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There was a changing of the guard at Next Level Arcade as there were new champions in three out of the four tournaments at last night's Big Two.

It's been a while, but Empire Arcadia's Sanford Kelly did not make it to winners finals or even grand finals of AE2012 for the first time in months. He was sent to losers by Fingercramp Chris G's Sakura and eliminated by his teammate Kreymore's Guy. Although Chris G. sent Sanford to losers, the player who would take the tournament was another Empire member, Hiro. Known for his solid, defensive M. Bison, Hiro took out Team Spooky's Sabin then beat Chris G. twice to take the championship.

The turnout proved to be fairly competitive for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 with Brian H. and Devil Himself showing up. Even though we would see a familiar grand finals between Bloodhawk and Dominion Method Gaming's FightingGM, the results were drastically different from last week's Big Two. This time FightingGM swept Bloodhawk 3-0, making him Big Two's second Tekken Tag Tournament 2 champion.

Unfortunately, Persona 4 Arena wasn't streamed but thankfully the matches were recorded by someone at the tournament. I'll give you guys an update when those videos are up and ready. In the meantime, you'll be surprised to hear that Green Tea defeated Lord Knight in another Mitsuru mirror to win his second Persona tournament at Next Level. After Lord Knight sent him to losers, Green Tea made it back to grand finals to take the first series against Lord Knight in a tense 3-2 set, and apparently it only became easier for him as he took down Lord Knight 3-0 in the runback.

Chris G. won Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. RayRay took 2nd. Welcome to New York Marvel.

The videos are currently being uploaded to the Team Spooky YouTube channel starting with Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Follow the jump for the full results and I'll see you guys next week!

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Bracket)

1. DMG MCZ FightingGM (Lee/Paul)
2. Bloodhawk (Marduk/Leo)
3. The Exalted (Lei/Nina)
4. Reno (Marshall Law/Lars)
5. Devil Himself (Nina/Yoshimitsu)
5. Brian H. (Paul/Devil Jin)
7. The Ace of Spades (Lars/Bruce)
7. FBI (Kuma/Panda)

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Ver.2012 (Bracket)

1. KBP EMP Hiro (M. Bison, Chun-Li)
2. FC NYChrisG (Sakura, Ibuki)
3. TS Sabin (Rose, Dhalsim)
4. EMP Kreymore (Guy, Abel)
5. DUX EMP Sanford Kelly (Sagat, Oni)
5. GxC Damascus (Ibuki)
7. Diego V. (Ken)
7. Ben Fong (Balrog)

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Bracket)

1. FC NYChrisG (Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Akuma, Spencer/Doctor Doom/Wesker)
2. MH RayRay (Ryu/Magneto/Sentinel)
3. TA Moons (Nova/Taskmaster/Amaterasu)
4. AG MarlinPie (C. Viper/Doctor Doom/Amaterasu)
5. UVG Noel Brown (Wolverine/Wesker/Akuma)
5. EMP DragonGod (Nova/Taskmaster/Doctor Doom)
7. AcesReturn (Nova/Dormammu/Magneto)
7. Flux (Zero/Vergil/Dante)

Persona 4 Arena (Bracket)

1. Green Tea (Mitsuru)
2. Lord Knight (Mitsuru)
3. AG MarlinPie (Chie)
4. FC NYChrisG (Mitsuru)
5. TSB Biscuits (Teddie)
5. Jo-P (Elizabeth)
7. Mojo (Kanji)
7. Khan (Akihiko)