[TBCB] Unification tournament + Interactive Betting Game

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#2 Mikkel "Viking Warrior" Kessler vs. #4 Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy
SMWUT Round 1 Fight
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada

This is the most awaited and the most mediatized fight in the entire first round. The american favourite Jeff Lacy, ranked number four, got unlucky in the drawings and has to fight the Viking Warrior Mikkel Kessler, ranked number two. Kessler, considered one of the top 15 pound for pound fighters in the world, is the favourite but Lacy comes in with amazing conditionning.

Here are the experts' predictions:
Duff - Mikkel Kessler UD 12
Lederman - Jeff Lacy SD 12

“Ladies and gentleman, this is the main event of the evening, a first round bout in the Super-Middleweight Unification Tournament. The referee for this fight is Laurence Cole. The judges at ring side are Tom Kaczmarek, Glenn Throwbridge and Larry O'Connell.”

“Introducing first is the fighter to my left. His record stands at 22 wins, with 17 coming by way of knockout, in 23 fights. From St. Petersburg Florida, "Left Hook" Jeff Lacy!"

“In the red corner, he has a perfect record of 39 wins, with 29 knockouts, in 39 fights. He is the "Viking Warrior", the number two contender, from Denmark, Mikkel Kessler.”

Here’s the tale of the tape for this fight:

Mikkel Kessler - Jeff Lacy
28 years old – 30 years old
Orthodox - Orthodox
6'1 – 5'10

Spoiler

– Round 1 –
There was huge expectations for this fight, but few expected such an action packed first round. Both fighters came out with a lot of energy; Kessler jabbed a lot and kept Lacy on the outside, landing a few solid shots along the way.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 2 –
Lacy came out strong in the second round, and he used a very aggressive style to get under Kessler's excellent jab, landing a few punches that seemed to hurt the Viking Warrior.

Duff Card: 10-9 Lacy
Lederman Card: 10-9 Lacy

Spoiler

– Round 3 –
A very close round, with both fighters connecting on a few solid shots, but Kessler continued to use his devastating jab and was able to keep Lacy at distance and not give him any real openings.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Lacy

Spoiler

– Round 4 –
Kessler controlled the fourth round, continuing his work from the outside. His angles and distance were perfect and he left pretty much no openings to Lacy. Lacy is starting to show signs of wear as his left eye is swelling up.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 5 –
Lacy came into that round with the same aggressivity he had in the only round he won, the second one, and was able to overpass Kessler's jab and fight him inside a few times, leading to him landing some excellent punches.

Duff Card: 10-9 Lacy
Lederman Card: 10-9 Lacy

Spoiler

– Round 6 –
Lacy continued to move forward, but for how long can he use such a draining tactic? He once again was the better fighter in this sixth round, landing many power shots that seem to hurt Kessler.

Duff Card: 10-9 Lacy
Lederman Card: 10-9 Lacy

Spoiler

– Round 7 –
The seventh round started very quickly with Lacy continuing his offensive tactic and both fighters trading punch for punch. Both fighters were looking pretty good when, late in the round, Lacy tried to come inside but was caught by a vicious right direct that sent him to the canvas from which he immediately got up, but it was a knockdown even with the little damage made.

Duff Card: 10-8 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-8 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 8 –
The eight round was a bit slower as Lacy looks like he's starting to fade a little bit. Kessler jabbed a lot, and sneaked in a few interesting attacks.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 9 –
Kessler is starting to dominate this fight. He hurt Lacy in that round, and Lacy's left eye is starting to swell increasingly and it's now half-closed. Lacy didn't do much in the ninth round.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 10 –
The tenth round looked like an extension of the ninth, with Kessler keeping Lacy on the outside and hitting him hard a few times. Lacy started to clinch when possible, it looks like he's out of it.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 11 –
More of the same in the eleventh, and it looks like Lacy is keeping his energy for one huge knockout try in the final round.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Spoiler

– Round 12 –
Kessler showed he was still fresh, and that he was a superior boxer in this final round. Lacy came out to try and knock him out, driving forward and trying as hard as he could, but Kessler was jabbing, using angles, keeping his distances and was barely hit in the entire round.

Duff Card: 10-9 Kessler
Lederman Card: 10-9 Kessler

Duff and Lederman scorecards

Spoiler

“Ladies and gentleman, this exciting fight has come to a close and we go to he judges' decision.”

Mikkel Kessler should have done enough to win this fight by a solid unanimous decision, beating a well prepared Jeff Lacy who could have made it far if he hadn't been scheduled against such a good opponent so soon in the tournament.

"Tom Kaczmarek scores the bouth 115-112, Glenn Throwbridge has it 114-113 and Larry O'Connell scores it 116-111 all for the winner, by unanimous decision, Mikkel Kessler."

Mikkel Kessler advances to the 2nd round!

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Bets History
Poster - Winner (XX) - Money - Result
path 12 - Bika (?) - 500$ - Lost 500$
path 12 - Bute (KO) - 250$ - Won 500$
walford - Andrade (UD) - 100$ - Won 400$
path 12 - Veit (UD) - 250$ - Lost 250$
walford - Inkin (KO) - 100$ - Lost 100$
path 12 - Inkin (KO) - 250$ - Lost 250$
walford - Calzaghe (KO) - 200$ - Won 800$
Fist of Legend - Tsypko (SD) - 50$ - Won 150$
path 12 - Lacy (UD) - 250$ - Lost 250$
walford - Kessler (UD) - 300$ - Won 1200$
Fist of Legend - Kessler (UD) - 100$ - Won 400$

Betting standings
Poster - Perfect bets - Regular bets win - Best lost - Current Money
walford - 3 - 0 - 1 - 2700$
Fist of Legend - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1400$
path 12 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 0$

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You have until 5PM ET next friday to cast in bets for the second round. The fighting schedule will be announced tommorow. Don't forget to include the result (UD-SD-MD-KO) for optimal gain!

If you have no more money, you can borrow between 200$ but you'll have to pay back 150% the money you borrowed. You can only borrow once.

I can't access the first page of the thread anymore as it always bug, tell me if you have the same problem. If you do, you can click post reply and read the posts you missed in the "topic review" under the "reply to thread" box.

[duff88]

Second round fights drawn, announced and scheduled

January 3rd - The first round has concluded, and the Unification Council has proceeded to the lottery to determine the second round fights. Each fighter kept the same number of balls as in the first round:

#1 Joe Calzaghe - 16 Balls
#2 Mikkel Kessler - 15 Balls
#3 Anthony Mundine - 14 Balls
#5 Lucian Bue - 12 Balls
#7 Carl Froch - 10 Balls
#8 Librado Andrade - 9 Balls
#10 Vitali Tsypko - 7 Balls
#14 Christian Sanavia - 3 Balls

The lottery was conducted behind closed doors in late december, and once again the results were a big shock for the "Viking Warrior" Mikkel Kessler. The fights have already been scheduled, and the bouts can now be announced:

Saturday, April 5th 2008 - Montreal, Quebec
#8 Librado Andrade vs. #14 Christian Sanavia
#5 Lucian Bute vs. #10 Vitali Tsypko


Saturday, April 19th 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark
#2 Mikkel Kessler vs. #3 Anthony Mundine

Saturday, May 3rd 2008 - Cardiff, Wales
#1 Joe Calzaghe vs. #7 Carl Froch

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Bets are now being taken for the Andrade-Sanavia and Bute-Tsypko fight. As a reminder, a win for the favourite gives back the double of the bet while a win for the other fighter gives back the triple. If the better correctly predicts the result of the fight (UD-SD-MD-KO), it doubles the amount of money won. If the fight is a draw, any bets on that fight will be lost. In case of a draw, a rematch must be done between 3 to 4 months after the initial fight.

[Stonehead]

Sadly i missed the first round

Lets see for the next one, i'll pick:

250 on Andrade UD
750 on Bute KO