UFC 127 Post-Fight Press Conference Video

• Michael David Smith
• Lead Blogger

After the action in the Octagon is over, the UFC 127 fighters have one more obligation: the UFC 127 post-fight press conference. We'll carry the video live right here at MMAFighting.com.

At the post-fight press conference, the UFC reveals the winners of the Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night, and winning fighters talk about what happened inside the cage.

The post-fight press conference will start shortly after the main event ends (around 1 AM ET) and the video is below.

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UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Jon Fitch strikes BJ Penn at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Tiequan Zhang submits Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt punches Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Chris Tuchscherer leaves the Octagon bloody at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/27/ufc-127-post-fight-press-conference-video/

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UFC 127: Dennis Siver Beats George Sotiropoulos

In a surprising lightweight result in Sydney, Dennis Siver won a unanimous decision over Australia's own George Sotiropoulos at UFC 127.

It was a very good fight that Siver won on the judges' scorcards by scores of 29-28, 30-28 and 30-27, improving his professional record to 18-7. Sotiropoulos falls to 14-3, and snaps an eight-fight winning streak.

"It was a hard, hard fight, but I could (follow) my game plan, and that's why I won," the German Siver said afterward, through his translator. "We trained so much every day."

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After an exchange of strikes for a couple minutes, Sotiropoulos caught a Siver kick and tried to take Siver to the ground. Bus Siver did a great job of hopping around on one foot while Sotiropoulos held his other foot, and eventually Sotiropoulos let go without Siver ever hitting the floor. It was a great display of takdeown defense and balance by Siver.

When Siver wouldn't go down, it seemed to frustrate Sotiropoulos, and then Siver came through with some powerful punches, knocking Sotiropoulos down twice. Sotiropoulos was dazed and wobbly, and it looked like Siver was going to put him away, but Sotiropoulos managed to survive the round.

In the second round Siver did a great job of using his striking to create separation between the two of them, and Sotiropoulos had trouble getting close enough to go for a takedown. And when Sotiropoulos did go for a takedown, Siver just shrugged him off. In the final minute Sotiropoulos finally started to take control as Siver looked like he was fading, but I gave the second round to Siver.

The third round was a back-and-forth battle in which both men landed plenty of shots, although Siver's seemed more powerful. Sotiropoulos attempted several takedowns but never got the fight to the ground. When the third round ended neither fighter seemed to have a feeling for whether he had won. But all three judges agreed it was Siver's fight. I thought so, too. It was a great showing for Siver, who followed the perfect game plan.

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UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Jon Fitch strikes BJ Penn at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Tiequan Zhang submits Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt punches Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Chris Tuchscherer leaves the Octagon bloody at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/26/ufc-127-dennis-siver-beats-george-sotiropoulos/

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UFC 127: Ross Pearson Beats Spencer Fisher

• Michael David Smith
• Lead Blogger

Ross Pearson earned a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Spencer Fisher at UFC 127.

The fight featured 15 minutes of back-and-forth action, and it was close enough (especially in the first two rounds) that the fight was in doubt until the judges' scorecards were announced. But Pearson deserved the decision he got, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.

Pearson, the former Ultimate Fighter winner, fought evenly with Fisher in the stand-up in the first couple of rounds. But in the third Pearson really started to take control, finding his range in the striking and ending the fight on the ground on top of Fisher.

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The victory improves Pearson's career record to 12-4, and serves as a bounce back for him after a disappointing loss to Cole Miller his last time in the Octagon. At age 26, Pearson looks like he's continuing to get better.

But the same can't be said for the 34-year-old Fisher, who falls to 24-7. Fisher has now lost three of his last four, and it looks like his best days are behind him.

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UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Jon Fitch strikes BJ Penn at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Tiequan Zhang submits Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt punches Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Chris Tuchscherer leaves the Octagon bloody at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/26/ufc-127-ross-pearson-beats-spencer-fisher/

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MLS reveals expanded playoffs structure for 2011

NEW YORK ? Major League Soccer unveiled its long-awaited revamped postseason structure for the 2011 season on Wednesday, giving 10 teams the chance to vie for MLS Cup in a unique twist on the league?s format from the last two seasons.

The league?s new structure will include the top three seeds from each conference and four wild card berths ? regardless of conference affiliation ? but the postseason will now include two play-in games for those wild card teams.

The expanded system now allows for more teams to be included in the postseason chase, driving more interest throughout the league as two additional teams vie for a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

?While there will be some who say that expanding the playoff field dilutes the regular season, we believe that in a certain way, it actually enhances it,? said Nelson Rodriguez, MLS executive vice president of competition and game operations.

?It will mean that the battle and the race for the playoffs will have added intensity and last longer through the regular season. And that, on balance, should be a good thing for the play on the field, and for the fans in the stands and at home.?

The seventh seed will host the 10th seed while the eighth seed hosts the ninth seed in a one-off playoff game to reach the final eight. The lowest remaining team will then meet the regular-season Supporters? Shield winner and the second-lowest remaining seed will meet the other conference champion in the Conference Semifinals.

This system ensures that the Supporters? Shield winner will play the lowest-seeded team available in the Conference Semifinals, a luxury not necessarily awarded to the regular season?s top team in the past.

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?It?s the essence of rewarding regular-season performance,? Rodriguez said. ?And as we look to the future, we need to continue to construct a playoff format that confers benefit to those teams that do well over a long season."

The Conference Semifinals will consist of a two-game, aggregate-goal series, a structure unchanged from previous postseasons.

The second and third seeds from each conference will play each other in the two-game, aggregate-goal series, with the winners advancing to the one-game conference final at the host site of the higher-seeded team.

The location of the MLS Cup will be determined at a later date.

Conference Championships will still be awarded in 2011, and the new system allows for less conference crossover in the postseason. In fact, the new system will not allow for a situation where two teams from the Western Conference to play in the Eastern Conference championship, as the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids did in 2010.

Rodriguez said keeping conference consistency was crucial for the league in the new postseason format.

?We?ve eliminated the possibility of having two out-of-conference teams competing for a conference championship,? Rodriguez said. ?And we?ve decreased the likelihood of an out-of-conference team winning an out-of-conference championship.

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?In the end, we took the course that rewarding regular-season performance and pitting the No. 1 seed against the worst advancing wild card was more important.?

Rodriguez admitted that there are factors beyond the league?s control that could create criticism with the new structure, including the Supporters? Shield winner facing a long travel haul while playing a cross-conference game in the opening leg of the conference semifinals .

?There are so many variables that any system is imperfect in that regard,? Rodriguez said. ?You could be facing the lowest-remaining seed who?s on a 10-game winning streak to close the season and they?re the hottest team in the league. ? Any playoff system has within it, some fault or a flaw that could easily be pointed to.?

He also stated that as the league expands to 19 teams in 2012 and eventually to 20 in the near future, both the balanced schedule and the current playoff structure could be altered in the future to accommodate a more conference-specific playoff qualification.

?At the end of the day, you try to create a playoff system that is fair and relatable to the regular season,? Rodriguez said. ?And also one that is a compelling format in and of itself. We think this iteration is an improvement over the last and we will spend the next bit of time trying to finalize a long-term playoff situation that can take us into the future.?

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Source: http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/mls-reveals-expanded-playoffs-structure-for-2011

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Thrasher Magazine @ FDR Skatepark DVD Premier Party

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GrindTV NEWSWIRE via Maloof Money Cup- Today, a new world record was set. Aldrin Garcia landed a 45" high ollie in the finals of the Maloof High Ollie Challenge claiming the $10,000 cash prize and unseating Danny Wainwright who has held the world record of 44.5 inches since 2000. Garcia also beat out pros including Torey Pudwill, Levi Brown, Luis Tolentino, Steve Nesser, Austyn Gillette and Anthony Schultz.

Held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center as part of the new Ride Unltd...

Source: http://www.grindtv.com/skate/video/thrasher_magazine_fdr_skatepark_dvd_premier_party/

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Ex-skateboard star denied parole rehashes painful memories

News from the San Diego District Attorneys office a couple weeks back is an unwanted reminder of the tragic tale of former professional skateboarder Mark "Gator" Rogowski. He was recently denied parole while serving his 31 years to life sentence after being convicted of the rape and murder of 22 year-old Jessica Bergsten.

Convicted in 1992 after pleading guilty, Rogowski was eligible for his first parole hearing which was denied, he will be eligible for another hearing in 7 years.

The details of the murder of his ex girlfriends best friend are horrific and well documented in a very public case of a well known popular skater of the 80's. Gator was as popular as any skater during that era, including Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, and Steve Caballero. In 2003 the critically acclaimed documentary Stoked:The Rise and Fall of Gator chronicled the whole story behind his life.

He had it all in the way of lucrative endorsement deals, extreme popularity, and even rock star status as Skateboarding was becoming as popular than ever.

He was a major contributor to the movement that we all know and love today, it's hard not to think he could have been seen in the same light we see several Skateboarding legends from the 80's. We might have even seen him competing in the recent Quiksilver throw back to the 80's contests.

Most of the new skate generation has not heard this story before but for those who lived the movement the recent news of his denied parole sparks up the memories of a horrible story of a life of a young girl tragically cut short and the frustrating waste of a promising skateboarder.

If you get the opportunity, check out the 9 part series of Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator from youtube.

Source: http://www.grindtv.com/skate/blog/24653/ex-skateboard+star+denied+parole+rehashes+painful+memories/

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UFC 127: Ross Pearson Beats Spencer Fisher

• Michael David Smith
• Lead Blogger

Ross Pearson earned a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Spencer Fisher at UFC 127.

The fight featured 15 minutes of back-and-forth action, and it was close enough (especially in the first two rounds) that the fight was in doubt until the judges' scorecards were announced. But Pearson deserved the decision he got, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.

Pearson, the former Ultimate Fighter winner, fought evenly with Fisher in the stand-up in the first couple of rounds. But in the third Pearson really started to take control, finding his range in the striking and ending the fight on the ground on top of Fisher.

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The victory improves Pearson's career record to 12-4, and serves as a bounce back for him after a disappointing loss to Cole Miller his last time in the Octagon. At age 26, Pearson looks like he's continuing to get better.

But the same can't be said for the 34-year-old Fisher, who falls to 24-7. Fisher has now lost three of his last four, and it looks like his best days are behind him.

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UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Jon Fitch strikes BJ Penn at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Daniel Herbertson, FanHouse

Tiequan Zhang submits Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Tiequan Zhang celebrates his submission win over Jason Reinhardt at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt punches Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Mark Hunt drills Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Chris Tuchscherer leaves the Octagon bloody at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Curt Warburton ground and pounds Maciej Jewtuszko at UFC 127 on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 127 Fight Night Photos

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/26/ufc-127-ross-pearson-beats-spencer-fisher/

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