My Fight Picks for UFC on FOX Seattle + Results

My tweet with them.

#MYFIGHTPICKS #UFConFOX Jorgenson, Phan, Trujillo, Cruickshank, Proctor, Easton, Edwards, Swick, Penn, Gustavson, Diaz. FTW
— Anneli Sørensen (@SubLevel28) December 7, 2012

Will come back to tell how I did.

Weigh-ins done. All fighters made weight except Herny Martinez who came in at 158,8 and forfeit 20% of his purse.

First off this event was great and full of action and some crazy stuff, You should have watched it ;-)

Results:

Scott Jorgenson vs John Albert
Jorgenson wins by Submission at very end of 1st round

Dennis Siver vs Nam Phan
Siver wins by unanimous decision

Marcus LeVasseur vs Abel Trujillo
Trujillo by TKO 2nd round

Daron Cruickshank vs Henry Martinez
Cruickshank by KO 2nd round

Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor
Nijem by unanimous decision

Rafael Assuncao vs Mike Easton
Assuncao bu unanimous decision

Yves Edwards vs Jeremy Stephens
Edwards by KO 1st round

Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
Brown by KO 2nd round

BJ Penn va Rory MacDonald
MacDonald by Unanimous decision

Mauricio Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Gustafsson by unanimous decision

Benson henderson vs Nate Diaz
Henderson by unanimous decision

Kumite

MMA Commentary For Fans By Fans

You like fights? You like striking? You like grappling?
Then check out MMA; Mixed Martial Arts.

Do you want a more cerebral approach to coverage?
Do you want to get a more reflective approach?

Then I give you Kumite.
Two MMA fans that cover MMA from outside the media and the promotions.
Ross and Chris out of Scotland.

I personally find the writing very interesting to read and while I do I reflect over what I'm reading.

Also follow @TeamKumite on Twitter for event news and posts.

The Optimists

Discovery And Interview

This duo is unsigned but I think they have the talent to make a good album.

I discovered them via this tweet by Derren Brown:

Sorry, bit out of action. Some pals of mine 'The Optimists' wld love you to listen to their song, in open mic finals.bit.ly/Tarqjn

— Derren Brown (@DerrenBrown) September 2, 2012

I followed the link and discovered two lovely lads playing guitars and singing fine songs.
Benjamin Bellamy(21) and Nathan Blood (20)

My personal favorite is RainBows & Butterflies



Followed by Are You Coming Home?



Bringing some attention to them as they are talented and they have good voices and I feel lads like this needs to have more eyeballs and ears on what they do. I hope one day to go pick up a copy of their music somewhere.

They made the videos using an iPhone just to get it out there.

For more of their work visit their YouTube channel.

Interview

Me: Hello Benjamin and Nathan and thanks for the chance at putting an interview on my blog.
As you know I found out about you through Derren Brown's Twitter when he linked your videos. But could you provide a brief history on how you got started with music and as a duo

TO: We met at college in 2009 in Lincoln. We've both always been musically active; Nathan more with his vocals and Ben with guitar. During college we always messed about with songs and Ben started teaching Nathan basic guitar, from which he started to progress. Nathan came to Ben from living in a different town with lyrics he had written at work (a job which he hated), which were the lyrics for our song 'bright lights'. Ben loved the lyrics and concept of song and helped finish writing; which then became our first song together. From there we both started writing music on guitar and writing lyrics which meant something to us. We gradually started doing gigs and busking around town. We then decided together to give this a real go. Calling ourselves The Optimists.

Me: What is your main dream and/or goal with The Optimists?

TO: Our main goal would be to be successful; for people to be aware of our music and appreciate the lyrics we write. We don't care so much for fame/money, just to be heard. We don't want to be famous, we just want the world to hear our music, says Nathan.

Me: Who or what inspire you?

TO: True lyrics, true meaning inspires us. Music these days in just noise with shite lyrics about getting drunk and partying. Obviously, we love to do that, but we don't like to write songs about it. Music should have more meaning. We are deeply inspired by Mumford and Sons, they have a real depth to their music and lyrics. A big inspiration is the lack of faith and support we get and we just want to prove people wrong. Nathan's mum is very encouraging and we certainly wish to do her proud.

Me: Who does which bit in the song writing process?

TO: The process of writing a song is quite easy to us. We both make bits and when we get together we put our individual bits together to piece a song. Very relaxed about the writing.

Me: What is the most challenging part of being musicians?

TO: The biggest challenge for us is publicity; being heard. We try our best to promote ourselves but very few people are interested. It's really hard for us as we have a passion for this.

Me: Outside of the music what are your main interests and hobbies?

TO: Besides writing music and playing it we enjoy going out, having a few pints. Playing pool and football. Gaming and drinking a hell of a lot of coffee. Both have full time jobs which is a hard balance. We lead fantastic lives. We smoke a lot too.

Me: I want to thank you both for the time and wish for your dreams and ambitions to come true.

TO: Thank you for your questions and your support. We really appreciate. We will be sure to send you signed copies of our platinum album ;)

Follow @TheOptimists on Twitter and for the two lads' follow @nattasswfc for Nathan and @iWRNR3rd for Benjamin

Movember

This month men around the world are growing their mustaches to raise awareness and money to combat testicular and prostate cancer.

I can't grow one as I'm a woman but that don't stop us females helping the guys out.

I wish then you support my friend Marcus Beer in his effort for Movember,

Visit this link to donate on his behalf ->->  Marcus's Movember page
For more info on his effort go here ->-> Annoyed Gamer.com

I donated. Will you?

Hawken Closed Beta

Hawken is going into Closed Beta on 26th of October.

Come enlist in the fun.
Follow the link below.
Hawken site

I was in Alpha 2 so I'll see you on the battle ground :)

Their spot on GTTV:

Audio Visual Stimuli

This last week and a half I've been indulging in a bit of movie watching and reading.

These were on the menu.



Deadlocked is the 12th and from what I gather the penultimate Sookie Stackhouse novel. Good book but not as enthralling as the previous one. Wonder where this takes it.

The Invincible Iron Man: The Five Nightmares is a fantastic collection of issue 1-7 is that series.
Great writing and impressive artwork. Highly recommend it.

Astonishing Thor issue 1-5 collected. Great writing (at least based upon the Norwegian translation (this is the only of the three I read in Norwegian)) and fantastic artwork: Do read.



The Sherlock movies I did watch Game of Shadows then rewatched the first one upon doing that. Great movies. They make more sense that the chubby guy and the deerstalker wearing version.

Watched the Avengers the day after it came out on Blu-ray here (that is the two disc Steelbook edition).
All I can say is BEST superhero movie I've watched so far! And the extra disc is 90 minutes of the lead up to The Avengers.

Warrior is by far the best drama I've seen in ages! Fighting that looks real and a heartbreaking story.
I was so involved in the movie I sat wringing my jumper and at the end I completely broke down and bawled. It took me about 2 hours and a shower to regain equilibrium. You MUST watch this!

Annoyed Gamer On GT!

Annoyed Gamer has premiered on Gametrailers this week. Much to my pleasure.

My friend Marcus Beer, who I first meet as Grumpy McGrump on Invisible Walls 4, started this concept on his own doing livecasts in and a round the same time I started this blog. And I'll be honest I did feel inspired by him to do so. He did take a break while going back to PR for a bit then revamped it, with this as the final result. Come join his site annoyedgamer.com and to tweet him who you are so he can approve you.

I give you the first Annoyed Gamer on GT :-)

Annoyed Gamer

I wont lie. I hope he does a live one every once in a while :)

Invisible Walls

My #1 Gaming Podcast

I have watched every single one of them, including the special non-numbered ones.
Why is it my fave? They bring me what I want and I really like the people that makes them.
They talk about what's going on in the gaming space and things surrounding it. They have an opinion on things and they aren't afraid to tell us what that is. They are funny and makes things enjoyable and entertaining to watch.

I love Invisible Walls! It is that simple!

This week is Invisible Walls 215.

Invisible Walls

Bruce Buffer

IT'S TIME!!!

Bruce Buffer, The Voice of The Octagon aka VOTO, who presents the UFC fighters with such fire, passion and flare that one gets all pumped up and the hairs on the arms stand up. He has a martial arts background and is a black belt in Tang Soo Do and did compete in amature Kickboxing.
He is also the man behind the "Rumble" The famous 5 word phrase heard in the world of boxing by his half brother Michael Buffer.

Bruce Buffer (left) with MMA legend Bas Rutten (right)


He's not just about the fight game. He's a semi pro (his own words) poker player, business man, a visionary and a radio host.

I found his radio show "IT'S TIME!!!" via his website Bufferzone.net. It's a lifestyle show, that talks about the fight game, poker, sex, relationships, life, the Universe and everything. The show is on almost every Tuesday 2PM PST/11PM CET live on Sherdog.com. Also on iTunes shortly after just search "Bruce Buffer". I think it's a great show and I get to know fighters, referees, actors etc. Once a month he has a co-host on a Sex and Relationship aka S&R feature, Sammy Philips, who is an awesome woman (my kind). His eternal side kick and producer TJ DeSantis is a great bloke too. I highly recommend tuning in!

Soon Bruce's clothing line ITI (IT'S TIME INDUSTRIES) will launch and knowing Mr. Buffer it will be done properly and high quality. Look for it soon!



Not only that!

Bruce will be featured in the upcoming movie "Here Comes The Boom" the first movie to feature the UFC. Look for it this fall in your local cinema! I have seen the trailer and I for one can't wait!

And keep an eye out for his upcoming autobiography "IT'S TIME!!!"

Follow Bruce Buffer, Sammy Philips and TJ DeSantis on Twitter :)

Picture and logo used with permission from Bruce Buffer,

Updates

Today I tinkered with the look of the blog. Rather pleased with the result considering the tools available :)
I am not a programmer nor coder so can't make my own layout and design. But it's fine like this.

Back at work after a week of to recharge the batteries.
Prior to that I got a new keyboard; the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate and rather pleased with it
Looks all sleek and very responsive keys and feel very good to type/game on.
And I have my webcam working again. I have found out I need more RAM but I'll sort that later.

Other than that been happy to find out Joe Rogan got his 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu black belt this week :)