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The last time that Georges St. Pierre defended his UFC welterweight title, it quickly turned into the low point of his career. Already facing a number of personal issues away from the cage, he looked sloppy and distracted as Matt Serra defeated him by brutal TKO. This time, things were different as GSP brutalized Jon Fitch over five rounds to win an easy unanimous decision. The judges scores of 50-43, 50-44, 50-44 underscored the one sided victory.

After a dominant takedown to open the fight, followed by a barrage of GSP punches it looked as if Fitch wouldnt make it out of the first round. He managed to survive, though generated little offense the rest of the way as the champion had his way with him both on the ground and in standup striking exchanges. Fitch landed enough counterpunches to open a cut near the champions eye, but never even came close to winning a round. Fitch had to gut his way through another tough moment in the 4th, where a big knee followed by a flurry of kicks and punches had him on the verge of a TKO loss yet again. It may have been the champions strategy that saved him, as GSP decided to take Fitch down again rather than continue the striking onslaught as the round closed.

As the final horn sounded, GSP bowed down in front of Fitch in a nice, Muay Thai inspired show of respect. The sportsmanship and mutual respect continued after the decision was announced, when Fitch embraced GSP and hoisted him into the air in celebration.

And theres very likely not another athlete like Brock Lesnar even within the ranks of fightsport competitors. In his 3rd professional MMA bout the amateur wrestling legend turned WWE champion displayed a brutally effective new fighting style along with stellar patience and cage control as he obliterated tough and highly experienced Heath Herring.

From that point forward, Herring was completely out of the fight though he repeatedly demonstrated his toughness by staying in the fight and not tapping out to strikes as had Min Soo Kim in Lesnars MMA debut. Unlike Lesnars gameplan against Frank Mir in his UFC debut”when he clearly wanted to overwhelm his opponent for a quick win”perhaps the most impressive element of his improvement as a fighter was his patience. There were a number of occasions where Lesnar could have tried and finished the fight by placing himself at greater risk, but took the conservative approach.

Overall, Lesnars performance bordered on amazing”a serious case could be made that he won all three rounds by 10-8 margins, though all three judges scored the fight 30-26. He repeatedly took down and threw around the 64 250 Herring like he was a welterweight.

Lesnars win gives a much needed boost to the UFCs barren heavyweight division. While it may be premature to consider him a top 10 heavyweight, should Lesnar continue to develop and do such a good job of fighting within his abilities his potential in the sport is limitless.

Ross Everett is a freelance writer and highly respected authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and World Cup betting sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.

The Clemson Tigers used a touchdown pass on their first possession of overtime to upset the Miami Hurricanes 40-37 on Saturday night to cap a back and forth game. Miami kicked a field goal on their first possession of overtime to take the lead, but Clemson responded with a seldom used play on third and 11 to get the victory as quarterback Kyle Parker completed a 27 yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Ford. Clemson improved to 4-3 with the win while Miami slipped to 5-2.

College football betting devotees who backed Clemson as +4 road underdogs eventually cashed their tickets, but they definitely earned their money in a game that saw twelve lead changes and two ties. Clemson improved to 5-2 against the spread with the cover, while Miami dropped to 4-3 against the money. The 77 combined points sailed OVER the posted total of 43.

After the game, Jacoby Ford explained the logic for his suggesting the surprise play in the huddle:

“We knew this game was going to come down to who made more plays. And we did.”

Miami has a history of winning when their offense is clicking-this loss was only the second in 115 games when the Hurricanes score 37 or more points dating back to’85.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was just glad this one is over:

“I have a birthday next month and I think I’m going to turn 50 instead of 40. We had to put on Superman capes. We made plenty of mistakes that could have lost us the game, but they played with poise and confidence. We just kept battling.”

CJ Spiller was also a big factor for the Tigers as he set a school record with 310 all purpose yards including a 90 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He also added 81 yards rushing and 104 yards receiving with a 56 yard touchdown catch.

Clemson QB Parker suggested that last week’s win over Wake Forrest was a turning point for his team:

“I think last week we realized that we could be really good and this week we acted on it. I thought we really got some explosive plays and we played well.”

Miami’s quarterback Jason Harris sounded a different tone in his postgame comments:

“This has to be my toughest loss here. We fought so hard throughout the game as a team and didn’t come out with the victory. We let Clemson outwork us, we turned the ball over too much — little things that made us get to this point.”

Clemson will host FCS foe Coastal Carolina next Saturday before resuming ACC play the following week at home against Florida State. They’ll travel to North Carolina State on November–. Miami plays two of their next three on the road, starting next weekend at Wake Forest. They’ll face the University of Virginia at home the next week before traveling to Chapel Hill for a game against North Carolina on November–.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer specializing in mixed martial arts, college football and NFL betting. He serves as a consulting handicapper for Sports-1 Sportsbook in Costa Rica and is a noted authority on Internet sports betting of all forms. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and several pet iguanas.

If you are not sure about the differences between sweepstakes and contests you could easily find that it would be hard to get much joy out of either one of them. Most people do not really understand that there are in fact a few notable differences between a contest and a sweepstakes. Therefore people that do not know the differences will often think that both are about winning and that that is all there is to it.

So, when it comes to choosing between sweepstakes and contests you should be sure about whether you wish to try and win because of sheer luck or whether you feel that you have certain skills that will help you win a contest.

There are many reasons why a person can become confused between sweepstakes and contests. This is because some sweepstakes are devised with a view to conning people into thinking that the sweepstakes are really contests and not games of chance or luck. Such claims can easily confuse you because often the packaging is so clever that it becomes very hard to distinguish between contests and sweepstakes.

Contests on the other hand are played out without needing to practice any deception to entice people to try and win the contest. In fact, at the start of the contest, every participant will have an equal chance of winning. Also, there is often an entry fee that participants in a contest have to pay in order to get a chance to compete.

In the case of sweepstakes there is no entry fee because charging fees would turn the sweepstakes into a gambling activity which is prohibited in many countries.

Once you have learned about the essential differences between sweepstakes and contests you will soon see that contests are not only better for you but there are also no risks involved. On the other hand sweepstakes can easily mean losing your money without having much of a realistic chance of winning.

Check out how to win contests and just how easy it is for you to start winning contests.

Vitor Belfort made his first appearance in the UFCs iconic octagon in five years, headlining the main event of UFC 103 in Dallas, Texas. Just over three minutes later, he had already become a top contender. Belfort dominated veteran Rich Franklin en route to a devastating knockout victory just past the midway point of the first round.

The fight against Franklin was contested at a catchweight of 195 pounds, and Belfort took several tries to finally make weight on Friday afternoon. If he had been weakened by a difficult weight cut, he sure didnt show it as he entered the cage on Saturday looking noticeably larger than his opponent. The pace of the bout was tactical and deliberate until the very end”Belfort landed a few leg kicks, but for the most part it was several minutes of the fighters circling each other. Belfort was clearly measuring Franklin for a big power shot, and he found it after a brief flurry in which neither man gained an advantage. Out of nowhere, Belfort floored Franklin with a nasty uppercut and quickly mounted a ground and pound assault on his fallen adversary. It only took three or four big shots to Franklins head before the referee jumped in to call a halt to the proceedings.

At the post fight press conference, Dana White quickly endorsed the prospect of a matchup between Belfort and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva”either for the title or at a 195 catchweight. Silva has only three fights remaining on his UFC contract, after which hes insisted that hell retire (although he continues to toy with the idea of boxing against Roy Jones, Jr.). Obviously nothing has been signed, but White clearly wants to get his moneys worth out of the fights remaining on Silvas deal.

A changing of the guard was in evidence in the co-main event, as Junior Dos Santos defeated former PRIDE Open Weight GP champion and MMA legend Mirko Cro Cop by verbal submission. Cro Cop appeared to be moving much better on his surgically repaired knee than in recent fights and through the early part of the bout he was doing well with his straight left hand counter. As the fight wore on, however, Dos Santos began to pick Cro Cop apart and in the third round began to use his Muay Thai knee strikes to good effect. It was a knee strike to Cro Cops head followed by an uppercut that ended the fight”Cro Cop suddenly indicated to the referee that he couldnt see and was unable to continue.

Earlier in the card, Paul Daley made the most of his role as a late substitute for injured Mike Swick as he stopped Martin Kampmann by second round TKO. Kampmanns defense was nonexistent, and his decision to stand and trade with a noted power striker was highly suspect. The end came after a brutal left hook knocked Kampmann to the canvas, after which Daley followed up with some ground and pound until the stoppage.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected sports betting expert. He is also a staff handicapper for Sports-1 Sportsbook and is in charge of setting NFL lines. He has written extensively on sports handicapping theory along with a wide range of other topics including fencing, boxing and dog training.

Two titles changed hands at UFC 92, with Rashad Evans defeating Forrest Griffin by TKO to win the light heavyweight title and Frank Mir knocking out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to claim the UFC interim heavyweight title. The event had been dubbed The Ultimate 2008 and every one of the main cards six matches ended via TKO.

While nominally taking subordinate status to the Evans/Griffin main event the most shocking result by far was Frank Mirs second round TKO stoppage of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Nogueira was the overwhelming favorite coming into the fight and had never been stopped inside the distance during a career where hed faced the best of the best: Fedor Emelianenko (three times), Josh Barnett (twice), Semmy Schilt and Mirko Cro Cop among many others.

Mir, meanwhile, had been on the verge of a full time move to the broadcast booth before his victory over WWE superstar turned MMA fighter Brock Lesnar. The conventional wisdom concerning Mir was that hed never fully recovered from a serious motorcycle accident in 2004 and that he was essentially a shot fighter physically, emotionally and psychologically. He eventually returned to the octagon, and after two TKO losses in his first three comeback fights began to consider the possibility that he just didnt have it any more.

When the fight against Brock Lesnar was signed, the perception among most fans was that Mir was a high profile setup for the former WWE champ”a big name on the downside of his career that would be physically overwhelmed by the strength and athleticism of his opponent. The expectation was that after a one-sided loss to Lesnar that Mir would transition into the next phase of his career as a broadcaster.

For the first minute of the fight, it looked like the above scenario was going to play out”Lesnar manhandled Mir from the opening horn, taking him down and landing punishing hammer fists on the ground. That was rendered irrelevant, however, when Lesnar made a rookie mistake and dangled his leg in easy reach of the BJJ blackbelt. Mir locked in a deep knee bar and Lesnar was forced to tap. Even with the submission victory, however, the perception was that Mir had gotten lucky when Lesnar made a rookie mistake.

There would be no such reprieve against Nogueira, according to many pundits, as he was too experienced and too good of a BJJ player in his own right to give Mir any such opportunities for a fluke submission. Mir entered the UFC 92 fight as decided underdog, meaning that oddsmakers and the betting public agreed that he had little chance to prevail in this matchup.

The fight was certainly one-sided, but it was Mir who was in control throughout. From the opening horn he demonstrated surprisingly sharp striking skills, and knocked Nogueira down twice in the first round. Not expecting a solid standup offense, Nogueira looked downright lost in the later stages of the first round.

Though Mir appeared in full control of the fight as the second round began, the end would come with startling suddenness and brutality. After a low kick attempt by Nogueira, Mirs counter tagged his opponent and he followed up with a big right hook that sent the Brazilian crashing to the canvas. Herb Dean jumped in to stop the fight almost immediately, awarding Mir an improbable TKO victory at 1:54 seconds of round #2.

In the light heavyweight championship match, Forrest Griffin got off to a good start in his title defense by using his superior height and reach and an impressive array of kicks to keep Rashad Evans just out of range for two full rounds. That changed dramatically in the third, as Evans ended the fight with a punishing punching attack.

The most highly anticipated match on the undercard also featured a lopsided TKO finish as Quinton Rampage Jackson dominated Wanderlei Silva in the third fight between the two men. It was Jacksons first fight since his well publicized hit and run incident in Orange County, California and he looked very sharp throughout before bringing the contest to a close with a perfectly placed left hook to the cheekbone. Silva immediately collapsed to the canvas and the referee started to step in before he hit the ground.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected sports betting expert. He is also a consulting handicapper for Sports-1 Sportsbook and is in charge of setting NFL lines. He has written extensively on sports handicapping theory along with a wide range of other topics including fencing, self defense and flower arrangement.

You need to guarantee that you win more of your bets than you lose? There are too many approaches to gambling and only a small handful of them will show any results. Only try new systems on practice tables before you attempt to make any money with casino strategy online gambling.

The first and most common mistake is relying on personal luck and hoping for the best. Even thought you may believe that you know everything about casino games or even a sport you have chosen and the teams that you have picked, you most likely don’t have a proven system to success, and you will lose in this situation.

You need a gambling system that provides a statistical approach to allow you to win more than you lose, equaling a profit. What’s the point of risk without reward?

Gambling should be looked at like a business, meaning you need to go where the money is and have system to profit from it.

Whatever niche you choose to gamble, by following three simple guidelines can assure profitability in your quest for success. The result of over 30 years’ gambling experience.

Lets just call these the Golden Rules. Follow them and you may probably be a winner more often, stay a winner more often, and enjoy gambling for many years to come with no downsides or regrets.

Only Gamble money that you can afford to lose. If you need the money, don’t gamble.

Only Gamble about half of what you are willing to actually risk. This way, if you don’t win, you will give yourself a second chance, another day. Learn to walk away.

NEVER NEVER NEVER be greedy; if you lose what you have just won, you are probably greedy, besides even though you can’t go wrong with the right system, making too much money everyday will raise red flags and possibly get you blacklisted and you will lose an income for life.

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Most online casino reviews will have a link to the online casino sites that are being compared. Should a player decide to sign up for one of those sites, that link is there to help them do so. The online casino review site should never itself be a place where visitors can go ” no strings attached.

It makes a lot of sense to visit an online casino review site before signing up or making a first-time deposit. After all, the more players know the more chance they have to be successful. Online casino review sites are meant to be stress free, no pressure places for online casino players to go for the information they need to stay informed and up-to-date.

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Not too long ago, taking a trip to Las Vegas or to any casino gambling place was high living. You needed to fill your pockets with plenty of cash just to enjoy your gambling vacation. Now, you don’t have to think about Las Vegas because online casinos can bring the thrill of casino gaming to you. Gambling online sites allows you to relish the thrill of playing the slots and winning and the delight of beating the dealer at the blackjack tables.

There are lots of benefits that you can take pleasure in from online gambling. With the growing style of virtual casino software, games have gotten more thrilling, speedy, and stimulating. So, here are certain benefits that you can appreciate from online gambling.

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Some brick and mortar casinos can offer few promotions or free drinks. But you can only receive multiple free money bonuses at gambling online sites. Online casinos will always offer free money promotions as long as you play their games on a regular basis.

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With these types of bonuses, you can considerably decrease your risk during the time your playing the casino games. And with cash back promotions, online gambling sites ensure that you can keep on playing for a long time.

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You can play online casino games in private in your own dwelling place. You do not have to worry that someone will bother your at the tables because everything is being played virtually. You do not have to worry also about dress codes because you can play online even if you are in your pyjamas.

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The words gambling dependence are possibly not alien to most people. Even if you don’t gamble, or haven’t confessed your gambling addiction yet, you must have heard of people who tried it at least once in their whole lifetime or those who have been taken over by it. Doesn’t matter which case it is, gambling dependence is surely something serious.

Most of the people believe that gambling dependence is something that one should be embarrassed about. This is possibly the cause of why most gambling addicts try to deny that they are one or at least try to cover up their addiction with gambling by convincing others and even themselves that their act of gambling is simply a way to pass time. Even they know that they are lying to themselves, but can you blame them? Other than being dismissed by society, gambling addicts would much rather refuse the obvious truth about themselves and fit in other than admitting and being treated as an outcast in the society.

Of course, those of them who are brave enough to accept and admit their gambling addiction are doing themselves a big favour. True, everyone in the society, or even worse, even their family members might think and look at them in a different way, but fact of the matter is, accepting that you are truly a gambling addict is one of the greatest things you can do to yourself in this situation. In order for a gambling addict to be able to control this serious condition, the first thing that they should do is to accept that they are indeed gambling addicts.

As foolish as it may seem, admission can be equated to surrender. If a gambling addict is able to accept his addiction, this usually means that he is ready to do something about it.

The thing is, there is no rush in preparing oneself to turn the wheel around. By the time you are ready to accept that you are dependant on gambling, and when you are ready to do something about it, keep in mind that everyone is ready to help you. Take these friendly tips on dealing with your gambling dependence and create a better life for yourself.