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Oh boy. Poking the bear

Take a look at PBR's account, the guy still runs a Gym and Clothing company from when this was a thing. Nothing against PBR for running completely legit businesses, just do that but for everybody.

Hahahahaha this is awesome. Grumpy crawls out of his hermit shack to make a fool of himself. Priceless.

I can`t believe he called Alex a whiney fuckwitt. I mean, I`ve called Alex plenty of stuff but if Alex was my customer there is no way in hell I call him a fuckwitt. I wil think it, but no way I go and post that on my Buzz.

Camara you are a clown. If we had a "dumbass clown of the year award" I think you would take it unanimously (without the help of multis) ? And fartmma would win "biggest embarrassment of the game"

Don’t touch the prediction sliders at all, if you want to take advantage of the -gameplanfrom previous20fights- auto prediction. If you just tick the adapt to fight box, it will assume you have set all the other sliders to the middle position, which won’t help you at all. Adapt to fight means your fighter starts on the sliders ‘prediction’ you’ve set and slowly changes them as the fight goes on. How fast and how successfully they change, and ‘adapt’, depends on their IQ and experience.

I’d be mildly intrigued to learn about retired fighters hiddens. We would have to have a group of philanthropists who would each pay 5 VIP days to learn a specific fighters info from a list voted on by the community and then the results posted in the forums for all to see. That might be worth it. As was pointed out, we could spend a tiny bit of our promised future free VIP days on it.

EMPYREAN: ISPA VERSUS MARCEAU PREVIEW LA MEMORIAL COLOSSUSEUM Xavier: Hello and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to an action-packed night of MMA action as only Empyrean can bring! I’m Esiah Xavier, and joining me in the booth tonight is the gregarious Furious Styles! Styles: While I’m still adjusting to this being a new year and decade, the biggest thing I’m adjusting to is the number of fans we have in attendance! You can’t understand the energy, passion and volume of 93,000 plus people in a stadium unless you’re actually in attendance! Xavier: That’s a very valid point, Styles! Everyone knows Los Angeles has a reputation for big events and earthquakes, and the way this place is rocking tonight, we may have a 3.0 on the Richter Scale! Styles: That wouldn’t surprise me on bit! Even before I arrived, I saw a sea of fans wearing various HELLBENT, specific fighter and Empyrean merchandise! People were chanting and they even changed my name when I was walking into the announcer’s entrance, and that was very cool! Some fans were dancing, and I think I even saw a few sparring challenges in the parking lot! Xavier: That wouldn’t surprise me one bit! Tonight’s card promises to be another exciting chapter of the stories that Empyrean writes into the history books! There are two championship belts on the line tonight, Styles, and I can’t wait to see those! Styles: That’s right, X! We have the Welterweight and the Light Heavyweight championships in the balance tonight, and I guarantee you those are going to be incredible battles! Xavier: Undoubtedly! Tonight we’ll bear witness to one Bantamweight fight, two Lightweight fights, two Welterweight fights with one of them being for the championship of course, one Middleweight fight, one Light Heavyweight fight for the title, and two Heavyweight fights! Styles: The Golden Globes were held on the same night of the last fight card so parties were jumpin’ in LA! Did you go to the Golden Globes, X? Xavier: No, I didn’t because I wasn’t invited. Styles: You weren’t invited? Damn, sorry dude. Xavier: Wait a minute. You were invited? Styles: Well, yeah! It’s me, X! Everyone wants me at their party! Xavier: We’ve only been in LA for about a week! Styles: There’s a lot that can be done in one week my man! Xavier: Apparently so. Styles: That’s just facts. Another fact is the first battle on the card is Serafim Lupei versus Antonio Salieri! That’s a cool name, Serafim. It sounds like a kick ass chemical mix or potion of some type! Xavier: That’s one way of looking at it I suppose. Styles: “Alfa” Lupei is 11-6 overall and this brawler from Bucharest, Romania and member of Hitokiri-13 just had a 2-fight win streak broken by Toshi Hijikata at EMP Ispa vs. Magufuli I V when he lost to Hijikata by unanimous decision! Lupei wants to get turn around his fortunes quickly to avoid a losing streak plus keep himself in prominent position for a future title shot! Since stepping foot into EMP, Lupei is an even 5-5 over his last ten fights so he’s still trying to figure out how to break that even record and get on the plus side of the win column! Most of his wins in EMP have been by unanimous decision so he has no problems fighting an attrition battle, but we all know the preference for all fighters is to be known as a finisher because in my opinion, that sends a louder and more impactful message to any future opponents! He’s definitely demonstrated that if he establishes the upper hand in the grappling focus of a fight then he’s not only very comfortable, but he’s equally dangerous! Xavier: “Super” Salieri is four years older than Lupei and a bit shorter as well, but due to his vast combat experience, the physical stature difference won’t matter. Salieri knows how to handle various situations and types of opponents because, obviously, the man likes to fight and knows how to get the job done! With a record of 18-16-1, there isn’t much Salieri hasn’t seen or done! Similar to his opponent this evening, he recently had a winning streak snapped and that occurred on the same night and in the same fashion. He’s currently with his third management team and looking at his overall history, he’s had various win streaks with a 5-fight win streak being the longest. He’s also had a 4-fight losing streak as the longest on that side of things so much like his record indicates, he’s been up and down his entire fighting career! He’s earned a few title shots during this span of time but, unfortunately for him, he came up just a bit short each time. Styles: Has a woman ever told you that you that, X!? Xavier: What kind of question is that!? Hell no! Styles: Just makin’ sure you’re handlin’ business, especially out here in LA! You don’t do what you’re supposed to and you’ll be put on blast before you can blink twice! Xavier: I’m handling my business just fine, thank you! Styles: For your sake, I hope so! The Italian warrior and Stepdads product has definitely been in his share of wars and one has to wonder how much more damage can he absorb and still be effective in combat!? Taking nothing away from his will to fight and warrior spirit, but the body can only take so much damage before it begins to quickly break down, and against Lupei, Salieri has to try and keep his body from breaking down! The way I see it, Salieri’s going to have to outthink Lupei because from what we’ve seen, Lupei is a bit more skilled overall plus I don’t think Salieri wants to have a toe-to-toe war with Lupei! Salieri’s going to have to counterattack whenever possible and he may have to throw caution to the wind and go for an early knockout, because the longer this fight progresses, the better the odds are that Lupei begins to take any momentum Salieri has away! Unfortunately for Salieri, I just don’t see him doing that tonight against Lupei, so my pick is Lupei wins this fight by knockout! Xavier: Lupei is a very skilled fighter and that’s obvious! It’s surprising to me that he hasn’t had an opportunity to win a title as of yet but that may change in the near future. However, even though Salieri didn’t win the championship fights he was involved in, he did have those opportunities and that speaks volumes about his potential and what he’s capable of! He’s absorbed a lot of damage but he’s also dealt a lot of damage, and his experience could very well allow him to make Lupei open an opportunity that he wouldn’t otherwise, and if Salieri is able to make Lupei expose his defenses enough times, it could very well lead to victory for Salieri! I believe Salieri will win this battle by a surprise knockout! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Salieri by KO; Styles – Lupei by KO Xavier: Danny Sideman and Jeff Mma are the next combatants into the cage! Sideman, who represents Hitokiri-13, is 18-12-2 overall so he’s definitely seen his share of combat! This 30-year-old has had two different managers, and along with that, he has championship experience, the very valuable asset to have in this industry! Yes, he lost the title when he first defended it but the most important aspect is he held a title to begin with! Out of all of his fights, he’s only been knocked out twice, so technically speaking, he hasn’t absorbed an inordinate amount of damage to his jaw and could very well take more clean shots than opponents suspect! He’ll be extra motivated tonight because he just recently had a 2-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Eduardo Vieira at EMP Ispa vs. Magufuli I V. This will be the first time these two square off so there will be a bit of uncertainty as there is in every battle against a new opponent, but there’s enough combat experience and footage for Sideman to study on Mma, and vice versa. Though Sideman does have wins by knockout and submission, the main method of victory for him is by winning the battle of attrition, and that obviously works very well for him because he hasn’t suffered major injuries and has won more times than he’s lost. Winning is winning, bottom line. Styles: Yes it is, X! “The Real Deal” Mma knows how to win as well, and his 20-11 record is a reflection of that! This warrior from Voorthuizen, Netherlands, had an 8-fight winning streak at the beginning of his career, a very impressive accomplishment! He has also been a champion and again, that experience can not be undervalued! He has shown a propensity of knocking people out or making referees stop the match, so despite him not having a knockout or technical knockout victory for a while, he still has that capability, and if he’s able to establish an aggressive pace early in the battle and pummel Sideman often with clean strikes, that volume of work could very well break Sideman’s defenses down long enough for Mma to do the damage necessary to score the knockout or referee stoppage! I do wonder about his psyche, however, X, because he’s lost his last two fights, and having that 2-fight losing streak hanging over him isn’t exactly just cause to be celebratory! Physically these two fighters match up basically evenly so there’ll be no major advantages on either side. This may very well boil down to sheer will and the ability to enforce one’s desire to win over the other. Xavier: For both men, beginning this battle quickly and determining where they want the focus to be is key to this fight! From what I’ve seen in the footage from both men, we may very well see a standup struggle between these two! If that’s the case, I think Mma will have to counterattack and also seriously consider trying to take this fight to the ground in an effort to control the action in the cage as opposed to flat out trying to secure a win through physical means only! Wiseman has some thunder in his fists and I don’t think MMA wants to try and test his ability to take damage from Sideman’s strikes, so Mma will need to stay on his toes and keep his feet and head moving to avoid that clean shot from Sideman! In what some will consider to be a minor upset, I think Mma wins this fight by knockout! Styles: With all due respect to Mma, I think Sideman’s skills are just too much for Mma to overcome! Most fighters train very diligently and I think that’s a safe and accurate statement to make. However, not all fighters are able to sustain high levels of skills over time, especially if they’ve been in numerous fights where they sustain heavy damage! Everyone has limits, X, and I think Mma is closer to his limit than Sideman is, plus the style of fighting that Sideman uses will benefit him very well in this matchup! If Sideman feels the momentum swinging over to Mma’s side, he can simply rush in, lock him in a clinch and unleash timely strikes while controlling the action and pace plus land opportune strikes to score vital points on the scorecards! If Sideman gets the clinch and avoids an unexpected takedown from Mma then I think this fight is a wrap! Sideman will either be methodical in his approach or try to overwhelm Mma with a series of strikes, but either way I think Sideman takes this one by knockout! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Sideman by KO; Xavier – Mma by KO Styles: We progress to the next battle that pits Toshi Hijikata against Tony Hibbert! “Hitokiri” Hijikata is an excellent 20-9 overall, and the Japanese warrior from Hino has gained momentum recently with a 2-fight win streak! He recently had a 3-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Sasha Beliy when a nasty head kick turned out his lights in the first round at EMP Tower vs. Zulu 3! However, since that brutal knockout, Hijikata has turned things around and has won both of his recent battles by unanimous decision. At one point in time, he had a very impressive 9-fight win streak so he knows what he’s doing! Unfortunately for him, he’s also had a 5-fight losing streak and he obviously does not want to repeat that particular facet of history! I have to say, X, it shocks me that Hijikata isn’t a part of the Hitokiri-13 alliance! Xavier: I’m glad you said that because that’s exactly what I was thinking! His nickname is the very name of the alliance so I assumed there would be a symbiotic relationship there. Styles: Right!? That would go together like Meghan and Harry! Xavier: Um, sure, something like that. Styles: You know I’m right! I know they’re not a fighting alliance, or are they? After all, they do have a tiff with the Queen! Xavier: That’s a valid point. Styles: Of course it is. I said it! Anyway, Hijikata also has that often referred to championship experience. I know folks don’t understand why you and I harp on that aspect for those it applies to, but the value is just so very key to numerous situations. Hijikata is another very highly skilled fighter who’s comfortable in any situation, so it’s Hibbert’s job to make him as uncomfortable as possible tonight! Xavier: Indeed it is, Styles. Hibbert is a bit shorter than Hijikata so if he takes the approach of keeping this fight on its feet, he’s going to have to rely on agility and speed more than strength, in my opinion, because though he’s highly skilled himself, and both athletes are world class in every facet of fighting, Hijikata may have the slightest upper hand in terms of overall skill. However, that doesn’t mean that Hibbert can’t get the job done because he’s proven that he can do exactly that! “Hibbo” is 17-10-1 overall, and this member of The Evil Empire from Liverpool is a bit younger than Hijikata as well, and that may come into play ever so slightly in terms of the physical capabilities of both men! Hibbert may have just a bit more speed due to his youth but I don’t think there’s a major advantage for either men on a physical level. Similar to his opponent tonight, Hibbert is carrying in momentum from a 2-fight win streak so there’s no advantage either way in that regard. Hibbert has had an 8-fight winning streak in the past and, yes, championship experience as well! He’s suffered some damaging knockout losses but not to the point where I feel his ability to take a clean strike to the jaw is automatically debilitating. Styles: We also see on his record that he has a knockout by way of a knee and that’s not only impressive, but that’s also telling of the diversity of his skill set! Make no mistake about it ladies and gentlemen. This will be a very difficult fight for the both of these warriors! They’re basically evenly skilled in all aspects of fighting, and that makes choosing a winner all the more challenging. That being said, I’m taking Hijikata to win this fight because as I see it, he’s the more dangerous striker and definitely has the ability to keep this fight vertical where he can exploit the difference in his world class skills! Hibbert is a very proven opponent, no doubt, but I don’t think he can keep Hijikata at a distance for the entirety of this fight. In addition, Hibbert has taken more damage over his career and Hijikata’s precision striking will be able to test Hibbert’s ability to keep fighting after absorbing a punishing strike! Hijikata wins this fight by knockout! Xavier: Although Hibbert has taken more damage over his career than Hijikata, or at least we make that assumption, his ability to end battles in any given circumstances is a valuable asset to have at all times! It doesn’t matter if he’s ahead or behind on the score cards because he just needs that one slip of a punch or dodging of a kick to launch an immediate counterattack that will test Hijikata’s defenses as well as his ability to absorb painful strikes! I expect this fight to be a struggle for both men but I think Hibbert can catch Hijikata off guard by taking this fight to the ground where Hibbert will have an easier time manipulating Hijikata’s limbs and locking in the submission for the win! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Hibbert by Submission; Styles – Hijikata by KO Xavier: The next lions who will fight are Murzol Gro Ulfimph and Derek Vinyard! Styles: Murzol Gro Ulfimph? That sounds like an exotic drink or a magician’s name in the Lord of the Rings! Xavier: Yes, it’s one of the very many unique names we’ve come across in our job functions and there will certainly be others that are unique to us. Styles: Where’s he from? Xavier: Mzuleft. Styles: Where’s that!? Xavier: Somewhere in the U.S., apparently. Styles: Never heard of it. Xavier: Although we’re both obviously American, that doesn’t mean we know every single city in every single state, Styles! Styles: I know that, X! I’m just sayin’ that it’s an odd name and the city he’s from has an odd name! Xavier: Got it. “Hired Gun” Ulfimph is a solid 17-10-1 overall, and this Evil Empire member steps into this battle with the momentum of a 2-fight win streak! Styles: That seems to be the theme tonight, X. Is there something about a 2-fight win streak that we should know about? Xavier: I guess you can attribute that to the level of talent in EMP because it’s difficult to win more than two fights in a row. Styles: That’s one way of looking at it. Xavier: Ulfimph has had win streaks of four and five in a row, so he can string together impressive victories with the best of them! There was a point in time when he lost four fights in a row as well so he knows the downside of not being able to establish momentum. One of the surprises from his accomplishments is he hasn’t worn gold around his waist as of yet! In the two opportunities he had to become a champion, he lost both by unanimous decision and I have a strong feeling he uses those losses as added fuel to his competitive fire! He obviously didn’t allow those losses to deter his desire to keep fighting and pursue future opportunities to be a champion, and one can only respect that heart of a warrior because not everyone has that! He seems to favor the grappling aspect of combat a bit more than the standup and it has obviously worked for him. Against Vinyard, he’s very slightly shorter and a bit lighter as well, so technically that will make it easier for him to lock in a submission on Vinyard should this fight end up on the ground. Styles: “Wrong Bull” Vinyard, whatever “Wrong Bull” means, is 19-10 overall, and the Venice Beach product – which isn’t far from where we are at all, X, so he should have a bit of a home crowd advantage tonight – won his most recent battle against Tommy Walcott by unanimous decision at EMP Piano vs. McNasty! On two separate occasions, he’s had six-fight win streaks so this man can get it rolling quickly and sustain that dominance for a good stretch of time! Various LEGION OF DOOM members texted me and said they were very impressed by how Vinyard began his MMA career! He was an outstanding 12-1 when he first stepped foot into this industry and won multiple titles as well! For being that young, that’s very impressive and obviously very beneficial. Some of his losses have been quite brutal but overall, he hasn’t taken a lot of damage and that’s a testament to his skill and training regimen! That level of skill and training regimen will have an opportunity to be on display tonight against a very good opponent who is similar in skill and physical build. Xavier: I think the approach that Vinyard takes tonight will be to keep this fight standing, Styles. His skills speak for themselves and they are world class like many of the warriors on the card tonight, but for this particular fight, along with his ability and proven track record of knocking opponents out, I feel the upper hand goes to Vinyard the longer this fight stays in the standup. If the fight goes to the ground, I highly doubt he’ll be worried or panicked but before that happens, I have a feeling he’ll stay on the outside and test Ulfimph’s striking defense, speed and chin with accurate strikes with sporadic power strikes intermingled to see how he handles them! If Vinyard senses that Ulfimph has any difficulties defending against strikes, expect him to try and catch him off guard with a very fast and stunning head kick or move in close to lock him in a clinch and test his defenses in close quarters while also defending against the takedown and wearing down Ulfimph slowly but steadily! Ulfimph will get frustrated because he won’t be able to take this fight to the ground, and in that frustration, he’ll take more risks in the standup to try and score a knockdown and those risks will allow Vinyard to finish this fight by knockout! Styles: Ulfimph will definitely have a tough time getting this fight to the ground, X, but that’s exactly what he’ll manage to do as the fight progresses! Yes, he’s going to have to use caution in the standup and yes, he’s going to have to reserve power strikes for the sake of accurate counterstrikes that he hopes to keep Vinyard off balance with until he can position himself to get inside of Vinyard’s defenses and go for the takedown he wants, but that’s not an issue for Ulfimph because of his experience and the diversity of fighters he’s faced! Ulfimph knows his defense will have to be as best as he can get it because Vinyard can unleash a barrage of strikes in a very short period of time, but Ulfimph can also use that energy and aggression from Vinyard against him and score the takedown! Once this fight goes to the ground, Ulfimph has the strength, patience and knowledge to keep the fight on the ground and win the battle for positioning as well! Controlling the pace and space of this fight will be key for Ulfimph to defeat Vinyard, and we’ll see a grappling clinic put on by Ulfimph as he secures the submission for victory tonight! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Ulfimph by Submission; Xavier – Vinyard by KO Styles: Up next we have…oh boy, this is too easy! You’ve got to be kidding me! Xavier: What’s wrong, Styles!? Styles: X, listen to this name! Hairy Scrotum! Xavier: Seriously!? Styles: Yeah man, I’m serious! Dude’s name is frickin Hairy Scrotum! Xavier: Wow! That’s just…wow! Styles: I know, right!? His opponent tonight is Domingo Chavez, and I tell you, X, if I were Domingo, I’d be damn sure my opponent took a shower and passed all the medical exams! That’s just nasty! Anyway, “Turtle” Scrotum…turtle? Xavier: I’m not even going to try and imagine what that means! Styles: I think I have an idea but damn! I’ll call him Turtle just for the sake of me keeping my dinner down! Turtle is a very good 24-12 overall, and this FinnFighters members from Shinsky, Zaire, has had some difficulty as of late, and that’s reflected on his record! The last three fights he’s had have not ended well at all for him, and the losses have been by unanimous decision, TKO and submission to a Rear Naked Choke, respectively! What makes this 3-fight losing streak even worse is it comes on the heels of a 4-fight win streak, and during that streak, Turtle became a champion and defended the title once successfully! Yes, the much-discussed championship experience is there and that can’t be taken away, and he’s been a champion before during an outstanding 10-fight win streak! During that streak, he was dropping opponents like second period French! Xavier: Like second period French? I have to say, Styles, that’s actually amusing. Styles: I drop gems here, X! Either you appreciate them or you don’t but I’m going to keep dropping gems and sharing my cleverness with everyone who listens! Turtle’s most recent loss was to Jay Steve by unanimous decision at EMP Piano vs. McNasty, and unfortunately for Turtle, that cost him a chance to once again be a champion! Needless to say, that left a bad taste in his mouth and he wants to get back on the winning path so he can keep his name relevant in the championship contender discussion! Xavier: He has a decent height advantage over Chavez in this fight, Styles, and that could end up playing an impactful part in this fight. “Ding” Chavez… Styles: Hold on! Xavier: What is it now? Styles: One dude’s last name is Scrotum and his opponent’s nickname is “Ding”!? Xavier: That’s correct. Styles: Scrotum Ding! I should trademark that name and sell it to an adult movie production company as a name for one of their male actors! Xavier: TMZ, here we come! As I was saying, Styles, Chavez is a very respectable 22-9 overall, and this fighter from right here in Los Angeles will feel right at home and have plenty of crowd support, and that in itself could be a deciding factor as well! Fighters tend to fight better when they’re in familiar territory so don’t overlook that aspect. Chavez does have a bit of momentum heading into this fight as his 2-fight win streak shows, and the timing is excellent, in my opinion, because he’s battling an opponent who is struggling a bit. While any fighter in any fight can win and we all know that, having even the slightest of edges can give a fighter more confidence and that’s always an x factor in any fight. On two separate occasions, Chavez has strung together 5-fight winning streaks so he definitely knows how to get the job done when he’s rolling and feeling good! Championship experience comes into play for Chavez as well and looking at his overall combat record, there’s pretty much a balance of unanimous decision victories mixed with knockout and TKO wins! He definitely has been brutalized in some of his losses as well and I have no doubt that Turtle has taken that into account! Styles: It’s very difficult for a fighter to not have absorbed a lot of damage at this point in his career as well as the age that both of these warriors are! There are the few lucky souls who either have avoided serious damage all together by skill and some luck, while there are others who just simply rarely get hurt no matter how many times they get tagged with various strikes, but most normal humans have taken a good amount of damage later in their careers, especially in the fight game! In this fight tonight, I’m going to take the man with the crazy name and choose Scrotum, Sack Dawg, Seam Split, Under The Gut Nut Hut or whatever other moniker you want to attach to his name to win this fight tonight! My reasons are simple: he has the height advantage and to me, he has the striking advantage in terms of knockout power! That combination is dangerous at all times and that’s the case for Chavez tonight! If Chavez doesn’t keep his chin tucked and hands up at all times, he could get severely chin checked by one of Turtle’s wrecking ball uppercuts or even a blast from a head kick that snaps between Chavez’s hands! Either way, I don’t think Chavez will be able to keep Turtle at bay the entire fight and will eventually succumb to the onslaught that Turtle unleashes! Turtle wins this fight by knockout! Xavier: Chavez has the home court advantage, so to speak, and I think that’s going to inspire him to fight above himself! What I mean is this: he knows that he’s taken some brutal damage over the course of his career because he’s obviously the one who feels it, especially a couple of days after a hard-fought battle! Pain is an excellent teacher, Styles, and there are many who learn her lessons all too well. Chavez has learned what pain is and he also knows how to dish out the pain! In front of his family and home crowd, Chavez will be extremely motivated to not only win this fight but to put on one hell of a show, and to do that, he’s going to have to push himself further than he may have done previously! He unquestionably respects Turtle’s power but does Turtle respect his? That’s the question that needs answering in this fight, Styles, and I think Chavez is going to surprise Turtle and others with his display of accurate, damaging strikes and excellent combinations that will catch Turtle off guard and either stun him and set him up to be knocked out, or he’ll be flat out knocked out before he hits the canvas! Either way, look for Chavez to be very aggressive in his pursuit of an early win tonight so he can make a mark in Los Angeles in front of his family and fans! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Chavez by KO; Styles – Scrotum by KO Xavier: Mister McNasty…oh boy. Styles: McNasty!? Did he have a bad experience at McDonald’s or something? Xavier: Who knows? You’ll have to ask him sometime to find out what’s up with the root of his last name. McNasty and Kvame Zulu square off tonight and McNasty, who calls himself “White Tyson”, is 22-11-1 overall! Styles: White Tyson, huh? I wonder if he’s ever crossed paths with Mike Tyson!? Xavier: If he has, you better believe Mike either found his nickname to be very amusing or he gave him that look that only Mike Tyson can give, and told him that anytime he wants to test himself against him, give him a call and they can fight at his Las Vegas home! McNasty hails from the Isle of White in England… Styles: Isle of White? Isn’t it spelled Wight? Xavier: Yes, but he listed it as white to fit his nickname. Styles: Oh…yeah…I knew that! Xavier: Mmmhmm. McNasty recently had a 4-fight winning streak halted by Rick Piano when they battled for the Heavyweight title last month on a card that was titled and headlined by them! That loss definitely left McNasty feeling he should have done a lot better and he’ll look to gain redemption by getting back in the win column against Zulu tonight! McNasty’s longest career winning streak is seven and his longest losing streak is five, so he can be unpredictable at times. However, he knows how to win and he has proven championship mettle, so Zulu absolutely can’t underestimate his capabilities! McNasty has also proven to be a knockout artist! Though many of his fights have been unanimous decision victories, he has definitely knocked out quite a few fighters so he still possesses that explosive power! What’s interesting to me, Styles, is that every single loss on his record has been by unanimous decision! He’s never submitted to anyone nor has he had his lights turned out, and needless to say, that’s extremely impressive, especially at this stage of his career! Styles: That means he’s one tough son of a bitch! Xavier: That’s absolutely one way of looking at it, yes! He has also made a few opponents bleed so badly that the referee and ringside doctor decided that the fight needs to stop, and that accentuates the power that McNasty possesses! Zulu is definitely going to get his money’s worth tonight in this fight, that’s a guarantee! Styles: “Brahma” Zulu of YABAI hails from New Xade, Botswana, and this warrior is an outstanding 23-7 overall! This large brawler is feared because of his power and his world class boxing and muay thai skills! In addition to that, the dude can take a cannon shot to the jaw and keep coming, so the seven losses on his record are even more impressive because it basically takes a semi-trailer truck to knock this dude down, so kudos to the opponents who managed to either knock him out or bleed him out! Now, he is a bleeder and that’s a problem in the overly large human being division known as the Heavyweight division, but that’s the risk these men take and are willing to take to be king of that division! He’s had 7-fight and 9-fight win streaks so his hands are definitely weapons of destruction, and if you toss in the fact he’s only had a handful of fights extend to the third round, what you have here is a fighter who either crushes his opponent or bleeds all over them! Toss in his championship achievement and acumen and that’s all the more impressive! Xavier: McNasty is going to have to take some risks here tonight if he wants a legitimate opportunity to emerge victorious from this potentially very bloody and very catastrophic encounter! Make no mistake about it, Styles, these two men are going to stand toe-to-toe and accost one another with purely bad intentions and this may very well boil down to the simple fact of whose chin can take the brutality and hold up under the pressure and impact! Since McNasty is giving up as much height as he is, counterattacking and chopping away at Zulu’s legs and body are going to be absolutely vital if he’s going to walk out under his own power! Wearing down Zulu and avoiding his power strikes is paramount! Any slippage and McNasty is going to have one very hard night! That being said, I think McNasty’s shorter stature will be of benefit to him if he’s quick and agile enough to land counterstrikes while making Zulu miss power strikes. If McNasty thinks he can land some elbows to make Zulu bleed then look for McNasty to lock in a clinch and go for broke! McNasty wins this by knockout in a very bloody affair! Styles: There’s no denying that some opponents have made Zulu bleed like a stuck hog and that’s something he’s going to have to contend with as long as he’s a heavyweight! Absorbing very damaging blows comes with the territory but Zulu’s been in enough scuffles to know how to handle it! He’ll be full steam ahead against McNasty and I think Zulu has a major advantage here because of his height! He can paw away at McNasty all night long with his accurate, snapping jabs and use that to not only keep McNasty from locking him into a clinch, but also keep him in perfect range for him to land those cage-shaking punches and kicks that will dent McNasty’s body and face until he either can’t take it anymore or Zulu’s too tired to keep up the pace! I very highly doubt this fight makes it out of the first round with both men landing and taking some incredibly brutal and bone-crushing shots! Zulu has the higher impact power in my opinion, and that power will be the factor that ends this fight for McNasty when he’s knocked out by Zulu! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Zulu by KO; Xavier – McNasty by KO Styles: Onto the next one, folks, and the two young tigers who will battle before our two title fights are Lain Tower and Yhorm Giant! “The Cn”, or Canada abbreviated, Tower is an incredible 25-6! La Familia is extremely proud of this behemoth’s achievements and they have every right to be! The very large man from Toronto has had a few managers in his career and that surprises me because it’s uncommon to find a man of his size and stature who is also an accomplished fighter. Each training and management team is different, obviously, and with those differences come various philosophies. However, everyone’s philosophy in the fight game is success, and it’s very hard to argue the success of this warrior! Anyone who can put together a 10-fight win streak and an 8-fight win streak is damn good no matter how you look at it! What’s even more impressive is the fact he’s won by cracking skulls with his fists and feet! Typically, a man his size is unable to utilize kicks well because they tend to be delivered slowly and with little balance, but he’s obviously solved that conundrum! In the heavyweight division, it’s all about fast starts, X! None of these monsters among men can afford to absorb a lot of damage and attempt to win with a comeback, so to speak! Xavier: That’s an excellent point, Styles! No disrespect to any of these outstanding combatants, but it’s definitely not expected that a heavyweight fighter will move or deliver strikes with a lot of speed unless they’re a freak athlete. The most interesting facet about Tower is his ability to take fights to the ground and win by submission! There aren’t many men of this size and weight who are willing to go on the horizontal plane and risk having a man of equal size and weight lean their body against theirs and force them to support a substantial amount of weight while trying to fight and survive! That factor could very well prolong his career because he can avoid being lambasted time and again by teeth-shattering strikes, but in this division, every man has to be able to withstand explosive power or falter under its weight! Tower is a former champion as well so Giant has, pun intended, a giant-sized fight on his hands tonight! Styles: Giant is exactly that! There aren’t a lot of human beings walking the planet who stand 7’3” for us non-Metric system users, and weigh 292 pounds! That’s a very large human being! Los Angeles has its own storied giant known as Mr. Shaquille O’Neal and he’s not as tall as Giant, though I think O’Neal outweighed Giant when he was playing in the NBA, but that’s neither here nor there. What matters is, Giant and Tower are going to test the weight capacity of the ring tonight! Giant is taller, heavier and older, so that combination makes this fight very interesting from the perspective that Tower could potentially get inside of Giant’s defenses and chop away at his legs and body in an effort to sap his strength and make him more vulnerable to power strikes! What’s interesting to me, despite Giant having a 5-fight and 4-fight winning streak is he has never worn gold around his massive waist! That seems nearly unfathomable because of his sporadic dominance, but that’s the way it is! Like his massive opponent across the ring, Giant has both punch and kick knockouts to his credit and that means either one of these men could be kissing canvas at any point in time from a brain-rattling punch or neck-cracking kick! One possibility though, X, is Giant and Tower decide to make this a battle of wits, flexibility, strength and grappling on the ground! Both of them are well-versed in wrestling and BJJ so this could very well be one of the biggest submission battles, quite literally, that EMP will ever see! Xavier: That would be completely out of left field and would provide a very unique challenge and perspective to both of these mammoths because the expectation is a standup war with each man thumping the other man’s body until something gives! Styles: That would definitely be very unexpected, in my opinion, because these two tanks are quite literally built for destruction! One of their legs is the same size as two of a normal man’s leg, and it’s just crazy to think that they’d both pass up an opportunity to try and sever ligaments and tendons with sheer power and skill and instead opt to see which large body can bend which way and for how long! I think it would be a travesty if this wasn’t a battle of chin checks because that’s primarily what got them both here plus, let’s be honest. The fans want to see these two detonate one another until one of them falls like a tree! I think Tower will topple the Sycamore tree known as Giant because he’ll be able to get inside of his defenses and unload on his ribs, kidneys and liver until he’s too tired to lift his arms and protect his head! Once Giant drops his guard, Tower can put all he has into a chin-cracking uppercut to end this fight by knockout! Xavier: Some member of Hitokiri-13, a rather busy alliance tonight, sent out some Tweets and promised all of us that the walking mountain known as Giant is going to bring it in a big way tonight! He has the height and weight advantage, which is probably the case 99% of the time in any fight he’s in, and that’s a hell of a lot of momentum and velocity where he’s launching unforgiving punches and kicks from! It’s extremely impressive that a man of this size is even capable of going to the ground quickly, let alone the fact he can function there effectively and comfortably, but his bread and butter is the standup game, Styles! Staying on the outside and making Tower try and avoid the thunderous strikes is right up Giant’s alley, especially if he lands a few leg or body kicks that make Tower second guess just about everything he’s trying to execute in this fight! Giant wins this hardcore battle by knockout because he’ll land that one shot from distance that rattles the very core of Tower’s existence! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Giant by KO; Styles – Tower by KO Xavier: We have now reached the co-main event of the night, folks, and on the line in this fight is the Welterweight championship! As calm and cool as Jay Steve and Nick Graves appear, there has to be at least a few butterflies in each man’s stomach! Styles: I agree completely, X! No matter how many battles a man has been in, when there’s a title on the line, the anticipation is higher, the nerves more sharp, the passion and desire stronger, and the will to push the boundaries palpable! Xavier: Very well said! “Mr Love”, the man who’s nickname is missing a period after mister but that’s all right, is a solid 18-10 overall! The Netherlands product with no apparent home city is yet another very skilled warrior we’ll be seeing in the ring tonight and he’s obviously the current title holder, which speaks volumes about his ability! Throughout his career, he’s had a few different managers and has had good overall success, but his most successful run as I see it has been with his current management and training team! He’s won eight out of nine fights and has two occasions of 4-fight win streaks! In fact, the win streaks are sandwiched around a loss to Kagekatsu Uesugi by unanimous decision at AEW 26! His most recent battle was a unanimous decision victory over the man who’s name still baffles me, Hairy Scrotum, and that was at EMP Piano vs. McNasty! The momentum is very good and the confidence is very high for the champion, and he’s going to need those advantages along with his championship experience, because Graves will definitely do all he can to bring it to the champ tonight! Styles: You’re damn right about that, X! “Dr. Kneevil”, very clever with the nickname, Graves, is an outstanding 27-6 overall! This accomplished member of The Stepdads from Calgary has had two managers and obviously has been successful with both. It absolutely floored the entire industry when his first manager went his separate way because Graves started his career undefeated! He was undefeated but far more impressive, X, the dude went on a frickin tear and won an incredible 13-fight winning streak! 13 in a row, X! Some fighters don’t win thirteen fights in their entire career! Of course he won championship gold during that tremendous run and defended it multiple times, yet he and management had a mutual split. That’s just unbelievable to me but hey, to each their own! His current management team stepped in and he picked up right where he left off, winning two more battles to stretch his record to 15-0 to start his career! Those are Hall of Fame numbers! Of the six losses on his record, five of them have been by TKO and three of those five have been to Luc Gagnon! To say that he and Gagnon have developed an intense rivalry is a vast understatement! Gagnon has apparently solved the riddle known as Graves and you bet your ass that Steve reviewed each nanosecond of those fights between Gagnon and Graves so he could pick up any minor advantage he could see! Xavier: Against any opponent, any possibility of seeing previous battles is advantageous if the film is scrutinized with great detail! Obviously Gagnon isn’t Steve but at its core, fighting is fighting, and if Steve found anything he feels he can exploit, he will do everything in his power to take full advantage of that! Styles: Maybe Steve has something hidden in that 1970’s afro that can throw Graves off his game! Xavier: Stop it! Since these men are very similar in physical size and weight, skills will be heavily relied upon in this fight, and from the footage we’ve seen of their recent battles, I believe Steve will take the approach that he needs to get this fight on the ground as quickly as possible to not only give himself the best chance of trying to slow Graves down and control the pace of the fight, but Steve obviously avoids the tenderizing kicks and ruthless punches that Graves has shown he can deliver! Steve has very good BJJ skills and he obviously has the best chance of utilizing them when he can get control of Graves and make this a position and transition battle on the ground! Quick thinking and reactions are the name of the game in this fight, Styles, and Steve is smart enough to know this fight has to be horizontal for him to have the greatest chance of defeating Graves and continuing his title reign! Styles: Although Graves has suffered some damaging defeats, that hasn’t caused him to lose his overwhelming punching power nor has it slowed his lethal kicks! Will he take a cautious approach against Steve to test his reactions and striking power, or will we see a very aggressive and risk-taking Graves tonight who will put immense pressure on the champion in the standup and may even opt to try and have a clinch battle so he can feel the attempted takedowns from Steve from the clinch!? It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if Graves is, wait for it, hell bent…on locking Steve into a clinch and trying to slow him down from there with timely strikes and maybe even stunning him with elbows over the top of his defenses! Xavier: Hell bent…that was well done, Styles, I have to give you that. Styles: Thank you. Like I said, gems. Xavier: In this title fight, I’m leaning ever so slightly towards the champion, Styles, and I’ll tell you why. Steve has had to battle competitors who were technically more sound than him and he’s found ways to be successful! Experience, championship mettle, heart and determination make a champion and both of these men exude those qualities, definitely! However, Steve strikes me as the more crafty of the two fighters and that knowledge and ability will allow him to deter any momentum Graves is able to establish in this fight while it’s in the standup! Once Steve drags Graves to the mat, Steve’s tenacity and reflexes will frustrate Graves and cause him to take more chances to gain the upper hand in the transition, and once Graves tries a transition that Steve wants him to try, Steve will pounce on the opportunity, control Graves at that point and methodically work his way into dominant position to rain down strikes until Graves is forced to cover up and allow Steve to lock in a submission that leads to the champion retaining the title! Styles: Graves is an outstanding fighter, especially in the standup, and he also knows what he’s dealing with in Steve tonight! He knows it’s imperative and crucial that he keeps this fight vertical at all costs where he has the absolute best chance of putting Steve to sleep with his capable and powerful punches and kicks! If Graves can establish a very high level of aggression quickly and stay on top of Steve, Graves can steamroll the champion against the cage and unleash a storm of strikes until Steve focuses purely on defense, in which case Graves can lock in a clinch and absolutely go full throttle in his attempt to make the champion take an early nap! Even if Steve is able to withstand the barrage of obliteration that Graves pours down, he’s going to have to bypass takedown attempts and that will frustrate the champion! Steve knows it’s a very big risk to try and match the energy and aggression that Graves will bring into this battle, and even if Steve opts to attach Graves with counterattacks, I just don’t see the champion being able to stall the bull rush from Graves long enough to avoid being put to sleep the hard way! Graves wins this battle by knockout and becomes the new champion! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Graves by KO; Xavier – Steve by Submission Styles: Last but not least we have the Light Heavyweight championship in the balance as Tank Ispa and Jean-Claude Marceau are set to lock horns in the cage! Xavier: Before you even say it, Styles, I don’t think Jean-Claude Marceau has any relation to Jean-Claude Van Damme! Styles: How did you know I’d ask you that!? Xavier: Lucky guess. Styles: How cool would it be if he was related to him? Xavier: That would be cool and I wonder if we could convince him to join us up here in the booth and provide commentary? Styles: Forget commentary! I’d ask him if he could do the splits on the furniture up here then attract some of these super model hotties out here so I can have a chance to talk to more of them! Xavier: I see you’re still putting the organization first, right, Styles? Styles: Shut your mouth, X! Empyrean knows I promote them as often as I can but hell, there’s nothing wrong with me tryin’ to hook up a little somethin’ somethin’ while I do it! Have you seen some of these women out here!? Xavier: Of course I have, Styles! However, there’s a time and place for everything! Styles: Yes! I’m trying to get at least one of these ladies to give me the time and their place or mine and we can do everything! Xavier: TMZ and Human Resources is definitely going to like you a great deal! Styles: Yeah they will! Wait a minute, what!? Xavier: Ispa is an outstanding 19-7-2 overall, and this warrior from Finland is definitely a submission specialist! He has made many a man tap out from unbearable pain but, Styles, when it comes to his opponent, Marceau is definitely familiar to Ispa! This will be the fourth meeting between these two stemming back to their first battle at EMP Gagnon vs. Toivonen. Ispa won that initial battle by unanimous decision, but since that point, Marceau evened the score at EMP Madog vs. Sitsongrit when he knocked Ispa out in the second round of that battle! At EMP Scrotum vs. Sonnen, Ispa took his vengeance by making Marceau tap out to an Armbar submission in the second round! There’s something about the second round with these two fighters! Marceau is looking to even that score tonight and that adds a bit more flavor and intrigue to this fight, as if having the championship on the line wasn’t enough! Ispa recently had a 3-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Kassim Magufuli I V when he was knocked out, so Ispa obviously wants to prove to himself and to Marceau that he’s back in the driver’s seat and can snap right back into form after that loss! Ispa’s longest win streak has been five in a row and he’s definitely been a bit back and forth as of late, but he has a winning record and he’s a champ. Nothing can take that away from him! Styles: He’s a champion for a reason, X, and no one is trying to take away the man’s accomplishments at all! The only thing trying to be taken away tonight is that coveted title and Marceau is the one to try and do that very act! As you alluded to, X, Ispa and Marceau are no strangers to one another, and that makes this fight even that much more difficult quite frankly, because neither one of them can really pull off any surprises. The French brawler rom Paris is an accomplished member of The Stepdads, yet another busy alliance here tonight, and the man with the odd face paint was let go very early on in his career after a successful debut against Test Cuatro at T185 Makarenko vs, Rubin III. His current management and training team found him in a rather distraught frame of mind but somehow managed to pull him together and needless to say, the pairing has been quite successful! At 21-9 overall, Marceau has basically done it all and his best win streak has been four in a row so far in his career! One thing to take note of, however, is Marceau has lost three fights because he couldn’t keep his blood from staining his face paint too much, so that’s something he’ll have to keep in the back of his mind if Ispa begins to pour on the pressure and lands sharp punches that cause lacerations on Marceau’s face! Xavier: It’s definitely troublesome when a man who wears black-and-white face paint has crimson rivulets running down his face because that makes for quite a scene! Marceau doesn’t have a lot of decision finishes to his fights and the fans love his aggressive approach to each and every fight! It obviously exposes him to potential heavy damage and he’s taken his share of hard knocks, but here he is in position to wear his first title! You know the opportunity in front of him tonight is extremely valuable because he may not have many more chances to become a champion, and that very fact will fuel him in this fight tonight! He’s shorter and lighter than Ispa so speed, counterattacking and getting this fight to his pace is his best bet from my perspective. Marceau’s going to have to locate an effective range where he can defend himself from Ispa’s strikes as well as his potential takedown attempts! Ispa is obviously very skilled in grappling and BJJ, and he definitely favors the ground game, so Marceau’s going to have to try and keep up his record of minimal decision wins and go for the win before the judges can intervene! Choosing the right time to unleash power strikes will be the key aspect for Marceau tonight, and he could opt to take the chance of clinching with Ispa and trying to land elbows and knees, especially, where he knocked out Arany Dali at EMP Tower vs. Wolff in the second round, which was his very first battle in EMP! He made a statement with that knee and knee strikes could very well be a difference maker here as well! Marceau will find his striking range to tune up Ispa’s chin like he did in a previous battle and Marceau will know the feeling of being a heralded champion! Styles: Ispa has the mental advantage in this fight, X, because he knows he can make Marceau tap out to him! That black belt in BJJ does more than just hold up his gi! Ispa also knows, especially after his recent loss to Kassim Magufuli I V that his striking defense and speed will be of utmost importance tonight! He simply can’t allow Marceau to get any clean looks at his jaw or his temples, because Marceau could rely on more kicking than usual and catch Ispa by surprise with an axe kick or outside head kick that Ispa’s not ready for and that could prove to be dangerous! Ispa’s had plenty of time to sharpen his defensive skills and techniques, and he can rely on his Golden Gloves boxing skills and world class muay thai skills to keep Marceau at enough of a distance to score vital points and wear Marceau down before dragging the Frenchman to the mat to outwrestle him, tire him out, win the position battle, then very aggressively go for the ground-and-pound! If Ispa doesn’t secure the victory via ground-and-pound, his onslaught will still force Marceau to sacrifice his defenses and positioning, and when that happens, Ispa will clamp in a submission that Marceau simply can’t withstand and force him to once again tap out, allowing Ispa to retain his championship! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Ispa by Submission; Xavier – Marceau by KO Styles: And there you have it, good people! Thank you as always for giving us your time, energy and attention, we do truly appreciate it, and we hope the information we’ve provided you tonight is both beneficial and entertaining! Xavier: A big shout out to HELLBENT for being our merchandise partner and allowing many fighters to have some awesome gear plus provide us excellent amenities in the broadcast booth! We truly appreciate them and we especially appreciate all of you since it’s all of you that make this possible! Thank you very much for joining us tonight and like all of you, Styles and I very much look forward to seeing these awesome fights! Take care, be well, and we’ll see you around the cage!

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You are far from honorable. Your a joke, and we will leave it at that. I honestly want you to disqualify me it will simply make you look like a bigger fool. How was I bashing his org? you sir are a true retard.

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Last time I did an IQ test it was 134, but I just read imcool's thread, so it's probably down about 5 points after that.

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Hello everyone, I want to get into the game again and was hoping a few of the members that I have worked with or who know of me could donate some game cash to my managers account. Looking to get the Steel Penn alliance back if anyone is interested. I also have a wealth of red belts and elite fighters for sparring if anyone is interested. Thanks in advance, I look forward to some good write ups and seeing new IQs on new fighters.

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True....Mike is not big on customer service....in Fact the name I am using now..."Grumpy Bastard" was because thats what Mike called me here in open forum. NOT something u would expect from someone in a business eh? Can u imagine walking into a store and the staff there calling u a grumpy bastard? However since Im a bit twisted....and am truely a grumpy bastard....i LIKED it and took it as my name.....and WHY did Mike insult me such? because when he got the BUZZ started and it was in the news....I posted that it would be better if he worked on fixing some things like the default to the Needs Contract box....should be UNchecked as default....

Wonder if the 3 yes votes are Mikes multis at work

Aylib you talk some sense to Mike, you , me and fuqing Humors share a gym and dont fight, if you cant do this nobody can. The destiny of Tycoon is in your 120 pounder`s tiny hands.

Now would be the time to visit and laugh. It's worth the comeback.

yo Folioli back down bros, Mike is starting to say shit like he would rather work on his BetMMA site and crypto currency, last time a few of us lost tons of $ on that shit, it ain`t 2018. We can joke around but don`t go (all of us, not just you) at Mike too hard. I would rather he makes small stuff than absolutely nada. I love my fucking belt cabinet: https://www.mmatycoon.com/beltcabinet.php?MgrID=118287 Took a lot of scalps to build that shit.

My advice was originally directed at a new manager but that said I rarely use them. Mac who is a great manager evidently uses them and mentions you can go wrong if you don't use them but you can also go very wrong if you do and miss calculate. Like he mentions you need to know what you're doing and know that your opponent is going to change his tactics. If you don't set them it takes the last 20 fights and makes the calculation or something to that effect.

Pointless idea absolutely no reason for it. The game is in the shitter because of crap like this. Mike throws a silly idea out there no one likes and then acts like a bitch about it. Im sure at this point hes just trolling us as an excuse to say well im not motivated to do anything because everything i say gets shot down. How about listening to what people actually want like a second company slot instead of just throwing random bullshit out there?

I like to read through an opponents last 3 fights and try and work out how he's going to fight against my fighter.

Yeah they are yours lads !

Can I have this one? Brilliant!

Is this still available? Can I have?

That's exactly what it is, Pulse lived in the area longer than I expected, but got to the point where I was likely going to have to close up shop until Mike expanded the Tokyo Arena. The biggest problem in the middle ground is exactly what you said, you need both to have top talent agree to take less. And you need to constantly be recruiting to help churn your roster and keep enough guys hyped enough. I also think that Pride, Empyrean, and Inferno, while PPV level orgs, are essentially those middle ground orgs. If you look at my roster, I have, in most divisions, a few really good fighters at the top, and it's a constant battle to keep guys highly hyped enough to challenge them consistently. A lot of props to the other org owners though as "super fights" help alleviate this problem, and I have worked successfully with each and every org owner on that list to help each other out, and everyone else seems to be in it for the greater good rather than their own self interest as fighters get loaned in both directions very consistently.

TR6: BOAGRIUS VS PETERSON Main Card Preview by Buff Minion http://mmatycoon.com/images/posters/1578677419tokyo%20rebels%206.jpg http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/14292497323689.gif http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/27/27w22.jpg http://mmatycoon.com/images/belt/20120325031119synbeltnew.jpghttp://mmatycoon.com/images/belt/20191130155602TR.png HW Title Fight Main Event Orpheus "Big Guy" Boagrius (MMA 45-10; TR 1-0) vs. "Blessed" George Peterson (MMA 2-1; TR 1-1) Our third & final HW bout of the evening just happens to be our main event which is headlined by former top ranked KT fighter "Blessed" George Peterson & current Synchronicity & Tokyo Rebels Heavyweight champion, Orpheus "Big Guy" Boagrius! Peterson has a huge opportunity to skyrocket up the SHW MMA rankings as he has recently returned to the world of MMA after briefly dabbling in it over 5 years ago. Peterson is leaving behind a 13 year tenure in KT which saw him become ranked #1 in the world at SHW. Peterson earned his title shot with an epic comeback via a naaasty knee that separated the 741 lb behemoth Simon Udovich (MMA 9-10; TR 0-2) from consciousness. Even at 38 years-old, Orpheus"Big Guy" Boagrius is showing no signs of slowing down as he's been nothing but a dominant force for over two decades in the SHW division & is still ranked amongst the Top 5 SHW's in the world. As of late, Orpheus has been on a 4-year long, 9-fight winning streak & has taken out big names such as Rocket Bob Frankels, Diarmuid Curry, Kimbo Slice, & many more. In his last fight, Boagrius took on Top 10 Ranked Nicolas Muller (MMA 32-21-1; TR 1-1) of whom he brutalized in the clinch & finished in the mount for a savage TKO. This fight will undoubtedly be a kickboxing match in MMA gloves so the question is, who will get the KO? The SHW MMA legend Orpheus Boagrius or the KT Veteran George Peterson? http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/17/17b16.jpg http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/14265111193270.jpg SHW Co-Main Event Samuel "Budo" Nti (MMA 24-6; TR Debut) vs. Jean Paul Garcon (MMA 33-15; TR Debut) Our 2nd Heavyweight fight & Co-Main event is between the former Budokai Fighting Federation SHW champ, Samuel "Budo" Nti, & the former MMA Helsinki & Claymore Elite Combat HW champ, Jean Paul Garcon! The Ghanaian brawler "Budo" got a late start in MMA at the age of 25 but boy has he made up for it. Nti has punched his way to 24 (T)KOs victories in just six years with 20 of them coming in the 1st round. The French MMA veteran Jean Paul Garcon is looking to achieve success in the twilight of his athletic career following his recent departure from Claymore Elite Combat, an organisation where he was once champion & spent 12 years at. This deadly Frenchman boasts power with both feet & hands and even has a pretty solid Guillotine in his arsenal. A fun little statistic, both fighters have 24 (T)KOs under their belt so expect dynamite. Will it be Samuel Nti's thin skin that betrays him? or will it be Jean Paul Garcon's questionable chin that'll be his undoing? HW Main Card Bout Nicolas "Bloody Slayer" Muller (MMA 32-21-1; TR 1-1) vs. Kenrick "The Beast" Nikil Jr (MMA 11-8; TR 2-0) Kicking off our first set of Heavyweight fights, we have former USFC HW & DUEL SHW champ, Nicolas "Bloody Slayer" vs. "The Beast" of Canton, OH: Kenrick Nikil Jr! "Bloody Slayer" is well known for his knockout prowess as he has finished 30 of his 32 fights via (T)KO. Unfortunately, Nicolas came up short when challenging for the Tokyo Rebels HW title against Boagrius. Since then he's rebounded nicely against Jack Bullet (MMA 13-7-1; TR 1-1) when he knocked him down with two big right hands before putting him out of his misery with a mean left hook in the 2nd round. "The Beast" is a talented wrestler turned Mixed Martial Artist from Ohio, a state known for its standout wrestlers. Though his career has had its ups & downs, Nikil is currently on a 3-fight win streak with his latest victory coming over MMA veteran William Volkov (MMA 21-3; TR 1-1) were we saw Nikil lock up a kimura that had Volkov screaming in pain as he tapped out. I have feeling that whoever picks up the W in this fight will be very close to a title shot. LHW Main Card Bout Wallace Cobb (MMA 13-4; TR 1-0) vs. Matt "The Notorious Gambler" Lethal (26-13-4; TR 1-0) It's Scotland versus the US of A in this LHW bout as the ferocious Wallace Cobb takes on former GAMMA Contenders champion, Matt "The Notorious Gambler" Lethal! The ever dangerous Wallace Cobb is riding high on a 8-fight win streak that spans over that last 8 years. His last opponent, Bo Teebs (MMA 16-17; TR 1-1), was knocked unconscious by a massive lead left hook from Wallace. Previous to his last couple fights, personal issues caused Cobb to take 3 years off & he is looking forward to making up for lost time. "The Notorious Gambler" has fought many a talented fighter throughout his storied 20-year career. However, Matt hasn't achieved much in the way of titles, something that has frustrated his fans & himself a like. Matt certainly made his intentions clear here at Tokyo Rebels last fight when he KO'ed Alejandro Scott (MMA 15-11; TR 0-1) with an uppercut from hell. With his skillset, he knows he has what it takes to achieve that elusive gold strap here at Tokyo Rebels. Will it be the rising Wallace Cobb or the crafty veteran in "The Notorious Gambler" who walks away the winner? WW Main Card Bout Gorgeous Bob (MMA 13-8; TR Debut) vs. "The Highlander" Robert Drummond (MMA 11-5-1; TR Debut) Opening our main card is a battle between Europeans as Finland's Gorgeous Bob & Scotland's "The Highlander" Robert Drummond collide! Gorgeous started his MMA career at the tender age of 16 & has shown the willingness to take a punch in order to give two back. Whether it be on the feet or on the ground, Bob is always looking to finish. Similar in style, "The Highlander" is a well rounded Mixed Martial Artist just like his opponent albeit a little bit more cautious as his last 5 fights have all ended via decision. Robert has proven though that when his opponent least expects it, he can turn it up & finish the fight. This is an intriguing match as both fighter's typical routes to victory are unlikely, Drummond has never been (T)KO'ed & Gorgeous Bob has never lost a decision.

could I get this one?

honour and transparency Humors voting for you with all of his accounts Pick one

Might want to tell Humors to keep his multis out of the voting then(you know as well as I do he's just trolling/causing trouble like he does every year during the awards).

Thanks mate, nice work as always and much appreciated

Ty very much mate

He is yours Barney.

Can I grab the top right white beard+hair guru guy?

Yes you can Gator.

can i grab this one please?

150 each, nice work

ICC 21: Yoshioka vs. Tidd Main Card Preview Main Event Featherweight Championship © Satoru Yoshioka (9-0) vs. © Joe Tidd (8-1): The Main Event of the 4 title title fights on this card! And the Superfight this card is about! In this bout we got 5 rounds between the undefeated and undisputed 145 champion and the undisputed 135 champion. Satoru Yoshioka is coming in this bout making his sixth title defense against the 135 champion Joe Tidd, hoping to stop the 135 kings rise to two crowns and to bump his clean record to an astounding 10-0. The Featherweight king is an esteemed submission artist, a catch wrestler from Japan, this man is a brown belt in BJJ and it shows with all of his wins coming by the way of submission. He is currently the top fighter on the entire island. Joe Tidd, his opponent, is coming into this with only one loss to his record, but since starting his career 0-1 he's went on an 8 fight tear, mixing all types of finishes and wins under his belt as he became the 135 champ shortly after Jason Behar vacated the belt. Since then no one has been able to dethrone the champ and now he's coming for a second belt in the 145 division. Co- Main Event Welterweight Championship © Ken Robinson (8-0) vs. Rick Ambe (8-4): This Co-Main event of the 4 title bouts on the card! We have a Welterweight scrap for the belt between two men that have met once before. Ken, a submission artist, is coming into this making his second defense of the title after a Unanimous Decision at Combat Night 12 against Javier Pinales to defend it for the first time. These two have met once in Ken Robinson's MMA debut, Robinson taking the win by submission in under two minutes. Rick Ambe is a pressure wrestler, a man who utilizes wrestling and his powerful hands to get the victory, he comes into this bout fresh off a win against former Welterweight champ Phillip Haba, hoping to snatch the title from Robinson. Will Ambe use his wrestling is the big question to ask in this bout. Main Card Bout Lightweight Championship © Wreak Havoc (8-0) vs. Ekkei Satori (5-0): The second title bout on the card, and a lightweight brawl a few events in the making, this fight was originally supposed to take place at ICC 19 but due to the clerical error of the title bout before ICC 19, there was a change of plans of who would be fighting for the belt. Wreak Havoc came out of that bout the ultimate winner. Wreak Havoc is the ICC inaugural Lightweight champ making his sixth title defense. A Striker with an incredible wrestling background, Havoc comes into this bout with 4 KO's in the six title bouts he has been in. However do not blink because Ekkei Satori is a deadly striker with a just as impressive wrestling base to boot, 4 of his 5 wins coming by KO, this fight is surely going to be over in a matter of minutes and will be a war between the two. Who's going out first? Main Card Bout Light-Heavyweight Championship © Keke Sonni (6-0) vs. Ovidio Kiran (6-0): The first title fight on the card! This one is between light heavyweight strikers that are known for their power but most of all know for being excellent tacticians in the cage. Keke Sonni is the undefeated and undisputed champion coming into this bout making his third title defense. He's coming off of wins against former Champion Yuri Maltsev, GP Life, and Square Pants, hoping to keep his record squeaky clean and his belt nice and shiny by the end of the night. Ovidio Kiran is the king of decisions in ICC, tied for the record of decision wins with Ambe Ambe with 4 decision wins, Kiran comes into this bout, hoping to out point and tactically best the champion for the 205 crown. This fight is going to be a fun tactical fight for real MMA fans! Main Card Bout Middleweight Bout Fuq Yall (4-0) vs. Island Fighter (6-1): This is the fight to kick off the Main Card! A middleweight bout and possible title eliminator between two fiery prospects both clawing their way to the champ that is Joseph Jantan. Starting with Fuq Yall, a man with stones for hands, he is coming into this bout with a 4-0 record, all wins by the way of Knock Out. He made his debut at Combat Night 9 and put away his opponent Dallas Paige away in under two minutes, earning his shot at Island Fighter. Island Fighter is a former title challenger who has fought some of the best contenders the 185 division has to offer, only losing to the champion at the time Axel Harris. Fighter is looking to come back from the loss and earn another chance at the title, but Fuq Yall is standing in his way, wanting the same title shot. This one will be fireworks! Preliminary Bouts Lord Mammon (5-0) vs. Sheamus McShae (4-2) 185LBS Samoa Joe Schilling (5-0) vs. Robert Leahy (7-1) 185LBS Sarvar Yuldashev (6-3) vs. John Smith (4-0-1) 265LBS Gumby Thirdleg (6-1) vs. Kamaru Usman (4-2) 170LBS Pato Loco (2-1) vs. Casey Ball (0-1) 155LBS

EMPYREAN: ROCK VERSUS BELIY PREVIEW LA MEMORIAL COLOSSUSEUM Xavier: Hello and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to an action-packed night of MMA action as only Empyrean can bring! I’m Esiah Xavier, and joining me in the booth tonight is the effervescent Furious Styles! Styles: What’s up good people!? First off, we both wish you a very happy New Year! I have to say, X, I’m very impressed by the layout here in Empyrean! They’ve welcomed us with open arms and damn, look at this booth! Talk about plush! Xavier: Undoubtedly! Styles and I are extremely grateful to the administration of Empyrean for allowing us to be a part of this outstanding organization! I know we’re new to the vast majority of the managers, trainers and fighters here in Empyrean, so please allow me to provide a very brief history of where Furious Styles and I just came from. Furious and I had been featuring previews for the organization known as Rapid Fighting Championship, which is located in Sydney. At that point in time, we were directly associated with the alliance known as The Stepdads. Styles: That’s right, X! The both of us stepped into the role of providing insight, entertainment and enlightenment about the Rapid Fighting Championship organization, and we were based in Tokyo for Showdown in Tokyo events! We did our very best to provide our brand of entertainment to everyone involved in that organization and I believe we did an excellent job! Of course, I could be biased but it is what it is. The administrative officers in The Stepdads made some tough decisions concerning various members of that alliance and as such, me and X are no longer directly associated with The Stepdads organization, but it’s definitely nothing personal and no hard feelings. Business is business! However, in light of those recent events, the administration of Empyrean and our representatives opened a line of communication. Xavier: Indeed they did, Styles, and very much to our very pleasant surprise, our representatives and the Empyrean organization and its administration quickly came to an agreement to have Furious and I provide preview content for Empyrean! As soon as our representatives contacted us, we hurriedly packed our belongings and boarded the next plane to Los Angeles! For me, this is a homecoming of sorts because I’ve lived in North Hollywood, Studio City, and Costa Mesa, so Cali is definitely home to me and I couldn’t be happier to be back in the City of Angels! Styles: I’ve had various adventures here in La La Land, and believe me, there are some young ladies I’d rather avoid, but I’ll take the risk of them seeing me on the Empyrean network! This is an incredible opportunity and one hell of a way to kick off the new year and new decade! Besides, I have a very good lawyer who can help me cover my ass! Xavier: I just hope you don’t end up on Maury Povich and/or Jerry Springer because we definitely don’t need that kind of publicity around here! Styles: I won’t end up on either one of those shows and besides, this is LA man! Any and all publicity, be it good or bad, is all good to me! Hell, it won’t surprise me if I’m on TMZ news by the time we leave here tonight! Xavier: I’m not even going to ask why you’d be on TMZ and we just got here last night! Regardless folks, tonight we have a fantastic night of MMA action in store for you! All of you will bear witness to two Bantamweight fights, one Featherweight fight, three Lightweight fights with one of those being for the Lightweight championship! We also have one Welterweight fight and three Light Heavyweight fights to round out the night of action! Styles: I truly enjoy and appreciate fight cards that feature various weight classes because we have an opportunity to see various styles, no pun intended, and approaches to fighting! The lighter weights tend to have fights at warp speed while the heavier weights tend to drop brutal and punishing strikes more often, so the strategies and approaches change. Naturally there those unique athletes and gifted warriors who combine tremendous speed with punching power and the ability to absorb numerous impactful strikes to the jaw and keep on fighting, but those are a dime a dozen! Xavier: You’re absolutely right, Styles! Styles: I know this! Xavier: All right, settle down. The very first battle of the night and our first battle to preview in our new location and organization features Geo Versu battling Joey Diaz! The facial-tattooed fighter from Monaco, “Steel” Versu brings a solid 8-5 overall record into this fight, and various members of Convicted Inc., the alliance he’s associated with, told me that Versu has been very determined in his training because he’s not satisfied with his overall record at all! He feels he should be more accomplished and he’s been very motivated in the gym. Keep in mind, Styles, that Versu began his career with a tough fight against Duane Carman in the QFC circuit that resulted in a TKO loss. However, much to Versu’s credit, he then ran off a 6-fight win streak, including a kickboxing victory, so he’s very capable of establishing momentum and continuing it! Over the past two fights, he’s had some difficulty as he’s lost by a knockout and unanimous decision, respectively, so he’s looking to avoid that unspoken taboo each fighter has of losing three fights in a row! Styles: Yeah, X, no one wants to drop three fights in a row because it just leaves a bad taste in a fighter’s mouth! Another point of interest is this isn’t the first time Versu and Joey Diaz have locked horns! Their first meeting took place at EMP Busy vs. Yoshida some time ago and Versu won that fight by KO in the second round! Although that was a good amount of time ago, I promise you that neither man has forgotten about that fight, especially Diaz, and you’d be mistaken to think Diaz is over that loss or doesn’t want revenge here tonight! Though the skills have improved and time has obviously passed, Diaz is still the taller man and in my estimation, he’ll look to stay on the outside and pepper Versu with a multitude of punches and kicks to keep him from getting inside of his defenses! Diaz brings an impressive 7-3 overall record into this fight and has shown to have the ability to finish a fight by knockout or win the battle of attrition! Xavier: It seems to me that Versu has the better punching power, Styles, and if that’s the case then Diaz’s striking defense and footwork will need to be on point tonight! If he allows Versu to gain the advantage in striking angles or his feet get tangled when attempting an attack that misses, he’ll open the door for Versu to strike cleanly and I know Diaz doesn’t want that to happen! I can definitely see Diaz counterattacking Versu in an attempt to keep him off balance and land opportune strikes, especially to his body, so he can try and slow Versu down and decrease his power! If Diaz can manage that then I think he goes for takedowns so he can control the action on the ground and frustrate Versu. Versu won’t be easy to submit because he’s the shorter man but Diaz can attempt to transition into a mount and rain down ground-and-pound or simply control Versu until he gives up side control or his back, and Diaz can attempt various submissions from either of those positions! I think Diaz wins this second go-round with Versu by submission! Styles: Versu has the upper hand in confidence, in my opinion, because he knows he can beat Diaz due to having beaten him before! That’s a major psychological advantage to have, X, and Versu has proven he knows what to do with advantages! Tonight, he’ll definitely have to keep his head on a swivel and prevent Diaz from locking him into a clinch because Diaz can land head punches much easier due to his height, plus Diaz can look for the single-leg takedown or trip because of his BJJ abilities! It’s imperative that Versu keep this fight vertical and I think he’s trained well enough to prevent easy takedowns by Diaz. Versu wins this fight by knockout because he knows how to get to Diaz’s chin! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Versu by KO; Xavier – Diaz by Submission Styles: The next two warriors into the cage will be Charlie Darwin and Raul Gracie! Hey, X, do you think Darwin has any direct relation the Charles Darwin, the scientist? Xavier: I have no clue, Styles! We’ve only been in town one day so I’m still researching the fighters we’ll be discussing. Styles: Maybe Charlie Darwin is focused on his own brand of the theory of evolution in the cage! Xavier: That could very well be the case. Technically speaking, fighters do evolve as they improve their skills. Styles: Right! See? I’m smart! Xavier: Something like that. Styles: Whatever! Anyway, Darwin steps into combat with a 15-8-1 overall record, which is quite good, and “The Missing Link” from the Netherlands recently snapped a 2-fight losing streak by defeating Paddy Fagan at EMP Ispa vs Magufui I V with a nasty head kick in the second round! Overall, he’s suffered losses of all types except for bleeding out, so he’s been through his peaks and valleys! Much to his credit, he keeps right on coming back for more so he has the heart of a fighter and we can all respect that! Against Gracie, he has a substantial height advantage and a bit of a weight advantage, and he’s going to need every inch of that height advantage tonight because he wants no part of Gracie on the ground! What we have here is the proverbial standup versus ground fight, and whoever establishes themselves first will be the one to emerge victorious as I see it! Xavier: These men definitely have distinctive advantages and disadvantages in this fight! Darwin has leveled fighters with his explosive kicking power and speed while Gracie has made many a man suffer through agony as he twisted various parts of their bodies into pretzels! Gracie has fought his way to a 10-3-1 overall record, an excellent achievement, and the Brazilian is very confident in any fight he has! No one can blame his confidence because it’s extremely difficult to earn and sustain a red belt in BJJ, so he has every right to be vastly confident in his grappling skills! Gracie had a very impressive 9-fight win streak at the beginning of his career so it’s needless to say that he knows how to get the job done! However, of the three losses on his record, two of those losses were in championship fights and there have been tweets and other comments concerning his ability to get the job done at the highest level! There’s no doubt that Gracie has heard and read these questions and comments, and I guarantee you he’s using that as fuel to drive his arduous training. His most recent loss to Teke Bamalog at EMP Boaz vs. Verygood is definitely additional fuel for him in this fight tonight! Styles: Without question, X! When you’re a very skilled fighter like Gracie is, especially in the grappling and BJJ aspect of combat, you don’t want anyone questioning your ability to get the job done on the grandest of stages! I think some people underestimate the fact that Gracie lost to champions and those champions are exactly that for a reason! They’re amongst the best of the best and it takes a hell of a lot to unseat those champions! Besides skill, let’s be honest here. It also takes luck and some of that luck lies in the timing of battle! It’s quite possible that Gracie fought against those two champions when he either wasn’t quite ready or the champions may have had more training time than he did. Either way, underestimating Gracie at any point in time would be a very dire course of action for anyone to take and I don’t think Darwin will underestimate the danger that Gracie is! In this fight tonight, I think Gracie will win by submission because he’ll fully expect Darwin to be very aggressive in his desire to keep this fight standing! Toss in the fact that Darwin knows his height is a major disadvantage on the ground where Gracie can far easier manipulate his long limbs, and Darwin is put into a very precarious position that Gracie can take full advantage of! Gracie counterattacks Darwin and drags him to the mat to slow the pace, clog the space, and make Darwin contort his face when he has to tap out! Xavier: Darwin’s boxing skills are world class, Styles, and his muay thai can stand the test against any kickboxing champion! The fact he’s made some men take a nap by kicking them upside their head is an indication of the speed and power he possesses, and against Gracie, I think the educated feet will be the difference maker! Gracie has excellent striking defense and it’s easier to avoid punches than kicks, in my opinion, because it’s easier to see punches being thrown at your face as opposed to kicks that begin low then whip up high very quickly. Darwin will definitely try to establish a frenzied pace of repetitive, quick and accurate punches that Gracie will have to defend against, but the timely head kicks, body kicks and leg kicks from Darwin will make Gracie adjust his game plan or end up limping, bruised and quite possibly knocked out! I think Darwin scores the knockout tonight with a head kick that Gracie doesn’t see coming! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Darwin by KO; Styles – Gracie by Submission Xavier: Quan Le and Wayne Williams are the next combatants to grace the cage! “Chien Binh” Le, hailing from Hanoi, Vietnam, is an excellent 20-8-1 overall! Le has proven to be excellent in all facets of combat and when glancing at his overall record, it’s easy to see that the vast majority of his fights have been won by unanimous decision. Yes, the preference is to finish a fight before allowing the judges to make the final decision, but a win is a win, bottom line, and he knows how to win! Additionally, winning that many battles by unanimous decision is an indication of his high level of fitness because winning by attrition is very difficult to do when an opponent is pummeling you with strikes plus sometimes leaning their weight on you! To overcome those difficult situations is a testament to Le’s will power as well as his conditioning, but keep in mind that he does have three wins by TKO and one where he slammed an opponent into a knockout! If Williams is too loose and carefree in this fight, he may very well find himself on the wrong end of a very damaging strike or even hoisted above Le’s head and driven into the mat with authority! Styles: You sound like Eric Cartman! Respect my authoritah! Xavier: If Le opts to try and lift Williams up for a power slam, he’s going to have to work for it because Williams is both taller and heavier than Le, so that may not be the best option unless Le knows for sure he can pull it off! Williams is two years younger than Le and is 17-9 overall, which is a very respectable record! I wonder, since Williams is a member of the FinnFighters, if Le and Williams have crossed paths somewhere in Helsinki outside of the gym. I know Helsinki is a big city but you never know. Taking a look at Williams’ resume, he’s been involved in quite a few fights that were awarded for Fight of the Night or KO of the Night, so the modus operandi for Williams is rather simple: either he knocks you out or he knocks you out! Yes, Williams definitely has some unanimous decision victories, but the majority of his wins have been by napping his opponent, so Le’s striking defense, particularly against punches, will have to be very sharp! Williams’ boxing is on a world class scale but Le has Golden Gloves boxing skills, so this will be an intense battle! Le also has world champion muay thai skills so Williams will absolutely have to watch out for his kicks, and if this fight ends up in a clinch, Williams will have to watch out for Le’s elbows and knees! Styles: I’m hoping that this fight will be a straight up toe-to-toe squabble to see who’s chin can take the most damage in the shortest amount of time, because I don’t think Williams wants to take the risk of having Le lock him into a Thai clinch! In addition, I don’t think either of these warriors has the advantage over the other in terms of grappling or BJJ ability, so a standup war is what I’m hoping to see! Xavier: That could very well be the case, Styles! Williams will be looking to turn around his fortunes as his first fight here in Empyrean didn’t proceed as he’d hoped. He lost a tough battle against Yodsawan Sitsongrit at EMP Boaz vs. Verygood, so look for him to be highly aggressive in looking for a knockout of Le! For Le, this is his debut fight in Empyrean and naturally he wants to make a very good impression! In this fight, I’m choosing Le to win because I feel his standup ability is world class in all aspects and for any opponent, that’s very difficult to deal with! In addition, although Williams has very good muay thai ability, Le’s kicks are deadly and I think he’ll be able to unleash serious damage on Williams’ body with well-timed kicks to the stomach, ribs and liver! His kicks will also keep Williams at a distance and in turn, that will allow Le to keep his chin clear of jaw-breaking punches from Williams! Le wins this fight by knockout because he’ll wear Williams down and land a brutal head kick that turns out his lights! Styles: Williams’ knockout power is undeniable, and though Le may be more technically sound in the standup aspect, all Williams needs is one clean shot at Le’s chin! Williams has the punching speed, footwork and knowledge to get past Le’s defenses as well as his strikes, and once he does that, his aggression will allow him to move Le into position for him to unload a concussion-like uppercut to Le’s jaw that sends him to the mat! Counterattacking Le makes sense to me because Williams will have to time Le’s kicks and attack when Le is retracting from a missed kick or punch! Trying to do that without taking time to see if there’s a pattern for strikes is a very risky endeavor and Williams is smarter than that! Williams has the experience and speed to get in and out and all he needs is that one miss from Le to jump on that opportunity and launch that bomb from one of his fists to send Le to the mat with his eyes in the back of his head for the knockout! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Williams by KO; Xavier – Le by KO Styles: After that hellacious battle, we’ll see Johannes Brahms and Santosh Nagasaki get it on in the cage of judgment! “The Hungarian” Brahms from Austria is 14-5-2 overall, and this proud member of The Evil Empire brings it when he’s in that cage! He’s a good amount lighter than Nagasaki in this fight so expect to see Brahms use a lot of good footwork and agility to impose his will and handle business like he knows how to do! Brahms is definitely a momentum fighter, X! He’s had win streaks of five, four and four, so once he gets that momentum established and imposes his will, be it physically or skill wise, he’s one hell of a fighter! In fact, ever since he stepped foot into Empyrean on the EMP Gagnon vs. Toivonen 2 card, he had a 4-fight win streak! That was snapped, however, at the hands of Lito Alcala at EMP Boaz vs. Verygood by unanimous decision. Needless to say, Brahms felt his performance should have been far better than it was and various members of The Evil Empire have apprised me that Brahms has been a man possessed in the gym! This fight will be very interesting and tough for both opponents because in terms of physical skill, technical skill and the ability to finish an opponent, these men are, in my opinion, quite evenly skilled! Xavier: I concur wholeheartedly, Styles! If you look at these men on film and what they’ve accomplished so far in their careers, there are many similarities of excellence. Brahms doesn’t have the same level of combat experience that Nagasaki does, but Nagasaki is also two years older so he’s had more opportunity to fight than Brahms has. “Hybrid Zombie Killer” Nagasaki is one very intense dude and I have no doubt his tattoo artist is a very busy and happy one because Nagasaki has plenty of ink on his frame! The North Korean fighter hails from…now I want to make sure I get this right. Nyongbyon Nuclear Research Facility!? Styles: Seriously!? Dude says he’s from a nuclear research facility!? Xavier: That’s what it sayd, Styles! Styles: Holy crap! No wonder dude is so intense! I wonder if he glows in the dark? Xavier: What the hell!? Why would he glow in the dark!? Styles: You’ve seen those horror movies about nuclear monsters, plus on The Simpsons, Homer would glow in the dark sometimes because he was exposed to radiation! Xavier: Homer Simpson!? Really, Styles!? You’re using Homer Simpson as an example!? First it was Cartman, and how Simpson!? Styles: I’m using references to pop culture! Get with the times! Xavier: I can’t with you right now! Also, Styles, there’s a note here that he never gets injured! Styles: What the hell!? Even Wolverine gets hurt but he always heals! Xavier: Here we go again! Wolverine? Anyway, if that’s true and he never gets injured, I don’t even know what to say about that because the fighters I know at least injure their fists and feet from striking another human body, but maybe he really doesn’t get hurt! Styles: I’ll have to see this guy in action because that’s unreal if it’s true! Xavier: Nagasaki’s had a few different managers and I have to wonder if that’s due to him being a bit unstable? Styles: Ya’ think!? Xavier: I don’t like to make assumptions, Styles! People have said he’s quite intelligent so I can’t put it past him that he knows what he’s doing at all times! Regardless, his record in Empyrean with his new management and training team so far is a very good 3-1 and he’s looking to extend that record to a fourth victory tonight. When the fans of Empyrean last saw him, he overcame Ma Moru in the first round by TKO at EMP Asham vs. Marley! That win definitely boosted his confidence, if that’s even necessary or possible, and also prevented him from losing two fights in a row. I think in this particular fight, Nagasaki will try and test Brahms’ grappling and BJJ skills by getting this fight to the ground where Nagasaki will try to establish and maintain dominant position to land ground-and-pound strikes while potentially looking for a submission! Styles: I know one things for sure, X! I’m not betting against a fighter who claims to be an experiment from a nuclear lab, let alone one that’s associated with a missing space scientist and three fighters! I say Nagasaki scores a counter takedown when Brahms misses a punching combination and once Nagasaki gets this fight horizontal, he’ll be very aggressive in establishing side control or mount where he can rain down ground-and-pound strikes until Brahms either elects to give up his back in an effort to stop the punishment or Nagasaki’s strikes overwhelm Brahms and he gets knocked out cold! Xavier: Brahms knows he has the speed advantage in this fight and he also knows that if necessary, he can test Nagasaki’s abilities in the clinch because Brahms has formidable muay thai ability coupled with outstanding grappling. If he’s able to keep Nagasaki in the clinch and land power punches, especially to the body, he can see if he can slow Nagasaki’s aggression and speed, and if Brahms sees that’s an effective method of attack then he’ll stick with that until he’s able to position himself to land the chin-crushing shot he needs to end this fight by knockout! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Brahms by KO; Styles – Nagasaki by KO Xavier: Ernie Tertelgte and Bobo Nielsen keep the action going in the cage! Styles: Bobo is his name? Xavier: Yes. Bobo Nielsen. Styles: Bobo is a clown’s name, right? Xavier: I think you’re mistaking Bobo with Bozo the Clown. Styles: Oh, right. Still, Bobo is an unusual name. Xavier: That comment coming from a man who’s named after an emotion? Styles: No one asked you! Xavier: You just did! Styles: Shut up! Xavier: Wow. “The Living Man” Tertelgte is 19-11-1 overall, and this LEGION OF DOOM member from Eureka is a very highly-skilled warrior! Styles: “The Living Man” is his nickname!? That’s weird because yeah, he’s obviously alive! It’s very hard to fight in any battle if you’re not alive! Xavier: You just couldn’t let that go, could you, Styles? Styles: Hell no! I mean, come on! Xavier: Tertelgte has had a 4-fight and a 5-fight win streak in his career so he’s fully capable of finding a winning formula and being able to establish it against numerous opponents! His greatest success has been in the vertical game while he’s had his struggles against fighters who prefer the grappling approach, and I have no doubt Nielsen is very well aware of these facts. Tertelgte is the taller and heavier man in this fight and I expect him to use those advantages to their fullest capacity by keeping this fight on its feet and at a distance from Nielsen. Tertelgte will, assumedly, have no trepidation about getting into a clinch with Nielsen because Tertelgte has worked very diligently on becoming a very well-rounded fighter and I believe he’s achieved that very goal, Styles! Styles: There’s no doubt that Tertelgte is highly skilled! He’s world class with his standup fighting skills and that’s a fact! He’s also basically just as experienced as Nielsen and due to that, this fight may very well boil down to who can outsmart the opponent! Nielsen steps into combat with a 20-11-0 record and the warrior from Rajjeskold, Denmark, has had a 4-fight win streak and a 6-fight win streak! One major advantage I see Nielsen having in this fight is his championship experience and mettle! As we’ve said before, it takes a hell of a lot to become a champion and winning a championship gives a certain type of experience that only select fighters experience! Any champion who defends their title multiple times gains even more experience that is immeasurable because said champion is taking the best any opponent can give, and if you’re able to overcome those odds then you definitely have a major advantage in any fight! Nielsen has defeated opponents who were believed to be more highly skilled so this isn’t his first encounter under these circumstances and that’s a major benefit of his fighting experiences! This Convicted Inc. member will have the presumed speed advantage in this fight and could have the agility advantage as well due to being lighter in weight, so look for Nielsen to stick-and-move early and often while potentially going for takedowns to control the space and pace of the match! Obviously, Tartelgte being a red belt is extremely impressive and just as dangerous, so if Nielsen does opt to utilize that plan of attack, his defensive grappling and transitions will have to be outstanding! If they aren’t, he could be in major trouble on the mat! Xavier: I think Nielsen would be taking too much of a risk if he tries to outwrestle Tertelgte so counterattacking is the way to go with a focus on punching! In addition, Nielsen’s recent win over Kai Perkins at EMP Piano vs. McNasty in the third round by knockout not only snapped his 3-fight losing streak, but it restored his confidence! After fighting Do Ho Joy twice in a row and splitting that sequence, the three losses he suffered were by submission twice and one unanimous decision. Nielsen has enough pop in his fists to make Tertelgte concerned and that concern will be the key to victory for Nielsen! I think he’s able to land timely kicks to slow Tertelgte down and set him up for the punch that turns out Tertelgte’s lights for the win! Styles: Tertelgte is too skilled for Nielsen, X! Nielsen has the power to knock Tertelgte out, no doubt about that, but he won’t get the chance because Tertelgte will be too difficult to hit cleanly and he’ll land nasty and damaging strikes on Nielsen as long as this fight is on its feet! If and when this fight goes to the ground, the red belt skills that Tertelgte has will take over and he’ll have Nielsen twisted and blistered before he knows it! Nielsen is very good in the grappling game but Tertelgte is in exclusive territory. Tertelgte wins this fight by submission! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Tertelgte by Submission; Xavier – Nielsen by KO Styles: The next battle we’ll witness will be between Anti Half Assed and Willie Wood! Oh, X, you know I’m going to have a field day with these names! Xavier: As soon as I saw the card, I knew these two names would be right at the top of your list of commentary! Styles: Anti Half Assed!? Seriously!? So, in other words, he’s against doing something halfway, right? Xavier: Typically that’s what half-assed means, yes. Styles: All right. Why doesn’t he just call himself “Hard Work”, or “Diligent”, or “Arduous”? Xavier: Why do you ask me questions you know I don’t have the answer to? Styles: It was more of a rhetorical question so settle down! Xavier: I am settled down. I asked a very sensible question. Styles: Sometimes I’m hoping you have information that I don’t have. That’s all! Xavier: That, I can understand, but you ask me questions that only a particular fighter can answer and that doesn’t make sense to me. Styles: Whatever, X! Just roll with it! Anti Half Assed definitely hasn’t seen a barber in some either, X! Dude looks like some kind of swamp creature! Xavier: He’s a grown man and can look however he wants, Styles! There are plenty of people running around with long, uncombed or not styled hair! That’s up to them and they have a right to do as they please because they’re not hurting anyone or breaking any laws. Styles: You’re such a Boy Scout! Damn, X, can you not play the goodie two shoes sometimes!? Xavier: I’m not even going to answer that. Styles: That figures! Assed is 14-7-1 overall, and the YABAI member from Bay Pines recently had a 2-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of Nick Graves in the second round of EMP Boaz vs. Verygood! Looking at Assed’s accomplishments, he’s been through the ringer in terms of the types of wins and losses he’s experienced. He’s never won or lost by bleeding but he’s been down the road of every other path, and that tells me that his battle experience has him ready for any given situation! I also notice that he’s never won a title and that surprises me because he’s an accomplished warrior! Be that as it may, his opponent tonight does have championship experience, but that experience comes solely from kickboxing, so while that’s impressive, it’s not quite the same as having won a championship in full MMA combat! This fight presents both warriors an opportunity to establish themselves higher in the rankings, obviously, but it also could put them in the title shot conversation with a win tonight! Xavier: Wood has a sizeable height and weight advantage in this fight, Styles, and since you mentioned his kickboxing accomplishments, that’s a great segue into my point! Styles: You’re welcome for me setting up your segue, but before you continue, you know I have to make a comment about his last name. Xavier: I knew you wouldn’t be able to let it go. Styles: Willie Wood sounds like a B-movie adult movie star name! All right, there, I said it and you may now continue. Xavier: Gee, thanks. The Philly product steps into this fight with a 15-9 overall record, and I fully expect him to keep this fight on its feet as long as possible because he’s very skilled in the standup aspect of battle! In fact, Styles, he never lost in the KT ranks, and that’s definitely saying something! He knocked people out left and right during his time in KOTR on The Island, and after he left The Island, he decided to become a complete MMA fighter. He brought that punching power with him and did quite well for himself but did end up being knocked out twice in his career! Considering the number of battles and the style in which he fights, that’s actually quite impressive. It’s no secret that he’s struggled against grappler-based fighters, and there’s no doubt that Assed and his training team are well aware of that fact! There’s no doubt that Wood is well aware of Assed’s brown belt in BJJ, so we once again have the classic battle of standup versus ground fighter. Typically, from what I’ve seen, the more aggressive fighter in such matchups is the one to emerge victorious, but that aggression can be used against the aggressor if they overstep or allow themselves to fully commit to a strike and miss it! Styles: That’s true, but sitting back and counter attacking all day can also make a fighter miss opportunities to take advantage of openings merely due to the fact they’re too slow to take advantage of those openings! Physically, Wood just has to sit back and unleash multiple strikes every time Assed gets within his striking distance, especially with his kicks, but Assed may be a bit faster than Wood due to the ten pound difference, and if Wood misses a kick or a power punch, he’ll be open long enough for Assed to either crack his jaw and test his chin, or take him to the mat where Assed can take over with his superior grappling! Personally, I think Assed waits for his chance to land a counter takedown and make Wood tap out because Wood can’t keep up a very high level of throwing punches and kicks without slowing down or missing his target, and once that happens, Assed will be all over him! Xavier: Wood’s kickboxing skills, combined with his world class boxing ability, makes for a very difficult line of defense to penetrate, especially for a grappling-based fighter! Assed is definitely very skilled on the ground but I don’t think he’ll be able to get past the strikes that Wood throws at him, especially if Wood lands a few combinations that keep Assed at a distance and he stays right in Wood’s kicking range! I think Wood will wear Assed down, especially with leg and body kicks, and once Assed’s aggression is taxed then Wood will be able to pick his spots until he lands that one decisive shot that puts Wood to sleep the hard way! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Wood by KO; Styles – Assed by Submission Xavier: The next men to accost one another will be Kongchai Phetboonme and Teke Bamalog! Styles: Phetboonme? That sounds like an exotic food or animal! Xavier: I suppose so, Styles. Styles: You know I’m right! Bamalog straight up sounds like a Street Fighter character! Xavier: Are you think about Balrog? Styles: Yeah, that’s the one! Balrog! Xavier: There you go. Phetboonme, a member of YABAI, is a very good 20-9-2 overall, and this exciting fighter from Buriram, Isaan, Thailand, is an outstanding standup fighter and dangerous striker who has had a 6-fight and 5-fight winning streak in his career! As of late, however, he’s had difficulty and has dropped his last two fights in a row! Both of those losses were by decision with the Will Rock loss being a split decision at EMP Ispa vs. Magufuli I V and the Enitan Arendse decision a unanimous one at EMP Boaz vs. Dong! Prior to those losses he had won three fights in a row, so he’s definitely looking to recapture that winning feeling and momentum from those fights! If he’s able to establish himself early, especially with effective aggression, he’s difficult to slow down or stop all together! Many of his battles in Empyrean have been decision conclusions so the battle of attrition isn’t a problem. He has three wins by knockout or TKO so his power is still there, but he’s had to settle for being effective in scoring points on the judges’ scorecards. Tonight, I have no doubt he’ll want to send a message to any doubters by finish Bamalog early, and Phetboonme’s championship experience may be the deciding factor in this battle! Since these men match up similarly in terms of their height and weight, plus the fact they favor the standup battle, this could be as simple as who has the stronger strikes and more solid chin! Styles: I hope that’s the kind of fight we see between these two because there’s a lot of potential snapping velocity behind their strikes, especially their kicks, and one of them could very well crack the other man’s skull with one nasty head kick and end the fight right then and there! “The Javan Zombie” from Cipamingkis, Indonesia, is a proud member of The Stepdads, and his 15-4-2 record is very impressive! He’s had a very interesting upbringing with the benefit of training with Haji Achmad Dradjat, a renowned teacher of Tarung Derajat. Xavier: I’m impressed, Styles! You did some homework on this fighter. Styles: You know I like to give details about the people we’re going to be seeing trying to break one another, X, and besides, we’re new here and I need insight on these fighters. Xavier: That’s very true but I’m impressed, nonetheless. Styles: Well, thanks, X! Bamalog has only been knocked out once and that’s a testament to his training, specifically his defensive striking skills, plus being able to take a knuckle blast on the jaw and keep going does help! He’s had a few different managers for various reasons and has obviously been successful with each one, and during his tenure in Empyrean, he’s been impressive! The only shortcoming that I see on his record is he lost an opportunity to win a championship when he battled Enitan Arendse at ABW 185 Arendse – Bamalog! He didn’t get knocked out and he didn’t submit, but I’m sure he’s not the type of fighter to rest his laurels on a moral victory. He’s been on a very good roll since his last management and training team change, and over his past six fights, he’s won five of them! The only reason he hasn’t attained a six-fight win streak is due to the draw he had against Tyler Durden at EFC Thompson vs. Castillo. Xavier: Tyler Durden? Where have I heard that name before? Styles: Come on, X! You’re a movie lovin’ dude yet you forgot that name!? Fight Club! Xavier: That’s right! Brad Pitt’s character! Styles: Bingo! Such a good movie and you know Brad Pitt had crazy fun being that character! Anyway, he beat Durden the fight after that one and defeated Raul Gracie after that at EMP Boaz vs. Verygood. Needless to say, Bamalog is fully confident, capable and dangerous! Yes, the last two wins have been by decision but he does have two TKO wins recently so Phetboonme can’t underestimate that power! I think it’s safe to say that the fans want to see one hell of a standup collision and I think that’s what they’ll get in this match. Since neither of these men have a victory by submission, the fans will get exactly what they want and they’ll behold a standup war for the ages! Since both of these warriors thrive in that environment, you better believe that are going to be some seriously brutal shots that make sickening thuds that cause the crowd to ooh and aah, and after the smoke clears and the dust settles, the man with the stronger will and ability to take the pain and punishment will be the winner! Xavier: Agreed! In my opinion, that man will be Phetboonme because to me, he has more knockout wins and ability! Taking nothing away from Bamalog, Phetboonme can lean on his championship experience if he gets into trouble, and having that extra great will be very valuable because he knows how to dig deep and push past his limits to get the win, and tonight he’ll get a very hard-fought victory by knockout over a very tough opponent in Bamalog! Styles: While it’s true that Bamalog doesn’t have that championship experience, he has plenty of combat experience, and there’s enough knockouts and TKO’s on his record to convince me that he can get the job done and tonight, he will get the job done! There’s little doubt he’ll take damage but he’s one tough son of a gun and he can dish out what he takes! Bamalog wins this brutal fight by knockout! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Bamalog by KO; Xavier – Phetboonme by KO Styles: Shawn Antoski and Frog Ribbit keep the incredible action going in the cage! Xavier: I already know what’s coming! Styles: You better believe it! Frog Ribbit!? He’s named after a bug-eyed, water-dwelling creature and his last name is the sound that creature makes!? Xavier: Again, Styles, he’s a grown man and can call himself whatever he wants. Styles: I get that, X, but of all the exotic or kick ass creatures on this planet, he chose a frog? Xavier: That he did. Styles: Maybe he needs a public relations person or something to come up with a better animal to pattern himself after! Xavier: There are some deadly frogs in the world, Styles! Styles: Oh, sure, like Kermit! Xavier: I should have seen that one coming. Styles: Antoski looks like a man who’s been through some things, X! The prominent scar on his forehead and that wild look in his eyes let’s me know that Ontario was rough on this dude! Any man who actually likes the snow and sends tweets or posts videos with snow falling in the background is a dude I don’t understand, because I’m a warm weather and beaches type of dude, and judging by the millions of people who live in southern Cali, many people feel as I do! Here in the City of Angels, you drive to and from the snow with the occasional snowstorm here and there. One thing that can’t be denied, though, is the Brantford Brawler, as I’ll call him, is one hell of a beast in the standup! Dude has world class boxing and muay thai skills, X, and he’s definitely a fan favorite because he goes in there like a man possessed and tries to knock his opponent’s block off! He hasn’t been in Empyrean too long, but he’s been very impactful during his time here! He’s had a 6-fight win streak so when he gets on a roll, he stays on it! Also, this will be the second time these two will face off. The first time was at EMP Impaler vs. Koniu where Ribbit won by unanimous decision! You better believe both of these men remember that fight, X, despite how long ago it was. Xavier: I’m sure they’ve not forgotten because warriors tend to remember most, if not all, battles they’ve been in, even if they can remember all of the details! The 10-4 member of the FinnFighters surely recalls that fight, Styles, as does his opponent tonight. “The Power Ranger” Ribbit is an outstanding 12-1-0! Various Heritage members are undoubtedly very proud of this Belgium battler, and he definitely has some steel in his fists! Judging from what we’ve seen, the combination he has of speed, aggression and power is downright frightening! His sole blemish is a submission loss by Kimura to Hen Nessy at EMP Paddington vs. Sainty in the first round! Beyond that, the only opponent he hasn’t knocked out in EMP has been Shawn Antoski! You know he’s champing at the bit and drooling like a predator anticipating a fight at this chance to knock out the man who he wasn’t able to during the first go round! Antoski is a bit taller and twelve pounds heavier so he may be able to sit down on his punches, as the term goes, and add a bit more damage to his strikes, but either way, don’t expect this fight to be technically aesthetic nor end up being a grappling competition. This is going to be a race to the knockout finish, I guarantee you that, and it’s going to be very explosive and potentially very bloody! Styles: Seeing that Ribbit is a knockout machine, I have to roll with him to win tonight! Antoski is a great fighter, no doubt, but Ribbit’s aggression and power are just one crazy and devastating combination that Antoski barely slowed the first time! Both men have improved since then, of course, but I think Antoski’s power has only increased and his knowledge of how to crack an opponent into next week has improved as well! Antoski will put up a tremendous fight but Ribbit will get past his defenses the one and only time he needs to blast Antoski’s jaw with a vicious uppercut that has him kissing canvas! Ribbit by knockout! Xavier: Antoski can make this a clinch battle, Styles, and if he does that, his tremendous skills in the standup, combined with his taller and heavier frame, could end up being the difference maker! By simply making Ribbit support his own weight along with Antoski’s, he could wear Ribbit down over the course of the fight and once Ribbit’s defenses lapse for that crucial split second, Antoski will unleash a crushing hook to his temple that sends him spinning to the mat and not knowing where the hell he is! The fans will eat this fight up and Antoski will eat up Ribbit’s defenses in the clinch before the knockout win! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Antoski by KO; Styles – Ribbit by KO Xavier: In the penultimate fight tonight, George Peterson and Mohsin Zaidi lock horns! “Smooth” Peterson represents the LEGION OF DOOM, and the accomplished fighter from Portland has been blazing his own trial quite well here in Empyrean! See what I did there, Styles? Portland, blazing his trail, Trailblazers? Styles: Yeah, yeah, I got it. You tryin’ to be clever!? Xavier: I thought it was rather clever, yes! Styles: Keep tryin’, X! You get an E for effort and a T for nice try! Xavier: Thanks a lot. Peterson began his career in excellent fashion with an 8-fight win streak! That’s definitely a way to start your career and fast, but since then, he’s been a bit back-and-forth with his fight results. The good news for him is he currently has a 4-fight win streak and the timing of that streak is excellent, because he’s in top form, great shape, and his confidence is as strong as his desire to win tonight! During this win streak, he’s won by TKO each and every time so relentless attacking has been the key to his success! Basically with Peterson, he either wins by knockout or gets knocked out, and that has endeared him to the Empyrean fans because they admire fighters who show no trepidation about being damaged! I don’t expect his approach to change one bit in this contest because he feels he can end this fight fast and furiously if he gets in the first round of damaging salvos, so to speak, and if he gets to Zaidi’s chin early and often, he could very well be right about that! Styles: At 13-5-1, no one questions Peterson’s ability to get the job done, X! However, despite having the height advantage and assuming he also has the standup advantage due to his world class boxing and muay thai abilities, Zaidi is equally as dangerous on the ground! “Pure Power” is 15-12 overall so he definitely has the combat experience in this fight! Having eight more fights than Peterson could be a major contributing factor in Zaidi figuring out how to one, avoid the onslaught that Peterson will surely unleash and two, get Peterson to the ground as soon as possible while avoiding that power and aggression! Zaidi’s current management and training team are his second in his career, and what’s odd to me is his previous management team decided to part ways despite him establishing a 4-fight win streak! You just don’t see a management team heading into a separate direction when a fighter is on a roll like that, but in this business, anything is possible at any point in time, even if it doesn’t make sense to a lot of people! Similar to his opponent this evening, Zaidi either knocks out his opponent or gets knocked out! Yes, there are some exceptions when he has won and lost by submission, but in general, he tries to win by TKO or tapout! He’s even made a few opponent bleed out to the point where the ref stepped in, so his punching power also has some piercing knuckles! Xavier: In this classic battle of standup versus grappling fighter, once again the man who can either establish or thwart aggression will be the winner as I see it! An x factor in this fight is Peterson’s willingness and ability to lock Zaidi into a clinch and keep the fight in close quarters. Peterson can land opportune knees and elbows in the clinch, along with punches, obviously, but more importantly, he can feel Zaidi make takedown or pull guard attempts, and if Peterson is confident in his ability to defend the takedown time and again then the clinch may be the way to go to ensure he does the most damage in the fastest amount of time! Of course Peterson can stay on the outside and rain down strikes from a distance, but he may be taking a bit more of a risk with that strategy because Zaidi will have more room to build up momentum and speed for a takedown, and he obviously is as strong as a bull, so keeping him close, in my opinion, is the way to go! Peterson wins this clash by knockout! Styles: Zaidi is just downright mean, X, and that mean streak will be the difference maker tonight! Add in the fact he’s on a very good roll in his last five fights and I don’t see Peterson stopping this wave of ferocity! It may take a while and Zaidi may have to take the counterattacking approach to get the takedown he seeks, but once Peterson allows Zaidi to plant him with a takedown, this is going to be finished quickly! Zaidi wins this fight by TKO because he’ll punish and bloody Peterson with vicious ground-and-pound! PREDICTIONS: Styles – Zaidi by TKO; Xavier – Peterson by KO Styles: The last storm front of a fight tonight pits the current Lightweight champion, Will Rock, defending that coveted title against Sasha Beliy! “The Lion” is a fantastic 25-8-3 and immensely popular with the Empyrean fans! You see, X? Lion, not a frog, but a lion! Xavier: Yes, Styles, I see that. Ribbit, again, can be named after whatever he so chooses. He’s a grown man and makes his own decisions. Styles: True, but he should make smart decisions like Rock has because a lion can waste a frog any day of the week! Xavier: Have you been watching National Geographic to confirm that? Styles: Don’t get smart, X! Anyway, The Greek warrior from Athens and a representative of The Evil Empire is incredibly skilled in every facet of MMA! The man knows how to get the job done and that is evidenced by the number of times he’s been a champion, X! This dude has worm more gold than the Kardashians! Xavier: Really!? We’re in Los Angeles now and you took it the route of the Kardashians? Styles: It’s very fitting and you know it is! Those women are every frickin place and they’re always decked out in jewelry and gold! Xavier: I can’t argue that point. Styles: No, you can’t, so thank you! Here’s a warrior who’s seen it all and done it all! Nothing surprises him and he’ll be the first one to tell you that he’s taken his share of damage, has dished out his share of damage, and he keeps coming back for more! He’s had a 5-fight win streak and a 6-fight win streak, and again, the championship experience and success carries tremendous value and weight for his knowledge, ability and place amongst the halls of champions in Empyrean! In his last four fights, he’s won three of them and most recently, he had an incredible war against Kongchai Phetboonme at EMP Ispa vs. Magufuli I V that ended in a split decision win for Rock! Of course there are those who felt that Phetboonme won the fight and from the footage we saw, an argument can viably and vehemently be made for both sides! Xavier: Check you out, Styles! Using words like vehemently. Very good. Styles: Close your mouth, X! I know some advanced words, too! You’re not the only one! Xavier: Hopefully this isn’t a prognostication of vicissitudes to occur. Styles: What the hell did you just say!? Xavier: Your reaction is all I needed to hear. Please, proceed. Styles: Whatever! The only thing this man hasn’t done or had done, for that matter, is make an opponent bleed like a stuck hog to the point where the ref stopped the fight before it looked like a horror movie slasher movie. Rock has proven he can win the battle of attrition if, for some reason, he can’t seal the deal before the final bell, but he’s also capable of knocking an opponent onto dream street with his fists or feet! Beily better be at his best and completely on top of his game or this will be a very painful and disappointing night for him! Xavier: “The Nomad” is slightly shorter than Rock but I don’t think that’s of any consequence because the bottom line is this: keep this fight on the vertical plane and give yourself the best chance of taking the title home with you tonight! Beily is 19-10 overall, and the Heritage member from San Bernardino, which isn’t too far from here, actually, has established a 4-fight win streak recently and the timing of that win streak is impeccable! Beliy needs every ounce of confidence he can muster from that win streak because make no mistake about it ladies and gentlemen, he’s in for probably the fight of his career tonight! Styles: I would say so, X! Beily has been a champion in the past but that’s been some time. He definitely wants to establish himself as a current champion while he’s the number one contender and has this sweet opportunity looking him right in the face! Xavier: I absolutely concur, Styles! The window of opportunity doesn’t stay open too long in an incredible organization such as Empyrean due to the vast number of fighters who have incredible skill sets and are very good at what they do. Beily had solid success with his previous management team and as you said, he wore gold around his waist and that can’t be overlooked or undervalued! However, after suffering a tough loss to Bill Oddie by knockout in the second round at TGC Crucible 13, he and his management team went their separate ways. With his current management and training team, it took a little while to get his footing but once he did, he ran off two separate occasions of 4-fight win streaks, including his current, and his management team has supreme confidence that tonight is his night! Styles: What’s interesting to me is both of these warriors have absorbed quite a bit of damage over their careers and we can only wonder how much ability they have left to take a clean punch or kick to the dome? Xavier: Punch or kick to the dome? Styles: Yeah! You know, upside their head? Xavier: Oh, I know what it means! I just didn’t think you’d use that particular vernacular. Styles: I have to keep you on your feet, X, so I’ll interject some slang here and there to keep it real with the people! Xavier: You do that. Styles: Oh, I will! This incredible title fight could literally end up being decided by who’s jaw doesn’t get crunched under the weight of a power shot or who can avoid taking a shin to the side of the neck that nearly knock their eyes out of their head that causes them to fall to the mat like a tree! Xavier: That’s a very valid point, Styles, and it will also boil down to who can gain the upper hand in positioning at the right time. It seems to me that trying to outwit the opponent will be the mental chess game these men will have to play to try and force the other to make the one error that either of these men need to take full advantage and gain the upper hand in the blink of an eye! Styles: With all due respect to Beliy, it’s very difficult for me to go against the incredibly skilled and more combat experienced champion in this battle for the belt! Rock has been through hell and high water and that doesn’t stop him! He has plenty left in the tank and he’ll prove that tonight but successfully defending his title by wearing Beliy down with pure aggression and power in the standup to force Beliy to be more defensive, and when that happens, Rock will rush in, drag this fight to the mat and he’ll work diligently to gain the upper hand in side control or full mount then put this baby to bed by forcing Beliy to tapout! Xavier: Beliy knows he’s the underdog in this battle but I think he embraces that, Styles! He knows the skill level of the champion as there is substantial footage to study and restudy. He’s also fully aware that he needs to keep his chin tucked, his hands up, and his head and feet moving fluidly, and that’s what we’ll see from the challenger tonight! Beliy has a chip on his shoulder because he hasn’t worn a title around his waist for some time now and he hears the doubters out there who question his ability to once again become a champion before he absorbs much more damage. He’s on a mission to prove to himself and others that he’s definitely and fully capable of overcoming a tremendously skilled warrior like Rock to be a champion! Beliy wins this battle by knockout using his vicious kicks to earn it! PREDICTIONS: Xavier – Beliy by KO; Styles – Rock by Submission Xavier: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for spending this time with Styles and I! We truly and greatly appreciate your time and attention, and we hope that we’ve provided you insight, entertainment and enlightenment in our first foray in Empyrean! Styles: Most definitely! We also thank HELLBENT for being our merchandise partner and hookin’ us up with some awesome clothing, and we especially thank the administration of Empyrean for allowing us to come here and do our thing! We look forward to an awesome and kick ass 2020 and we hope all of you continue to join us as we break it down to molecules! Take care and we’ll see you at the fights!

What my man said!

Love the poster ! Man 5/6 of my fights in the next 24 hours are BRUTAL! Time for some slider magic before leaving for New Jersey for some fighting myself lol, fuck I hope MY sliders are top notch, Trenton is a very hard place to win. Wish me luck, in game and real life carrying a bit of a groin injury but should be ok I should have been this week in Cartagena but work really needed me and such is life oh that would have been so much fun lol

That cheap mode of not touching opponent predictions to let the machine do your homework won’t work against experienced opponents. The best example is the series between Gusmao and Great Tiger at RISE. Burns and I have been scrambling our tactics each fight and the computer would not be able to keep up with that kind of slider action as it just takes the average from your last 20 fights. Agreed 70% of the time not touching your predictions will do the job but in my case I enjoy studying fights and setting sliders.

Why stop at of the year? How about a decade lmao

Dude I’ve built 3 successful orgs, one completed the Island and the other 2 are still running, going strong and nominated for best of. You come in here trying to discredit an org with more tenure and plain having worked harder than what you guys have so far accomplished. Several people have messaged me to remove Madness as you guys built your hype with experienced fighters on all divisions. Unfortunately nobody caught this during the nominations period and so it is what it is. I’m applying the same rules I explained to Mentor here and since you slipped through the cracks you remain. Instead of acting like an insecure dude just be grateful I’m so honourable and please stop bashing the other orgs as they get close to catching up on votes. Failure to do this will 100% result in a disqualification. In short: Stay classy San Diego

My guy is awesome Top 100 p4P no doubt !

A lot of those fucking names are the same managers that have created a HUGE INFLATION in the VIP exchange market. If they are doing it via hacking the lottery and I was the owner I would have my work cut out for me. This is sad, and they have the audacity to once have called me dishonest as fuck. I`m here with 104k to my name after having picked up 60+ 330k orphans because again some of these dudes buy/break/dismantle mid tier orgs like they are trying to recreate the Srebrenica massacre. We gonna MAGA this bitch too Master !