{"id":97608,"date":"2015-03-26T22:06:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T03:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=97608"},"modified":"2015-03-28T07:05:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T12:05:39","slug":"middle-earth-march-madness-the-elite-eight-vote-in-round-3-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/03\/26\/97608-middle-earth-march-madness-the-elite-eight-vote-in-round-3-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth March Madness &#8211; The Sweet Sixteen! Vote in Round 3 Right Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"align right size-medium wp-image-97610 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We are down to the Sweet Sixteen as the chase to crown the 2015 Middle-earth March Madness champion continues! <\/p>\n<p>Look for special analysis of the match-ups in this round coming soon!<\/p>\n<p>But what about you? Have any strong opinions about this round? Send us a report and it just may make it to the homepage of TheOneRing.net! Email <a href=\"mailto:spymaster@theonering.net\">spymaster@theonering.net<\/a> with your display name and a small bio, and article.  <\/p>\n<p>Voting in this round will remain open until March 31st at 10pm ET. As always, tell your friends and vote for your favorites to make it to our final four! 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