ITFL - International Team Fighting League

[verbalkint]

Aces vs KAISER

 

1st pick: Smith vs Dudek

 

Both standup guys against each other, i think this is for both parties a good pick, if we get your top guy Voda fighting Ravia (who was our strongest guy so far... or Beck maybe), the 3 matchups left would be perfectly even. I'd like that.

[ArtieBanks]

Lightfoot vs Denke

Mitchell vs Girr

[PBR]

Week 4:

Dinooo (H) vs TFP (A)

 

Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers vs Nick Fury -- Dinooo's pick (very weak one)

Tito Hopkins vs Edward Richtofen -- TFP pick

Kauno Kaalikarva vs Pete Wentz -- TFP pick

Richard Lightfoot vs Karl Denke -- Dinooo's pick

Dryden Mitchell vs Ogmundur Girsurrson -- Dinooo's pick

[embalmer]

Aces vs Kaiser

 

Voda vs Sato

Blade vs Beck

[shortfuse122829]

Almost done the 1st part of the write up, will definitely have at least that 1 up tomorrow.

[verbalkint]

Ah, i see... Voda is protected, eh? My mistake... sorry Team KAISER, i saw the chance to get 5 very even fights and i thought this would be in opponent's interest, too.

 

Reinhard vs Kafka

Ravia vs Daily

[AlexiZaitev]

ITs okay verb, no control over the opponents picks

[embalmer]

We will not be provoced into pickin what the enemy captain suggests.

[verbalkint]

Well, that is of course legitimate, and as long as KC is cool with that, maybe it was a smart move, who knows. But yeah, surprised, i'd always go for the most balanced matchups (guess it is fully obvious that i did not play any games there with the suggestion), still, i don't have fighters participating, so it's different.

[Stu_Pidasol]

Tactical selection of opponents is a very smart way to go in this comp.

 

Will that being said Bad Boy Buddy is going to KTFO any bum that gets thrown up against him..

 

This week the bitch Dan Leighty will get to feel the power in his hands...Bubby has told me that he is going to knock him out via turkey slap

[embalmer]

Yeah right, like Smith wasnt cherrypicked for Dudek? Carrying an significant skill disadvantage plus an injury. U want to discuss the picks and make it as fair as possible your welcome to contact me ingame.

 

 

[PBR]

i find it pretty weak if you pick for your own fighter -- unless you pick the best one out of the bunch to fight -- is it the smart way no not really but picking on the weakest or weaker fighters isnt the honorable way either

[embalmer]

Voda vs Soto is 100% legit fight, soto is a great groundfighter, so is voda, whats the problem? Should I put him against Ravia like verba so kindly suggested? Their nr1 MT fighter vs our weakest?! Naahh fuck that, he picked striker vs striker, we pick grappler vs grappler.

[verbalkint]

Hey, all fine, no trouble guys... i was looking at it way more naive than it may looks lol. First match, i picked the two standup guys, as we have some blackbelts in it, no doubt this is a good thing for both. Saw the ranking, saw Voda being 3-0 and thought we need to make the big one, Voda against our top guy... while Beck would have been also a good one. Consequence the next 3 fights would all have been very even.

STILL, the only possible big inbalance would have been the not so skilled grapplers against backbelts, so de facto the matchups are quite alright imo and i agree that Sato vs Voda is no no-brainer.

Just wanted to taunt a bit lol.

[Umberts]

It's not RAVIA! IT'S GERALT!!!!

[DeadlyDirk]

Listen you little piss ant...have u heard the term " Don't wake the sleeping bear"? Well too late, I am awake and ready for whatever you have planned, just ask CGrace how it worked out for him

 

Oh please, sleeping bear? More like stuffed cuddly bear! What exactly do you propose to do when Billington gets his hands on Gravas? He's gonna tear him apart, that little bitch couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag!

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ITFL Review Week 3 Pt. 1

 

What another great week of action here in the International Team Fighting League team tournament. Team Reaper looked to continue their great run and maintain their small lead over their biggest competitor in Dinooo’s Donkey’s. The leaders of Group B took on the team that came into this week sitting in the cellar. Dinooo’s Donkey’s looked for another big week against the Aces of Spades and last but not least, our marquee match-up when Team Kaiser and Team TFP looked to break their tie for 2^nd place, as both teams are looking to get themselves into playoff contention. Our first event came to you live on April 14^th, 2013 from the Camden Conference Center. We had 6,427 screaming fans in the arena as we prepared for the first fight of the night. Let’s take a look at some of the fight recaps.

 

Dragon Slayer (6-3-1) vs. Pete Damato (19-16)

 

In our opening bout we saw Dragon Slayer take on Pete Damato, as Team Reaper looks to continue their dominant run in the team portion of the tournament. Dragon Slayer came out looking to land a lot of leg kicks early in the fight in order to wear his opponent down. From the opening bell, this fight didn’t look good for Pete Damato as he was having a very difficult time finding his range. Just after the two minute mark in the fight, Slayer’s low kicks paid off as Damato dropped his hands and Slayer unleashed a perfect head kick that ended the fight.

 

Slayer def. Damato by TKO round 1

 

Thomas Billington (24-13-2) vs. Bam Boon 1 (12-8)

 

Our next fight was another bout in the Hells Balls vs. Team Reaper match as the well rounded Thomas Billington fought Bam Boon 1. From the opening bell it was Boon 1 who came out early looking to land powerful shots on the jaw of his opponent. Billington might just be the most durable fighter in the tournament however, and he ate Boon 1’s best shots and secured a takedown just past the 1 minute mark of the 1^st round. Billington was able to work his ground and pound nicely from the guard and half-guard positions and even advanced to mount at one point, but unfortunately for him Boon was saved by the bell. Boon came out the aggressor again in round 2, but after a missed uppercut he allowed his opponent to land a counter takedown into his guard. Billington showed some vicious ground and pound from the guard, Tito Ortiz style and was able to finish the fight moments after getting his opponent to the ground giving Team Reaper a 2-0 advantage.

 

Billington def. Boon 1 by 2^nd round TKO

 

Toby Diaby (25-11) vs. Dakota Royer (30-11)

 

Toby Diaby knew coming into this fight that it would be his last in ITFL, as his replacement was arranged before this fight took place. Still, he was hoping to come in today and finish strong and secure a victory to help his team stay on top of the standings in group B. His opponent is the resurging Royer who bounced back nicely in week 2 with an upset victory over Katsuro Sato, after dropping his first fight in ITFL and 4 of his last 5 fights overall. Our first round got underway, and neither fighter had much success early as they were both trying to find their range. Once Royer started landing though, it was clear his shots were really hurting his opponent and he started to look for his takedowns. Royer was able to keep the fight standing the entire first round with his best moments being an uppercut that landed flush and rocked his opponent, and a big right hand that sent Diaby crashing to the floor. Toby was able to survive the round, and we entered round 2 with Diaby desperately needing to turn things around. Royer came out in round 2 strong, landing a nasty body kick and a real good leg kick before again sending his opponent crashing to the mat with a big right hand. Moments later, he unloaded a vicious shot that needs to be seen to be believed. Let’s listen to the commentators announce this cage-side “Are you kidding me?! Royer ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Diaby clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!” A brutal knockout, as Royer tries to get him-self on the individual leaderboard.

 

Royer def. Diaby by 2^nd round KO

 

Andreas Reinhardt (12-11) vs. Tito Hopkins (32-10)

 

Our next fight saw two fighters trying to bounce back from losses in our last event, as Andreas Reinhardt took on MMA legend Tito Hopkins. Both fighters came out trading shots early in the fight and it was unclear who was going to take the early lead. Reinhardt was doing a good job at avoiding his opponent’s leg kicks, but Tito was also able to stuff both of Reinhardt’s takedown attempts. Hopkins showed why they call him “hands of stone” when a nice counter jab really seemed to hurt his opponent, and even opened up a nice cut. Tito followed up with a big rand hand that sent Reinhardt to the floor, but Andreas quickly got back to his feet despite being on wobbly legs. Andreas made 1 small mistake by getting distracted by trying to wipe some Vaseline out of his eye, and Hopkins made him pay by landing a vicious hook that knocked his opponent out cold.

 

Hopkins def. Reinhardt by 1^st round KO

 

I.P. Daily (8-7) vs. Richard Lightfoot (19-7-1)

 

Richard Lightfoot looked to make it 3-0 in our tournament as he took on the winless Aces of Spades team member I.P. Daily. Lightfoot started the 1^st round well, by landing his shots early and pushing his opponent against the cage in the clinch position. He was able to keep the fight there for over two minutes, mixing a good dirty box game with a few vicious knees, one of which opened up a cut above his opponent’s eye. Daily broke the clinch about half-way through the 1^st round but didn’t have much better luck at range with his opponent as he was able to land very few of his strikes, while Lightfoot seemed to be able to land at will. The 2^nd round really resembled the second half of the 1^st round as again Daily had a very difficult time throwing anything that landed, while Richard was able to dart in and out and land strikes at will. After 2 very convincing rounds, we entered the 3^rd with Daily needing a finish to win. It was Richard Lightfoot though who landed the big strike early in the last round which rocked his opponent. Lightfoot immediately took Daily to the clinch and unloaded a vicious uppercut followed by a barrage of strikes that ended the fight. He then took the time to berate the referee for the late stoppage before thanking the fans in attendance for a great atmosphere.

 

Lightfoot def. Daily by 3^rd round TKO

 

Levi James (4-5) vs. Frank Esposito (32-12)

 

In our opening fight on the main card Levi James took on Frank Esposito in our 3^rd bout between Teams Hells Balls and Team Reaper. James started the 1^st round with an uppercut that missed and ate a counter right hand for his troubles. Levi then landed an accidental knee to the groin which sent Esposito to the mat, and the ref gave him a few minutes to recover. Once action got back underway, James closed the distance and pressed his opponent against the cage. James tried to work his opponent over in the clinch, but an attempt to pull guard allowed Esposito to circle away. After stuffing a few takedowns, and landing some nice shots Esposito decided to take the fight to the clinch this time, but it wasn’t long until James drug his opponent on top of him into his guard. After a failed submission attempt by James, Esposito moved into side control where he was eventually swept right before the end of the round. James came out getting the fight to the clinch very early in round 2, and the two fighters fought for position and traded blows for over 2 minutes when another failed guard pull allowed Esposito to get back to striking at range. That seemed to be a much better place for the fight to take place for Esposito. James ducked right into a brutal uppercut that rocked him three and a half minutes into the 2^nd round. A minute later, Esposito landed another devastating uppercut that sent his opponent crashing to the mat. He showed great patience waving his opponent back to his feet and quickly clipped his opponent with a big right hand.

 

Esposito def. James by 2^nd round TKO

 

Katsuro Sato (19-8) vs. Edward Richtofen (6-1)

 

Our next fight was between undefeated striking phenom Edward Richtofen and the former grappling champion Katsuro Sato. It was clear this was going to be a true striker vs. grappler match-up as Sato came out and shot for a takedown on the very first move of the fight. After a hook from Richtofen opened a cut up on Sato, the two fighters high-fived each other and the action truly got underway. The two fighters traded blows for the majority of the first round but it was Richtofen who was landing the harder shots, landing a left hand that made his opponent’s cut even worse seconds before the round ended. Sato did manage a takedown into half-guard with seconds left in the round, but it wasn’t enough and he entered round 2, down 10-9. Both fighters came out looking to set the pace in the 1^st minute of round 2, but Sato showed is wrestling ability with a nice trip takedown into half-guard. After a few minutes of avoiding any serious damage, Richtofen was able to force the ref to step in and stand the two fighters back up. Sato quickly secured another takedown and was able to keep his opponent down for the rest of round 2, and we entered the final frame even at 1 round apiece. Katsuro Sato came out early in round 3 landing a takedown on the very first move, and was able to maintain the top position and keep his opponent in his domain for the entirety of the 3^rd round and secured a very nice upset victory to give his team the 1-0 lead in this pivotal team match-up.

 

Sato def. Richtofen by 29-28 Unanimous dec

Kauno Kaalikorva (29-15) vs. Luka Beck (16-4-1)

 

 

Another showdown between two managers from Philly as Kauno Kaallikorva took on 1 of the more controversial fighters in the tournament Luka Beck. Many wondered coming into this week how Beck would deal with the distractions over the last two weeks, including his family kidnapped, his manager and friend assisting in the crime, being arrested on suspicion of murder and the ridiculous accusations by the Grace camp that his fight in week 2 was fixed. Luka answered those questions with a resounding statement as he did a great job early in the fight making his opponent swing and miss and making him pay with devastating counter shots. Around 45 seconds into the round, Luka unleashed a brutal head-kick that sent his opponent crashing to the mat. He showed a lot of patience by waving Kauno back to his feet and continued to land heavy blows to his opponent. After faking with a right hand, Luka landed a big left that dropped Kaalikorva to 1 knee, and after some follow up strikes this fight was over.

 

Beck def. Kaalikorva by 1^st round TKO

 

Dennis Wise (24-8) vs. Greco Roman (12-8)

 

Our co-main event of the evening was the 4^th fight between Team Reaper and Team Hells Balls, and the latter desperately needed to get on the board as they turned to their former Olympic wrestler and ADCC grappling champion Greco Roman. He had a tough task ahead of him as his opponent came into this fight riding a 7 fight win streak and is the reason he was one of the betting favorites from the beginning. It was clear from the opening bell, that Roman wanted no part of Wise standing as he desperately tried takedown attempt after takedown attempt failing on almost all of them. Wise was landing heavy blows for the 1^st few minutes of the 1^st round until Roman was able to secure a takedown with two minutes left in the round. The remainder of the 1^st round took place on the ground, but Wise was able to sweep and get the top position, where he successfully defended all submission attempts to make it to the end of the round. Wise came out landing more heavy blows in the 2^nd round and right around the 1 minute mark landing a big head shot that rocked his opponent. After a beautiful feint to the body, Wise went upstairs with a left hook to the temple that put his opponent in la la land, goodnight.

 

Wise def. Roman by 2^nd round KO

 

Karl Denke (25-7-1) vs. Geralt of Ravia (12-3)

 

Our co-main event was probably the best match-up of the week as Karl Denke came into this fight looking to get his team on the scoreboard after his teammates came up short in the first two fights against Team Kaiser. Both fighters came out looking to trade shots early, but Denke mixed things up by landing a nice takedown 30 seconds into the fight. Geralt quickly reversed and got the top position but Denke did a good job avoiding damage and forced the ref to step in and stand the two fighters back up. The two fighters again tried to work their striking game for a handful of seconds before Denke again shot in and landed a takedown where the two fighters both had time on top landing some nice ground and pound, but the close round 1 goes to Denke. The majority of round 2 was spent at range with the two fighters going back and forth on the feet. It seemed like Geralt was getting the better of the striking and despite a takedown by Denke with just under a minute left in the round it was Geralt who secured a 10-9 round 2. Both fighters came out with intensity in round 3 but after a failed head-kick attempt by Geralt his opponent landed a beautiful takedown into side control where he maintained the top position for over 2 minutes before Geralt created a nice scramble allowing him to get on top. Unfortunately for him, he made an ill-advised decision by dropping for a leg lock, which allowed his opponent to get back on top and stay there for the rest of the round securing the 3^rd and final round and putting his team on the board in a very close fight that could’ve gone either way.

 

Denke def. Geralt by 29-28 Split Dec

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ITFL Review Week 3 pt. 2

 

International Team Fighting League continued to take over London with part 2 of our team tournament coming to you live from the Wombley Arena. After our 1^st event this week, Team Reaper came into event to with a dominating 4-0 lead over Team H.B. with one fight left they would be looking for the sweep. Team Dinooo’s Donkey’s vs. Aces of Spades is still up for grabs, with the Donkey’s coming into this event with a 2-0 lead. Team Misfits led Team Syndicate 1-0 and last but not least Team Kaiser had a 2-1 lead over Team TFP Graphics. Let’s get to the recaps, starting with the 1^st fight on the undercard.

 

Jan Dudek (22-5-1) vs. D.J. Vickers (8-8)

 

D.J. Vickers would get a chance to even up the team score with a win tonight. He would also get a chance to silence Dudek’s loud-mouthed manager as Joshua Donovan was very vocal about the easy win his fighter was gifted by the pick of TFP captain Captain Lou. The 1^st round got underway, and Dudek lands a nice punch early which caused his opponent to quickly close the distance and engage the clinch position. After some stalling by Dudek forced the ref to separate the two fighters, Vickers again pushed his opponent against the cage where the two traded shots for the rest of round 1 in a close round that was given to Dudek. Early in round 2, these two guys traded shots with Dudek getting the better of the striking early. Landing two counter strikes as well as getting his combinations going, Dudek looked to be off to an early lead, so Vickers once again pushed his opponent against the cage. Vickers had more success from the clinch in round 2, even landing a knee to the face that opened a cut on his opponent and after 5 minutes we had an even fight going into the final frame. Vickers rushed out in round 3 and immediately engaged the clinch. These two remained there for the entirety of round 3 but it was Dudek who had more left in the gas tank and gutted out a close 3 round decision to secure the win for his team this week.

 

Dudek def. Vickers by 29-28 Unanimous Dec

 

Latka Gravas (22-12-1) vs. Artie Lange (15-9-1)

 

Artie Lange has been in the midst of the giant scandal in ITFL over the last two weeks. He and his manager have been in hiding for fear of their lives that Luka Beck will catch up to them after they saw what he is rumored to have done to long time Grace LLC employee Christopher Bossman. Lange admittedly didn’t have a great training camp for this fight and was accompanied to the cage by private security, as the London Police guarded Luka Beck’s locker-room. Both fighters came out swinging right from the opening bell as it was obvious they both had a chip on their shoulders. Gravas was trying to get in the win column in ITFL, and Lange looked to prove that his fight 2 weeks ago was really fixed and that wasn’t just some lame attempt by his camp to cover up how terrible their fighter really is. Gravas was finding a lot of success with his head punches and leg kicks in round 1, while Lange was throwing predominantly punches early on. After 5 minutes of exciting action the judges gave the nod to Gravas in a close 1^st round. Gravas came out and landed a beautiful combination early in round 2 that dropped his opponent to the mat, but he backed away and waited for him to get back to his feet. Lange never really seemed to recover from the knockdown as Gravas really started to open up the rest of the round and secured a dominating round 2. Lange knew he needed a finish in round 3 and came out lunging with a right hand that led to him eating a counter shot for his troubles. Very soon after that Gravas unleashed a big right head kick that knocked his opponent out cold, before making a bold statement to….Umberts??

 

Gravas def. Lange by 3^rd round KO

 

Rage Blade (29-16-2) vs. Dryden Mitchell (29-11-1)

 

Mitchell came into this fight looking to secure the victory for his team after they got off to a nice 2-0 start on the 1^st part of our weekend. Blade came out looking to clinch early in this fight and managed it very early in round 1 where they traded blows for the first 90 seconds of the round before Blade backed away. Rage Blade found out quick that striking at a distance with Mitchell is not where he wanted this fight to take place as Mitchell was pushing a pace that really made him uncomfortable. After a nice jab by Mitchell cut his opponent, Blade decided to try to slow him down by again pushing his opponent against the cage. This time Mitchell was able to break quickly and then out-struck his opponent from range to secure a close 10-9 round 1. Blade came out looking to clinch again in round 2, and once again found success getting the fight there very early in the round. He quickly broke the clinch though and it didn’t take him long at range with Mitchell to decide to push him against the cage once again. Blade was able to keep the fight there close to a minute this time before mysteriously separating and getting back to distance where he was no match for Mitchell who again out-struck his opponent the rest of the round to take a commanding lead. Mitchell came out really landing heavy shots in round 3, and after rocking Blade with a nice shot, he finished the night with an overhand right followed up by some ground strikes and the ref stepped in to save the day.

 

Mitchell def. Blade by 3^rd round TKO

 

Viktor Kafka (19-9-1) vs. Ogmundur Girsurrson (11-3)

 

Viktor Kafka came into this fight winless in the tournament, but with his team already securing the victory this week this would be his first chance to go out and just have fun. Ogmundur was in the exact opposite position, with his team already down 3-1 he really was looking to secure a victory and try to stop the bleeding for the overall team standings. Both fighters came out aggressive and swinging with bad intentions early in this fight and it made for some very entertaining action. They were both slightly sloppy in the 1^st minute allowing their opponent to land a few counter strikes off wild misses but a big head kick from Kafka sent Ogmundur to the mat in the 1^st minute and it was clear he was really hurt. Kafka smelled blood in the water and there was no way he was not getting a victory here tonight, and he did it in impressive fashion as his opponent ducked into a beautifully timed uppercut that knocked Girsurrson out cold.

 

Kafka def. Girsurrson by 1^st round KO

 

Garrick Ballantyne (21-15) vs. Boy Bubby (12-3-1)

 

In our next fight, Boy Bubby looked to continue his impressive start to this tournament and secure a clean sweep for his team as he takes on a grizzled veteran with lethal striking ability. Ballantyne came out the aggressor in this one, and was having mild success with his strikes early on. He closed the distance and engaged the clinch just over a minute into round 1, but quickly separated from that position and went back to landing strikes and pushing his opponent backwards. Garrick again closed the distance and engaged the clinch 30 seconds later, but it led to a nice takedown by his opponent. Bubby was able to keep the fight on the ground for over two minutes, but with a minute left in the round the ref stepped in and stood these two fighters up. After 5 exciting minutes, Bubby was up on the judge’s scorecard. Boy Bubby came out in round 2 finding a lot of success with his leg kicks, before shooting in and landing a nice takedown into side control which seemed to rock his opponent. Bubby showed great killer instinct noticing his opponent was hurt and unleashing a fury of strikes that forced the ref to step in and stop it.

 

Bubby def. Ballantyne by 2^nd round TKO

 

Jeremy Voda (11-6) vs. Pete Wentz (24-15)

 

Our main card kicks off with the surprise fighter of the tournament so far in Jeremy Voda. He came into this tournament with barely a .500 record and has taken on two big time opponents and finished both of them. Pete Wentz came in feeling confident as most Convicted members usually do, and was hoping to derail the hype train that Voda is starting to build. Our first round got underway and Wentz landed a nice straight right hand early on, but a miss leg kick led to a counter takedown into half-guard by Voda. He quickly tried to cinch up a kimura and once he got his foot free, this one was over and Wentz was tapping 35 seconds into the opening frame. Another big victory by Jeremy Voda and he helps Aces get on the board.

 

Voda def. Wentz by 1^st round submission (kimura)

 

Jax Teller (11-4) vs. Dan Leighty (14-6-1)

 

With these two teams tied at 1 apiece, Jax Teller and Dan Leighty were both hoping to give their team the advantage with a win here tonight. Leighty has looked to be 1 of the early favorites after finishing his first two opponents. He combines a great striking game with good knockout power and a great chin to back it. Teller lost the battle in week 1 of two great young strikers but rebounded last week with a majority decision win over Viktor Kafka. Round 1 got underway and both these fighters came out trying to dictate the pace of the fight. Leighty came out with more variety in his striking game but Teller did a great job avoiding most of his kicks by forcing his opponent to back-pedal. After an exciting 5 minutes the judges gave a close 1^st round to Teller. The 2^nd round looked very similar to the 1^st as Teller came out trying to dictate the pace, landing a very nice straight punch that opened a cut on his opponent in the 1^st minute of the round. Teller decided to close the distance and engage the clinch, but his opponent seemed to have the advantage there and after a minute Teller decided to circle away and out-strike his opponent from range to secure the 2^nd round. Leighty needed a finish to win, and despite having more left in his gas tank and turning in a very good 3^rd round it wasn’t enough and Teller put his team up 2-1.

 

Teller def. Leighty by 29-28 Unanimous Dec

 

Constantine Barca (22-11) vs. Sergei Skylar (18-4)

 

Our next fight is another between Team Syndicate and Team Misfits as these two grappling aces looked to lock horns. Our 1^st round got underway and Skylar secured a takedown into guard very early in the round. Skylar had a very active guard game throwing up several submission attempts but Barca did a good job staying out of trouble and landing peppering shots from guard. Barca did manage to get to side control briefly but didn’t do a ton of damage from that position, nor did he find success with his sub attempts before Skylar was able to get back to half-guard where the fight stayed until the end of the round. The 2^nd round started much like the 1^st with a very early takedown by Barca but this time he landed in side control. After a failed Americana attempt, his opponent managed to sneak back to half-guard. Barca again managed to pass into side control where he landed some nice ground and pound this time before flipping his opponent over and taking his back where he quickly sunk in a rear naked choke and secured the victory for his team this week.

 

Barca def. Skylar by 2^nd round submission (RNC)

 

Karl Thomas (19-8) vs. Tweedle Dee (22-5-1)

 

Next is our co-main event of the evening as Tweedle Dee looks to stop the bleeding for Team Syndicate and make it 3-0 for himself in the individual end of things as he takes on BHP fighter Karl Thomas. Dee came out very aggressive and very accurate early in this fight, but Thomas did have a nice moment very early on when a big head kick opened a cut on Dee. That seemed to only make his opponent even more active as Dee continue to push forward almost landing at will until he secure a takedown 90 seconds into the fight after a deep breath by his opponent gave away he was tired already. Dee managed to keep the fight on the ground until a minute left in the round when the ref stood the fight back up. Made no difference to Dee though as he continued to punish Thomas on the feet to finish the opening frame. Round 2 started very much like the 1^st as Dee came out the aggressor and landing at will. It was clear the accumulative damage that Thomas had taken was really taking a toll on him and a short left hook from Dee dropped him to the mat, where Dee followed up with several unanswered strikes as the referee was late jumping in to stop the fight. Sean McDonnel has informed the Davies camp via email (as he’s still in hiding) that the referee will be fined 10K for his incompetence.

 

Dee def. Thomas by 2^nd round TKO

 

Nick Fury (24-4) vs. Dan Smith (17-6)

 

Last but not least we have our main event of the evening as Dan Smith takes on our current leader in the point standings Nick Fury. Several fighters have called out Fury and his camp for perceived cherry picking easy fights so far, it will be interesting to see if anyone calls him out the next time the Donkey’s are the away team. Fury came out aggressive and accurate in this fight, and a big head kick in the opening minute opened a cut on Dan Smith. He was having no problem picking his opponent apart from range but after a double jab by Smith missed, Fury countered by clinching him against the cage. The two fighters engaged the clinch briefly a couple times in round 1, but Fury was getting the better of things there as well and Smith continued to circle away. Our 2^nd round was a lot like round 1, as nothing Smith did seemed to work and he couldn’t seem to get out of the way of anything Fury threw at him. The damaging shots by Fury really started to open the cut on Smith even worse, and after an uppercut that rocked him and a big overhand right that sent Smith crashing to the mat, the doctor stepped in to look at the cut and waved the fight off. Don’t think it really mattered much as Fury looked close to finishing the fight anyway but nice job from the referee to save Smith from any further and un-needed damage.

 

Fury def. Smith by 2^nd round TKO

[ArtieBanks]

Tactical selection of opponents is a very smart way to go in this comp.

 

Will that being said Bad Boy Buddy is going to KTFO any bum that gets thrown up against him..

 

This week the bitch Dan Leighty will get to feel the power in his hands...Bubby has told me that he is going to knock him out via turkey slap

 

A certain team is going to put that to the test when they match up again. Boy Buddy has been warned. After the disgusting preformance put in last time. Plans are to knock out Buddy bud bud in the first round and hopefully break his jaw so it will silence him for a while. Think of when Struve fought Hunt and his jaw after it.

[Guest]

Ain't nobody calling out the stud also known as Artie Lange I see. Typical.

[DeadlyDirk]

Ain't nobody calling out the stud also known as Artie Lange I see. Typical.

 

He's probably still unconscious.

[Stu_Pidasol]

A certain team is going to put that to the test when they match up again. Boy Buddy has been warned. After the disgusting preformance put in last time. Plans are to knock out Buddy bud bud in the first round and hopefully break his jaw so it will silence him for a while. Think of when Struve fought Hunt and his jaw after it.

 

Knocking glass jaw Tito out again, would be a little boring..One would hope by the time we meet you next, Nick Fury would have stopped hiding behind Lance's skirt so Bubby can knock him out.

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Part 2 of the review up on page 16 of the thread. Thanks guys!

 

Just so every1 remembers Toby Diaby and Constantine Barca are now out of the tournament.

 

Barca is replaced by Diggler and I forget who Diaby is replaced by but it's in the thread somewhere

[JLP]

Power Poll

1. Reaper CombatWear: Reaper continued their stellar run through the first league portion of the schedule. Reaper has remained unbeaten. The surprising Boy Bubby has led the way and has confidence oozing out of his shortpants at this point.

2. Dinooo's Donkeys: Donkey's have stayed right on Reaper's heels. This week they face a motivated TFP squad that is none too happy about top Donkey Nick Fury's weakest link fight picking philosophy.

3. Kaiser: Kaiser takes on the Aces this week. Kaiser boss Kint did his best to manipulate the Ace's fight picks but came up short. A must win round for Kaiser to keep their lead in Group B.

4. Misfits: Misfits won their first as they edged the Syndicate 3-2. The Misfits need to keep their momentum going this week against the Hell's Balls squad.

5. Syndicate: Syndicate matches up against Reaper in what looks to be a close matchup. Tweedle Dee has continued to impress and looks to be the early favorite to win the individual portion. He takes on Dennis Wise in the most anticipated match-up to date.

6. The Fighter's Pit: The slumping TFP squad takes on the Donkey's this week. TFP really needs a win here to get back on track.

7. Aces of Spade: The Aces, led by Jeremy Voda, will be matched up with Kaiser. The Aces saw past Kint's clever ruse and plea for fair matchups. The Aces instead are looking to win and that's the ITFL spirit.

8. Hells Balls: HB had another poor performance this week. But these guys are gamers and there appears to be some good matchups for them to exploit this week against the Misfits. If they ever bother to make their picks.

 

Things are starting to get heated here in the ITFL. Insults, trash talking and pretend murders are flying fast and furious. Keep it coming!

[verbalkint]

LIES!