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Shalorus starts WEC 53 main card with decision win
Kamal Shalorus kicked off the main card of the last-ever WEC event with a split decision win over Bart Palaszewski. The judges saw it 30-27, 28-29 and 29-28 for Shalorus, who is 7-0-2. Palaszewski falls to 35-14.
Shalorus used his wrestling right away, taking Palaszewski down in the first round. He followed up with punishing body shots. He landed shots from standing and from the ground. Palaszewski returned to his feet in final minute, but Shalorus took advantage of the standing position and battered Palaszewski's legs.
The second round featured plenty of stand-up action. Shalorus, an international-level wrestler, preferred to stay on his feet and strike with Palaszewski. Shalorus did take the fight to the ground near the end of the round, but when Palaszewski got back to his feet, he gestured for Shalorus to bring it on.
Palaszewski used knees to try to hold off a Shalorus takedown in the final round, but Shalorus finally was able to bring the fight to the ground about halfway through the round. Palaszewski got back to his feet in the final minute and finished strong with myriad strikes. He landed a knee that appeared to rock a tired Shalorus, but he couldn't finish him off.
"I put all my strength to finish him. I made a mistake and slowed down in the first round," Shalorus said after the fight.
Avril Lavigne's Rockin' New Year's Eve
Showing up for a rocking performance, Avril Lavigne was spotted at ?Dick Clark?s New Year?s Rockin? Eve on Friday (December 31).
The Canadian rocker debuted her latest single called ?What the Hell? at the annual New Year?s Eve fete in New York City.
The song is featured on Avril?s upcoming album, ?Goodbye Lullaby? which will hit stores and iTunes on March 8, 2011.
Of the new catchy tune, Ms Lavigne told Pop Eater that it?s "a really fun, upbeat party song, so it worked out really well to play it for the first time on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve.?
Former MLBer and Dana White friend, Marty Cordova is asking for your prayers
The holidays have been awful for Marty Cordova and his family. The 1995 AL Rookie of the Year spent the last seven days in a Salt Lake City hospital at the bedside of his 15-year-old daughter.
On the morning of Dec. 16, Ashley McAdam was heading to Herriman High School just outside Salt Lake City. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a friend that was hit by a truck as it pulled into school. In addition to the head trauma, she broke her jaw, elbow and thighbone.
So far, she has been unresponsive. Cordova and Ashley's mother, Tamara McAdam-Burleigh, have set up a Facebook page "Supporting Ashley McAdam" where people can offer support. Friends and family have written dozens of messages and posted songs, photos and videos.
The teenage driver of the car broke her collar bone, and a passenger in the back seat needed back surgery. The truck struck the car right where Ashley was sitting.
"She's the victim of a tragic accident," Cordova said. "What I want is for people to see that this can happen to your own kids. Hug your kids spend time with them. And pay attention when you're behind the wheel of a car. Anything can happen."
Cordova, a high school friend of Dana White, is often seen around UFC events. He was recently seen in a White vlog (5:20 mark) before UFC 124. Cordova was on the roadtrip to Montreal.
The Cordovas are asking for donations.
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MMA Marketplace: What's this? MMA shirts with no skulls?
In lamenting Silver Star's Nazi shirt, we pointed out that the problem with many MMA shirts is that they are completely unoriginal. To avoid using the wrong skull, how about just not using any skulls at all?
Reader K.J. Gould shared with us an MMA clothing company which does just that. Check out the shirts made by Cage Hero.
These shirts are pretty amazing. The designs have a comic-book feel, and stick to their motto of "The Hero Comes From Within." The best part is that the hero doesn't cost all that much. Their shirts cost around $24, well under the price point of many MMA shirts that are covered in skulls.
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Beyonce Inspired By Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill For New Album
'I'm mixing every type of genre that I love,' singer says of follow-up to I Am ... Sasha Fierce.
By Jocelyn Vena
Beyoncé
Photo: MTV News
Recently Beyoncé revealed that she wants to make her "own genre of music" for her next album. So when MTV News caught up with the singer at the New York screening of her concert special, "I Am ... World Tour," we asked her to clarify what exactly it is that she's creating in the studio.
"Well, I wouldn't say I'm inventing a new genre," she said. "I'm mixing every type of genre that I love and I'm inspired by every type of genre."
Beyoncé went on to say that people should throw any preconceived notions about the follow-up to 2008's I Am ... Sasha Fierce out the window. "I'm not in a box," she said. "It's not R&B. It's not typically pop. It's not rock. It's just everything I love all mixed together in my own little gumbo of music."
The singer says that quite a motley crew of musicians have inspired the album. "Definitely Fela Kuti, the Stylistics. How random, right?" she laughed. "So many people ... Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, of course, Michael Jackson's Off the Wall ... all of those things I'm kind of mixing together."
For the album, Beyoncé has been hitting the studio with many of her usual collaborators including Ne-Yo, Sean Garrett and Jim Jonsin. And her mom, Tina Knowles, has given the tracks she's heard so far her seal of approval, saying, "Of course [I heard it]. It's amazing. It's so amazing!"
Are you looking forward to new music from Beyoncé? Let us know in the comments!
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Alistair Overeem vs Tyrone Spong at K-1 Quarter Final Grand Prix 2010 - Alistair Overeem
K-1 World Grand Prix Final 2010, [ Quarter Final ]