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[hoopsguy]

A review of the Top Ten fighters for the White division (starts off populated by computer opponents) - based on winning %, minimum # of fights:

#3 Izulde (6-2)
#6 DirkDiggler (7-3)
#8 BigJeff (4-3)

Not sure why Hunter isn't listed here - wonder if I have got his record wrong? If he is only 4-2 instead of 5-2 that would make sense. Otherwise I would expect him ahead of BigJeff at the very least.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #5 rosters:
Team #1 - Izulde, BigJeff, RipSavage, Day-Ne
Team #2 - Hunter, Swaggs, Budd, CoffeeWarlord
Out - DirkDiggler (first time a champ has sat)

Round #1 Predictions:
Day-ne vs Swaggs: both guys probably need a run to the finals to accumulate enough points to move up to Yellow. I'll look for Day-ne to snap his losing streak against the battered (but confident) Swaggs.

RipSavage vs Hunter: two of the less skilled guys out there now, but Hunter has shown more in the ring and has weight advantage. He should have a punchers chance at his second title.

BigJeff vs Budd: BigJeff has a pretty good record in first round, while Budd's only win is against the Warlord. Next.

Izulde vs CoffeeWarlord: the Warlord has to win sometime, right? But not here, unless Diggler really shook Izulde's confidence.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #5, Round #1 Results:
Day-ne lands the back knuckle to take the early lead. He then lands back-to-back hits to Swaggs, including a front kick that staggers the little man. Swaggs comes out swinging wildly to start the 3rd - could be ugly. Both men are fatigued - Day-ne just doesn't know how to finish off an opponent yet. A sloppy third ends with a 3-0 victory for Day-ne.

Hunter starts the fight with a shot to Rip's jaw. But the action slows for the remainder of the first. Hunter moves the margin to 2-0 with another punch, and finishes the period with a side kick. Rip doesn't push the panic button and closes the gap, but Hunter leads the whole way en route to a 4-2 decision.

BigJeff lunges into Budd, landing a solid left. A side kick sends Budd reeling. Budd responds with a front kick, battering BigJeff's chest. BigJeff answers at the start of the second period. Both men are landing big shots. But Budd hits the panic button near the end of the second round. BigJeff goes in for the kill, but isn't able to land a shot. Both men are Dazed, which means that we don't get to see anything resembling good fighting. 5-1 final, BigJeff moves on.

Izulde looks out for blood, smacking Coffee in the face and then delivering a toe to his gut. Coffee is staggered by the kick. Both men have their guard up in the second round; Warlord needs to do more than that if he wants his first victory. But Izulde basically stalls it out, 2-0 final.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #5, Round #2 matchups:
Day-ne vs Hunter: Day-ne has the skill edge, Hunter has the results. I'll call for the upset, as Day-ne starts to put it together in a push for his yellow belt.

BigJeff vs Izulde: nice matchup here, both coming off victories against overmatched foes. I'll pick Izulde because of his winning experience, but would not be surprised in the least if Jeff breaks through.

Tournament #5, Round #2 Results:
Hunter gets off to a fast start, landing two punches. He presses the attack, staggering Day-ne with a spin kick. Day-ne collects one point before the end of the round. Both men essentially rest in the 2nd period. Day-Ne comes after Hunter wildly, landing a hit but Hunter gets the point back. So much for the upset. Hunter wins 5-2, while Day-Ne will likely have to get more seasoning before being awarded his yellow belt.

Izulde starts the match off with a wicked spin kick, sunning BigJeff. From there, the action slows. Izulde picks up another point with a front kick late in the second period. It looks like he has reverted to being a defensive fighter. BigJeff finally breaks through midway through the third with a gut shot. But that is the only hit he lands, and Izulde will look for his third title after this 2-1 win.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #5, Championship matchup:
Hunter vs Izulde: after this match these guys will have combined for 4 of the 5 FOFC titles. Hunter is a terrific offensive fighter, while Izulde is probably the best defender in the group. I'll pick Izulde to extend his perfect record on the big stage.

Tournament #5, Championship Results:
Izulde gets a quick 2-0 lead, with a nasty punch/kick combo. That is his usual formula, get the early lead. He moves it to 3-0 with a 2nd period kick that crumples Hunters chest. Hunter looks desperate, and Izulde takes advantage by counter-punching to move the lead to 4-0. Izulde drills him in the head in the 3rd period to conclude the scoring. Another championship, now his third. DirkDiggler was seen smirking at ringside as he watched the combat.

[hoopsguy]

Swaggs has now moved up to 20 for his average ability, but with only 71 progress points he still has work left to do to attain Yellow belt. There are several other fighters at 19, including Izulde who certainly has enough Progress Points to move on.

I'm going to look to add a few more fighters to the stable in order to get to 16 man tournaments in the near future. I'm up for creating second fighters for those of you who aren't getting a ton of satisfaction out of your first guy.

[law90026]

What's a guy got to do to win something around here. Damn you Norris, damn you and your moustache.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'm going for a perfect 0-10.

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I'm going for a perfect 0-10.

It's good to have a dream. Seriously, your guy is now in position to rip apart any newcomers. And I'm planning to add a couple of new guys over the weekend, with or without an FOFC namesake. That will allow me to help some of the guys struggling for wins to pick up victories in eight man tournaments, as well as providing options for sixteen man tournaments once in awhile.

[Coffee Warlord]

My only glimmer of hope is the fact that I'm of good height/weight, so I'm just that potential guy.

[hoopsguy]

Introducing DeanHouston. He had quite a reputation on the football field, but how are his martial arts skills? Well, looks like he has a decent arm, but isn't very strong. And he looked bigger on the football field, although he has slightly above average size for an FOFC fighter.

DeanHouston
Trainer: Luse Lee
Strength: 4
Agility: 18
Quickness: 11
Stamina: 18
Perception: 11
Courage: 17
Arms: 16
Legs: 10
Body: 6

Ability Average: 12
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 174

I'll add another palooka each tournament until we get up to 12, barring new FOFC signups. If/when there is an FOFC sign-up I'll get them in right away.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #6 Teams:
Team #1: Swaggs, Izulde, CoffeeWarlord, DeanHouston
Team #2: RipSavage, Budd, DirkDiggler, Hunter
Out: Day-Ne, BigJeff

Swaggs vs RipSavage: critical match for both guys, seeking Progress Points for Yellow belt. I'll go with the more skilled Swaggs to win this.

DeanHouston vs Hunter: ouch. Budd is very disappointed not to get first crack at the ex-QB. 50/50 on whether this one is a KO.

Izulde vs Budd: Izulde will be using this tournament as a launch point for his Yellow belt. He isn't going to lose this match.

CoffeeWarlord vs DirkDiggler: CoffeeWarlord can't be pleased with his draw. Dirk is looking to set up a first ever matchup with Izulde of defending champs, thanks to his bye last tourney.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #6, Round #1 Results:
Rip spin kicks Swaggs in the head with his first attack, staggering him. The remainder of the round settled into a defensive battle. No points landed in the second round either. Swaggs started the third with a blow to the head of rip. Rip took control after that, landing back to back kicks that hurt Swaggs. 3-1 win, Swaggs will have to wait another tournament to get his Yellow belt. Over/under on his ability average upon getting the belt = 25.5

Hunter cracked DeanHouston in th head with a kick, but DeanHouston answered with back to back shots! And a third punch to end the first round! What are we witnessing here? He takes the edge to 4-1 after two periods, lunging into Hunter near the end of the round. Hunter smacked Dean to start the third, but needs to do a lot more. Dean lands another kick, Hunter answers with a punch, and the bell sounds. 5-3, DEANHOUSTON!!!

No hits landed in the first round of the Izulde/Budd matchup. Both land their first shot of the second period, with Budd getting the harder hit. Izulde lands another kick, cracking Budd's neck. The bell sounds, and Budd lands another kick. It counts, and Izulde is not happy! Budd puts the finishing touches on the match midway through the third, getting the go-ahead hit and emerging with a 3-2 win. What is going on here? Based on these upsets, does CoffeeWarlord have a shot against DirkDiggler?

Dirk starts the match smacking CoffeeWarlord in the face, but the Warlord answers with a lunge that staggers Diggler and another kick to the head! Diggler lands a kick, and we are tied at 2 after one period. The kidding around is over with now, as Dirk puts Coffee on the deck with a kick and adds another point. Warlord cuts the deficit to one with a punch near the end of the period. Both men have really put a lot into this fight and look tired. Warlord lands another blow to tie it up - not sure how a decision would go if no one can land another shot. But it doesn't go down that way, as coffeeWarlord connects with one last punch. 5-4 victory. This is the most bizarre tournament we've seen yet!!!!

[Travis]

son of a...

[hoopsguy]

So, after going 0-4 on picks last round, here are the Round 2 previews.
RipSavage vs DeanHouston: everything has set up perfectly for RipSavage to take home his first title. Just don't blow it.

Budd vs CoffeeWarlord: prior to this tournament, these guys had combined for one win, when Budd beat CoffeeWarlord. The Warlord will get revenge today.

Tournament #6, Round #2 Results:
After some initial feeling out, RipSavage punches Dean in the gut and in return is kicked in the head. 1-1 after the first. They again trade blows midway through the second round. Strange pace to this fight, still anyone's match. Dean punches Rip in the gut to start the third. Rip fires back late in the third with a punch to the gut, but DeanHouston closes it out with a cheap shot below the belt! The newcomer advances to the final as journalists rush to get this story into before deadline. Johnny Morton can only dream of these kind of results.

Budd spin kicks CoffeeWarlord, then drops a straight kick to his jaw. Both of those shots hurt the Warlord! Another kick to the head sends CW reeling. Budd connects again, this time with a punch - the rout is on. CoffeeWarlord lands a spin kick early in the second, but Budd connects with another punch. Coffee should be very careful, as he is in danger of being knocked out. Of course, that would require Budd being able to capitalize, which he can't. CoffeeWarlord ends the fight kicking Budd in the gut, but it is basically spitting in the wind as he falls 6-2.

[hoopsguy]

I clearly don't know these fighters anymore. I'm one bad pick away from an 0-fer tournament. Budd has to step up and get this win to defend the honor of the dojo.

Tournament #6, Championship Results:
Budd starts fast again, landing a punch to the ribs. But Dean answers with a side kick, and another side kick! 2-1 Dean after one round. He takes a 4-1 lead after landing two more kicks! And a punch, this is a slaughter! Budd is flailing away, trying to land the big hit. He does connect twice, but is it too late? Dean is running out the clock, and then finishes it with a elbow to the head of his demoralized opponent. 6-3, DeanHouston is the new FOFC karate champion!

[Travis]

So about these easy to handle noobs you're bringing into the ranks...

lol

[BYU 14]

I guess my Nickname will be 50/50 since I appear to be a perenial .500 Fighter.

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by Travis

So about these easy to handle noobs you're bringing into the ranks...

lol

I've got mixed feelings on this last tournament. I was hoping that the guys who have struggled to get wins could do so in order to avoid a huge disparity between their Avg Attribute and Progress Points - that happened, with all of the upsets. But I think if I ran that same tournament 50 more times that we would not have seen another DeanHouston title. That was Al Michaels "Do you believe in miracles?" stuff.

[hoopsguy]

Stats update. I'm ashamed of our corps of fighters for letting a newcomer with 4 Strength come in and win three straight. I'm challenging each and every one of them to respond and show DeanHouston that FOFC is not the bunch of wimps that they looked like in his first tournament.

	Trainer	Belt	Record	Height	Weight	Progress Points	Avg Attribute	Strength	Agility	Quickness	Stamina	Perception	Courage	Arms	Legs	Body	Spar Points	1st	2nd	KO
Day-ne	Chick Morris	White	3-5	5'8”	171	85	19	17	15	16	17	17	25	19	19	23	17	0	0	0
Izulde	Dum Boh	Yellow	9-3	6'0”	170	181	20	19	22	25	29	24	14	13	19	16	44	3	0	0
RipSavage	Peenyo Pepelino	White	4-5	5'9”	166	104	19	17	25	21	16	24	17	19	20	16	26	0	0	0
DirkDiggler	Luse Lee	Yellow	7-4	5'11”	172	225	21	16	24	20	19	13	23	17	43	17	50	1	1
Swaggs	Luse Lee	White	3-7	5'10”	156	75	23	22	22	24	21	23	28	17	31	18	21	0	1	0
Hunter	Peenyo Pepelino	White	7-5	5'10”	176	174	19	26	25	23	21	18	13	16	12	15	42	1	2	0
CoffeeWarlord	Peenyo Pepelino	White	1-6	6'0”	170	79	18	30	24	16	16	22	13	14	13	17	14	0	0	0
Budd	Luse Lee	White	3-6	5'10”	171	122	18	15	22	15	14	14	20	17	30	13	25	0	1	0
BigJeff	Sakki Takitaki	White	5-4	5'9”	168	117	19	14	16	22	21	22	18	20	17	19	27	0	1	1
DeanHouston	Luse Lee	White	3-0	5'10”	174	38	13	10	19	11	18	11	12	16	11	12	15	1	0	0

[hoopsguy]

Best and Worst lists:

Progress Points: 225 (DirkDiggler), 38 (DeanHouston)
AvgAttribute: 23 (Swaggs), 13 (DeanHouston)
Strength: 30 (CoffeeWarlord), 10 (DeanHouston)
Agility: 25 (two tied), 15 (Day-ne)
Quickness: 25 (Izulde), 11 (DeanHouston)
Stamina: 29 (Izulde), 14 (Budd)
Perception: 24 (two tied), 11 (DeanHouston)
Courage: 28 (Swaggs), 12 (DeanHouston)
Arms: 20 (BigJeff), 14 (CoffeeWarlord)
Legs: 43 (DirkDiggler), 11 (DeanHouston)
Body: 23 (Day-ne), 12 (DeanHouston)
Spar Points: 50 (DirkDiggler), 14 (CoffeeWarlord)
1st Place: 3 (Izulde)
2nd Place: 2 (Hunter)
Knockouts: 1 (three tied)

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #7 lineups:
Team #1: Hunter, RipSavage, Day-ne, CoffeeWarlord
Team #2: Izulde, Budd, DirkDigger, BigJeff
Out: Swaggs, DeanHouston

Tournament #7, Round #1 Previews:
Day-Ne vs BigJeff: two guys on the verge of moving up to Yellow belt. BigJeff has the more successful career, which would mean Day-Ne wins. If this was Tournament #6. I'll go with BigJeff.

RipSavage vs Budd: Rip needs this more, as he is right on the verge of his Yellow belt. Budd had his best fighting last tournament, but may be scarred by his miserable title performance. Advantage RipSavage.

Hunter vs DirkDiggler: one of these guys is always getting tough draws in these tournaments. Both look to have an edge after suffering embarrassing defeats. I'll pick Hunter in an upset, just to pick against Dirk for once.

CoffeeWarlord vs Izulde: can Coffee awaken in the first round against a tough foe again? No way, Izulde walks to the second round.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #7, Round #1 Results:
BigJeff lands his first two punches, taking command early. Day-Ne cuts the lead in half with a side kick to start the 2nd period, but that is all of the scoring going into the 3rd. Day-Ne ties it up with a straight punch to the jaw, forcing our first judge's decision in some time. And they award it to ... Day-Ne. 2-2, BigJeff couldn't touch him after landing his first two attempts.

Rip lands a punch to the body, then follows it up with a pair of lunges to take control right away. Budd is panicked, trying to make it up in one swing. Rip lands two more shots to start the second period, mixing up his punches and kicks. Another kick, 6-0. One more punch to the head to end the period, this is ugly. Rip starts the third period with a knockdown kick - will we see a knockout? Nope, but it was a pistol-whipping. 8-0 final.

It is all out action in the first period here, as Hunter is hitting Dirk at will, including power punches. 4-2 after one. Hunter lands a spin kick to take the margin up to 5-2 by the end of two. The third period includes more of the same, with three punches to the head. Dirk is swinging wildly, and Hunter can't land the knockout. When will we see some knockouts? 8-2 final, dominating performance by Hunter.

CoffeeWarlord starts the scoring with a fist to Izulde's face. But the rest of the period features defense. Izulde ties it up with a shot to the gut early in the second. coffee lands a spin kick that sends Izulde reeling. He really is strong ... Izulde forces a tie late with a spin kick, but Coffee has the power punches and emerges as the winner by judges decision. 2-2.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #7, Round #2 Previews:
Day-Ne vs RipSavage: neither one of these guys has ever been to a final. I'll pick RipSavage to follow up his strong showing from last time out and move past Day-Ne.

Hunter vs CoffeeWarlord: both guys had good wins, but Hunter was just on another level. I look for him to keep up the pace here and move to his 4th championship match.

Tournament #7, Round #2 Results:
Day-Ne staggers RipSavage right away with a side kick. Again, with a front kick. But Rip lands a lunge, drilling Day-ne in the head right before the end of the period to salvage something from the opening round. Rip ties it up late in the second with a spin kick. Rip takes the lead, but it is short-lived as Day-Ne plants him on the ground with a front kick. He didn't see that one coming! And that assures Day-Ne the decision when it ends up 3-3.

Hunter opens the fight with a kick to the midsection of CoffeeWarlord, knocking him to the ground! Coffee responds with a punch to the midsection. But Hunter lands back-to-back kicks and knocks out the Warlord in the first period! Wow!!! 3-1 final.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #7, Championship Preview:
Day-ne vs Hunter: The Hunter has looked like a very bad man so far this tournament, dismantling both of his foes. Day-ne has won a pair of ties. This won't be tied at the end, as Hunter gets his second title.

Tournament #7, Championship Result:
Day-Ne gets off to a great start, hitting Hunter twice and staggering him. But Hunter comes back aggressively, tying the score with a hard right cross. But wait - Hunter falls to a knee after landing that shot. He is holding his hand - it looks like he won't be able to continue! Day-Ne, in his first championship event, takes home the title thanks to an injury default. And Hunter has to settle for his 3rd runner-up trophy. What a shame, as this was shaping up to be a really entertaining match.

[Coffee Warlord]

Damn it! There goes my perfect record!

[hoopsguy]

And FOFC goes hunting through the lists of sports heroes for their next entry - it is current basketball player KlaytonMyers.

KlaytonMyers
Trainer: Dum Boh
Strength: 5
Agility: 7
Quickness: 9
Stamina: 10
Perception: 6
Courage: 17
Arms: 14
Legs: 8
Body: 10

Ability Average: 10
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 167

[hoopsguy]

By the way, the injury to Hunter is a real downer for him. Not only did it potentially cost him the title, but it had a direct impact on his stats. He dropped from 19 to 15 in AverageAttribute, taking him away from his Yellow belt (about half the guys have that now).

Before/After
Strength: 26/15
Agility: 25/16
Quickness: 23/23
Stamina: 21/21
Perception: 18/20
Courage: 13/11
Arms: 16/13
Legs: 12/15
Body: 15/15

Note that the "After" values include his dojo workout, which brought his Average Attribute back up to 17.

[hoopsguy]

Also, if KlaytonMyers wins the next tournament, then I'm going to cut one of the three fighters that lose to him. I will consider it 100% unacceptable for our highly trained fighters to lose to athletes with no martial arts training. Sweep the leg!!!!

[Travis]

oh for pity sake, lol.

Does an injury hold you out from any future competitions, or just a direct impact to ratings (if it's the former, do the lost stats come back as you heal?)

[WVUFAN]

Too late to submit someone?

[law90026]

Tainted win

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by WVUFAN

Too late to submit someone?

Nope, still looking for FOFC sign-ups. I'll be giving them preferential treatment over the other characters I create in terms of tournament entries - will roll them out there as much as possible. It is an uphill battle going against the more experienced fighters, but DeanHouston certainly showed that it is possible to get wins. And fighters that sign up now will be more experienced than the ones that follow them.

So submit away!

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by Travis

oh for pity sake, lol.

Does an injury hold you out from any future competitions, or just a direct impact to ratings (if it's the former, do the lost stats come back as you heal?)

I'll be able to submit you for the next tournament. I was planning to have your guy sit one, until I saw the stats loss. At that point, I decided he was getting punished enough.

I don't believe the stats come back as you heal. However, the last time I played this game was nearly 20 years ago and I wasn't tracking stats the same way I am with this dynasty. So there is a chance they start to come back, but I don't think that a program spanning two old-school floppy disks includes sophisticated enough code for that type of recovery.

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by law90026

Tainted win

A really tainted win would have been down 4-0. Day-ne was tied at the time and had shown in this tournament the ability to pull out close matches. I'm just bummed that there was an injury in a title match and that Hunter has to work that much harder to get his belt. But Tournament 7 was by far the best work we have seen out of Day-ne.

[Neon_Chaos]

Dirk Diggler and Hunter seem to be facing each other quite often.

No regrets, one Championship under the Diggler's belt, looking for more!

"YOU CAN'T STOP THE DIGGLER, BABY!"

[Izulde]

Ouch! I'm in a serious slump after picking up my Yellow belt. I'm still the only three-time champion, though

[WVUFAN]

Name: WVUFan
Trainer: Peenyo Pepelino

[hoopsguy]

WVUFAN ended up joining Swaggs in the sub-160 group - not the best club for guys looking at stellar fighting careers. The first time I rolled him up he checked in under 150, so at least he added ten pounds on the re-roll.

WVUFAN
Trainer: Peenyo Pepelino
Strength: 21
Agility: 18
Quickness: 14
Stamina: 11
Perception: 11
Courage: 8
Arms: 17
Legs: 2
Body: 9

Ability Average: 12
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155

[hoopsguy]

For the next tournament I'm going to include all the new fighters, along with CoffeeWarlord, Budd, Swaggs, and Hunter. That list includes the people with the lowest ability and/or fewest wins.

So that leaves one spot - right now we have four sitting each tournament. The four who are not in this tournament will automatically be in the next one.

Tournament #8 lineups:
Team #1: DeanHouston, Hunter, BigJeff, Swaggs
Team #2: Budd, CoffeeWarlord, WVUFAN, KlaytonMyers
Out: Day-ne, Izulde, RipSavage, DirkDiggler

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #8, Round #1 Previews:
BigJeff vs WFUFAN: BigJeff is one of the favorites to win this tournament and represents a very tough matchup for WVUFAN. I don't see the newcomer shocking the world like DeanH did.

Swaggs vs Budd: Swaggs has a commanding (23 vs 18) skill advantage over Budd that he should use to offset the 15 pound weight difference. I have Swaggs as the co-favorite with Bigjeff to win this title.

Hunter vs CoffeeWarlord: The Warlord has always suffered, on a relative scale, with his skill level. But he has a three point edge now against the recuperating Hunter, an advantage I expect him to exploit.

DeanHouston vs KlaytonMyers: We have seen Dean win against experienced fighters, now he gets another two-sport athlete. Dean has talent and experience on him and should win this one pretty easily.

Tournament #8, Round #1 Results:
BigJeff connects first, landing the back knuckle attack. He again connects with a punch to WVUFAN's dome, ending the period up two. Neither fighter is able to score in the second period. BigJeff lands a power punch to start the third, taking control of the fight. And that is how this one ends.

Swaggs and Budd trade shots early in the first round. Swaggs takes the lead with a side kick, and adds a late front kick to the midsection to close out round 1. Swaggs opens up a 4-1 lead, but Budd responds with back-to-back kicks, including a knockdown before the end of the period. Swaggs starts off the third with a kick, but Budd answers with another punch. This one is up for grabs, but Budd can't land the tie-breaking hit and Swaggs advances in an fun fight for the viewers.

Hunter starts the scoring, landing three straight punches to the chest of CoffeeWarlord. What injury? Coffee responds with a punch of his own that staggers Hunter, and adds a kick to narrow the margin heading into the second period. Coffee again connects with a kick, staggering Hunter. Hunter lands a pair of shots and finally appears to be hurting his opponent. Hunter takes a 6-3 lead to start the third, landing another shot to the chest and staggering Coffee. Coffee is able to land one more shot. But his defense was poor, allowing Hunter to pick up his first win on the comeback trail, 6-4.

After a feeling out period to start the match, DeanHouston lands a pair of punches to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. A side kick moves the margin to 3-0 and staggers Klayton. Myers looks lost out there. Dean hits him with another spin kick to start the 3rd. He follows it with a shot to the chest. Klayton is flailing away, trying to stay in this match, but Dean just toys with him. 6-0 victory, and Dean is now 4-0.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #8, Round #2 Previews:
BigJeff vs Swaggs: Swaggs still enjoys a skill edge in this fight, as he does in just about all of his bouts, but BigJeff is no slouch. I look for a close fight, but will pick BigJeff because he is almost certain to win a tie.

Hunter vs DeanHouston: this bout features a couple of prolific attackers, both of whom gave the fans a show in Round #1. Hunter should give DeanHouston his first loss here, but would anyone really be surprised by another DeanHouston miracle?

Tournament #8, Round #2 Results:
Swaggs starts the scoring, but BigJeff lands back-to-back shots and hurts Swaggs. He moves to a 3-1 lead, but Swaggs ends the 2nd period with kick to th egut. BigJeff punches Swaggs in the head midway through the third to cement the win. 4-2 final in a match that was close but strangely not that compelling over the last two rounds.

Dean gets the first hit, but Hunter answers with a side kick that staggered the former QB. DeanHouston lunges in, surprising Hunter with an elbow to the side of the head. Hunter again lands a kick, and Dean grimaces. But answers, again with an end of period hit. Dean takes a 4-2 lead, but Hunter lands another power shot to keep this one close. But Dean defends well down the stretch, keeping Hunter from landing the tying punch. 4-3 win, and the legend of DeanHouston continues to grow.

[hoopsguy]

Tournament #8, Championship Preview:
BigJeff vs DeanHouston: it is the veteran BigJeff who is looking for his first championship against the phenom DeanHouston. Who would have thought that a QB often described as soft would be able to come in and have his way with a stable of trained martial arts fighters? BigJeff will put an end to the madness tonight. His grind-it-out affair with Swaggs showed that he is capable of defending against the varied offensive attack DH brings to the table.

Tournament #8, Championship Result:
Dean starts the scoring with a front kick to the chin of BigJeff. He builds the margin with a straight punch to the chest. BigJeff had zero offense in the opening period. But he lands a massive spin kick to start the second. That is all the scoring until the third period. The fighters eah quickly pick up another point, but Dean once again is able to dodge and deflect incoming attacks. Jeff tries to force the action, and walks into a front kick near the end. 4-2 final, and DeanHouston becomes only the second fighter to win multiple titles.

[hoopsguy]

Swaggs and Hunter are the last of the original nine fighters remaining at White belt level. Swaggs should get there, win or lose, in his next fight while Hunter was set back by his injury. But Swaggs is our most skilled fighter and Hunter is the first to ten wins, so each of has some level of accomplishment over their first eight tournaments.

WVUFAN received a whopping one Progress Point for his first match. It is a long way to Yellow at that rate ...

[hoopsguy]

Updated stats:

	Trainer	Belt	Record	Height	Weight	Progress Points	Avg Attribute	Strength	Agility	Quickness	Stamina	Perception	Courage	Arms	Legs	Body	Spar Points	1st	2nd	KO
Day-ne	Chick Morris	Yellow	6-5	5'8”	171	85	19	17	15	16	17	17	25	19	19	23	24	1	0	0
Izulde	Dum Boh	Yellow	9-4	6'0”	170	181	20	19	22	25	29	24	14	13	19	16	46	3	0	0
RipSavage	Peenyo Pepelino	Yellow	5-6	5'9”	166	104	19	17	25	21	16	24	17	19	20	16	37	0	0	0
DirkDiggler	Luse Lee	Yellow	7-5	5'11”	172	225	21	16	24	20	19	13	23	17	43	17	52	1	1	1
Swaggs	Luse Lee	White	4-8	5'10”	156	101	25	22	29	24	27	19	31	14	38	18	28	0	1	0
Hunter	Peenyo Pepelino	White	10-7	5'10”	176	273	18	20	15	23	21	21	17	13	15	19	64	1	3	1
CoffeeWarlord	Peenyo Pepelino	Yellow	2-8	6'0”	170	120	21	33	27	18	15	24	17	18	19	16	21	0	0	0
Budd	Luse Lee	Yellow	3-8	5'10”	171	152	20	15	23	18	18	15	23	17	34	14	29	0	1	0
BigJeff	Sakki Takitaki	Yellow	7-6	5'9”	168	155	21	20	17	24	25	23	20	23	21	20	38	0	2	1
DeanHouston	Luse Lee	White	6-0	5'10”	174	90	14	8	22	13	21	11	13	19	12	9	29	2	0	0
KlaytonMyers	Dum Boh	White	0-1	6'0”	167	4	11	5	13	10	20	7	16	11	8	10	0	0	0	0
WVUFan	Peenyo Pepelino	White	0-1	5'10”	155	2	14	22	21	14	12	13	8	15	11	9	0	0	0	0

[Coffee Warlord]

Good GOD I suck.

[hoopsguy]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Good GOD I suck.

You are 50% stronger than any other student (33 to 22). Surely that counts for something?

[hoopsguy]

OK, so I'm not liking where we are currently at with 1/3 of the stable on the outside looking in for all fights right now. So what I'm going to do is schedule separate fights for the fighters not in the tournament. I've been scheduling "Official" tournaments every time out, but I can also run Regular tournaments, with any even number of opponents and schedule the # of matches. So, I'm going to run 2x2 tournaments scheduled for two tournaments.

For people reading along, if you would prefer to slot your fighter in a regular tournament to get match experience (ie - are worried about getting knocked out in first round) I can slot them in the regular tournament. I'm going to try and rotate between the two, so I'll put a house rule in that a fighter only gets two regular tournaments in a row before going back into the official tournament loop. Also, I'll allow the reader to request a fighter to pull into the regular tournament along with them. So feel free to call out other fighters, talk trash, and settle it in the ring.

[hoopsguy]

Regulation Tournament #1, Round #1 and Round #2 pairings:
50% chance of this happening in a 2-on-2 tournament, as pairings are randomized each round.

Day-Ne vs Budd: Day-ne is the more accomplished fighter and has won three straight (Tourney #7). Budd hasn't shown the ability to win consistently yet on the tour.

Swaggs vs KlaytonMyers: Swaggs is nearly twice as skilled as KM and should rout the basketball standout.

Regulation Tournament #1, Round #1 Results:
Budd hits first, but Day-ne returns the favor with a harder punch. He holds the edge through one round. Budd takes control with a pair of shots to start the second period, but Day-Ne mounts a comeback, landing a spin kick. Can he finish the comeback in the third? Budd extends his lead with a roundhouse, then closes out the match with a fist that rocks the side of Day-Ne's head. 5-2 final.

The highlights for Klayton? He got his first hit, and led the match 1-0. He kept the match even through one period. But that is about it, as Swaggs continued to break through his defenses over the rest of the fight. It was 3-1 after two, and a shot to the chest to start the third put Klayton in panic mode. KM landed a punch to Swaggs chest, but Swaggs was in control the whole way. 5-2 final, just like the other match.

Regulation Tournament #1, Round #2 Results:
Day-ne comes out looking for revenge, landing a pair of early kicks around a shot from Budd. 2-1 edge after one period. He then cracks a back knuckle, but Budd responds with a front kick to keep the match close going into the third. Budd ties the match late in the third, sending it to the judges to decide. There were no heavy hits in this one, so it really is too close to call. The winner? Budd, 3-3. Day-ne fans everywhere are outraged.

Swaggs starts the match off with a spin kick that connects. He goes back to the well two more times, as he seems to have easy access to KM's gut. The score is 4-0 before Myers lands a shot to close out the first. Swaggs puts him on the deck in the second period - could the lightweight Swaggs have enough punching power to deliver the knockout? No, but he does pour on the punches in this one-sided affair. 7-1 final score.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

You are 50% stronger than any other student (33 to 22). Surely that counts for something?

Coffee SMASH!