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EFC Contenders: LHW Semi-Final MAIN CARD Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao vs. Mikhail "The Cleaner" Zakarova Main event of the evening is in the Lightweight division. The current EFC Lightweight Champion, a 29 year old Manny Pacquiao (18-3) is coming of a loss. He’s known for some really heavy hands, he’s an excellent striker, both with hands and feet, but his main weapon for this fight might be his ground game. His opponent, 5 years younger, Mikhail Zakarova (14-1) is on a 5 fight win streak and has never been finished either by a way of KO, TKO or Sub. He is a top level striker with heavy hands and excellent kicks. On top of that he’s also very quick and a very strong athlete. Neither fighter will have a significant advantage in this fight, except maybe Pacquiao who’s a bit better grappler, but he never finished any of his opponents via Submission. Patrick "The American Psycho" Bateman vs. "Johny Boy" John Esposito It’s the co-main event in the Super Heavyweight division with a title on the line with both fighters being the knockout artists. Current title holder, Patrick Bateman (15-5) is a 24 years old and skill vise he’s a bit more rounded than his next challenger. He finished 11 of his opponents by KO and 8 of those came in the very 1st round. He’s also a natural strong athlete with excellent cardio and always comes very confident into his fights. His opponent in this bout will be a hard hitting machine John Esposito (7-1). He’s at the age of 27 and this will be his first title match. John is a world class level boxer with brutal KO power, the numbers are here; 7 wins, 7 KOs, all in 1st round. He’s undefeated in the EFC and one loss he had came due to an unfortunate cut. This fight might over very quick, don’t blink! Kara Hiri vs. Tony Soprano The main Undercard bout will be in the Light Heavyweight division. It’s a very even matchup for both guys, not only skill vise, but also cause of the fact that both fighters are coming of a loss. This is the chance for one guy to get back on track. Kara Hiri (9-3) is a excellent boxer with heavy hands and is a very powerful guy. He’s mostly described as a typical brawler who goes out there to knock people’s heads off. Due to his aggressiveness, he scored 8 KOs in the past with 6 of those in the 1st round. His opponent on the other side is Tony Soprano (10-1-1), a very powerful guy too, but also very quick and with a solid chin. He’s a bit more technical and doesn’t like to go with crazy exchanges as his opponent. "O-Fro" Owen Erskine vs. Mario "Elmundo" Turk This fight is in the Light Heavyweight division, introducing first, a 28 year old Owen Erskine (12-6). He is a striker with huge power, always looking to stand and bang and is coming from a 4 fight win streak. And that’s very interesting thing about Owen is that he was coming very aggressive in his first 14 fights all ending with stoppages, but that also cost him 6 defeats. From the last time he was finished, he changed his approach quite a bit, being a more economical with his punches. The last 4 fights he won came due to Unanimous Decisions. But this time, he’ll be facing a fighter with a same game plan that’s also perhaps a better striker. With the score 13-5 in his professional career and also a 28 year old, Mario Turk is a top level boxer that scored 10 KOs in the past, all coming from his fists and knees. He also has a granite chin, so he might go in there confident enough just to swing for the finish. "Ryder" Stryder Maloney vs. "Satch" Joe Satriani In the Welterweight division we have a classic matchup between a grappler and a striker. 28, year old, Stryder Maloney (10-3) is very solid on the feet, a very strong athlete with good kicks and knees, but his main advantage in this fight will be his ground game. He’s the owner of Brown belt in BJJ and should be looking to get a finish with a Submission as he cuts pretty easily. On the other side, Joe Satriani (11-3) at the age of 25, is perhaps better in all other areas of the game and is an excellent Muay Thai practitioner. He will definitely go out there to score another KO; he finished 7 of his opponents so far and he wants more. Daniel "¥Anuß¡š¥" White vs. Tubby Hayes 2 Light Heavyweights that are coming of a wins are about to face each other in the octagon for the spot at the Finals. Daniel White (10-3) is excellent on his feet; he possesses top level punches and granite chin that let him down only once. He’s 27 and also had a huge weight cut to make this far. His opponent, Tubby Hayes (10-2-1) is only 22 and is by far superior wrestler and grappler. He’s a very strong guy and also has a good chin. But there’s an interesting fact that comes along with him, he always fights to a decision. PRELIMINARY FIGHTS "The Hawaiian Warriors" Jay Leno (5-1) vs. Wayburn "Highlander" Hilton (8-5) Kevin "Dumangas" Jade (10-6) vs. "Quick" Rile Nokea (6-2-1) "Cutty" Denis Wise (5-2) vs. James Penn (11-7) Tommy My Chick Bad (4-2) vs. "The Techno Viking Fan" Wandell Griffin (9-8)

EFC 79: Made vs Valentine Taylor "2 beat your ass" Made vs. Alexander "Mr. Right" Valentine Middleweight title is on the line in this great main event of the EFC 79. Current Champion, the 28 year old Taylor Made is known for being very fast and an excellent all-rounder. He’s also the owner of a Brown belt in BJJ, but prefers to go for a KO. This time he’s about to meet a fighter with a very similar style. Undefeated in EFC, Alexander Valentine is only a 21 year old who is a very strong athlete, already at the top of the game and is feeling very confident coming into main event challenging for the title a more experienced fighter. Maybe the reason is - He finished 8 of his opponents by a way of KO, TKO or Submission in the 1st round. Leon Czolgosz vs. Huaka i "Nightmarcher" Po Co-main event is also a title fight, this one in the Welterweight division. Already a Champion at 22, Leon Czolgosz is a solid striker with a top level ground game and will be defending his title for the first time. The challenger, Huaka i Po, on the other side is a top level striker with excellent hands and is mostly known for his big right hand. If he’ll be able to stuff the takedowns, he might get a finish in the standup. Interesting thing is that while both fighters have a strong wrestling background and are running some nice winning streaks, the main difference is that Leon Czolgosz is yet to be stopped as he has some serious chin and on the ground he has the advantage.

I'm looking to start an Alliance or join the existing one. If anybody's interested in it, send me pm or just reply to this post.

I'm thinking it would be nice to give gym owners a change to occasionally put a poll on a subject in hand. Gym I'm thinking of (mine): http://www.mmatycoon.com/gympublic.php?gmid=1718 ...but sure it would help other gym managers too.

Thanks again for the advices, I can definitely use them. Check it out (link's in first post), maybe you'll find some of your fighters a good place to train. I think so too, I'm waiting to get more fighters in, then it will be easier. As for now, I'm in a loss, not even taking the equipment into equation (3k is pretty much, I hope it won't come soon), but eventually I'm thinking it will be balanced. 100 fighters or more should cover it, right?

1. Thanks, I hope you're right. 2. I did look around, I know that for start it will be hard to maintain it for $20/week, but I'm hoping it will grow. In fighter numbers, not price. Thanks for quick reply.

So this is my gym: http://www.mmatycoon.com/gympublic.php?gmid=1718 And my question is: How often can I change the gym's price/week? It's new and I wouldn't know a thing about it, as I'm new too. Could I change it, for example one day to 25$, and the next bring it back to 20$?

Weekly fee is 20$, which is a great price, but honestly I will need more fighters joining (this is just a little advertising), if I wanna keep it low as it is. If you have fighters that could use it, check it out. http://www.mmatycoon.com/gympublic.php?gmid=1718

That's a good idea (under current conditions), so thanks for help. I somehow missed that part before. And thank you all for your trouble explaining me that fact about GMT. How come? Do you usually leave 'your' gym on Friday when you already paid your current gym for next week or sign in a gym on Thursday morning? I think everybody got to know by now exactly what I was talking about. It's very well explained in the 1st page.

I think you should get more payment methods, I tried to get vip, but no luck, paypal sucks, at least for my country. People usually have bank accounts, but then not everybody have credit cards, especially few of those that paypal would accept.

From my experience fight on the ground can take too long. I don't mind that, but it's said here that time is too short. My latest fight, my guy wasn't even good on the ground. I can also add my strategy for this fight was on the feet, 5% on try the takedown, follow my orders 85%. I got very surprised with the outcome, but I don't mind, my guy won. Here's the 1st round: Joe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joe misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Joe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. Joe working the body and head with strikes. Tomaszek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. 1 minute That's one minute gone in the round. Joe misses with the ground and pound. Joe in side control, throwing shots but Tomaszek defends. Joe working the ground and pound. Joe lands a decent elbow from side control. Joe is working Tomaszek over with some ground and pound from side control. An elbow from Joe crashes against the mat. Joe cracks Tomaszek with an elbow. That is naaassty. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Joe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tomaszek sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Joe in side control, throwing shots but Tomaszek defends. Joe cracks Tomaszek with an elbow. That is naaassty. Tomaszek is not content to let Joe control the position. 2 minutes That's two minutes gone in the round. Tomaszek is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Tomaszek managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe. Joe fails to land a wild elbow strike. Joe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tomaszek some visible discomfort. Joe working the ground and pound from side control. Joe lands a decent elbow from side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Joe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomaszek is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. Tomaszek is not content to let Joe control the position. Joe throws an elbow but Tomaszek slips to the side and avoids it well. 3 minutes That's three minutes gone in the round. Joe working the head and body with strikes. Tomaszek is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tomaszek down. Joe working the ground and pound from side control. Tomaszek avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Joe. Joe working the ground and pound from side control. 4 minutes That's four minutes gone in the round. Joe working the body and head with strikes. Joe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomaszek is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. Tomaszek parries the strikes from Joe easily there. Joe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tomaszek to escape. Joe misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Tomaszek taking punishment in the form of punches. Joe throws a strike aimed at the side of Tomaszek's head but Tomaszek avoids it well. Joe working the strikes but Tomaszek uses the opportunity to regain half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Joe is nestled in close to Tomaszek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Joe lands strikes from half guard. Tomaszek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners. Round end Here's the whole fight: http://mmatycoon.com/fightcommentary.php?FTID=253493

What's different? I'm not sure what are you trying to say. Greenwich is very close to London (so time is the same, no?). Btw, that was quoted from the guide posted above. My English isn't perfect, so maybe I got it wrong somewhere.

One more quote, many people don't know this: All training times happen at 9am and 9pm GMT (time of London) no matter where you are in the world. You suggested a half-workable fix and thank you for trying to help, I just suggested it since I got to realize that maybe sometimes I won't be able to come online maybe the whole day, if Mike doesn't wanna do it, ok. I got no problem with that, I was just trying to help thinking it would help a lot of guys.

+1 (that would be the best improvement) VIPs are already at great advantage and 15>5 just sounds better.

I'm not sure do you 2 understand what's this about, I tried my best to explain it, but here, I found the quote for you, written by Moderator of MMA Tycoon, CardiffWanderer... In hope to skip further misunderstandings: ''The best time to leave a gym is the 2 hours after the pm session on a Thursday as Gym fees are taken out at 11pm GMT every Thursday'' Here's a link if you still don't believe me: http://www.mmatycoon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10763 Nobody's trying to rob a gym and I'm pretty sure it's not even doable, no matter what time you decide to leave, next time check the facts please.

Nothing, what's up? I'm just wondering about it and I'm not sure what do you mean (typo?) as English is not my mother tongue, but I think you got me wrong there too. It's said somewhere on this forum, by it's moderator (or game developer), so it is true. You DO want to leave a gym at that 2 hour window, but it's almost impossible, and for most people I guess. Exactly, it would be much easier with no lost money, just because you didn't make it in time. To make sure everybody gets it: It's Thursday and you want to leave right after that PM session, but you're not at home. So it leaves you with no choice but to leave current gym next morning (unless you miss couple of training sessions and quit earlier that day), but then you have to pay for something you didn't want/didn't use and can possibly go broke. If you stay in a gym one minute after that 2 hour window, you have to pay for another week, that's the catch. With more expensive gyms it makes a real problem.

Hi all, my first post... I have something for you, right now as it is, you can quit a gym at any time, BUT there's a fixed time when it's best to do it. I think I've read it somewhere, that it's 2 hours after you paid for a week. It's like do it then so you don't have to pay for another one. I'm not sure everybody can make it in that 2 hour window. I personally can't. So, quiting a gym, especially a '600$ gym' isn't an easy task and here's my suggestion: It would be better if there's a (second) option that lets you auto-quit a gym at that exact time (press that button and when the time comes, you're out, easy). Hoping for a positive answer, thank you! Cheers!