UFC 106 recap

Amir Sadollah vs Phil Baroni

Sadollah is still to show his potential in the cage. I haven’t seen Baroni for a while he can be explosive. Sadollah with good knees. A great start with Baroni landing punches. A tough fight for both fighters. Who can outlast his opponent. Baroni taking a lot of knees. Sadollah looks less for ware. Second round Baroni looks hurt but is still dangerous. How many knees can Baroni take? Last round Sadollah looks the best. Baroni so tough but taking too many hits. Leg kicks and elbows but Baroni will not go down. Sadollah shows his Muay Thai tonight. Sadollah wins decision

Luiz Cane vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Nogueira fights for the first time in the UFC. He is the twin brother of the well known Nogueira. I can’t tell the difference. Both fighters could be the future of the light heavy weights. Lil Nog showing good boxing skills. Lil Nog hurts Cane and he finished the fight. Big left hook TKO

Ben Saunders vs Marcus Davis

With extra time into the show we watch this earlier fight. Sounders looking good and the stronger fighter. Sounders using good knee kicks. Sounders has a reach advantage with punches and knees. Two hard knees and Davis goes down. Big time Knock Out!

Paulo Thiago vs Jacob Volkmann

Thiago had an unbelievable knock out over Josh Koscheck. Volkmann’s record is 9-0. Thiago takes Volkmann down but he gets back up. Down goes Volkmann again. Both fighters showing good skills. Thiago knocks Volkmann down but the bell saves Volkmann. Second round Volkmann still in the fight takes Thiago down. Its a tough fight for both fighters. Volkmann looks like his getting momentum. Thiago lands a huge punch and gets to side mount. Both fighters looking for more energy. Thiago with some good punches but he can’t finish. Volkmann on top with side mount. Back and forth each fighters having their moments. Fight goes to the judges. Paulo Thiago wins by decision

Kendall Grove vs Jake Rosholt

Another earlier fight tonight. Rosholt taking the fight to the ground. Kendall stands up with a take down of his own. Rosholt lands a nice punch and take Kendall down. Rosholt in full mount putting the pressure. Kendall with the quick submission throws a triangle for a tap out. Kendall Grove wins by submission (very nice spider)

Josh Koscheck vs Anthony Johnson

Two fighters looking for the knock out this could be fight of the night baby! Johnson has some nice knock outs and Koscheck has his own big wins. I can’t stay in my seat and I’m at home watching this fight. Two hot fighters ready to get in on. Johnson takes a punch very well from Koscheck. Johnson lands his punch and rocks Koscheck. Johnson lands a knee while Koscheck was down. Johnson looks stronger he takes punches from Koscheck with ease. Koscheck takes Johnson down they both strugles on the ground. Second round Koscheck lands a quick kick. Johnson takes a poke in the eye. Both fighters land a good punch. Koscheck shoots the take down. Koscheck lands good elbows. Johnson looks confused on his back. Wow! Koscheck sinks a choke Tap Out! Baby! Koscheck wins by submission.

Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin

Is Tito back to his old ways one of the best ground and pound fighters. Griffin needs a win to get back as a top contender. Ortiz takes the fight to the ground. Griffin back on his feet and lands some punches. I don’t see Ortiz as the stronger fighter. To my surprise more even fight so far. Second round Griffin with a leg kick Ortiz with a take down. Griffin back up, Griffin with a straight kick knocks the mouth piece out. Ortiz with another take down. Ortiz with the ground and pound cuts Griffin. Griffin with a reverse and some ground and pound of his own. Last round Griffin with good punches and kicks. Griffin keeps the fight on their feet. Griffin is having his way on the feet. Griffin continues to land punches and kicks. And its all over, fight goes to the judges. Griffin having another tough fight but much better than the first time out. Griffin wins by split decision (nice job Griffin)

Funny People

View the world of the comedians. Maybe like a punch line this movie has a pace where it seems to slow and maybe about to die then suddenly it picks up along. I was thinking of the evolution of Adam Sandler from earlier movies like Airheads and Billy Madison. My favorite was Big Daddy. To me a dark comedy like Punch-Drunk Love was some strange side of Sandler. It rears its ugly head again with Funny People. I occurs to me how comedians take life situations good and bad for their punch line. Similar to writing it takes honesty about yourself and to voice your opinion and that fear how will others take what I say? I have seen other movies about comedians I believe Billy Crystal did one. Similar at least to me it had a dark side. I don’t know if this is bad but like facing the truth about your self to me isn’t the greatest thing, sure after you get to the other side you usually feel great. The stand up from different comedians was good to appreciate their work. I would be terrified a whole crowd and no one laughing. Seth Rogen plays such a wimp its sad but It makes sense for the movie. I know its me I don’t want to be some guy with lots of emotions. Leslie Mann is funny but I think her roles are all too similar. It works she is a sexy mom. Eric Bana was not funny. Maybe I’m stuck with flick like Munich, Black Hawk Down and Star Trek. He plays a bad ass so well. Good movies have great villains as Nero in Star Trek he nailed it. This move definitely had me laughing through out. We could all use more laughs! I did love Aubrey Plaza as Daisy. A peculiar young lady. Her stand up was good. I guess I should say George Simmons (Sandler) gets sick and may die. This leads him into this journey with Ira Wright played by Seth Rogen. Ira is struggling to be a comedian he becomes an assistant to George Simmons which leads to finding himself and Oh! So much more!

Angels & Demons

Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. That’s a pretty good start for any movie. I must admit I really didn’t think I would like this movie. Watching I was trying not to like it strange way to see a movie. After watching the movie I thought take away the religious aspect the movie has the mystery of a cop chasing a serial killer. Can you tell I’m not big on religion. Personally as a foundation its good for people to have direction but people can’t keep their hands off and have to mess it all up. Actually the movie hints to my point. It seem strange to me all the violence and then one gesture and its all better. Is it any different from the people in the Roman coliseums. I mean our society wants more what ever it is, if its good give me seven. I speak from personal experience, grateful to still be alive. Back to the movie huh! For any tech geeks you gotta luv the antimatter into the story. The archive building seem pretty modern for a society that frowns on too much science, that was funny to me. Can science answer all the questions I don’t think so. I like to think we are better as a race as we learn more about our selves and the world around us. I can’t seem to stay on track with this movie. The story builds pretty good it had me fooled. I didn’t expect the ending. Ewan McGregor did a good job selling it I think. Tom Hanks had a partner. A very pretty scientist Vittoria Vetra (cool name) played by Ayelet Surer. While I don’t know a lot about the Vatican the story is not new. In order to keep control (like a corporation) there are secrets and the thing they protect is also their weakness. I can’t believe in the story Robert Langdon doesn’t get killed right off, Anybody making that much trouble. I could have easily seen this same movie with just a few changes. Langdon and sexy scientist with their smarts track a serial killer. I think you have a hit for more people to be entertained. Or is it just me! This is so confusing I was entertained ok!

Fedor I believe

I was excited to see Fedor Emilianko on TV tonight. I have read about him and seen video clips on the Internet. I didn’t know much about the challenger Brett Rogers. Fedor showed again why he is considered the best heavy weight in the world. I now believe in Fedor. His opponent was much larger and a heavy puncher. An early jab busted Fedor’s nose. I think Fedor won the first round over all. The second round starts and right hand down goes Rogers. That was lightning fast. Soon the referee stopped the fight. Fedor seems so quite even a shy man. As soon as the bell rings man look out. It’s hard to imagine a big man that moves so fast and agile. Any chance to see Fedor again I won’t miss. StrikeForce organizations seem cheesy to me but they did have some good MMA fights tonight. Another good fighter very exciting to watch is Gegard Mousasi at 185 lb. He defeats Sokoudjou, before he TKO Renato Sobral. Good night for MMA fans and further proof of the growing sport. I don’t get the fans that boo when they think its a boring fight. Its MMA you have many ways to win. If a wrestler takes control and the fight is on the ground so be it. Its extreme hard what these guys do. Any one ever wrestle in school knows this. Go to a gym and hit a heavy bag for two minute rounds and one minute rest and see a small taste of what its like. Where am I going with this? Anyway I love watching MMA very exciting! I hear Dan Henderson is a free agent and there is a chance he would fight at Strikeforce. He would tear them up! Strikeforce is a new organization and could use such a veteran. I don’t see many fighters beating Dan Henderson. Where ever they fight I hope the fans get to see them. Did I mention this was a free show on CBS. I feel a little competition going on with the UFC. This is good more free fights please!

The Ugly Truth

Yes folks another romantic comedy! Starring Katherine Heigl. I must admit I’m a fan of Heigl. She seems like a little girl and a woman simultaneously. She is serious and funny in a contagious style. I think I’ve made a sufficient point. Gerard Butler has been making some pretty big movies. Last I seen was Gamer. Butler plays Mike Chadway who has a late night talk show about men & woman. The Truth to Chadway is men want sex. Men are simple and don’t try to change it. He goes on to say woman should lose weight and give their men a BJ and they will have a good relationship. If only it was so simple there would be peace on earth. Heigl plays a TV producer who has the dream of a perfect man. Yes handsome doctor type enough said. It was annoying about her list she would check off for every man she met. I know a few woman that have similar list, not funny at all! Focus! What could be funnier than throw these two very different people together? Forever Katherine Heigl has been the girl next door that your mom just loves. It works for her and her partner is this romantic flick a very likable man Gerard Butler. The two mix well both with equally charming smiles. How could you screw this movie up with such star power. Id like to mention Cheryl Hines and John Michael Higgins very funny. How about Bonnie Somerville I see you. Some romantic movies make me want to go on a shooting rampage. This movie is entertaining for men and women. Ha! Ha! I leave the best for last. This movie had some hysterical moments. I learned something new tonight. I must be out of mainstream because I didn’t know this even existed. Katherine Heigl puts on a vibrating panties. It’s every boys dream to have a remote to bad the boy in the movie had no clue, but I was laughing too loud to keep up my cool status. Some times you have to let it go and laugh. Tears are OK! Too!

The Taking of Pelham 123

After the movie I sit and think about the ending. I was expecting some kind of a clever twist but no fancy story here. The movie is a straight forward in your face crime drama. Bad guys get what they deserve and good guys go home to their families. Why are you doing this? For the money of course. It seems too easy how long did this screen play take to write no I kid! John Travolta plays a good ex con up to no good and pissed off about it. There’s a theme through out the movie. People die for senseless reasons and maybe more noble ones but they die. A cold world we can live in. Only twice when Denzel Washington calls his wife telling her not to worry and he’ll see her at home later do you get a sense of hope for human kind. That’s my take on this movie, this is a dark look at our selves. How low we can settle and call home. Like a car accident I have to look on. Not really one movie I love to suggest you must see. There is no comic relieve like some funny guy. Perhaps a look back at some happy time. I’m starting to feel very sad now. I need one of those silly romance comedies to bring me back. There was this ridiculous scenes with the police bringing ten million through the busy streets of New York. Is this a reflection on the police or New York in general. Either way as far as entertainment Monday night football was better time spent. Makes you really appreciate the good movie’s.

Testing Ubuntu Beta 9.10

This is the first time that I’m using an Ubuntu beta version. My laptop is a second computer so I thought I would give it a try. I was curious about using the new file system ext4. I don’t see any changes but I don’t know a lot about under the hood. Previously ext3 has been excellent stability. I first ran the Live-CD I think it helps testing my hardware. It seem good so I started the install. The install once started there were little changes in this version. The Log on screen is new and good looking. One thing I like about my Ubuntu experience since the beginning its usually straight forward documentation. I don’t know how long it took to install but it was pretty fast. I think most Linux distributions are pretty fast to install. I have installed Suse, Fedora, Mint and Mandriva. One thing very different instead of the add/remove software it’s now Ubuntu Software Center. It looks different but I got over it rather quickly. Right off the bat I always install ubuntu-restricted-extras. VLC video player it works great for me. Setup Email with an ical Calendar from Google. Of course I use the restricted video drivers to get 3D effects on the desktop. I think if all beta version of Ubuntu are like this pretty stable we can go all day. But I know the official release is only a couple days so I thought its pretty safe. I use Ubuntu full time at home. I never wish to go back to Windows. Linux and Ubuntu keeps getting better. These are exciting times were living in.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I never played with transformer toys as a kid but who doesn’t love these robots? Shia LaBeouf returns for the sequel. Of course Megan Fox comes back with a little bit of a following from a RC Car. A decepticon as a RC car changes sides to worship Megan Fox by humping her leg and she just stands there. This scene should have been funnier but some how it passes rather anticlimactic. Part of the feel that sometimes fails to deliver. What is entertaining are the Transformers. All those robots kicking each others metal butts. Isabel Lucas plays Alice an organic decepticon trying to, I’m not sure what she was trying to do. She reminded me of the movie Species with Natasha Henstridge. That whole part was rather fast I think. I always like a movie to develop a character. More is not always better just more. The over all story was pretty good. The comic relief to me seem fake. The best is all the different robots. The humans were a second thought. But not all is lost John Turturro is back working in a Deli Store only to help the kid who ruined his career. Turturro is funny and saves the world. Sorry spoiler slipped out. It was a decent movie a good DVD.

La Aurora E. Leon

This cigar came in a 5-Star Sampler. La Aurora has the reputation and price of premium cigars. This is a Robusto 5 x 50 Cameroon Wrapper. The fillers Dominican and Nicaraguan with an Indonesian Binder. The Cameroon Wrapper felt like fine leather very soft. This cigar looks great with a nice pre-light aroma. Once I lit the cigar it seem peppery and maybe a bit strong. It quickly smoothed out with tons of smoke. Very nice ash it kept its form but not very long. Very smooth and slightly earthy. I can’t say enough about letting a cigar mature in a humidor. I got this sampler last Christmas. Since I smoke a lot of CAO cigars I can’t help compare. Both brands do a nice Cameroon cigar. I had to re light the cigar twice but didn’t seem to matter much. Well spent hour and half. Just perfect watching the end of Monday Night Football. If you get a box I’ve seen it for under $4 bucks you can’t go wrong with that. I’m interested to try out the Maduro version. Even a lower price cigar La Aurora puts out a high quality cigar. A good cigar but I think I like a Padron 2002 Maduro a lot better. One of my every day cigars. Which I think this cigar could be. If you love Cameroon Wrapper this might be the ticket. I had a relaxing time smoking this cigar but not enough wow to switch from my favorite. But I feel that the quality and enjoyment can’t be over looked here. By the way nice job Miami Dolphins!

Trick ‘r Treat

Yes its time when all those little darlings come out to play. Halloween my favorite holiday. I like how the movie tells that there are rules to follow or beware. Also that Halloween is a time for the not so normal to walk among us. The story unfolds telling it backwards. At first I roll my eyes but at the end it made sense. Dylan Baker is really scary to me because I could see him as a creepy serial killer. Anna Paquin has a small role. She is full of surprises these days. The movie tells several stories that tie in together, well its in the same town. The real star of the movie is this weird kid or something pumpkin. This kid ties it all together like a host of Halloween. His like the Crypt Keeper on that other movie. It could very well be the Crypt Keepers kid. Something of a justice scary thing lurking in the night. I like the story with the bus driver. Some kids pull a prank on a girl with a tale of kids dying in a bus. The girl has the last laugh. As a Horror flick its pretty tamed but serious enough. Its a movie for most I think. Some good clean fun is good too. The movie moved along very smoothly. Had my attention the whole time. Very good