Pacquiao KOs Diaz for WBC Lightweight Title

I got this article from Kevin Iole, an award-winning veteran sports writer and the national boxing and mixed martial arts reporter for Yahoo! Sports.

This article summarizes the very recent fight of our very own Pacman against David Diaz.

ROUND 1
Crowd is heavily pro-Pacquiao as Michael Buffer introduces them. Ex-world champion Fernando Vargas, who has gotten very heavy, walks to the ring with Diaz. The fighters meet in the center of the ring as the bell sounds. Pacquiao lands two lefts. Pacquiao is circling and Diaz is moving forward. Diaz lands a combination to the body. Combination to the head and body by Pacquiao. Hard left by Pacquiao. Diaz lands a left. Pacquaio’s jab gets through three times in a row. Combination to the head by Pacquiao. Speed edge is huge for Pacquiao. Diaz misses badly with a hook. It’s easy right now for Pacquiao. Diaz lands a right and Pacquiao is warned for holding. Four-punch combination by Pacquiao brings a roar from the crowd.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 2
They trade inside as the round starts. Now, they’re wrestling. Diaz fires a combination to the head, but Pacquiao lands a counter left. Left-right-left from Pacquiao lands. Good left from Diaz. Hard left by Pacquiao. Right hook and a left from Pacquiao. Jab and a hook to the body by Pacquiao. Overhand left from Pacquiao lands. Right hook snaps Diaz’s head. Left-right combination to the head by Pacquiao. He’s teeing off on Diaz. Right hook by Pacquiao. Pacquiao lands a five-punch combination. It’s ridiculously easy at this point for Pacquiao. He’s far outclassing Diaz. Diaz has reddening around the eyes. Another hard combination by Pacquiao.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 3
Diaz opens with a jab. Pacquiao double jabs and then a left. Right hook from Pacquiao. Diaz lands a good right. Four-punch combination to the head by Pacquiao. Hard left by Pacquiao. Pacquiao is simply far too fast. It’s a mismatch at this point. Right hook by Manny lands. Diaz digs to the body. Diaz has a cut on the bridge of his nose, but it shouldn’t be a factor. Jab-left by Pacquiao snaps Diaz’s head. They tie up for only a second and the crowd boos. It’s been a fast pace. Diaz roughs Pacquiao up inside and lands a short right. Combination to the body by Pacquiao. Left cross lands by Pacquiao. Hook to the body by Diaz.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 4
Pacquiao opens with a jab. Diaz lands a right. Hook to the body and hook to the head by Diaz. Pacquiao lands a left that stuns Diaz. Another hard left by Pacquiao. Diaz is cut badly on the right eye. Referee Vic Drakulich stops the fight briefly to allow the doctor to examine the cut. He’s OK to go, but it will bother him. Hard right by Pacquiao. Right hand and then a big left by Pacquiao. Diaz wobbles. Pacquiao is firing away and landing hard, crisp shots. He’s totally dominant. Left by Pacquiao and then they clinch. They trade hard blows, but Pacquiao lands several more. Hook by Pacquiao.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 5
Diaz’s corner has done a good job closing the cut. Diaz lands a hook to the body. Pacquiao lands a hard right. Right by Pacquiao and then a right-left combination on the chin. These punches are going to take a toll on Diaz pretty soon. Chopping left by Pacquiao. Diaz bending at the waist and bobbing and weaving, trying to find a way to avoid the punishment. Two rights by Pacquiao lands as the crowd roars its approval. Left to the body by Pacquiao. This is an extremely impressive performance. Diaz cracks Pacquiao with a good right, his best punch of the fight. Three-punch combination by Pacquiao to the head.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 6
Diaz’s cut is on his eyelid and is in a very bad position. Pacquiao is circling and flicks a jab. Diaz lands a right. Pacquiao lands a double hook. Cut is bleeding heavily. Pacquiao not quite as aggressive in this round, but is still landing what he throws. They wrestle in the center. Diaz warned for hitting behind the head. Good left to the head by Pacquiao. Short right inside by Pacquiao. Diaz lands a jab and then a right hand. Three-punch combination inside by Pacquiao and then a hard right to the head. Drakulich calls time to have the cut checked. He lets it continue.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 7
Diaz said in between rounds, “Those punches are just too fast.” Diaz misses badly with a hook. Pacquiao lands a jab and then a right. They’re warned for rough tactics. Right to the body by Diaz, but Pacquiao answers with a 1-2 to the head. Left to the body and then to the head by Pacquiao. Diaz lands a jab. Three-punch combination inside by Pacquiao, who just gets off so much quicker. They clinch in the middle. Diaz pops a jab. Pacquiao lands an uppercut and then a right.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao

ROUND 8
Pacquiao opens with a couple of hard punches to the head. How much punishment is the corner going to let Diaz take? They need to think of stopping it now. Diaz seems to have no shot, not even the lucky punch chance to keep his title. Right-left-right by Pacquiao sends Diaz sagging to the ropes. Diaz fights his way off, only to be pummeled in the center of the ring with a blistering combination. Pacquiao raking him along the ropes. This is horrendous. Diaz is taking a frightful beating. Pacquiao continues to batter him with shots. Pacquiao lands a five-punch combination to the head, all of which were hard shots. Left by Pacquiao catches Diaz on the way in. Diaz is wincing.
Iole scores it 10-8, Pacquiao

ROUND 9
Diaz’s face is a mess as the round starts and Pacquiao resumes the assault. Pacquiao lands a three-punch combination to the head. Diaz throws a left and a right, which Pacquiao blocks with his gloves. Diaz simply can’t land much. Straight left by Manny snaps Diaz’s head back. Diaz’s left eye is blackening and closing quickly. Pacquiao circles and flicks a couple of jabs. Right hand inside followed by a left sends Diaz down face first. The ref doesn’t even bother to count and waves off the fight at 2:24.
Pacquiao wins by knockout

Indeed, Manny Pacquiao is still the number 1 World Boxer! Congrats to Pacman and to the Philippines!

Windows XP D-Day Arrives

Recently, Microsoft Corporation made it official that on Monday, June 30 will be the last day they'll going to sell Windows XP to the masses. This is after how many days of rumors and delays regarding the extension of the selling of the product.

Microsoft believed that a better world is a Vista World. However, some computers in the world will still remain XP for it isn't powerful enough for Vista.

Although I am for XP and not for Vista, I am not in panic about the said loss of XP in the marketplace. I believe that the the circulation of XP in the marketplace will never be gone. The product will be still available through many channels in the years to come. As a proof, EBay is still selling a thousand copies and usually sells it for less than $100.

And for those present XP users, like me, let's not worry a lot. Microsoft has recently pledged to keep supporting XP, including the release of security updates, all the way through 2014. So XP users needn't fret that you'll suddenly be victimized by hackers due to unpatched security flaws. Updates should work exactly as you're used to them currently through the Windows Update system.

Typhoon Frank (Fengshen) Pounds Philippines

Stories and news have been delivered to every houses and concerned citizens in the world. What I'll be posting now are some pictures of reality from the devastating typhoon.

Residents wade through a flooded street in Manila following heavy rains brought about by typhoon Fengshen.
Credits: Marquez/ AP
Published: 06/22/2008 19:10:51

Vehicles negotiate a shallow portion of a flooded highway.
Credits: Marquez/ AP
Published: 06/22/2008 19:10:51

An electric post blocks a road after it was toppled at the height of the typhoon's fury.
Credits: Marquez/ AP
Published: 06/22/2008 19:10:51

A mother lifts her child to avoid a flooded street following the rains.
Credits: Marquez/ AP
Published: 06/22/2008 19:10:51

A Filipino boy plays in polluted flood waters in suburban Manila.
Credits: Favila/AP
Published: 06/22/2008 19:10:51

People salvage belongings from their damaged homes in Iloilo city.
Credits: Fernandez/ AP
Published: 06/22/2008 19:10:51

Find more pictures here: LINK
Read Great Srories of Survival: LINK or LINK.

Let's just hope and pray that they'll be no more addition on the number of dead people.

Rob Knox, a Ravenclaw Student in the next Harry Potter Film, KILLED!

Undated image released Saturday May 24, 2008, by Britain's Metropolitan Police, showing murdered actor who stared in a Harry Potter movie, teenager Robert Knox, right, with his mother Sally and 17-year old brother Jamie. Ron Knox was stabbed to death in a fight outside a bar in Sidcup, England on Saturday May, 24, 2008. Four other men were hurt in the fight, and one man is arrested on suspicion of the murder. Knox played Marcus Belby in the movie 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince'.(AP Photo / Metropolitan Police)


Rob Knox, an 18-year old young actor, who plays a Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in the next Harry Potter film was stabbed to death last Saturday, May 24, 2008. London's Metropolitan Police stated that Knox got caught up in a fight outside a bar in southwest London.

Warner Brothers, the studio producing the phenomenal series, Harry Potter was shocked on the said news. Knox, is one of the actors who will be appearing in the sixth (Half-Blood prince)installment HP series set that was scheduled to be released this November.

Knox is just one of the five young men who were taken to the hospital after the brawl. And with them, is a 21-year-old guy who has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

London police has been alarmed for a number of violent teenage deaths and Knox is just one of the 14 who were killed so far this year.

Rob, from a Harry Potter Movie fan, I must say...Thank for being one of those actors who made HP almost close to reality and YOU MAY REST IN PEACE! (-_-)

Powerful Earthquake Claims Over 51,000 Lives (Today's Update)

A woman, left, cries as she consoles her relative who survived the earthquake from the devastated Wenchuan county after they air lifted at the Phoenix airbase in Chengdu in China's southwest Sichuan province, Thursday, May 22, 2008.(AP Photo/Andy Wong)

During these past days, I was already aware of what happened to China through my friends and other relatives. I thought during those earlier days, I already knew what really happened until I saw the news in TV Patrol World last May 19. My heart was jumping very fast while seeing the video of the survivors 20 seconds just after the first land's movement of the quake struggling for air and begging for help. I saw bloods all over their faces and body that made goosebumps all over my body. Yes, I had a teary eye while watching the news and realized I wasn't really completely aware of what is really going on.

Because I want to find out more about the updates of this incident, I searched the World Wide Web so be able to understand more! And just, I read one of the articles about the China Earthquake dated today, May 22, 2008. And yes, this is the latest update!

Right at this very moment, the confirmed number of lost lives rose to 51, 151 - a jump of 10,000 from the day before. There are still 29,328 people "or" bodies waiting to be found : (. And from may 12 up to this very date, 300,000 were nearly hurt. Another sad thing is, this sad disaster also left 5 million people homeless.

According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, even though there were already 400,000 tents that were delivered, China still needs more than 3.3 million tents for those people who lost their houses and be able to survive the cold nights coming this June since it is the region's rainy season.

"We hope and welcome international assistance in this regard. We hope the international community can give priority in providing tents," Gang added.

China needs our help! All of us can do simple things like praying for those who died and for those who were left alone, cold and weary.