Monday 30 August 2010
Wednesday 18 August 2010
Saturday 14 August 2010
Daniel's Third VP Match
Aston Villa 3 West Ham 0
That was one of the best team performances I've seen in years.
I could try and single out Marc Albrighton for a fantastic display, or maybe Ciaran Clark for popping Carlton Cole into his pocket and looking like he's been in the first-team for years.
Maybe Stuart Downing's best display since arriving, Petrov's urgency, Ashley Young's skill and workrate. Luke Young being rock-like in his rightful position and also getting forward. James Milner's performance which ended with him getting a standing ovation. John Carew who got nothing from an awful referee but still should have scored a couple at least.
We played like a team and we looked happy.
Apart from a spell at the start of the 2nd half (when the thunder and lightning arrived) we dominated West Ham who were lucky to get away with three. It was one of the best and most enjoyable games I've seen in a long time. For the first half alone, Kevin MacDonald should be allowed to continue in this job for the season at least.
The available names for our job fills me with utter dread. The way we played today suggested a very happy camp with him at the helm.
Lucky mascot Daniel was with me too today - that's 3 visits to Villa Park and wins with no goals conceded. He was even happy to brave the swirling rain with me while others ran away - it was a great day and he loved it!
Aston Villa (2)3 West Ham (0)0: Downing, Petrov, Milner - Att: 36,604
Sunday 8 August 2010
UFC 117 Review
UFC 117
F*cking wow - what a card and what an amazing main event fight between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva. The best I've seen in ages.
Sonnen backed up every inch of what he promised pre-fight and totally dominated Silva on the ground. Not only that but he caught Silva several times during the stand up battle as well - but after four rounds and three minutes of domination, Silva pulled out a submission and stayed the Champion.
Props to Silva for being battered but winning - I have a new hero in Chael Sonnen though - there must be a RE-MATCH!
One of my favourite fighters, Clay Guida, dragged Rafael dos Anjos into the third round, where the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt submitted to an apparent jaw injury. Dos Anjos, cringing in visible pain tapped out. Guida turned the tide in round two, as he secured his first takedown, controlled the last half of the round from top position and neutralized dos Anjos with ground-and-pound. In between rounds, concern over the injury became evident in dos Anjos’ corner.
Another great fight saw Matt Hughes knock down former middleweight Ricardo Almeida with a ringing left hook and then rendered him unconscious with a modified anaconda choke. The end came 3:15 into round one, as Hughes became the first man to submit the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Roy Nelson showed huge balls of steel in his fight with Junior dos Santos. Dos Santos scored repeatedly with uppercuts, knees to the head, punches to the body and even a third-round takedown, as he won a unanimous decision from the former International Fight League heavyweight champion. Scores were 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 for dos Santos, who secured a title shot with his seventh consecutive victory
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