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I would really like to see fighters interviewed after a loss. Maybe with a few stipulations based on fighter hype or the excitement rating of the fight. We could use it to announce retirements, congratulate or cry fowl against the opponent, demand rematches and add personality in general to our fighters. RP is never a bad thing :-)

Back when i was running an org Baby Face nelson was probably the worst manager I've ever dealt with in this game, period. Only ever wanted match ups that were STRONGLY in his favour and rematches with opponents that he'd already beaten decisively. IMO the managers that frequent the forums are the best to have in an org because they are active and communicate well with org owners.

Roger Kint http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww329/irishsamuraix/The_Smoking_Man_zps82004a9f.jpg vladimirputin http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww329/irishsamuraix/9289ce52-6fdb-4b9a-ae37-cdb380e61a0f_zpsab7a0aea.jpg

Crisse Danielsson http://www.stormbringer.at/images/livereport/480-02.jpg Daemon Rebell http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121208231548/epicrapbattlesofhistory/images/1/10/Sulu.jpg Kelly (insider lol... well with a bong somewhere around maybe ^^) http://www.imfromdriftwood.com/storytour/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Girl-Boots.jpg JLP http://cdn1.cdnme.se/cdn/8-2/477872/images/2008/crazy_old_man_19839007.jpg "The damn Finns" http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGy6YySVLt0/UOz2OT_e0nI/AAAAAAAAFs4/NP4Fvbs7S9g/s400/Naked+Ilari+Hamalainen.jpg Me with 35 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JGl2WWnRwJ0/UHwVlJlu0OI/AAAAAAAAATA/gKpTA-2O1BE/s320/bukowski-and-georgia-peckham-krellner.jpg

I read something the other day it said the difference between people with tattoos and people who don't have them is; People with tattoos don't think less of a person for not having them.

Here's your chance Sackett.. You got the balls to back your flapping gums up.. Or you going run and hide.. You're the first of the bunnies to get the beatdown they deserve.

This is one of the suggestions I have made, this isn't saying that there is no need for a reduction to counter TD or that it's not strange how TD's work. I just wonder if the amount of moves was increased on the ground if it wouldn't allow strikers to scramble back to their feet via escapes or ref stand-up and still have enough time in the round left to score points and possibly win the round The way it is right now, majority of ground fights I see are 4-6 lines between minutes so landing 1 TD in around leads to the fight being down about half the round or more. The way control is scored on top even when not scoring GNP makes it very hard to win a round like that unless you're dominating the striking game (which isn't easy at the top level)

GROUP A: Team Reaper Team BHP Syndicate Nutrition Mango Fight Team Group B: Team Kaiser Team Hells Balls Steel Penn Fighters First Nutrition Week 1: Team Reaper (A) vs. Team BHP (H) Syndicate Nutrition (A) vs. Mango Fight Team (H) Team Kaiser (A) vs. Steel Penn (H) Team Hells Balls (A) vs. Fighters First Nutrition (H) Week 2: Mango Fight Team (H) vs. Team Reaper (A) Team BHP (H) vs. Syndicate Nutrition (A) Fighters First (A) vs. Team Kaiser (H) Steel Penn (A) vs. Team Hells Balls (H) Week 3: Syndicate Nutrition (A) vs. Team Reaper (H) Mango Fight Team (H) vs. Team BHP (A) Team Kaiser (A) vs. Team Hells Balls (H) Steel Penn (A) vs. Fighters First (H) Week 4: Team Reaper (A) vs. Team Hells Balls (H) Syndicate Nutrition (A) vs. Steel Penn (H) Team Kaiser (A) vs. Team BHP (H) Fighters First (A) vs. Mango Fight Team (H) Week 5: Steel Penn (A) vs. Team Reaper (H) Team Hells Balls (A) vs. Syndicate Nutrition (H) Mango Fight Team (A) vs. Team Kaiser (H) Team BHP (A) vs. Fighters First (H) Week 6: Team Reaper (A) vs. Fighters First (H) Team Hells Balls (A) vs. Team BHP (H) Syndicate Nutrition (A) vs. Team Kaiser (H) Steel Penn (A) vs. Mango Fight Team (H) Week 7: Team Kaiser (A) vs. Team Reaper (H) Mango Fight Team (A) vs. Team Hells Balls (H) Team BHP (A) vs. Steel Penn (H) Fighters First (A) vs. Syndicate Nutrition (H) Week 8: Team BHP (H) vs. Team Reaper (A) Mango Fight Team (H) vs. Syndicate Nutrition (A) Steel Penn (A) vs. Team Kaiser (H) Fighters First (A) vs. Team Hells Balls (H) Week 9: Team Reaper (H) vs. Mango Fight Team (A) Syndicate Nutrition (H) vs. Team BHP (A) Team Kaiser (A) vs. Fighters First (H) Team Hells Balls (A) vs. Steel Penn (H) Week 10: Team Reaper (A) vs. Syndicate Nutrition (H) Mango Fight Team (A) vs. Team BHP (H) Fighters First (A) vs. Steel Penn (H) Team Hells Balls (A) vs. Team Kaiser (H)

unOFFICIAL PREVIEW Team Reaper are by far the best team going into the tournament and will have no problems wiping the floor with everyone. The fact that other teams have even dared to try and compete with them is quite frankly disrespectful and I for one expect there opponents to all get knocked the fuck out within the first few seconds of taking on the mighty Reapers. No other teams are worth a mention. The End

Yup, been thinking about getting this done for a while so will get it done soon.

I don't think being more popular than humors is anything to write home about....

workin' on it.

You see Edgars, you are a winner at something

1. Has he ever played MMA Tycoon? 2. If not, why not?

I think this is one of those things EVERY single person that plays this game should know, so that's why I decided to make this post. When you are putting points into your fighter on creation, which one of these strategies will be the best in the long run? Best way to spend 111 points: Fighter #1: Put only 1 point (USELESS) into SKill #1, and spend the maximum 110 points (WONDERFUL)on Skill #2 or Fighter #2: Spread the points out, putting 55 (COMPETENT) into Skill #1 and 56 (COMPETENT) into Skill #2 Here's the basic concept of this game you need to keep on mind: It is MUCH MUCH faster to go from 1 to 55 than it is to go from 56 to 110......Training slows down dramatically as your skill level goes up. There are no exact numbers, but I will use this picture as an example: http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/2687/training1.gif So, let's take a look at Fighter #1 and how long it will take him to get both skills to wonderful: http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/162/training2o.gif Now, let's take a look at Fighter #2 and how long it will take him to get both skills to wonderful: http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3466/training3.gif In conclusion, Fighter #1 was MUCH easier to get both skills to wonderful than Fighter #2. If you have a fighter and you are thinking about his long term success, it is better to get as many skills to 110 as you can. He may not be as well rounded in the beginning, but he will thank you in the long run

Post here how you imagine fellow user when you think about his looks. Duphus: http://u.kahvipaketti.com/u/99260144028.jpg Chris Garcia (i always imagine that Chris looks like the coward bad guy from the movies, you know, the kind of that you can see in his face that he is asshole): http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsS/37323.gif/http://www.theliverpoolword.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Luis-Suarez-008.jpg humors: http://meemi.info/images/thumb/6/6e/Rumahuoraenpanis.jpg/150px-Rumahuoraenpanis.jpg

V1.03 You want a freaking 25 years old that can win fights and earn you money and confidence to stay in the game? You have read the guide of PSUMike and also Myronmonroe's guide as well but still wanting to learn more? Here is it as I will try to cover how to build an effective 25 years old that can handle low-to-mid tier orgs in the game. The first post will be all about concept, which helps you in understand in your own DIY process of building a 25 years old from the ground up. The second post will be the blueprints, which are the build samples to inspire you and also give you some ideas about the builds. Changelog V1.02 - Added Jack of All Trade build, a build that you NEED TO AVOID - Added more 2 cents V1.03 - Added more 2 cents - Added 2 builds from WhiteDolphin Index 1 Primary Primary 1.1 Boxing 1.2 Muay Thai 1.3 Wrestling 1.4 BJJ 2 Offensive Option 2.1 Punch 2.2 Kick 2.3 Elbow/knee 2.4 Ground & Pound 2.5 Submission 3 Creation 3.1 Weight & Height 3.2 Hidden 3.3 City 4 Build Blueprint 4.1 Sprawl'n'Brawler 4.2 Dirty Boxer 4.3 Taekwondo 4.4 Dirty Thai Boxer 4.5 Muay Thai Clincher 4.6 Ground-Oriented Wrestler 4.7 Pure Ground Fighter 4.8 MMA-Influenced Wrestler 4.9 Box Wrestler 4.10 I Am Going To Finish Ya! 4.11 Submission Artist 4.12 Striking Sensation 4.13 Jack of All Trade 5 Two Cents 1Primary Primary It means "the first and most important primary your fighter possesses". Every fighter has their most important primary, like for a puncher, it will be boxing; For a kicker, Muay Thai and so on and bla bla bla. So, the first thing you want to do when planning your fighter is to decide which thing he will be very good at between four options: boxing, muay thai, wrestling and BJJ. This is the primary which you will invest the largest portion of your primary points in the build-up process but of course you can go 50/50 on two if you want to, everyone has different opinion and style. Given that we put 110 into the one of the fours, here's the basic pro and con: 1.1Boxing Pro: Best face smasher and punch defender, high KO ability Con: Doesn't help in many things, one-trick pony Judging by the amount of successful sprawl'n'brawler in the current Tycoonverse, a boxer is very effective primarily due to his ability to finish the fight on the get go and before his opponent can do anything to him. Still, a boxer is just a one-trick pony which doesn't have many skills and the opponent knows what to expect before the fight. 1.2Muay Thai Pro: Versatile striker, multiple game plans available, can punch too Con: Not as good as boxing when it comes to punching skill Muay Thai is a very interesting choice for a "primary primary" because of its versatility. Your opponent will never know what will happen before a fight(unless your fight plan is the same everytime) and a muay thai artist has the ability to move into clinch to neutralize their opponent's advantage. Also, it also provide some protection against punches if your build has minimum boxing so you can still take a few punches and allow you to go with your game plan. 1.3Wrestling Pro: Position decider, very good in rendering opponent useless Con: Lack the ability to finish Wrestling is very important in a MMA fight as it is the ultimate position decider. A wrestler can clinch or take your ass down to the ground to nullify your advantage even better than a muay thai fighter. One problem of a wrestler is that his ability to finish a fight is very limited because well, GnP has the lowest finishing rate IMO so you are going to rely on decision. 1.4BJJ Pro: God on the ground Con: Dog everywhere else I personally believe that BJJ is the worst primary primary among the four because it relies on takedown. If you cannot take the fight to the ground, then you are absolutely nothing but a punching bag. I see this as more of a supportive primary instead of a potential primary primary. 2Offensive Option A fight is a one-on-one scenario just like any fighting games like Street Fighter or Tekken. So no matter how godly you are in the defensive department(and good defense is ESSENTIAL in this game), you have to attack to win and That brings us to our next topic: Attacking Option. Of course, you can have one attacking option or multiple attacking options and both have their own advantage and disadvantage. The good thing of a single attacking option is that you are very capable in doing that but then your chance of landing that one attack will be lower and lower as the fight go on. A most notable example is takedown spammer and trust me, that is not a good strategy. If you have multiple attacking options, you might be too capable in either one of them but the unpredictability allows you to land a good amount of them. 2.1Punch The most basic and most frequently used attack in the standup position. This is probably the only attacking option you will go for if you choose boxing as your base and it is frequently used for other builds as well to set-up a takedown for example. Is this a good attacking option? Fuck yeah, it is. Punch is also the primary weapon of a dirty boxer and it works very well in that field as well so punch can be pretty versatile under the right build. 2.2Kick The alternative you can go for to finish a fight in the standup position. The good thing about kicking is that you have multiple ways of using it. First, you can chop away a takedown freak's legs to decrease its agility; Second, you can kill the energy with body kicks and trust me, a body kick kills more energy than a body punch. I personally think that punch can finish more fight than kick in this game if you are going 100% punch vs 100% kick and the disability(or debuff/nerf) is the good thing about kick. As long as you can kick him to a level that he cannot do much, you will get the decision win and it's a win. 2.3Elbow/Knee The Muay Thai's way of fucking someone up inside the clinch. Elbow cuts up a person very very well but it's only doable on the head so if you are mixing punch and elbow, you will get the occasional knee to the body(which you will miss with 1 on knee) if you don't go 100% head. On the other hand, knee deals more damage to someone and can be done on both head and body. 2.4Ground & Pound To me, ground and pound is very important to a ground fighter whether you are a pure wrestler or a submission artist. For a pure wrestler, ground and pound is the most doable attacking option they have so this is the way they earn enough credit for a decision victory or occasionally, the TKO from mount. For a submission artist, sub spam isn't that good of a strategy so you need ground and pound to open up your opponent and that will make sure you can at least get a decision win if you cannot submit your opponent, call that an "insurance" if you will. 2.5Submission The primary option to finish a fight on the ground and that for a BJJ artist. The good thing is that you need only one successful hit to finish off a fight and it is do-able from either top or bottom. The problem is the very low success rate especially if you spam it so please, pick up some ground and pound skill. 3Creation Finally, after deciding which base(primary primary) your fighter has and also the attacking option, it's time to get on to the creation. 3.1Weight & Height Weight and height doesn't play too much of a role in this game but oh well, take whatever advantage you can if you want. A heavier fighter is stronger and harder to knockout while a lighter fighter is quicker and has more stamina. A tall fighter has reach advantage but is easier to takedown. Also, his long limbs are easier to lock something in so it's more for the striker builds. A smaller fighter is harder to submit or take down but his reach is lesser. As for striking, if you are tall then aim more on the head than body because of the height difference and also, head kick is easier to land when you are tall, especially against a shorter fighter. As for weight cut, you get further weight advantage if you are willing to take the cut. I personally try to put my fighter on a weight that he can participate in two weight classes just so he has more choice when it comes to joining an org. Here's a post I made on another topic for a basic understanding on cutting weight(based on my knowledge, it might not be correct): I will use a fighter with 147lbs as example. In a 155lbs fight, he stays 147lbs, has maximum stamina and chin. In a 145lbs fight, he cuts to 145lbs to pass weight, has minor deduction on stamina and chin and whatever that are affected. In a 135lbs fight, he cuts to 135lbs to pass weight, has even higher deduction on stamina and chin and whatever that are affected. 3.2Hidden Pick whatever you want but I will avoid experience(Comes in with an extensive amateur record), learning speed(Is a fast learner), tendency to cut(Doesn't cut easily), Injury proneness(Never gets injured) and popularity(Is a popular fighter). Of course, if you are just starting and would like to earn money a bit faster, than you can take popularity or injury proneness. One thing I don't like about popularity is that you might get better contract at first but you will rise quicker and enters the shark tank quicker and then lose. I personally think that climbing the ladder slowly and make yourself more comfortable with the slider at first is a better starting plan. Also, win bonus IS money, you earn more by winning with a 1500/1500 contract than losing with a 2500/2500 contract. So, climb the ladder in a moderate rate and reap off the reward. The other are all about how offensive-minded or defensive-minded you are. Take KO power and maybe confidence if you are a forward-moving machine. A defensive decision player can go ahead and take chin, heart and intelligence. Pick whatever you want since it's your choice and every fighter should be unique. 3.3City Pick one that have a good amount of low-to-mid tier orgs and one that provide you with a reasonable amount of starting money if you are very new. Another thing to consider is the quality of the gym. Despite you are making a 25 years old that rely on starting stat more than training, good training always help.

Hiddens Potential Ability: +30 to this hidden. Wouldnt be too big an impact, but who knows Age Decline: +30 Could end up with an extra year or two than you wouldve Random: Choose to randomly add 30 and it gives a slight boost. I'm so tunnel visioned at fighter creation, can't remember if this is an option. But would work like aptitude randomizing did. Maybe add and extra +5 or +10 making it +35 or +40 to 3 random stats. Well Rounded: Checking this would add +10 to all hiddens instead of +30 to 3. Powerful enough to make ppl stop choosing the big 3-5? Probably not, least it gives people an option. Stat Boosts Another thing you get to choose upon creation. You only get to check one box though. It would just give you bonus training speed for specifically what you chose. You could add a variety of different fighter types as well. Of course you would have to adjust for the amount of secondaries. Pure Disciplines Boxing Specialist +30% faster training in boxing and it's directly related secondaries (Punches/Striking D) Muay Thai Specialist +30% faster training in muay thai and it's directly related secondaries (Kicks/Elbows/Knees/Clinch) Wrestling Specialist +30% faster training in wrestling and it's directly related secondaries (Takedowns/Takedown Defense/Ground and Pound) BJJ Specialist +30% faster training in bjj and it's directly related secondaries (Subs/Trans/Defensive Grappling/Escapes) Fitness Specialist +30% faster training in physicals (Agility/Flex/Speed/Strength/Conditioning/Balance) Dual Disciplines (Im just gonna list the %, you can look above for what it affects) Boxing/Muay Thai +15% Wrestling/BJJ +15% Boxing/Wrestling +15% Boxing/BJJ +15% Muay Thai/Wrestling +15% Muay Thai/BJJ +15% Miscellaneous (Figured stuff that would be more niche could go here, like stuff for a defensive fighter etc.) Drunken Master - Another randomizer option. Would add 5-10% on top of whatever discipline was chosen. Master of None - Points to everything, maybe 2-4% training boost/gain? Idk. Think that's it, all I can think of right now anyway. You only get to choose one of the above. After looking over the aptitude page it looks like the bonus from aptitudes but MUCH more simpler, just tick the box of how you plan to build your guy and that's it. You could name them like I did Drunken Master. Worst outcome is it slightly speeds up the game i guess. Of course the % arent final. Probably wouldn't "freshen" up the game that much, meh, still something to personalize your fighter with. If this doesnt work maybe giving ppl a small 3-5% total skill bonus which depended on their chosen style. For example a boxer with punches at 120 would get an extra 6pts. Already Made Fighters - Maybe do like you did with escapes/trans or just randomize it for them.

Shogun MMA’s first event was full of excitement, quick, beautiful finishes! Here is what happened during the event; First Bout Kyle Gillean (2-0-0) vs. Bruce Lee (1-0-0) Bruce Lee went in for a quick takedown..it was a mistake for sure though. Kyle was able to get himself in position to work from the bottom and capitalized on Bruce’s mistake. This one ended with Bruce’s arm being extended with an armbar in the 1st round 0:28 seconds. Victor: Kyle Gillean Second Bout Jaun Barrantes (1-0-0) vs. Kung Lao (0-1-0) Jaun was persistently trying to get this one to the ground the whole fight, and Kung Lao defended takedown attempts throughout the whole first round. Kung was landing punches and kicks the whole time, luckily Jaun has a tough chin that held up during the fight. All it took was one takedown and one sub attempt to end this one. This ends in Jaun being submitted via Kimura in 57 seconds of the second round Victor: Jaun Barrantes Third Bout Carlos Verona (0-0-0) vs. Henry Cruz (3-1-0) Carlos made his debut in this first event for Shogun MMA and made his stamp on the 170 lb. weight class with a swift victory over Henry Cruz. Henry was looking to keep this fight standing, but Verona was having none of it. Verona scored the takedown early in the first round and submitted Cruz in 39 seconds with a slick looking Kimura. Victor: Carlos Verona Fourth Bout Magnus Barfot (0-0-0) vs. Boris Mattson (2-1-0) Another contender Magnus Barfot making his debut fight for Shogun MMA. Barfot didn’t disappoint his fans in this one, completely dominating the standup game. An early clinch from Barfot allowed him to work his dirty boxing and crisp elbows wearing down his opponent before unleashing the uppercut that put Mattson down for the count early in the first. Victory came by way of Knockout 1:57 of the first round. Victor: Magnus Barfot Fifth Bout Mike Nickoson (0-0-0) vs. Victor Gillean (1-0-0) Mike makes his debut for Shogun MMA today, while Victor…maybe a little over confident came in at a little less than 100% energy. It surely didn’t help his cause as Mike was able to keep the fight standing for a majority of the fight. Mike worked his standup and was able to take this one with a Unanimous Decision from the judges Victor: Mike Nickoson Sixth Bout Jun Lee (0-1-0) vs. Sherlock Holmes (0-0-0) Sherlock made his way to the octagon for his first pro fight. A great 1st round of action as Holmes was making the most of his Muay Thai clinch landing numerous knees to the head of Jun Lee, even cutting him. Unfortunately his was unable to solve the mystery of this one as Jun Lee secures a takedown and after multiple submission attempts he clasps down on the Americana choke. Sherlock showed no signs of giving up though as the ref had to end the fight without him tapping. Way of victory was Americana choke 3:54 of the first round. Will there be a rematch? Victor: Jun Lee Seventh Bout Tom Segura (1-0-0) vs. Jack Daniels (0-0-0) Jack Daniels made his debut in the pro fighting world today. These fighters were exchanging blows for first moments of the fight. Segura had enough of the standup game, and decided it was time to take it to the mat. It was a great decision as he quickly ended up in a dominant position and submitted Jack Daniels via Kimura submission. Victor: Tom Segura Eighth Bout Bubba Jones (2-0-0) vs Len Tendo (2-3-0) Tendo walked into this fight jamming to si tu estuvieras aqui, but both of these fighters seemed to agree to keep this one standing. An early cut due to a head kick hurt Bubba Jones, but he didn’t seem phased for too long. Bubba knocked Tendo down and told him to stand back up, then completely crushed him with an overhand right. Tendo’s eyes rolled back as this one was all over 52 seconds into round 1. Victor: Bubba Jones Co-Main Event John Kyler (1-0-0) vs. Shaun Anderson (1-0-0) Anderson took this one to the ground right off the bat, maybe it was his wrestling background that made him do it. Kyler made him pay for the takedown by working his submission game. Anderson avoided a triangle but gave up his neck and couldn’t get out of the Guillotine choke that eventually ended this one 45 seconds into the 1st round. Victor: John Kyler Main Event Danny Nejman (5-1-0) vs. Matheus Dias (3-1-0) An exchange of early blows from Nejman seemed to have made Dias want to take this one to the ground. He attempted takedowns from standing, and in the clinch but Nejman wasn’t having any of it. Dias started to get winded and left his guard down for a second, and Nejman capitalized on this opportunity landing a two punch combo ending with Dias crumpled up on the mat. Nejman becomes the first title holder in Shogun MMA! Will he continue his dominance or will he be dethroned by new challengers that will be awaiting their turn at the belt? Victor: Danny Nejman Stay tuned for more Shogun MMA action to come as our second event, “Shogun MMA – The Fall” is scheduled right around the corner 8-31-13!

Currently on each fighter's profile we have a section called 'Sponsored By' which is followed by the logos of the companies that sponsor the fighter. We also have a section called 'Contracted To' then the logo of the org the fighter is signed to. I think it'd be cool to see the gym's logo on a fighters page as well and it might help people get more familiar with more gyms in the game. I know there's a section called Training which says what gym the fighter is training at but if I want a quick summary of a fighter I'll be looking at the top of the page which is why I think it'd be a nice addition.

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6673/kotpwhole.jpg http://www.mmatycoon.com/images/1291574022HP_Logo.jpg *When i found out that I would be doing the coverage for the "King of the Playground" Tournament, a 16-man tournament between the Hell's Playground Alliance...and themselves, I had no clue that they were as global as they were. To get these interviews, the sleep would be small, the frequent flyer miles would be large and my passport would be more used than High Hefner's California King. The obvious starting point was here in Las Vegas, at Hell's Balls Money Movers. I arrived and was immediately met by Matt "The Snowman" Mallon. Before we made our way to his office, I completely dated myself by asking him "where's The Falcon"? It's times like these that I realize just how old I really am.* Reporter: "So, King of the Playground, 16 of the 22 Hell's Playground managers pitted against each other. Sounds like it's going to be an intense tournament. Which fighter of yours will be entering?" Mallon: "Siphiwe Tshabalala will be entering." Reporter: "Excellent choice. So, what do you think about fighting against your own alliancemates? I mean, there's a lot of alliances that frown on this sort of thing and even if it is just for this tournament, all of you appear to be embracing it." Mallon: "I'm actually quite excited to fight some alliancemates. I've been wanting to do something like this for a while and now I have the chance to show what I can do, while beating some friends in the process. What more could you want out of a tournament? I believe I'm 2-0 against alliance already, beating Cus Damato and the almighty Wally Balls. Carrying that momentum into the tournament is fantastic and I hope to keep that unbeaten record going in this tournament." Reporter: "You seem very eager to show your stuff. What would you do if you won the whole thing?" Mallon: "I may appear gracious and humble, but if I win this tournament, I don't think anyone will live it down. I beat Wally like a year ago and I still mention it from time to time. If I win this, I'll have bragging rights over everyone in the alliance and that sounds like a lot of fun." Reporter: "There's absolutely nothing wrong with bragging rights, especially in the competitive sports world. How about telling me why you're going to win this thing?" Mallon: "Simple, because I can! There are a lot of great managers and fighters in this tournament. I feel that I'm one of the great underdogs for this tournament, and I enjoy that. I have some backing from all around the world and I think I can shock everyone if I get a run going and if that includes beating Big Boss, I can go home happy! ...*laughs*..."I can..."...*phone rings*..."I gotta take this, hold on a second...". *I couldn't help but eavesdrop a bit and it was very clear that Matt was on the phone with someone needing to move some money. At that moment, my phone rang. It was Luke Daigle. Before I answered it, i laughed to myself, thinking "what are the odds of that?"* ...*via cellphone*... Reporter: "What's up Luke?" Daigle: "I was talking to Dana Fight and he told me to call you. Whatcha need?" Reporter: "Yeah man, I been trying to get a hold of you all damn day. It's about the tournament, you got a minute?" Daigle: "Sure." Reporter: "Well, whatcha think of it?" Daigle: "This is the tournaments of tournaments. This is what separates the men from the boys. I wish I had thrown someone in the tourney, but I arrived late. Now that I see the sheer awesomeness of this tourney, I am stricken with a heavy heart that I didn't join in on all the fun." Reporter: "So why didn't you just join in the first place?" Daigle: "Well, at the time I felt like it would be too big a hassle to get a release. I mean, An intra-alliance tournament? I'm not even sure if it's ever been done, but this is the only one the fans should care about anyways. These guys are the best of the best." Reporter: "Who ya got?" Daigle: "I'm going to make a little prediction here and say the winner will be Jason "Soyster" Cassavant, who in my opinion is one of the most underrated managers in the world. I wish all my friends the best of luck though, and happy hunting! Anyways, man...I gotta run." Reporter: "Thanks Luke. Talk to ya later." *Daigle hung up the phone and Mallon looked to be finishing up. I decided to have a little fun since I have been seeing a lot of trash talk on the between all the Hell's Balls managers on the internet.* Reporter: "Matt!" Mallon: "Almost done!" *I stepped outside for a cigarette and when I was almost finished, Mallon stepped out and told me he was done. I told him I only had one more question.* Reporter: "Why isn't Luke or Manny involved in this?" Mallon: ""There have been many stories and rumors on why these guys aren't participating. Some say they're pussies, some say Luke and Manny don't have to compete since they already run 'HP', but I see this tourney as an opportunity for some background guys to show what they can do. There's guys like Big Boss, Chuck and Khrog who can win this tournament and be named the King of the Playground. Guys who don't get the credit they deserve may finally get the praise they should if they win this tournament." Reporter: "Yeah, I've heard many stories also. It is good to showcase some of the other guys in the alliance since some alliances can be synonymous with one or two names. Well, I'm gonna head out. I got a long trip ahead of me." Mallon: "Where to next?" Reporter: "I'm gonna fly out to Tokyo and meet with Big Boss and Blake McIntosh. Hopefully, I can meet upo with Mike "PSU" also. I haven't talked to him in a long time." Mallon: "Well, have a safe trip." Reporter: "Yeah, I'll contact you when I do the fighter interviews." Mallon: "Sounds good." *I jumped in my 300 and headed to MCCarran International. Flying to Tokyo has never been a fun thing for me but being in Tokyo is.* http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nXZTHf70dhA/TAUyhzeDyCI/AAAAAAAAALU/oxEprafCr54/s1600/chrysler+3002.jpg to be continued...

Mooore please! Infamous asian playboy and philipino mafia leader GBS: http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t219/virtualaly/People%20of%20Pagsanjan/w-tricycle-mafia.jpg

Mannetosen http://farbror-sid.se/image/g/080710-snobb-1.jpg

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You forgot the credit section: "Preview written by Mitch McDonald"

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That is their opinions and what they think though, you just have to take the good with the bad i suppose. Except for Kurzemespr, just ignore him.

okay maybe i am wrong but way i took it in the thread on mike was that a missed counter didnt count or record cause it was a missed opportunity more or less, that there were misses but not viewed that way or something to that effect -- im trying to catch up on it all -- personally i think the 100% deal needs looked at or nerfed, changed whatever you want to call it -- cause as was mentioned if someone just does 100% anything that is just too predictable and in real life just not able to get away with it -- yea some fighters (ex, askew, ronda) do but 99% dont and cant -- would like to maybe look at that first if its possible rather than mess with fight engine first cause i think that is more the issue -- if predictability was handled then they would have to change up -- as mentioned in wiki it says not to be predictable or 100 anything cause it will be too predictable but that just doesnt seem to be true -- cause some come out and do nothing but kick the entire fight or nothing but punch being very predictable with no sense of avoiding it edited: and on there is no missed counters what mike meant is that a counter is a successful punch or takedown, whatever -- missed counter is / was a missed opportunity to counter -- an actual counter is successful (thus the no such thing as missed counter) -- kind of confusing but i think that is the way it goes edited: damn i just noticed it 3:20 in the morning and she gonna be up wanting me up in about 4 hrs -- damn i know why i never had kids now -- lol

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Pretty much what Cus said. I have tattoos, you don't like that then fuck you. That's just how I feel about that. Just like I don't like fat Swedish trolls, but I tolerate them. Nothing I can do about it.

I have around 10 that cover both of my legs. As far as them being for people with small personality's trying to cover them up i get them because i like them, i don't get them because i think they are tough or it will hide my small personality. To be honest i don't even know why people that don't have tattoos think so much about the reasons other people do get them.

I have 10 currently but the main one covers another five, and really the remaining nine can be seen as 4 separate tattoo's from a distance. I have always liked them and will continue to get more. I am not a fan of piercings though.

Ive got 5 and plan to have a few more

I have 1 on my midle finger in the right side it says ''Im5'' the name of where I live. Got it when I was drunk and friend tattood it on me. Overall about tattos I am not against them I just hate people who tattoos the same or something that has nothing to do with them. Hate idiots from Latvia with tattoos like NY or bullshit like that also very hate people who use special cloathes just so other can see their tattoos.

hi, new manager just signed up and had a play about with some of the features. Not sure how to get into things yet so if anyone wants to drop me a message and help a noob it'd be much appreciated. P.S Chuck Liddell is god

http://www.mmatycoon.com/gallery/18/18w1.jpg Lone Wolf: I'm not just your regular hater, i'm an hater that can easily smash your face in, and you know that, you scared? don't be scared homie. I doubt you can even win your fight today, hell I suspect that you will not even last one round, unless your opponent just decides to play around with you. After today you'll be a nobody, anyone who can fight won't even bother wasting their time kicking your ass.

Hector Ramirez took to facebook after his appearance and Lone Wolf's reaction "hahahaha homies just mad he aint got no tv time!!! he also mad his parents aint give him a real name but its whateverzzz, haterz gonna hate you know?"

Dee is good people.

I am lucky to have many managers who is great to deal with: Janne Finland - He has couple tall and skinny (and talented) fighters at my org, and i hope that i can keep them as long as i can. Obviously Janne is one of the best managers in the game but also great to deal with and it's always fun when someone actually sends you pm's about his fighters and is interested about future matchups. Marko Polo - He has 4 fighters at my org and even thou i have sent him very tough fight offers, he never has declined and has lost only once. Maybe my favourite guy at the moment and when his guys fight, i secretly cheer for them Agent Dee - He created Crucible Fights, made logo, banner and belt for me and helped me to get started by helping me financially and told me how to run org succesfully. I am little sad that he shut down his org at Amsterdam. Gurra Granat - I don't even know how many of his fighters i have, closer to ten than five. Never declined a fight, seems to like to fight at my org and doesn't mind if i don't find him opponent right away. Anti Kristus, Sir John, Mr Ancient, AJ Nex, John Smith and Ville Coleman are also great guys. I hope i didn't forget someone (if i did don't get mad ).

By the looks of it, I'm guessing these are the 3 wonderful skills he started with and you haven't trained them since creation

If you are depopping that soon after a fight it's age based decline or they have hit their potential cap, so nothing to do with tickers being reset by a fight.

Champs do not get to decline fights. End of story. Couldn't give a shit about your hype/pop matchup. You signed a contract to fight and the belt says you're the best in the division. You continue to prove it by fighting as per the previously mentioned contract. Anyone refusing these terms get the belt stripped and no more title shots without plenty of begging and at least another 4 fights wait. Anyone who complains gets cut altogether and goes on my shitlist and never gets their fighters hired again. Tough love, K-Rad style.

Humors will lose by a landslide then he will edit the answers switching his name with steel penn. Your becoming too predictable.

no more trolling b/s post humors -- any more i see period and month ban -- no questions or whys -- you have been warned

*A few blocks from the home of the White Sox, U.S. Cellular Field, lies New City or "Back of the Yards" as some folks have come to know it. It's the one-time home of Chicago's famed Union Stock Yards but has since become a predominantly Hispanic commercial and residential area. It borders Canaryville and McKinley Park and while it has been slated for urban renewal, things take time. I reached the address my boss gave me and I had to check it again. The only thing standing was what seemed to be some sort of compound. A decrepit building with ten foot concrete walls, laced with graffiti and topped with razorwire. The gates opened up and there stood an incredibly obese, yet undeniably attractive man, outfitted paramilitary style and what seemed to be, a crack whore. This man, was Johnny Lee Paris. I later found out that the crack whore was hired to follow Johnny Lee Paris around with a bottle of ether, which he huffs periodically. After being thoroughly searched, Johnny Lee gave me a tour of the compound. The tour revealed a rifle range, a weapon stock pile, a synthetic drug laboratory, and a group of Laotian refugees betting on rat fights. After the tour, we settled into the den. It was no ordinary den but this was no ordinary man. In fact, there was no doubt in my mind that Johnny Lee Paris was off his rocker in a big way, but ether will do that to a man.* Reporter: "Interesting place you have here Johnny Lee." Paris: "Thank you...OH! Where are my manners?"...*grabs a wet rag from the crack whore*..."Would you like a huff?" Reporter: "Not really, but thanks for asking." ...*Paris takes a huff, hands the rag back to the crack whore and whispers something in her ear and she leaves the room*... Reporter: "I may regret this entire trip but let's get to the nitty gritty. You're competing in the King of the Playground Tournament so I would like to know how you feel about fighting against your alliancemates?" Paris: "I dont really see it as a big deal to defeat my alliancemates. It will be an incredibly prestigious victory that will only add to my already impressive list of accomplishments through all facets of my life."...*the crack whore returns and hands Johnny Lee a small satchel*..."Here, try this mescaline. It goes great with ketamine." Reporter: "Again, I'm going to have to decline. I'm driving soon, hopefully soon and wouldn't want to be a road risk. Which of your fighters will be entering?" Paris: "Ignatius Reilly. He is the former American Pankration Federation Light Heavyweight Champion as well as the former Too High Contenders Light Heavyweight Champion. He currently trains at Gonzo Rebellion in New York City and his Muay Thai is absolutely pure." Reporter: "Gonzo Rebellion is your gym, correct?" Paris: "Absolutely pure."...*stares off into the distance*... Reporter: "Johnny Lee?" ...*finger snap*... Reporter: "Hello? Johnny Lee!?" Paris:...*shocked*..."OH! UMM...YEAH!, yeah!...my gym out in New York. Yeah, he trains there." Reporter: "You seem like a man with many theories on many things so I'll just throw this one out there. Why aren't Manny and Luke participating?" Paris: "I'm holding Luke and Manfred in tactical reserve. Did you know that Wally Balls is only a figment of my imagination?" Reporter: "What!? Are you ok?" Paris: "Of course I am, why wouldn't I be?" Reporter: "Nevermind. Why do you feel like you can win this tournament?" Paris: "Look here, I will win because of my incredible positive outlook and ruggedness. You just can't beat rugged and I'm a man's man." *A seven foot tall, pink chipmunk enters the room.*... Reporter: "What the hell is going on around here!? Did you slip something in my drink!? What the..." Paris: "Look, it's my first round opponent, Red Finger. He's so fucking cute." Reporter: "Why do I feel so damn weird?" Paris: "Just let it go, man." Reporter: "I can barely read my notes. How...are you...going to celebrate...if...you win?" Paris: "Everday of JLP's life is a celebration, man. More than likely, coke and whores...old reliable."...*one of the rat fight betting Laotian refugees kneels next to Johnny Lee's chair*..."I rub these Laotian's heads for good luck" Reporter: "Wow man. I'm not feeling well. I'm...getting a...bit woozy..." *I don't remember much of what happened after that. There was something about Kennedy and Oswald and I sort of remember feeding Red Finger peanuts and praising his stoic demeanor. The next day, I woke up in my car. Much to my surprise, I wasn't in Chicago anymore. I was in Montreal, more specifically, I was at the main office of Canadian Fighting Championship. My cellphone's alarm was going off so I checked the calendar. I had an appointment set to meet Matt Mac in an hour! How did that happen? I sped to the nearest hotel, got a room, took a shower and sped back to CFC's offices. With 3 minutes to spare, I spoke to the lobby security and they buzzed me in. I was told to go to the top floor but I couldn't imagine why anyone of Mac's stature would have been anywhere else. Matt Mac's building was top notch and his office was no different. Fortune 500 type place, if you know what I mean.* Reporter: "Matt, thanks for having me." Mac: "I heard you met Johnny Lee Paris last night. How'd that go?" Reporter: "Surprisingly...well." Mac: "Would you like a drink?" Reporter: "Water, water would be just fine." ...*Matt Mac gets a water from a small office refrigerator*... Mac: "Well, as you may know, I'm a very busy man with a tight schedule." Reporter: "Of course, of course! Let's get to the questions. How do you feel about fighting your alliancemates?" Mac: "It's never an ideal situation when you're facing fellow alliancemates. On the rare occasion, I've turned down a fight against an alliancemate , although that hasn't been a situation I've encountered frequently. This is a special event that will help to showcase who is who within Hell's Playground. We've got an outstanding crop of managers and I expect it to be a very competitive event." Reporter: "Which fighter will you be entering?" Mac: "Buster Cherry will be fighting in the tournament." Reporter: "How would you celebrate winning the tourney?" Mac: "I think this is the kind of question that's a little preliminary. Celebration before we've even contested the first rounds of the competition?" Reporter: "Right, sorry. Why are you going to win?" Mac: "I think Buster Cherry is a very impressive fighter who can handle any type of opponent. The most important aspect of being successful in any tournament is being well-rounded. In that regard, nobody can top Buster in this tournament, but we'll see what happens. Perhaps he'll run into a bad match-up? It's just less likely to happen when you have the diverse skill set of Buster." Reporter: "This may be a bit juvenile but why aren't Manny and Luke in the tournament?" Mac: "You'd have to ask those guys why they opted not to participate. I think both managers are rightfully concerned about taking a top fighter out of a contract and competing for 4-5 fights at a decreased value in terms of compensation, which are very valid concerns. That said, there are great managers in Hell's Playground. The rankings system needs some work, but let's not forget that as of right now, there are eight managers ranked above Luke in the alliance. He's an amazing manager, the single best in the world, in my opinion, regardless of the ebbs and flows of official rankings...but there's more to Hell's Playground than any single manager." Reporter: "That's it. Thanks for your time Matt, and thanks for the drink. By the way, do you have any aspirin?" Mac: "My secretary will get you some on your way out." Reporter: "Thanks." *I received a phone call before I left the building. It was Whirling Dervish and he was over at Area 51 gym. He told me that there was a Slayer concert in two days over in New York City. Jason Cassavant, Big Boss and JBomb Smith were all going and wanted to know if I could tag along? I'm a big Slayer fan so I agreed. We decided to meet up at the gym tomorrow and go from there. I went back to the hotel and took a long nap. The only thing that woke me up was my cellphone ring. It was Wally Balls and he wanted to remind me about The Kamasutra Club. Apparently, word about my visit to Johnny Lee Paris had made it's way around Montreal very quick. I told Wally I'd be there in an hour, he told me he'd send the limo. The familiar orange, stretch Hummer arrived at my hotel in an hour. I loved this thing but I couldn't help but think "Jesus, they have 2 of these?". When I arrived at the club, I got the VIP treatment with a full escort to Wally's private room. It was plush, lavish, classy...all the things he said it would be. As the bouncer was escorting me to Wally's room, I started receiving text message after text message. My phone was blowing up! I could barely keep up as I checked them.* The first, oddly enough, was *The tournament was off? What the hell was going on here? Suddenly, my normal questions were thrown out the window and I had an entire new set of questions. Wally had some explaining to do. I entered the private room and there was Wally Balls, sitting on a couch with some champagne, a few scantily clad women and Jason Cassavant, another guy that had some explaining to do. They both stand up as I walk closer.* Reporter: "Wally! What's going on? I'm getting texts like crazy over here! Tournament cancellation, people leaving the alliance, Cassavant is here? What's going on?" Balls: "Calm down, man. Come here and have a drink." *A beautiful woman brings me my favorite drink, Bombay Sapphire Gin and Pineapple juice and it was mixed perfectly.* Reporter: "So who's going to tell me what's going on?" *I heard someone approaching from my left. I turned to look and it was Whirling Dervish.* Reporter: "You're here too? What's going on? Wally, who left Hell's Playground, you guys? IS this why the tournament isn't happening?" Balls: "Yes. We all left Hell's Playground, along with Luke Daigle but he isn't a part of this here." Reporter: "Why the departure?" Dervish: "I think I speak for all of us when I say that we wanted to be part of something a bit smaller, more personal, easier to manage. That sort of thing." Reporter: "So this is a new alliance?" Balls: "Yes it is." Cassavant: "We're now The Four Horsemen." Reporter: "So if Daigle isn't the fourth member, then who is?" *Someone approached from my right, it was...* Reporter: "Roy G!?" Roy: "What's up, man?" Reporter: "I thought you retired?" Roy: "I did, but I'm back now."...*smiles*..."You look like you've seen a ghost." Reporter: "I feel like I have." *Wally nods to the DJ and some familiar music plays as the four men come together.* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_GDQj53IQ

*When I landed in Las Vegas, I was exhausted and slightly irritated. Even though it is not a real cigarette, and only emits water vapor, the staff refused to let me use my electronic cigarette during the flight. I was in need of nicotine in a bad way, so you could imagine my disgust when i got a page to use the white courtesy phone, only to find out that Paul Bruens had left a plane ticket to Ecuador, Quito to be exact. To make matters worse, the flight left in two and a half hours. I called my boss to see if there was any way he could let me off the hook but he was not compliant in any way. My love for journalism had been tested by Big Boss and it was about to get tested to the extreme. Luckily for me, the electronic cigarette was received well in Las Vegas and the flight to Ecuador. After a couple of drinks, I took a nap and did not wake up until I was in Ecuador. I was greeted by a sign with my name on it held by a man that looked like a cross between Crocodile Dundee and Juan Valdez.* Man: "I am Fausto Fernando Moreira. Come with me, I will take you to Coari." Reporter: "Coari?" Moreira: "Yes. Coari is largest city in Amazonas, nested between Lago de Coari and Lago Mami. Bruens is in village near there.. Come, we make haste." *Fausto gathered my bags and lead me to a Jeep looking vehicle that did not appear very trustworthy. After a few minutes on the road, Fausto pulled out a Cd wallet from under the seat.* Moreira: "Bruens say you enjoy death metal. I have 'Sarcoma' cd, you like." ...*inserts cd in deck and turns the volume up*... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aZsA7-ltQ Moreira: "You like!?" Reporter: "Yes! Yes I do! Who are these guys!?" Moreira: "Ecuador death metal...Sarcoma!" Reporter: "This is awesome!" *We listened to Sarcoma for quite some time. He also showed me Eskhaton, Deseret and Brutal Massacre. All were awesome and made the long journey quite enjoyable. We finally arrived in Coari and I couldn't help but notice an airport.* Reporter: "An airport!? You can fly in here!? Moreira: "Yes. From many places." Reporter: "From Quito!?" Moreira: "Yes." Reporter: "What!? Why didn't Paul fly me here instead of having you drive!?" Moreira: "But Bruens does not stay here! He stay i jungle near here! We could not enjoy good death metal on plane anyway!" Reporter: "..." *We gassed up in town and I bought some cigarettes since my electronic needed to be charged and there wasn't a USB port in sight. We drove south for what seemed to be forever. This jungle was truly something to behold.* Moreira: "Look right! That is Hotel!" http://www.malapronta.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hotel-amazon-geo-jungle-lodge.jpg Reporter: "That's a hotel!?" Moreira: "Yes. Very good there!" Reporter: "..." *We reached the end of the road and Fausto just kept driving on something that resembled an ATV trail at best. I was now worried.* Moreira: "30 minute south!" Reporter: "Good! I'm getting sick of this!" Moreira: "You are sick!?" Reporter: "No! I'm getting...baaah, nevermind, just drive!" *True to his words, we stopped after 30 minutes and got out of the vehicle. We grabbed the bags and began walking. Fausto assured me it was not much farther. After 10 minutes, we reached a clearing. Nestled in that clearing was a small hut. There was a fire out front and the mosquitoes were thick.* Moreira: "Bruens! Bruens! We are here!" *I couldn't help but laugh as Paul Bruens emerge from the hut in a grass...I guess you could call it a loincloth. He looked like some tourist trying to fit in, in all the wrong places. As I approached him, I noticed an odd odor. He smelled like Eucalyptus, Vinegar and Rosemary.* Reporter: "What's that smell?" Bruens: "My repellent. Mosquitoes are badass motherfuckers around here. Come inside." *We went inside the tiny hut and sat down on the ground. Something was cooking and something else was telling me that I didn't want to know what it was. Fausto stayed outside for some reason.* Reporter: "What in the sam hell are you doing in the middle of the Amazon?" Bruens: "Well, when I was part of Boondock Fight Team, Bryan Teal and T Diddy thought it would be funny to slip something in my drink one night. I later found out that it was DMT." Reporter: "DMT?" Bruens: "Dimethyltryptamine. Look it up when you get back to Las Vegas. Anyways, those fuckers had me all whacked out on that shit and since Bryan is way into Terence McKenna and McKenna is into Amazonian Shamanism, the crazy bastards brought me here and left me. I eventually regained my sanity and left but I had these amazingly strong urges to come back here. After awhile, I couldn't fight it anymore so I decided to buy some land and make this hut so I could visit from time to time." Reporter: "You can't be serious." Bruens: "Am I not here? Are we not in the middle of the Amazon?" Reporter: "This is quite possibly the weirdest thing I've ever heard." Bruens: "Try waking up at 3 a.m., in a cold sweat, to eat some cottage cheese, with 'I Am The Walrus' stuck in your head and booking a flight to Coari online because you just can't control the urge to go hang out in the middle of fucking nowhere." Reporter: "Jesus...So this couldn't wait until you got back home?" Bruens: "No. Mostly because I never know how long I'll be staying." Reporter: "What about your business? What about your fighters?" Bruens: "My fighters know what to do and where to be. As far as the business goes, why do you think I merged NEFC with DFC?" Reporter: "This is so overwhelming. Well, what about this tournament? Were you for it or against it, at first? Are you okay with fighting alliancemates?" Bruens: ""First off, I don't care that I'm fighting my alliancemates, mainly because almost all of them are sissies. Their lack of manhood will surely be their downfall when they fight me. I'm a man of chest hair and testosterone." Reporter: "...and vinegar." Bruens: "That too." Reporter: "So do you not like them? I mean, is there bad blood? You're calling them all sissies yet you are not a founding member so at some point, you had to join them. Why did you join if they're not as manly as you?" Bruens: "I didn't say 'all'...just 'most'." Reporter: "Whatever you say, Paul. So which fighter of yours will be representing you and your chest hair?" Bruens: "...and testosterone." Reporter: "Yes...and testosterone." Bruens: "My boy Abel 'Sucker Punch' Khan, the English fella that lives in Hilo, will be crushing fools at the wave of my hand." Reporter: "Will he be able to see that hand from America?" Bruens: "My hand owns all." Reporter: "Given the surroundings, I'm sure it does. Have you heard that Manny and Luke will not be entering, amongst a few others?" Bruens: ""Well, it seems to me that Luke wasn't up to the challenge, which is a bit disappointing because a win over Luke would throw me into the top guys into this game. Manny isn't here because he doesn't have the balls to hang with us." Reporter: "Don't you think that's a bit harsh?" Bruens: "FAUSTO! IT'S ALMOST DARK, LET THE BATS OUT!" Reporter: "The bats?" Bruens: "Yeah, I have a bat house out back." Reporter: "A bat house? For What!?" Bruens: "Bats can eat 600 to 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour." Reporter: "No kidding?" Bruens: "No shit." Reporter: "Well, you seem very confident, as do a couple of your alliancemates. What makes you think you're going to be able to win this thing?" Bruens: "I'm going to win because I'm the best, plain and fucking simple." Reporter: "That's it?" Bruens: "Should there be more?" Reporter: "I guess not." Bruens: "Food's almost done, you hungry?" Reporter: "That depends." Bruens: "On?" Reporter: "On what exactly it is you're cooking." Bruens: "Bruens Broth. It's a favorite of mine." Reporter: "I think I'll pass." Bruens: "Your loss." *We talked a bit more as Paul and Fausto ate the Bruens Broth. I'm glad that neither told me the ingredients. The next morning, Fausto drove me to Coari where I got a flight to Quito. The plane was small, very small and I could have sworn they had duct tape on one of the wings. Needless to say, I survived the trip and made it back to Las Vegas unscathed. When I got home, I got a call from my boss who said I had to fly to Chicago in a few days to meet with Johnny Lee Paris. Shortly after that, I got a call from Wally Balls in Montreal. He said that he was going to have a big bash up there and that I should come through, since I would already be in Chicago visiting with Johnny Lee. I told him I would but it would be a few days. We agreed to meet at the Kamasutra Club. He assured me it's a very classy joint frequented by high rollers with virtually no sleaziness. I wasn't sure if I liked that or not but the trip was for business so maybe it's better that way?* to be continued...

*My first day in Tokyo was supposed to be a visit to Blake McIntosh at The Shark Tank - East, so you could imagine my surprise when Big Boss met me at the airport. Compound that with the fact that Boss is a jackass stoner that usually fakes his way through everything and I was quite shocked. Could you blame me?* Reporter: "What are you doing here? I thought we were meeting tomorrow?" Boss: "Well, I was out on a score and figured I'd stop by and pick ya up." Reporter: "Seems kind of odd, you going the extra mile and all." Boss:...*laughs*..."The fuck is that supposed to mean?" Reporter: "Nevermind, where's your ride?" http://www.auto-power-girl.com/photo-gallery/nissan-skyline-gt-r-35-concept/skyline.jpg Reporter: "That's your ride?" Boss: "One of 'em." Reporter: "What are you?...Tokyo Drift?" Boss:...*laughs*..."No, but I'm too fast, too furious!" ...*laughter*... Reporter: "Fair enough. Let's see what this hunk of shit can do." *Big Boss proves his driving skills quickly as we race out to The Shark Tank - East. I could lie and say it was a great trip and loads of fun, but truthfully, I was kind of scared. To drive this fast, in mid-day traffic, is not healthy for anyone. I was relieved when we pulled off the powerslide into the parking lot.* Reporter: "Thank god...okay then, I'm gonna go talk to Blake." Big Boss: "Cool. I'm gonna be up the road. Gimme a call when you're done, I'll come swoop ya up."...*lights a blunt*... Reporter: "Oh...man...I don't know. Maybe Blake can..." Big Boss:...*exhales*..."Quit being such a pussy!" *Big Boss lights up the tires on his way out of the parking lot, leaving me to stand there inhaling burnt rubber. I entered The Shark Tank - East and looked for Blake.* http://www.mmatycoon.com/images/1269102859SharkTank.jpg *As I made my way through the gym, I saw many top Tokyo fighters, new and old. Guys like ex-PRIDE FC Heavyweight, Joseph Jones, the first guy to beat Fidel Puno, or former JFC Heavyweight Champion, Hugh G. Rection. I couldn't believe it when Steve Austin walked up to me and introduced himself. I mentioned that his win over Kunta Kinte was one of my all-time favorite fights and one of the greatest fights in the history of Tokyo, maybe MMA. We talked for a minute before we were interrupted by Carlos Rivera.* Rivera: "Hey man. I just got off the phone with Paul (Bruens). He told me to tell you that he's not gonna be in Las Vegas anytime soon but he'll send you a ticket to where he's at." Reporter: "And that is?" Rivera: "How the hell should I know? That crazy bastard could be anywhere right about now." *Carlos walked off and was headed for the locker room. Just then, Blake McIntosh came walking over* McIntosh: "Good to see you! How was your flight?" Reporter: "Exhausting, as always." McIntosh: "See Randy Faulkner over there? Kid's looking real good. He has a very promising career ahead of him." Reporter: "Is he your entrant for the tournament?" McIntosh: "Hell yes he is! He's trained very hard over the past month or so and by this time next month, tourney time, he'll be so much better." Reporter: "Is that a picture of Buster Cherry he's hitting?" McIntosh:...*laughs*..."Sure is! He keeps this shit up, he'll have a picture of Matt Mac himself up there in no time!"...*laughs*..."He's a cocky prick but he loves the cage. Can't say enough about the guy." Reporter: "So what do you think about unleashing a guy like Faulkner against an alliancemate? Maybe more, provided he wins?" McIntosh: "I think fighting against my alliancemates is a great idea. What do alliances really do nowadays anyway? Sure we always help one another whenever we can, but nothing really fun came out of it. It's always business, business, business, so Chuck making the tournament was a really good way to bring the alliance closer together...as a team." Reporter: "male bonding through sheer violence?" McIntosh:...*smiles*..."Something like that, yeah." Reporter: "What are you going to do if you win? How would you celebrate?" McIntosh: "Well, if I won, I'm pretty sure I won't do anything in celebration really, but instead, I'll brag constantly anytime I am within earshot of those guys! HAHAHA!" Reporter: "So have you heard any interesting rumors as to why Luke isn't involved? I just spoke to him and got a statement but I want to hear every rumor I can. I mean, these things can get very popular...like the Chuck Norris jokes." McIntosh: "I don't know about all that and I have no idea about Luke. He's probably in the lab, working on how to make bigger and better fighters...like always." Reporter: "Boring, but most likely true. The dude is an asskicker factory, for sure. Well, thanks for your time Blake. Boss and I may be hitting the bars later, wanna join?" McIntosh: "Sure man. Gimme a call when you guys leave." Reporter: "Will do, buddy." *I walked outside and started to call Big Boss when, from out of nowhere, he screeched into the parking lot. The window rolled down and a massive plume of smoke rolled out. I suddenly became very aware of how dangerous this situation really was, but I had no other ride and I was heading in the same direction anyway.* Reporter:...*entering the car*..."I hope this thing has airbags." Big Boss: "Shut up."...*slams on the gas*... *When we arrived at the Rising Sun HQ, I exited the car and kissed the ground. Big Boss was doing his best to kill me but somehow I had averted certain death...twice.* http://www.mmatycoon.com/images/company/logo/13032449492w4y07c.jpg Reporter: "Looks like someone painted your sign." Big Boss:...*smiles*..."Something like that. C'mon in." *Rising Sun isn't what it once was, but Big Boss has done a good job at keeping it a great organization to be a part of and a staple in the storied Tokyo MMA scene. We went back to the offices and even though the outside of the building wasn't much, the traditional Japanese interior was amazing. We took a seat in his office and he poured me a Crown & Coke. He knelt down and put something in a floor safe and sat back in his chair, pulled out another blunt and lit it up.* Reporter: "You don't slow down, do ya?" Big Boss:...exhaling*..."Nope." *Lewis Tsushima walked into the office with 4 women, 2 on each arm.* Big Boss: "Have you met Lewis?" Reporter: "No, can't say that I have. I've watched a few of his fights though." Big Boss: "He's gonna be in the tournament." Tsushima: "You mean, I'm gonna win the tournament!" Big Boss: "See that!? Right there! Confidence! Dude's a badass and he knows it, everyone knows it!"...*takes a hit off the blunt and looks over the 4 women*..."Her."...points to the woman on the far left*..."and...her."...*points to the woman next to her and passes the blunt to Tsushima*... Tsushima: "I can't Boss, you know that. I'm training." Big Boss:...*excited*..."See!? That too! Discipline! Son of a bitch doesn't give in! HAHA! Okay Lewis, see ya later!" ...*Lewis and the women leave the room*... Reporter: "What was that all about?" Big Boss: "It's Friday night. Lewis always gives me first pick on Friday night." Reporter: "First pick?" Big Boss: "Yeah, two for me and two for him. It's been like that for awhile now. We got pussy for days over here. Don't worry though, we'll get you some later tonight." Reporter: "Awesome. So, tell me what you think of this tournament. Were you all in right off the bat or did it take some coaxing?" Big Boss:...*takes a massive hit off the blunt and exhales slowly*..."I was against it at first. I always went by never fighting alliancemates unless it was for the title, but when you got alliancemates like Wally Balls, Paul Bruens, and Matt Mallon, who get on your last nerve, the only solution is to fight all of them...which pretty much turned into this tournament." Reporter: "So there's some bad blood there?" Big Boss: "No. Nothing that extreme, but bragging rights are a good thing to have with this bunch." Reporter: "Blake McIntosh mentioned that also. What else will you do if you win?" Big Boss: "You mean, when I win." Reporter: "Naturally." Big Boss:...*inhales of the blunt*..."You remember Scrooge McDuck?"...*exhales*..."I'm going to have to learn to swim so I can swim in all the money." Reporter: "Are you saying that you don't know how to swim?" Big Boss: "Does it look like I know how to swim?" Reporter: "Well, I just thought that everyone knew how." Big Boss: "You thought wrong." ...*laughter*... Reporter: "You're confidence is through the roof. What makes you think you're going to win?" Big Boss: "Three words, No. Luke. Daigle...HAHAHA!" Reporter: "Well there's many other capable managers involved here." Big Boss:...*blank stare*... Reporter: "Okay then. Speaking of Luke, what's your take on why he isn't in it? Or Manny, for that matter?" Big Boss: "These two, and the rest of the alliance not involved, also believe in never fighting an alliancemate unless for the belt. It's what we all usually go by. There's no shame in their female characteristics. HAHAHA!" Reporter: "I've been hearing a lot about these...characteristics." Big Boss: "Look, they don't want to do it and 16 is a good number for a tournament."...*takes a hit and exhales*..."It showcases some of the other guys but we all know that I'm the boss. I got the DFC Middleweight Champion in Matt Sabre and the MKFC Welterweight Champion in Daniel Negreneau. Their all good managers but with no Luke involved, there's no one else to stand in my way." Reporter: "Like I said...through the roof." Big Boss: "Fuck this. You ready to go out?" Reporter: "I sure am." Big Boss: "Go hit the showers and get prettied up. We're getting you laid tonight." *I knew right then and there that the unnecessarily long flight, the life threatening car ride and the semi-annoying cockiness of Boss was all worth it. I grabbed my cell and called McIntosh. This was going to be a hell of a night.* to be continued...

Here are some samples for you all. I haven't really tested all of them so use them at your own risk. Also, these are not the BEST builds out there so build your own, try re-adjust the points yourself and create your own build. Everything is flexible. Also, I sucks at physical stats so don't rely too much on that. If you are just too lazy to scan through the list, then check out 4.1 as it should be the most newbie-friendly build. 25 on BJJ gets you a blue belt and gives yourself a psychology advantage. You can abandon that 25 and put it on the second important primary. Sometime you can lower things from 110 to 90 or 100, just to improve other things, especially in the case of a versatile fighter. This is not a project so the 110-optimization isn't the primary focus. For build with shitty flexibility, you can consider cut it to 1 and just yoga your way up. You can lower the defense your primary primary covered(like striking D for boxer) and pump other stat up because your primary primary should help in related defense. This is a more offensive option and should be okay for the lower-tier competition. If you have doubt about versatility or stat spread, check this out: Raging Douche's stat at 15-0. As long as you don't spread stats too thin to begin with(Example: 40 in everything), you can win and will win, with the correct game plan and hidden. 4Build Blueprint 4.1Sprawl'n'Brawler Boxing 110 MT 1 Wrestling 59 BJJ 1 Punches 110 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 43 Striking D 110 GnP 1 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 110 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 110(Cut from here and put to clinchwork if you want) Agility 80 Flexibility 1 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 72 Your typical start-up build that clearly can succeed without headache when it comes to game planning because there really isn't too many ways to use this build. However, you really don't have too much option here besides punching. 110 can be a creative way to use this but then boxing really optimize the punching ability so boxing is the way to go unless you are interested in trying something new. Strength - The starting build with highest chance to score a knockout - Point-efficient build that can win - One-trick pony Weakness - No ground ability - Weak to kicker - Predictability 4.2Dirty Boxer Boxing 90 MT 1 Wrestling 79 BJJ 1 Punches 110 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 90 Striking D 110 GnP 1 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 110 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 63 Agility 60 Flexibility 1 Speed 100 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 72 Strength - Do good in standup or clinch Weakness - Weak to kicker - No ground ability 4.3Taekwondo Boxing 1 MT 110 Wrestling 59 BJJ 1 Punches 43 Kicks 110 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 1 Striking D 110 GnP 1 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 110 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 53 Flexibility 60 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 40 Your typical kicker. That 43 remaining point can be in clinchwork or punches in my opinion but I choose punches to fit the "taekwondo" concept because those dudes can't clinch for sure. You might not get too many knockouts but you can surely win against sprawl'n'brawlers if you can take some punches. Flexibility is more for high kick so you can lower it down, pump agility and speed at first. Just use body kicks and leg kicks to win the first few matches while you build up your balance and flexiblity through yoga. Strength - Can really kick the shit out of a sprawl'n'brawler...or literally anyone Weakness - Need a lot of physical for kicks to be effective - No clinchwork and ground ability 4.4Dirty Muay Thai Boxer Boxing 1 MT 110 Wrestling 59 BJJ 1 Punches 90 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 110 Striking D 110 GnP 1 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 110 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 63 Agility 60 Flexibility 1 Speed 100 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 72 This is a very similar build to Jarvis Lipovsky, who won a tournament for me(For future reference, I managed him until BMMA2 Final). Basically, this is to take advantage of muay thai's ability to punch and defend against punches. Your first opponent will probably think you are a kicker and then you take advantage of that though for a guaranteed 1-0. You can punch good enough(and defend enough takedown too) to buy you time to take the fight to the clinch and then it's your world there. Strength - Uber clinch game - Good defense against all sort of strikes Weakness - Not that good in standup - No ground ability 4.5Muay Thai Clincher Boxing 1 MT 110 Wrestling 59 BJJ 1 Punches 1 Kicks 1 Elbow 90/1 Knee 1/90 Clinchwork 110 Striking D 110 GnP 1 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 110 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 63 Agility 80 Flexibility 1(Boost this if you use knee cuz you need it to knee the head) Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 72 I personally believe that to be a successful clincher you need a lot of stats so this is definitely not the best build to start with and fight with if you ain't training for long. Still, you can test it out if you want to, and you could be successful under the right circumstance or with the right match-up. I used a similar build for my long time retired fighter: Max Rivera Strength - Good in the clinch Weakness - Zero standup, a sandbag - No ground skill - One-trick pony 4.6Ground-Oriented Wrestler Boxing 1 MT 1 Wrestling 110 BJJ 59 Punches 1 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 50 Striking D 73 GnP 80 Takedown O 110 Takedown D 1 Submission 61 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 20 Flexibility 53 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 80 This is a ground build with some sort of versatility. The clinchwork is so you can handle yourself in the clinch and can takedown from there. You has zero standup so the ability to survive in clinch is needed so you can either clinch or shoot in from the standup and put your opponent to the ground in the end. This is a very risky build so try to avoid it unless you are very confident. It's still better than those takedown spammer with no clinchwork whatsoever. Strength - Impressive groundgame - Can clinch and work takedown Weakness - Zero standup, a sandbag - Risky against good strikers/sprawl'n'brawler 4.7Pure Ground Fighter Boxing 1 MT 1 Wrestling 110 BJJ 59 Punches 1 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 1 Striking D 84/69/110 GnP 110/69/84 Takedown O 110 Takedown D 1 Submission 69/84/110 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 20 Flexibility 53 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 80 Okay...this is your typical takedown spammer build, in which I really don't recommend but take it if you want to. Almost every point is spent on ground-related ability so if you can ever take this fight onto the ground, then good for ya. One problem of takedown spamming is that it fails a lot after the first round, do note that. Strength - OMFG groundgame Weakness - Zero standup, a sandbag - Zero clinchwork, sandbag in 2 positions out of 3 possible positions - Predictability 4.8MMA-Influenced Wrestler Boxing 1/35 MT 35/1 Wrestling 110 BJJ 25 Punches 50 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 50 Striking D 84/80 GnP 80/84 Takedown O 110 Takedown D 1 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 53 Flexibility 20 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 80 The good thing about this build is that it can fight anywhere. He might not be VERY effective in a single position but his ability to nullify opponent's advantage is the main concept of this build. Striker? Go for clinch or ground. Grappler? Take him down before he can or just clinch up, using the clinchwork advantage and take him down. BJJ? Clinch and pound. Don't look down at the 50 in clinchwork, many fighter of the low-to-mid tier sucks utterly in clinch so take advantage of that. My experience. I personally call this one "anti-sprawl'n'brawler" because of the clinchwork. Pick either MT or Boxing - Boxing has good defense against punches and 100% effective punch but no defense against kicks - MT has better clinch control but only 75% effective punching and punching defense but it provides defense against kicks Strength - Basic standup - Can clinch and hit Weakness - Zero submission ability - Useless on bottom position and can't defend takedown that well 4.9Box Wrestler Boxing 1/35 MT 35/1 Wrestling 110 BJJ 25(You can also abandon BJJ and invest all on boxing/MT) Punches 69(You can cut some and put it into Striking D but I would rather be able to hit and defend at the same time) Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 1 Striking D 84 GnP 110 Takedown O 110 Takedown D 1 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 53 Flexibility 20 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 80 This is pretty much anti-sprawl'n'brawler as well, you should be able to hit them back with high accuracy and then confuses them enough to take them down. The disadvantage is of course, takedown defense and clinchwork. Still, your 110 wrestling allows you to have basic clinch control so hopefully you can take people down from the clinch and work your GnP. Pick either MT or Boxing - Boxing has good defense against punches and 100% effective punch but no defense against kicks - MT has better clinch control but only 75% effective punching and punching defense but it provides defense against kicks Strength - Even better standup which lead to unpredictability, making your takedown FAR more efficient - GnP monster Weakness - Zero clinch - Rarely finish 4.10I Am Going To Finish Ya! Boxing 90 MT 1 Wrestling 1 BJJ 79 Punches 110 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 43 Striking D 110 GnP 1 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 1 Submission 110 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 80 Flexibility 72 Speed 80 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 1(Balance flexibility and balance if you want to) I personally, doubt about this build but oh well, I decided put it up as a concept build. So, do not take this build unless you don't mind the high chance of losing. Basically, you are aiming for a finish whenever you fight. Take granite chin and KO power, just so you can survive against brawler and maybe KO him if you have high power. Against brawler, you better hope you get a KO before him or try outstrike him if you believe you are that good with slider. Against wrestler, oh well, go for high damage and aim to get a KO before he takes you down. If he takes you down, then work your magic and submit him. Easier said than done though. Hence, this seriously isn't the best build to start up with and is definitely not noob-friendly. Strength - Finisher - Surprise wrestler with submission from bottom Weakness - Not decision friendly - No takedown ability - Clinch is hell 4.11Submission Artist Boxing 1 MT 1 Wrestling 59 BJJ 110 Punches 1 Kicks 1 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 1/43 Striking D 110 GnP 43/1 Takedown O 110 Takedown D 1 Submission 110 Defensive Grap 110 Agility 40 Flexibility 47 Speed 90 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 56 Classic BJJ build. Is this a good build for 25 years old? Not really in this world full of sprawl'n'brawlers. It can be quite effective against grappler but then you really don't have the takedown ability to really screw a sprawl'n'brawler up(Alternative: Abandon GnP for clinchwork. It should provide a much better chance to keep you away from standing, then you can work the takedown from clinch). I believe this build can submit low-tier guys without too much trouble but you will need some good slider skill to be big in the mid-tier. Another option is to put 59 from wrestling to MT. Better striking defense at the expense of takedown ability. How do you take your opponent down then? From the clinch. This option is even riskier than wrestling/BJJ so try at your own risk. Strength - Best submission ability a starting 25 years old can have Weakness - Need a lot of physical - Sandbag when standing up 4.12Striking Sensation Boxing 1 MT 110 Wrestling 59 BJJ 1 Punches 110 Kicks 110 Elbow 1 Knee 1 Clinchwork 1 Striking D 110 GnP 43 Takedown O 1 Takedown D 110 Submission 1 Defensive Grap 43 Agility 60 Flexibility 47 Speed 90 Strength 1 Conditioning 10 Balance 36 There's price to pay to become a striking sensation. In this case, defensive grappling. Find an org with less grapplers and you will do good with this one. To make sure you won't end up on the ground, focus your kicks on the leg and the body of your opponent and use your punches to finish him off. No striker can stands in your way. 4.13Jack of All Trade Boxing 43 MT 43 Wrestling 43 BJJ 42 Punches 44 Kicks 44 Elbow 44 Knee 44 Clinchwork 44 Striking D 44 GnP 45 Takedown O 45 Takedown D 45 Submission 45 Defensive Grap 45 Agility 41 Flexibility 41 Speed 41 Strength 41 Conditioning 41 Balance 41 I guess I will do this build just to tell people to NOT DO IT. This is the perfect example of a build that you should avoid at all cost. Like you are diabetes and this is insulin, just stay away from it as far as possible. To clarify, a well-rounded top-tier fighter is a very good fighter(like everything 110+) simply because he is indeed GOOD in everything. However, this build is just a well-rounded that THINK he is good but actually he's just a well-rounded junk. If you ever want to have a well-rounded fighter, start up with a solid build first and then build on it. Strength - This build's strength is clearly, no strength Weakness - Useless in anything - Useless in everywhere - Not efficient skill gain(1 to 40 of a stat is faster than 40 to 80, so everything at 40 means that your fighter gain skill slower in a long-term viewpoint) 5Two Cents Useful info provided by other great managers.