Sunday, December 30, 2012

Cain Velasquez gets revenge, looks near-invincible in thorough beatdown of Junior dos Santos



AS VEGAS – Cain Velasquez is not a perfect fighter; Junior dos Santos proved that fairly conclusively in 64 seconds last year.
But when Velasquez is on top of his game, as he was on Saturday in the heavyweight title match with dos Santos at UFC 155, there aren't many heavyweights who could compete with him.
Velasquez conclusively proved he's the best heavyweight in the world by putting a frightful five-round beating on dos Santos in front of 12,423 people at MGM Grand Garden to regain the belt he lost on Nov. 12, 2011.
Cain Velasquez celebrates after beating Junior dos Santos. (USA Today Sports) He fought with a fury, relentlessly attacking the power-punching Brazilian, taking out 13 months of frustration with one epic performance. It was by far the best performance of a great career, and it was  fueled in large part by a desire to prove a point to those who mocked him after his only loss.
Velasquez was taunted by fans after losing to dos Santos at UFC on Fox 1 in Anaheim, Calif. last year. He remained stoic and tight-lipped in the interim, but it was clear he had heard those words. He responded to them Saturday by taking an elite opponent and sending him to the hospital a bloodied, swollen, beaten mess.

Delhi Rape Victim Dies in Hospital



NEW DELHI—The victim of a gang-rape earlier this month in India's capital that prompted widespread rage and a national debate over the treatment of women died in a Singapore hospital where she was receiving specialized care, according to her doctors.
The woman, who hasn't been identified but is in her early 20s, was airlifted to Singapore earlier this week after she was treated for injuries in a New Delhi hospital, including the removal of much of her intestines.
Doctors at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital said in a statement she "died peacefully" early Saturday with members of her family and officials from the High Commission of India by her side.
The woman was raped and beaten by a group of men on a bus as it was driven around India's capital on the night of Dec. 16. A male companion was badly beaten trying to defend her. Six men, including the bus driver, have been arrested and charged with offenses including rape and kidnapping, according to Delhi police.
The incident exposed a violent and chauvinistic side of a nation that is often portrayed world-wide as a rapidly growing democracy that respects personal freedom, and is full of aspiration-filled young people especially when compared with the intolerance toward women elsewhere in the region, notably in Pakistan and Afghanistan.


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