YerMaw

I think the odds just shortened on how long it takes till your next ban. You might want to look up what the word 'bigot' actually means before accusing other people of it. Racism, homophobia, anti-semitism... aye, think you'll find you tick most of the boxes Miratejo

Tbh I don't know what the fucks going on, I messaged Randy after HKT-3 and according to him his brother has been running the org the past week or so... I'd rather not see the org go under so given recent events (or lack thereof) I think it's probably best if control of the org is handed over to someone else. The org is still in decent shape: there's $182k in the bank and org hype is around 90-100 last time I checked. Events were turning in a profit of 70-120k back when I was running things so with a bit of work it wouldn't take much to get it back to that level. If anyone's interested get in touch and I will make the arrangements: main thing is to get someone active, event formulas etc. I can give you but activity is paramount: it's not the most demanding of orgs given the roster size but still need someone who can stay on top of booking events, ordering fights etc.

Mate - wrong person But aye, switching to this one event every two weeks system has been working well for my two projects. 18yr olds aren't going get better fighting every week

Final league table: http://i.imgur.com/54JhPNF.png Quarter final matchups: Newmark vs. Tyson Alexandersson vs. Curry

EPL Season 9 Week 11 Preview Yes, the final week of the regular season is here. Some of these matchups are largely irrelevant, some of them very much relevant. Hoi and McLauglin both need to pick up wins and pray that Tyson slips up against Maslow (not entirely out of the question), while Newmark and Harrington go head to head to determine who joins the Mad Monk in earning a bye straight into the semi-finals. Rasputin defeating Griezmann seems like a forgone conclusion but while Curry vs. Alexandersson has little impact in terms of post-season qualification it should be an interesting matchup nonetheless between the two heavy-hitters... http://i.imgur.com/SsAnCP8.png Key: Green - secured place in quarter-finals Blue - secured place in semi-finals Akamai Hoi vs. James Bomb Hoi is in a tricky position here, he is still on the cusp of clinching that last playoff spot but a win tonight over EPL Legend James Bomb might still not be enough. The Hawaiian will need to finish ahead of McLauglin on points (due to the H2H tiebreaker) and at least tie with Tyson. Unfortunately for Hoi, both McLauglin and Tyson have relatively favourable matchups in this final week and it's looking unlikely to say the least. However, there's not a lot Hoi can do to influence the outcome of those fights so he will have to do his best to put the lights out on Bomb and cross his fingers in the vague hope that results elsewhere go his way. One of the common criticisms of Hoi is that he can sometimes lack the power to finish fights; his KO record may look impressive (14/15 wins going by way of knockout) but he seriously struggled to put away Arthur Curry (who is noted for his suspect chin) and has generally been found wanting in this department against top-level opposition. However, in this instance he should have no problem making contact with Bomb's degrading chin. The Finn is 1-9 in his last ten appearances with that sole win coming over the similarly ageing Kyle Carlton. The years have taken their toll and for all the greatness Bomb has achieved in the past, no amount of experience will substitute the fact that his body is simply no longer up for it. I strongly suspect Hoi will walk away with the full two points on offer here. Prediction: Hoi by knockout. Kyle Carlton vs. Edward McLauglin Like Hoi, McLauglin is going to need Tyson to slip up if he wants to claim a place in the post-season. He does have the head to head advantage, but that will matter for little if Tyson can finish Maslow (which he should, at least in theory). In the mean time McLauglin will do his best to dispose of the former P4P No. 1 Kyle Carlton, which shouldn't be a problem for him given that Carlton hasn't enjoyed the most fruitful of seasons to date. There is one significant factor in this bout worth mentioning however; McLauglin sustained a large number of cuts in last week's matchup against Rasputin and this potentially could represent a small window of opportunity for Carlton to exploit and perhaps finish the season on a high note. After all, Carlton expertly took advantage Griezmann's tendency to cut back in week 2 by substituting his trademark power shots for accuracy which payed off in dividends as he walked away with the win in just one minute thirty. Perhaps the 40-year old can pull off a similar stunt here. McLauglin does have the superior striking defence to Griezmann but given he will want to walk into the quarter-finals as fresh as possible (assuming Tyson is feeling particularly generous this week) I anticipate the New England fighter will seek to finish Carlton as quickly as he can. Although on paper this matchup may look fairly straightforward, with McLauglin's superior chin ultimately prevailing, his medical concerns do complicate matters somewhat and I wouldn't be all that surprised to see Carlton pull off a surprise upset. However, I predict McLauglin will get the job done tonight but this fight might just be a little bit closer than some may otherwise suspect. Prediction: McLauglin by KO. Vladislav Maslow vs. Mike Tyson Tyson suffered a setback last week as he was on the wrong end of a big uppercut courtesy of Curry, but he can still clinch that final playoff spot with a finish over Maslow in the last week of the regular season. Maslow is still lingering in the bottom half of the table but has been enjoying a good run as of late with a surprise decision victory over Hoi in Week 9 followed by his win via rear naked choke against Bomb last week. Tyson may well feel that this fight is his to lose, but Maslow is an opponent to be underestimated at your own risk for reasons I will shortly explain. The Russian is relatively unique amongst the competitors this season purely due to the fact that he is the only true grappler in this field of standup artists. He has had significant problems trying to take the fight to the floor throughout this season, but in the occasions where he has been successful with his takedown attempts Maslow has been very effective indeed. And it's worth noting that Tyson doesn't have the greatest takedown defence... 62% TDD on the outside is a respectable statistic but hardly elite, and within the clinch things become even more problematic for Tyson with only 40% of takedown attempts defended. Coincidentally this is exactly how Maslow likes to work the fight to the ground; by closing the distance, clinching up and ultimately dragging his opponents to the floor. Tyson will need to be very cautious here and, if he does find himself in the clinch, prevent the Russian black belt from pulling guard at all costs. Tyson is a more than competent defender on the ground, he has only lost one bout by way of submission (and that was way back in his third professional MMA appearance) but with nothing to play for Maslow will be quite content to grind out a decision victory. Anything less than a finish would put Tyson in severe danger of missing out on the post-season so I expect the American to play a slightly more cautious role tonight and seek to avoid the clinch at all costs. Tyson can rest easy in the knowledge that while this fight remains standing he has a huge striking advantage. Likewise Maslow's chin is questionable, so Tyson can afford to ease off on the damage and avoid opening himself up too much to the counter takedown/clinch. Stylistically this is a very difficult fight to call: yet again we have another matchup which may appear straightforward on paper but in reality we may see something quite different. As it happens I think Tyson's shorter frame may actually be beneficial to him here in avoiding Maslow's takedown attempts. However, he will need to make adjustments to his usual strategy to avoid the Russian's desire to clinch up, and if Maslow can successfully pull guard we could be heading towards yet another upset in what has been a very unpredictable season from start to finish. Prediction: Tyson by KO. Grigori Rasputin vs. Ricardo Griezmann The bookies have stopped taking bets on this fight and for good reason, the Mad Monk has been utterly dominant so far in the season and is coming off the back of a seven-fight winning streak. Meanwhile Griezmann suffered another loss last week to take his tournament record to 2-8. Unusually the fight was stopped for something other than cuts as Harrington successfully pulled guard to lock in a triangle choke, but yet again Greizmann found himself outclassed in every department. Needless to say I don't rate his chances particularly highly here. Rasputin has both the power to knock Griezmann out cold and the ability to exploit his tendency to cut with some accurate striking. The Mad Monk goes into this bout fresh while Griezmann (somewhat inevitably) hasn't fully healed up from the beating he received at the hands of Harrington. Since the bookies aren't taking bets on this fight I'm going to put an offer out there: If Griezmann can successfully finish the Mad Monk or at least go the distance I will personally pay his manager 50k of my hard earned cash. In addition, if anyone wants to take a punt on this fight I'll put on odds of 50-1 up to a maximum of 1k (i.e. you put down 1000, you win 50000). Any takers? Prediction: Rasputin by TKO (doctor stoppage) Arthur Curry vs. Gymer Alexandersson Curry and Alexandersson have already sealed their places in the quarter finals, and with earning a bye week no longer a possibility this fight will be more about staying healthy than anything else. Losses to Harrington and Rasputin aside, Alexandersson has been in great form this season. He started the tournament late but despite that has impressed throughout and last week deservedly secured a quarter final spot with a surprise win over Newmark. The American looked to be getting the better of the standup but out of nowhere Alexandersson suddenly dropped Newmark with a straight right which forced the referee to step in just past the four minute mark. He is in good shape going into this bout and will be hoping for an early knockout to give him maximum recovery time for the start of the post-season. Meanwhile Curry impressed last week with a sensational upset victory over Tyson. In last week's preview I did mention that Curry's substantial height advantage might be something to look out for and sure enough it helped him out significantly here as Tyson struggled to make contact with the Irishman's chin. Curry will again have the height advantage here; although less substantial, those four inches could still make a significant difference (*cough* that's what she said). Like Curry, Alexandersson does possess ample knockout power so the Irishman will need to ease back slightly on the aggression (as he did to great effect against Tyson) to avoid getting caught early. Either way I think a KO is inevitable, Curry's superior height is nullified by his suspect chin and if the Swede can successfully work the body before moving up top I can Alexandersson getting the upperhand in the striking exchanges. However, if Curry can turn the tables by blasting Alexandersson with that right hand early the Swede could well find himself flat out on the canvas in the opening exchanges. Although there is absolutely nothing on the line in this fight we should be in for a very interesting matchup indeed. Prediction: Alexandersson by KO. Ashley Harrington vs. Bobby Newmark For me personally this is the biggest fight on the card, both of these opponents have secured qualification into the next round but there is slightly more at stake here given the winner of this matchup will earn himself a bye into the semi-finals. Really Newmark should have locked up the bye last week with a win over Alexandersson but things didn't play out exactly as he had planned... On the other hand Harrington enjoyed his second submission victory of his career as he surprised Griezmann by pulling guard and locking in the triangle. Of the two Harrington has the greater incentive to emerge from this fight victorious, recently the Englishman has been showing a slight tendency to cut and (although he is fully healed up for this fight) would surely benefit greatly from the extra week to rest up from potential damage sustained in this fight. Of course, Newmark isn't going to make it easy for him... Both of these opponents have the power to test the other's chin and there is a certain air of unpredictability about this one. Harrington most likely has the advantage on the outside due to his superior striking defence and more accurate boxing, however within the clinch I would give the edge to Newmark (who is quite capable of peppering opponents with knees to the body). Harrington has a 1½ inch height advantage but Newmark's lighter frame should help him out with energy recovery. An additional factor which complicates the outcome of this fight is Harrington's recent development of his Jiu Jitsu into a threat on the ground as well as his feet. If Newmark does take the fight into the clinch he will need to be cautious of Harrington pulling guard and potentially locking in yet another submission. Newmark may well be confident in his defensive grappling but it seems entirely plausible that Harrington might just look to gamble by taking the fight to the floor in order to avoid sustaining injuries that might hamper his chances in the post-season (after all, Newmark has never been one to throw the ground and pound). I still like Newmark's chances tonight but Harrington has a wide array of tools to cause the former tournament frontrunner serious problems in a multitude of areas. As such I wouldn't be particularly inclined to put money on either opponent here: this should be a fascinating fight from a tactical perspective (especially considering the possibility Harrington chooses to mix it up with a takedown) and we could easily see either fighter emerge victorious in this top of the table clash. Prediction: Newmark by KO.

Lmao. I was merely stopping Scott from making a mistake - it may have escaped your attention but I have a vested interest in wanting someone who can actually produce decent writing working for Ascension. Sadly you don't fit the bill.

Yup you got me... everyday I wake up and think to myself how can I write more like Mamado? Your work truly is the pinnacle of literary genius and yes I admit it, I am oh so envious of your greatness. I have accepted I can never write as well as you, but perhaps your eminence would care to share some of the secrets of your powers so that one day I may perhaps seek to emulate your illustrious works? What's that? Turn off the spell checker?? Why thank you oh great one for sharing your secrets, I will try this immediately and report back to you on the results. I am forever in debt to your wisdom.

I'll give Scott a pass because obviously he's not familiar with the literary genius of Mamada XD And as for 'hating'? Not at all, I wish you the best of luck in finding work as a 'writter'. Unfortunately you won't be working for Ascension, and that's nothing personal - it just so happens we are looking for someone who is actually competent. But best of luck in your search, I'm sure some other org out there will be willing to pay you for your 'services'.

Lmao. Scott you might want to read his 'writting' first I will speak to GBK and get something sorted with the union, might as well get someone who can actually write

Eh... for several reason, no. Firstly, people should be able to switch easily from KT to MMA and vice versa: MMA is the more popular aspect of the game so if you do anything to discourage people from switching that's only going to hurt KT orgs. I appreciate that you're trying to make suggestions to improve the popularity of KT, but in practice what you are proposing would do exactly the opposite. For example, I have three projects currently who I plan on putting into a KT org when they are ready. Eventually they will move onto MMA but being able to test them out at KT first enables me to get a better idea of chin/KO-power - if there was some sort of mechanism discouraging switching from KT to MMA I wouldn't bother putting them in a KT org at all. Also in regards to 'additional skill choices' - you already have knees/elbows which in all honesty are more useful for KT fighters anyway because of the skill cap. What exactly do you propose adding?

This is a decent idea. ??? You can do this already - just don't invest any points in ground skills Now you've completely lost me. I really don't follow what you're saying here but you can do this anyway: once your fighter is done with KT spend a few months training up TDD, DG, etc. and he's good to go - likewise if you have an older MMA fighter you can let his ground skills decline and focus all your training on standup.

Ah right, no bother.

Contracts have been sent out. We might need to find a replacement for Matti Teitsi tho: http://mmatycoon.com/fighterprofilepublic.php?FID=189895

I think delaying the creation date is a sensible idea - draft still isn't finished and this way teams can get a bit more time to plan out their creations.

One more game for tonight: http://lichess.org/Em7hYl9A

Try second link? Still need to get round to registering an account.

If anyone wants a quick game I'll be around for the next hour or so: http://lichess.org/tQC6at99 EDIT: fucked up and closed the link by accident http://lichess.org/EBZPAoRR

EPL Season 9 Week 10 Preview http://i.imgur.com/fgVieMl.png Kyle Carlton vs. Akamai Hoi With a record of 2-7 so far in this competition it's safe to say Carlton is done and, having already announced his retirement plans a few weeks ago, he is purely fighting for pride at this point. Hoi however is still in the running, it's going to be tough but with back to back wins over the next two weeks he could yet scrape his way into the playoffs. Last week's decision loss to Vladislav Maslow was a major setback however: not only was the Russian able to take Hoi to the floor twice over the duration of the bout (admittedly not that surprising given Hoi hasn't always shown the greatest takedown defence) but he successfully outpointed the Hawaiian on his feet as well. Hoi has been inconsistent throughout the season and it is absolutely vital he finds his form if he wants to finish strong. Fortunately, Carlton has not been at his best and, if Hoi can put on the sort of performance we know he is capable of, he should have no problems securing the finish here. As usual Carlton will go out looking for the KO, but Hoi's superior chin and mobility means he is more than equipped to handle the threat posed by the former P4P #1. Carlton's chin has clearly degraded over time and although Hoi can sometimes have problems finishing fights I don't see that being an issue here. As always Carlton will have a puncher's chance of pulling off an upset but it's going to be a tall order against the much younger Hawaiian. My money is on Hoi to get the finish within the first five minutes and record a much needed win to keep him in the hunt for a place in the quarter-finals. Prediction: Hoi by KO. Vladislav Maslow vs. James Bomb Both opponents are mathematically eliminated but nonetheless this should be a feisty affair given the rivalry between the respective countries of these two men. EPL Legend James Bomb hails from Finland, his opponent a Russian... by the name of Vladislav Maslow. The Winter War of 1939 didn't conclusively produce a victor, but perhaps the Spring War of 2016 may be a little different... Bomb may be 41 but he is still capable of finishing opponents. The years have taken their toll however and it is plainly self-evident that the legend has lost a step and his chin along with it. This will be his 130th MMA appearance and the man deserves plaudits for his sheer dedication to the sport but I fear he may not be able to celebrate this occasion with a victory... Maslow may be 3-6 in the tournament so far but last weeks victory over Akamai Hoi showed us he is quite capable of hanging in there with some of the tougher participants this season. And truth be told Bomb is unlikely to pose as much of a threat as Hoi: again, I envision Maslow's superior physical fitness will be the deciding factor here. Maslow's striking isn't quite at the level of some of the other participants this season and I wouldn't be surprised to see Bomb match the Russian on his feet, but ultimately the quality of his chin will let him down. In addition we have no idea the extent to which Bomb's ground skills have degraded: if the Russian can take him down this fight could take a very interesting direction indeed... Prediction: Maslow by KO. Grigori Rasputin vs. Edward McLauglin Rasputin is on a seven fight winning streak and thanks to his (somewhat predictable) win over Carlton last week has secured a quarter-final spot at the very least (and most likely a bye straight into the semi-finals depending on results this week). He can afford to take it easy here but knowing the Mad Monk he will have been on his special brew again and itching for another opportunity to unleash his inner beast in the cage. McLauglin however could really do with the win, he currently stands just 1 point away from a top-6 finish and with Tyson and Curry due to face each other earlier in the night (alongside the distinct possibility of Alexandersson dropping points against Newmark) McLauglin could easily leapfrog his way into 5th place and in excellent shape moving into his Week 11 matchup with Carlton. But of course this is hardly going to be a straightforward matchup for the American. McLauglin is at his most dangerous in the clinch, which coincidentally also happens to be Rasputin's greatest strength. In addition McLauglin has serious cut problems going into this fight and the Mad Monk (who, let's not forget, does possess the ability to dish out some mean elbows to the face) would surely be more than happy to see McLauglin take the fight inside. I wouldn't rate his chances much on the outside either: in the height department these two are evenly matched and Rasputin's significantly heavier frame puts him at a fairly substantial risk of suffering another straight knockout. I wouldn't count out McLauglin entirely, he did after all drop Tyson in less than 6 minutes but it's going to be a monumental challenge for him tonight. His medical concerns further complicate matters and when it's all said and done I anticipate Rasputin walking away with another victory in the bag. Prediction: Rasputin by KO. Arthur Curry vs. Mike Tyson This is a huge matchup for both fighters. There are still a lot of possibilities remaining with just two weeks to go but suffice to say whoever emerges victorious here will have taken a very significant step towards securing their place in the post-season. Tyson has a slightly easier matchup awaiting him next week as he takes on Vladislav Maslow but dropping points to Curry doesn't seem like a particularly sensible strategy given all that is at stake. For Curry this is do or die: he has one of the toughest schedules to end the season and is in the unenviable position of having to pick up points against either Tyson tonight or Alexandersson in the regular season finale. At this point his destiny is in his own hands: going 0-2 theoretically might still secure him a trip to the quarter-finals but it seems highly unlikely looking at the schedule elsewhere. Curry's best bet of winning this fight is to rock Tyson early and put him away before the American has a chance to test Curry's somewhat suspect chin. The Irishman does possesses plenty of KO power, that has never been in doubt, but the more this bout goes on the equally significant threat of Tyson's right hand will loom large. The Irishman does have a fairly substantial height advantage to count in his favour and in addition the 33-year old Tyson is showing some early signs of decline, but whether that is enough to swing this bout in Curry's favour remains to be seen. Both of these opponents have been something of an anomaly so far in the tournament having recorded big wins (Curry dropping Newmark and Tyson putting the lights out on Harrington) but have also dropped points against lesser opposition making this an extremely unpredictable fight to call. Ultimately I think what this fight will boil down to is who manages to connect clean with their opponent's chin first. In this instance I'm actually going to go with the Irishman: his chin is questionable but with that height advantage he might just be able to avoid enough of Tyson's punches to deliver a crushing finishing blow of his own. Prediction: Curry by KO. Ashley Harrington vs. Ricardo Griezmann Harrington is back to full health thanks to an early finish against McLauglin last week. He is now in excellent shape moving forward and with another win tonight can start booking his flights to Tokyo for the post-season. Furthermore, Harrington also has the possibility of clinching a week-bye if either Newmark or Rasputin slip up in the two fights remaining, although this seems unlikely given their form as of late. Meanwhile Griezmann isn't in quite as bad shape as we have seen him recently, thanks to being on the receiving end of an early head kick (as bizarre as that might sound) courtesy of Gymer Alexandersson. Another loss yes, but thanks to the early KO he didn't have to go through a potentially gruelling fight further worsening his existing cut problems. He's still not 100% but nonetheless in better shape than we have seen in previous weeks. But despite all that this is still Harrington's fight to lose. Griezmann has two KO victories so far in this tournament but both against opponents with highly questionable chins, Harrington's chin isn't outstanding but it's solid enough to provide enough resistance to see him through the round. And to further complicate matters for Griezmann, Harrington's forte has always been his highly accurate striking – against an opponent with a severe tendency to cut that will pay dividends from the word “go”. I've been wrong a fair amount of times previously in my predictions for this tournament but I really don't see how Griezmann has an avenue to victory in this fight. He has to outstrike one of the top strikers in the tournament and simultaneously avoid getting hit too much in the process. It's a big ask and I just don't think Griezmann is capable of pulling off that big of an upset unless he gets lucky with a stray punch. Prediction: Harrington by KO. Bobby Newmark vs. Gymer Alexandersson Newmark has been in great form in recent weeks but faces a tough matchup here. Alexandersson started the tournament late but has wasted no time in catching up with the early tournament leaders, losses to Rasputin and Harrington aside he poses a significant threat to any fighter in the competition although it will be interesting to see how he fares against one of the tougher opponents in the tournament. Both fighters prefer to work on the outside and rely primarily on their boxing first and foremost, although Alexandersson will also need to be wary of Newmark's body kicks which he is prone to use on occasion. Alexandersson does possesses a very slight height advantage (one inch) but it's not much and of the two it is Newmark who appears to have the better striking defence. One substantial difference between these two is the weight disparity: Newmark usually weighs in at around 221 lbs while Alexandersson walks around at 269 lbs. That 48 pound discrepancy could be significant for multiple reasons: it puts Alexandersson at a significant power advantage (which is reflected in his 100% KO finishing rate) but it also means he will tire quicker and potentially lose a bit of speed and agility to the more nimble Newmark. If Newmark can connect with enough of those body kicks he could find himself up on energy early on in the round and I could well see that being a decisive factor in what otherwise looks like a fairly close matchup. Newmark may be 36 but he has shown no signs of slowing down, perhaps Alexandersson can derail the hype train but as it stands I see Newmark clinching a semi-final spot with yet another win here. Prediction: Newmark by KO.

Well first I think you need some sort of time controls because it's a tournament format, just not blitz preferably Second if you're playing someone who is obviously not on your skill level at long time controls it can get incredibly boring. Recent example: played someone who was probably a 900/1000 ELO player on lichess - took them an entire minute to do a forced move...

See this is part of the problem with having people vote on the time + increment simultaneously I know for example I'd be perfectly happy with 10+0 but at 5/7 mins etc. I'd be voting for the increment to be increased.

First of all I highly doubt we would see many games go 60+ moves, secondly if I'm playing someone at an equal skill level yeah I'm quite happy to spend 40 mins at the board. Maybe other people aren't, in which case fair enough but I'm just not keen on playing @ 5mins unless there's a reasonably substantial increment. We could possibly do a compromise - most people seem to be evenly split between wanting blitz vs. 10/15 min time controls. Best solution might be to meet somewhere in the middle: e.g. 7+5, 8+4 or thereabouts.

No multiple options in the poll? Personally I'd be happy with 8/10/15 mins with increments set at 5/10 secs. I would also do 5 mins + 15 sec increments at a push, anything shorter than that and you are playing the clock instead of the person. 3 minute games would be ridiculous, that's not even blitz - it's bullet chess. EDIT: a word

You spammed TDs which would have gassed your guy out pretty quickly. In future you'll want to go way less on the try to clinch/try takedowns sliders - clinch/takedown attempts work best when they are mixed in with strikes: use the %'s you see at the bottom of your fighter page as a guide.

As far as format goes I've got a few suggestions: 1) Two group format based on time zones (most people are from Europe/North America so makes sense) 2) Each player plays each other twice, once as white once as black - seems pretty self-explanatory 3) Top 3 from each group qualify for the knockout phase. 4th and 5th go into a wildcard round (in case there's a skill imbalance between the two groups) 4) Knockout phase is seeded (so say 1st and 2nd from Group A are the strongest players, they shouldn't meet again until the final if that's the case)

On lichess you don't get the PGN till after the game so you'd have to manually set up the board position which invariably is going to eat up time. I've said it before but I think 10mins is a good compromise. Also if someone is playing like a 1200 player and then pulls out a GM move in the most complicated position on the board that's a bit of a giveaway