just 64 seconds, earning a first-round stoppage victory with one vicious overhand right in Anaheim, Calif. Velasquez refused to blame a knee injury for his only defeat - but in the rematch, he demonstrated exactly what he can do at full strength.
"I knew that Junior was a tough striker and he was able to end our last fight that way, so I was prepared for him this time," Velasquez said. "I was able to effectively use my striking and my grappling to control him throughout the fight and get the title back."
Jim Miller won a narrow unanimous decision over Joe Lauzon in a sensationally bloody fight on the undercard, and rising middleweight Costa Philippou stopped Tim Boetsch in the third rounds. Yushin Okami grappled his way past Alan Belcher and Derek Brunson easily beat veteran Chris Leben.
But 12,423 fans bought a record $3.2 million in tickets at the MGM Grand Garden to see the second meeting in what seems certain to be a memorable heavyweight trilogy -- although UFC President Dana White said Velasquez is likely to fight again, probably against Alistair Overeem, while Dos Santos heals.
"I don't know if you saw (Dos Santos) after the fight, but he looked terrible," White said. "It's going to be a while until he starts training again."
Dos Santos' loss was his first in the UFC in 10 fights with mixed martial arts' dominant promotion, and his first defeat anywhere since November 2007. Dos Santos expected the rematch to last longer, but also predicted a second knockout.
Instead, Dos Santos barely avoided getting stopped in the first round, and he headed straight to a hospital after the bout with what White thought was a broken jaw.
"His game was very effective, and tonight he was better than me," Dos Santos said. "It's not usual for me to take a punch, but he walks forward all the time. His takedowns, his grappler game is very effective, so congratulations for him."
Velasquez immediately showed the rematch would bear little resemblance to the first fight, pursuing Dos Santos from the opening bell and quickly backing up the champion. Velasquez then floored Dos Santos with that huge right to the head midway through the round, and Dos Santos had to cover up in the corner while barely surviving an onslaught of strikes and ground-and-pound.
After brusquely swatting aside his stool and choosing to stand in his corner between rounds, Velasquez went to work on the ground in the second, and the former Arizona State wrestler repeatedly got the boxing specialist into bad positions.
Dos Santos struggled to regain his rhythm, and Velasquez managed another takedown early in the third round before repeatedly tagging the champion with shots that left his face discolored and puffy.
At the final bell, Velasquez collapsed on his back at the center of the cage, pointing skyward with both hands. Although Overeem is tops among several heavyweights who would like a title shot, a third bout between Velasquez and Dos Santos can't be too far away.
"Cain Velasquez, like you said (last year), I'm going to come back and I'm going to take my belt again," Dos Santos said.
Dos Santos' win over Velasquez last year in the UFC's first fight on American network television catapulted the hard-punching Brazilian heavyweight into an international spotlight. Both fighters injured their knees in the month leading up to their first fight, but stayed in the bout because of its importance.
Dos Santos defended his title against Frank Mir earlier this year and got a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike while emerging as one of the promotion's most likable stars.
Miller and Lauzon also turned in one of the UFC's best fights of 2012 in its final show, starting when Miller opened a gaping gash over Lauzon's right eye early in the first round. Blood gushed out of Lauzon's face and onto the canvas, yet he blinked it away and survived the round to a standing ovation.
Lauzon bled substantially for the final two rounds, yet traded big shots with Miller and even took down his fellow veteran, although submission holds were nearly impossible due to the blood slickening both fighters' bodies. Miller narrowly avoided two submission attempts by Lauzon in the final seconds before celebrating his second win in four fights.
"Joe Lauzon is a tough kid," Miller said. "I knew I was going to have to bring my best effort to put him away and I was never able to. That's how good he is on the ground. And even in the last minute, look what he was trying to do to win the fight."
After two dull main-card bouts resulted in wins for Okami and Brunson, Philippou (12-2) and Boetsch entertained the crowd -- but Boetsch (16-5) left his first loss in two years with big cuts on his forehead and nose along with an apparently injured hand. Philippou was impressive in his fifth straight victory, winning as a fairly late replacement for Chris Weidman, his training partner.
In the early fights, veteran Jamie Varner (21-7-1) continued his comeback with a split-decision victory over Melvin Guillard (47-13-3), and heavyweight Todd Duffee (9-2) returned to the UFC after an acrimonious 2½ -year absence with a nasty first-round knockout victory over Phil De Fries.
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mma/news/20121230/cain-velasquez/#ixzz2GXNxx4JJ
Vitória de Cain Velásquez sobre Júnior Cigano
Cain Velásquez domina Junior Cigano e
recupera cinturão dos pesados
Americano surpreende brasileiro no primeiro round, consegue knockdown no boxe e impõe seu wrestling para vencer por pontos no UFC 155
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O americano Cain Velásquez deu o troco no brasileiro Junior Cigano e recuperou o cinturão dos pesos-pesados do Ultimate ao vencer a revanche entre os dois, neste sábado, no UFC 155, em Las Vegas, EUA. Velásquez, que estava lesionado na primeira luta entre os dois, em novembro de 2011, desta vez entrou 100% e dominou o atleta do Corinthians com seu wrestling e sua pressão incessante dentro do octógono. O americano ainda surpreendeu ao ser superior inclusive no boxe, tendo derrubado o brasileiro com um direto de direita no primeiro round, e venceu por decisão unânime (50-45, 50-44 e 50-43).
Com a vitória, os EUA encerram 2012 com domínio absoluto dos cinturões do UFC: os americanos têm seis, no peso-pesado (Velásquez), peso-meio-pesado (Jon Jones), peso-leve (Benson Henderson), peso-galo (Dominick Cruz), peso-mosca (Demetrious Johnson) e na recém-criada divisão peso-galo feminino (Ronda Rousey). O Brasil volta a ter três títulos, sendo um deles interino (Renan Barão, no peso-galo) e dois lineares (Anderson Silva no peso-médio e José Aldo no peso-pena).
- O ano inteiro, eu me preparei, e essa luta foi a mais difícil. Eu estava muito cansado e eu fui em frente, graças ao meu preparador e à minha equipe. Me sinto muito bem. Voltei mais forte. Este é o meu presente de Natal para minha esposa, eu havia prometido a ela - disse Velásquez após receber o cinturão de volta.
Cain Velásquez entrou ao som dos mariachis mexicanos e foi saudado por uma grande torcida latina. Ele aparentou confiança e determinação ao pisar no octógono. Já Cigano surgiu sob um misto de gritos de incentivo e vaias, com a camisa com seu sobrenome, Dos Santos, escrito no peito e o escudo do Corinthians na manga. Com o tema do filme "Rocky, o Lutador" tocando no ginásio, Cigano entrou fitando Velásquez fixamente, com uma expressão de raiva. Os dois tocaram as luvas antes do início do combate.
Velásquez começou pressionando e logo conseguiu uma queda, mas Cigano surpreendeu e raspou, se levantando em seguida. A tentativa de queda seguinte do americano foi no vazio, e ele seguiu insistindo nos jabs e nos mergulhos na perna para tentar derrubar o campeão. O brasileiro tinha pouca oportunidade de ajeitar os pés e acertar seu boxe, mas se esquivava bem e frustrava o rival repetidamente nas defesas de takedown. Cigano acertou um bom overhand de direita que abriu um corte na cabeça de Velásquez, mas começou a apresentar o rosto magoado pelos jabs e diretos do rival.
Com cerca de 1m30s restando no primeiro round, Velásquez conseguiu um knockdown com um direto de direita e passou a dominar o brasileiro no chão. O atleta do Corinthians fez o que pôde para se defender nos segundos finais e evitar o nocaute, mas saiu em desvantagem clara no primeiro round.
Com um olhar assustado, Cigano tratou de tentar um upper de direita para acabar logo com a luta, mas acabou derrubado por Velásquez. No chão, o brasileiro se mostrou ativo e conseguiu impedir que o americano atacasse no ground and pound. Ele se levantou algumas vezes, mas era logo recolocado no chão. Cigano ainda quase foi pego numa chave de braço, mas conseguiu escapar e se recolocar de pé, onde segurou Velásquez no clinche e trocou alguns golpes curtos antes do fim do round.
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