During the those first two days I could really tell how much those nerves were getting to you and I wanted to help so bad!! And during finals day when you first started popping off I could tell you figured it out. I was, and still am, SO impressed by how quickly you managed to overcome them!! It took me years and years of competing in tournaments to not feel them anymore, and even with all that experience, I was shaking like crazy until finals day. Beating nerves is something that comes with experience, and even with none, you somehow managed to just throw it all aside on the last day. Mindblowing!! I was grinning ear to ear watching you play without that holding you back on the last day, and I'm smiling even harder watching it here now that I get to see the thought process. I love FD signifier, can't wait to see you at EVO!!
same here man I was barely an FD watcher till the slam happened but seeing an older black man still compete in my current hobby and be nice as fuck at it?? instantly made me a fan I damn near binged his entire channel in the week following the slam lol
F.D. at the beginning: I'm iaaght.... F.D. at the end: ooooh.....You think Tekken is your friend. You merely adopted the Tekken.... I was boooooorn in it! Molded by it!.....
But he isn't, he's just that asshole who's too good at Tekken and you want to bring him down a peg, but he always knows when to air counter >:( (I was trying to say he's just good at the game, but i decided to turn it into a joke about my insecurity at being bad at video games xD)
FD nerding out about a fighting game event while wearing a Napoleon Blownapart shirt is just peak content. The passion for the game is just so energizing. I wish you good luck on your Evo run
I'm here because of the Sajam Slam. After the tournament I started looking up all the participants and eventually stumbled upon your content. I'm now a massive fan of you and your content.
Regular FD Viewer checking in to say: Watching your joy at playing video games is perfectly cool to mix in with the other content you do. I'm here for it all.
That moment with Fairlight is definitely the funniest moment in the tournament but the 2nd funniest was during a match between F.D and LazyMattMan where F.D's controller disconnected. He yelled "MAH CONTROLLER!!!" and I was cracking up laughing.
The best part about that was that on team brawlpro side, they were all joking about what if his controller disconnected when he was doing combo's to mattman, then it actually happened.
As a local fighting game guru, arcade kid, turned career man, turned to video essay consumer, I'm so excited for you. I've only been to EVO once, but it was a really affirming old man experience.
I'm glad FD shouts out MattMan, because the dude was playing out of his mind in every set, FD was the only one who made it look close. it felt like team Brawlpro was the only team with two pros. Maybe FD just wants to play like a 'normal person', but MattMan sure didn't look like a 'normal person' playing, except for a few moments like against FD.
Well not the only one who made it look close. That Alisa player named Amaz (who was one of the players FD was beating up in his final day run montage I might add) is the only player in both Slams to give Mattman a tournament loss.
I'm 36, I used to go to local Florida fighting game tournaments in my twenties. I still game with my friends so as an older man, I'll be rooting for you, brotha. EVO is literally my favorite summer event. My homies and I have watched together every year since 2011.
Ok, so it was THAT box box lmao. I used to watch him all the time back in season 5 of league but I haven’t seen anything from him since. When did he start playing Tekken?
As someone who grew up playing competitive Smash, Tekken, and being a Diamond League player, it was hilariously surreal watching FD vs Box Box's Asuka (my main), dressed up as Ness lol.
Im so mad that not only do I have absolutely no interest in fighting video games, but your narrating style is so good that I’m actually gonna tune in on July 18th and root for your over explaining ass
This is such a gaggy crossover for me! Bc I play Overwatch and that’s how I know about Eskay, so knowing that y’all competed in this together after also watching your videos for years is wiiiild
my man had every old head excuse in the book! nah vlog that trip man its a once in a lifetime experience like you said, document it! enjoy sunday too man.
I'm so glad we got an actual tournament report from you, I didn't expect that. The whole event was a ton of fun, and I hope you have an amazing time at EVO.
Tampa Never Sleeps has fantastic weekly tourneys with some pretty legit contenders every week. I'd love to see you pop up! It would be pretty great practice with both high skill opponents and being in the fgc spotlight.
FD sliding into TNS would actually get me to watch Tekken 8. I watch TNS all the time but for SF6 content. I’m thinking of picking up T8 now. Going from 2D to 3D is a bit intimidating though.
Bruh, I ended up buying Tekken 8 because of your participation in the tourney and I've been grinding ever since. I'm an older gamer as well, 34, and my first fighting game was Tekken 2, but I never played past passing the controller on the couch with my cousins/siblings. Super casual. Actually learning how to play Tekken 8 has been great though! Learning frames, positioning, counterhits and electrics has been very rewarding. Hoping to hit red ranks soon!
Was looking into new controller for my brother after he wore out the Hori controller I gave him years ago, went and bought a Sajam Slam edition leverless controller for my brother after you posted you were in Sajam Slam, thanks FD 😊
I watch your content, I made the logo for Sajam Slam (he's the homie), love to see my worlds collide like this. I know your core audience maybe isn't here for this, but glad you're sharing it
This EVO arc has been a pleasant surprise, I found your channel by chance because your of Hip Hop videos. But seeing you going to EVO is awesome. Show them what a Tekken veteran is made of FD.
Brawlpro's team didn't win the first Sajam Slam. They came 2nd, but they clutched out a big win for the EVO qualification and the videos they cut focused around that. That's where the viral moment where Coney pops off at Brawlpro's victory yelling "My coach, my idol, my King" comes from. It was just Mandela effect from there lol, I think Sajam even introduced them as tournament one winners at some point iirc.
This tournament had a lot of cool stuff in it. I’ve only seen highlights, but it really makes me appreciate fighting games even just as a spectator sport. This is beautiful!
Did a really great job during the tournament. Was really great to see and a hell of a team comeback in the end. Much respect here from one of the Katlink mod team members.
As Sajam said, a lot of people thought team Brawlpro won the first tournament because they saw the Conney clip of him popping off at Brawlpro winning his match and thought it was the grand finals lol.
Excited for this. Also excited for the breakdown of the battle and the cultural analysis. I check everyday 😅. Mad respect for contending with the reflexes of the younger generation.
12:10 reminds me of my first (and only) taekwondo tournament. My body just wouldn't move like I had practiced for so long. Kicks barely coming out, footwork was terrible, just getting plain embarrassed in the sparring. Referee was calling me on bullshit. Got soundly outpointed and was so discouraged and disillusioned that I pretty much lost all motivation to continue training. I do occasionally miss those days of practicing TKD, but I find that my motivations when I was a teen weren't all that healthy mentally.
Love Eskay, she's seemingly always down to improve. I remember watching her get movement tips from wrthcrw in overwatch thinking like "damn, usually I only see t1 hopefuls get coaching from wrthcrw". Such a crazy thing yo. See you at evo man, make some vlogs while you're there.
ive never played fighting games in my life but they are always so interesting to hear about/watch, i try to catch baaulp's hosting of EVO every yaer so i hope i got to see you play! good luck!
I was at Only The Best in Turin this year, a few weeks ago. The atmosphere was electrifying and that event, despite being the biggest in Italy, is only a fraction of EVO, so I can only imagine what this experience will be for ya. Good luck FD, Tekken pros are killer.
11:41 The fact that everyone still thinks team brawlpro one the first tournament truely shows that it was really about the friends we made along the way. Like for those who don't know or remember Team brawlpro got second at the first tournament. They just stole the spot light with there team chemistry.
I only caught this from Coney's coverage, never even realized you were in this. So glad to see that there's another interest we share. Congrats. and thank you for everything you do. (PS, there are a bunch of tekken pros in ATL if you ever want to expand on tekken stories/content. Speedkicks is local and has an awesome backstory. I believe PhiDX interviewed him on the regional history of the game.)
I was so hype seeing you and Eskay ended up on the same team. I'm so glad this worked out well for you, doing as well as you did with less experience in a live tournament setting is actually really good. You should be really proud, it was legendary!
I love fighting games, and I watched pretty much all of Sajam Slam. Watching you on Phi's team was super fun, and after watching KatLink is now my goat
it was so hype to see you playing on the slam, it was like two world colliding for me also how hyped everyone was about the way you played! time to win EVO now
LET'S FUCKIN GOOOO!!! Edit: Just finished the video! Seeing you able to participate in the Sajam Slam and tbh just seeing you play Tekken and have such a passion for it is such a wonderful experience to see. I hope you kill it at Evo and I hope you are able to do more Tekken content in the future. If not I'm definitely gonna cherish this ride!
I’ve replayed you ducking that jab dozens of times, and you followed it up with a clean finish. I jumped out of my chair when I first saw it, absolutely insane. Love seeing new and unexpected sides to people I watch; can’t wait to see what you do at Evo!
Did not know much about you before the tournament, but seeing all that experience come into play on that last day was hype. It was like all the pieces were coming together, all you had to do was floor it, and that you did.
I watched your run live, Phi was a great coach as always but theres no doubt that you were that groups anchor. Chips were down, you were always able to clutch out a victory. It was awesome man.
I watched the first Sajam Slam, started watching some occasional PhiDX vids, and every night's stream of Sajam Slam 2 because of your communtiy posts... and I've played a collective 2 hours of Tekken Tag 2. Nonetheless it's been a really fun world to peer into and cheering you on all the way through to Grand Finals was sooooo fun. Thanks for all the top-tier entertainment, video essays and otherwise
As an esports and politics nerd seeing you talk about this whole experience and your views on nerves and competition is very interesting FD, thank you so much for telling this story. This is ngl one of my favorite videos from you. The comeback and ass-kicking montage was so good!
EVO is huge, i can't believe how much of a bucket list this must've been for a fan of fighting game like you, congratulations. this just the start though right? the next step gotta be to clutch some w on evo stage
I'm glad you overcame that mental barrier of tourney nerves and locked in that final day. So sick to see. Fair warning, in person nerves are different different and the crowd might be wild, but hopefully the college experience gives you what you need for EVO. Seeing you compete in Sajam Slam was really cool, I'm happy you had the opportunity.
I missed most of the Sajam Slam so I missed the finals, but seeing that your team secured a trip to EVO was so dope. Hope to grab a pic with you in Vegas
You’re actually only in my algorithm because of the FGC, and I am actually grateful. I am also an old man that loves Tekken, and this almost choked me up. I didn’t know a tournament scene existed when I was young enough to have the time to participate. Now that life has such a tight grip on me, I feel like I missed out on something I really could’ve loved. You get to go back and do that, and I think that’s really great. Well done, and have a great time at Evo.
I’m losing my mind man, this isn’t even some kind of exciting crossover, it’s legit that moment in the movie when the fighter in the ring stands up after getting knocked down, and keeps going. Please keep it up F.D, you’re an inspiration 🙏
This is so cool. I'm glad you were able to get that info about The Yips, and were able to reach into yourself for that wellspring of FUN. I am inspired.
Hearing you're going to EVO has me so psyched! I'm really happy for you! Great job rallying for the tourney and securing that trip! I'll be rooting for you ~
FD! We were watching your matches in our house and we popped off when yall made it to Evo! I'll be following your journey in a couple weeks. Fighting games are still peak after all these years.
I love that I found your page and then to find another page of yours with only tekken. As someone else who has been playing tekken since the beginning this gave me such joy to discover. I will be watching the tournament
Bro! I'm attending Evo once again this year. I MUST meet you, shake your hand, and thank you in person for your content and your platform. It would be such an honor!
FD, say it with your chest. It's gonna be light work at EVO! From another old head gamer who doesn't have it anymore, I'm glad your fire still burns. The old heads are with you!
During the those first two days I could really tell how much those nerves were getting to you and I wanted to help so bad!! And during finals day when you first started popping off I could tell you figured it out. I was, and still am, SO impressed by how quickly you managed to overcome them!! It took me years and years of competing in tournaments to not feel them anymore, and even with all that experience, I was shaking like crazy until finals day. Beating nerves is something that comes with experience, and even with none, you somehow managed to just throw it all aside on the last day. Mindblowing!! I was grinning ear to ear watching you play without that holding you back on the last day, and I'm smiling even harder watching it here now that I get to see the thought process. I love FD signifier, can't wait to see you at EVO!!
eskay in unc FD's comments is the crossover we never knew we needed
Love you eskayyyyy
The goat is here
It's cliche at this point but the beauty of fighting games is really the friends we've made along the way.
@@Eskay_OW 🥹🥹🥹 I love you guys
FD getting MattMan's name wrong consistently is the most Unc thing he could do. I love it.
its funny cause MarkMan is a different tekken guy haha
I was Internet friends with MarkMan.
He was also saying Sajam's name wrong during the tournament if I remember correctly, very FD thing to do lmao
He is a RUclipsr, he can't just pronounce everything currently
Getting called markman is such a mattman moment
Sajam mentioning that FD will compete in the Slam was like Cyclops and Ryu's handshake. My worlds collided
same here man I was barely an FD watcher till the slam happened but seeing an older black man still compete in my current hobby and be nice as fuck at it?? instantly made me a fan I damn near binged his entire channel in the week following the slam lol
Right there with you cuz
exactly this. Saw FD in the Slam and my jaw hit the floor
I went into the comments of the announcement and we are far from alone good buddy.
FGC Signifier
F.D. at the beginning: I'm iaaght....
F.D. at the end: ooooh.....You think Tekken is your friend. You merely adopted the Tekken.... I was boooooorn in it! Molded by it!.....
Finding out FD is a pro gamer is like when you find out that the old guy down the street is secretly an MMA guru
Lol
But he isn't, he's just that asshole who's too good at Tekken and you want to bring him down a peg, but he always knows when to air counter >:(
(I was trying to say he's just good at the game, but i decided to turn it into a joke about my insecurity at being bad at video games xD)
for me, living in a punk rock town, its finding out your neighbor is in a very well known band
I feel like FD has a bunch of lore we haven't discovered: bassist in an emo band, knows Esperanto, and own a tricycle. Place your bets now.
"Nerds have they hands in everything." - Lupe Fiasco
I May have played drums in a band for about two weeks
I almost got real hype with that Esperanto drop...
What do you mean BASSIST in an EMO BAND?
@@AntonioGarcia-zy5rs FD needs to do a 100% serious video whilst doing circles on a tricycle.
An old-guy-former-whiz-kid-comes-out-of-retirement-for-one-last-heist story with a wholesome ending? You're gonna get me choked up 🥲
Dang, what a synopsis... now you got ME choked up 🥲💕
Could literally be a movie
sounds like an isekai
FD talking about his realisation in having fun rather than being wrapped up in his own head has the same energy as Rock Lee dropping the weights.
FD still has that dog in him
💯💯💯
HE WILL FOREVER HAVE THAT DOG IN HIM 🔥🔥🔥
Rowlf
Unc of the Iron Fist! edit for Ante Up, the perfect song for for going full Heihachi.
@@stephenbrizie5082 the Leroy Smith of RUclips.
FD nerding out about a fighting game event while wearing a Napoleon Blownapart shirt is just peak content.
The passion for the game is just so energizing. I wish you good luck on your Evo run
You know you're a Tekken player when you called mattman markman
The whole time i was like... I thought Markman played King, til I checked the names LOL. GGs regardless FD
I'm here because of the Sajam Slam. After the tournament I started looking up all the participants and eventually stumbled upon your content. I'm now a massive fan of you and your content.
Welcome to the fanclub! Glad to have you in here
FD will be in Top 6, book it.
Regular FD Viewer checking in to say:
Watching your joy at playing video games is perfectly cool to mix in with the other content you do. I'm here for it all.
Same I’ve been enjoying the Tekken pro arc lol. Hopefully we get an EVO video
Unc is going to EVO letsgoooooo!
You'd be surprised how many old dogs are in the Tekken scene who can still fold you with the full King throw combo...
FD said ”I got one more in me”
Is he actually "playing" in Evo or just watching the matches??
this video is quite literally “goat forgot he’s him”
That moment with Fairlight is definitely the funniest moment in the tournament but the 2nd funniest was during a match between F.D and LazyMattMan where F.D's controller disconnected. He yelled "MAH CONTROLLER!!!" and I was cracking up laughing.
The memory replayed in my head
Bro I'm dying 😂
The best part about that was that on team brawlpro side, they were all joking about what if his controller disconnected when he was doing combo's to mattman, then it actually happened.
As a local fighting game guru, arcade kid, turned career man, turned to video essay consumer, I'm so excited for you. I've only been to EVO once, but it was a really affirming old man experience.
When FD instant climbed to top 1000 in a week I knew dude was nasty. EVO nasty though? LETS GO UNC
I'm glad FD shouts out MattMan, because the dude was playing out of his mind in every set, FD was the only one who made it look close. it felt like team Brawlpro was the only team with two pros. Maybe FD just wants to play like a 'normal person', but MattMan sure didn't look like a 'normal person' playing, except for a few moments like against FD.
Mattman is so good now he’s reached the top rank and regularly plays with his coach as an equal
Well not the only one who made it look close. That Alisa player named Amaz (who was one of the players FD was beating up in his final day run montage I might add) is the only player in both Slams to give Mattman a tournament loss.
I am genuinely so proud man. How could any young black man not support and respect Signified. Keep going, you are great man.
His knowledge positivity and interests have drawed me to his channel. Another dope player is Lil Majin (king player). All around good soul
Couldn’t believe tuning into Coney playing and seeing FD, great tourney
i think my brain would break if i experienced that
Lil Bill gonna interfere with a steel chair
Gonna pull up like Metal King
Unc had so much fun he had to tell us…shit is genuinely wholesome.❤
I'm 36, I used to go to local Florida fighting game tournaments in my twenties. I still game with my friends so as an older man, I'll be rooting for you, brotha. EVO is literally my favorite summer event. My homies and I have watched together every year since 2011.
Just got recommended your channel and I’m so happy
As a League/TFT fan seeing "FD vs BoxBox" is deeply surreal! Hope you have a great time at EVO 😊
Ok, so it was THAT box box lmao. I used to watch him all the time back in season 5 of league but I haven’t seen anything from him since. When did he start playing Tekken?
@@CloudWind0643 basically at the launch of tekken 8. i think he played sf6 before too
As someone who grew up playing competitive Smash, Tekken, and being a Diamond League player, it was hilariously surreal watching FD vs Box Box's Asuka (my main), dressed up as Ness lol.
Imagine self identifying as a "League fan" 🤢🤮
@@StakeFromJateFarm it ain't that bad lol. There's far worst games and fanbases out there. We just like to shit on league.
Im so mad that not only do I have absolutely no interest in fighting video games, but your narrating style is so good that I’m actually gonna tune in on July 18th and root for your over explaining ass
Same lol. I'm here for the journey, and I can't wait for the highlights
FD in his Muten Roshi era.
Literally
This is such a gaggy crossover for me! Bc I play Overwatch and that’s how I know about Eskay, so knowing that y’all competed in this together after also watching your videos for years is wiiiild
my man had every old head excuse in the book! nah vlog that trip man its a once in a lifetime experience like you said, document it! enjoy sunday too man.
I'm so glad we got an actual tournament report from you, I didn't expect that. The whole event was a ton of fun, and I hope you have an amazing time at EVO.
Tampa Never Sleeps has fantastic weekly tourneys with some pretty legit contenders every week. I'd love to see you pop up! It would be pretty great practice with both high skill opponents and being in the fgc spotlight.
FD sliding into TNS would actually get me to watch Tekken 8. I watch TNS all the time but for SF6 content. I’m thinking of picking up T8 now. Going from 2D to 3D is a bit intimidating though.
Bruh, I ended up buying Tekken 8 because of your participation in the tourney and I've been grinding ever since.
I'm an older gamer as well, 34, and my first fighting game was Tekken 2, but I never played past passing the controller on the couch with my cousins/siblings. Super casual.
Actually learning how to play Tekken 8 has been great though! Learning frames, positioning, counterhits and electrics has been very rewarding.
Hoping to hit red ranks soon!
Was looking into new controller for my brother after he wore out the Hori controller I gave him years ago, went and bought a Sajam Slam edition leverless controller for my brother after you posted you were in Sajam Slam, thanks FD 😊
I watch your content, I made the logo for Sajam Slam (he's the homie), love to see my worlds collide like this. I know your core audience maybe isn't here for this, but glad you're sharing it
I was so excited when I saw your name for the Sajam Slam 2
This EVO arc has been a pleasant surprise, I found your channel by chance because your of Hip Hop videos. But seeing you going to EVO is awesome. Show them what a Tekken veteran is made of FD.
GO WIN EVO UNC
Brawlpro's team didn't win the first Sajam Slam. They came 2nd, but they clutched out a big win for the EVO qualification and the videos they cut focused around that. That's where the viral moment where Coney pops off at Brawlpro's victory yelling "My coach, my idol, my King" comes from. It was just Mandela effect from there lol, I think Sajam even introduced them as tournament one winners at some point iirc.
This tournament had a lot of cool stuff in it. I’ve only seen highlights, but it really makes me appreciate fighting games even just as a spectator sport. This is beautiful!
Did a really great job during the tournament. Was really great to see and a hell of a team comeback in the end. Much respect here from one of the Katlink mod team members.
You fucking rock man. Have fun, whoop all the ass. You earned and deserved this and I can't wait to see you in Sajam Slam 3 taking the top spot
Loooool if you happen to meet him please get a photo with Core A Gaming.
FYI his name is Gerald.
@@daveL-ff3sp Yeah I know but most know him as the channel, Gerald is a common name
Let's go, FD! I'm heading to Evo with my son this year too. See you there!
As Sajam said, a lot of people thought team Brawlpro won the first tournament because they saw the Conney clip of him popping off at Brawlpro winning his match and thought it was the grand finals lol.
Unc had to hit himself with the dracula flow real quick. "They must have amnesia, they forgot that I'm HIM."
Excited for this. Also excited for the breakdown of the battle and the cultural analysis. I check everyday 😅. Mad respect for contending with the reflexes of the younger generation.
This is told like a sports documentary and I love it. It's my two favorite words colliding
12:10 reminds me of my first (and only) taekwondo tournament. My body just wouldn't move like I had practiced for so long. Kicks barely coming out, footwork was terrible, just getting plain embarrassed in the sparring. Referee was calling me on bullshit. Got soundly outpointed and was so discouraged and disillusioned that I pretty much lost all motivation to continue training.
I do occasionally miss those days of practicing TKD, but I find that my motivations when I was a teen weren't all that healthy mentally.
Love Eskay, she's seemingly always down to improve. I remember watching her get movement tips from wrthcrw in overwatch thinking like "damn, usually I only see t1 hopefuls get coaching from wrthcrw". Such a crazy thing yo. See you at evo man, make some vlogs while you're there.
ive never played fighting games in my life but they are always so interesting to hear about/watch, i try to catch baaulp's hosting of EVO every yaer so i hope i got to see you play! good luck!
as a big fan of you and eskay, watching both of your videos about sajam slam has been such an incredible treat and it's so surreal
I was at Only The Best in Turin this year, a few weeks ago. The atmosphere was electrifying and that event, despite being the biggest in Italy, is only a fraction of EVO, so I can only imagine what this experience will be for ya. Good luck FD, Tekken pros are killer.
11:41 The fact that everyone still thinks team brawlpro one the first tournament truely shows that it was really about the friends we made along the way. Like for those who don't know or remember Team brawlpro got second at the first tournament. They just stole the spot light with there team chemistry.
This is an insane intersaction of my favorite things and I love it!
I only caught this from Coney's coverage, never even realized you were in this. So glad to see that there's another interest we share. Congrats. and thank you for everything you do. (PS, there are a bunch of tekken pros in ATL if you ever want to expand on tekken stories/content. Speedkicks is local and has an awesome backstory. I believe PhiDX interviewed him on the regional history of the game.)
I was so happy to see you and eskay on the same team and hearing the stories was everything i wanted. Goodluck for Evo! have a fucking blast
I was so hype seeing you and Eskay ended up on the same team. I'm so glad this worked out well for you, doing as well as you did with less experience in a live tournament setting is actually really good. You should be really proud, it was legendary!
I love fighting games, and I watched pretty much all of Sajam Slam. Watching you on Phi's team was super fun, and after watching KatLink is now my goat
this legit made me cry, what an amazing vid
Unc bouta turn EVO into the Fifth International ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
FGC creators & F.D. crossover is unexpected & awesome. Good luck man!
Let’s go FD! It was so cool to see you in the Slam
it was so hype to see you playing on the slam, it was like two world colliding for me
also how hyped everyone was about the way you played!
time to win EVO now
LET'S FUCKIN GOOOO!!!
Edit: Just finished the video! Seeing you able to participate in the Sajam Slam and tbh just seeing you play Tekken and have such a passion for it is such a wonderful experience to see. I hope you kill it at Evo and I hope you are able to do more Tekken content in the future. If not I'm definitely gonna cherish this ride!
FD and Eskay crossover are two corners of my youtube bubble that I never thought would collide
Congrats bro
I’ve replayed you ducking that jab dozens of times, and you followed it up with a clean finish. I jumped out of my chair when I first saw it, absolutely insane. Love seeing new and unexpected sides to people I watch; can’t wait to see what you do at Evo!
FD bout to pop out and show em those combos
Giving me hope that I can still show up to friendlies in my city despite being a little older. Keep fighting!
Old Man FD having fun. Love this wholesome content 😌
Did not know much about you before the tournament, but seeing all that experience come into play on that last day was hype. It was like all the pieces were coming together, all you had to do was floor it, and that you did.
I watched your run live, Phi was a great coach as always but theres no doubt that you were that groups anchor. Chips were down, you were always able to clutch out a victory. It was awesome man.
Congrats FD! Looking forward to hearing more about your experience at EVO.
I'm also heading to my first evo this year and I'm going to be a referee! hope I get to see you there!!
This video made me smile so hard. That montage to Ante Up!! Seriously congratulations dawg!
I watched the first Sajam Slam, started watching some occasional PhiDX vids, and every night's stream of Sajam Slam 2 because of your communtiy posts... and I've played a collective 2 hours of Tekken Tag 2.
Nonetheless it's been a really fun world to peer into and cheering you on all the way through to Grand Finals was sooooo fun. Thanks for all the top-tier entertainment, video essays and otherwise
As an esports and politics nerd seeing you talk about this whole experience and your views on nerves and competition is very interesting FD, thank you so much for telling this story. This is ngl one of my favorite videos from you. The comeback and ass-kicking montage was so good!
EVO is huge, i can't believe how much of a bucket list this must've been for a fan of fighting game like you, congratulations. this just the start though right? the next step gotta be to clutch some w on evo stage
I'm glad you overcame that mental barrier of tourney nerves and locked in that final day. So sick to see. Fair warning, in person nerves are different different and the crowd might be wild, but hopefully the college experience gives you what you need for EVO. Seeing you compete in Sajam Slam was really cool, I'm happy you had the opportunity.
I'll be cheering you on from Argentina Fd! just don't forget to fix your controller 😅
I missed most of the Sajam Slam so I missed the finals, but seeing that your team secured a trip to EVO was so dope. Hope to grab a pic with you in Vegas
Unc dropped the nebula ad so smooth, I ain’t even see it coming 😂.
You’re actually only in my algorithm because of the FGC, and I am actually grateful. I am also an old man that loves Tekken, and this almost choked me up. I didn’t know a tournament scene existed when I was young enough to have the time to participate. Now that life has such a tight grip on me, I feel like I missed out on something I really could’ve loved. You get to go back and do that, and I think that’s really great. Well done, and have a great time at Evo.
I really hope you like it enough to go back! They are gonna love you there!
I’m losing my mind man, this isn’t even some kind of exciting crossover, it’s legit that moment in the movie when the fighter in the ring stands up after getting knocked down, and keeps going. Please keep it up F.D, you’re an inspiration 🙏
god ur fucking awesome FD, was really happy to hear ur name being mentioned as a competitor in the 2nd sajam slam
Love the hip hop in the background as you talk Tekken. Best of luck on your upcoming Tekken matches.
This is so cool. I'm glad you were able to get that info about The Yips, and were able to reach into yourself for that wellspring of FUN. I am inspired.
Hearing you're going to EVO has me so psyched! I'm really happy for you! Great job rallying for the tourney and securing that trip!
I'll be rooting for you ~
LETSSS GOOOOOOOOOOO, Im hyped for EVO, even more so now! YESSS!!!!
FD! We were watching your matches in our house and we popped off when yall made it to Evo! I'll be following your journey in a couple weeks.
Fighting games are still peak after all these years.
I love that I found your page and then to find another page of yours with only tekken. As someone else who has been playing tekken since the beginning this gave me such joy to discover. I will be watching the tournament
Holy fuck… FD is gnarly as fuck with it- i actively stood up and cheered watching those clips
Lowkey got back into fighting games when you started posting about tekken last year, this is so exciting!
Bro! I'm attending Evo once again this year. I MUST meet you, shake your hand, and thank you in person for your content and your platform. It would be such an honor!
FD, say it with your chest. It's gonna be light work at EVO!
From another old head gamer who doesn't have it anymore, I'm glad your fire still burns. The old heads are with you!