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Next round matchups will be posted once @Alfred returns after the weekend.

Dan Dinker is officially bounced from the tournament. My fighter Ryobi Sansho will fill in moving forward in his place and is ineligible to win any prizes in the tournament (save for a shared FOTN if warranted). We have one alternate left. @EEPUS I’ll assume you just gave up on the game as a whole and everything is well with you personally. I certainly hope you haven’t developed a severe chafing whilst running from the competition. We, as real men, soldier on here regardless of the demands of everyday life. They don’t teach that type of mettle in Pussy School. All the best!

Came here to say something less dignified. Message was sent with no reply and he hasn’t logged since Nov 30. @EEPUS is on the bubble. Unfortunately the 2 remaining alternates are already matched…meaning Chikorita would get an easy win. If he doesn’t show up for this he’s cut and Alfred will lightly besmirch his name for all to see.

If you were going to increase it, I would think a very noticeable sweet spot would be 15%. I’m not personally interested in watching fighters lives flash before my eyes, as part of the fun for me is seeing them grow into their careers. One of the oldest guys currently on my roster is 33 and has about 50 fights in a 15 year career (3.5 years in real time). Seems realistic enough given the time lapse. A good chunk of the user base thinks this is an MMA Training Sim when it’s supposed to be a fighting game. More starting points would go a long way toward helping to round out a new build and have him ready to fight at creation. The key here is FIGHT AT CREATION.

I hope to see a serious uptick in throws and / or tosses in this thing. Can I grab a tentative spot? Will likely have room for a fighter by the creation date.

I think this a step in the right direction if you look at the game holistically. Making weighted decisions for points allocation is more appealing to me than racing to max skills out across the board. Diversity of builds will grow and it will be interesting to see how your plans affect gameplay.

SUMMIT SERIES 2 - KT PHASE Alright lads we’re off on a wee break. It was only meant to be 1 week, but here we are at 2 weeks off anyway. Next round starts on the 24th November and subsequent cards will be scheduled based off of the longest injury time - could be weekly, could be 16 days out. We’re going to try and get as many KT matches as possible. 1st ROUND MATCH UPS

SUMMIT SERIES 2: GRAPPLING PHASE RECAP Tokyo, Japan As the lights go down at both Wild Bob’s and Paddy O’Malleys, we conclude the first leg of Summit Series 2. The tournament, so far, has had some parallels to its predecessor; a veteran manager has abruptly left the scene, a shining grappling star is born, a solid group of veteran managers keep this circus going, and Alfred basically plays the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain. We have also seen some differences this time out with some feisty young bucks jumping into the fray, a different format, and Jimmy keeping his mouth shut (it won’t last). GRAPPLING CHAMPION First off let’s congratulate Cesar Borge for his masterclass. John Pezao sent his fighter out to dismantle the competition. Borge captured 7 OTN awards in 8 fights, submitted the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place competitors, and submitted his opponent in 7 of 8 total fights. This was his route to an 8-0 record and the Grappling Crown. Impressive. GRAPPLING RUNNERS UP Andy Ettish has had a strong tournament thus far. With a 6-2 record, the Winterbottom standout won all of his fights by submission. His only losses come at the hands of the Champ Nd one other top 5 opponent. The next round will be pivotal for Ettish and while he looks to be somewhat well rounded, he also has the appearance of someone who masturbates with a belt around his neck. I’m excited to see what he can do with his hands, aren’t you? Well look who we have here. It’s PJ Jones and his newest weapon Jack Manion. Jack loves him some marsupials, and Vegemite sandwiches so clearly there s something wrong with him. His taste in lovers and food may be suspect, but his taste for winning is high level. He’s put on quite the performance in his past 8 fights and only fell short against Borges and Ettish. He’s already sporting a heavily weighted skillset and it should be a little concerning when the reigning Summit Champ is around.

Fight offers were sent out on Sunday and messages were sent on Tuesday to remind those with open offers that they need to accept. One manager reacted while the other still has not. Manager Rui Darkholme and fighter Bruce Wayne have been cut from competition. New offer sent out to Spagnolo and a message sent to an alternate fighter.

Dinker remains invloved with Johnny accepting

We’ve got two more managers lagging on their fight offers. In approximately 24hours they will be cut if their fight isn’t booked. Rui Darkholme Johnny The Gunt Chop chop lads, clock is ticking. @Skizz81 will enter an alternate (can win) @Alfred will enter an alternate (can’t win)

FINAL ROUND - GRAPPLING MATCHUPS

Update. Turns out for the alternate substitution to work correctly, you mist assume the outgoing fighters record. It is the only fair way to go about for all competitors, although I understand it may not seem that way from your perspective. If it’s any consolation, you are in no way out of the running as there is still a path to winning for you.

Hernando Villalobos (403637) Mao Feng (405725)