Here's what I've got....
Bracket 3
Sean Edmunds vs. The Phantom Republican
Good battle here, arguably one of the best of bracket 3. I have been impressed with the Phantom Republican character throughout, obviously showing his knowledge base and research put into each of his roleplays. In my opinion, it makes him very difficult to roleplay against. However, I think that Sean Edmunds did a very good job in finding the way to do so, countering pretty well. Very close battle here, but I'll go with
Sean Edmunds.
Kiyomori vs. Boogie Smallz
I like the Kiyomori character and I think that his roleplays have been impressive, however, I'll be honest....I'm not a big fan of how he seems to throw out the majority of his roleplays last minute or very close to the roleplay deadline. I understand that circumstances arise and make keeping up with such a schedule difficult, but that seems to have been the motive throughout the tournament (please don't take that as a personal knock because your roleplays are great, but that is the impression that I've gotten following the character throughout the tournament). With that said, I'm a big fan of the Boogie Smallz character and the way in which he uses humor to belittle his opponents. In another close one, I go with
Boogie Smallz.
"Total Elimination" Eli Flair vs. Eric Dane
I've kind of been put off by Dane's handler being quick to criticize/complain, yet not being able to take criticism himself (is he the same Justin that handled Stalker in SCW?). He gave up in this match before it really even started (and he's a good rp'er, which makes it upsetting). And for those that have criticized Eli Flair for acting as if he doesn't know who Dane is....well, you must have not followed him very well over the years. For as along as I've known him, Flair has always looked down upon his opponents. Hell, I've known Pete for over a decade and he'll still act as if Flair doesn't know who Codine is
....play off of that and do the best to switch it to your favor. I go with
Eli Flair in this one.
"The Blade" Kendall Codine vs. Mikey Massacre
Since this is my match, I'm not going to comment. However, I do want to go on record as saying that the comments made in roleplays does not reflect my actual real-life views
(since its been blown out of proportion).
Round 4
Freddie Sagawa vs. Shamon
I have to say that Joe has been spot on in this tournament, with BOTH characters. Some good stuff from Shamon once again, although I would have preferred the full uncensored version of the Phoebe Cates clip
. On the other hand, Freddie Sagawa has been equally impressive throughout each round (including this one). I give the slight edge to
Freddie Sagawa.
Vincenzo Savonarola vs. The Deacon
This was a good counter battle between the two characters. I have always found Warren to be one of the most difficult people to roleplay against when using Deacon. I felt that Vincenzo did a good job with his rebuttles, but I still think the slight advantage goes to
Deacon.
Pat Gordon Jr. vs. Jeffrey Roberts
Another good battle (that's basically the story of bracket 4). Gordon comes off as the youngster trying to justify himself as a contender, while Roberts did very well at shooting him down each time. One of the best lines of the tournament so far...."
You put your name in the same category as men like Troy Windham and Dan Ryan, but you come off more like the child at the family reunion begging to be allowed to leave the kid’s table and join the grownups." Gordon has had a nice run, but I give this one to
Jeffrey Roberts.
Jack Harmen vs. Troy Windham
The best battle of bracket 4 in my opinion. Good back and forth, I particularly liked how Harmen poked fun at Windham's connections to Hollywood. I really think this decision could go either way and it wouldn't be a huge surprise. For my money, I'm going to go with
Jack Harmen by a hair.
