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Post lineal Debrief & 2024 end of year teaser!
🕑 Added 2024-10-27 23:50:35 +0000 UTCGood evening Just Bleed Enthusiasts!
So as is ordained, it's now time for the post video release breakdown and a teaser of whats coming next.
Lineal 3 has been up a little over a week now, about 9 days, and is just a few hundred views off 100K. While that is honestly about what i expected, its still a bit sad to compare it to the Lesnar video which broke 100K in one day. But, this is to be expected as its a pretty niche topic and has nowhere near the mass appeal of Brock.
Pictured: Mass market appeal
It's like I said at the end of the video itself, the lineal ones don't do big numbers, it's not a sexy or current topic, but it is something people who are interested in the sport, and not just the drama surrounding the sport, can get into. So as long as people still enjoy them, I'll keep making them.
And again, I just have to say thank you to you guys, as obviously with a smaller reach for these videos, it means they make far less revenue, yet still take just as much time as any other video. There was a pretty big influx of new patrons for this one, and I'm glad all of you got to experience the Cro Cop segment complete with Art Garfunkels "Bright Eyes", as it was intended, and all 40 seconds of Bob Sapps chaotic fighting debut!
Though, having said all that, and having spent basically this entire year making 3 Lineal videos, and one Lesnar video, I am committing before you, on this day of our lord the 27th of October 2024, that part 4, will be the FINAL PART* of the Lineal saga. If it takes me 3 months and is 4 fucking hours long, I don't care, I'm wrapping this story up in the next installment!!
*probably
I'm mostly happy with how the video turned out, though some people did say it was hard to follow, and I'm not gonna argue with that opinion. It was something I struggled with more than in part 1 and 2, this one seemed to jump forward and backwards a bit more than the others. But there isn't any way to tell this story without time jumps, so while I do listen to those complaints with an understanding ear, I also reserve the right to say fuck off let's see you do any better 😂
But seriously I do get it, and I had to rewrite the entire Fedor segment and basically cut and paste it into an earlier part of the video in order to try and smooth out the timelines a bit more, as it just didn't make sense to only introduce him 3/4s of the way in, when I had already talked about him multiple times earlier in the video. But anyway, yeah, fuck it, whats done is done. I think the Bob Sapp/Cro Cop/Noguiera v Fedor segments were easily my own favourite bits, and again, shoutout to LCQP for elevating a load of scenes with incredible music and putting up with me texting shit like "hey that track is awesome but can you imagine how more awesome it would be if some drums came in here and went like DUN DUN DUN". I salute you buddy.
But, lineal 3 is done now, and it's time to look to the future. And the future is festive.
So yeah if you watched the trailer video above, you know I cant resist a good Christmas/End of year round up. I've gotten an intro created, and currently in the process of scouring MMA news sites for anything pertinent/ridiculous from 2024. I'm actually thinking of opening up some voting for the blowie award to Patrons this year too, so watch this space for your chance to make history this year! If you consider dick kick of the year to be historically important.
Looking far, far ahead to 2025, I am considering, tentatively, always tentatively, of setting aside the lineal series for the start of the year, and tackling something I've been toying with for a while: a proper, in depth, deep dive into COUNT FUCKING DANTE AND THE HISTORY OF THE BLACK DRAGON FIGHTING SOCIETY. This is something I've really want to do for a long time, but I do worry about how it would go as the lack of footage of Dante means it could essentially turn into a podcast, and I dunno how i feel about that. But, i've been trawling through old issues of Black Belt magazine (lol) and the interviews with thie man are solid gold, so there's definitely a story to tell there. Right now, that's what I'm thinking of next anyway, so I guess we'll see if I'm still feeling it come January 1st!
So can anyone hook me up with some good antidepressants after UFC 308? I tried alcohol and it isn't working.
Quick rreview of the card via emoji
Max 😢
Bobby 😢
Putting up with Topuria mimicking Conor's schtick for the forseeable 😢😢
Double Spinning backfist KO 😮
Return of the Khamzat hype train 🚂🚂
Rebecki vs Orolbai 🩸🩸🩸🩸
Anything involving Anakalaev 😪😪
Anyway, that's about it for now, I'll be back with an End of Year update next week!
Comments
Avenger421
I'm sorry that the views aren't there - I signed up mid way through the lineal series after being a YT viewer for years
General Andy Bohan of the Cheesebag army
I genuinely love watching you use this as a jumping off point to either teach me more about folks I never fully considered the career of, or just cover off folks I've always loved. Like seeing Sakuraba pop up on these videos is wonderful.
Rhys Hayes
What I appreciate about the lineal videos is that, because mainstream/polite society considers MMA to be more of a fascist bro cult than an actual sport (and because the UFC seems more than happy to lean all the way in to that perception), there’s very little serious scholarship about it, so I think this series will end up having real historical value. I can genuinely see it being referenced in 50 years by writers, academics and fans trying to piece together the sport’s development.
Napoleon
lol that’s actually not a horrible idea
Napoleon
Yeah that was my thought, it’ll just be a bit more expensive than a regular video but you gotta waste money to make money as they say
Wayne Scales
Excited for the count Dante video - even if you have to copy and paste Brendan graces head over Steven seagal fight footage I’ll take it
KaiserErma
The Dante story is most likely gonna be gold even with a lack of footage! I'd watch a powerpoint presentation where you only show us images! :D
Kevin
I'm thinking comic book visuals for the Count Dante story, if you can commission someone to create them. It'd be fitting since most people were exposed to Dante through comic book ads
Evin Cashman
Had part 3 downloaded from Vimeo for a flight home from Belgium last week and it was the perfect way to spend a Ryanair flight 😂
Napoleon
As long as you guys enjoy them, im happy man! Still remember when i used to get single digit views on anything i uploaded, so 100k will never not be impressive to me!
Napoleon
Its mixed media!!! The kids love it!
Napoleon
lol ill float the idea to her!
Napoleon
damn, you really do have that Usman things down... *backs away slowly*
Napoleon
Rock the vote
Napoleon
Thats so weird, i remember writing that line and not even thinking it was remotely funny! 😂
Napoleon
Thanks, much appreciated!!
Napoleon
it more than likely will be lol
Evin Cashman
I know like you said in the vid Nap that the other lineals haven't been getting as many views as other vids so you expected it for part 3 too, but I hope you aren't disappointed (or too disappointed) all the same because it's a brilliant video in a brilliant series!
Machine in the Monkey
Podcast you say mate?…FUCK YEAH! You are the thinking man’s…and woman’s mma go to ( why are you always going on about women Stan?) If you podcast they will follow. Look at that dude who first introduced Brock Larsner to that organisation I can’t quite recall now. Anyway you deliver your media will be gold mate 🤙
Allan Hutton
Could you do the Count Dante thing as a similar live stream to the Amorous Adventures? Read out your favourite stories and Josephine could critique them acting as the ghosts of Dante’s victims? Or something?
M E
Literally stopping the video every 10 seconds to either laugh out loud or chuckle whilst reading the awesome miniature articles in-between the lorum ipsum of the newspapers. Hold me closer tiny dancer, almost got people staring at me in the train. Luckily, I have the Usman "do something"-down to a tee and everybody went full masvidal getting held back by imaginary people. Thank you Nap, for keeping it real and providing me with inside jokes with a context so vast my girlfriend has stopped asking why I say "Rampage" or "do you liked to see people getting f*cked" for no reason
Ash
It would be fun to participate in dick kick democracy.
Heidi
COUNT DANTE!! The fake martial arts are truly what led me to your channel, I am a sucker for giggling over Segal, Dilman, Kim et al. I will tell you the exact line you said where I hit the "subscribe" button: "When Frank Duxx finally shuffles off this mortal coil and goes to that great Kumite in the sky..." I lost my mind laughing for a good minute. i had to back up and re-watch that part so i could actually hear the rest of what you said. I love the fake martial arts so much, Imma re-watch them right now
Mike Callahan
Bro. I stopped reading the update at COUNT FUCKING DANTE to comment. I have had this idea in my head of a Count Dante movie staring Danny McBride for years (I thought about researching it any trying to write it myself for a while). Please make a full Count Dante history episode. I don’t care if it’s literally a podcast with no visuals.
Ben
Hurts that blessed lost
PartyMarty520
Check out a channel named Neil Edelstien. He has interviews with Count Dante's lawyer for the Green Dragon dojo storm incident. Alot of good info i never heard before.
McMatt
I'm totally in for a Count Dante deep dive, even if the video portion is just your Valentina screen saver.
Frederick Doyon
Oh you just made me search what he was up to in Ukraine. He's such a leech. I truly hope that he would go on to "die for Putin". At 72 years old and about 5 metric tons, I don't see him lasting too long on the battlefield even though he's the stealthiest, deadliest and most agile human that ever lived. Fuck him a lot.
Frederick Doyon
Hard to know about the viewer fatigue but I know you would make it your own way and it would be awesome. To me at least. He suck so bad.
Napoleon
one day! Actually believe it or not but i think the first ever MMA related video i did was an Aoki highlight reel competition entry for ONE FC
Napoleon
LOL oh lord, i hope i spiced the honeymoon up with all that ninja dick talk 😂
Napoleon
I do want to do a proper one on Seagal now too, especially given his bullshit in Ukraine. But he really has been done to death and i worry if theres viewer fatigue around him right now
Napoleon
Thank man! I hope you and your boy had a good time watching the fights!
Anders Russell
Look, the odds are long, but I'd love a NB exploration of the original violence gremlin - Shinya Aoki.
Karl Dixon
I swear on the old gods, there's isn't a single god damn thing you could be doing with your life that's more important than making that Dante video. Your make believe martial arts video had me crying actual tears of laughter, both on his segment and Ashida Kim. My wife and I were listening to it driving through the mountains of Crete on our honeymoon and we nearly sent the fucking car sailing into the abyss. Congratulations on an absolutely stellar year, man. The quality of your work is a genuine inspiration, and I really appreciate you doing the lineal docs; doubly so, given their comparatively niche interest compared to other topics. It's really good to hear your subs are going up off the back of them, too. Thoroughly well earned.
Jamie
So ok so chop ear off... and then off yourself ! Sounds worse now some how .... but truely talent artists need to take drastic measures before the they are appreciated.... I think is what I was getting at? Who knows i don't even know what I'm on about now..... cheap alcohol and Chinese imported cigarettes have took there toll i guess
Frederick Doyon
I swear this week I was watching a video about count Dante and I wonder how a deep dive by you would be. I also would love a deep dive by you on Seagal even though it's been done a thousand times by other. I can't get enough about him. I think I'm fascinated by how successful he was as a con man.
Jamie
Nap out here acting like anyone gave a fuck about van gogh when he was alive!!! Chop that early of and off yourself that how to become famous!! Lol
quazi
Your recap for the last PPV is on point with my thoughts on it.
LyraV
Love the lineal videos, they are stunning and appreciated.
Screwhead
Fuckin A! Can't wait. There has to be at least a handful (see what I did there) of batch blasts throughout the year. I'm excited.
Rykers Red Shirt
I would absolutely watch (or listen) to a count Dante video. The guy sounds endlessly interesting. I love hearing and watching you talk about CroCop and Fedor. Their era just seems to me to be the golden age of fighters. The video ticked that box for me. The bright eyes segment is gorgeous and I feel really privileged to be able to experience it as it was intended to be experienced. 308 was great for all the drama and upset and that double spin KO was incredible. I had only read an article the day before about him being inspired by Bisping for fighting partially blind. It was the first time my son decided to watch it with me. Probably way too young but he was glued for at least the prelims. I hope you get some time to relax after the work you've put in this year on lineal. Your hard work is evident in the quality of the videos this year. I discovered you last year through one of the fake martial arts videos and I'm really glad yt algo actually fed me something great for a change. Thanks to you I've discovered a sport I can actually sit for several hours through and enjoy. Just bleed friend 💪
Napoleon
Who else is giving out awards for that?! No one else, thats who!!
Napoleon
Hes a cuddle monster
Screwhead
Dick Kick of the Year is indeed historically important and impotent.
Damien House
Nap, I can confirm, other animals were indeed cuddled.
