I didn't do anything, that's the weird part. I just tried to do a move, heard a crackling crumbling sound, looked down and noticed there was no more dpad and I could see inside the controller. I tried to put it back together while you jumped around in confusion but it was no good.
It was one of those newer, adjustable dpads, the silver ones. Turns out they aren't as tough as the older less fancy kind.
Anyway, that was fun. I would've played more if my controller didn't self destruct. You were doing some weird but neat combos. I kept laughing at how I would barely pull out a win at .1% life every time. :P