January 26, 2011
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today: jan. 26 basketball:@ texas a&m kingsville. women 6 p.m. men 8 p.m.
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Saturday: jan. 29 basketball: vs. west texas a&m. women 5 p.m. men 7 p.m.
sports MSU Rugby team recruits Imonitie Atamenwan For the Wichitan
Coming back from winter break, the first week of rugby practice is always a mystery. MSU graduated a few starters and some players will be missed because of injury. The first week showed the core of the team in full force – a player came back to school and two new players with extensive rugby experience joined the team from Zimbabwe. The MSU rugby team started the semester with two weekday training sessions and a Saturday afternoon intersquad scrimmage in preparation for a competitive period of the season. The purpose of the training was to
get the team back in rugby form as well as strengthen interaction amongst players on the field. The scrimmage was aimed at improving the squad’s strategy on game scenarios as well as examining the team’s weak points, defensively and offensively. Fitness and team chemistry will be the focus of training leading up to MSU’s first cup match against North Texas. The team looked to be somewhat fit, but not rugby fit, yet. MSU needs to win their next two matches (UNT and Texas) to get the No. 2 seed in the Texas Division III. The focus for next weeks’ training is to get the chemistry and technical aspects tuned in for the matches that count as well as recruiting more players to add depth to the team roster.
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nin the cage with tolu
Tolu Agunbidae For the Wichitan I will be in my fourth cage fight Saturday, Jan. 29, in Lawton. The event will take place at the Great Plains Coliseum. There will be about 10 fights. The cost for general admission is $20. If you’ve never been to a cage fighting event, let me tell you, it’s an interesting and entertaining experience. The number to call for tickets is 800-883-4897. I’ll be fighting Alfred Walker. His record is 2-2. He’s had two wins by submission and two losses by submission. I assume he’s going to try to take the fight to the ground. I’m comfortable on the ground, but I’d like to take him out of his ele-
ment, so I’m going to try to keep it standing. Ultimately I’ll work with whatever he gives me. Walker is a member of the Match Maker’s gym, and the match maker’s wife will be one of the commissioners at the event. A commissioner is a person authorized under state law to regulate boxing and cage matches. Walker’s got a lot of influence on his side. This means I can not let this fight go to a decision, I have to finish it. I musn’t leave it in the hands of the judges. Normally, I wouldn’t take such a fight, but I’m really feeling myself right now. I’ve been training pretty hard for the last few months. I’ve been in the gym almost everyday working on my striking, grappling, cardio, endurance, etc. I’m ready to get the job done. I’d like to finish this in the first round like my last fight. I plan on setting the pace and dictating where the fight goes. I envision being in control of this during the fight, “imposing my will on my opponent”, as Randy Couture said. A win on Saturday will give me an MMA record of 4-0.
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MSU Rugby recovers from the winter break and prepares for what the Spring semester holds. (Photo by Imonitie Atamenwan)
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