Seymour Almasy
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In an effort to inject some hype back into this thing:
Jeff Andrews vs. Joey Melton
Andrews has done everything he's had to in order to advance this far. He runs into Melton here, who's been phenomenally entertaining throughout this tournament while at the same time never making me feel like he's clearly won any of his matches. The underdog thing seems to be working for Andrews thus far in his run through this tournament, though, so I'll give Jeff the win here nice and close.
Spike Saunders vs. Cameron Cruise
Spike's managed to navigate the tournament beautifully, winning matches that he should and defeating Zero, which was a tough stylistic clash. Triple C hasn't super-impressed me this tournament. I have Saunders winning here by a fairly comfortable margin to set up what will be a tough bracket final for him one way or another.
Pete Whealdon vs. Orphan
Tough bout. Whealdon's coming off of a confidence-boosting victory and flying under the radar for much of the tournament. Suffice it to say you can't fly under the radar when you're in the S16 anymore. I think there are some people who see this match as a "Winner Gets To Lose To Strife In The Bracket Final" Match, and I think Aaron and I are going to do our damnedest here to prove neither of us is an easy apppointment.
Best of luck!
Castor Strife vs. Anarky
Anarky is rock-solid, no question about that, but I feel like Strife is better at the game they both want to play, which makes it harder for Anarky to spring the upset here. Anarky is a good writer who deserves his spot here, but I'm going to find it very hard to see anything other than Castor in the bracket final.
Sean Edmunds vs. Eli Flair
Flair's been a machine in this thing so far, and I think he's survived the biggest early threats to taking him out. Derailing him en route to the bracket three title is going to be a herculean task, and I think he has the easiest path to his bracket final of any of the "big names."
No disrespect to Sean, but Eli's been able to walk the line between trash talk and story as effectively as anyone in this tournament. Flair wins and moves along.
Kendall Codine vs. Kiyomori
Tight contest coming up here, I think. Both guys won what I considered close decisions in round three to set up a big round four matchup. Flip a coin, IMO. Winner here has an uphill climb against Flair, but this tournament's seen a ton of upsets, so anything goes.
Freddie Sagawa vs. The Deacon
The much vaunted, as picked by me, Match Of The Round. This is the toughest test to date for both gentlemen in the tournament. Sagawa has some very vocal fans, while Deacon's been quietly racking up his wins as he moves through the bracket. I like Sagawa here very close, setting up what could be an epic bracket final against the winner of the next match.
Jack Harmen vs. Pat Gordon Jr.
Will Ford's vacation cost him? That's the major question to me here, as Gordon's solid, but Harmen is coming off knocking off one of the tournament favorites. I think if both men are 100% on their games, the Former High Flyer wins it. If his quality drops, it's anyone's matchup here.
Jeff Andrews vs. Joey Melton
Andrews has done everything he's had to in order to advance this far. He runs into Melton here, who's been phenomenally entertaining throughout this tournament while at the same time never making me feel like he's clearly won any of his matches. The underdog thing seems to be working for Andrews thus far in his run through this tournament, though, so I'll give Jeff the win here nice and close.
Spike Saunders vs. Cameron Cruise
Spike's managed to navigate the tournament beautifully, winning matches that he should and defeating Zero, which was a tough stylistic clash. Triple C hasn't super-impressed me this tournament. I have Saunders winning here by a fairly comfortable margin to set up what will be a tough bracket final for him one way or another.
Pete Whealdon vs. Orphan
Tough bout. Whealdon's coming off of a confidence-boosting victory and flying under the radar for much of the tournament. Suffice it to say you can't fly under the radar when you're in the S16 anymore. I think there are some people who see this match as a "Winner Gets To Lose To Strife In The Bracket Final" Match, and I think Aaron and I are going to do our damnedest here to prove neither of us is an easy apppointment.
Best of luck!
Castor Strife vs. Anarky
Anarky is rock-solid, no question about that, but I feel like Strife is better at the game they both want to play, which makes it harder for Anarky to spring the upset here. Anarky is a good writer who deserves his spot here, but I'm going to find it very hard to see anything other than Castor in the bracket final.
Sean Edmunds vs. Eli Flair
Flair's been a machine in this thing so far, and I think he's survived the biggest early threats to taking him out. Derailing him en route to the bracket three title is going to be a herculean task, and I think he has the easiest path to his bracket final of any of the "big names."
No disrespect to Sean, but Eli's been able to walk the line between trash talk and story as effectively as anyone in this tournament. Flair wins and moves along.
Kendall Codine vs. Kiyomori
Tight contest coming up here, I think. Both guys won what I considered close decisions in round three to set up a big round four matchup. Flip a coin, IMO. Winner here has an uphill climb against Flair, but this tournament's seen a ton of upsets, so anything goes.
Freddie Sagawa vs. The Deacon
The much vaunted, as picked by me, Match Of The Round. This is the toughest test to date for both gentlemen in the tournament. Sagawa has some very vocal fans, while Deacon's been quietly racking up his wins as he moves through the bracket. I like Sagawa here very close, setting up what could be an epic bracket final against the winner of the next match.
Jack Harmen vs. Pat Gordon Jr.
Will Ford's vacation cost him? That's the major question to me here, as Gordon's solid, but Harmen is coming off knocking off one of the tournament favorites. I think if both men are 100% on their games, the Former High Flyer wins it. If his quality drops, it's anyone's matchup here.
BOOM. CHALLENGE LAID DOWN!
