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Brackets updated, and losers bracket fights sent. Everyone eliminated was released or sent your former Empire deals. Ill look it over soon and let everyone know how the rounds will be spaced this week from here on out. I think Ill need more time between the winners and losers soon. Ill figure it out in the next few days.

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Round 3 winners thoughts:

Ambrose over Hunter in the battle of hot prospects was a very interesting fight. I look forward to my first fight with current #1 manager Matt Cave in about 6 weeks.

Bank, you got to get that next loser bracket card done pronto or the 4 winners will be sitting for 6-7 weeks.

Reilly did a great Kid Torres impression, hope you liked eating all those leg kick Gable.

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The brackets can only run as fast as they run guys. Im not going to start forcing people to fight injured this late in the tourney. Im aware of the unusual timing situation that came with the double elimination tourney. Im sure this will be the last one I run as it has been a headache for me and too time consuming for everyone else. lol But im not going to change the format now with a lot of money riding on the line.

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Im not asking you to change the format, rather just schedule the next losers round 16 days after the one next week. Keeping a 30 year old fighters tickers in line for 6 weeks is going to be a nightmare.

 

This is what I was referring to as well. I agree that we certainly don't want to be having people fighting injured, absolutely not, but at the last round there was more than enough time to recover from injuries.

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We are down to the final four in the winners bracket. Fights take place tonight in LA:

 

Drago (26-15-1) vs Kadowski (9-5)

Relative unknown Stash Kadowski has made a name for himself in this tourney. He has finished 2 of 3 opponents via (t)KO and most recently won an unanimous decision over veteran fighter Matt Sabre. Kadowski is a striker specializing in boxing, he will be the much larger fighter in this fight. It will be interesting to see if he can use his 20cm and 68lb advantage to effect.

Ivan Drago is as grizzled as it gets in the TycoonVerse. This 36 year old sports a more well rounded game and has finished every opponent placed in front of him so far. Biggums was the victim last round, dispatched via superman punch gaining Drago the KO of the night award.

Prediction: Kadowski has the power and size to put Drago out. However, Drago has too much veteran savvy to lose this fight. I think he will use his speed edge to avoid Kadowski's blows early and work the body and legs. An exhausted Kadowski is unable to land a telling blow and loses by decision.

 

Ambrose (5-0)vsReilly(27-7-1)

Another youth versus experience matchup here. Curtly Ambrose entered this tourney with a record of 2-0. Three straight decision victories, while not gaining many fans, has led Ambrose to the winners semi-finals. Ambrose is a well rounded fighter who relies on his striking as his chief offensive weapon. Ambrose has a big size advantage of 12cm and 65lbs. He has yet to show overwhelming power and the lack of fight tape on him makes him a tough matchup to scout.

Ignatius Reilly is a MT specialist who has accrued a 2-0-1 record in the tourney. Two decisions and a draw against Kuduro, who later abdicated his place in the tourney rather than hold up the proceedings with a rematch. Reilly has been in versus a much higher quality of competition and has maintained his place as an early tourney favorite.

Prediction: Once again I have to go with experience over youth. Ambrose is a top prospect in the tycoonverse, I just cant see him really threatening the veteran Reilly in the biggest test of his young career. Reilly by decision.

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