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Report: Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrested, charged for grand larceny

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:01:13 +0000

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been arrested and booked with grand larceny in Las Vegas, charges that stem from the theft of personal items police say he took from an ex-girlfriend on Thursday morning, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday.

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Police had sought Mayweather for questioning Thursday about a domestic battery report filed by Josie Harris, his ex-girlfriend who recanted a similar claim in 2005, police and his lawyer had said.

Mayweather, 33, has been arrested several times over the years on battery and assault allegations.

He was acquitted by a Nevada jury in July 2005 after being accused of hitting and kicking Harris during an argument outside a Las Vegas nightclub.

At trial, Harris, the 25-year-old mother of three of Mayweather’s children, testified she had lied to police because she was angry Mayweather left her for another woman.

Mayweather, 41-0 with 25 knockouts, earned more than $20 million in May from his fight in Las Vegas against “Sugar” Shane Mosley.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:01:13 +0000

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Mayweather was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada at about 1:45 a.m. ET, the Review-Journal reported, citing police.

Police had sought Mayweather for questioning Thursday about a domestic battery report filed by Josie Harris, his ex-girlfriend who recanted a similar claim in 2005, police and his lawyer had said.

Mayweather, 33, has been arrested several times over the years on battery and assault allegations.

He was acquitted by a Nevada jury in July 2005 after being accused of hitting and kicking Harris during an argument outside a Las Vegas nightclub.

At trial, Harris, the 25-year-old mother of three of Mayweather’s children, testified she had lied to police because she was angry Mayweather left her for another woman.

Mayweather, 41-0 with 25 knockouts, earned more than $20 million in May from his fight in Las Vegas against “Sugar” Shane Mosley.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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New Britain’s Rodriguez wins gold, silver medals

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:27:36 +0000

Originally found at newbritianherald.com
New Britain’s Ceana Elize Rodriguez won gold and silver in taekwondo at the 2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games in early August.
At the 2010 AAU National Taekwondo Championship, held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Rodriguez won gold in Olympic Style Sparring in the female black belt division, marking the third time she has been an AAU National Champion.
Rodriguez, a member of Yousef’s Tae Kwon Do School of New Britain, is the only competitor from Connecticut to win both gold and silver at AAU Nationals and Junior Olympic Games in Taekwondo.
The AAU Taekwondo Sport Committee recently announced Rodriguez will be a 2011 AAU Cadet Team Member.
As such, she will train, travel and compete with the National Team.

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Wladimir Klitschko predicts quick knockout of Samuel Peter

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:39:38 +0000

FRANKFURT, Germany — Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is predicting a quick knockout in his rematch with Nigerian fighter Samuel Peter on Saturday.

Klitschko says he is a much better fighter than he was five years ago when he was sent to the canvas three times before beating Peter in an unanimous decision.

Peter is challenging the Ukrainian holder of the IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts and is equally confident of a quick victory.

“It was one of the most difficult and important fights I had at the time,” Klitschko said of the bout in Atlantic City five years ago. “It was a milestone in my career.”

“But what doesn’t kill me, only makes me harder,” he said. “I’ve become much more harder over the years and much more consistent in implementing my game plan of how to control a rival.”

The Klitschko brothers remain a big draw in their adopted homeland of Germany despite an often unspectacular cautious style. The fight at Frankfurt’s soccer stadium is expected to draw 40,000.

Klitschko takes a 54-3 record into the fight, with 48 KOs. Peter is 34-3, with 27 KOs.

Peter called Klitschko’s style “girls’ fighting” and said the Ukrainian brothers were destroying the heavyweight division with the way they fight.

Both brothers like to take control of a fight by using their height and reach to jab away at an opponent and not risk going for a knockout at any price.

“What they do belongs to lighter divisions, not the heavyweight,” Peter said.

Peter already has lost to the older Vitali Klitschko, failing to come out for the 9th round in October 2008 to lose his WBC title.

The “Nigerian Nightmare” turned 30 on Monday and is four years younger than Wladimir. He is also a much slimmer, seemingly fitter version of the fighter that could not win despite flooring Klitschko three times. Peter has won his last four fights by knockout.

“I have a lot to prove. I have a chance to redeem myself from the 2005 fight. I am getting another chance to prove that I am the best heavyweight champion in all,” Peter said.

“There will not be a decision this time around. This time, he will not get up from my left hook. This time around, anyone I touch will not be standing up. So I don’t think Wladimir will be able to stand up to me after four rounds.”

Klitschko advised his fans not to go to the refrigerator to pick up a beer because they may miss the knockout punch “Dr. Steelhammer” hopes to deliver.

Klitschko’s trainer, Emanuel Steward, said Wladimir has the power to knock out anyone with either hand.

“Based on Wladimir’s state of mind and the way that he’s trained for this fight, he will punch harder sooner. It will be the first time that Peter gets completely knocked out,” Steward said.

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More Trouble for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:40:25 +0000

More Trouble for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Friday September 10, 2010

Last week it was a profanity-filled video rant that was characterized by many as both racist and homophobic. This week it s alleged domestic battery. What s going on with Floyd Mayweather Jr. ?

Las Vegas police want to question Mayweather regarding a report filed by Josie Harris, the mother of three of Mayweather’s children, who claims the undefeated boxer attacked her. Harris made a similar claim in 2003, but later testified she had lied because she was angry at Mayweather for seeing another woman.

Harris may or may not be lying again, but Floyd has no one to blame but himself for most of his troubles. He’s got all the talent in the world but continues to make bad decisions … including not fighting Manny Pacquiao for a big pile of money. Mayweather likes to brag about his wealth and probably thinks he’s got enough to last him the rest of his life. Not if he keeps making bad decisions. Pretty Boy may want to ask Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield , both notoriously bad decision makers when it came to money management, what happens when the big paydays end …

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Frank Shamrock’s (Downloadable?) Code

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:03:48 +0000

Frank Shamrock’s (Downloadable?) Code
After retiring in June, Frank Shamrock has a long, successful career to reflect on. In this interview, he discusses how breaking his spine when he was young affected his approach to training, Fedor Emelianenko’s loss, Alistair Overeem’s potential, aging, retiring and more.

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Tweets of the Week – 9/10

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Acetoberfest
”Ok, i just did a photo shoot w a pastry, 2 beer steins & 2
blonds w pig tails in traditional bavarian dress for a cincinnati
magazine” –Rich Franklin

Expert Advice
”Foot is cool, doc said to give more beatings then receiving next time. Ill sure try i said” -Duane Ludwig

Sadollah Discount
“I accidentally put my stuff in someone else’s grocery cart. The
lady got all upset, like I was gonna make her buy it for me. So I did. –Amir Sadollah

Get Well Soon, Alan
“We are waiting to see the dr now. Fb friends follow @alanbelcherufc & @ashleebelcher on twitter. Tweets show up on fb status also” –Alan Belcher

Paging Chan Sung Jung
“I love Zombieland. Life would be so much fun if it were real.” –Dan Hardy

Chisled Good Looks?
“Why does everyone mistake me for Chael sonnen?” –Kyle Noke

Pretty Pretty!
“There is still a month left to pick up the @UFC mag with me!!!
http://plixi.com/p/44153848 there’s a spread on me in there 2!” -Kenda Perez

Romantic Side
“i love my wife” –Phil Baroni

“The Wedding was like my new wife, Flawless!” –Jon Fitch

“Holy sh@t, I really love puppies! Seriously, most adorable thing ever!” –Gabe Ruediger

Y’Hear?
“No new fight announcements. I am down to fight anyone. I would like a tough fight someone who goes the distance.” –Shane Carwin

The Carpenter Abides
“My upcoming opponent has ALOT of power in his hands. It’s ok…..The Dude (me) will be ready.” –Clay Guida

Gone Fishing
“Sushi time” –Damacio Page

“Well im ridiculously anxious…to the point where im not so fun to be around, i need sushi to make me happy again!” -Joey Beltran

Tweets of the Week – 9/10

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Acetoberfest
”Ok, i just did a photo shoot w a pastry, 2 beer steins & 2
blonds w pig tails in traditional bavarian dress for a cincinnati
magazine” –Rich Franklin

Expert Advice
”Foot is cool, doc said to give more beatings then receiving next time. Ill sure try i said” -Duane Ludwig

Sadollah Discount
“I accidentally put my stuff in someone else’s grocery cart. The
lady got all upset, like I was gonna make her buy it for me. So I did. –Amir Sadollah

Get Well Soon, Alan
“We are waiting to see the dr now. Fb friends follow @alanbelcherufc & @ashleebelcher on twitter. Tweets show up on fb status also” –Alan Belcher

Paging Chan Sung Jung
“I love Zombieland. Life would be so much fun if it were real.” –Dan Hardy

Chisled Good Looks?
“Why does everyone mistake me for Chael sonnen?” –Kyle Noke

Pretty Pretty!
“There is still a month left to pick up the @UFC mag with me!!!
http://plixi.com/p/44153848 there’s a spread on me in there 2!” -Kenda Perez

Romantic Side
“i love my wife” –Phil Baroni

“The Wedding was like my new wife, Flawless!” –Jon Fitch

“Holy sh@t, I really love puppies! Seriously, most adorable thing ever!” –Gabe Ruediger

Y’Hear?
“No new fight announcements. I am down to fight anyone. I would like a tough fight someone who goes the distance.” –Shane Carwin

The Carpenter Abides
“My upcoming opponent has ALOT of power in his hands. It’s ok…..The Dude (me) will be ready.” –Clay Guida

Gone Fishing
“Sushi time” –Damacio Page

“Well im ridiculously anxious…to the point where im not so fun to be around, i need sushi to make me happy again!” -Joey Beltran

David Mitchell – From The Hog Farm To The Octagon

FightNewsUSA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

“I want to be a fighter.”

With that sentence, uttered by David Mitchell as he stepped into David Terrell’s Nor Cal Fighting Alliance gym in Santa Rosa, California for the first time in 2005, we could just say “and the rest is history,” considering that “Daudi” is making his UFC debut on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.

But nothing is ever that cut and dried, and from the time of those first fighting words, Mitchell has gone through a lifetime’s worth of experiences to prepare him not only to become a fighter, but a UFC fighter. And as far as the 30-year old Berkeley native is concerned, his Octagon debut is coming right on time.

“I feel like it’s just right,” he said. “There were times early in my career when I thought I was ready to go, but I think having more experience is better and I’m not getting any younger, so later wouldn’t be an advantage either. I feel like this is the perfect time.”

Getting here wasn’t going to be easy though, and Mitchell, who was first inspired by Chuck Liddell’s knockout of Tito Ortiz in 2004, found that out the hard way. And what better teacher could he have than Terrell, a grappling wizard who was seen as one of the best middleweights in the world midway through the first decade of the new millennium? Terrell, who had seen more than his share of wannabe fighters, was about to give a dose of tough love to his newest student. If Mitchell made it through the training gauntlet and still showed up at practice the next day, maybe he had what it took.

Mitchell made it, banged up and bruised, but still standing. In fact, standing was pretty much all he could do after those early training sessions.

“I had a very strong spirit about it,” said Mitchell. “I would take the most unreal beating to the point to where I couldn’t sit down on the couch. I had to have someone help me take my shirt off. It was a really fun time for me.”

When Mitchell talks about it being a fun time for him, he isn’t being facetious. He enjoyed this new way of life and the idea of learning new things every day. Learning mixed martial arts saved him from going down the wrong path and gave him new goals that, oddly enough, clashed with his upbringing on the Hog Farm, which Wikipedia describes as “America’s longest running hippie commune.”

Needless to say, there was no peace and love in Terrell’s gym, and Mitchell’s parents weren’t exactly thrilled about his new “hobby.”

“I think they weren’t very happy about what I was doing, but as I progressed in the game, and now that I’m going to the UFC, it’s like ‘mom, you want to go to Austin, Texas? I don’t think you really want to go.’ ‘Oh yeah, I want to go, I want to be there,’” he laughs. “Everybody wants to be there, and everybody wants to see the fights. Every single person out there is just one hundred percent behind me. There are a couple people that are doctors and nurses who are like ‘oh God, be careful,’ but that’s understandable, and that’s just out of love. But there’s huge support.”

That’s not surprising, considering a spotless 11-0 pro MMA record that includes nine wins by submission. But before he earned his purple belt in jiu-jitsu under Terrell and signed a UFC contract, he had to prove himself in the gym, and there weren’t always victories there.

“When I have tough days, he (Terrell) says ‘everybody’s been here,’” said Mitchell. “And I know when he says something, I listen, because he’s been there. Some days you don’t have a good day and you just want to give up or you think you’re doing something wrong, but it’s just the peaks and valleys of the training and of the game, and sometimes your game is up and sometimes it’s not. All that really matters is that when you come into the cage, you can perform.”

In July of 2006, Mitchell made his pro debut with a first round submission win over John Corstorphine. Before the bout, Terrell calmed his nerves by telling him, “Imagine it just being another day in the academy. Be that relaxed, it’s just another sparring day.”

The advice worked, and eventually all the former middleweight title challenger has told him has come to fruition, but it was far from an instant thing. Just ask him how long it took him to implement his teacher’s advice, and he chuckles.

“It’s taken the five full years we’ve been training together to be able to implement it and step into the big leagues here, and it’s still difficult to do,” admits Mitchell. “Every day is a challenge, especially when you’re training with such tough guys. It can get discouraging, but at the same time you’ve got to think, I’m training with the best guys in the world, so keep training hard and I’ll eventually get to where I want to go.”

The first step was winning his first fight. The next was building up an impressive enough resume on the local circuit to get a call to the UFC, and with his 11 wins, including victories over UFC vets Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver and Tim McKenzie, that mission is accomplished. Now it’s time to get that first UFC win, and hoping to keep him from that goal is fellow debutant TJ Waldburger.

“He fights a lot like I do,” said Mitchell of his foe. “He’s got a good jiu-jitsu game, but he’s willing to fight anywhere the fight goes, and he doesn’t have any gaping holes in his game. He’s a solid, well-rounded fighter, and he looks to be tough as nails. I’ve seen him get caught a couple times in videos, but other than that, he looks to be pretty tough and very similar to my game, so it’s gonna be pretty interesting.”

It’s also going to be interesting to see the reception Mitchell gets in Austin, considering that Waldburger is a native of the Lone Star State. But the Californian is far from worried, as he’s bringing his own army to Texas.

“The support behind me now and the way people feel about it is enormous,” he said. “It’s this huge push, I’ve got all these people behind me, and when I go into the cage, they’ll all be there with me. TJ Waldburger’s gonna be fighting a hundred thousand people, not just me – that’s how I feel about it.”

And when that bell rings, Mitchell expects to show the world that he’s made good on the words he spoke the first time he set foot in the gym.

“I hope I leave a strong impression as a finisher,” said Mitchell. “I want to finish this fight in the first round, I’m coming to fight like it’s a war, and I want to win this war as fast as possible and go home to my family. Hopefully people will respect that. I’m gonna get in there, I’m gonna get the W, and don’t blink because you might miss something.”

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