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If you could walk out with a fighter of any organisation, at any time of era, who would you walk out with?
Draw will be randomly selected via random.org, and announced during the June 22nd write up!
We got 10/12 correct last time around, lets hope the good results continue this week with this insanely tough card (i have some doubts).
ALSO ITS A BIG ONE SORRY (I recommend using the TL;DR write up for this one... you'll see why soon.)
(c) - Champ
D/DWCS - Debut/Dana Whites' Contender Series
FLS - Fight Lose Streak
FWS - Fight Win Streak
NS - No Streak
(#x) - Rank in division
x/3 - Confidence Levels
Lets go!
Prelims
Women’s Strawweight
Puja Tomar (D) (+195) (8-4-0, 4 FWS) v Rayanne Amanda (-240) (14-7-0) - I truly have no clue what to say about this one.
Tomar is coming off a rather strong string of victories in the regional promotions of South Asia, and I believe they are giving her a spot here due to the popularity from the Road to UFC tournament where we are seeing an increase of Indian MMA fighters fight in the upper echelon of professional MMA promotions. Tomar is a very ferocious fighter who has a relatively strong Muay Thai and Kickboxing base, she is absolutely not afraid to let her hands go early, that first round is almost always her best round as she is seemingly able to just overwhelm her opponents on the feet. As much as her striking is rather aggressive and quite damaging, her ground game and wrestling is not quite up to that level, and it is the wrestling and grappling of Amanda where I see Tomar struggling somewhat. Now, circling back to Tomar’s striking, she is very volume centric with her attacks, with a severe detriment to her defences, her hands are fast with the aggression but her chin is exposed to counters and it just looks like a clumsy offence to me. She also uses her left body kick quite a lot in between her punch combinations, and whilst that’s going to be somewhat effective against Amanda, I do think the repetitious kicks are going to be well read by Amanda, leading her to catch and perhaps trip Tomar. Still, as long as this fight remains on the feet, we could possibly see Tomar take this fight to the distance and get a win.
Amanda is coming off a tough loss against Talita Alencar and did somewhat well against her, stuffing almost all of her takedown attempts and really dealing some damage on the feet. The problem with Amanda’s last opponent compared to Tomar is that Tomar’s striking is going to come with a lot more frequency, there will be quite a few combinations thrown her way and in order to counter that for Amanda’s particular striking style is to meet her in the middle and be the harder hitter. I don’t think Amanda is going to want to keep this fight standing a whole lot though, I think she is going to actively look for the takedowns and ensure that she controls Tomar throughout the fight, perhaps even look for a submission. However, since she did so well on the feet against Alencar, I do wonder if she is going to be a lot more comfortable on the feet coming into this fight against Tomar, because she does have quite a bit of power in her hands, although it’s not great knockout power, it’s still a very damaging right hand. In terms of her submission ability, she is very, very aggressive on the ground, not really wasting a lot of time in setting up a submission, typically favouring an armbar which is going to be a most likely submission in this fight due to Tomar having not that much experience in ground situations, thus perhaps punching off her back and leaving her arm open for a grab. That’s at least my speculation for a set up for an armbar, and since Tomar has lost twice already to Armbar, I think it’s just a tendency for her to leave her arms exposed for an attack.
This looks like a striker versus grappler bout, and whilst Tomar is a bit of a threat on the feet, I don’t think she has what it takes to take on a more experienced fighter in Amanda who has the near perfect style to counter the striking of Tomar. I got Amanda winning this one, it’s likely going the distance, but we could also see a submission here, so keep an eye out for a double chance Sub/Dec prop for Amanda.
Amanda via UD - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Cody Stamann (+175) (21-6-1, NS) v Taylor Lapilus (-210) (19-4-0, NS)
Stamann is coming off a fairly competitive fight against Douglas Silva de Andrade, and whilst it was clear that Stamann’s gameplan throughout the fight was to wrestle and get the fight to the ground, he still did show his ability to mix it up on the feet and even drop Silva de Andrade in the third round. Stamann might be a great wrestler but I think his boxing is pretty damn good as well, often using a very slick and quick jab to soften up his target before shooting for a takedown, so he is quite well versed wherever the fight is, however I do think he is going to have a tough time tracking down Lapilus here since Lapilus has a significant reach advantage and very, very good takedown defence (albeit with some trouble when he fought Basharat, more on that later). Defensively, Stamann is great at level changing and being a moving target, sometimes switching stance or moving his head off the centre line, he is quite good at being a hard to hit target, and what makes him even more dangerous is his ability to move off that line, then spring back into an aggressive attack, often throwing a three to four strike combination with heavy variance in attack (uppercut, hooks, straights, never the same sort of attack). However, one thing that I have noticed is that due to Stamann’s tremendous output that he usually utilises in the first round, he tends to slow down and not be as defensively sound in the second or third round, his hands remain somewhat low, there is not a whole lot of level changing and his takedowns become much easier to read as the entry looks a lot more laboured. However, as much as his takedown defence does slow down, his power and his boxing is still very good in bursts. I mean, this combination he lands is the same one he tried to set up in the first round, this is experience being shown by Stamann and something Lapilus is going to have to be keenly aware of coming his way. Stamann does favour the double leg entry a lot, and since Lapilus is relatively good at reading level changes and fighting off takedown attempts, I just think that after the first or second round, the chance of success of a takedown diminishes greatly.
Lapilus is coming off a tough loss against Farid Basharat, someone who is rapidly becoming a force of somewhat gentle nature who is highly technical and very well rounded, so for Lapilus to experience three rounds against someone like Basharat is pretty damn great for one's career. Lapilus is a very well rounded fighter who has pretty sharp boxing, favouring straights over hooks and uppercuts, this plays into the favour of his significant reach advantage, but I do see him being victim to a left hook by Stamann, a left hook that Stamann uses fairly well. Lapilus is going to have to rely on a strike and move pattern in order to stay away from that left hook because that is probably one of the most dangerous weapons that Stamann uses well. Lapilus is pretty good at defending takedowns, he isn’t impervious to them, but his instinct to stuff the head and circle away has made him a tough opponent to wrestle against, because not only does he stuff the leg, but he often retaliates with strikes as he circles away, so whatever failed takedown comes his way from Stamann (if any), Stamann will be on the receiving end of some good strikes. Lapilus also has a thudding left kick which is effective at smashing his opponents body or head, and we have seen Stamann eat a lot of body shots by Silva de Andrade, so I do think that Lapilus does have some striking advantage at distance, he just needs to be aware of that left hook of Stamann.
The possibility of an upset here is pretty high since Stamann is very well rounded and has a lot of speed and explosive forward movement. However, the reach advantage of Lapilus is going to help him in fighting at a distance and dealing significant damage from his brilliant counter punching, and I don’t think the wrestling threat is going to be too high for Lapilus because he has already boosted his wrestling capabilities in preparation for his fight with Basharat, and that’s a skill that is carried very much onto future fights. Lapilus should win this fight, but if you are looking for underdogs, I wouldn’t be surprised if Stamann gets this.
Lapilus via UD - (1/3)
Women’s Strawweight
Eduarda Moura (-175) (10-0-0, 10 FWS) v Denise Gomes (+145) (8-3-0, NS)
Moura is coming off a strong debut win over Montserrat Ruiz, and honestly, it probably is a good opponent to debut against, but it doesn’t really show me, personally, a lot of what she is capable of since I don’t exactly rate Ruiz highly. Moura has shown to have great wrestling and grappling, she utilised her wrestling very well against Ruiz, utilising a slick sweep to get into top control in the first round, basically keeping the fight on the ground for the remainder of the round. Moura is absolutely awesome on the ground, and since she has a huge physical advantage in this fight against Gomes, as soon as she ends up in top position here, I suspect Gomes is not going to have a very easy time getting out of it. Moura’s striking is a bit wonky though, she isn’t at all a standard kickboxer or anything like that, it’s all basic strikes to set up a takedown, and I do think the longer she stays on the feet to trade with Gomes, the worse it is going to be for her since Gomes has ridiculous sharp and fast boxing, the very same power and force that knocked out Jauregui, someone who I rate fairly high as a tough up and comer. Now, there is some slight concern regarding that recent weight miss by Moura, as she weighed in at 119 pounds when she fought Gomes, but I feel like that is due to the cancellation of her first bout against Kim, so whilst it’s not a weight miss against a long scheduled opponent, her size and physique could be a tiny bit of a problem on the scales. Not a huge one, but the possibility is there.
Gomes is coming off a tough loss against the veteran Angela Hill, and it was Hills wrestling that ultimately got her the win, it was the path of least resistance for her and she took it. That same advantage on the ground falls within Moura’s style and so I do hope for the sake of Gomes and her team, that she has improved in the takedown defence just enough to make Moura’s takedowns less of a certainty, because if she can stuff that first takedown, I think we are going to see the live odds switch throughout the fight. Gomes has a massive advantage on the feet, she is so quick with her punches and is able to just be a ferocious, aggressive fighter from the get go, it didn’t take her long to take out Jauregui at all, and it all started from that very powerful right hand. That is the biggest threat for Moura, that right hand, if she can land that against Moura I think we are going to see another big upset because boy does she have power. However, it looked too easy to take Gomes down when Hill fought her, it was a relentless pace and I think Hill's volume of takedowns assisted her greatly in controlling the heavy hitter in Gomes.
That’s essentially it for this fight, I don’t quite see it being too competitive as both fighters have opposite styles, so whoever is able to counter the other with their own style (Moura with the wrestling/grappling and Gomes with the boxing) is most likely to win this one. I do not at all feel comfortable saying that there is possibility of an upset here because both fighters have a somewhat equal chance to win this one, but in terms of my prediction I think we are going to see Moura utilise her wrestling from the get go and be a bit of a bully.
Moura via UD - (1/3)
Women’s Flyweight
Andrea Lee (-125) (13-9-0, 4 FLS) v Montana De La Rosa (+105) (12-9-1, 3 FLS) - From here on in, i’m calling “De La Rosa” DLR. Although I think everyone calls her DLR in the betting/chat circle. Also, I am aware that this is a rematch, but I will be somewhat typing as if it’s a fresh fight because of the subtle improvements both fighters have made since their first bout in 2019.
Lee is on a pretty horrendous losing streak right now, and one might imagine that at the age of 35, we are only going to see a steady decline from now on. However, despite her losing streak, she is still a rather fierce competitor on the feet. Lee is typically known for her Muay Thai, she is very, very good at dealing damage through the traditional means of clinch striking, so a lot of elbows and knees are incorporated into her striking. Lee is also generally good at moving and circling away from danger, she’s a very light footed fighter and this often helps set up her leg kicks and long punches, but most of her effective damage comes from the clinch, so as long as DLR is engaging in the clinch with Lee, Lee will hold most of the advantage. One thing that I do like seeing about Lee is her wrestling improvements, she has become a fairly well rounded fighter, and this was very much highlighted when she fought Miranda Maverick. Miranda Maverick is very well known for her takedown and wrestling capabilities, and even she struggled to get Lee down 5 of 8 times. Her takedown defence may not be outstandingly great, but her urgency to get up if that takedown was sloppy and had minimal control or positional advancement behind it is her best new asset as a fighter, and sometimes urgency is all one needs to turn the tide.
DLR is coming off three tough losses against the likes of Aldrich, Suarez and Barber, three names who we all recognise by now, but I suppose the most relevant fight to look back on would be her most recent against Aldrich, also because Aldrich generally is a fairly good striker and that’s the kind of fighter DLR needs to prepare for. DLR, straight off the bat, has a very obvious wrestling and BJJ advantage over Lee, there is very little doubt in my mind that a lot of the planning for this camp, and preparation for Lee surrounds level changing and keeping Lee on the ground, however I do not at all expect there to be a threat of a finish here, it is simply going to be a control based game plan with some ground and pound or positional changes. During their second bout in 2019, DLR landed a whole lot of takedowns on Lee, although it was 7 of 12 that did not land which is a massive amount for someone who needs to get that takedown to get a win. DLR’s striking is a bit rudimentary, she can throw all the attacks any other MMA fighter learns to throw, although it’s clear that her main style is wrestling. She has absolutely made a lot of improvements to her striking, her shot selection is a lot better, but she is not a striker, she uses all of her kicks and punches to set up takedowns and such. Her striking defence is a bit of a problem, I do see her close her eyes a lot and react to feints often which makes me think she is a bit anxious on the feet, so once Lee pours on the pressure, expect a clinch or a level change from DLR.
Here’s a slight rub. Judging criteria has been a major point of change in MMA history, there has been a lot more focus on damage over control, and who has received the most damage when Lee and DLR fought in 2019? DLR. Who receives the most damage on the feet in her last 5 fights? DLR (at least for the most part). I see Lee winning this fight, I think Lee’s takedown defence and urgency to the feet is an upgrade that DLR has not caught up to (with her striking). This fight is going the distance, or at least over 2.5 rounds.
Lee via UD - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Daniel Marcos (15-0-0, 15 FWS) v John Castaneda (21-6-0, 2 FWS) -
Marcos is coming off an unfortunate NC over Aoriqileng in which he may have accidentally neutered Aoriqileng with a perfectly timed nutshot, but prior to all of that happening, he was systematically breaking down the 35 fight veteran. Marcos has always been a patient but vicious fighter, capable of dealing damage from all ranges, and most important, all angles. I bring the angles part up because the one thing I see Marcos doing consistently well are his leg kicks, he is so good at dealing damage from both the inside and outside angle, making it hard to check due to not knowing which way to turn the leg. Now, I do have some concerns when it comes to Marcos, but they mostly stem from his strengths as a counter-striker. First, he doesn’t move a lot, he has a typical counter style of waiting for his opponent to make the first move. I don’t have a lot of faith in this style, Aoriqileng managed to land some clean straight punches on Marcos during that fight and I think a very good boxer will be able to deal some more significant damage. Marcos’ takedown defence is also, whilst not properly tested, sitting pretty at 89% and that is a huge factor coming into this fight for Castaneda, because if Castaneda is eating too many leg kicks and goes for a sloppy takedown (a tale as old as time, we have seen this happen many times to many, many fighters) Marcos is capable enough to shrug it off and keep the punishment going.
Castaneda is coming off a fantastic win against Kang in which he effectively outpaced him on the feet, and it was a rather challenging fight for Kang due to Castaneda’s constant movement and stance switches, it was difficult to get a read on what was coming Kang’s way. Castaneda’s kicks were pretty fun to watch, he has a very strong right leg kick which buckled the stance of Kang a little bit, but it didn’t come without a heavy read on the defensive “flaws” of that kick, and that is the fact that Castaneda is fairly counterable when he lands that outside right kick, his hands are low and it’s not exactly a quick kick, it comes fully loaded, so the from the time he launches that attack to when he can return it to a rear post position, he is very exposed to counters, and traditionally the best way to counter a kick is with a straight punch down the line, and what have we seen Marcos do effectively throughout his UFC career? Counter. That is the only clean counter that I can see Marcos using because Castaneda doesn’t set up those kicks, they are naked single shots that, whilst very quick and effective, is going to be a risk to use against Marcos. Castaneda’s wrestling is also a great weapon he utilises often, and whilst he might not be too effective against Marcos due to Marcos’s excellent ability to defend takedowns, it would be enough to pressure Marcos back and perhaps pin Marcos against the cage. However, I do think the biggest danger to Marcos here will be Castaneda’s movement and speed, Castaneda is very good at switching stance and throwing some very, very hard to read attacks, he uses these stance switches to mask kicks and entries to a blitz, and he can keep up this style of movement and attack for a long, long time.
I do think that Castaneda is susceptible to well timed counters, especially if his kicks are well read by Marcos, and whilst Marcos is most definitely going to struggle somewhat in finding his offensive attacks, those counters are going to be key in winning this very interesting fight. I got Marcos winning this one, he is such an interesting Bantamweight, I can’t wait to see how far this fighter soars.
Marcos via KO R3 - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Brad Katona (-500) (13-3-0, NS) v Jesse Butler (+380) (12-5-0, NS) - I must say, sometimes i’m a little bit concerned about wide lines like this, but at a glance, it makes sense.
Katona may be coming off a loss against Armfield, but boy was the fight a great back and forth, fought at a very high pace. Katona thrives in chaos, the faster the pace, the better it is for Katona as he often overwhelms his opponent as the rounds go by. He may not be the cleanest fighter defensively or offensively, but the overwhelming activity he uses when he fights is often his best asset as a fighter. Katona uses a lot of striking volume when he fights, often in exchanges but initially at distance and in bursts. He is very durable and whilst he absorbs a lot of damage, his chin is pretty damn tough as he hasn’t been cracked or dropped too many times. Katona also has very good wrestling, he’s often able to just blast the double leg and get the fight to the ground relatively quickly, and whilst I don’t exactly see him looking for takedowns in this fight due to the submission threat from Butler, I do think that any takedown and any control time on top of Butler is good, especially if Katona reads the submission setups fairly well. Since the main threat coming from Butler is his submissions, I do suspect that Katona is going to keep this fight standing where he will no doubt have a substantial speed advantage, but I am not too sure if the possibility of a finish is there. If you do want to bet on Katona via KO, I suggest a combo round 2 or 3 is your best bet, as the first round is going to be a bit of a feeling out process in my opinion.
Butler is someone who I was hoping to see a bit more of when he fought Miller one year ago, but the fight didn’t even last a minute before Butler got knocked out and put away. Butler’s history has mostly been him getting his opponents to the ground and using his long frame to lock down his opponents and look for submissions, that long frame is going to be incredibly advantageous in this fight against Katona if he can lock in a body triangle, because the longer the legs, the stronger the hold is, especially if there is a tie up where one leg is under their opponents leg, I don’t know the technical term for it, but hopefully you know what i’m talking about. Anyway, Butler’s main chance to win this fight is to take it to the ground and find that submission, because the longer he remains on the feet, the more comfortable Katona becomes, and thus the more confident he is as the fight goes on, and a confident Katona is a very, very dangerous one. I don’t think we are going to see Butler use his striking that effectively, the reach advantage does make me think that there’s going a natural jab/cross range advantage for Butler, but I just haven’t seen him use it that much, most of his success is from his grappling. If the fight goes to the ground, with Katona in top control, I almost guarantee that Butler is going to go for an arm triangle off his back, his long legs make that lock so easy to set up and secure, so expect Butler to be active on the ground.
Fights like this are tough, it’s hard to tell what Butler is going to do since we barely saw him fight against Miller, and in those 11+ months since, we haven’t seen him fight again until now, so I don’t know what he’s improved on, all I know for a fact is that his grappling is going to be dangerous for Katona, but the stand up should be all Katona here. That’s about as simple as I can put it. I don’t really see a chance of an upset here unless Katona is employing a wrestling heavy gameplan.
Katona via KO R3 - (2/3)
Welterweight
Charles Radtke (+165) (9-3-0, 6 FWS) v Carlos Prates (-200) (18-6-0, 8 FWS) - Straight off the bat, I want to say that placing a bet on this fight not going the distance is looking like a fairly safe bet. Let’s get to the breakdown.
Radtke is coming off an upset win over Gilbert Urbina, and whilst he was facing someone who had a taller frame and a reach advantage, Radtke was very good at slowly walking him down with some slight pressure, and measuring that left hook over and over until he was it cleanly, and boy is that left hook a work of art. One thing that I do like about Radtke is his coachability, he listens actively to his corner, and if Belal is in the corner of Radtke, I genuinely think that’s the secret weapon because Belal has pretty damn good fight IQ and being around that kind of fighter accelerates growth somewhat. Radtke has a very tight guard, his hands are somewhat high and he is very good at adjusting defensively to his opponents attacks. Radtke is quite diverse with his weapons as well, often using the leg kicks to soften up his target and making his opponent somewhat drop the guard a little bit, allowing that left hook target to be more available. Now, Radtke is going to be fighting in a bit of a similar way to how he fought Urbina, he is going to bounce into range in order to land that left hook, and having seen Prates fight Giles, that left hook is going to be there all day due to how Prates defensively backs away. Hands low and often head a bit out of range, but it’s going to take very little for that punch to land and deal significant damage, it absolutely destroyed Urbina when it landed, I can only imagine what it’s going to do against Prates.
Prates is coming off a very competitive back and forth KO win against Trevin Giles, a very tough opponent to debut against and for the most part, prior to the KO win, Giles was very effective with his boxing, landing his punches fairly cleanly, but it does not take much for the Muay Thai fighter in Prates to find his shots and land that phenomenal one-two. Prates has a significant reach advantage coming into this fight, but he somewhat suffers from the same defensive problems a lot of longer fighters suffer from, and that’s their defence being their offence. Teeps and jabs are his best defensive tools since it keeps his opponent out of range and unable to land the cleaner shots, which is why when Giles started to extend the combinations, the last few shots in that combination would land hard. Prates not only has to be worried about that dangerous left hook that Radtke throws so effortlessly, but he also has to be concerned about the wrestling offensive that Radtke has in his back pocket too, and whilst we haven’t seen a lot of his wrestling in the UFC or DWCS, you would think that he is well rounded enough to know how to wrestle.
I do not know who is going to win this one, on one hand Radtke’s left hook, perhaps an overstated attack of his, is most likely going to land if he uses it as an extension to a combination, but on the other hand, Prates has over a hundred Muay thai fights under his belt, he has a significant reach advantage and he has a nasty nasty arsenal of attacks. His left knee up the middle is such a dangerous tool he uses. The safest bet here, and the only betting advice i got for this one is that this fight doesn’t go the distance. As for my prediction, I want to say Prates wins this one, that reach advantage is massive, but his defences are a concern. This one is probably going to shove my face into a pile of shit, but I think Prates wins this one. I think that the left knee is going to be pivotal in countering some of the boxing that Radtke uses, and that height advantage is going to allow that knee to come up quicker.
Prates via KO R2 - (1/3)
Lightweight
Thiago Moises (+115) (18-7-0, NS) v Ludovit Klein (-135) (21-4-1, 2 FWS)
Moises is coming off a strong win over Mitch Ramirez, but its one of those fights that seems like a set up for future fights, like a comeback win set up deal because Ramirez isn’t exactly a high level opponent, and the competitive step up from Ramirez to Klein is astronomical. Moises does have a grappling advantage in this fight, and I do think that this is the first time Klein has faced a proper BJJ specialist, so it would be interesting to see if the very impressive takedown defence of Klein is going to hold up well enough against Moises. Moises is a fairly calculated striker as well, he does not throw volume nor combinations, a lot of his attacks are safe, single shots that have quite a bit of power in said shots, but they are by no means anything too special, it's just the timing and shot selection that impresses me the most. Now, if Moises cannot get the fight to the ground, he is going to lose this fight, Klein is so fast with his strikes, his kickboxing is far better, he has a lot more power and he is a tenacious fighter who tends to throw a lot of volume, all things that could freeze Moises a little bit. Moises is going to have to stick to him like glue and try to get the fight to the ground, that is his only way to win this fight, grapple and submit. I am not too confident in saying Moises will keep Klein down, because Klein himself has shown to be very good on the ground, although perhaps not to the level of BJJ that Moises is.
Klein is coming off back to back wins against Bahamondes and AJ Cunningham (late replacement), and Klein honestly has never looked so good. Klein is an exceptionally well rounded fighter who has extremely slick striking as well as outstanding kicks, in fact I would say his kicks are his best form of striking, they come from all angles and there are almost no reads for them, he just flings them out there without any major set up, it’s such an effective attack. Kleins southpaw stance allows him to target the liver side of the body effectively, and that’s most likely going to be a key in this fight in order to slow down and lower the hands of Moises, and once his hands are lowered, then you will see Klein attack the head. Now, the biggest concern I have for Klein is the grappling of Moises, but that concern isn’t exactly a major one because Klein is so well rounded, he has very, very good takedown defence and if he is in top position there is little doubt in my mind that Moises will be safe in that bottom position because boy does Klein like to ground and pound, he is very active in top position. Klein is going to have to be aware of the exchanges as well because Moises is more than willing to sit down on his punches and throw them back his opponents way, and that’s probably where Moises is at his most dangerous because he doesn’t care how much he gets hurt, as long as he’s firing back. There is a possibility of Klein slowing down after the first or second round, the power and volume he throws at is brilliant and such a dangerous force to deal with, but that comes at a cost to cardio and I think if Moises is able to hang in there for two rounds and survive the storm, he should be able to turn this fight around, but that’s all speculative since Klein typically takes a fight to the distance, and to take a fight to the distance and fight like he does, that’s some excellent cardio.
Ultimately, this is a tough fight to predict, Moises is going to have to either use the same game plan he did against Ramirez and chew up the legs, or he’s going to have to stick to Klein like glue, whether its against the cage or on the ground, and try to find that submission because on the feet, Moises is going to contend with a barrage of highly technical strikes that come from all angles. Klein has excellent takedown defence, he is quick to stuff the head or sprawl, and he is very quick at retaliating with elbows and knees when the break happens, so he is constantly damaging his opponent. I got Klein winning this one, I did have Moises as an underdog pick prior to tape review, and there is a solid chance of him winning, but I think Klein is a very well rounded fighter who can make this fight very difficult for Moises. This fight could also go the distance so keep an eye out for o2.5/1.5 odds.
Klein via UD - (1/3)
Main Card
Welterweight
Punahele Soriano (+140) (9-4-0, 2 FLS) v Miguel Baeza (-170) (10-3-0, 3 FLS) - Boy oh boy is this going to be a battle, I cannot imagine any other outcome here other than brutality and bloodshed, and I'm all for that happening.
Soriano is in a bit of a tough position, his last 4 losses have occurred in his last 5 fights, and each time he has lost he has been on the receiving end of some savage knockouts or brutal beatdowns, but that is his entire style and it is something he is typically known for, walking through fire to deal significant damage back. This is also the first time Soriano is moving down to 170, so be aware of how he looks on the scale because he’s already a very large and thick fighter, so that cut could be concerning. Soriano is a heavy hitting fighter, everything he throws is powerful and it is generally a bad idea to stand in front of him unless you are a technical striker, and I don’t think Baeza is that technical of a striker. Soriano’s best weapons are his power side punches, he is so good at setting those up with standard jabs or even just letting them go without any set up because he knows the knockout power he possesses is often more than enough to put away his opponents. The only problem he has come across when he fights is someone who is typically a lot quicker and longer than he is, someone who can throw a very quick combination and circle away from any retaliatory strikes coming his way. One major advantage that Soriano has compared to Baeza is his activity, he has always been a somewhat active fighter, he has been in three fights whilst Baeza has been inactive, and whilst it is true that his chin has been rocked and shocked, he has always hung in there until the end, he has never really been put away cleanly. I do see Soriano look for strong liver punches throughout this fight in order to slow down the returning fighter, his left hand is very good although when he’s in the pocket his striking misses a lot, it’s highly inefficient and it sometimes looks clumsy, so his best range is going to be straight range, boxing range where he can rely on those straight overhand left and left straights.
Baeza is an interesting case, he was a highlight fighter for me when he won against Matt Brown, and then he had that remarkable performance against Takashi Sato, but since that fight three years ago, he has hit roadblock after roadblock named Ponzinibbio, Williams and Fialho. Baeza is no doubt still a very well rounded fighter who, despite not being much of a submission artist, could very well submit Soriano as he is a black belt in BJJ and it has been shown that takedowns are a bit of a problem for Soriano. However, it is quite difficult to say how Baeza is going to approach this fight since he hasn’t fought in two years, and I spoke about a two year break recently with Gall. What has Baeza worked on in those two years? The amount of unknowns in this particular fight doesn’t please me that much because I hate speculating, but if we are to compare the Baeza of 2022 to today's Soriano, I think we are going to see Baeza land a lot more cleaner punches down the line, but Soriano’s left hand is so educated and so quick and powerful that it could stun or rattle Baeza who is possibly still making mid-fight adjustments as he gets used to fighting again (as there is octagon rust/ring rust). Baeza has a bit of an opening for Soriano and that’s his right side body, the liver side, I see Soriano smashing that body with powerful hooks over and over, and whilst you might argue that Baeza switches his stance a lot, he primarily favours the orthodox stance where he can launch that beautiful jab which could be problematic for Soriano. The other weapon that Baeza uses very well is his outside leg kick, it's not necessarily a thudding kick, but it’s incredibly effective due to the speed of it, making it hard for Soriano to read it.
I need to cut this short, heck, this whole write up feels too long, so in conclusion, it’s a very tough fight to predict with a lot of story behind it, you have Soriano moving down to 170 and the question as to how he is going to look on the scale, then you have Baeza coming back after two years, with questions surrounding how he is going to look, and what he has improved on going to be answered this weekend. This is a fun fight though, but I have to go with the underdog here in Soriano.
Soriano via KO R2 - (1/3)
Middleweight
Julian Marquez (-115) (9-4-0, 2 FLS) v Zach Reese (-105) (6-1-0, NS)
Marquez is coming off back to back KO losses against “Robocop” Rodrigues and Barriault, two fairly hard hitting fighters, and it kind of makes sense that he lost to them because Marquez barely has any defence, he is a stand and bang kind of fighter who ultimately is here for mostly entertainment value. He has no prospect of being a champion or even a ranked fighter at that rate, he is simply a stepping stone for more talented fighters to advance through the ranks. With that said, Marquez is a reckless individual who throws ridiculously heavy and can be a danger to practically anyone he faces, minimal technique, maximum damage, he is a heavyweight in a Middleweight’s body. However, his propensity to finish fights is ridiculously high, so whenever there’s a Marquez fight, its generally a good idea to look out for the odds for his fights not going the distance. If Marquez’s massive punches don’t phase his opponents, he usually goes for a takedown and grapples where he is surprisingly decent, so that’s an alternative way to win a fight, but I honestly don’t think he’s going to do that against a much taller and longer fighter in Reese, who has quite good BJJ himself.
Reese is relatively new to the UFC, and he is unfortunately coming off a brutal loss against Brundage, and I mean, losing to Brundage adds a little bit of a sting to the record I think. Reese has never fought past the first round in his professional career, he is an exceptionally quick finisher and whilst the quality of his opponents is somewhat questionable, I do think that he uses his reach fairly well, although since he finishes fights tremendously quickly, I also think he can be a bit wild with his punches, marching his opponents down and throwing heavy attacks with a tonne of volume, which usually results in a ref stepping in to call the fight. My concern is that I don’t think Marquez is that easy to put away, I mean, sure, Marquez absorbs a lot of damage, but he isn’t one to go down without swinging back.
I need to make this one short, so whilst this prediction could be a bit sketchy, my betting advice for this one is to look for under 2.5 rounds, or “In the distance” (ITD).
Marquez via KO R2 - (1/3)
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And that's it!
Primary Parlay: Lee/DLR o2.5 or GTD + Radtke/Prates ITD + Klein/Moises o2.5/1.5 (optional) + Marquez/Reese u2.5 or ITD + CannonieImavov o3.5 or R4 Starts
(Feel free to exclude some of those legs, or break the parlay into two. whatever floats your boat)
Money Parlay will be announced in my "Parlay Explained" write up, as that is when the full odds and stuff are out
Locks of the week: Katona, Rosas Jr, Lapilus and Jacoby (optional).
Alt Bets: Radtke KO R1 or 2 (combo), Moises Sub/Dec (Double chance), Stoltzfus KO/Sub (Double Chance), Reese Sub.
Prediction Accuracy for 2024: 65.3% (Personal best... again).
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Hi All. I have a 2011 Suzuki Dr-Z400 with carb issues. Took it to a well known local shop and had a thoroughly underwhelming experience and got the bike back unrideable. I honestly don't think they started it after performing the work. I did not take the bike back, but rather I'm looking for someone I can trust with the job. Any recommendations?
I've read other posts here about this but it seems most of the shops mentioned have either closed or are not accepting new customers.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/8hY5cPB

edit: this got late, but I'm posting it before it turns midnight here so I don't have to make a new timestamp. Will respond in the west-coast morning.

All detail pictures in these three albums:
Uppers and upper parts Optics and Dillos Barrels and Accessories

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Uppers and Upper Parts - Full Album

Grey and Clay rattlecan

$500. Goofy paint job, solid upper. SF4P, Centurion CMR Rail, Roscoe 12.5 patrol-gas barrel, Superlative Bleed-off AGB, BCM Key-forge blem upper, Centurion handstop and m-lok rail. ~120 rounds suppressed. This thing is rad, but it's redundant in the family. $450 if you don't want the SF4P. That's going to suck to remove.

MultiCam Blackish

$600. HUXWRX Muzzle Brake, Midwest Industries Unknown Rattlecanned Handguard, Criterion 14.5" barrel, Superlative Bleed-off AGB, BCM Star-forge blem upper. ~210 rounds suppressed. This is absolutely one of my favorite uppers, one of the best I've built. Shoots like a dream, 1.5 MoA IIRC. $550 if you don't want the muzzle brake. Don't make me do that.

Apex 308 DPMS 12.625" Rifle Length with Hardware, Apex GatorGrip Handguard

125. Seems like DPMS Low, or at least lower than DPMS High. Texture is cool. Catch and release from here. Zero salt that I can see, comes with funky mounting hardware.

Adams Arms Carbine Length Piston Kit 223

125 Never mounted, new. Zero rounds. Comes with bolt carrier (though not bolt), piston, FSP gas block, all the normal stuff.

Optics - Full Album

$250 Vortex Spitfire HD Gen II Mounted, unused/zero round count. No salt that I can see, but let me know if you want a super close up of anything.
$150 Holosun HM3XT Unmounted, unused. This is the titanium one, which is shorter than the regular HM3X and has a little less eye relief than I like.
$225 Primary Arms SLx 3X MicroPrism™ Scope - Red Illuminated ACSS Raptor Reticle - 5.56 / .308 Mounted, unused/zero round count.. No salt that I can see, but let me know if you want a super close up of anything.

Barrels and Accessories - Full Album

$100 Ballistic Advantage 14.5″ .223 Wylde BA Hanson MidLength AR15 Barrel W/ Lo Pro Gas Block (Premium Series) New in package. Cheaper than B Kings.
$125 Ballistic Advantage 20″ .308 Rifle Length Bull AR 10 Barrel Premium Series New in package. Got a little too horny for 308 AR-10s.
~~ $225 Ballistic Advantage 24" 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle Length Fluted AR 10 Barrel (.936"), Premium Series, with JP Brake, gas block, and gas tube. I think that brake is a JPTRE-5.58B.925. This one is just loosely hand-threaded on the barrel. No crush washer shown but I'll supply a fresh one if you want it. She's a little salty, but only ~20 rounds down the pipe. I realized I'm too short already to compress my spine with this thing. This whole package is something like $500 normally, just take the damn thing. $200 without the brake.~~ SOLD
$125 Ballistic Advantage 16″ 5.56 BA Hanson Mid Length AR 15 Barrel w/ .625″ Lo Pro Gas Block, Performance Series, Maybe 100 rounds on this. Great barrel for the price.
$190 Daniel Defense 16" 300 BLK. Zero rounds by me, catch and release from GAFS. Someone bubba'd the gas block (not me). I think I remember ~100 rounds from the previous owner.
~~ $60 FIRE SALE.. No really it was in a fire for about 20s. Ballistic Advantage 18" .223 Wylde SPR Fluted Stainless Steel Rifle Length AR 15 Barrel, Premium Series A funny thing happened while stripping the rattle canning - my IQ dropped and I let an acetone fire start. It was fine, I had an extinguisher, but this thing got some shmutz on it. I scrubbed it a bit. It's an killer barrel for the money, but it's ugly and not getting less ugly. What looks like rust around the gas port is actually paint cooked on. ~~ SOLD
$50 Rifle Dynamics AK to M4 Stock Adaptor. Pretty self explanatory. Never mounted, not even taken out of the inner plastic.
$75 Buffer Tube Adapter for 4.5mm Folding AKs Same as above -- never mounted, only taken out for photos.
$35 3 pack of 10-round Ruger 10/22 mags New in package. This is an add-on item, too cheap to ship by itself.
$15 Midwest Industries fixed front sight New in package. This is an add-on item, too cheap to ship by itself.
$10 Daniel Defense Picatinny VFG This is an add-on item, too cheap to ship by itself.

# Today In Phishstory - June 5th Brought to you by tiph-bot. Beep.
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Phish

Phish, Sunday 06/05/2022 (2 years ago) Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 2022 Spring Tour
Set 1 : While My Guitar Gently Weeps , My Soul , Rift , Horn , Wombat , Evolve , Guyute , Limb By Limb , Mercury , The Moma Dance
Set 2 : Sand , Sigma Oasis -> Sand , Twenty Years Later > The Mango Song , Rise/Come Together , Free
Encore : Grind , Slave to the Traffic Light
Jamchart Notes:
Sand - Longest version to date breaks away at 7:00 and never looks back, blending multiple bliss sections with darker-tinged synth/delay play (including a "Crosseyed" tease from Mike at 12:00) all within the first twenty minutes. Shortly before 22:00 a tidal wave of sound starts building as the jam crests in a series of massive peaks, after which a final easy-going segment serves as an effective exhale.
Show Notes:
The first Sand contained Crosseyed and Painless teases from Mike and an Albert tease from Trey. Mike teased Dueling Banjos in Slave to the Traffic Light.
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Sunday 06/05/2011 (13 years ago) Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 2011 Early Summer Tour
Set 1 : AC/DC Bag > Punch You in the Eye > Bathtub Gin > Taste , Lawn Boy , Mound , Gotta Jibboo > Reba ¹ , Fee ² > Backwards Down the Number Line
Set 2 : Carini -> Tweezer > Free , Crosseyed and Painless -> Light -> Boogie On Reggae Woman > Julius , You Enjoy Myself
Encore : Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise
1 No whistling. 2 Trey sang verses through megaphone.
Jamchart Notes:
Fee - A serene outro, similar to 7/29/03. > into "Backwards Down the Number Line."
Show Notes:
Reba did not contain the whistling ending. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone.
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Friday 06/05/2009 (15 years ago) Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 2009 Early Summer Tour
Set 1 : Wilson , Buried Alive , Kill Devil Falls , AC/DC Bag , I Didn't Know , My Friend, My Friend , Ya Mar , Theme From the Bottom , Boogie On Reggae Woman , Split Open and Melt
Set 2 : Down with Disease ¹ -> Twist > Piper > Backwards Down the Number Line , Free , Twenty Years Later ² > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Slave to the Traffic Light
Encore : A Day in the Life
1 Unfinished. 2 Debut.
Show Notes:
During I Didn't Know, Trey introduced Fish as "Little Junior Moses Brown Heaps DeWitt" and commented that he was going to "suck all of the moisture out of the air." During Ya Mar, Page teased It's Raining, It's Pouring. Trey teased Flat Fee prior to Disease, which was unfinished. Twist featured an Oye Como Va jam. This show marked the debut of Twenty Years Later.
Listen now at Phish.in!
Phish, Tuesday 06/05/1990 (34 years ago) Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Gap Chart, Tour: 1990 Tour
Set 1 : The Squirming Coil , Uncle Pen , Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove , Ya Mar , The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg , Take the 'A' Train > David Bowie , Lawn Boy > Possum
Set 2 : Sweet Adeline , Divided Sky , Caravan , Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room , My Sweet One , The Lizards , You Enjoy Myself > The Ballad of Curtis Loew , Good Times Bad Times
Encore : Hold Your Head Up > Whipping Post ¹ > Hold Your Head Up , Golgi Apparatus
1 Fish on vocals.
Show Notes:
The Bowie intro contained 'A' Train teases from Trey. Whipping Post featured Fish on vocals and a What I Am (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) tease.
Listen now at Phish.in!

Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio Band, 2020-06-05 Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/trey-anastasio-band-june-05-2020-stage-ae-pittsburgh-pa-usa.html
Tour: Not Part of a Tour
Show Notes: This performance was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
Trey Anastasio Band, 2003-06-05 Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/trey-anastasio-june-05-2003-chicago-theatre-chicago-il-usa.html
Tour: TAB - The Dectet Summer 2003 Tour
Show Notes: Trey led the band marching through the crowd at the end of "Sweet and Dandy."

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon, 2015-06-05 Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/mike-gordon-june-05-2015-charleston-music-hall-charleston-sc-usa.html
Tour: Mike Gordon - Summer 2015 Tour
Show Notes: This show featured the debuts of Here Today and How Many People Are You as well as the Mike Gordon debuts of Looking for Clues and How Do I Know? Mike dedicated Spock's Brain to Leonard Nimoy. Mike teased Mystery Achievement in Looking for Clues.

John Fishman

Jazz Mandolin Project, 2004-06-05 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/jon-fishman-june-05-2004-the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-usa.html
Tour: Fish - Jazz Mandolin Project Summer 2004 Tour
Show Notes: This was an opening set for Vida Blue.

Page McConnell

Page McConnell, 2007-06-05 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/page-mcconnell-june-05-2007-930-club-washington-dc-usa.html
Tour: Page McConnell Spring & Summer 2007 Tour
Show Notes: Page performed "Strange Design" solo on piano.
Vida Blue and The Spam Allstars, 2004-06-05 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/page-mcconnell-june-05-2004-the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-usa.html
Tour: Page - Vida Blue & Spam Allstars Summer 2004 Tour
Show Notes: Jazz Mandolin Project (w/ Fishman) opened. Before the start of the show, band namesake Vida Blue appeared on stage and threw some baseballs into the audience. Portions of this show were released on the Live at the Fillmore DVD.

Other

Robert Randolph & the Family Band, 2008-06-05 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/robert-randolph-the-family-band-june-05-2008-nikon-at-jones-beach-theater-wantagh-ny-usa.html
Tour: Not Part of a Tour
Show Notes: Trey sat in for part of Robert Randolph & The Family Band's performance opening for Eric Clapton.
Leftover Salmon, 1999-06-05 Higher Ground, Winooski, VT, USA
Setlist: https://phish.net/setlists/guest-appearance-june-05-1999-higher-ground-winooski-vt-usa.html
Tour: Not Part of a Tour
Show Notes: The songs listed featured Mike on bass. Jeff Mosier also made a guest appearance during this gig, which was opened by Blueground Undergrass.

I have a 2017 mustang and the runner controller went out on one side of the intake manifold and it’s being fixed under warranty and you think it would be simple. Now the not so simple thing is you can’t get a new 2017 intake manifold because they are on back order for months. The dealership is refusing to put on any kind of “aftermarket” replacement even one from the ford performance website. They are also refusing to give me a loaner or assist in getting a rental car while they figure out what to do. Their excuse for not putting on an aftermarket part is that they can’t tune the car for a new intake and it has to be a direct replacement. So my question is what should I do in this situation because the part is under warranty so I believe they should be responsible for loaning me a car since they can’t fix mine within a reasonable amount of time.

Patch 14.12 Full!
We've cut Varus and Xayah from the patch. We're waiting a little longer for the meta to settle before acting.
ADC changes will be isolated to Corki, Ezreal and Ashe who are solo Q (especially) outliers.

• https://x.com/RiotPhroxzon/status/1798210370655658361

>>> Champion Buffs <<<

Ezreal

• AD per level increased 2.5 >>> 2.75
  
• [Q] Mystic Shot AD ratio increased 130% >>> 140%
  
• [R] Trueshot Barrage base damage increased 325/500/675 >>> 350/550/750
  

Karma

"Changes that are geared at bringing her support up, now that she's no longer a predominant flex"

• [E] Inspire buffs:
  • Bonus Move Speed duration increased 1.5 >>> 2 seconds
  • Base shield increased 80/125/170/215/260 >>> 80/130/180/230/280
  • [R-E] Defiance base bonus shield increased 50/90/130/170 >>> 50/100/150/200

Naafiri

"Naafiri has struggled to find an audience, despite being at pretty high power levels (relatively)
We're experimenting with her in the Jungle to see if the gameplay is healthy, balanceable and effective"

• [P] We Are More Packmate AD increased 6-30 (+4.5% bAD) >>> 12-32 (based on levels 1-18) (+5% bAD)
  
• [Q] Darkin Daggers buffs:
  
  • Cooldown reduced 11/10/9/8/7 >>> 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 seconds
  • Bleed execute now affects small monsters
  • [Q2] Heal now works on large/epic monsters

Nilah

"Nilah was overnerfed pretty heavily in our last set of changes
We're bringing some of that power back in a way that makes her less feast/famine"

• Base HP Regeneration increased 4 >>> 6
  
• Armor per level increased 4.2 >>> 4.5
  

Talon

"Talon warrants a bit of a buff on this patch, however we want to avoid jungle getting too strong"

• [Q] Noxian Diplomacy cast time now scales with Attack Speed
  
• [W] Rake adjustments:
  
  • Outgoing damage increased 40/50/60/70/80 >>> 50/60/70/80/90
  • Monster damage ratio reduced 105% >>> 100%

Vladimir

"Vlad is pretty weak across the board, buffing him to be a little less punished on using W to dodge, as well as increasing incentives to go forward with pool"

• [W] Sanguine Pool buffs:
  • Current HP cost reduced 20% >>> 15%
  • Pre-mitigation damage heal ratio increased 15% >>> 30%
  • Damage per tick bonus HP ratio increased 2.5% >>> 3.75% (10% >>> 15% total)

Yone

"Yone has dropped a bit more patch over patch than his brother after the 14.10 changes
Targeting some buffs that allow him to get through lane a little better
He also dropped a bit more in top, so armor should help in a lot more matchups up there"

• Base Armor increased 30 >>> 33
  
• Recommended Rune Update
  

Yuumi

"Yuumi is just weak on the patch
We know some players are going to be upset that we're buffing Yuumi and prefer she just not be a champion. Definitely understand that perspective
However, we see the value of Yuumi for her audiences, she's quite popular with them, she serves her purpose in the game well being a good learning/bonding moment for players with their new friends and we're doing a disservice to those players by keeping her weak"

• [E] Zoomies cooldown reduced 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 >>> 10 seconds
  
• [R] Final Chapter base heal per hit increased 25/40/55 >>> 35/50/65
  

Recommended Runes Updates

• Seraphine
• Yone
• Draven
• Talon
• Karma
• LeBlanc
• Zoe

>>> Champion Nerfs <<<

Akali

"Akali is a pretty high mastery champ and her current performance levels are cresting over 50%
Additionally, our anti-Pro/Elite skew work done on Akali to make her easier to play in recent years has been pretty effective to the point that she's actually as equally potent in normal play as she is in the higher skill brackets
As a result, we're targeting some changes that will be more effective at nerfing regular play than higher skill levels
It's somewhat desirable that there are some champions that are demonstrably more powerful in higher skill brackets as they have a skill fantasy associated with them"

• [E] Shuriken Flip nerfs:
  • [E1] Shuriken damage adjusted 30/56.25/82.5/108.75/135 (+25.5% AD) (+36% AP) >>> 21/42/63/84/105 (+30% AD) (+33% AP)
  • [E2] Dash damage adjusted 70/131.25/192.5/253.75/315 (+59.5% AD) (+84% AP) >>> 49/98/147/196/245 (+70% AD) (+77% AP)

Akshan

"Akshan is a bit too strong, especially in Elite, bringing his early trading down"

• [P] Dirty Fighting base damage adjusted 10-165 (based on levels 1-18, back-loaded) >>> 15/40/80/150 (based on levels 1/6/11/16)
  
• [E] Heroic Swing damage per shot adjusted 25/40/55/70/85 (+17.5% bonus AD) × (1 + 0.3 per 100% bonus Attack Speed) >>> 15/30/45/60/75 (+15% total AD) × (1 + 0.3 per 100% bonus Attack Speed)
  

Ashe

"Ashe has risen to the top of the ADC ranks, similar to Corki, spiking well on 1 and 2 items, we're bringing both of them down a bit"

• [P] Frost Shot base bonus damage against targets with Frost reduced 120% >>> 110%

Blitzcrank

"Blitzcrank is pretty powerful right now and additionally is drawing a lot of bans, especially in China where he's the most banned support in higher skill brackets
Bringing down his power level some as a result"

• Base HP reduced 650 >>> 600
  
• [P] Mana Barrier shield duration increased 4 >>> 10 seconds
  

Master Yi

"Master Yi is a bit too strong
We think we've made Master Yi too hard to play and as a result are underserving some of his target audience who are looking for a simple champion who just clicks on you
The nerfs are aimed at reducing some of the optimization intensive power in his kit (not all the way back to where it was)"

• [Q] Alpha Strike monster bonus damage reduced 75/100/125/150/175 >>> 65/90/115/140/165
  
• [W] Meditate nerfs:
  
  • Initial 0.5 seconds damage reduction reduced 90% >>> 70%
  • Cooldown increased 9 >>> 10 seconds

Rek'Sai

"For a high mastery champ, Rek'Sai is sitting a bit too high and has been stale for a while
Targeting some changes to bring her back down"

• [Unburrowed-Q] Queen's Wrath bonus Attack Speed reduced 45% >>> 35%
  
• [Burrowed-W] Unburrow base damage reduced 50/75/100/125/150 >>> 30/55/80/105/130
  

Skarner

"Fun fact: Skarner does not get played in Jungle in China and only played in Top
By contrast, other regions love playing him as a Jungler and Top
Top vs Jungle seem ~similarly strong, but Top's gameplay pattern presents few vulnerabilities
We've resolved W max, so now we're going after how statchecky he is in early lane phase"

• Base HP reduced 650 >>> 610
• HP per level increased 102 >>> 105
  
• [P] Threads of Vibration target max HP damage adjusted 7-10% >>> 5-11% (based on levels 1-18)
  

Tryndamere

"Trynd is too strong right now; realistically he should be closer to 49/50, rather than 51-ish where he currently is due to his play pattern being rather frustrating for the other 9 players
We're not particularly happy about him rushing Ravenous as it makes his gameplan even more about uninteractive split push, but we're not going to be able to resolve that in this changelist
Right now, we're just trying to get his power level under control"

• [Q-P] Bloodlust bonus AD reduced 10/15/20/25/30 >>> 5/10/15/20/25
  
• [E] Spinning Slash base damage reduced 80/110/140/170/200 >>> 75/105/135/165/195
  

Twisted Fate

"TF has shown to have 2 distinct builds in 2 roles which is great and we want to continue to support
He is a bit too strong overall though, so we're giving him a tap down with a slight lean towards nerfing Top a little more as that's his stronger role"

• AD per level reduced 3.3 >>> 2.5
  
• [W] Pick a Card adjustments:
  
  • Mana cost increased 30/40/50/60/70 >>> 50/55/60/65/70
  • Blue Card Bonus mana restore increased 50/75/100/125/150 >>> 70/90/110/130/150

>>> Champion Adjustments <<<

Aatrox

"Aatrox has been building lethality for a while and now we're getting around to making his more durable builds shine a bit more with health incentives"

• HP regeneration per level reduced 1 >>> 0.5
• Armor per level increased 4.45 >>> 4.8
  
• [E-P] Umbral Dash adjustments:
  
  • Healing changed 18/19.5/21/22.5/24% >>> 16% (+0.9% per 100 bonus HP)
  • Healing no longer increased to 20/24/28/32/36% during [R] World Ender
• [R] World Ender increased healing increased 25/35/45% >>> 50/75/100%
  

Corki

"For Corki, we're redistributing power into his Q max over E max"

• Base AD reduced 55 >>> 52
• Attack Speed per level increased 2.3% >>> 2.8%
  
• [Q] Phosphorus Bomb buffs:
  
  • Damage increased 70/115/160/205/250 (+120% bAD) (+70% AP) >>> 70/120/170/220/270 (+120% bAD) (+100% AP)
  • Cooldown reduced 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 >>> 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds
• [E] Gatling Gun nerfs:
  
  • Base damage per tick reduced 6.25/9.375/12.5/15.625/18.75 >>> 6.25/9.0625/11.875/14.6875/17.5 (25/37.5/50/62.5/75 >>> 25/36.25/47.5/58.75/70 per second)
  • Armor and Magic Resistance reduction per stack reduced 3/3.75/4.5/5.25/6 >>> 3/3.5/4/4.5/5 (12/15/18/21/24 >>> 12/14/16/18/20 maximum)
  • Mana cost increased 50/55/60/65/70 >>> 50/60/70/80/90

>>> System Buffs <<<

"Item Changes
Item changes this patch are aimed at bringing up some of the weaker options in Void, Seryldas while smoothing out some of the build paths for some Crit items
Some difficult build paths are good for having clear success and failure between good (I've done it moments) and bad recalls, but these are a bit too painful, even for those"

Lord Dominik's Regards

• Build path changed Last Whisper + Cloak of Agility + 950 gold >>> Last Whisper + Noonquiver + 150 gold

Serylda's Grudge

• Rancor base Armor Penetration increased 20% >>> 25%

Scout's Slingshot

• Cost reduced 900 >>> 800 gold
  
• Build path changed Dagger + 600 gold >>> Dagger + Dagger + 200 gold
  

Statikk Shiv

• Build path changed Scout's Slingshot + Rectrix + 1000 gold >>> Scout's Slingshot + Rectrix + Pickaxe + 225 gold

>>> System Nerfs <<<

First Strike

• Base gold reduced 15 >>> 10
• Bonus damage reduced 8% >>> 7%

Noonquiver

• AD reduced 25 >>> 20
  
• Build path changed Long Sword + Cloak of Agility + 450 gold >>> Long Sword + Cloak of Agility + Long Sword + 100 gold (Change on PBE but not post, leaving it since there is no reason to believe this will be reverted)
  

Hello everyone, I'd say I am a very amateur home car "mechanic" I guess is the right word and after I found out my car was burning oil (it failed an MOT with poor emissions and blue smoke) (Also for those not in the UK who don't know what an MOT is, it's a yearly test your car has take to be deemed "road-worthy" and legal to drive) instead of paying a lot of money to get it fixed at a garage, or decide to get a new car, I've decided to try and fix it myself.
For reference I drive a Ford Focus ecoboost 1.0L 2011-2014 which as many of you may be aware is notorious for engine issues and I have already had my fair show over the 3 or so years I've had it (I will not ever by a car with this engine again lmao) but basically first thing I did was perform a compression test, which the results were about, in PSI if I remember rightly, 230, 223, 215, for cylinders 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Looking that up it seems that as long as they are within about 10% of each other that is good? Which if I understand correctly essentially means oil isn't getting into the engine through the cylinders.
First proper question I suppose is, is that conclusion correct and I should worry about those for now? Or is there another test I should perform which I am unaware of?
Now after reaching that conclusion I then thought well the only other place oil could be getting into the engine is through the factory turbocharger, which after a brief discussion with a guy at a garage which happened before I did the compression test, is another issue these engines are notorious for and he has replaced quite a few of these turbos over the years.
So going off of the compression test and the garage man's anecdotal evidence, I have concluded the turbocharger is the issue, and rather than try to penny pinch even more for a lot more work and take that apart and try and fix I will replace the turbocharger myself, which to be fair the new one I got which apparently matches the OEM part was about £320 and I got casually quoted about £1000 at that same local garage for them to change it (but weirdly they never got back to me with a proper price even though they said they would lol, which I am glad about now because not only am I saving a lot of money but will gain much experience working on cars)
So yes basically then, do you guys think I'm right? Is there some other tests or things to look for that I maybe should've done before buying that turbo? Any advice appreciated guys. Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I found this subreddit and I had just a couple questions.
I'm currently looking into new cars and the Forte GT (specifically with the GT2 package) caught my eye over other suggested cars like the Carolla, Camery, and Elantra.
I noticed a lot of the posts here are about modding the car, and I was curious if the car runs fine stock (I see things about road noise with the OEM wheels which doesn't really bother me, I can swap them out when the time comes). But is it really necessary to mod to enjoy the vehicle as a daily driver?
Speaking of tires, I live in Florida, so it can get hot and rainy. Just HOW bad are the OEM tires? Dangerously bad, or just not great if you're racing or have modded the car with increased HP or torque?
I'm moving from a hand-me-down 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid (prior to that it was a hand-me-down 2003 volvo s60, prior to that, a 1997 pontiac grand am, and BEFORE THAT a 1993 pontiac grand am). This would be my first ACTUALLY new vehicle and I want something more.... fun even though I only drive maybe 5-15 miles a day. So I'm trying to dot my i's, cross my t's, and do all the research I can. Youtube videos have been helpful but may not actually give an accurate every day experience. So I'm asking you 2024 Forte GT owners here.
Any feedback on things I should be aware of (I understand there was a defect in prior models with oil leakage but supposedly that's been fixed?) and supposedly the tires don't handle rain well?
Note: My budget is sub 30k, so it fits in nicely there and has 50+ more HP than any of the other 3 I mentioned at the start.
Thank you!

Hi all,
Wasn’t really sure where to post this so I went for the largest horse sub I could find hoping to get advice from experienced trainers.
I’ve got a 5/6 year old mustang gelding. He is super sweet, gentle, and pretty much a dead head at home. There have been a couple instances where he’s spooked on my property, but not very often and definitely not to a major extent. I love him to pieces and really want to get him through this.
He’s always been on the spooky side, a very (VERY) cautious kind of fella. But once he gets familiar with a place he settles down and doesn’t cause a lot of trouble. Usually. Of course there are instances where he has freak outs, but he’s a mustang, and if that wasn’t enough it’s already in a horses nature to take flight if something scares them. All this to say that he has always been a spooker, but tends to do better when I’m with him and is fine when he’s at home.
He is very well trained, has all the buttons, and I’ve trained him for barrel racing, pole bending, and goat tying. As I stated before, he performs great at home. He runs fantastic, he gets excited when it’s time to do his job but nothing too over the top (a little hopping and prancing). But he’s a completely different horse away from home. He gets extremely nervous and jittery, I really don’t feel comfortable leaving him tied to a trailer at a race whereas he can stand tied at home all day long. His biggest issue is the alleyway.
It’s important to note that he has only been racing for almost two years, and I’ve only hauled him to one arena. Every race we have attended has been at the same arena. He is very familiar with the place. There are two different events we attend at this arena: a youth rodeo with a larger pattern and a barrel race with a small pattern. The youth rodeo is where he has to enter the alleyway and run through it from outside the arena. At the barrel races, the arena is sectioned into two spaces, so we can actually sit inside the arena and he does not have to go through the alleyway. He is perfectly fine at the barrel race, it is at the youth rodeo where he has issues.
Like I said, at home he gets excited but nothing too horrible. But at the rodeo? Oh my word guys, he is HORRIBLE. Incredibly dangerous behavior around an alleyway. I try to ride him in and he rears to his fullest extent, side stepping, ducking/turning sharply and as fast as possible, rearing and then turning WHILE he is on his back feet. He’ll walk up straight, I think I almost have him in, and then he’ll shoot his front feet out and almost do a downward dog to stop himself, then turn as sharply as possible. He has almost fallen over on top of me many times, and also almost trampled a group of people that were crowding the alleyway. I do my best to keep my nerves in check, but I’m human so my adrenaline is pumping right before I enter the arena. I realized that that was on me, and that it was too dangerous for me to be on him while entering the alleyway, so I started walking him in and getting on once we were inside. This actually worked fine the first few times, but this little shit is too smart for my own good and he figured it out. He has started to display the same behaviors he did when I was riding him into the alleyway, except now I’m on the ground where I don’t have as much control (I’m a fairly sticky rider, but my hands can’t stop a 1000 lb rocket donkey from running away if he wishes).
Here’s the kicker: he wasn’t always like this. He may not have had the fastest time at his first race, but he went into the alleyway like a dream(with some prancing and hopping but nothing bad at all, just excited to do his job). He behaved perfectly from March 2023-September 2023. Then at finals in October 2023, he started his alleyway nonsense. I thought it was a one time thing, maybe he had a bad day, whatever it’s fine. During the off season, we practiced at home and he was totally fine. The next race where he had to enter the alleyway was February 2024. He started the same alleyway nonsense again and hasn’t stopped, but performs fine at home.
You want an even bigger kicker, you say? When I haul him to the arena when no race is going on (I mean the arena is totally empty and we are the only ones there), he behaves like he does at home. Excited and a little bit prancy, but nothing dangerous!
He isn’t injured, his saddle fits fine, and he rides in a hackamore.
It’s ironic because his thoroughbred bro is the hottest horse around and wants to go go go, but still does better with the alleyway than the mustang does!
This guy is so so smart, and has loads of potential. He literally learned the patterns I taught him in a couple months. He is one of the smartest horses I have ever seen. I want to haul him to more races, but I can’t/won’t do that unless he stops this behavior.
I’m a young trainer (using the word loosely and only because I trained my horses how to race) so I don’t have a lot of experience. The crowd of horse people that I have access to are pretty toxic and honestly most of them probably don’t know better than I do. I’ve been googling a lot but haven’t really found anything that would help him. If anyone has ideas or knows about a resource that could help me please drop some knowledge!
Also please note when giving training advice: this horse hates being manhandled. He responds best to pressure and release and a very patient handler. He does NOT do well under excessive pressure like whips, they make him worse.
Thanks everyone :)

DAY: JUNE 4 2024
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In spite of the fact that he had no children himself, he (at a very young age, in his twenties) dated and married a woman (IxFJ 3w2) who had a child of her own (she gave birth at 17.) This woman has proven to be successful, and is able to afford to take vacations. However, this is interesting to me, as there are a lot of high-earning men who wouldn’t have dated or married a woman who had had a child at a young age. They have been separated for seven years, though his eldest daughter described them as having good communication/getting along well in spite of the separation. He tends to comment “congrats” on the posts of others, particularly those who are in the field he is in (he is coordinating manager at a children’s hospital. He has experience as an emergency medical technician, and has returned to school multiple times.)
He still liked his wife’s social media post five months ago in spite of the fact that she referred to herself as a single mother on her profile.
He and his wife actually decided to give their relationship another try, though seem to now be separated for good. They haven’t officially divorced, though she has stopped using his last name. They had another child two years after the separation started (I suspect it’s possible that his wife just figured, seeing as how she was nearing thirty-five then, that this was her last chance to have a child before it became dangerous. Though who knows.) He has three biological children.
There is a video from about about 16 years ago filmed with his wife wherein he points out that his eldest daughter has “mixed race hair” as though this is a positive thing (they are black, and the daughter in question has a lighter skin tone.) He holds her hair briefly while mentioning this. This makes me think that he may be a colorist (he himself has lighter skin.) The video starts with him saying in a soft voice “this is called love” and kissing his wife. He then introduces himself, and states with affection that those who he is surrounded by (wife, eldest daughter, his wife’s child,) is his family. He allows his wife’s child from her pregnancy as a teen to call him “daddy” without growing upset about it. He pulls his wife back when she starts to move away from the camera, and introduces her. I had the impression while watching the video that he was very into his looks (making faces at the camera toward the end, noticeably checking out his hair.) Toward the end, he asks the kids to go clean up their room (well, actually, he may have been addressing the eldest who actually would have been old enough to clean up their room.)
He has more than 1,000 followers on his business account, and 500+ connections on it. He has these kinds of descriptions under his job sections, noticeably detailed: “Examine and evaluate patients to determine necessary care. Provide patients with emergency care by utilizing appropriate techniques and equipment. Document patient information, condition, and treatment. Maintain patient confidentiality and perform all care with respect for patient rights. Transport patients in accordance with outined policies and procedures. Maintain a safe, clean, and well-stocked environment for patients Operate and drive ambulance in conjunction with applicable safety policies and laws Provide basic life support and gather patient data. Run code 3 calls and respond first on scene to an emergency and wait for ALS, and set up triage.”
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I was previewing (US Corporate) bond buys in IBKR and looks like I am being charged 2.8% fees, as compared to 0.1% mentioned in the fees structure.
2.8 = 100*(1031.27 - 1003)/1003
I am getting something wrong?
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