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PAGE 33- Folks! Brains! Minds! Ephemeral reality! My brain has been very full of the concept of ‘consciousness’ thanks to Michael Gazzaniga. I am reading ‘The Consciousness Instinct’ and it. is. dense.  It has been really occupying a lot of my extra mindspace.  

In other news, I have 2 new items up in my store- a postcard featuring Anne Shirley from ‘Anne of Green Gables’ and the 4th issue of ‘Multi-’ which is my ongoing all-ages comic I work on with Nick Dutro.  You can check out my whole store here. 

I am also continuing my job search for my next career move! I am really trying to take my creative work into the forefront of my work-work and I’d also reaaallly like to make money while doing something meaningful, you know? Education and education-adjacent fields are really sticking out as something I want to dive into. So wish me luck! Or send me a job, I’d be cool with that too. 

Have a great week! Listen to something uncomfortable, watch something new, read something different!

What I’m Listening To

Podcasts-  Philosophize This!, The Adventure Zone, How Did This Get Made, My Brother, My Brother and Me, Up First, Writing Excuses, Switchblade Sisters

Music- Mothers, Labrinth, Vladmir Spivakov, Hop Along, Manchester Orchestra, King Princess, SURVIVE, Conshafter, The Nude Party, Gorillaz, Helms Alee, Porches, The Cure, Half Waif

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What I’m Watching In The Second Season Of DWTCS

The UFC found a bit of a hit through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contenders Series. It was basically in so many words its own regional promotion, running through the summer there were five fights a week with a winner (or two and in some cases three) getting contracts into the UFC. It worked to restock the shelves at the higher weight classes (Julian Marquez and Karl Roberson had successful debuts, Mike Rodriguez has some upside plus they got two HWs) while giving us a bantamweight or two to get giddy about. In many ways it stripped away the silliness of Lookin' For A Fight and gave us the nitty gritty of seeing a few well known regional guys plus some under the radar prospects getting an opportunity to showcase their stuff.

It's returning this summer across two different continents; a version in the States rumored to be projected for a TV run and a Brazilian version which is apparently going to be pre-taped on Fight Pass. Either way, the format is returning and the awesome folks at MMA-Today have amassed a crazy amount of names, fights and dates. You can take a peek at it yourself here (https://mma-today.com/complete-guide-dana-whites-tuesday-night-contender-series-season-2). Taking a curious little gander at what we've got so far, here's some of the fights I'm really excited to take a look at:

Nick Newell vs TBA

The concept of Nick Newell fighting in the UFC seems hard to believe even at this current point in time. Newell's an inspirational story but also a fighter who was twice (maybe more?) sent home from TUF try outs and had to basically fight his way up the ranks from regional AXS shows to an NBC spot on WSOF. The UFC has always been risk averse when it comes to signings and Newell is a risky venture. Whether he's UFC quality enough is irrelevant compared to whether he can be presented to the UFC audience/sponsors/mainstream TVs in a fair manner. Newell is not a charity case; he's a good fighter worthy of at least this opportunity. I'm mostly curious to see who they match him up with and whether or not it's a lay up or a serious regional lightweight. By this point we know there's no shortage of good lightweights out there looking for work.

Greg Hardy vs Brandon Sayles

Okay. I totally understand the agita and the emotion behind seeing Greg Hardy wearing UFC gloves and getting ready to fight for the DWTCS. Here's the reality though; somebody ultimately was going to take a chance on Greg Hardy. This is a guy who will walk in the door as one of the best athletes in any organization he's involved in. He's simply far too talented and far too controversial to not get this opportunity. I lived through the Greg Hardy saga in 2015 as a Cowboys fan and he's everything they say and then some be it positively or negatively. It's honorable to not want questionable characters in the fine sport of mixed martial arts but to deny the correlation between bad characters and combat sports is a bad idea. The Contender Series, if you're going to take a chance on a Greg Hardy type, is the place to do it. If he works out then you've at least had him test himself vs a pretty decent regional big dude before signing him and you can dip your toe into the waters of public backlash without getting the full assortment. If he loses? You milked his name value to find a HW and pop a number.

Jordan Espinosa vs Riley Dutro

The UFC brought Jordan Espinosa in thinking that he'd be a good filler for Jon Dodson teammate and Jackson-Wink fighter Nick Urso. Espinosa left no doubt who the better fighter was as he dominated Dutro en route to a first round submission win. Espinosa didn't get a shot (likely due to his so so record) but he's getting a second shot to earn a spot. He'ss one of those dudes who carries a journeyman style record at 12-5 but features some good names to suggest he is a UFC quality type of fighter. Wins over CJ Hamilton (another DWTCS guy), the aforementioned Urso and previous TUF 18 prospect Rafael De Freitas. Riley Dutro is riding a seven fight winning streak with 4 straight finishes with some familiar names like Darren Uyenoyama and Yusaku Nakamura.

Maki Pitolo vs. Chibwikem Onyenegecha

So as someone who watches way way too much of Victory FC, I've seen my fair share of Maki Pitolo. He reminds me a bit of a Frank Camacho type fighter; the sort of brawler who can do a little bit of everything and have some exciting fights. I thought Pitolo was for sure on his way to the UFC but then he lost two straight in humiliating fashion to Kassuis Kayne (who he had previously swept) and regional gatekeeper Dakota Cochrane. The tongue twister-y Chibwikem Onyenegecha is an undefeated prospect who is the top protege of former UFC fighter Matt Grice, so much so in fact that Grice helped dude move from Oakland to Oklahoma. He's coming off a brutal finish in LFA.

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Dennis Bryant

The UFC really wanted to sign Kennedy Nzechukwu going into his first DWTCS appearance. He's a big athletic dude who trains with some UFC quality dudes like Damon Jackson, Stephen Peterson and Alonzo Menifield. His story is unique; an immigrant from Nigeria who fights to care for his mother who is battling Lou Gherig's disease. The problem was he simply didn't perform well enough to actually get a deal from the organization. Now perhaps that's a fault of matchmaking since Anton Berzin was a TUF castmate and had double the experience of Kenneddy Nzechukwu, all in all painting the picture of a dude who survived an opportunity that maybe wasn't ideal for him. He's had a fight since and gets a rebound chance on the second season against a dude who is essentially a filler name. Dennis Bryant is straight out of Alaska Fighting Championship so we made it, fellas.

Antonina Shevchenko vs. Silvana Gómez Juárez

This really doesn't have much to do with Silvana who I don't know a ton about. Instead it has to do with Antonina who is almost a lock to be signed unless she has a total stinker. 125 lbs could use more faces and unlike anybody else, Antonina has some hype coming into the UFC. I don't expect her to be as good as her sister (and competing in the same division as Valentina caps her upside tremendously) but she absolutely has a chance to make the roster with a win.

Juan Adams vs Shawn Teed

I mean let's be fair here; these are big men. Every big man fight on Dana White's Tuesday Night Contenders Series is sort of kind of a big deal given how thin the HW division remains. As such, a fight between Ricardo Almeida product Shawn Teed and LFA's Juan Adams is a fight where the winner stands a better chance at getting a contract over a fight between two great welterweights.

Oscar Cota vs Greg Rabello

One thing the Dana White Tuesday Night Contenders Series spoke openly about was wanting to find a way to incorporate not just American fighters into the mix. Oscar Cota is an interesting attempt to dig into some different areas to find a fighter. Sporting a 10-1 record, Cota's the ultra rare Mexican HW and he was one of the first big names added to the second season. He gets a REALLY tough matchup vs Greg Rabello ho is the sort of tried and tested regional level doughy guy who competed on the first season of the Contenders Series.

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Prediksi & Head to Head Bhayangkara FC vs Bali United, 29 September 2017 Live di tvOne

KabarBola.co.id, Prediksi & Head to Head Bhayangkara FC vs Bali United, 29 September 2017  Live di tvOne- Laga penting dalam perebutan posisi puncak dimana Bhayangkara FC siap menjamu Bali United dalam Pekan Ke-27 Liga 1 Gojek Traveloka pada Jumat (29/09/2017) bertempat di stadion Patriot Chandrabhaga, Bekasi yang akan Kick-off pukul 18:30 WIB Live di tvOne.

Ini adalah pertemuan dua besar klasemen dimana kedua tim hanya beda satu poin yang membuat laga ini wajib dimenangkan.

Bhayangkara FC yang diasuh Simon McMenemy ini sangart on fire dimana dalam mereka hanya kalah sekali dalam sebelas laga terakhir dengan delapan diantaranya adalah dengan kemenangan.

Laga di pekan sebelumnya , Bhayangkara meraih hasil seri hanya kedua dalam musim ini  ketika dijamu Persib Bandung di stadion Si Jalak Harupat, Soreang, Jawa Barat. Pertandingan yang berakhir 1-1. Saat ini tim yang dulunya bernama Bhayangkara Surabaya United itu sudah mengoleksi 53 poin dari 26 pertandingan. Dengan sang lawan yang datang adalah pesaing juara yang hanya beda satu poin, tentu ini adalah laga yang harus dimenangkan Evan Dimas cs.

Sementara Bali United, yang sempat menang telak dalam empat laga beruntun, meraih dua seri dan dua menang dalam empat laga terakhirnya. Pekan sebelumnya melihat Bali United sukses memperkecil jarak poin dengan Bhayangkara setelah mengalahkan Perseru Serui pada skor 2-0 di stadion Kaptean I Wayan Dipta, Gianyar, Bali.

Demi mempertahankan puncak klasemen, The Guardian akan memberikan bonus kepada Evan Dimas dkk jika berhasil mengalahkan Bali United. Walaupun tanpa merinci jenis bonusnya, namun menurut manajer BFC AKBP Sumardji, hadiah pasti ada.

Menurut pria asal Jombang, Jawa Timur, itu, laga kali ini berbeda dan terasa seperti perebutan juara liga 1. “Bonus pasti ada. Tentu berbeda karena memang ini pertandingan yang berbeda. Ini seperti pertandingan yang sangat menentukan,” ucap Sumardji, Rabu (27/9/2017).

Bonus menjadi pancingan bagi Indra Kafi cs supaya bermain habis-habisan melawan Bali United. “Harapannya dengan ada bonus supaya anak-anak yang ditugaskan di lapangan bisa lebih semangat, lebih punya daya juang yang tinggi, dan tidak kenal lelah,” kata Sumardji lagi.

Di pertandingan kali ini, dipastikan Otavio Dutro tak bisa diturunkan. Namun pelatih BFC Simon tidak mempermasahkan absennya bek asal Brasil tersebut. Menurutnya Bhayangkara punya banyak pemain pengganti.

“Sepanjang musim kami tidak pernah mengandalkan satu pemain. Jadi kehilangan satu pemain di posisi starting eleven bukan masalah bagi kami. Sebab, kami punya stok pemain belakang yang cukup,” kata McMenemy, dilansir dari laman resmi Bhayangkara.

Sementara kubu Bali United datang dengan kekuatan penuh. Sebanyak 21 pemain diboyong Widodo Cahyo ke Bekasi. Dalam deretan nama terdapat Ahn Byung Keon yang sebelumnya tidak memperkuat tim karena masuk rumah sakit.

So Spaso akan memimpin lini depan tuan rumah dengan suport dari pelari cepat Ilham dengan Paulo menjadi penyokong utamanya, sedang Evan bersama Lee dan Subo siap bertarung dilapangan tengah.

Sementara tamu punya bomber maut Sylvano sang topskor Liga dimana dia akan kembali mendapat dukungan dari Irvan Bachdim dengan duo Belanda lain Nick vdV bersama Lilipaly menjadi duet gelandang serang dengan kapten Sausu bersama Flores menggalang lini tengah.

Head to head, perlu diingat di putaran pertama  , Bhayangkara FC adalah tim yang mengalahkan Bali United di pulau Dewata. Kala itu, Irfan Bachdim cs dipermalukan Evan Dimas cs yang berakhir 1-3 untuk kemenangan tamu Bhayangkara FC .

Prediksi laga, laga wajib menang dimana kedua tim akan ngotot menang guna memuncaki klasemen, prediksi kami laga akan berakhir dengan skor 2-2.

Prediksi Line Up Bhayangkara FC vs Bali United 

Bhayangkara FC IX : Awan Setho; Otavio Dutra, Indra Khafi, I Putu Gede, Alsan Sanda; Lee Yoo Joon, Evan Dimnas, Wahyu Subo Seto, Ilham Udin Armaiyn, Paulo Sergio Moreira; Ilija Spasojevic. Pelatih : Simon McMenemy.

Bali United IX : Wawan Hendrawan, Ricky Fajrin, Ahn Byung Keon, Agus Nova, Hasim Kipuw, Fadil Sausu, Nick Van Der Velden, Taufiq, Marcos Abel Flores Benard, Irfan Bachdim, Sylvano Dominique Comvalius. Pelatih : Widodo Cahyo Putro.

Head to Head Bhayangkara FC vs Bali United:

09/06/17 Bali United 1 – 3 Bhayangkara FC 29/10/16 Bali United 2 – 2 Bhayangkara FC 03/07/16 Bhayangkara FC 3 – 1 Bali United

Lima Pertandingan Terakhir Bhayangkara FC: 24/09/17 Persib Bandung 1 – 1 Bhayangkara FC 20/09/17 Bhayangkara FC 2 – 1 Borneo FC 15/09/17 Semen Padang 1 – 2 Bhayangkara FC 09/09/17 Bhayangkara FC 2 – 1 Persipura Jayapura 03/09/17 PS TNI 0 – 1 Bhayangkara FC

Lima Pertandingan Terakhir Bali United: 25/09/17 Bali United 2 – 0 Perseru Serui 21/09/17 Persib Bandung 0 – 0 Bali United 15/09/17 Bali United 2 – 1 Persija Jakarta 11/09/17 Borneo FC 0 – 0 Bali United 03/09/17 Bali United 5 – 1 Persela Lamongan