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a lot of the responses I have received to my mail for next season had no fighter replacements preferred so that may be something we go with next season.

 

I forgot to make a rule about this, so when it came up I had to make a split decision and having competed in EPL they have fighter replacement for the first 3 weeks

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Reaper picks:

Dragon Slayer gets the easy KO win vs Artie Lange

Esposito takes on Teller

 

Lange will happily put a beating on this "Dragon Slayer" can of a human being! I heard his manager has had him to busy with race care repairs to be properly training for fighting anyway.

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Lange will happily put a beating on this "Dragon Slayer" can of a human being! I heard his manager has had him to busy with race care repairs to be properly training for fighting anyway.

 

Incorrect, our team actually gave Slayer one of these to practice with ahead of his fight.

 

http://www.chelseadeals.co.uk/images/products/cancrusher/image01.jpg

 

Slayer should have no problem now crushing 'Artie Can'.

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Lol with Hopkins being replaced, there is kinda no room for tactical manoevers and so was the feedback i got, kinda non existent (besides Umbert's "I want LT!!!" which is the only not available option lol)... so, for Team KAISER i pick:

 

Mitchell vs Sato

Wentz vs Kafka

 

Pick the other 2 fights if you wish also. Since i replaced Hopkins i'll forfit the other 2 picks to you. You can pick whoever you want to fight whoever you want. Its upto you. Just put down the 4 fights you want to make.

 

As for the bitching and complaining about me trading fighters. I put together my team to help fuse out. I ain't in this for the money i told fuse at the very start i would prolly trade out a couple of guys once i can get others released. Hopkins was brought out of retirement because i signed Ryo to Empire the day before and Burrell had a fight booked. So i wasted VIP days to get Hopkins back into my roster for it just so it could continue the way Fuse wanted it. I informed fuse at the start and his words were yeah it should be cool.

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ITFL Review – Week 4 Pt. 1

 

Welcome to Hard Knocks Arena here in London, we have another jam-packed weekend filled with fantastic fights in this 4th week of the International Team Fighting League. This was the first week of action where the two groups faced teams from the opposing group, and boy did it make for some great fights. Team Kaiser took on the Aces of Spades, while team Hells Balls took on the Misfits. Team TFP tried to get out of their group’s cellar when they take on Dinooo’s Donkeys and our marquee match-up this week is the leader in group A, Reaper Combatwear as they take on Team Syndicate Nutrition. Let’s have a look at the fight recaps!

 

Bam Boon (12-9-1) vs. Artie Lange (16-9-1)

 

The opening fight for our part 1 of our weekend was a match-up between the Misfits and Hells Balls as Bam Boon 1 squared off against Artie Lange. There was a bit of trash-talk leading up to this fight, and the time for talking is over as the bell rang and our 1st round got underway. Artie Lange came out from the opening bell looking like a man on a mission as he set the pace early in the fight by being very active and very accurate. Boon 1 did his best to try to get going in this fight but the constant pressure and boxing of Lange was just too much for him, and after a big cross rocked his opponent, Lange unleashed a vicious uppercut that lifted his opponent off his feet and sent him crashing to the mat where the ref stopped the fight immediately.

 

Lange def. Boon 1 by 1st round KO

 

Pete Damato (20-16) vs. Dakota Royer (30-12)

 

Our next fight is another between the Misfits and Hells Balls as the very confident Dakota Royer takes on MMA legend Pete Damato. Royer’s camp was very vocal going into this fight and he was oozing with confidence to start the opening frame. Damato came out throwing absolute haymakers right from jump-street and his sloppiness early in the 1st round led to him eating several counter shots by his opponent. Damato landed a nice left-right combo that opened an early cut on Royer. These two warriors traded shots for 5 minutes in a very close round that the announcer’s cage-side gave to Damato due to landing the heavier blows and controlling the center of the octagon. The 2nd round started similar to the first with Damato coming out throwing shots with bad intentions, and eating a counter early in the round. Damato moved to the side and landed a nice right hand against Royer moving in and rocked him in the first minute of the round, and moments later after a missed leg kick by Royer, Damato landed a monster right hand that ended the fight with a huge upset victory. Damato turns back the clock and shocks the world!

 

Damato def. Royer by 2nd round KO

 

Karl Thomas (20-8) vs. Levi James (4-6)

 

The 3rd fight between Team Misfits and Hells Balls as Karl Thomas took on Levi James. Karl Thomas came out looking to clinch early in this fight, as he was able to successfully instigate it within the first minute of the round. Thomas held the fight in the clinch mixing in a good dirty-box game with a brutal MT game with knees to the head and body for over 90 seconds of the round before separating and then quickly closing in to clinch again. A failed takedown attempt from clinch separated the fighters, and this time it was James who instigated the clinch. That proved to be a mistake as a big knee to the body moments later had him sucking wind. After a dominant first round by Thomas, the two fighters got back to trading shots in round 2. James came out and instigated the clinch on the first move of the round and the fighters worked in the clinch for most of round 2 as well. At around the 3 and a half minute mark of the round, Thomas separated the clinch and landed a nice cross that rocked his opponent. James was able to survive until the end of the round however, and went into the last round down 2. James again came out and instigated the clinch very early in round 3, and the two fighters went back and forth until the final bell, and a great fight turned in by Karl Thomas.

 

Thomas def. James by 30-27 Unanimous Decision

 

Andreas Reinhardt (12-12) vs. Viktor Kafka (20-9-1)

 

Our next fight is the first between Team Kaiser and Team Aces of Spades, and this was a match-up I was really looking forward to this week as the Aces team was not very happy with Team Kaiser captain and his fight picking strategy. Andreas Reinhardt took place in his last fight in this tournament, and likely his career as he took on the well-rounded Viktor Kafka. Our bell rang, and the opening bout got underway and Reinhardt landed the first shot of the night, opening up a cut on his opponent. That shot just seemed to turn Kafka’s go button however because Reinhardt didn’t land many shots the rest of the fight as Kafka started to let loose with vicious leg and body kicks, as well as a very accurate boxing game. After a big right hand by Kafka rocked Reinhardt 3 and a half minutes into the fight, he quickly followed up with another vicious shot that forced the referee to step in and stop the fight.

 

Kafka def. Reinhardt by 1st round TKO

 

Pete Wentz (25-15) vs. Kauno Kaalikorva (29-16)

 

The last fight in our undercard saw Pete Wentz take on Kauno Kaalkorva. The 1st round got underway and Wentz came out the aggressor looking to use his kick game to back his opponent up in an attempt to get this fight to the ground. Pete Wentz was having scoring early on the feet and then set up a nice shoot takedown into half-guard, and managed to keep the fight in guard for the rest of the round to secure a 10-9 round. The 2nd round started a lot like the first with Wentz coming out and pushing his opponent backwards by staying active with his strikes. He got himself into a little early trouble when he was knocked to the floor with a big head kick from Kaalikorva one minute into the round. After following Wentz to the ground after the big blow, Kauno was able to remain on top for the majority of the first round and secured the round to even the fight going into the final frame. Pete Wentz showed the ability to recover nicely though, and came out and out-struck his opponent over the final 5 minutes of the fight to secure a very close decision.

 

Wentz def. Kaalikorva by 29-28 Unanimous Decision

 

Luka Beck (17-4-1) vs. Rage Blade (29-17-2)

 

Our main card kicked off with Team Kaiser’s member Luka Beck as he took on Team Aces Rage Blade in the first match-up between these two teams. Blade came out looking to take this fight into the clinch early, but Beck was able to avoid the attempts and drove through with a nice takedown into half-guard. The fight remained on the ground until two and a half minutes into the round, after Blade landed a nice sweep he stood up off his opponent. These two warriors traded shots for the rest of the round but a close first round was awarded to Luka Beck. Beck landed a nice shot that opened a cut on his opponent early in round 2, but Blade countered that by landing two really nice combinations. After missing wildly with a right hand, Luka landed a nice double leg into side control. Blade showed his ability to get up from the bottom this time, and the two fighters began trading once again. Beck landed another takedown before the end of the round, but couldn’t do much with it. He did secure another round however, and going into the last round Blade probably needed to finish this fight. Blade pushed right into the clinch to start round 3, but it didn’t take Beck long to separate and going back to landing heavy shots against his opponent and after the two minute mark in the round, Beck landed a brutal head kick that sent his opponent to the mat. He showed great patience in waving his opponent back to his feet, and then landed a big uppercut that knocked Rage Blade out cold.

 

Beck def. Blade by 3rd round KO

 

Dirk Diggler (22-6) vs. Greco Roman (12-9)

 

The next fight on our main-card is the 4th between the Misfits and Hells Balls as we saw a pure grappler vs. striker match-up when double elite striker Dirk Diggler left the porn career behind for a few hours to take on the former Olympic wrestler with a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Greco knew he needed this fight on the ground and he came out with several takedown attempts in the first minute of the fight. Diggler was trying to keep his opponent outside his range using brutal body kicks on his opponent, but a little over a minute into the round Greco Roman got the takedown he needed. Diggler did a great job avoiding damage from guard bottom and eventually forced the referee to stand the fight back up. Knowing he was probably down in the round Diggler really started to unleash vicious shots against his opponent and after a decent looking hook rocked his opponent, he landed an overhand right and some follow up shots on the ground that forced the ref to dive in and protect Roman.

 

Diggler def. Roman by 1st round TKO

 

Dragon Slayer (7-3-1) vs. Sir Jecht (13-4)

 

Up next was the debut of the newest member of Team Syndicate, Sir Jecht as he took on Dragon Slayer. Jecht had a good record coming into this fight and was looking to use his former Olympic pedigree to make a big statement in his first impression here in ITFL. Our opening round got under-way and Slayer came out pushing the pace throwing a majority MT centered game-plan with lots of leg and body kicks. Jecht was able to land a takedown with 30 seconds left in the round but it wasn’t enough to take round 1. Sir Jecht landed a counter takedown right at the beginning of round 2 and was able to hold Slayer down for the first two minutes of the round. Slayer managed to force the ref stand-up after a nice sweep but it didn’t matter as Jecht immediately put him on his ass again and was work his ground and pound until a little less than a minute left in the round. We entered round 3 all tied up and Jecht landed another takedown on the first move of the round. Dragon Slayer was able to force the ref stand-up once again two and half minutes into the round and after a couple nice jabs by Jecht unleashed a brutal head-kick that put his opponent out on his feet.

 

Slayer def. Jecht by 3rd round TKO

 

Nick Fury (25-4) vs. D.J. Vickers (8-9)

 

In our co-main event of the evening we had the 2nd match-up between Team Dinooo’s Donkey’s and Team TFP Graphics. Nick Fury came into this fight our individual points leader and he looked to continue his dominant run so far in ITFL as he took on D.J. Vickers in what would end up being his last fight in the tournament. Fury came out and pushed the fight into the clinch early where he unleashed a fury of strikes on his opponent as he worked him over for close to 3 minutes before a shoulder strike rocked his opponent and then unleashed a brutal uppercut that ended the fight in the first round.

 

Fury def. Vickers by 1st round TKO

 

Karl Denke (25-8-1) vs. Richard Lightfoot (20-7-1)

 

Our main event of the evening saw Karl Denke take on another of our individual point leaders and un-defeated fighter in ITFL so far Richard Lightfoot. The bell rang and our first round got underway and Lightfoot came out very accurate with his strikes as he looked to push this fight into the clinch. After a failed head-kick attempt by Denke his opponent countered by clinching up with him. These two fighters traded shots against the cage for over two minutes before finally separating and trading strikes til the end of the round. Lightfoot landed a really nice combination early in round 2, and again successfully engaged the clinch with Denke before the 1 minute mark of the round. He worked his opponent there for over two minutes before stuffing a takedown attempt from clinch and circling away momentarily, but Lightfoot again decided to close the distance and clinch up and held his opponent against the cage until the end of the round going up 2 rounds to zero. Denke needed a finish in round 3 and landed a nice takedown into side-control in the first minute of the round. The two fighters went back and forth on the ground but Denke’s best chance was after a sweep into full-mount. He did enough to win the final round but not enough to finish the fight and Lightfoot pulled off a close decision victory to close our first event.

 

Lightfoot def. Denke by 29-28 Unanimous Decision

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ITFL Review – Week 4 Pt. 2

 

Welcome to part 2 of our recap! ITFL came to you live from the Wombley arena in London, England for its 2nd ever PPV event. Our headliner and co-main event are two fantastic battles between our points leader Team Reaper as they bring a 1-0 lead to our 2nd event against Team Syndicate Nutrition. In other team action, Team Dinooo’s Donkey’s brings a surprising 3 to zero lead to the event over team TFP Graphics, while Kaiser leads the Aces of Spades 2-0, and team Misfits comes into the event with a 3-1 lead over team Hells Balls. Let’s take a look at our fight recaps…

 

Garrick Ballantyne (21-16) vs. Jax Teller (12-4)

 

Our first fight on part 2 of our weekend is the final match-up between Team Hells Balls and Team Misfits when the ultra-talented striker Garrick Ballantyne took on the 25 yr. old striking phenom Jax Teller. The bell rang for round one and we were underway, and Ballantyne came out landing strikes early before pushing the fight into the clinch position inside the first minute of the round. Garrick was able to maintain this position for the entire round as he worked a nice clinch game with punches and elbows to the face, while also landing with knees to the body to secure the 1st round in the eyes of the judges. Our 2nd round started with the two fighters trading blows at distance for the first two and half minutes of the round with Teller getting the better of the striking. After a clean right hook sent Teller to a knee, Ballantyne closed the distance and engaged his opponent in the clinch, where the two fighters stayed until the end of round 2. The fight was even-steven to start round 3, and both fighters needed to lay it all on the line in order to pull out the victory. Unfortunately for Ballantyne, it was his opponent who landed a big hook that rocked him, and followed up with an uppercut that knocked Garrick out cold. Teller closes strong and gives his team the 4-1 victory.

 

Teller def. Ballantyne by 3rd round KO

 

Ogmundur Girsurrson (11-4) vs. Dryden Mitchell (30-11-1)

 

Up next, Dryden Mitchell looks to continue a strong start by his team in event 1 when he takes on the always

tough fighter from Iceland, Ogmundur Girsurrson. Both fighters came out looking to get their strikes off first and the aggression from both men made for an exciting first round. The two fighters were finding mixed success early in the fight, but it was Mitchell who started to wear down his opponent with a brutal muay-thai game with very effective leg kicks to secure the first round 10-9. Our 2nd round looked very similar to the first as it was Mitchell who was starting to tee off on his opponent now. Ogmundur really had a difficult time finding his range in the 2nd round, and it was clear going into the 3rd round that the damage he had been eating was taking its toll on him. Mitchell cruised through round 3, even partially landing a head kick that rocked his opponent. Girsurrson managed to survive until the final bell but Mitchell easily won a unanimous decision.

 

Mitchell def. Girsurrson by 30-27 Unanimous Decision

 

 

Edward Richtofen (6-1) vs. Tito Hopkins (32-10)

 

Edward Richtofen did not make it to the correct location before the fight and as a result, his bout with Tito Hopkins had to be cancelled. Tito Hopkins was awarded the full 3 points, and his team was awarded the victory.

 

Thomas Billington (25-13-2) vs. Latka Gravas (22-13-1)

 

Our next fight is the 2nd between Team Syndicate vs. Team Reaper but the first of four on this card as Thomas Billington takes on Latka Gravas. The first round started and Latka Gravas came out the aggressor throwing punches and kicks in an attempt to close the distance and engage his opponent in the clinch. After a nice combination, Billington shot in and took this fight to the ground early in the round. Latka Gravas did a good job avoiding any damage and forced the referee to step in and stand the two fighters up. He quickly took advantage of the ref stand up by pushing Billington against the cage in the clinch, where he worked him over for the rest of the round to secure a 10-9 round 1. Thomas Billington did a nice job in round 2 of keeping the fight at a distance and landing his punches before finally landing a counter takedown three and a half minutes into the round. Gravas was again able to force the ref to step in and stand the two fighters back up but Billington did enough to win the round. We entered round 3 with an event fight and Billington was doing a nice job early in round 3 landing his punches that was until Gravas engaged in the clinch half-way through the round and kept the fight against the cage for the rest of the round. The announcer’s gave the fight to Gravas, but it was the judge’s opinion that mattered most and they scored it for Thomas Billington.

 

Billington def. Gravas by 29-28 Majority Decision

 

I.P. Daily (8-8) vs. Geralt of Ravia (13-3)

 

Team Kaiser looked to make it 3-0 against the Aces of Spades by sending their vicious muay-thai specialist to take on an elite level boxer in I.P. Daily. Geralt came out and successfully engaged the clinch position at the very beginning of the round. Daily decided he didn’t like the position and it didn’t take him very long to escape and get back to striking at a distance. Geralt used a leg kick heavy game-plan to try to wear down his opponent and managed to win a very close round 1. Geralt came out landing several jabs and leg kicks to start round 2, and it was a jab in the first minute of the round that rocked his opponent. He immediately engaged Daily in the clinch position, but was not able to keep it for very long. It didn’t matter though, as a big right hand from Geralt dropped Daily like a sack of potatoes and after a few follow up strikes to his grounded opponent the referee jumped in to save the fight.

 

Geralt def. Daily by 2nd round TKO

 

Jan Dudek (22-6-1) vs. Dan Smith (18-6)

 

Our main card kicks off with another fight between Team Kaiser and the Aces of Spades, and the Aces are in desperate need of the win as they look to not fall behind 4-0. Dan Smith would need to look to use his fight ending power to help him overcome the more skilled and experienced Jan Dudek. Both fighters came out aggressive in round 1, but Smith closed the distance and engaged the clinch position just before the 1 minute mark of round 1. It was a position he would briefly break before re-engaging as the two fighters spent the majority of the first round against the cage with Smith being much more effective from the position to secure a 10-9 round 1. The 2nd round looked very similar to the first as Dan Smith engaged the clinch early, and the two fighters spent most of the round against the cage with Smith again being much more effective from the position, and he took a 2 round lead going into the final frame. He wouldn’t need long to win the fight, as an opening 1-2 combination to start the round dropped his opponent to his back and despite flailing his arms in attempt to block the follow up hammer-fists, the referee jumped in to save the protesting Dudek.

 

Smith def. Dudek by 3rd round TKO

 

Dan Leighty (15-6-1) vs. Boy Bubby (12-4-1)

 

Up next on our card was an interesting match-up between the super talented Dan Leighty as he looks to put his team on the score-board when he faced off against rising young star Boy Bubby. Dan Leighty came out extremely accurate in the first round, while his opponent looked to unleash big power shots on his opponent and mix in his takedown attempts. Leighty closed the distance and pushed his opponent against the cage in the clinch position but seemed to have little success there early, and it eventually led to a big slam by Boy Bubby. Leighty did a nice job avoiding any damage on the ground and forced the referee to step in and stand the fight up just after the 3 minute mark of the round. Dan Leighty managed to out-strike his opponent the rest of the way and won a very convincing round 1. Dan Leighty came out landing at will in round 2, and the young stud Bubby just looked completely overmatched in this fight. We entered round 3, and Bubby would need a finish to pull this fight out of his hat, but it just wasn’t his night when an overhand left rocked him, and then a big head kick followed by a combination by Leighty ended Bubby’s night. Team Syndicate gets on the board, as they were down 2-1 against the team point leading Reaper Combatwear.

 

Leighty def. Bubby by 3rd round TKO

 

Katsuro Sato (20-8) vs. Jeremy Voda (11-7)

 

Jeremy Voda was a wanted man this week when Team Kaiser’s captain asked all of his fighters who their preferable match-up was, every single one of them called out Voda. Despite some pre-fight mind games by Roger the Aces put their superstar against another ground specialist in Katsuro Sato. Voda came out looking to get this fight to the ground, and was successful with an early trip takedown into side control. After a failed kimura attempt from side control, Voda allowed his opponent to regain the half-guard. Sato immediately jumped on a guillotine attempt, and once he regained full guard and squeezed tight he forced the tap-out just past the minute mark in the first round.

 

Sato def. Voda by 1st round submission (guillotine)

 

Frank Esposito (32-13) vs. Sergei Skylar (19-4)

 

Our co-main event of the evening was a grappler vs. striker match-up when grappling ace Sergei Skylar took on the double elite striker and former Empire title contender Frank Esposito. The little man Skylar came out very aggressive in round 1, and it seemed like Esposito had a difficult time catching the much quicker fighter on the feet. Skylar managed to dive through with a nice takedown into half-guard 90 seconds into the round and managed to keep his opponent down for several minutes before Esposito worked his butterfly guards and landed a nice sweep and stood up off his opponent. Frank Esposito came out landing his shots early in round 2, and it seemed as though he might’ve finally found his range. After a missed leg kick however, Sergei Sklyar landed a very nice counter takedown into guard. He managed to keep the fight on the ground for the rest of the round, and went into round 3 up two rounds. The last round didn’t go much better for Frank. Skylar landed a nice takedown very early in the round and worked a very effective ground game eventually getting to full mount and landing several heavy shots from the position before hurting Esposito badly and forcing the referee to step in with 4 seconds left in the fight.

 

Skylar def. Esposito by 3rd round TKO

 

Tweedle Dee (23-5-1) vs. Dennis Wise (24-9)

 

Our main event of the evening is a fantastic match-up as Tweedle Dee squares off against Dennis Wise. Both fighters come into this fight undefeated in the tournament thus far, and this would be the deciding fight as both teams come into it tied 2 fights to 2. Dennis Wise came out looking to score points early in round 1 knowing that at any time Dee could secure a takedown and possibly steal rounds in the judge’s eyes. His game-plan was very effective in round 1, landing a lot shots and keeping this fight on the feet for over 4 minutes of the round. Despite giving up the late takedown, Wise did plenty enough to win the round. Dennis was able to keep this fight on the feet for over 4 minutes in the second round as well, but this time Dee was much more effective standing and the late counter takedown into half-guard just secured what was a very close round standing. We entered the last round tied at two fights and two rounds apiece and this team showdown would literally come down to the final 5 minutes of the fight. Dee came out hobbling on his front leg after eating some heavy leg kicks by Wise and took the fight to the ground to avoid any more leg kicks. Wise did a very nice job avoiding damage and forced the ref to step in and stand the fight back up. It was Tweedle Dee who was getting the better of the striking though and after another takedown later in the round he did enough to pull out the final round and the final fight for his team, giving them the team victory over the #1 team entering the week.

 

Dee def. Wise by 29-28 Unanimous Decision

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Pick the other 2 fights if you wish also. Since i replaced Hopkins i'll forfit the other 2 picks to you. You can pick whoever you want to fight whoever you want. Its upto you. Just put down the 4 fights you want to make.

 

As for the bitching and complaining about me trading fighters. I put together my team to help fuse out. I ain't in this for the money i told fuse at the very start i would prolly trade out a couple of guys once i can get others released. Hopkins was brought out of retirement because i signed Ryo to Empire the day before and Burrell had a fight booked. So i wasted VIP days to get Hopkins back into my roster for it just so it could continue the way Fuse wanted it. I informed fuse at the start and his words were yeah it should be cool.

 

No one was talking about you specifically, it's understandable though you have taking it as such, considering you have prior form in taking fighters out of tourney's before they finished.

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No more fighter swapping guys. It's getting a bit ridiculous. Karl Thomas was released without any warning and will forfeit the upcoming fight with Thomas Billington. I doubt I will allow Potter09 a replacement as he obviously gave us 0 consideration before cutting. Team Misfits will likely continue with 4 guys

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