Union Cane's Prediction Cup - The Final Result - Winner : alma

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Union Cane's Prediction Cup - Test Event

I'm toying with the idea of running a knockout cup competition alongside the new Premiership / Championship Prediction Leagues, this is just a test event to iron out any potential problems with the stadia and transport network et cetera.

The idea is to use Wednesday Night Fights for the cup competition, this will mean a limited choice and a lot of unheard of fighters, so it might fall flat on its face, but if it doesn't work I'll know not to bother with it when the next season kicks off.

So, I need 16 volunteers for the test event, once we have the 16 I will do the draw and then put the fights up for you to predict.

1. Michaels, Sean
2. Mind the windows Tino.
3. Fists of Fury
4. coxy0001
5. alma
6. Union Cane
7. bhb001
8. Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn
9. The Galveston Giant
10. Il Gialloblu
11. sodhat
12. rowley
13. 6oldenbhoy
14. oxring
15. bellchees
16. JJJohnson

First Round

Michaels, Sean	5
JJJohnson	4
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alma	5
rowley	2
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bhb001	4
Il Gialloblu	0
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Fists of Fury	4
oxring	4
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coxy0001	3
6oldenbhoy	4
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Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn	6
The Galveston Giant	5
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Union Cane	3
sodhat	4
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Mind the windows Tino.	2
bellchees	3

We are heading over to Manila for Round One, an exciting evening of boxing at Eastwood Central Plaza.

1. Lowie Bantigue v. Jeffrey Cerna (12) - Jeffrey Cerna W SD
2. Rodel Quilaton v. Jetro Pabustan (10) - Technical Draw
3. Bobby Concepcion v. Ronnie Rex Dalot (10) - Draw
4. Rennel Flechero v. Jessie Blanca Mabert Paulino (8)
5. Karlo Maguinto v. Armin Columna Edwin Mondala (6)
6. Nino Valenzuela v. Dodoy Alapormina (6) - Nino Valenzuela W MD
7. Macrea Gandiongco v. Mardi Zulita (4) - Macrea Gandiongco W TKO4 (LKO)

Rules and scoring are the same as the Prediction League, if scores are tied there will be a replay using Thursday night's action from Miedzyzdroje, Poland.

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First Round Replay

Fists of Fury	13
oxring	11

Just one replay required, I'm making up the rules as I go along so if there is a further draw then whoever posts their predictions first will go through.

Fights for the replay as follows :

1. Krzysztof Glowacki v. Roman Kracik (10) - Krzysztof Glowacki W TKO9 (LKO)
2. Ismail Teboev v. Robert Swierzbinski (8) - Robert Swierzbinski W UD
3. Lukasz Wawrzyczek v. Steven Kuechler (6) - Lukasz Wawrzyczek W TKO3 (EKO)
4. Krzysztof Chudecki v. Marcen Gierke (4) - Krzysztof Chudecki W UD
5. Daniel Urbanski v. Sebastian Skrzypczynski (4) - Sebastian Skrzypczynski W TKO3 (LKO)

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Quarter-Finals

Michaels, Sean	1
alma	6
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bhb001	4
Fists of Fury	3
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6oldenbhoy	1
Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn	5
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sodhat	4
bellchees	3

Struggling for fights for this Wednesday's Quarter-Finals, the only action on offer is a four fight card at the Basaten Youth Center Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. The most experienced of the fighters is Hany Atiyo, this will be his tenth professional contest.

1. Hany Atiyo v. Mahmoud Suleiman (12) - Hany Atiyo W PTS
2. Atef Mohamed v. Mohamed Izad (10) - Atef Mohamed W RTD9 (LKO)
3. Amuro Atiyo v. Anshraf Samir (10) - Anshraf Samir W TKO5 (EKO)
4. Mohamed Gaabary v. Omar Magdy Mohamed (6)

No replays required this week!

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Semi-Finals

alma	16
bhb001	13
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Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn	0
sodhat	20

We're off to Australia and Japan for the Semi Finals, could you please get those predictions in by 17:00 on Tuesday next week.

1. Jamie Pittman v. Serge Yannick (12) - Serge Yannick W TKO2 (EKO)
2. Daniel Geale v. Eromosele Albert (12) - Daniel Geale W UD
3. Reynaldo Belandres v. Joel Brunker (8) - Joel Brunker W UD
4. Steve Heremaia v. Steve Maxwell (6)
5. Mostyn Niemann v. Rhys King (6) - Mostyn Niemann W TKO2 (EKO)
6. Gary Brown v. Steve Lovett (4) - Steve Lovett W TKO2 (EKO)
7. Koki Kameda v. David De la Mora (12) - Koki Kameda W UD
8. Hugo Fidel Cazares v. Tomonobu Shimizu (12) - Tomonobu Shimizu W SD
9. Hiroshi Nakamori v. Takehiro Saito (8) - Hiroshi Nakamori W KO1 (EKO)

Congratulations to our two finalists, some really excellent predicting there and a couple of very respectable scores.

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The Final

alma

versus

sodhat

We are going on a five day trip around the world for The Final, visiting all four corners of the globe.



The fights are as follows :

A - Sunday 4th September - Tanzania
1. Bakari Mohamed v. Ramadhani Shauri (8) - Ramadhani Shauri W PTS
2. Herman Richard v. Sadat Miyeyusho (4)
3. Issa Omari v. Kade Hamis (4) - Draw
4. Joseph Peter v. Mbwana Ally (4)
5. Mwaite Juma v. Franky Purry (4) - Mwaite Juma W PTS
6. Yahya Mkumbukwa v. Shafii Ramadhani (4)

Injury and illness decimated the line up (I should think), and only 3 fights survived, one of which was drawn. Alma scores an impressive 8 points, having predicted both remaining fights would end in decisions, whilst sodhat scores a solitary 1 point for predicting that Shauri would beat Mohamed. That's quite a lead after the first card, has alma got this in the bag already?

alma	8
sodhat	1

B - Monday 5th September - Dominican Republic
7. Vladimir Baez v. Ramon Duran (12)
8. Jean Carlos Prada v. David Toribio (9) - Jean Carlos Prada W TD6 (58-56 / 58-56 / 56-58) SD

alma	9
sodhat	3

C - Tuesday 6th September - Thailand
9. Hongfah Tor Buamas (F) v. Kazumi Izaki (F) (10 x 2) - Hongfah Tor Buamas W UD
10. Teerachai Kratingdaenggym v. Dan Nazareno Jr (12) - Teerachai Kratingdaenggym W UD

Both finalists getting both fights spot on, 8 points each.

alma	17
sodhat	11

D - Wednesday 7th September - Japan
11. Akihiro Kondo v. Masayoshi Kotake (8) - Draw

Nobody picked the draw, scores remain the same going into the big finale...

alma	17
sodhat	11

E - Thursday 8th September - Panama
12. Chanttall Martinez (F) v. Marylin Hernandez (F) (10 x 2) - Chanttall Martinez W UD
13. Vicente Mosquera v. Loel Barrantes (8) - Vicente Mosquera W TKO5 (LKO)
14. Irving Berry v. Miguel Aguilar (8)
15. Manuel Vides v. Humberto Pena (8) - Manuel Vides W UD
16. Rolando Giono v. Javier Coronado (8) - Rolando Giono W SD
17. Jenifel Vicente v. Adolfo Ramos (6)
18. Addir Sanchez v. Daniel Mulgrave (6) - Addir Sanchez W UD

Some excellent predicting again in the final card of fights, alma adding 17 points to his score and sodhat adding 15.

Final Result

alma	34
sodhat	26

Congratulations to the Union Cane's Prediction Cup Winner, alma!

Scottrf wrote:Reverse linear most overrated boxer in the world.

Reverse linear 'Best value PPV out there' thread. Working back from Primetime of course.

Scottrf wrote:Only LJ that got cut wasn't it?

Think I am next in line. My PM function is still MIA.

You wait, I won't be able to log in tomorrow morning. I blame you Scott.

Oh dear...

Sorry, but the following user(s) can't receive PMs : Mind the windows Tino.

See you next month mate.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Scottrf wrote:Only LJ that got cut wasn't it?

Think I am next in line. My PM function is still MIA.

You wait, I won't be able to log in tomorrow morning. I blame you Scott.

Just tried to send one:

Sorry, but the following user(s) can't receive PMs : Mind the windows Tino.

Union Cane wrote:Oh dear...

Sorry, but the following user(s) can't receive PMs : Mind the windows Tino.

See you next month mate.

I was relatively restrained as well.

If I never answer anymore of your prediction league threads Union, put me down for draws until the end of week 12.

Ok brother will do, they can't have banned you though, unless it was for arguing with Fists.

Have you tried logging out and logging back in?

Union Cane wrote:Ok brother will do, they can't have banned you though, unless it was for arguing with Fists.

Have you tried logging out and logging back in?

Yup, tried that and still no joy.

I actually thought Fists and I had made friends by the end!

So you just can't recieve or send/recieve?

Scottrf wrote:So you just can't recieve or send/recieve?

Anything. It tells me that the administrators have disabled the function.

You abuse one of them on it? Or inbox full?

Scottrf wrote:You abuse one of them on it? Or inbox full?

Nope, haven't PM'd any of them. My inbox is up to 58% so can't be that.

Just tried again and the actual wording is: "Sorry, but the administrator has prevented you from sending private messages".

Should be working now, Tino.

HumanWindmill wrote:Should be working now, Tino.

It is. Many thanks Windy.

Power mad they are, the crushing weight of responsibility has rendered them insane. Except for Windy, he's ace. And Fists, he's a great guy too.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Scottrf wrote:So you just can't recieve or send/recieve?

Anything. It tells me that the administrators have disabled the function.

It is quite clear that despite protestations to the contrary, MODS & Super MODS do have access to PM's.

Thought it was quite funny earlier. Some good bickering, far worse that what I got banned for! I just said Mr P. was talking tosh and I was gone (until I came back begging for forgiveness).

I can't remember who, or what, I was going to PM now anyway.

HumanWindmill wrote:Should be working now, Tino.

Mine isn't.

Michaels, Sean wrote:
It is quite clear that despite protestations to the contrary, MODS & Super MODS do have access to PM's.

Wrong.

Access to the function is an entirely different thing to access to the content. Riding a train doesn't necessarily equate to driving it.

Scottrf wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:Should be working now, Tino.

Mine isn't.

Try it now.

HumanWindmill wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:
It is quite clear that despite protestations to the contrary, MODS & Super MODS do have access to PM's.

Wrong.

Access to the function is an entirely different thing to access to the content. Riding a train doesn't necessarily equate to driving it.

So essentially they stole his rattle until the toys stopped falling from the pram?

HumanWindmill wrote:

Scottrf wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:Should be working now, Tino.

Mine isn't.

Try it now.

Cheers

Michaels, Sean wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:
It is quite clear that despite protestations to the contrary, MODS & Super MODS do have access to PM's.

Wrong.

Access to the function is an entirely different thing to access to the content. Riding a train doesn't necessarily equate to driving it.

So essentially they stole his rattle until the toys stopped falling from the pram?

Whatever.

Tino, Scott, no problem.

HumanWindmill wrote:Whatever.

[quote="HumanWindmill"][quote="Michaels, Sean"][quote="HumanWindmill"]

Michaels, Sean wrote:

Whatever.

I'm purely asking. Just seems a bit funny.

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HumanWindmill wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:

Whatever.

I'm purely asking. Just seems a bit funny.

Quite understand. I'm still grappling with how they built Stonehenge.

HumanWindmill wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Whatever.

I'm purely asking. Just seems a bit funny.

Quite understand. I'm still grappling with how they built Stonehenge.

They wouldn't let you be part of the team?

Scottrf wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Whatever.

I'm purely asking. Just seems a bit funny.

Quite understand. I'm still grappling with how they built Stonehenge.

They wouldn't let you be part of the team?

They only used the younger lads I should think, lots of heavy lifting required.

HumanWindmill wrote:

Quite understand. I'm still grappling with how they built Stonehenge.

That ones easy. One authoritarian bloke in charge. 100's of brainwashed monkeys doing his dirty work.

Bit like my job......

Michaels, Sean wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Quite understand. I'm still grappling with how they built Stonehenge.

That ones easy. One authoritarian bloke in charge. 100's of brainwashed monkeys doing his dirty work.

Bit like my job......

Thought it might be relatively straightforward.

HumanWindmill wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:

Quite understand. I'm still grappling with how they built Stonehenge.

That ones easy. One authoritarian bloke in charge. 100's of brainwashed monkeys doing his dirty work.

Bit like my job......

Thought it might be relatively straightforward.

Actually, it seems it was Aliens:


The earliest portion of the complex dates to approximately 2950-2900 BCE. (Middle Neolithic). It is comprised a circular bank, ditch, and the counterscarp bank of about 330 feet (100 meters) in diameter. Just inside the earth bank is a circle of the 56 Aubrey holes.

Research has revealed that before the Sarsen Circle of upright stones was erected, a 285 foot diameter circle of 56 chalk holes, 3 feet in diameter, was created. (These are called the Aubrey Holes, in honor of John Aubrey).

A CBS TV program in the 1960’s ran a computer analysis of the Aubrey circle. They declared that Stonehenge’s location—latitude 51 degrees 11 minutes, was a very special location for eclipses of the moon. This location produces moon eclipses in the repeating sequence of 19 years, 19 years, and 18 years.

Adding 19+19+18=56. Thus if the white 3 foot diameter chalk holes were covered by a black stone, that was moved around the circle in synch with the passage of moon cycles, the black stone would arrive at the heal stone position, on the exact day when a moon eclipse would occur. (Eclipse computer.) (S.I.D.)

How could this stone computer have been created without the precise knowledge of the celestial mechanics of this unique geographic location? Certainly this was not the work of the early tribes that lived on this Salisbury Plain, thousands of years ago.

This S.I.D. (Stored Information Device) clearly displays enormous information about planet Earth’s celestial relationships with the Sun, the Moon and the rotational speed of our planet.

Following the stone computer, came the erection of the 30 upright stones that formed the Sarsen Circle, 100 feet in diameter. (My question was why 30? I divided 360 degrees by 30 and discovered the number 12. The number 12 is one of the most important numbers in the Anunnaki civilization…their Pantheon consisted of the Twelve Great Anunnaki gods, they declared 12 months in one year-2 twelve hour parts of each day, they created the 12 signs of the Zodiac. These Sarsen uprights are harder than granite and weigh 25 tons each. They were quarried at Marlborough Downs using tools not locally available at that time, and then transported these huge stones over 20 miles to this site.

The final construction placed each upright stone into the ground, forming the 100 foot circle with the top level of all 30 stones extraordinarily attaining the identical elevation.

The tops of these uprights were linked by a continuous ring of 30 horizontal Sarsen lintels, curved to follow the circumference of the circle. These lintels were anchored in place by tenon joints, (pin and hole in the vertical plane) and tongue and groove in the horizontal plane. I believe that this is the first manifestation of a temple structure, using tall vertical columns and with caps stones to tie the columns together.

When I realized all of the intricate details that were accomplished in this part of the Stonehenge complex, plus the 45 ton Sarsen Trilithon sighting structures, erected inside of the Sarsen circle, with much heavier lintels, I could only conclude that an enormously advanced intelligence built these structures. S.I.St. (Stored Information Structure).

This construction technique appeared later at many temples in Egypt, Greece and Rome. (Those structures were rectangular, rather than the circular shape of Stonehenge.)

"They declared that Stonehenge’s location—latitude 51 degrees 11 minutes, was a very special location for eclipses of the moon."

They're even using their alien language...

Union Cane wrote:"They declared that Stonehenge’s location—latitude 51 degrees 11 minutes, was a very special location for eclipses of the moon."

They're even using their alien language...

Book of Thoth. I assume Thoth wrote it.

Is that what Eubank says when his ship is in trouble?

Union Cane wrote:Is that what Eubank says when his ship is in trouble?

Yes

'SOS' is easy than 'shiver me timbers the ship is sinking, someone save the sizzling sausages from sinking into the abyss'.

I think its a tie between Fist and me, 3 each. We both picked the winners, but not the manner. Union will confirm soon I have no doubt.

Results by the way were: -

Atiyo, Pts
Atef Mohamed, Late KO
Samir, Early KO

bhb001 wrote:I think its a tie between Fist and me, 3 each. We both picked the winners, but not the manner. Union will confirm soon I have no doubt.

You picked the KO but not the Late, bhb, whereas Fists had the decision, so you are through!

Results are up there...

Union Cane wrote:

bhb001 wrote:I think its a tie between Fist and me, 3 each. We both picked the winners, but not the manner. Union will confirm soon I have no doubt.

You picked the KO but not the Late, bhb, whereas Fists had the decision, so you are through!

Results are up there...

Thanks for this. I can't say the best man won here, but I'm chuffed to get through to the semis

Fights for the Semi's are now up.

Wow, some actual famous ones next week.

bhb001 wrote:

Union Cane wrote:

bhb001 wrote:I think its a tie between Fist and me, 3 each. We both picked the winners, but not the manner. Union will confirm soon I have no doubt.

You picked the KO but not the Late, bhb, whereas Fists had the decision, so you are through!

Results are up there...

Thanks for this. I can't say the best man won here, but I'm chuffed to get through to the semis

Ouch that was a tight one, congratulations, BhB.

Scottrf wrote:Wow, some actual famous ones next week.

It does sometimes happen. Leonard fought Duran on a Thursday.

Well done to those who used a team of monkeys randomly hitting buttons to come up with their guesses on the most unknown fights the world has seen!

Union Cane wrote:

Scottrf wrote:Wow, some actual famous ones next week.

It does sometimes happen. Leonard fought Duran on a Thursday.

Think he is being a bit fussy Union, anyone not excited by Gary Brown v Steve Lovett obviously has no interest in the sport.

rowley wrote:

Union Cane wrote:

Scottrf wrote:Wow, some actual famous ones next week.

It does sometimes happen. Leonard fought Duran on a Thursday.

Think he is being a bit fussy Union, anyone not excited by Gary Brown v Steve Lovett obviously has no interest in the sport.

I was being serious, Geale, Kameda, Cazares.

coxy0001 wrote:Well done to those who used a team of monkeys randomly hitting buttons to come up with their guesses on the most unknown fights the world has seen!

Thanks. I appreciate that

My monkeys worked through their lunch using only the latest hammers and pieces of wood to coome up with the predictions below. Good luck to Alma. May the best guesser win!!

Pitman, Pts, UD
Geale, KO, Late
Brunker, KO, early
Maxwell, Pts, SD
Niemann, KO early
Lovett, KO, Late
Kameda, Pts, UD
Cazares, KO, Late
Nakamori, Pts, UD

Thanks for organising this, Union.

Well this has brightened an otherwise crappy day in a muddy field in Reading!

oh for sucks fake

Michaels, Sean wrote:oh for sucks fake

Not the first time you've failed to reach 'semi' I should imagine...