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This should be huge- the #1 ranked manager and the #3 ranked manager in a clash. Although dinoo is really the 3rd best manager in Convicted, by my assessment, I've grown tired of dinoo's trash talk and decided to put him in his place once and for all. These were the matches proposed: Rinky Spider vs Leonardo Ferreira Brick Tires vs Andrei Kersikov Bowser Stormcrow vs. Lance Templeton Phraya Phichai vs Khalid Hayes Outfuh Blood vs Vlad Kersikov Crabby Iron vs. Roman Kersikov Ice Cold vs Sergej Valentinovich Dragon Warfist vs Ryo Narushima Gun Slinga vs Hamish We still need to agree to one more as we have various projects that are all of different development and classes. We'll get that sorted.

INTERVIEW WITH ARTURO " ZICO " ATUNES http://www.mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/14106007577414.png Arturo "Zico" Atunes HOw does it feel to be back ? Arturo "Its great to be back, the org is huge now compared to when I was champ here, but its over 3 years since I have fought for this org and it has changed a lot. It was sad when I had to leave, I was asked to vacate the title by the orgs owner because he didn't feel it was fair on the rest of the roster. I made 6 defences though so it was a sad day." Steel "Yeh we have good memories, his debut fight at 17 against another striker the 25 year old K Rad. It was a tourney and we had no choice who Arturo fought but we were worried we had thrown him in too soon, but he demolished Rad and went on to dominate." How did you get into MMA? Arturo " I played soccer as a kid, and visited a gym with my brother and it went from there, but it wasn't until Mr Steel asked me to move to New York at 16 that I thought about having an MMA career." Steel "Yeh, well in those days I was working with Jeff Ramirez, now the SFC boss and we took Butch Harris to Rio on a talent spotting holiday. Its common knowledge Jeff loves trannies so we didn't see too much of him, and Butch got arrested in a bar fight, so I wondered into a kickboxing gym and I see this scrawny kid holding his own against some big scary guys and actually rocking them, and I'm like, holy cow, this might be the one." You have some great wins on your record but 2 surprise losses too, talk us through the highs and the lows Arturo. Arturo "The Miller fight in May 14 was huge, Miller had beat Diego Aragon who I trained with then, so beating Miller was big. That guy is a talent for sure." Steel "Yeh that was big but for me the Sackett fight was the one. I was trying to get Arturo a fight with the Umbrella champ managed by Sami Assasi, but even though Arturo was the SFC champ at 185 they said he hadn't beaten anyone! So I said to Ramirez, fuck this, give us Sackett, we will show everyone Arturo is the real deal. Arturo demolished Sackett." You made the decision to go to Hilo and fight Lopette, their 185 champ, another risky move? Steel "We wanted another test, Lopette is top draw, a real stud, but it didn't work out, I feel we underestimated Lopette, and also got a bad decision." Arturo "Yeh, I could have done more, I thought I could knock him out, but he was tough. He got some takedowns which he did nothing with, but the judges must have been impressed with lay and pray down there and he got the split. So I came back to the SFC and defended against Stapleton." Steel "The 2nd Keller fight was much like the Lopette fight, I think we get complacent and that night Arturo got out worked, but we put that right in the Jangles fight." Arturo "Yeh the Keller and Lopette losses made me realise I gotta take it these guys, make sure the judges have it clear, so in the Jangles fight I brought it." What are your goals for 2015? Arturo "I beat Styles and then take out Renato at 205, I become the world ranked number one fighter at 24 years old." Steel "It a no lose situation, remember Arturo is 23, that's right just 23 years old and he has a fight with a legend like Styles! That's ridiculous. If Arturo loses, the world will know his name now and they will still say, what a talent, only 23 fighting Styles, already beaten Keller, Sackett and Jangles. Jangles is managed by Lance, he is at his peak and Arturo beat him. He can give Styles a fight, you better believe it." Why did you call Styles out? Arturo "To get noticed, Styles is a beast, him and Renato are the super stars of the sport. I beat Styles and I am elevated in one fight." Steel "That's right, say we sign with EVO, we wont get a shot straight off, Arturo would be a kid in the ranks, and who knows, it might never happen for him. This way everyone will know who Arturo Atunes is, that's the kid that 23 year old with 15 title fights, a 3 org champ across 2 weight divisions that has the balls to call out Devin fucking Styles. That's a fighter, 23 and not hiding in ID restricted orgs." How is training camp going ? Arturo "I am ready now, 2 or 3 weeks means nothing. Styles is ready now, we could go tomorrow." Steel "This is history in the making, Arturo is ready, Styles will be a huge favourite, but its about fame. Arturo Atunes steps up on March 7 to create one of the biggest upsets in Tycoon history. Do not miss this!" Do you have a message to the rest of your weight class? Arturo "Yeh, man the fuck up. Am I the only fighter willing to take a risk? Take a look in the mirror, no one knows who you are for a reason, and most likely no one ever will." Will we see you back later again at NYFN ? Steel "Bjorn, if you can bring him the big fights then he will be back. If he wins, you get him Renato at 205 or Stormcrow at 170 and he will be back. Gain weight or cutting it, Arturo will fight them all." Arturo "Yeh I would like to thank Styles for taking this fight, he is a true champ giving me this opportunity, and thanks to NYFN for putting this together."

Missing the "Cheaters" step... where you decide that anyone who is new and looks in the very slightest possibly might be suspicious sorta but not quite way obviously has multies and is using them to ruin your life.

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lacks talent? ehh? bowser feels pity on us??? ehh??? Dont think so Meatball.. maybe the next one should be Megajug vs Meat and if you win you can sport MegaMeat.. lol has good ring to it, doesnt it? lol

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I really don't understand why people have so much trouble with the game, maybe it's they don't know what they are doing wrong. I really don't do anything special at all, I just scout and make a game plan and go with it. I don't have some special secret to sliders or training or whatever. Well, I do have one secret that igor gave out, ALL TO THE LEFT BITCHES.

I made a new one... (sorry Mentor and Penn). Hopefully you guys enjoy. Check the first post for all the vids. Mike rejects an offer from Penn and Mentor

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42nd street is all of a buzz as people scramble to get their tickets for the USFC’s big double header weekend. The two nights, sponsored by the good people at Four Aces Nutrition, will not feature a single title bout. Yet there is still an absurd premium on the open market as anyone-who-is-anyone is desperate to attend the most avant-garde show in the whole of New York City. The first night, officially designated USFC 17, takes place at Wild Bob’s Bar and will feature a lot of fighters who are looking for redemption. Perhaps this will be the night where a legend is born. Opening the festivities will be two fighters who possess great records but their lack of activity has seen them fade from the public consciousness. Nick “NickZai” Zai (7-2-0) had a successful return to action at USFC 13, where he once again showcased his innate power. He’ll have to be at his most effective if he is to dislodge “President” Jax Teller’s (5-0-0) unbeaten record. It’s amazing to think Teller is still a teenager. The young American rose to fame as the shock winner of a four day knock out tournament. Yet the public are fickle and he will need a big win here to remind people why they should be so excited about the “President”. Despite what the press might say, Phillip “The Fallen Angel” Farmery (1-0-0) would be very unwise to look past his next opponent Great Bloodsport (1-3-0). This isn’t a smear on Farmery’s potential as a contender. What little we have seen is very impressive. It is more an indictment of those who overlook Bloodsport due to this record. This young fighter has losses to the current heavyweight champion and another top 5 heavyweight. He still has time to learn and develop into a top fighter himself so “The Fallen Angel” must treat Bloodsport with the respect he is due. Stylistically very similar, Cornelius Carr (0-3-0) and Vince Andrews (2-2-0) will both be looking to lay the other out in the hope of reinvigorating their stalling careers. The good news for Andrews is that he has demonstrated that he can finish when the opportunity presents itself. Something his rival can never claim to have done. Unfortunately for Andrews, he has also proven that he can be overwhelmed while Carr has stood up to some absolute beatings. Many have a sneaking suspicion that this may be the fight that Carr breaks his duck. After being on the wrong end of one of the more memorable come from behind victory’s in USFC history, Grant “The Sensational” Knight (1-1-0) had to do some real soul searching before reentering the cage. Now he has returned, “The Sensational” one will be desperate to put that experience behind him and take his frustration out on Alberto Contador (4-1-0). This lust for redemption could also be “The Sensational’s” biggest weakness as Contador has shown, more than once, that he is capable of flattening an incautious opponent. Not that the Spaniard considers himself an underdog that will be forced to react to an advancing foe. This is an unusual case of both camps believing that they are the rightful favourites coming into the contest. The long awaited return of Bible Basher (2-1-0) will have even the most lackadaisical fan in their seats for this final undercard match up. He welcomes former Eastern Canada champion Christopher “The Rosicrucian” Longstreet (4-2-0) to the USFC. This is a very difficult introduction for “The Rosicrucian”. He is fearsome boxer with explosive power when he lands. However he does tend to be a little inaccurate due to the way he loads up. This becomes especially counterproductive when facing such a well-rounded fighter like Basher. The former USFC championship contender may choose to keep the fight at range with kicks or take the fight to the ground where he completely eliminates Longstreet’s greatest asset. Perhaps the Canadian surprises us all with a measured approach which maximises his skills but even this may not be enough. Manchester born Nick “Thick” Hailey (3-0-0) is another new entrant to the organisation. Eloquent in the language of submission wrestling, the Brit is still a developing mixed martial artist. He has even admitted that he has little chance if the fight remains on the feet for any length of time. This issue is intensified due to the ferocious nature of his opponent Tim “Tornado” Hawk (3-1-0). Of course, everyone will remember Hawk is coming off the highly public loss to Charles Bolton. Those two shared an embittered build up that lead to “Tornado’s” unbeaten streak being ripped from his grasp. The commotion around this fight has been far more low key but, in many ways, this is a more important match for Hawk. He needs to prove his critics wrong and bounce back stronger after tasting defeat. These notions may become mute if the fight hits the floor though. All the mental strength in the world can’t help a fighter if no oxygen is going to their brain. Fighters with distinct specialisms fight next at heavyweight. The Chimaera (3-0-1) may be the greatest kicker in the whole of the USFC. He has displayed an unerring ability to land them at will and as he chooses.This has lead to bruises that have seriously limited the training time of opponents going forward. Observers have pointed out that this has affected their careers far worse than the concussive blow that usually ends the bout. Similar hyperbole can be bestowed on L Manning Vines (3-1-0) who's submission game has been the bewilderment of many a heavyweight. However he fell short in his last fight against champion Corey Parker where his shortcomings on the feet were laid out for all to see. Presumably, Chimaera has studied that fight closely and will mirror the champs tactics. Whether Vines can adapt will be the difference between him winning and losing. Possibly the most outspoken fighter who has yet to prove anything in the USFC is Diamond Dollar (3-1-0). The heavyweight, who first started to make a name for himself in London, has been jawing with a number of the top fighters since signing. Now that everyone is watching his debut closely, Dollar must put up or shut up against another newcomer, Gregory “Fists Of Thunder” Campion (3-1-0). Who wins the fight will be determined by whoever is the better wrestler. “Fists Of Thunder” is a rather appropriate nickname for Campion as everything he lands echoes around the room. Even the trash talking Dollar must know privately that he is outmatched in that area. However there are still considerable questions over whether Campion is more than a one dimensional brawler and Dollar is definitively more than that. The man born in sight of Capital Hill has shown he is ready to exploit whatever crack is open and takes great joy in forcing the submission. The one great unknown is whether Dollar will thrive or falter under the pressure he has piled on himself. Whatever that reaction is could well determine the outcome of this fight. Kunie Jones (4-2-0) co-main evented the very first USFC card and returns to that slot in a clash with Marius “The Terminator” Budawalski (3-0-0), who is another athlete commencing his program with the organisation Polish fighter Budawalski epitomises the stereotype of European fighters. He has decent hands and solid ground technique, but lacks the wrestling which would allow him to dictate where the fight happens. Not that this has been a hinderance so far in his career. “The Terminator” has ploughed through his early opponents wherever they may have chosen to test him. Taking on a true American wrestler like Jones will test that approach to its possible destruction though. He, Jones, will have more control than anyone “The Terminator” has suffered before and that is before the American rains ground and pound on him. The danger for Jones is that he gets too comfortable as Budawalski is capable of striking without warning. Rarely does a fight have the potential to be so one-sided without anyone having a clue who will be the dominant party. The evening’s main event sees two fighters who both looked like they were heading for greatness until reality slammed in their faces. They now turn to each other in the hope of reigniting the momentum that was once theirs. Alex “Bean Burrito” Trujillo (4-1-0) was cruising up the light heavyweight ladder until he ran into Jarmo Keskitalo. The Fin handed “Bean Buritto” his first loss in less than two minutes. This turned out to be a title elimination fight that has left Trujillo cursing his luck for missing out. Similarly, Shane “BFG” Vaughn (4-1-0) was on course for the Future Fighting title when he was also beaten in less than a round. Again, this was a semi final contest where his tormentor went on the capture gold which only reinforced how close “BFG” had been to the title. Vaughn was so distraught from the loss that he changed camps. This seemed to revive his fortunes a little as he won a relatively easy local fight before signing with the USFC. This may also be the Englishman’s greatest advantage as he has returned, even if it was on a more parochial level, successfully to competition since he lost. Trujillo has yet to go through that gruelling process so no one can be sure how he may react. Considering the vast similarities Trujillo and Vaughn hold in their professional lives, it is remarkable how different they are as fighters. The USFC veteran is a great wrestler who is always looking for the sub while the newcomer is all about striking. This sets the scene for a classic striker vs. grappling match that adds yet another level of intrigue onto proceedings. What needs to be remembered is that the winner is still in a great position to strike out towards a title shot. These are two fighters who have a strong following and an impressive record despite their high profile losses. Victory over the other will show many of the doubters that their black mark was just part of learning how to become a great fighter. The loser, on the other hand, drops back into the pack and will need to put a run together to get back into contendership. Winning here is everything

http://mmatycoon.com/images/company/logo/1415328392Epicity.png Embrace Thy Epicity EP 14: Bubberman vs Hardon February 21, 2015 The World Light-Heavyweight Championship is on the line. http://www.halloffamememorabilia.com/images/products/p-470466-muhammad-ali-boxing-8x10-photograph-vs-leon-spinks-aaa-11561.jpg EP 14: Bubberman vs Hardon is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by: Epicity Productions, in conjunction with Walhalla Clothing, and the LEGION OF DOOM fighting alliance. This event will be held on February 21, 2015 at The Palmtree Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevda, USA. [PROLOGUE] Light-heavyweight Champion Berry Bubberman will be defending his new title for the first time as he takes on the dangerous Medium Hardon. Following an extraordinary triumph against the deadly Frank Dozer, Bubberman has a roster filled with hungry contenders that want nothing more than to take his head- and his championship gold. [OFFICIAL FIGHT CARD] [MAIN EVENT] http://www.mmatycoon.com/images/belt/20150113202340ep.png (Light-heavyweight Division, Championship bout) Berry Bubberman© (5-2) versus Medium Hardon (6-4) (Preview) Berry Bubberman, more often known as “The Legionnaire” by his fans, has an unflinching ability to withstand punishment, lightning fast reflexes to avoid the attacks of his opponents, and he tops it all off with thunderous knock out power. With all of these things considered, it is easy to understand why Bubberman has a reputation for being the most fearsome striker in the light-heavyweight division. Bubberman started his career in Las Vegas QFC toughman competitions, knocking out two consecutive opponents. He then fought a single fight with the Umbrella Corporation, losing via unanimous decision following a grueling five round clinch war. After that setback, Bubberman would return to the toughman scene; he would be stopped in the second round due to a cut he received over his right eye. With two wins and two losses in his professional career, it would have been easy to write Bubberman off as another failed prospect to live out his days fighting for QFC shows. And for most guys, maybe it would be true; Berry Bubberman is a different kind of animal, however. He signed a single fight deal with Troid MMA, knocking out seasoned kickboxer Kojak Komodo in just over three minutes. Following this incredible performance, Bubberman signed with Epicity Productions, where he has truly come into his own as a championship level fighter. In his EP Debut, Bubberman out worked gritty slugger Sean Kelleher to win his first ever unanimous decision victory. Bubberman was then tapped to challenge for the vacant light-heavyweight championship of the world. He was given the monumental task of trying to claim the empty title against the undefeated wrestling powerhouse Frank Dozer. Dozer was seen as an astronomical favorite going into this fight; indeed, Dozer had been named the top prospect in the light-heavyweight division, with six consecutive victories under his belt, and no defeats. Dozer had won his first five fights via first round stoppage. The fight would turn out to be an absolute barnburner with both men being beaten bloody within the first few minutes. Bubberman shocked the world in this fight by not only beating Dozer but by out striking him. Every time the two would clash, a violent melee would ensue, and Bubberman was winning the vast majority of the exchanges, keeping Dozer on the defensive. After easily out-striking him on the feet, Bubberman would be the first man to defeat Dozer midway through the second round, defeating him via TKO. Medium Hardon started his career in the twice or thrice renamed GAMMA Junior Organization, fighting twice with mixed results. He would fight a one-off fight in the QFC cage against “Jigoro Kano”, obviously named in the likeness of the former #1 p4p fighter in the world: Jigoro Kane. Kano would not live up to the hype of his name, being beaten bloody and dragged out of the cage by doctors to save his life. Hardon would fight the bulk of his professional career in the GAMMA Contenders league, going 2-3 with some highlight reel finishes (some of which were against him rather than for him). The past is the past, however, and Hardon is riding three consecutive victories into this championship fight. Medium Hardon is an extremely well rounded striker, hitting you with any part of the body that he can connect with: punches, kicks, you name it. On the ground, he is a different animal. His ground and pound is second to none and you know that he's going to be looking to utilize that against Bubberman in this fight. In this fight between Bubberman and Hardon, you have two fighters with checkered pasts; both have tasted defeat in their lives and both are on the biggest winning streak of their respective careers. Unfortunately, only one man can go home the undisputed light-heavyweight champion. [A closer look] (Berry Bubberman) Height: 6'3 Weight: 215 lbs Record: 5-2 Knockouts: 4 Submissions: 0 Style: Muay Thai Career Achievements or Accolades: Epicity Light-heavyweight Championship, Fight of the Night, Three Fight Winning Streak (Medium Hardon) Height: 6'1 Weight: 220 lbs Record: 6'4 Knockouts: 4 Submissions: 0 Style: Muay Thai, Wrestling Career Achievements or Accolades: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, Three Fight Winning Streak [CO-MAIN EVENT] (Welterweight Division) Dmitri Yurkov (9-4) versus Jeremy Smith (8-3) (Preview) Dmitry Yurkov fought the majority of his career in regional QFC toughman shows with three single fight appearances in the Amsterdam Martial Arts Association league. Yurkov is known for having an iron chin and relentless pressure on the ground. His submissions are among the best in his division, although he has been submitted as well. Yurkov has never been stopped by a striker in his professional career. Smith would lose his championship in his first attempted title defense, in a fifth round submission defeat in a fight he was dominating. After rebounding with a decision victory over a game Johnny Luca, Smith would go on to lose two of his next three fights before being dropped by yet another manager. Jeremy Smith has signed with new management, signed with Epicity Production, and decisioned a dangerous opponent with a wildly inappropriate name in Wrestlefuck Wrestling. Jeremy Smith also started his career in QFC shows before signing with Insanity MMA, where he would spend the vast majority of his fighting career. With only four pro fights to his name, Smith would challenge the reigning welterweight champion, Gustavo Meranda, for his title. Meranda was a Jiu-Jitsu brown belt known as much for his brawling style as for his deadly submissions. This fight was to be Meranda's fourth title defense but it wouldn't go his way at all: Jeremy Smith knocked him out in the first round with a brutal head kick. As fate would have it, Jeremy Smith would lose his new championship in his first title defense; after almost fight straight rounds, Jeremy was the clear victor on the score cards, but at the last minute he rolled into a rear naked choke, compliments of a talented brown belt named Pierre Morrell. Smith would rebound with a decision victory against another scrappy veteran before being dropped by his management team. Jeremy Smith would fight three times, going 1-2 in that time, before being dropped once again. Smith signed with Epicity Productions and edged out the inappropriately named “Wrestlefuck Wrestling”, a name that will certainly become a household trend in no time. [MAIN CARD] (Light-heavyweight Division) Frank Dozer (6-1) versus Brian Pereira (5-3-1) (Preview) Frank Dozer is a force of nature; with five of his six victories coming via brutal first round knockout, it is easy to see why Dozer was considered the favorite in his championship fight against Berry Bubberman. Frank Dozer took his first fight in a QFC toughman contest, knocking out his opponent in just thirty seconds time. Dozer immediately found himself fighting for the Hilo Fighting Championship based in Hawaii, where he made a name for himself as a truly brutal striker. He knocked out three opponents before moving to Los Angeles. He fought one fight for the California based promotion, smashing his opponent late in the first round. When Frank Dozer signed with Epicity Productions, it was clear that championship gold was in his future. Following a grueling kickboxing war against Boogie Knight, Dozer was paired up with another kickboxer by the name of Berry Bubberman. Pundits declared Dozer the champion before he even set foot inside the cage that night; Dozer was a record setting favorite going into that fight. Fans predicted a quick and brutal ending... they were right. Bubberman handed Dozer the first loss of his career, defeating him in the second round. One thing is clear: I would NOT want to be Frank Dozer's next opponent, knowing that he will be fighting to reclaim his status as the king of the light-heavyweight strikers. Brian Pereira has no problems with Frank Dozer declaring himself the top striker; Pereira is a smothering wrestler with a brown belt in JiuJitsu. He may not always get the finish but his top control is second to none in the light-heavyweight division. Pereira fought his first four contests in the Barbarian Fight Club with three quick submission victories and a decision loss against a gritty wrestler. Pereira fought a one-off fight for the Honor Fighting Championship, knocking out his opponent with brutal ground and pound, before signing with Unleash Fighting Championship, more commonly referred to as simply “UNFC Tokyo”. Pereira would find less success in Japan, going 1-2-1 during his stint there. He has to realize the implications of a high profile fight against a top ranked contender such as Dozer; the winner could easily find himself knocking on Bubberman's door. (Light-heavyweight Division) Ruarc Lacy (6-5) versus Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth (6-2) (Preview) I decided before I even started writing this preview that I was going to refer to Seymore as “Seymore Alexandros” because as much as I respect everybody's choice to name their fighter whatever they want, I once had to write for a guy named “Cccccccc Cccccccc”. Yes, that is the letter C sixteen times. Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is an awesome looking name but there is no way that I type it out fully more than three times for one preview. Sorry man. Ruarc Lacy is affectionately known as “The Meat Hook”, possibly due to his propensity for obtaining the “third hook” from the back mount. Ruarc began his career as an amateur wrestler, making his MMA debut in a QFC show. Ruarc Lacy made appearances on fight cards for various promotions throughout his career, including: Barbarian Fight Club, Impact MMA, UNFC Tokyo, and the European Fighting Championships. Using his powerful takedowns, Lacy would defeat the majority of his opponents via submission. Seymore Alexandros is easily every bit the wrestler that Lacy is, but he prefers to utilize his style to pound on opponents, rendering them broken and beaten, rather than force them to tap out. Seymore also fought for Barbian Fight Club, holding a perfect 4-0 record with the promotion. He then took single fight deals with Honor Fighting Championship and Warzone MMA before signing with Epicity Productions. (Lightweight Division) Che Hoe (1-1) versus Scott Watt (4-8) (Preview) Che Hoe aka “Ho Chi Minh” is a 19-year old boxer straight out of the QFC and into the Epicity Productions cage. Despite being dominated on the ground by his first opponent, Che Hoe stopped his followup foe with just one recorded strike (although the final flurry should have been counted as well). Che Hoe has decent knockout power and is capable of fighting in the clinch or at a distance. Scott Watt is an experienced fighter that utilizes his Muay Thai and submissions to overwhelm opponents. This veteran of twelve fights has competed in the QFC cage, in Honor Fighting Championships, and for Silent Fighting Championship. Like his opponent, Scott Watt is making his EP debut. (Welterweight Division) Andy Barclay (14-4-1) versus Jeremy Jenkins Jr (3-2) (Preview) Andy Barclay started his career with nine consecutive victories via lightning fast knockout; that ninth victory secured him the Honor Fighting Championship middleweight title. Following this victory, Barclay's management would be kidnapped by the Yakuza or something, and Barclay would find himself under new management. Barclay would never defend his championship, instead he was signed to fight for Troid MMA, where he would go 4-2-1, and challenge for the Troid welterweight championship. This former world champion is only 1-2 in Epicity Productions and he has a very difficult opponent waiting for him. Jeremy Jenkins Jr is a Jiu-Jitsu brown belt that started his professional career in the TWGC 1 Los Angeles tournament. He would submit his opening opponent only to lose via unanimous decision in the second round of the qualifiers. Following this defeat, JJJr would sign to fight for Ultimate Pit Fighting – Montreal (my old promotion before I quit the game and my account got deleted, holla!), submitting his opponent in the first round. Despite showing promise in this performance, Jenkins would be released by his management team, and his UPF contract, before his new management secured him a place in the TWGC 5 Las Vegas grappling tournament. He would win his first appearance, only to lose in the second round of the qualifier once again. Jenkins would fight for Bushido Fighting Championship and Silent Fighting Championship, going 2-2 in that time, before being dropped by yet another manager. His newest manager signed him to an exclusive contract with Epicity Productions where he is making his debut. [PRELIMINARY CARD] (Light-heavyweight Division) Nick Swaggy P (4-0) versus AJ McKenzie (3-1) (Preview) Nick Swaggy P is an undefeated brawler training out of the Ground Zero training facility, a private gym for elite fighters. Swaggy is the protige of the (in)famous fighter manager Mentor, which comes with a degree of pros and cons with the publicity. Swaggy started his career in the Brutal Association of MMA fighting league, knocking out two opponents before being signed by Epicity Productions. Since signing with EP, Nick Swaggy P has fought and defeated fellow slugger Young Buck twice. AJ McKenzie is a veteran of Epicity Productions, having fought for the company three times now. Like his opponent, McKenzie loves to stand and bang, and is comfortable fighting in the clinch. (Heavyweight Division) Isa Boletini (7-4) versus Matt Weston (7-2-1) (Preview) Isa Boletini started his career fighting in the “Random Fighting” league. After losing his debut performance inside the first round, he was dropped by his management and picked up by a new team. Under this new leadership, now signed with Troid MMA, Boletini would go 3-1 with three brutal first round knockout victories to his credit, and one decision loss. Despite this impressive showing, Boletini would be dropped by a second management team. Boletini was picked up by a third management team, who found him three fights (in which he went 2-1 with two stoppage victories and a decision loss), and then dropped him like the others. Isa Boletini is now on his fourth management team and has once again gone 2-1 with two impressive victories and an uninspired decision loss. His next fight could be do or die, as he may not get a fifth chance to prove himself should he fail to perform in this fight. Matt Weston is an extremely dangerous kickboxer with knockout power and a serious chin to support him. His kickboxing record stands at seven victories, two losses, and one draw. In victory, Weston looks like a world beater, stopping dangerous opponents with punches. Weston had two legendary fights against Shezzo Wicked; in their first fight, Weston hurt Wicked very badly early in the fight but Wicked managed to come back and take over the fight, resulting in a draw. In the rematch, it was Wicked that hurt Weston with an early strike, which helped Wicked earn the nod. Weston has fought for the Silent Fighting Championship as well as the New Age Cage Fighting promotion. Matt Weston is 1-1 in mixed martial arts. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01737/corbiss_1737564c.jpg http://mmatycoon.com/images/company/logo/1415328392Epicity.png

Your fighter already got subbed by a bad build. Don't see him doing much in this match up either.

So I was thinking about MMAT a minute ago and thought, I've never won by a spectacular knockout. I thought a little bit more, I know me thinking is usually dangerous but this time I've come up with an idea. FLAIR - I'm not really sure what to call it, I thought maybe creativity but that doesn't really cut it for me, so I'll steal a term from football. What this means to me is, like Anthony Pettis, Conor McGregor and Anderson Silva have, that kind of uniqueness style where they throw spectacular kicks and such and I do see these kind of knockouts in the game but I just don't see them enough, anywhere so this is a couple ideas on how I see it being implemented (I'm a little bit of a scatterbrain so stick with me while I mix through points) So my first thought was to add flair as a hidden, fighters with high flair will pull of more flashy moves like superman punches, spinning backfists, wheel kicks, heel kicks, whatever you've seen. They will throw it. This could turn a Kick Boxer into a Taekwando fighter like Anthony Pettis and although it would usually just be flavour text, they would throw more power, damaging shots that maybe take up more energy. Then I thought, well maybe people don't want to have a flairy fighter, they want a gritty boxer without flair just a straight up brawler, so this moves on to my second idea. A slider or a tick box for FLAIR. You can choose for your fighter to pull off more fancy moves like spinning heel kicks by putting the slider up the flair scale meaning they will throw more singlular, powerful strikes at you that cost more energy or they could move the slider down and have a gritty simple boxer. It doesn't mean that the more flairy the fighter the better he is, it's just gives people more freedom to make a unique kind of fighter. Maybe the gritty fighter could knockout the over the top flashy guy and counter his moves or maybe the opposite. Just a simple idea, what is your thoughts on this? Any additional ideas or corrections you could make to my idea? I hope I explained this properly kinda tired and ill when writing it Going back to a point, maybe people will say "You can just choose more combos with higher accuracy or more single shots with damage" but I want to see just a little more variety I suppose, to see a little more flair and give people an easier option to use flair would be fun. Not that I would use it, but it always make it more interesting to read if a couple spinning back fists are attemped. But in no way do I want to see a fight where it's all just ridiculous attempt after ridiculous attempts of showtime kicks. Realism and fairness come over this all day.

If you do it around about 5pm i should be able to join in depending if the train is on time from Uni. I'll put on my best American accent so y'all can understand moi.

Sending out mails to some of the people on here who have recently said they wanted to be on the show on Friday. If you're up for coming on, message me in game! Friday afternoon GMT would suit me best, means I can hit the gym with my mate later in the evening without having to work around time constraints.

nice one haha

I had a good laugh when you tried to write a come back and the best you could do is to say the same thing re: alliance ranking that I said about you, with one rank difference. But it's a good thing you put yourself down near the bottom half of your alliance, I was just hyping you to make it interesting. I'd like you to expand on your thoughts. One, how do you see these 10 fights playing out? I see 8-2 or 7-3 for me. Two, I respect everyone in BHP, but I'm curious as to who you have ranked above me in my alliance and how you measured that?

This has nothing to do with Sis... I believe your fighter to be a spud.. So very protective of you Steel... I believe Styles to be a better fighter - it was an opinion on this upcoming fight... So take your little rant, wrap it up into a nice fat ball and jam it up your arse. 500K on Styles to win.... Any takers?

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i have to say its a great place to be everyone is cool there

Another brilliant crowd poured into Hard Knocks - Tokyo to see UNFC 42: Paskalev vs. Vos. The night will be best remembered for the title change that capped off the evening’s entertainment but the whole card was full of intrigue. A booming knee from the clinch gave Tyron “I Am” The Tryant (1-0-0) a win in his first fight as a professional. He knocked down opponent Frank “Iron Fist” White (9-8-0) on four separate occasions before finally putting his rival away. Then Jason “The Beginning” Pops (4-3-1) was ripped to shreds by the punches of Hulk Bashman (4-2-1). The doctor has no choice in waving the fight off, as Pops had a torrent of blood cascading down his forehead. The expected war between the two unbeaten youngsters failed to materialise. Dante Cross Furia (3-0-0) was too accurate and powerful for “The Ruler Of The Sky” Jyrki Kasvi (3-1-0), who was overwhelmed in a little more than two minutes. Greater work rate was the main difference between Boyd McGuire (5-2-2) and Short “Shorty” Low (10-5-1). The newcomer Low was completely unable to cope with McGuire’s frenetic style and faded badly to give up the decision loss. Raise Hell (7-2-0) illuminated his improvements after some time away from the UNFC in a one-sided victory over “Happy Face” Big J Smiles (5-6-0). The Michigan native was able to physically dominate the fight which forced Smiles to grope for the clinch. This turned out to be a poor decision from “Happy Face”. His actions pinned himself against the fence, which allowed Hell to uncork a great combo that stopped the contest. A landmark victory for Hell as this gave him his first knockout victory of his career. An insufferable air of smugness arose from the internet when Carrera “Assassin” Villamora (8-5-0) knocked out esteemed grappler Thiago “Bone Breaker” Media (3-2-0). It was rather sad to see the rejoicement from some sectors who instantly championed this loss as proof that grappling can no longer win at a high level of MMA. Instead the headlines should have focused on the disciplined display by Villamora. “Assassin” was able to dictate every engagement which frustrated his opponent to no end. Furthermore, the Portuguese fighters concentration on the body took away the easy level change which completely undermined Media’s game plan. Only once did the fight nearly get away from Villamora. He went all in after a knock down but “Bone Breaker” was able to ensnare him into his guard. Immediately Meida’s quality on the ground was on show but good defensive work by Villamora meant that nothing definitive was achieved. “Assassin” obviously wasn’t in the mood to give second chances as he finished Meida within the first minute of the second. The striker, having learnt what was successful, punished the body early before moving upstairs to land a one-two to the head. The Brazilian fighter didn’t see the shots coming and slumped to the ground. His night ending with a trip to the hospital. No doubt Villamora’s evening was far more pleasurable. Billy “Backwater” Bulge (8-2-0) took a rather uninspiring decision victory over Jorge Domingo (15-6-0). There was great effort displayed by both parties but neither fighter seemed to find a handle on the others approach. This lead to a bitty affair with long periods of inaction. The defining moments of the fight came in rounds one and two were Bulge was able to score a decisive takedown that tipped the judge’s scorecard in his favour. Even the announcement of the winner felt strangely flat. Perhaps it was the acknowledgement that no one has really done anything to advance their status. Nor, if truth is told, had anyone suffered a knock back either as they were so closely matched. Hopefully both men will kick on from here but there will be a lot of doubters until that happens. Another decision followed between Alex “George” Alvarez (7-3-0) and Alex The Lion (14-8-0). However this battle was a far more enthralling contest. Going into the fight, everyone knew that The Lion was at a major disadvantage if the fight hit the floor. His ability or, as it turned out, his inability to keep the fight from falling to the matt was going to be the fight’s defining feature. Not that anyone would have guessed the importance of such preconceived knowledge in the first round. Both men fought diligently in the clinch as the two combatants went toe to toe as they challenged the other for a dominant position. Only a late takedown by Alvarez defined the round winner. From round two onwards, “George” took it upon himself to impose his will. The Mexican ramped up the pressure on The Lion and cornered him whenever possible. It was only a matter of time before The Lion became unbalanced in an exchange and Alvarez was able to dump his helpless opponent onto the matt repeatedly. What commenced was a fascinating incite into what heart truly is. Alvarez was clearly the better fighter and seemed in total control for large periods. Only for The Lion to escape just as a submission looked a certainty. Time after time over the proceeding two rounds, Alvarez was frustrated by a combination of sound defence and pure grit. By the end of the third, Alvarez was fully committing to anything that seemed remotely available as he knew he would recover the position and yet he still could not get the remarkable Madagascan to relent. It was only ever going to be Alvarez’s fight on the scorecard but it still enhanced The Lion’s popularity with fans and critics alike. “George” will hope to find someone a little less head strong next time as he continues to look for the defining win that announces him as a truly elite fighter. Former Hostility champion Julio Cesar Chavez (8-0-0) made a startling debut in the UNFC. He demolished former title contender Meguru Takayanagi (7-6-0) with a barrage of body shots that had the Japanese fighter wheezing from the opening moments. Commentators and fans alike thought Takayanagi may have broken some ribs due to the severity of his struggles, but later examination proved that it was only bad bruising. Brave Takayanagi surprised many by meeting the bell for the second round as some audience members’ calling for the towel. Unfortunately for the local lad, the onslaught continued unabated,. This was until a faked mid-kick went high and sent Takayanagi spiralling to the floor. The kick was not the best ever thrown by Chavez but it was completely undefended due to Takayanagi’s need to defend his mid-drift. A few follow up and punches and the night was over. Surely Chavez’s next fight will be against two weight champion Hector Camacho. That one should be an epic. Once again the featherweight championship is around a different fighter’s waist as Arnost “Honey Badger” Paskalev (14-4-0) was unable to defend either his neck or belt from new 145 pound kingpin Jake Vos (10-1-0). Funnily enough, the end result is a misleading representation of the contest. Vos never attempted a takedown over the whole fight and looked determined to keep the fight on the feet. It was Paskalev who aggressively sought the takedown which, to his credit, he achieved in each round. Once on the floor, Vos kept busy from his back but this seemed more of a distraction technique that prevented Paskalev working rather than a legitimate threat. It certainly limited the Bulgarian’s ability to pass as every move ended in a mini-scramble. Going into the third, there can be no denying that Paskalev was very much in control of the contest. This was further reinforced by achieving yet another takedown almost as the bell rang. Everything was looking really rose for Paskalev and then Vos suddenly found a back door and was on the Bulgarian’s back. Whether it was shock or confusion, Paskalev went into complete disarray and gave his neck up easily. Vos took the chance with aplomb and sank down into the hold until the tap became an inevitability. Distraught, Paskalev didn’t move for some time. Vos, a blur of movement, jumped into his entourage. Happiness and sadness all within a couple of yards of one another. Now the onus is on the new champion to prove his legitimacy by defending the belt at least once while Paskalev rejoins the chase knowing he is still very much in with a shot. Perhaps this is not the last time we have seen these two go toe-to-toe in an Unleash cage.

Stu, Atunes hasn't fought anything like the competition that Styles has fought, and that is down to him being 23, lest you should forget. It is important for the community to understand that your bitterness when it comes to Atunes (though I believe frustration is part of your character, leading to those abusive outbursts) is down to you wanting your fighter Nem Sis , the current 185 SFC champ to fight Atunes. But your hypocrisy is clear when you look at the journeymen 210k plus guys Sis has fought. He beat Diego Aragon a fighter I keep as a favour to Jeff Ramirez to pad out that division, but the Sis's last 3 title defences are against guys Aragon has recently defeated or beaten the man that beat the man in the case of Wolf. When a division lacks depth I look for new challenges, such as taking a fight against the Hilo champ, or fighting the 150k Cornell champ. On the contrary you really believe Atunes is going to fight Sis when the sum total of your efforts is to lob a few insults? If you knew me in RL you would realise you are hitting the hide of a rhino with a feather! Why don't you ask Rad if he will let Jangles fight you non title 5 rounds in the SFC, Jeff will go for it. Giving up 50k to Lance should be a walk in the park for a killer like you. When you step out of your comfort zone with Sis and take up that challenge, my camp will give you a 2nd thought. Have a nice day, and I hope Sis can deliver (man up) and one day Atunes vs Sis can happen, until that day consider this justice a gift.

thats the one i'm in

You need a sixth step some where in the middle. It's were you actually win a fight and think that you infact was right all along! The "I ended my bad losing streak era and entered the golden years of winning only" .... only to lose the next fight right after again.

i have been in 3rd stage my whole tycoon career with duphus answering me "all to the left" for last 2 years

http://mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilemanager.php?FID=264074 http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/18/18w20.jpg Tate: Brought up in britain, trained by my family of gypsys to bareknuckle fight to keep the family's honour high, i'm a hardened bastard who fears nothing. my manager saw me once fighting and recognised some potential. So he managed to convince the family godfather that i might have a future in fighting and make them rich. My first fight was a loss, cos my manager wanted to see how i would do without proper training. i didnt do that bad, and he signed me up to a great gym. Now i'm a trained killingmachine. Dont underestimate me by my age, i'm well trained and ready to break some faces. Who's first?

Browser? Isn't his nickname bowser? I'm currently in stage 4

great preview.hope event will be great too

http://www.mmatycoon.com/gallery/12/12w3.jpg Nathan "Knuckles" Silver (204226) Not a good week for Gorilla Warfare in AMS as i lost my belt and my fellow Bantamweight "JR's" opponent was too scared to step into the cage with him. Oh well, i always seem to be in contention for that belt and although many people will get lucky and "rent" it off me with a win, it always seems to find it's way back to it's rightful owner.

http://www.mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/14121649329211.jpg Damien Redman (258829) Although i am disappointed that i don't get to face Turgeon for a rematch, my end goal is to get that belt. I'd reply to what Ramos said but he must have brain damage to think he can destroy me. I almost feel bad knocking the rest of his brain cells out. ALMOST!

http://www.mmatycoon.com/gallery/1/1w21.jpg 'Iron Mike Velasquez Cant wait to welcome my next opponent whos gonna come from Hilo, he got guts to accept the fight that he wasnt even here in japan. He's got 6 and 1 and he have experience but for me he was just obstacles on my path towards greatness, after i kill him I will take the belt from whiteman this time ! After he defeated me he become my motivation, i dont care who i will face im gonna kill all i gonna face until i face again the champ whiteman.

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You're entitled to your own opinion and allowed to support who ever you'd like. Back to what I was saying, I know that Barnabas, Lucky Left, Bowser, Mega and a few others are good managers in BHP. The thread was made to stir the pot, have some fun, get other people involved outside of the two alliances. Not intended to piss off BHP alliance members, advocate readers or fans. Surely you understand where I am coming from playing the game as long as you've been playing?

Lmao man oh man..I said at the very begginning of this post not to take anything to heart. Again, this all in good fun everyone. You MugaSlug, should know this of all people! If you were serious about the challenge between you and I, I'd gladly accept that any day of the week champ. But lets get this alliance vs alliance challenge out of the way first and make the most fun out of it as possible for everyone. Sometimes I tend to forget you are even in BHP Jug until I receive a fight offer from you Anyways, thanks for the support everybody. Now if we could just come to a agreement on a set of rules and decide what fighters we are going to use to represent our alliances. Still waiting to hear back from you BHP

yes i member i nearly forgot sfc can answer the challenge .I know it not the guy you whated but i say it be a fair even fight Anthony "Showtime" Pettis could teach you a lesson http://www.mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=233493

1 of those years was non vip and just trolling. 2500 posts just shows that I'm a spin & win bitch. People who are here for few months kick my ass. AND I lost to Rory Daly, that doesn't happen every day.

I would be happy to host it at NYFN anyway, good luck guys! Should be epic!! edit: why downvote?? what do I say wrong?

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Literally no downside to it. You either get an advantage for a fight, or you waste $300? . I would do that everytime, because worse case scenario, you come out with exactly what you would have to begin with. Wanna know what the downside should be if you got caught? Lose 75% of your popularity, 50% of your pop, and you don't get your pay for the fight. That's not even getting into how it should hit your fighter skill wise and in terms of their ranking.

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After losing a fight I feel I should of def won... Just wanna go over to Mike's house and be like: http://media.giphy.com/media/Mous21IAhJQiI/giphy.gif Then I calm down and it's like: http://data3.whicdn.com/images/42743706/large.gif Then I get my confidence back and and I'm all like: http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Im-Ready-Lets-Do-This-Reaction-Gif.gif

Had to make some adjustments to the Sojurn event poster, so reposting it with correct info. Plus ...... new stuff! http://i.imgur.com/o0ShXwX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/BofETN8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SU55zjo.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mmze7oi.jpg http://i.imgur.com/29tlZrU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bO89FjH.jpg

Right, so that clearly didn't happen! Lucky my boy Johnny Heimlich wasn't fooled. Tough fight there though, a proper war. Onwards and upwards for The Lifesaver.

Some of those were hilarious. I liked the first one in particular, even though i was one of those being parodied.

Fucking excellent stuff guys. I was crying with laughter at the first one.

Ok, I couldn't resist attempting one... http://captiongenerator.com/30015/Forum-Fun-by-Timmy Starring Humors, Brainsmasher, KRad, Bazzypants, Castor and Steel Penn!

MMA Tycoon New Players (Stats & Styles) Guide: Sections: 1. STAT Explanations 2. Fighter Styles (Creation Ideas) 3. General & Training Tips 1. STAT Explanations Stats (Statistics, or the #'s behind your fighter) are split into three groups and will let you determine how your fighter fights best! Primary / Physical / Secondary are the three groups and they all mix together to figure out how good your fighter performs! Only study and experience will let you understand the numbers that work behind the scenes in MMA Tycoon, but with a little help you'll have a good start on that process! If you read here and don't find the answers, READ THE WIKI!!! It's chock full of everything… Everything here is IN THE WIKI, but here I just mash it up together to get you going… but in case I wasn't clear before, READ THE WIKI… Reading this first may help you understand the wiki better, though, but it's to you to decide. Cough cough cough READ THE WIKI cough cough… Before we continue I want you to understand a basic idea of how the game works things… this is JUST AN EXAMPLE and is not the exact math, by any means… I just want you to get the picture… So… you (U) are fighting and throw a right cross to your opponents (O) face. The game see's: (UBoxing + UPunching + UAgility +USpeed )vs. ({OBoxing + OMuayThai}/2 +OStrikeDefense + OAgility + OSpeed) and determines whether the punch hits… Also, when thinking of defense, take into account that having a higher stat in the skill you are being attacked with (i.e. punching) will help you defend against it… If you have no kick skill, for example, you won't be able to see kicks coming as well since you've not trained it! Then it has to roll to see damage caused (STR) and energy spent (CON) and cut probability (HIDDEN Stats) and all sorts of others… then it goes to the next move… so you see, it's not just Punching vs. Strike Defense! Lots of things help each action! PRIMARY STATS Primary Stats represent the training your fighter had in the four major styles represented in MMA Tycoon. Sparring is the most efficient way to raise Primary stats, but training secondary skills will also have a slight positive affect to Primary Stats that affect it. (See: "Training Ideas" later on for more info!) Boxing factors into: Punching / Striking Defense / Clinch Attack & Defense. Muay Thai factors into: Punching / Kicking / Knees & Elbows / Clinch Striking Offense & Defense / Clinch Takedown Offense & Defense. Wrestling factors into: Takedowns & Defense for standing and clinch / Ground & Pound / Defensive Grapple. BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) factors into: Submissions / Defensive Grapple / Ground & Pound / Pulling Guard from Clinch. These stats are all important for all fighters because it's not fully dependant on what your fighter plans to do, but what their opponent does! If your fighter has no BJJ because he 'never goes to the ground you'll be in big trouble if someone DOES get you on the ground! Same with all styles… with NO Muay Thai, you will have a very hard time getting out of a clinch and not getting torn to shreds with elbows… To start out, of course, you may favor a style higher than another, but neglecting ANY primary stat for too long is a sure key to a short career! Keep in mind, too, that training something from 50 - 100 is much, MUCH, quicker than 100 – 150 and that there are MANY stats factoring in to each equation… PHYSICAL STATS (AGI)Agility determines how accurately you strike and how well you defend strikes. May also factor into Takedown Offense. (FLX)Flexibility determines how much you can wiggle around on the ground to lock on or escape submission attempts. Also factors into kicking and takedown defense. (SPD)Speed: The speed at which you act! Factors into all striking / countering / and takedown offense and also factors in to defense and escaping clinch attempts. You can't block what you can't see coming and you can't hit what ain't in front of you! (STR)Strength: Strength helps a ton of things, A LOT… How hard you hit… How hard you slam… How hard you work in clinch… How well you hold people down… How hard you crank submissions… Get it, and get a lot of it. (CON)Conditioning: If you watch MMA, you know… Without great conditioning fighters get TIRED and even the best fighters in the world can look pathetic. In an even fight, conditioning will be the factor… In an underdog fight, it can turn the tide, we've all seen it! In MMA Tycoon it works the same, YOU NEED IT! Without 100+ conditioning, training makes you TOO TIRED and you have to rest sessions instead of training non-stop! When training, you ALWAYS want to have 85 – 90% (or more) energy or you will not train to full potential… With 110 in Conditioning, you can train 12 times a week (and rest on Sundays) and you'll very rarely drop below 85% energy. Not to mention… when you fight, you're trying not to get killed, so you go HARD and it makes you tired… whoever goes hard for the longest without gassing many times takes home the win. (BAL)Balance: Balance is very important for Takedown Defense and may help takedown offense a bit, but not nearly as much. So, obviously, some of these are amazingly important regardless of your fight plan… CON and STR should the highest, as they affect nearly every single thing all fighters will ever do… AGI and SPD are up there, regardless of strategy too, while BAL is a key for stand-up fighters and FLX helps submissions specialists (and anyone who doesn't like getting tapped out.) So, to finish up, I recommend at least 100 CON before fighting or training anything except cardio… I recommend at least 80 (the higher the better) STR before fighting or you'll get manhandled. SECONDARY STATS These stats represent how good your fighter is at each specific area of the styles they learn… You may know a lot about boxing, but how well do you actually throw a punch? Here is where you decide… Punch: How accurate your punches are, when determining chance to hit. Kick: How accurate your kicks are, when determining chance to hit. Elbows: How accurate your elbows are, when determining chance to hit. Knees: How accurate your knees are, when determining chance to hit. Clinch Work: Goes into determining every single action involved with clinch position… Striking, Strike Defense, Clinch Control, Takedown Off / Defense from clinch, etc. Clinch is pretty important, regardless of whether you want to clinch with people or not. Striking Defense: How well you can avoid being hit with strikes while in all positions on the feet. All fights start on their feet… try and remember that when determining how important it is. Ground & Pound: How well you perform strikes while in ground positions, top or bottom. Takedown Off: How well you can perform takedowns from standing or clinch. Takedown Def: How well you can defend takedowns from standing & clinch. Submissions: How skilled you are at submission offense. Defensive Grapple: How well you can control a fight on the ground (Sweeps / Advancing Position & Standing Up) and how well you can defend against submissions and ground & pound. Def Grapple is very important to EVERY STYLE!!! (Unless, of course, you have 150 in every single other stat and you are fighting someone with 1 Takedown Offense.) So, Secondaries ARE important, but too many people get carried away with them! If you spend too much time on secondaries you will be sad in the end… you can only have a certain amount of points spread out between all of your skills (all three sections combined) and what is better: Spending 150 total points on kick (which affects kicking) or spending 150 total points on Muay Thai (which affects kicking / punching / strike defense / clinch / knee / elbow)? So… certain ones being high are key to your certain style, but don't go crazy! If you are a submission specialist, you don't need much Ground & Pound! If you are a stand up specialist you don't need as much Takedown Offense or Submission skill! HIDDEN STATS You get to choose 3 hidden stats to gain a 30 point boost, at creation… there are hidden stats in the game that start randomly from 1 – 150 and they decide things like intelligence & experience (both help 'see how it goes' slider), heart & chin (helps keep you from getting stopped in a fight by KO), Injury / Cuts (helps keep you in good health and avoid cutting in fights), killer instinct & confidence (which determine if you rush in and finish a hurt opponent and recovery from being stunned) and fast learning (which determines the rate you learn at). (Technically, with this system, if you rolled a 150 on a stat that you picked the bonus for, the bonus would be wasted and would not rise to 180… But, considering you already have 150 in that Hidden, it's not all that bad!) You'll be able to tell which box goes with what hidden and you get 3 (don't forget!) to help really add to how your fighter should go about fighting! You won't know what the hidden stats are until you are in a fight, when you can see things like "Granite Chin" or "Brutal KO Power" that are letting you know what range some of the hiddens are at. My recommendation is to ALWAYS pick "Chin" (or if you want to be difficult 'heart')… my other recommendation (and from every person who ever talked to me about it) was "KO Power"… but it's always up to you, you'll experiment and maybe find some great combinations! I made a project fighter with "Confident" "Adaptability" "Amateur Record" and I'm setting him at 100% see how it goes, when I get his stats settled in! Maybe I'm on to something… Doubtful but fun! (Standard Recommendations) Standup – Chin / KO / Heart Ground – Chin / Adapt / Heart (Intelligence [adapt] is very important for ground fighting!) Some Stat Ideas: High Strike Defense and Defensive Grapple are very important to all fighters, and a high clinch never hurt anyone (except opponents with low clinch!). To save total points, try to not go crazy with certain attacks… Subs (BJJ) OR Ground & Pound (Wrest / BJJ), NOT BOTH! Elbows OR Knees, Not both! (Elbows are better than Knees if you are a stand-up specialist because knees put you off balance… if you love the ground though, KNEE AWAY!) Be sure to focus on one over the other so you aren't sucking up total points you can use in other stat areas! 2. Fighter Styles (Creation Ideas) (I'm not going to give exact #'s, just generalized things with explanation…) At fighter creation, it's good to have a plan ahead of time, which is very hard for ALL of us when we're new! Boom Boom Boom Boom, 5 minutes, 4 fighters! You might know MMA like a mutha, but MMATycoon is MMA + Math, and you probably didn't read the whole textbook yet, did you? DON'T WORRY!!! You may have fudged a bit to start, creating four 18-year olds that were NOT ready to rock (like I did!), creating fighters with very spread out stats, etc. etc… But not to worry, you can sack a fighter once every 15 days, and although it's painful to get rid of a guy, think of it this way… "He was awful…" That's the only way I could get past the fact that I had to fire some fighters with (in my opinion) very witty names! I sacked a few and fought (very unsuccessfully) with the others, then sacked them! But don't worry if you want to fight with them, because you will learn a bit about sliders by reading the fights and figuring out just what you need to tweak for future fighters and you will get money as well, to help fund future fighters as well! I must mention that I did keep one of the original 4 (18 years old w/ Hidden learning) and he's skill-popped 50 times in 90 days! On to the ideas about fighter creation, then… At creation, you'll pick a lot of thing (other than stats) that are important… Age: (18 – 25) With higher age comes higher starting stats (more points to play with!) but your fighter will also not learn as quickly (in general) and will start declining in skills with age sooner, obviously. So, 18 year olds are for 'project' fighters (Fighters who will train at a good gym for months (at LEAST) before fighting at all) but they can become beasts if you have time and money! 25 Year olds are for fighters who can fight quickly after creation and can become beasts even sooner (but won't be around as long!)… So, you can experiment or adjust accordingly… For now though, we'll talk in terms of creating a fighter and where we want them before fighting, and next section will discuss the different ways to go about getting them there… Location determines where you start out (PLEASE check for decent gyms in a city before you go there, it is just the worst to start fighters in a place with awful gyms, trust me… Moving is expensive… Another factor to consider is trying to keep fighters near each other or at your home base, or cities with an org interested in your created fighter! Height / Weight… Whatever weight you want, just try to keep the height fairly reasonable… a 7 foot tall featherweight would work as well as you would imagine it would in real life. Extra height is going to give you reach (striking) advantage, but make submissions against you a bit easier due to leverage… less height will do the opposite, and he will be harder to submit but have a reach disadvantage in standup… The rest of the options are flavor… PRIMARIES In general, top tier fighters will have high stats in all primaries but many time focus on two specifically… not two specific skills, but a combination of any of the 4… Boxing (to attack) with Wrestling (to stay up), BJJ (to attack) with Wrestling (to get it down), Muay Thai (to attack) and BJJ (to defend/attack on ground), Wrestling (to G&P) and MT / BOX (to defend on the feet)… you get the picture… But when you are at creation you'll want to focus heavily on two, a main attack and a complimenting defense… If you are creating a fighter that will fight soon after creation, you'll want maybe 90% of the primaries split up between the attack and defense primaries, and 10% to the others… you'll certainly want to spar the others up to fill in the weak spots, later on, but in the beginning, you need to be good at what you want to use most! If you want to leave a little extra to spread between the other primaries, don't go crazy, but they will help you in training a bit as higher primaries make training secondary skills easier in the long run… (with knowledge in BJJ it's easier to learn new submissions, for instance…) SECONDARIES There are varying thoughts on secondary skill starting values… Some people like to go to 90 – 110 on the skills they will use most (according to their primaries) and some people like to put a good amount into the skills that they will certainly use, but are governed by primary stats they aren't flush in… this second idea is because training those types of skills (with lower primaries) will take longer, but this is generally better with 'project' fighters… I'm going to explain the way you want to get into the ring/cage ASAP… Remember... DEFENSE FIRST! (<------ Whoa... look how big and bold and italicized that is!!!) You NEED a good amount (at LEAST 80) Striking Defense and Defensive Grapple… Honestly, you shouldn't probably be fighting without 110 (12), but 80 would be the dead minimum… Takedown defense should be at that level, too, if you want to stay standing, of course. Clinch should be at least 70 because it affects every single thing in clinch position, it even helps you get out of clinch! More is better. As to attacks, it depends on what you want, but there are always more than one to look at… Ground experts will probably want 110 (12) 'Submission' or 'Ground & Pound' skill to do their damage, but you need a way to get it down there! 110(12) 'Takedown Off' will certainly help get it done! Strikers will want either 110(12) in one striking type, or at least 80(9)+ in both, if they are going to mix it up a lot more… But you'll have to spend more in 'Takedown Def' than other fighters to make sure you stay in position to use those strikes! 110(12) is recommended. When you do it this way it leave you with basically 1 point in quite a few stats and even then you won't have 110 in all the different ones you really need but keep the set you really need with the vast majority of points… Let me just give a general rundown of a Sprawl & Brawl creation so you can get an idea… (These are not exact numbers because I don't know the exact # at creation I have no slots open to check… I think it's 400-and-something…) Punches -85 Kicks - 1 Elbows – 1 Knees – 1 Clinch – 70 Strike Def –85 Ground & Pound – 1 Takedown Off - 1 Takedown Def - 85 Submissions – 1 Def Grapple – 85 With those general numbers you would be fairly equipped to stay on your feet (or clinch) and punch people well, and decent at defending yourself on the ground (or getting up!)… But you'd be BAD at everything else… You COULD fight with these numbers, but at least a month or two of secondary training would be a great help to start out, getting the 4 main ones to 100+. Whether your primaries or physicals are in order in a 'month or two' as well is another story! This is not foolproof, of course, as having only one avenue of attack is extremely limiting, but this is just a general start to get going sooner rather than later. Finagle it and move it around to fit a different style, but remember to always try and have good defense! PHYSICALS It's hard to be confident with your physical stats without training them a bit, regardless of starting age… so prepare to train… There are two options at start, for any style… but remember, whichever you choose, it's almost REQUIRED that you have 100(11) – 110(12) Conditioning before you fight, unless you're a Tank Abbott four punches & gassed type of fighter… One option is to start with a high Conditioning stat to make it easier (less tiring) to train… 100 is a good round number. Spread the other stats into the ones that you will use most with your style, (i.e. AGI / BAL for strikers) and leave STR very low… you will HAVE to train a lot of weight sessions to have at least (8) – (9) STR before fighting, it really helps, but your other main Physicals will be fairly competitive without too much training (more always helps though, but it can wait a little bit)… You will definitely need all (or most) of the physicals to be at high levels eventually though… The other option is putting only 50 or so cardio and 1 Strength. The best thing about it is being able to train CON and STR at ANY GYM and that both of these stats have their own Supps which boost training a lot! BAL / SPD / AGI don't have supps and all need specialized CT classes to get proper training… FLX has Yoga classes but there is no special supp for it either… The plan after creation would be to train Cardio to 90 – 110 and then weight train like until (9) at least before fighting. A cheaper way to do it, and might save time, but you can definitely not fight and expect to win without training CON and STR up… 3a. GENERAL TIPS 1. Getting VIP for three months (90 Days) costs appx. $10 US, or $3.33 per month. If you can afford it, it gives you a TON of things that make playing (and training in particular) much more efficient! You can look in the site to see what it offers, as I'd butcher the list from memory… There is a lot… it's worth it if it's possible for you and will increase the number of things you can do in game and make them quite a bit easier. Plus you get 10 fighters total which, win or lose, makes money for you to train better fighters. 2. Get a mentor! If you read up a bit and get to study the game a bit it will really help you score a good mentor, and going into chat helps a lot too, in that regard, because it shows how interested you really are. Things to look for: The lower the manager ID the longer they have played and an active and friendly type will help you get along quickly, too! 3. 18 Year olds = Hard if you aren't rich. 25 Year olds = Less hard if you aren't rich. You're choice! 4. Don't get squashed!!! If you get a contract early and get aching to get into a fight… ask the org owner to try and look for a fairish fight for you at first and hopefully they will help you out… too many starting players get signed ASAP and are used against 'Up and Comers' (otherwise known as Project Fighters or someone with money for top tier training and a manager with good knowledge of the game!) to get the SHNITZ kicked or choked out of them, to give the Up and Comers an easy win… It's not cheating, honestly… there are, just as in real life, lots of tomato can fighters that only last two fights in MMATycoon before getting the hint and quit to make room for better fighters, and if they want to fight the big boys, Let'em!, I say… But if you read this you won't make that mistake (as often!) and get squashed. 5. Each fighter has a maximum number of points (2600) that he can train up to (adding up physicals / primaries / & secondaries!), so plan accordingly! It'll take a while to get there though, so, luckily, you have a bit of time to plan! 6. This is not the penultimate guide, by any means… so, read every guide you come across and keep up on recent and future changes… the more you can learn and adapt to change determines how well you guide your fighters and how often they win… So, keep reading and ask questions. 7. Have fun!!! I can't tell you how to do this one, as I have n idea who is reading this, but I can tell you a few things I like… you can try to find active orgs with active promoters and writers who do good prefight / post-fight write-ups or visit the smacktalk threads to talk to other managers / fighters and tell them what you're going to do to them in the fight! You can be a business man and run a gym or a supplement company, you can run your own Fight Promotion or even become a bookie… it's a good time, you'll find your niche I hope or maybe a bunch! Still though, my favorite is making my fighters do well and having exciting fights. To each, his / her own. 8. Read #6 again. 9. Refer to #8. 10. Check out #7 again, too, it's a good one… 3b. TRAINING TIPS 1. Never spar two sessions in a row, ALWAYS keep one (non-sparring) session in between! Not only is it extremely draining physically but mentally as well and your fighters morale will plummet! 2. Never spar alone! Shadow boxing doesn't work in Tycoon, so you need at least one partner when sparring… the best you can hope for in a session is having 4 partners that all have higher skill than you do… there may be more than 4 who are better, which is fine, but 4 is the cap for sparring bonuses… 3. While training (or… always…) keep energy at 85% - 90% minimum, as you'll get the highest gains from training… If you're dropping low, just take a rest… It seems that maybe the two training sessions under 85%-90% will be better than resting once and training once at proper energy levels… but it's not. 4. (Another reason to get VIP!) Sessions (with coaches) are best kept at a maximum of (2) fighters in class at one time… Not to say that 3 or 4 won't give you any skill, just not quite as much! Obviously, as well, the MORE fighters that are in a session mean that the MORE people the coach has to help out, so stay in small classes if you can! It seems that having more than 4 members in a class will begin to lower the gain for everyone, so it's not just hurting you! As standard member you will not see any numbers beside the coaches training sessions but with VIP you will see "Coach So-and-So / Monday AM / Defensive Grappling (3)", where the (3) means how many people are scheduled for the class. It really helps. Ok, so that's what I've got to tell you all before you jump way in, but I think with this knowledge you'll have a good enough of a grasp on the game mechanics that you can start to see how things work and everything will quickly fall into place. If it doesn't, though, go back and read General Tips #8 and #9. Kegaru Tetsudori – Manager ID 57312