Who is the ACA?

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Who is the ACA and why should I care that they trolled bullshido?

Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 81

This is why:

You know what else kicks ass? Sambosteve's post:

sambosteve wrote:

I have no vested interest in this, I had not met or known anyone involved in this until today, and I am not a member of the BJJ community. I really could care less about all the stuff that led up to this challenge. I was simply asked by the mods at bullshido to ref a fight because I was in NYC and have ref experience...and was objective.

I have no reason to lie...just as many of you have no reason to believe me (I understand that). All I know Is I wasted my Sunday afternoon for a fight with guys that did not show up.

I got to Fighthouse at 12:45pm. Chatted with Peggy (the owner) until about 1:15pm when Mikey and his crew showed up. Ming was there as well. As was Jack. We all discussed the challenge with Peggy. She knew I was the referee.

Peggy (and Edgar, the other owner) and I go way back...about 10 years in the NYC martial arts scene. I used to train at Fighthouse many years ago. We have kept in touch since. In fact, when I came in, she said "Sorry, I have no kurtka for sale"...LOL.

At 1:45pm, still nobody showed up. So, I offered to do a sambo class for the guys to make up for the wasted trip. We spoke to Peggy, told her nobody showed up for the fight, but that we would be waiting if they did. Mikey paid Peggy extra mat fees so the guys could roll with me. Including mine.

At about 2pm, some guys left, but meyself, Mikey, Ming, Jack, and some other guys from Mikey's school I had just met started working out on the mats. Everytime people came in the gym (we were in view of the front door) we stopped to see if thjey were looking for anyone. At 3pm we stopped our sambo work out. Got changed and left by 3:30pm.

There is no way anyone could miss us. Peggy and Edgar knew we were waiting for people to arrive. They would have pointed me out to anyone that asked...or told me people were looking for us. Second, the place is not huge. It is a large open room with a ring in the center. We saw everyone that that came and left. People could easily see us working out as well. At one point, Kempofist (I think) went outside to see if Al's guys might be there. No luck.

All this is videotaped on several cameras...with clocks, timestamps, us looking bored, etc...even the sambo workout.

Again, I have absolutely no reason to lie. All I know is that I spent an afternoon waiting for people to show up and they never did.

AND, when I got home, I called Fighthouse to see if anyone came after we left. No luck again.

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sambosteve wrote:

Look guys,

I never met any of these guys until today, never met Sensei Al or any of his guys either. I have no beef with anyone here, and I am not a member of the BJJ community.

The mod at Bullshido asked me if I would ref the fights because I was in NYC and have lots if ref experience. I showed up at 12:45pm. I am good friend with the owners Peggy and Edgar. I talked with peggy until 1:15 when Mikey and his crew showed up. Then we all talked with Peggy about the challenge and that we were waiting for people.

At about 1:45pm, nobody was there so we started training sambo, paid extra mat fees so all the guys who wanted to could roll with me. Some left at 2pm or so. Myself, Mikey, Ming, and other guys I don't recall their names worked out until 3pm. By that time Peggy had left and Edgar was watching the front desk. Still nobody showed.

By the time we changed and left it was 3:30pm.

Everything was videotaped on several cameras...including our workout. It will be easy to verify the tape if one simply looks at the fighthouse website to compare images. The clock was videotaped, all of us waiting there, etc.

The place is not huge, just an open space with a ring in the middle of the room. No way to miss us. Kempofist (I believe) went outside to check for Al's crew as well...to see if they could not find the building.

Lastly, the Fighthouse owners knew all about the challenge and were expecting more people to come as the ring was rented out by Mikey and the guys. They knew I was the ref and waiting. If anyone showed up, they would have told me or pointed them in the right direction. I go back about 10 years with those folks.

Look, I have no reason to lie. Some of you have no reason to believe me. But, that is how it went down. It is on tape.

When I got home, I called fighthouse again to see if Al's came late. Fighthouse confirmed that nobody showed up after we left.

Again, I have no vested interest in this. I really could care less about the whole linegae thing, etc, etc. I just showed up to ref and wasted my Sunday afternoon waiting for people who never came.

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