Archive for April, 2009

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Matt Serra is Wolverine… or at least his voice

Matt Serra drops his New York accent to lend a voice to Wolverine on Marvel.com! Does “The Terror” have a future in voiceover acting?

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Henderson, Le, Shogun, Serra become Action Figures in July!
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Henderson, Le, Shogun, Serra become Action Figures in July!

Fans of the Japanese HAO series of figures no longer need to spend hundreds on ebay for collectibles as Round 5 is becoming the hot new North American figurine company. And look who is next in line for a figure!

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Dissecting A Spider
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Dissecting A Spider

The esteemed Dr. Warren F.N. Piece of newyorkfightscene.com has written an editorial about the recent performances of Anderson Silva.

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Interview with Damon Lau from Round 5 collectibles
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Interview with Damon Lau from Round 5 collectibles

The Fight Nerd recently caught up with Damon Lau, president of Round 5 (www.round5MMA.com), a Markham, Ontario-based company which works with top MMA stars to create collectible figurines. Series 1, featuring Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Tito Ortiz, debuted in April 2008 and Series 2, with Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson [...]

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NY Fight Club 3 at their new venue

NY Fight Club, based in Long Island, New York, held their third event at their new and long term location at the Uniondale Marriott.

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Five Points Academy in Chinatown, NYC

The Fight Nerd takes a trip to Chinatown in NYC, to visit the Five Points Academy to talk with some of the teachers about the history and instruction of this diverse gym.

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Ray Longo’s tips for holding Focus Mitts

Ray Longo, coach of Matt Serra, Pete Sell, Luke Cummo and many other fighters from Team Serra Longo, shows us some tips for holding focus mitts and drills to do with a fighter, aided by “The All-American” Chris Weidman.

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Video: The Ground game in UFC Undisputed Video Game

Here is a video, courtesy of IGN.com, of how the ground game controls will work in UFC Undisputed 2009, regarding ground and pound, position, submission and defense in these situations.
This looks more than promising so far, but the key factor will be the gameplay once we have it in our hands. In previous games, it [...]

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How to take a punch for staged combat

Qui Nguyen and Maureen Sebastian from the Vampire Cowboys acting group demonstrate how to take a contact punch for use on stage and screen.

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“Blood in the cage” Author Jon Wertheim discusses his book

Author of “Blood in the Cage” and Sports Illustrated writer Jon Wertheim talks with The Fight Nerd about his book, his newfound addiction to MMA, his thoughts on the UFC and where he sees MMA going from a mainstream journalist perspective.

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