Contest over, for winners please see winner's thread
I have the honor of having the last word in the new year edition of Fight! magazine. If you like the piece. let me know. If you think it sucked, Chris wrote it, and I just put my name on it. So send him something mean.
I have a Fight! magazine contest.
I grew up both in the US and overseas, mostly Africa. There is a widely held tradition across the continent of praise songs. For one notorious example, the Life President of then Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko was hailed as "The cock who leaves no chicken untouched. The all powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, will go from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake."
Closer to home, Hobbes insisted Calvin recite the Tiger Song:
Tigers are mean
Tigers are fierce
Tigers have teeth
And claws that pierce.
Tigers are great
They can't be beat
If I was a tiger
That would be neat!
Tigers are nimble
And light on their toes
My Respect for tigers
Continually grows.
Tigers are perfect
The e-pit-o-me
Of good looks and grace
And quiet dignity!
Tigers are great
They're the toast of town
Life's always better
When a tiger's around!
In this tradition, I am asking for Praise Songs about Fight! magazine. The six best Praise Songs will be awarded one year blue names. Winner gets a free one year subscrition Given the post New Years Eve hangovers here, creativity is likely not at the highest level ever, so you may win with something like
Hickory, dickory, dock,
Fight! doesn't suck
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran a word rhyming with one,
Hickory, dickory, dock
Fight! rules.
The end
Oh, FIght!, what you've done to me
You make me feel so good inside
And I just want to be reading you
Fight! magazine makes me feel so alive
Cause Fight! makes me feel, Fight! makes me feel, Fight! makes me feel like
A natural woman
Fight! makes me feel...
Fight! makes me feel...
Fight! makes me feel like a natur-al womannnn!
lol
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What do we read when we can't sleep at night, It has to be my copy of FIGHT ,cause the others are SHITE.I've grappled with one I've grappled with all , giving 100% to get my technique right, where do I turn to when there's no body around , yeah that's right my copy of FIGHT,I strike on the bag ,i spar with my might just hoping to get my copy of FIGHT 
Fight is so clever
So wonderfully right
It's what I read when it's late at night
The knowledge , the know how
Its all that we want
It's perfect down to the font
The skills the knowledge
Are easily shared
It's good to know
From people who care
Get your copy of fight
Cause the others are shite!!!
Fight! It's in all our nature,
Fight! With technique over anger,
Fight! Master your fears as training commandeers,
tame your ignorance, with wise confidence.
Fight! The foolishness with facts,
Fight! even in guard and on your back,
Fight! Brings vital information,
from certified teachers with extensive education.
Fight! When to stand or when to run,
Fight! With your mind and body, not a gun.
Fight! A wise man helps those in pain,
to see that it's fine to try and lose and than to have never tried to gain.
Fight! Galaxies collide, without any selfish pride,
Fight! Violence sustains some of nature's needed life,
Fight! But humankind thrives best on love,
tolerance and patience of his own kind.
We don't have to battle our fellows,
life is supposed to be fun and games,
It's what's between our head and in our heart
that leads the student towards mastership and fame.
~ Master Tang
I'm not impressed with your poem formance =)
FIGHT
I think of the cage as I walk through the door
I remember my camp as the crowd let's a roar
I think of my win and my gloves start to soar
But what the hells happened I've just hit the floor
The FIGHT of my life ends in round 4
This sucks and there isn't alot of rhyme to parts but here is my entry.
FIGHT! FIGHT! What a sight!
Baroni got mugged
Grispi lost his shot
Stephens gave Davis the long kiss GOODNIGHT!
Guida sunk a choke, his submissions aren't a joke
Diaz is still a bitch but he didn't need work from that cutman Stitch
Vera got beatdown, slapped around, punched in the ass and had his face rearranged
Thiago Silva is a bad motherfucker and quite deranged
Lebens got a chin but it wasn't enough to win
Stann is the man, the All-American hero
Edgar / Maynard 2 was a hell of a FIGHT!
Wouldn't you know it won FIGHT! of the night
Could we see Edgar / Maynard 3, Anthony Pettis says "what about me?"
Blood on his gi,
fire in his eyes
Fight! magazine follows
the warriors rise.
Up in the morning
bruised and battered
another day at the gym
as if nothing else mattered.
The struggle to conquer
enemies within and without
Fight! magazine is there
a companion, so stout.
From the UFC
to the UG Grand Prix
They watch us all
struggle to be
The best that we can
at what we choose to do
some Fight! and some write
some do both too.
For the fighters and fans
the trainers and gear makers
promoters and agents
sub artists and face breakers.
They'll put down their thoughts
get your name on new lips
spread MMA word like it's gospel
spreading techniques and tips.
Don't doubt their passion
It's as strong as any
their work read by thousands
appreciated by many.
To Fight! magazine
I give you your due
to all of the fighters
back to training with you.
IRISH ARE INFERIOR TO GREEKS - where in africa kirik?
Shigunu, Ibadan, and Kainji in Nigeria
Maseru, Lesotho
Gaborone, Botswana
Khartoum, Sudan
His name is called
time to walk out
music blasting
he begins his route.
Through the gauntlet
fans screaming and pawing
heart racing, determined
fear and doubt gnawing.
Closer to the cage
feet moving on
stops at cageside
vibing to his song.
Media seats nearby
a familiar face is there
Fight! magazine writer
watching with care.
He's here for the fighters
and for all of the fans
pen at the ready
steady in the hands.
As afraid as the fighter
he's a competitor to
his writings his fight
he's fighting for you.
Hey Kirik, since you are on this thread and I can't get an email response.....can I get my light green name for my ammy fight in the UGGP?
Thanks.
Also, what is the deadline? When does the contest end? When will results be announced?
hey kirik im gonna bug you know too....everytime i enter my fight record url i get told its invalid,,why is this? thanks :)
Sung in a country western style. you can tap your toe if you like...1,2,1,2,1,2...
Fight! Magazine it's The best around,
You can always tell when ole Fight!'s in town
All the boys stand around with a smile on their face
And the girls can't keep their eyes in one place.
You got Dana White and he aint no joke
And Joe Rogan Is there to call an eye poke
We all know that tha OG is gay
But they're welcome to read the magazine anyway.
If you wanna find out who's comein up
Or you need to know where to buy a new cup
Fight!'s got what you're lookin for.
It'll keep you comin back for more.
Get diet tips and jiu jitsu tricks or just look at all the pretty pics.
Fight! Magazine it can't be beat
Any way you slice it's Fucking Sweet!
Damn not being able to format mobile post!
Come on guys, if I can come up with two shitty poems you can come up with one.
You are being offered over 50 dollars worth of services and merchandise for a few minutes of your time.
I know not everyone can write poetry but many of you can.
Let's get this ball rolling.
DreamerMMA - Also, what is the deadline? When does the contest end? When will results be announced?
Hey the man said he is hungover, let him recover!