Month: January 2016

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Uchiyama finishes off Flores in three

WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-0-1, 20 KOs) stopped Nicaraguan challenger Oliver Flores (27-2-2, 17 KOs) in the third round on Thursday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese fighter finished off Flores with a left to the body to retain his belt for the 11th time.
Uchiyama hurt Flores with hard shots to the head from the start and by the second round Flores had swelling under his right eye.
Flores landed several punches of his own but…

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Filipino Champ, Arturo Sanchez, DaFeetLee, and More Tackle Street Fighter V’s Latest Beta

For Street Fighter fans, 2016 represents an important year. The impending release of Street Fighter V in a little over a month’s time and its adoption as the main game in the Capcom Pro Tour represent a major shift in the series’ competitive landscape.

What better way, then, to ring in this milestone than with competitive Street Fighter V fotoage. YogaFlame24, who’s known for sharing replays from multiple fighting games, has been uploading a good number of online replays from the most recent beta.

These replays include matches featuring top competitors like PG|Filipino Champ, TS|Arturo Sanchez, X2|DaFeetLee, PxG|Ice, THE COOL KID 93, BTM|Imstilldadaddy, and more. We’ve embedded a fair share below, so check them out and see what these players have learned so far.

Source: YogaFlam24

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Frosty Faustings Receives $2000 in Pot Bonuses from Community

If you’re out of the loop, Frosty Faustings is set to return for its eighth installment next month. The regional regularly features some incredible competition in mainstream and niche titles alike, and continues to thrive thanks to this solid reputation and community support.

That support has seen the event rake in some considerable cash for 2016, most of which was provided by folks outside the organization doing what they can to make sure competitors have pot bonuses to look forward to.

Earlier today, Frosty Faustings announced their latest round of contributions, pushing the pot bonus total to $2000. Information on how they reached that amount is detailed below.

  • Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- – $500 top 8 bonus
  • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – $500 top 8 bonus (from GGTV_Nick)
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee – $250 top 3 bonus (from EXP Gaming Lounge)
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – $250 top 2 bonus (from MohawkMike and Joey D)
  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND – $150 top 2 bonus (from nobodyexe)
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV – $150 top 2 bonus (from IFD|Humbag)
  • Killer Instinct – $100 top 2 bonus (from TheHadou)
  • Skullgirls 2nd Encore – $100 top 2 bonus (from TheHadou)

If you want to get in on this action, early bird registration ends tonight. Prices will go up starting tomorrow, so don’t delay!

Frosty Faustings VIII is scheduled for January 22-23 in Northbrook, Illinois. More details can be found through their official website.

Source: Frosty Faustings