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Watch MMA star Amber Leibrock brutally KO rival Martina Jindrova with stunning head kick in PFL’s $1m-winning season
MMA star Amber Leibrock scored a brutal head kick knockout to open her Professional Fighters League campaign in fashion.
The American made her debut in the PFL, MMA’s only seasonal format, in some style with a first-round finish over Martina Jindrova.
Amber Leibrock brutally knocked out Martina Jindrova[/caption]
Leibrock, 35, connected with a perfectly-timed left high kick before following it up with some vicious ground and pound.
It left the referee with no choice but to step in and end the fight, as Leibrock announced herself on the PFL stage.
She said: “First of all, I just want to say my name is Amber Leibrock, I’m from Hayward, California, I represent the Bay Area and I’m here to stay.
“So if you don’t know me, get to know me and remember the name.
“I respect everybody that steps in this cage with me and their art and I know she is a dangerous person on her feet.
“She’s a multi world kickboxing, Muay Thai world champion so I think it did take a minute to find it but when it’s there it’s there and I found it.”
The PFL is MMA’s consists of qualifying and knockout stages, with two regular season bouts and play-offs.
Points are earned per method of victory in the opening two fights with the top four in each weight progressing into the semi-finals.
From there, it is victory-or-go-home culminating in a winner-take-all finale fight where a title belt and $1million cheque lays in wait.
Leibrock – one of the eight featherweight contenders – got off to a perfect start with a maximum six points for her round one KO.
Amber Leibrock celebrates her win[/caption]
Watch jacked Jake Gyllenhaal brutally KO opponent while filming Roadhouse at UFC 285 as Conor McGregor attends
JAKE GYLLENHAAL took part in filming for his upcoming film Roadhouse smack bang in the middle of UFC 285.
The Hollywood superstar filmed a weigh-in scene for the movie shortly after Friday’s official weigh-ins for Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane’s heavyweight showdown.
Jake Gyllenhaal filmed a fight scene for Roadhouse during UFC 285[/caption]
And a break during the prelim portion of the card served as the perfect time for the Hollywood cameras to use the octagon and film a fight scene.
Gyllenhaal took part in a full and authentic UFC walkout and was greeted by rapturous applause as he pretended to make his way to the octagon to fight for the middleweight title.
Gyllenhaal, 42, came out to ‘Enter the Sandman’, which got the fans going.
The champion – former UFC star Jay Hieron – came out to a slew of boos as ‘Many Men by 50 Ceny blared out.
It wasn’t long before Bruce Buffer was announcing the pair’s middleweight showdown, which was, surprisingly, well received.
Gyllenhaal, who plays Dalton in the remake of the classic film – in which he’s an ex-UFC fighter who ends up working as a bouncer in the Florida Keys – got off to a terrible start.
After avoiding some jabs early doors, he ate several blows against the octagon fence before landing thunderous hooks to the body to turn things around.
The champ was badly wobbled and ended up being dropped by a vicious knee.
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Gyllenhaal – who will star in the film along with Conor McGregor – rained down blow after blow and the referee tried to pull him off.
A fired-up Gyllenhaal didn’t heed the refs’ intervention and continued to punish the fallen champ before being dragged off.
But he managed to land a final and unanswered blow – much to the shock of the crowd.
UFC fans were quick to comment on the scene, with one saying: “Dalton with the knee!”
Another said: “Nice to see him pull an Anderson Silva against the cage… though Anderson didn’t hit.
“Also DQ and Suspension pending.”
And another said: “Jake Gyllenhall finished Jay Hieron quicker than GSP and Woodley did.”
One remarked: “This is so fire.”
Another chimed in: “Well that’s a DQ.”
Roadhouse is set to be released later this year, although a date has not yet been announced.
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Will Smith’s epic isn’t a hit – brutally violent slave drama Emancipation is an exhausting effort
EMANCIPATION
(15) 132mins
★★☆☆☆
WILL SMITH famously turned down the lead role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.
He said he “didn’t want to make a slavery film about vengeance,” or “believe in violence as the reaction to violence”.
The Oscar winner has clearly changed his tune with Emancipation — one of the most brutally violent slave dramas to date.
Directed by Training Day and The Equalizer’s Antoine Fuqua, the Louisiana-set film is based on the harrowing true story of “Whipped Pete” the enslaved man whose mutilated back was photographed and became fuel for the abolitionist movement against the cruelty of American slavery.
Doggedly pursued
Fuqua transports us back to the 1860s before this image was captured, and the washed-out, monochrome visuals match the bleakness of Peter’s life.
Given how little was known about the historic figure, narrative licence is taken to provide Peter with a backstory and a dangerously courageous journey toward freedom.
The film opens with Peter — played by Smith — sharing a final prayer with his wife (Charmaine Bingwa) and children before being forcefully carted off to build railway tracks for the Confederate army.
Once Peter learns of President Lincoln’s proclamation to free slaves in rebel states, he escapes and seeks out a Union outpost. But he is doggedly pursued by Ben Foster’s slave hunter Fassel.
Both men deliver subtle performances of conviction but while Foster’s Fassel wears the quiet cruel air of a white male superiority complex, Smith’s vibrates with internal rage.
Peter has the determination to fight back but his road to salvation, while tensely tracked through crocodile-infested swamps and hostile plantations, is laborious to watch.
The story invests too much in the brutality inflicted on black bodies.
It begs the question why the filmmakers felt it necessary for audiences to endure such a high level of visual torture in lieu of soulful exploration of who Peter and his family are beyond victims to white supremacy.
The scourge of American slavery is known the world over but the marginalised individuals who played a part in ending it are not.
Emancipation is a worthy endeavour but the delivery is an exhausting effort.
- In cinemas and on Apple+
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The Silent Twins
(18) 112
★★★☆☆
MOVING in wordless harmony, Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance form an eerie presence in this telling of a remarkable true story.
They play June and Jennifer Gibbons, twins from Haverfordwest, Pembroke, who paid a heavy price for choosing only to speak to each other.
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska attempts to get inside the twins’ heads, revealing some of their imaginary world via animation[/caption]
From the age of three they shut out the world and at 18 they were sent to Broad-moor psychiatric hospital.
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska attempts to get inside the twins’ heads, revealing some of their imaginary world via animation and dream sequences.
It is an original approach that shows visual flair, but it slows down the drama.
What impresses most is Black Panther actress Wright and theatre star Lawrance, who are on each other’s wavelength just like the twins must have been.
The 18 certificate may give the wrong impression about this film.
It is less violent than many 15 films and the sex scenes are not graphic.
The main issue I have with it is that it was hard to fully engage with these insular characters.
Nevertheless, this story will leave you speechless.
A Muppets Christmas Carol
(PG) 85 mins
★★★★★
IT wouldn’t feel like Christmas without the words “Light the lamp not the rat!” screamed by Rizzo in this marvellous adaptation.
I’m a huge fan of Charles Dickens’ festive tale of the spirit – and Spirits – of Christmas and there is no better version made for the screen than this.
It is back to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the movie’s original release in 1992[/caption]
It is back to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the movie’s original release in 1992.
Directed by Brian Henson, son of the late Jim who created the glorious world of the Muppets, this is a perfect movie, incorporating sorrow, joy and humour into the often sombre tale.
Kermit is Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy his wife, and the Great Gonzo is Dickens.
Michael Caine plays Ebenezer Scrooge superbly, with the perfect balance between frosty contempt of his fellow man (and muppet) and his sudden understanding of empathy and love.
Every single scene is a delight and every song – including the stoical One More Sleep ’Til Christmas and joyful Thankful Heart – hits the perfect note.
A must-see movie for all the family.
- On Disney+ from Sunday, December 11.
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I bought my first Skims haul & want to give a brutally honest review – the bodysuit looks cheap & has poor tailoring
A TIKTOKER gave a brutally honest review on her first Skims haul, claiming that the bodysuit looked cheap and had poor tailoring.
Emma Jeanae has over 41,000 followers on TikTok and making all kinds of content, including the occasional fashion review.
TikToker Emma Jeanae gave a brutally honest review on Kim Kardashian’s brand, Skims[/caption]
After receiving her first order of Kim Kardashian’s shapewear, she said she just had to give her thoughts about it.
“I just got my first ever Skims order and I’m gonna tell you guys what I think,” she said in the three-minute clip.
“Because if you guys are thinking about ordering Skims or about ordering any of the items I’m showing you, I would have wanted to see the same video.”
The clip then cuts to Emma wearing a black, long-sleeve bodysuit, which she said looks “kind of cute.”
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However, Emma stated that she would be returning the bodysuit because it was $80 and she believes she could get a nicer, more well-made bodysuit for cheaper on Amazon.
She was also frustrated that the straps on her bra were peaking through the scoop-neck of the body suit.
The main reason why Emma said she wanted to return that item was due to the frayed edges of the neckline.
“It’s literally like they took a pair of scissors and, like, cut it and they sent it out,” she said.
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“It looks so cheap.”
The next piece she ordered was a black cotton-ribbed tank top that was $34 which was much higher quality than the bodysuit.
“I think I’ll be keeping this.”
The last item was the same as the tank top but in ivory, but Emma said she was unsure about her feelings on the color.
“Overall, tank tops probably a yes. I’ll probably end up keeping them,” she said.
“The bodysuit is an absolutely not.
“It’s just overall cheaply made.”
Overall, Emma said some of the more expensive items were ‘cheaply made’[/caption]