Shoop WINNERS REVEALED! - International Shoop League Season 8 Voting Thread "BLUE"

[bigwaverider]

Round 1 "RED" and "BLUE" threads.
Round 2 Scores are here
Shoop off between @iron skin and @arqueto to determine the Winner
ISL 8 Signup Thread.

**Scores are up!! **​

Great round guys!! We did it!! Thank you all so much. Thanks to those that donated, and those that voted. WE LOVE YOU!! I can't believe we pulled this off. This contest was such a long journey and it seems such a long time in the making. I am so pleased. Now.. as for the Final Round? Let's see what the cards hold for us during this pandemic....

The Top 20 Advance to the Final Round
01. Blue 08. @bigwaverider - 92 votes
02. Red 04. @Arqueto - 68 votes
03. Blue 01. @Iron Skin - 65 votes
04. Red 10. @MichaelT - 46 votes
05. Red 09. @Ottawaguy - 38 votes
06. Blue 03. @MacGregor - 37 votes
07. Red 07. @Clippy - 36 votes - tie
07. Blue 09. @sherbro - 36 votes - tie
09. Red 01. @Myrddin Wild - 33 votes
10. Red 03. @Natural Order - 29 votes
11. Blue 11. @MenthosLine - 28 votes
12. Blue 10. @propain14 - 24 votes
13. Blue 05. @lostdog000 - 21 votes
14. Red 08. @BlackPanther - 19 votes
15. Blue 06. @Frank McEdgar - 18 votes
16. Blue 07. @Putaforkinya - 15 votes
17. Blue 04. @Zebra Cheeks - 12 votes - tie
17. Red 11. @BigTruck - 12 votes - tie
17. Red 12. @franquito - 12 votes - tie
20. Blue 02. @DLX - 10 votes

21. Red 05. @ZOD66 - 9 votes - 2nd Alternate
21 Red 06. @Draxton - 9 votes - 1st Alternate.
23. Red 02. @Doughie99 - 06 votes - 3rd Alternate

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We are live with the voting for Round 1 of the "International Shoop League Season 8" Shoop Contest. The most prestigious contest on Sherdog. Vote for your 6 favorite Shoops!

• You have 6 votes total between the two threads. (Not 6 votes per thread.)
• Voting will be open for 3 days.
• You can change your votes if you want.
• It is best to view both threads before voting. You can use some of your votes in "RED" thread and some in "BLUE" or however you like. Thread RED has 12 entries and BLUE has 11.
• That's it!

- This contest is spread across 2 threads - "RED" and "BLUE".
- You are in Thread "BLUE".
- Thread "RED" is here, so make sure to vote in that thread too.

ISL is a 2 round contest. This is Round 1 and is for "UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje". The top 20 Shoops from Round 1 will advance to Round 2 which is "To Be Determined" due the UFC rescheduling and Covid-19. We will combine the votes from Round 1 and Round 2 to determine the winners.

Remember to thank those that donated as well as all the Shoopers for their hard efforts. More donations are welcome. We use Amazon eGift Codes that can be purchased here. You will get a code and then PM it to @bigwaverider. Try to post something in this thread to keep it bumped. This contest is anonymous. The Shoopers will be revealed after the voting has ended. ***Link to ISL 8 Signup Thread.

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Thus far we have $150 in prizes and more is incoming!!
$75 @Zebra Cheeks, $30 @KeepingItReal, $25 @Frank McEdgar, $20 @MacGregor
More donations are welcome. We do Amazon eGift codes which can be purchased here. PM the code to @bigwaverider with "ISL 8 Donation" somewhere in the title. Even a $5 donation is awesome. We always need $5 chunks when dividing the prizes, so it will come in handy.
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LET THE PARTY BEGIN!!

01. @Iron Skin

02. @DLX

03. @MacGregor

04. @Sigvard

05. @lostdog000

06. @Frank McEdgar

07. @Putaforkinya

08. @bigwaverider

09. @sherbro

10. @propain14

11. @MenthosLine

 

[Myrddin Wild]

ISL V8 Boiy!!!



.

 

[bigwaverider]

Come vote everyone!!

 

[Myrddin Wild]

LMAO... so many laughs in both threads, no way I can break it all down on the fly. Great job everyone!

 

[Doughie99]

I think I already have a favorite!

 

[Myrddin Wild]

I think I already have a favorite!

It's mine isn't it. Tell me it's mine! Dat shiny BMS belt must be mine!!!

.

 

[TheOldMan]

Thanks as always guys, great work!

 

[Espresso]

Fights on Sat.
Shoop drops on Tuesdays
Fights on Wednesday

 

[Limbo Pete]

No. 5 is a masterpiece

 

[Deleted member 556443]

Glad I never signed up. I had no chance. Good shoops everyone.

 

[ZOD66]

Good job all

 

[One MMA Fan]

Okay this is great!!! Great job everyone, they all bring joy and a big smile.

My votes:
Red 03
Red 04
Red 07
Red 09

Blue 01
Blue 08

Honorable mention - aka I got no more votes left cause you would be it:
Red 05 & Blue 07

 

[Espresso]

1.7.8.

In tears

 

[HUGHPHUG]

Wow, who ever did Major League gets my vote, GOAT sports movie

Number 5 is pure genius, and Holy Grail AND Tremors represented... Fucking love you guys

 

[Arqueto]

Amazing boys some really funny stuff and some great concepts.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

@Myrddin Wild
Figure we might as well continue this here.
With regards to curry spices in chilli, I think it works, but not sure I'd use the Garam. Ginger, turmeric and cumin would be good and probably wouldn't currify it too much, garam is a bit more pungent for a certain taste though, some curry recipes call for garam to be sprinkled on top as you serve. Yours may have a high volume of cinnamon in it, each blend is slightly different, the one I currently have has a lovely fresh cumin scent.
There is an Indian variation of a cottage pie called keema pie, which is the same method as you used on your chilli. Same recipe as authentic cottage pie but with curry spices used instead, so there possibly is an Indian version of chilli somewhere.

 

[bigwaverider]

Thanks as always guys, great work!

Mirhalo for voting brah.

Fights on Sat.
Shoop drops on Tuesdays
Fights on Wednesday

Yea man we were kinda concerned about that but we had no choice. Shoopers must shoop, so we took a chance and went with it.

No. 5 is a masterpiece

No. You are!

Good job all

Okay this is great!!! Great job everyone, they all bring joy and a big smile.

My votes:
Red 03
Red 04
Red 07
Red 09

Blue 01
Blue 08

Honorable mention - aka I got no more votes left cause you would be it:
Red 05 & Blue 07

Best review ever. You are Siskel and Ebert combined.

 

[Myrddin Wild]

@Myrddin Wild
Figure we might as well continue this here.
With regards to curry spices in chilli, I think it works, but not sure I'd use the Garam. Ginger, turmeric and cumin would be good and probably wouldn't currify it too much, garam is a bit more pungent for a certain taste though, some curry recipes call for garam to be sprinkled on top as you serve. Yours may have a high volume of cinnamon in it, each blend is slightly different, the one I currently have has a lovely fresh cumin scent.
There is an Indian variation of a cottage pie called keema pie, which is the same method as you used on your chilli. Same recipe as authentic cottage pie but with curry spices used instead, so there possibly is an Indian version of chilli somewhere.

That's good to hear I wasn't going full on Blasphamy taking my left-over chili & currifying it! haha.... It was quit good. I mixed it up for lunch & then mixed another batch for dinner by memory of how many shakes of each spice I did earlier.

Yeah, I figured my Garam Masala was a bit heavy on Cinnomon, since it's such a staple item I couldn't imagine it being normal for that to be the dominant spice in the blend.

It's funny that I've never had any authentic Curry that I remember, so I'm basically just experiencing this as I make these dishes (2 so far) and I've improvised both of them lol... I kind of get a kick out of doing it that way rather than following a recipe to the tee... for now anyway. It tastes pretty good to me, so even when I finally do go to a restaurant known for authentic curries I'll still have my flavors & recipes that I tasted while not knowing anything about what I'm doing. Once the restaurants open back up I'm looking forward to trying them... but until then, it's "Curriez Gone Wild!!!"

 

[HUGHPHUG]

That's good to hear I wasn't going full on Blasphamy taking my left-over chili & currifying it! haha.... It was quit good. I mixed it up for lunch & then mixed another batch for dinner by memory of how many shakes of each spice I did earlier.

Yeah, I figured my Garam Masala was a bit heavy on Cinnomon, since it's such a staple item I couldn't imagine it being normal for that to be the dominant spice in the blend.

It's funny that I've never had any authentic Curry that I remember, so I'm basically just experiencing this as I make these dishes (2 so far) and I've improvised both of them lol... I kind of get a kick out of doing it that way rather than following a recipe to the tee... for now anyway. It tastes pretty good to me, so even when I finally do go to a restaurant known for authentic curries I'll still have my flavors & recipes that I tasted while not knowing anything about what I'm doing. Once the restaurants open back up I'm looking forward to trying them... but until then, it's "Curriez Gone Wild!!!"

I'm the same with recipes, you could be following the greatest chef ever known to man but I'll still think ooh, we can do this instead!
Can't beat improvisation in the kitchen

 

[Haj01]

Haha great thread!

That's good to hear I wasn't going full on Blasphamy taking my left-over chili & currifying it! haha.... It was quit good. I mixed it up for lunch & then mixed another batch for dinner by memory of how many shakes of each spice I did earlier.

Yeah, I figured my Garam Masala was a bit heavy on Cinnomon, since it's such a staple item I couldn't imagine it being normal for that to be the dominant spice in the blend.

It's funny that I've never had any authentic Curry that I remember, so I'm basically just experiencing this as I make these dishes (2 so far) and I've improvised both of them lol... I kind of get a kick out of doing it that way rather than following a recipe to the tee... for now anyway. It tastes pretty good to me, so even when I finally do go to a restaurant known for authentic curries I'll still have my flavors & recipes that I tasted while not knowing anything about what I'm doing. Once the restaurants open back up I'm looking forward to trying them... but until then, it's "Curriez Gone Wild!!!"

I'll make you a great curry!