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You can join the team tournament for a 5 dollar fee on Friday if it suits you.

Registration is up. Please sign up here: http://www.versusnetplay.com/ab2012registration/

Two newest sponsors Pengew Apparel - Donating a box full of shirts for raffles! Focus Attack - use coupon code UPPERCUT for 10% off Everything! Picture Make sure you are registered online before August 26th if you just plan on coming up on Saturday. Online registration will be close on Sunday. August 31st is the last day to register at the venue. There will be no registration taken for the main singles events after Friday August 31st.

**UPDATE 8/22/12** 1. REGISTRATION guarantees you a badge. Badges are required to enter the main room of the venue. If you don't have a badge you will need to purchase one, so we suggest buying one early. Anyone that registers after August 21 will have a chance to get a UCC shirt since we will order a few more than the actual number of competitors. Those shirts will be first come, first served. Spectating is free 2. RAFFLES!! Everyone who gets a badge (early, regular or late) will get one raffle ticket already. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased as well: 1 for $3, 5 for $10, 10 for $15, 20 for $20. Right now the total dollar amount is $400 for all the prizes. Raffle prizes will be in sealed envelopes containing between $5 and $100. Even we won't know what you win until you open it. You can even pick the envelope! - Fixed Persona 4 Arena Team Tourney sign ups time

*** ABSOLUTE BATTLE 3 *** *Dallas, Texas* -November 10th and 11th, 2012- Registration is up. Please sign up here: http://www.versusnetplay.com/ab2012registration/ Absolute Battle is back! And we welcome all players to come and celebrate the fighting game culture! The tournament is a 2 day event which will be held at the Holiday Inn Express in the Dallas, Texas area. This is a South Regional like no other. This is a tournament born out of love for the fighting game community and much passion and work is being poured in to bring you one of the best tournaments of the year. We are featuring the most popular fighting games and for you old school players, we got something for you too. We are also calling out all players in the nation to come and try and play with the best of Texas and the South! So come and join us for one of the best tournaments of the year! *We are also pleased to announce $1,000 dollar bonus pots for SSF4AEv2012, UMVC3, and TTT2!* Tournament information below - Where: Holiday Inn Express 700 East Central Parkway Plano, Texas 75074 When: November 10th and 11th, 2012 Hotel info: http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/plano/dalpn/hoteldetail 972-881-1881 Block Code: ABG Rate: $75.00 Cut off date: Nov 26, 2012 Arrival date: Nov 9th Departure date: Nov 12. Please call the hotel to reserve your room. Mention you will be attending Absolute Battle to get the discount. Venue fee and Tournament per game fees - Venue Fee: $20.00 online registration fee. $35.00 dollars on the day of the tournament. We encourage you to sign up online and save money! Click link below. http://www.versusnetplay.com/ab2012registration/ Game List and fees - All games will be ran on Asus VH236H. All tournaments will follow the double elimination bracket format. Brackets will also be seeded by region. Super Street Fighter 4 AE v.2012 - $10.00 $1,000 bonus pot and top 8 paid XBOX 360 Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - $10.00 $1,000 bonus pot and top 8 paid XBOX 360 Tekken Tag 2 Tournament - $10.00 $1,000 bonus pot and top 8 paid PS3 The King of Fighters XIII - $10.00 XBOX 360 Persona 4 Arena - $10.00 XBOX 360 Mortal Kombat 9 - $10.00 PS3 "DOA in Dallas 8" Dead or Alive 5 - $10.00 $500 bonus pot and top 3 paid XBOX 360 (*** see notes) Soul Calibur V*** - $5.00 PS3 Skull Girls*** - $5.00 XBOX 360 Street Fighter X Tekken*** - $5.00 XBOX 360 BlazBlue Continuum Shift:Extend*** - $5.00 XBOX 360 Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix*** - $5.00 (non-remix version) XBOX 360 Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition Teams*** - 2 man teams @ $5.00 per person. XBOX 360 on CRT ***Please note games must have more than 16 entrants to be ran. Encourage your fellow players and friends to sign up! ***GAME LINE UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE with notice*** Stream will be ran by our hometown team - Boom Gorillas http://www.twitch.tv/boomgorillas Lots more exciting news and information coming soon! If you would like to make a personal donation to add a bonus pot for the game of your choice or know of a sponsor who would be interested in sponsoring AB. Please send us a message! If you are interested in attending AB3 or to keep up with the latest updates and information please follow us on twitter, like us on facebook, or visit http://www.versusnetplay.com/ab2012/. Twitter - https://twitter.com/Absolute_Battle and https://twitter.com/VersusNetPlay Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/events/419151254793561/

**UPDATE 8/20/12** - Schedule updated - Second Chance Tournies and Throwback Tournies - Persona 4 Team 2 v 2 schedule updated

Ok the schedules are updated for UCC. Now it brings me hope up about going to UCC. I'm still debating about it though. Damn expensive venue fee.

Great turnout yesterday! There was 19 players http://www.livetier.com/versusnetplay/8-18-12d-townbeatdown

Great turnout! 19 Participants for Persona 4 Arena http://www.livetier.com/versusnetplay/8-18-12d-townbeatdown 1st DRS Nashfan 2nd Trevor 3rd dota 2 player 4th genius champion 5th amodf 5th edge 7th denthorn 7th pfhor 9th delbuster 9th j gunn 9th Jayto 9th helix 13th key 13th Byakko 13th jetblaksuit 13th thisgameisbroken 17th kesl 17th texastim 17th vortex

**UPDATE 8/15/12** - New announcement!!! Everyone who registers on or before August 21st will get a free UCC2012 t-shirt! Just add it at the bottom of the registration form with the size you would like. Don't worry if you have already registered; we will send you an email soon asking for your size. These shirts will be only available to pre-registration, so act fast! - We will have 5 sixaxis controllers with the batteries disconnected for pad players that don't want to buy a ps2 pad + converter. - Romance confirmed for KOF XIII

Shoutouts to some godlike p4u meeting. I look forward to it Shoutouts to trolling instant kills by Edge Shoutouts to Naoto's crazy foot hitbox http://www.ustream.tv/channel/a-cho-live p4u action coming

I rather see you drink your H2O in the corner

so is this another revision with story continuation or sequel? I didn't see you on stream It was taken at Adam's apartment lol. Well if you were there then I missed it because I paused the stream and I was too tired to watch it. Ah if this is true then I will have to work around my school schedule to come at this time

Fridays are late registrations, casuals, and team tournaments.

Save $10 on All Pre-Orders $39.99 and Up at Newegg. It expires on August 5 11:59PM EST USA. This includes Persona 4 Arena, DOA 5, TTT2, etc. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=485218

Save $10 on All Pre-Orders $39.99 and Up at Newegg. It expires on August 5 11:59PM EST. This includes Persona 4 Arena, DOA 5, TTT2, etc. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=485218 If you can do wednesday then I can come by

Majority of Tekken Arena 2012 discussion will be here: https://www.facebook.com/events/365378246863030/ "We are pleased to announce the first Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Major.. TEKKEN ARENA 2012! Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is YOUR moment to shine, show the world what you are made of, and become a known player! Tekken Arena 2012 will take place about one month after Tekken Tag Tournament 2 so only the strongest will survive the new strategies, do you have what it takes? Prepare to fight the likes of Houston's finest such as MLG/Evolution champion DJ KOR, two time Evolution champion Crow, and hundreds of other players from all around the world including current reigning international champion Anakin! There will be live streaming, 20+ Asus monitor set ups, multiple games with Tekken being the main focus, catering, and a massive 4200 sq ft room to play in with a 5000 sq ft pre-function room. Get ready for the next battle!" -av kazama GAMES: TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 PS3 -1v1 Singles, standard 2/3 double elimination -2v2 Teams ran in pair play mode format: Super Street Fighter 4: AE XBOX 360 -1v1, 2/3 double elimination Soul Calibur 5 PS3 -1v1, 2/3 double elimination Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 XBOX 360 -1v1, 3/5 double elimination Mortal Kombat 9 PS3 -1v1, 2/3 double elimination Persona 4 Arena XBOX360 -1v1, 2/3 double elimination *All tournaments will be ran on 20+ Asus 23' monitors and systems* WHEN: October 6th, 2012 Doors for registration and casuals open at 11:30AM GAME SCHEDULE TBD Players, please try to be on time(!). WHERE: Lone Star Conference Center-Woodlands 5000 Research Forest Dr The Woodlands, TX 77381 Spacious 4200 sq ft tournament room with a 5000 sq ft pre-function area right outside the room for sponsors and down time. Complimentary water and coffee to entrants. Hotels: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=5000+research+forest+drive+woodlands+tx&ie=UTF-8&hq&hnear=0x864730d0dd41d147%3A0x72f14e5dea0f0d1e%2C5000+Research+Forest+Dr%2C+The+Woodlands%2C+TX+77381&gl=us&ei=-oP7T67UGube2AX25ZS_Bg&sqi=2&ved=0CAUQ8gEwAA Restaurants: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=5000+research+forest+drive+woodlands+tx&ie=UTF-8&hq&hnear=0x864730d0dd41d147%3A0x72f14e5dea0f0d1e%2C5000+Research+Forest+Dr%2C+The+Woodlands%2C+TX+77381&gl=us&ei=-oP7T67UGube2AX25ZS_Bg&sqi=2&ved=0CAUQ8gEwAA PRICING: $20 Venue $10 per game $10 per team (TT2) PAYOUT: 1st- 70% 2nd- 20% 3rd- 10% Facebook discussion: https://www.facebook.com/events/365378246863030/ Additional prizes will be added to the pot as the event nears so check back for updates on this and MUCH MORE. Stay tuned!

Hey guys, Come out and join us for beer and games. Presented By: Versus Net Play and Absolute Battle Contact: Reggie Jeffery, reggie@versusnetplay.com, Bissquick on SRK http://www.versusnetplay.com/dtownbeatdown/ https://www.facebook.com/events/174791965986541/ Location: The End Zone 3033 W Parker Rd Plano, Texas 75023 We will be running: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition ver. 2012 (XBOX) Street Fighter X Tekken (XBOX) Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (XBOX) King Of Fighters XIII (XBOX) Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3) Soul Calibur V (PS3) Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (PS3) SkullGirls (XBOX) Mortal Kombat (PS3) Schedule Persona 4 Arena and The King of Fighters XIII - 2:00 PM Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - 3:00 PM Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - 3:30 PM Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition ver. 2012 - 4:30 PM Other games are TBA $5 venue fee and $10 per game. Invite everyone you know! Streamed by Boom Gorillas! http://www.twitch.tv/boomgorillas This is a BYOC event. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER! Time: Sign-ups and casuals start at 12pm Format: All tournaments will be Double Elimination tournaments. Each match is 2/3 games, with the exception of Grand Finals which is 3/5. The top 3 places in each event will split the pot as follows: 1st 60% 2nd 30% 3rd 10% If there is less than 10 in a bracket, winner takes all.

Hey guys, Come out and join us for beer and games. Presented By: Versus Net Play and Absolute Battle Contact: Reggie Jeffery, reggie@versusnetplay.com, Bissquick on SRK http://www.versusnetplay.com/dtownbeatdown/ https://www.facebook.com/events/451992438167474/ Location: The End Zone 3033 W Parker Rd Plano, Texas 75023 We will be running: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition ver. 2012 (XBOX) Street Fighter X Tekken (XBOX) Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (XBOX) King Of Fighters XIII (XBOX) Soul Calibur V (PS3) Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (PS3) SkullGirls (XBOX) Mortal Kombat (PS3) Because this is such short notice I (Michelle Rosas) will be giving my own money towards the bonus pots. It will be $50 for SSF4AE and another $50 for UMVC3. I know its not much, but I just got back from Austin. $5 venue fee and $10 per game. Invite everyone you know! Streamed by Boom Gorillas! http://www.twitch.tv/boomgorillas This is a BYOC event. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER! Time: Casuals start at 1 pm. Tournament starts at 2 pm. Format: All tournaments will be Double Elimination tournaments. Each match is 2/3 games, with the exception of Grand Finals which is 3/5. The top 3 places in each event will split the pot as follows: 1st 60% 2nd 30% 3rd 10% If there is less than 10 in a bracket, winner takes all.

**UPDATE 7/30/12** - Say hello to UCC2012's newest sponsors: Eightarc and NOS! - Eightarc gave UCC a special coupon code. That's good for $10 off a purchase of $100 or more just type UPPERCUT as the code - UCC now has a twitter account that will give you the latest information @uppercutcircuit follow us! - Minor changes to the schedule - Wolfkrone and Chris G confirmed for UCC! - Boom Bundles are going on sale! $15 will you get you a shirt, two pins, and a sticker. Sizes vary as we only have a limited number of shirts left. Tuesday is the last day for $25 registration! Then it goes up to $30. I encourage everyone to sign up early online to make the tournament run smoother and save you money. Even if you don't know what games you want to sign up for, you can still just register and add the games later. http://uppercutcircuit.com/UCC/ucc-registration/

persona 4 arena stream http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv101701151

Does Chris G play P4A? He has been confirmed for going to UCC

http://www.twitch.tv/crosscounterasia p4 arena casuals

i understand raffle was there for support and donation then later on it got ridiculous

SPONSORS: Eightarc - Premium Tournament Joysticks. Enter coupon code UPPERCUT for $10 off any purchase of $100 or more. NOS – Energy Drink. They will be there supplying free energy drinks for all. Pengew Apparel - Donating a box full of shirts for raffles! Focus Attack - use coupon code UPPERCUT for 10% off Everything! MadCatz - Last official sponsor for UCC **UPDATE 8/22/12** 1. REGISTRATION guarantees you a badge. Badges are required to enter the main room of the venue. If you don't have a badge you will need to purchase one, so we suggest buying one early. Anyone that registers after August 21 will have a chance to get a UCC shirt since we will order a few more than the actual number of competitors. Those shirts will be first come, first served. Spectating is free 2. RAFFLES!! Everyone who gets a badge (early, regular or late) will get one raffle ticket already. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased as well: 1 for $3, 5 for $10, 10 for $15, 20 for $20. Right now the total dollar amount is $400 for all the prizes. Raffle prizes will be in sealed envelopes containing between $5 and $100. Even we won't know what you win until you open it. You can even pick the envelope! - Fixed Persona 4 Arena Team Tourney sign ups time **UPDATE 8/20/12** - Schedule updated - Second Chance Tournies and Throwback Tournies - Persona 4 Team 2 v 2 schedule updated **UPDATE 8/15/12** - New announcement!!! Everyone who registers on or before August 21st will get a free UCC2012 t-shirt! Just add it at the bottom of the registration form with the size you would like. Don't worry if you have already registered; we will send you an email soon asking for your size. These shirts will be only available to pre-registration, so act fast! - We will have 5 sixaxis controllers with the batteries disconnected for pad players that don't want to buy a ps2 pad + converter. - Romance confirmed for KOF XIII **UPDATE 7/30/12** - Say hello to UCC2012's newest sponsors: Eightarc and NOS! - Eightarc gave UCC a special coupon code. That's good for $10 off a purchase of $100 or more just type UPPERCUT as the code - UCC now has a twitter account that will give you the latest information @uppercutcircuit follow us! - Minor changes to the schedule - Wolfkrone and Chris G confirmed for UCC! - Boom Bundles are going on sale! $15 will you get you a shirt, two pins, and a sticker. Sizes vary as we only have a limited number of shirts left. **UPDATE 7/21/12** - Link for hotel room reservations with group code - Changed Soul Calibur V rules to match the updated ruleset of 8WayRun. REGISTER online here www.uppercutcircuit.com Hotel Registration here https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=12552&Chain=5968&group=UPPER+CUT+CIRCUIT Ask anyone that has been to our Texas Bar Fights or last UCC if you want to know who we are. --What-- The 'UPPER'-Cut Championship is a cooperative effort of tournament organizers in and around Texas. Tournament organizers from Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana frequently work together to build the fighting game community in the southwest. For more information check out www.uppercutcircuit.com Facebook: Texas Bar Fights Home and UCC Championship Event Page Twitter: https://twitter.com/uppercutcircuit --When-- Labor Day weekend 2012, August 31st-September 2nd --Where-- UCC will be held at the American Airlines Training Conference Center in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. There will be guest rooms available for $69.99 per night (note: they will only accommodate two people as they are smaller in size). There are single bed and double bed rooms. Be sure to mention that you are attending the 'UPPER'-Cut Championship video game tournament in order to get the room deal. The main room has over 3500 square feet of space. There are other open areas as well for registration and sponsors that puts the available space over 5,500 square feet. There is an onsite cafeteria with very reasonably priced fair, an onsite bar located just next to the outdoor pool. There are also other restaurants within a short distance from the venue. Check out their (http://www.aaconferencecenter.com/) for all the amenities they offer. It is quite a spectacular place. --Hotel Room Reservations-- Here's the link to make room reservations: https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=12552&Chain=5968&group=UPPER+CUT+CIRCUIT --Games-- Super Street Fighter 4 AE:2012 on XBOX Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 on XBOX Street Fighter X Tekken on XBOX King of Fighters 13 on XBOX Blazblue CS:EX on XBOX Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown on XBOX Mortal Kombat 9 on PS3 Soul Calibur V on PS3 Skullgirls on XBOX/PS3 Persona 4 Arena on XBOX Tekken 6 on PS3 --Schedule-- Friday: Meet and greet day - Get to know your teams day - Get signed up or else day 8:00am Setup 12:00pm Casuals/Late Registration Starts/Badge and Shirt pick-up 4:00pm Team tournament signups 2v2 for SSF4:AE, UMvC3, P4, other interests 7:00pm Team tournies start 10:00pm Casuals until close around 12:00am Saturday: Singles Tourney Day 9:00am Venue opens for Casuals/Shirt pickup/Final Pools Posted (with late registrants added) 10:00am "A" Pools Open 12:00pm "B" Pools Open 2:00pm "C" Pools Open 4:00pm "D" Pools Open 6:00pm Auction tourney bidding starts (Games TBA) Sunday: Finals day (game order TBD) - Throwback tourney day - Raffle day (must be present to win) 9:00am Doors open for Casuals 10:00am Tekken 6 top 4/Second Chance Tournies Start 11:00am SC5 top 4 12:00pm MK9 top 4/Throwback signups start 1:00pm Skullgirls top 4 2:00pm Blazblue CS:Extend top 4 3:00pm Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown top 4 4:00pm Street Fighter X Tekken top 4 5:00pm King of Fighters 13 top 4 6:00pm Persona 4 top 4 7:00pm Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition ver.2012 top 8 8:30pm Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 top 8 --Fees-- One time venue fee: Early Registration $25 (Ends at July 31st at 11:59pm central time), Regular Registration $30 (Begins on August 1st), Emergency Registration (no regional seeding) $40 Online registration here All games will be $10 entry New announcement!!! Everyone who registers on or before August 21st will get a free UCC2012 t-shirt! Just add it at the bottom of the registration form with the size you would like. Don't worry if you have already registered; we will send you an email soon asking for your size. These shirts will be only available to pre-registration, so act fast! --Rules-- Coming Soon but most rules are EVO standard anyway these days Soul Calibur V 3 out of 5 rounds in all sets 60 second time limit in all sets 100% health and soul gauge Viola Back-Throw Infinite banned; only one back-throw will be permitted in sequence. In addition to this, because of how hard it would be to enforce, back-throw into back-throw resets are also banned. http://8wayrun.com/wiki/tournament-ruleset/ This is a bring your own controller event. Please bring your own controller/stick/converter to aide in the speed of the tournament. --Second Chance Tournies-- First 8-16 (depending on size of original tourney) players knocked out of the singles tournaments get put in the Second Chance Tournaments for free. The prize will be a $25 BestBuy gift card. If 16 players show up, the winner has to beat a lot of people. If only 1 person shows up, that person still gets the gift card --Throwback Tournies-- These are for those OG gamers that still hold onto their beloved games of the past. Look for titles like SF3:3SOE or ST. Games are subject to interest, so make your voice be heard. --Stream-- Dallas' very own stream team, Boomgorillas, will be streaming all the major events over the course of the weekend, so your friends back home - that should have come but didn't - can watch. www.twitch.tv/boomgorillas Boom Bundles are going on sale! $15 will you get you a shirt, two pins, and a sticker. Sizes vary as we only have a limited number of shirts left. Side Tourney: Persona 4 Arena Team 2v2 www.twitch.tv/transientfaith Come grab a friend and head on down Labor Day Weekend. Also don't forget to preregister early online for the main tournament. TransientFaith will be putting in $1-200 into the pot for this event. --Where-- The UCC TO's were kind enough to allow us to share the venue with them for this event. --Schedule-- Friday 5-6:00pm Team tournament signups 2v2 for P4 7:00pm Team tournies start --Fees-- $10 per Team Fees will be collected at the venue. --Rules-- Double elimination bracket Waseda Style