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He threw a straight right at the head of another man, catching him high up in the temple. Continue reading
Archive for October, 2015
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on October 28, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Alex Perekrest and Red Giant – 2
Posted in Journalism, Music, Real Men with tags Bongzilla, Cleveland, Cosmic Welder, Darth Vader, Dysfunctional Majesty, KISS, Love Gun, Mad Oak Studios, Propain, Psychoblaster, Red Giant, Scott Hamilton, Small Stone records on October 25, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Fuck dude, that’s intense! The mother of your children stabbed you?
Yeppers… crazy days. And all of Cleveland knew it. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on October 23, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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On a trip back from the bathroom, Pat had stuck his head outside the front door and the cold wind coming in off the bay licked across his face like the tail of a wet towel. Continue reading
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UFC 193 in Melbourne: Steven ‘Steamrolla’ Kennedy
Posted in Martial Arts, MMA, Steven 'Steamrolla' Kennedy with tags AFC, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Dan Roberts, Etihad Stadium, gofundme, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Judo, K-OZ, Kickass MMA, Kyokushin karate, MMA, Muay Thai, Pancrase, Richard Walsh, Sam 'Striker' Brown, Steven 'Steamrolla' Kennedy, Suckerpunch Management, Total Supplies and Stationery, UFC, UFC 193, WL Fight Photography, wrestling on October 22, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Steven ‘Steamrolla’ Kennedy steps into the octagonal circle on November 14 for UFC 193, the first UFC event to be held in Melbourne. His name is currently up in lights at Theme Park at its Darkest. Continue reading
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Peter Aerts: All The Hits
Posted in Journalism, Peter Aerts with tags Adam Watt, Amsterdam, Andy Hug, Brad Pitt, Cyril Abidi, Ernesto Hoost, Errol Zimmerman, Fight Club, Gary Goodridge, Grand Prix, Holland, International Kickboxer, Japan, Jerome Le Banner, K1, Kickboxing, Maurice Smith, Mighty Mo, Mike Bernardo, MMA, Mr Ishii, Peter Aerts, Ray Sefo, Sam Greco, Semmy Schilt, Stefan Leko, UFC on October 19, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, July/August, 2015
Peter Aerts has recently announced his retirement due to an inability to recover from injury, bringing down the curtain on a phenomenal career. Continue reading
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Alex Perekrest and Red Giant – 1
Posted in Journalism, Music, Real Men with tags Alex Perekrest, Andy Masalko, Black Sabbath, Devil Child Blues, Dysfunctional Majesty, Masters of Reality, Paul Tempest, psychedelic, punk, Red Giant, Small Stone records, Soundgarden, space punk, stoner rock, Stoneslinger, Ultra-Megnetic Glowing Sound, weed on October 16, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
This article, published in four parts, is the product of an unlikely friendship that only Facebook could facilitate. Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on October 10, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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Pat stood by the end of the bar and watched the dance floor darken, feeling as much as hearing the music increase in volume. A greater number of bodies soaked up the sound, so the DJ had to turn up the decibels accordingly. Continue reading
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Ronda Rousey: The Movie
Posted in Journalism with tags AFL, As Real As It Gets, Barcelona, Beth Correia, Beyond the Mat, blood, Born to Fight, cage fighting, Catalonia, centipedes, Charles the Bald, Greg baum, Holly Holm, Mark Hunt, Mayweather/Pacquiao, Melbourne, MMA, Octagon, Porn, Ronda Rousey, Senyera, soap opera, UFC, UFC 193, Vietnamese flag, Wilfred the First, wrestling on October 7, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
“Women have soap operas; men have wrestling.”
– Ringside wrestling fan quoted in the documentary, ‘Beyond the Mat.’ Continue reading
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Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses on October 6, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
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“Hello, mate,” said Pat, “I’m from New Breed Security. They’ve sent me down to work tonight?” Cro-mag #1 returned the handshake but didn’t have much to say. Both doormen wore black slacks and tight Bonds t-shirts that hugged every bloated distention of their body-builder physiques. Their arms hung away from their torsos, as if they were holding cantaloupes in their armpits. Continue reading
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Ben Edwards – Glory 24
Posted in Ben Edwards, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Billy Zane, Bulldog Gym, Che Baker, Errol Zimmerman, Glory 24, Jamal Ben Saddik, Jamie McCuaig, jiu jitsu, Josh Tonna, Kickboxing, MMA, Peter Graham, Stuart McKinnon on October 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
I thought you’d given kickboxing away and gone to boxing?
I did – and I was going to have a break from everything! I was just burnt out from eleven years of constantly having a fight coming up. We got an offer from Glory – which we respectfully declined – and they countered with a generous pay increase and a two fight contract (outside of tournament) for that money and, with the US dollar falling my pay is increasing by the day… so we just said, ‘Give us a date and we will be there’. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 