Well, looks like I was pretty close in my predictions in terms of the winners, aside from the Gamburyan fight where he got TKO'd in 12 seconds- unlucky for him.

Without further ado- GSP- UFC 87 George St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the Welterweight Title!
If the video doesn't work, drop me a message and I'll try to find another one as soon as possible.


http://video.rutube.ru/de12617befc91e9bfef39c9ee153ff1f

Round 1

-GSP opens with a nicely timed double leg takedown, and Fitch tries to get the butterflies in, but ends up going with closed guard

-Fitch stays active in guard, with multiple failed attempts at setting up armbars and triangles, and fends off most of GSP's attempts at Ground and Pound

-In an attempt to pass the guard, GSP opens up and allows Fitch to push him away to try and stand up, but GSP immediately sprawls out on Fitch and unsuccessfully goes for a choke, but transitions smoothly into a single leg- St. Pierre's wrestling just seems to get better and better

-Another sprawled turtle positions gets to standing- Fitch throws a kick, but GSP lands a HUGE shot, which almost puts Fitch down for the count, and continues to tee off on Fitch while he's dazed and on his back. If Fitch's leg work off his back was any less impressive, he would have been finished on the spot, but he survives

-Every attempt that Fitch tries to get back on his feet, Pierre just stuffs and punches until he makes a mistake and gives Fitch space to get back up... But Fitch almost gets dropped again with a series of punches, but somehow manages to get full guard again after eating a lot of fists to the head, but just ends up eating a lot of Canadian elbows

-GSP passes Fitch's guard to side mount (a first in MMA history), then gets full mount- Fitch actually manages to bump GSP up with a very sweet hip switch- look closely- to regain half guard to ends the first round

Round 2

-Opening trading shots, with a failed takedown attempt by GSP, and a series of good body shots by Fitch, but GSP returns fire with a stiff jab/kick combination, and proceeds to put Fitch on the defensive on the stand-up

-Fitch makes a small comeback in striking, with lots of body shots and a couple of wild punches, but GSP holds him off, and tries a spinning back kick, which I lol'd to

-Fitch continues to swing wildly while GSP lands precision shots to the head and legs. Fitch ends up landing a nice left hook followed by a quick spurt combination, but isn't enough to faze Pierre. We see a series of aggressive, sweet trading to end the round (and GSP almost lands a solid back spinning kick)

Round 3

-HOLY !@#$! shot by GSP to drop Fitch on his back, but Fitch survives the oncoming onslaught by Pierre. Is Fitch Wolverine or something? The guy has the most ridiculous recovery times I've ever seen

-Fitch gives up his back while trying not to get TKO'd, and GSP takes it- Fitch escapes almost immediately after GSP attempts a RNC, and forces GSP to pull guard

-Fitch manages to land a lot of good shots, but Pierre does well in avoiding serious damage

-In an attempt to pass straight through the guard of Pierre, Fitch allows him to grab a hold of his leg and reverse him, another excellent showing of wrestling

-Fitch manages to get back on his feet, and gets a little trading going, ending in Fitch bloodied and eating a series of knees and kicks, almost dropping Fitch AGAIN. Fitch spends the rest of the round surviving, and getting taken down again to end the round- that was EXCITING

Round 4

-Good show of stamina by Fitch to start the round strong after that beating, landing a few good punches and a solid kick, even trying for a takedown. Near nutshot, but the round continues. More spurts of stand up leads to a serious takedown attempt by Fitch, but GSP actually manages to remain standing against the cage, and St. Pierre transitions again to take Fitch down instead

-Fitch actually manages to sweep GSP when he stood up, with a possible but failed transition to a leglock (Not sure if he was trying for one) but the round ends there

Round 5

-A good series of trading to open up the round, (check out the Superman punch straight into a leg kick, and the spinning backfist by GSp) Fitch gets taken down easily. What is it about GSP that allows him to surprise good wrestlers time and time again?

-Good control by Fitch using the half butterfly, and good use of the cage to get Pierre back into guard. GSP is dominant, but doesn't land too many hard shots until the stacking to bomb dropping straight into Fitch's face

-Fitch once again somehow manages to get back up on his feet, but Pierre just takes him down again, and this repeats one more time to end the round


GEORGE ST. PIERRE REMAINS THE CHAMP.

Extremely good showing of heart by Fitch, but superior tactics and atleticism gave GSP the edge. Great fight.

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Pada tahun 1994, Pertubuhan Silat Seni Gayong Malaysia berpecah menjadi dua, maka lahirlah Silat Seni Gayong Warisan Serantau yang dipimpin oleh Encik Badekrulzaman.

Pada 31 Disember 1994, Pertubuhan Gayong Malaysia telah mengadakan Perdana Gayong kali ke2 dan dirasmikan oleh DYMM Sultan Kedah.

Cawangan-cawangan yang didaftarkan 6 cawangan di Kedah, 1 di Perlis, 7 di Pulau Pinang, 1 di Selangor, 1 di Johor, 1 di Melaka, 2 di Trengganu, 5 di Pahang, dan 10 di Kelantan. Ahli-ahlinya lebih kurang 10, 000 orang.

Perrtubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong masih berjalan dengan baik dan dapat mengadakan kursus-kursus pelajaran, persembahan silat serta menyertai pertandingan-pertandingan silat seni dan menjuarainya setiap tahun.

Walaupun Dato' Meor Abd Rahman dan Pak Lang Yusuff telah meninggal dunia, usaha untuk menyatukan gayong masih tidak berjaya. Oleh itu marilah kita bersama-sama berusaha dan mengembelingkan usaha memajukan pertubuhan ini. Walaupun apa terjadi kita akan terus berusaha menyatukan kembali gayong kita melaui Adat Istiadat Gayong agar tercapai perpaduan bangsa Melayu. Insyaallah kita akan berjaya dengan berkat kesabaran dan keimanan, Allah akan memberi pertolongan akan niat baik kita ini.

A Note to the Readers:
I did not say anything about Fedor being on Steroids for this particular fight. However, I do feel that it's not unlikely that he was when he was fighting in Japan.
I did not say anything about Fedor missing his training in exchange for heavy partying. Also, if he does drugs and abuses alcohol heavily, I honestly don't give a crap. I was just comparing him to athletes that do, and fall from the public's eye.
Please actually read my posts before attempting to build strawmen. ;)

...And yes, I thoroughly enjoyed watching Sylvia getting his ass handed to him on a silver platter.

EDIT - By the way, I reedited yesterday's post to include the Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin fight. http://punchkickchoke.blogspot.com/20 ... is-anderson-silva-vs.html

I was trying to decide which major fight from yesterday I wanted to cover today, but since I gave Fedor a slight bashing yesterday, I figured it was only fair to cover his fight...

Something to read while I'm away-

The first No-Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Book I've ever owned, Royler Gracie, the grappling legend, shows us some of his favorite submission wrestling moves that he has collected and perfected over the years. Rapidshare Download Link Below:

http://rapidshare.com/files/46881128/ ... er_Gracie__Tech_Only_.rar

I wouldn't say this book is a progression book like BJJ: Theory and Technique that Royler and Renzo put out, but more of a collection of moves to aid your base game in every position. Definitely not a beginner-friendly book, but worth reading.

The book is divided up into 4 main parts-

Grips
Drills
Standing Techniques
Ground Techniques

I will say this right now- the Standing Techniques section in this book is a collection of some of the most Jits-friendly Greco-Roman wrestling I've seen published, with the possible exception of Randy Couture's. I know some guys who have trained in greco will read this and scoff, but if a jiu jitsu practitioner learns even just those moves, it will take their game to a whole new level.

After all, BJJ is not about guard pulling, it's about positional dominance. For that to work properly, you want to master the top game, and to master the top game, you have to master takedowns. One of the reasons you see former wrestlers do so well in jiu jitsu after only a little bit of training is that their top game is extraordinary.

Now, for the meat of the book- the Ground Techniques section is also nothing short of excellent: everything from escapes, transitions, guard passes, and submissions. The only thing I would have liked to see more of was combinations and triangle variations.

The ground techniques I learned and use most from this book: (It's a long list from the 103 techniques shown in the book)

Upa Escape (+Variants)
Butterfly Guard Pass
Open Guard Heel Hook
Back Escapes
Across-side Arm lock
Armbar Counter Triangle Recounter
Mount to RNC Transition
Armdrag Side Armbar
Closed Guard Inverted Armbar

A lot of good stuff in there.

So download it and read it!