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S.P.O.R.T.S. The Book Coming Soon!!!!!

Friday, October 23rd, 2015

Described as The “ILLMATIC of Sports Books”. (By Jimmy himself of course).

Available November 2015

Birthed from the EXTREMELY “real” (and sometimes warped) mind of Jimmy “The Blueprint” Williams, everything he says is definitely from the “IDGAF” section of his brain. But all-in-all, the way he looks at sports, culture, and life in general will keep you wanting more, and will definitely keep you laughing.

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WRS Book Review – Sugar Ray Leonard: The Big Fight

Thursday, July 24th, 2014

by Jimmy Williams

JW Blog

 

 

 

 

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I always find it amusing when people judge an athlete’s performance based on how they feel about them as a person.  I mean I get it, but it still makes no sense.   You can be a horrible human being and allegedly kill your ex-wife and her friend, get acquitted, and later be sent to prison for robbing someone of your own belongings.  That does not mean you were not one hell of a running back.  What does that have to do with Sugar Ray Leonard and his book you ask?  Well before reading this book I had a picture of Sugar Ray that has completely changed. Before starting this book I always looked at Ray Leonard (I’m not going to keep calling that man Sugar, Yo!) as a member of the Abnegation faction but now I see him as a member of the Dauntless faction.  If you’ve never read the Divergent books or seen the movie, that last sentence will make no sense to you; but if you have, you will recognize my genius.

I’ve read a lot of athletes’ memoirs and boxers seem to be the most transparent and have the most interesting stories.  Then again, someone who makes a living trying to hurt another human being while also taking punishment from said human being has got to be off their rocker to begin with.  Mike Tyson has set the bar in terms of being transparent and having an amazing story, so Ray Leonard’s book had a lot to live up to.  Although Ray Leonard’s book was released first, I read the Tyson book first.  This is no Tyson story but it is interesting in its own way (S/O to Todd Bridges for inspiring Ray Leonard to tell his story).  I grew up in the Tyson era so I knew of many of his hardships and troubles.  My opinion of Ray Leonard before this book was of someone who was articulate, athletic, marketable, a nice guy who happened to be a pugilist specialist (No Bosh).  My brother B. Austin believes that Ray Leonard is overrated in terms of his boxing ability and I’ve always disagreed.  One thing we’ve always agreed on is his image.  That image has been shattered by his honesty in this book where he speaks about faking blackouts to make weight, sexual assault, drug abuse, and his obsession with finding “talent” in various cities for the purpose of fornication.  A lot of time is spent discussing how he disrespected his first wife and how he was addicted to intercourse with all types of women.  Don’t get me wrong, all men love yoni (unless you live an alternative lifestyle, and if you do, God bless you) but boxers seem to be bigger addicts then most of us.

There are also parts of this book that make you appreciate Ray Leonard as a pugilist.  It’s obvious how serious he took his sport and how he strategized before fights.  It’s also great to hear the respect he has for his fellow boxers, especially the men with whom he had his classic bouts.  Another part of the book that made me appreciate Ray Leonard the athlete was how serious he took self-improvement and wanting to be a well-rounded person.  He worked on his speech and image.  He also talked about how many Blacks considered him a “sell-out” because he was well spoken.  I can relate to that.  Many of us have self-hatred that goes back to slavery and how systematically we were made to see ourselves as inferior (I won’t get into that now).  I remember I was once called spoiled because I knew who both of my parents were (WTF?).

After reading this, I have a completely different idea of who Ray Leonard is/was. I respect him for being open and honest about his life even though he doesn’t come off as the good guy at all.  We live in a world where everyone is judgmental and wants to hold people to higher moral standards than we do ourselves.  I’ve also read athletes’ biographies where they talk about their life as if they did no wrong and they are the perfect person (S/O to Shaq), and we all know that’s unrealistic and a bunch of cow dung.  I would recommend this book to all sports fans, especially people who are fans of the “sweet science”.   Ray Leonard may not be the man he was marketed to be but he is brutally honest and maybe someone can learn something from his story.  I doubt it though, because “The Nookie” has been making men do stupid things since the beginning of time, and some things never change.

 

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Mickey Factz: 740 Park Avenue Album Review

Friday, July 18th, 2014

by Jimmy Williams

JW Blog

 

 

 

740 Cover

There are certain artists that I support every time they release a project.  Mickey Factz makes that list and before you question that, let me explain why.  In my honest opinion he made one of the best projects in the last decade with Mickey Mause, which was released in 2012.  That album IMO is a classic and it was an example of someone painting pictures with their words.  The two albums after Mickey Mause which were #Y, and #Ynot were dope albums but not as great artistically as Mickey Mause.  This leads me to this new project, 740 Park Avenue.

 

I watched a documentary on Netflix called “Park Avenue” and also read a book by Michael Gross titled “740 Park: The Story of the World’s Richest Apartment Building”,so I was wondering where he was going with the title, considering the first song I heard from the project was “Detroit Red”.  The album starts by explaining the address of 740 Park Avenue and its wealth, but then it juxtaposes the residents’ situation to families that live close by as well as the life of the doorman who works at the apartment.  This is where it gets interesting.

 

I’m the type of Hip-Hop fan that pays attention to not only beats and lyrics, but also the themes, cohesiveness, and the order of tracks on a project.  I love how this album starts with the doorman explaining how he has to make a resident aware of who Malcolm X is, which leads right into Detroit Red.  Factz is a well-rounded emcee who has the ability to make concept songs, just spit crazy bars such as the song “Still Better Than You”, but I think he is at his best when telling a story such as Detroit Red. Other songs that stand out are “7-13-82 – 2-29-14”, “Just This Last Time”, “13th Disciple” and “.14”.

 

There are many emcees who just spit bars or talk tough and that’s cool, but it gets boring.  One thing I love about this project is that it’s not boring.  There are lighter songs that Factz still spits crazy on, but have an R&B feel to them such as “Smoke Screen”, “Just This Last Time”, and “NeS”.  “NeS” is a dope concept song that I have listened to on repeat.  BTW, I thought I was the only one who noticed how thick Chun Li’s thighs were on Street Fighter.

 

Another track that stands out is “Huxtables”.  When it comes to appreciating some songs, it’s about how you relate and I completely relate to this song.  I also was heavily influenced by the Cosby Show as well as A Diff’rent World.  In fact I wanted to go to an HBCU just because of A Diff’rent World, and that’s how I ended up at Lincoln University.  Eventually, I had to leave Lincoln University because I was also influenced by Mobb Deep and the Infamous album, but that story is for another day.

 

This is a dope ass project but there is one song I dislike and that’s “Iont Care”.  I can’t stand the song.  I don’t like the flow or the beat and I don’t get how it fits in with the narrative.  When I’m vibing to the album, this song just confuses me.  It’s like when I look for Netflix these days and I forget they changed the logo to white. (WTF did they do that for?).  I get the same feeling when I hear this song.  It pisses me off but then I realize it’s the only song I dislike and the rest of the content is dope.  The white logo pisses me off but then I realize I still have dope content.

 

This project is easily the best project from Factz since Mickey Mause and it will be a strong contender to make my list at the end of the year for best projects.  It didn’t move me the way the Mickey Mause project did but then again not too many albums from anyone have, with maybe the exception of Pharoah Monche’s PTSD. (As you can see I love concept albums).  Bar for bar, not too many emcees can deal with Factz in terms of wordplay, metaphors, and storytelling, but what makes his music standout is his ability to use those skills while making great songs (No Canibus).  I also appreciate each project having a theme as opposed to just dropping fifteen songs with someone just rambling about whatever comes to mind.

 

This project is a must download for my true hip hop fans that appreciate the art.

Download here: http://www.datpiff.com/Mickey-Factz-740-Park-Ave-mixtape.627842.html

 

To read my mid-year hip hop project review click here ==> http://goo.gl/96gYXT

 

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Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014…So Far

Monday, July 7th, 2014

by Jimmy Williams

JW Blog

 

 

 

 

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“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

 -Bob Marley

 

I know many of my friends, family, and people I communicate with on the internet believe Hip-Hop is dead, or it’s nothing but “ignant” music that is used as background sounds for World-Star fight videos.  I beg to differ.  I agree in the mainstream there is no longer a balance and most of the mainstream music stinks more than the earring backs of a homeless woman.  So far in 2014 there are many projects that could have made my top five and I had trouble narrowing it down.  Keep in mind that this is subjective and you may have a different list, but my word is gospel so all of the projects I name will be powerful.  Here is a list of my favorite albums thus far with some short words about each project.

 

Before I start I want to send a shot-out to the Tissue in the Tape Podcast from WRSPN.Com, who recently did their Mid-Year review. 

 

5) The Roots: And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

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The Roots are the greatest Hip Hop band ever!  Considering I don’t know many “Hip Hop Bands”, I can safely make that assertion.  This album was short and Black Thought wasn’t on the album nearly as much as I wished, but this is still a powerful project.  I love concept albums and The Roots are great in creating these pieces of art.  This isn’t the normal “boom bap” sound I usually gravitate towards but when I sit down and listen to the album, I’m amazed at how cohesive the album is and how the sounds work so well together.  This album sounds like a play and not a wack play like “Carmen: A Hip Hopera” (How wack is the title “A Hip Hopera”?).

 

 

4) Freddie Gibbs and Madlib: Piñata

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As much as I love conscious Hip-Hop and “lyrical spiritual” emceeing, I always love a good gangsta album.  I grew up loving the Tribe but also loving the type of Hip-Hop that was so vulgar, nasty, and gangsta, that you wouldn’t dare listen to it with your mother in the car. I know people think that music like this is the reason for all the problems in the world, but FOH.  I’ve heard country songs talk about murder, robbery, rape, and all kinds of crazy things, but that’s none of my business though *Kermit Voice*.  Drake, Jay Cole, and all those sensitive light-skin dudes are cool but sometimes I want to hear something so gangsta that listening makes me feel tougher than I really am.  This album has been that for 2014 so far. I know YG had a dope project that was gangsta but this was better IMO. Gibbs is getting better as an emcee.  He makes gangsta music but it’s not glorifying the lifestyle the way a Rick Ross does.  It reminds me of the way Scarface or Ice Cube made “Gangsta Rap”.  They made gangsta music that discussed the lifestyle but also talked about the repercussions of living that life. That’s heavy praise considering those two are legends.  I’m not saying Gibbs is there but I can see growth in him as an emcee (No Bosh).  Madlib has always been amazing and this collaboration created a powerful project.

 

 

3) Slaughterhouse:  House Rules

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#Barz…………..   Yo I can’t rap to save my life but Slaughterhouse makes me want to pick up a pen and write some barz.  I can only imagine how they motivate each other when recording.  As much as I love the group I thought their second album was underwhelming , but this just reminded me how dope each emcee in the group is.  Listening to this project, I also noticed that Crooked I is murder, death, killing every beat he is on.  He must have also been underwhelmed with the last album or his crib is in the foreclosure process, because he is hungry and it is evident.  He shined the most on this project, even though all four emcees were dope.  And although I can’t rap, I bet none of those Negus can blog like me. IJS.

 

 

2) Cyhi Da Prynce: Hystori

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I’m not going to lie, I always thought Cyhi was okay, but I assumed he was just the dude who rolled with GOOD music that would never do anything but write dope lyrics that Kanye would take credit for.  Then I heard Hystori and it all changed.  Bottom line is this album is dope AF and I owe Cyhi an apology.  This album has dope production, witty lyrics, and it’s also put in story form.  My only problem with this album is it was a free mixtape.  I don’t know how Cyhi will make anything better for his album.  Then again, I doubted him before so we shall see.

 

 

1)      Pharoahe Monch: PTSD

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I know many will disagree with this because this is an acquired taste, but I’m a Hip-Hop nerd and I appreciate the art-form as well as great writing.  Pharoahe Monch has created a piece of art with this project.  Yes it’s a concept album, and no it doesn’t have radio singles, and no there are no “club bangers”, but from a pure lyrical standpoint, this is the best album thus far.  This album may not be considered cool and it would make for terrible background music on a World-Star fight video, but it’s powerful.  Monch is a cerebral emcee and it seems to take him years to create a project, but it’s worth it.  He touches on mental health which is something never discussed in the Black community, although we know it’s some crazy Negus in our community. This album made me look at stress and PTSD in particular in a different light.  I always associate PTSD with a soldier coming home from war but I’ve never thought about it from the standpoint of an everyday person dealing with it.   The sequencing on this album is perfect, and the skits fit perfectly as well. Songs like “The Jungle”, where he juxtaposes the literal jungle with the urban jungle, or “Broken Again”, where he talks of a relationship with a woman as a metaphor for heroin, and then there is “Rapid Eye Movement” with Black Thought.  This album should be number one for Rapid Eye Movement alone.  Black Thought >>>>>>>

 

 

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Like I said there are so many dope projects thus far and many more on the way.  Here are a couple other standout albums IMO, and they are in no order.

 

Skyzoo & Torae: Barrel Brothers

Skyzoo 

 9th wonder: Jamla Is The Squad

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Step Brothers: Lord Steppington

Step Bros 

 

Open Mike Eagle: Dark Comedy

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Army Of The Pharaohs: In Death Reborn

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Those five albums could have easily made my top five but it’s just that many dope projects out there.  If you haven’t heard any of these albums, make sure and check them out.  Let me know if you disagree or if there was anything that made your list that didn’t make mine.

 

 

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WRS Book Review: “Wilt: Larger Than Life”

Thursday, April 24th, 2014

by Jimmy Williams

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The great John Wooden once said, “Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability”.  As a person who loves great quotes (Just go to any social media site and look up #Jimspiration), this quote always comes to mind when discussing two NBA players.  These two players are Wilton Norman Chamberlain and Shaquille Rashaun O’neal.  These legendary giants of the game seemed to be judged on a curve when it comes to their legacy.

As a native Philadelphian I can attest to the many stories passed down from generations about Wilt as not only a great basketball player but as a great overall athlete and lover.  In fact these stories are so beyond belief that my brother B. Austin says “Wilt never existed because his feats just aren’t possible.”  The legendary Philadelphia basketball icon Sonny Hill just looks at what Wilt has done and says “No Human Being Can Do That!”.

Wilt was a polarizing figure and this book gives details as to why he was and remains that way. The book also does a tremendous job of providing context.  Many Wilt detractors look at his lack of success (or should I say his TEAMS’ lack of success) against Bill Russell and the great Boston Celtics teams of that era and label Wilt a loser or act as if he was a selfish player who played against inferior talent.  Both of those assessments would be incorrect.  People tend to make judgments based on bad information that is just spewed over and over, or they speak on facts without giving context.  This book goes through each series and gives context to Wilt the player as well as context to Wilt the ladies’ man.  Many players of his day hated Wilt because of his success in hoops, financially, and with the ladies.  They were upset Wilt got to practice “Yam Farming” while they lived the life of an uxorious man.  Speaking facts without context is sometimes deplorable.  The Sixers just finished the 2014 season by beating the Miami Heat and I actually heard a Sixers fan bragging about beating the Heat.  Well let’s give that game context.  LeBron nor Bosh played.  Now was that game really something to brag about after the season the team had?  Yet when you look back 30 years from now all you will see is a W in the column for the Sixers.  This is what I mean by context.  And for you Sixers fans bragging about that win, I hate you more than Joffrey Baratheon.  You bragging about beating the Heat without their best players is the equivalent of a man bragging about sleeping with a beautiful woman that gave him A.I.D.S.  Maybe that’s extreme but you get the point.

This book does a great job of painting a picture of Wilt the athlete and also Wilt Chamberlain the man.  What I appreciated most about the book was it seemed to be fair but also critical.  Sometimes biographies on star athletes read like a blumpkin in the narrative.  I would definitely recommend this book, especially for anyone who loves the history of hoops.

 

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WRS Book Review: Phil Jackson – Eleven Rings

Friday, December 13th, 2013

by Jimmy Williams

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11 Rings

 

 

Part Basketball, Part Management, & Part Leadership

Last time I wrote a review I had just finished my 37th book. Well yesterday I just finished my 42nd book of the year and I’m 81% at my goal of 52 books this year. Yes I’m still bragging but I need to step it up, considering I’m 14% behind schedule.  Yes, I have a thing for meaningless data (judge ya mother).  At any rate, let’s talk about the Phil Jackson book, “11 Rings”.

Good quick read. The book is as different look at all 11 championship runs presided over by Phil Jackson. It always amazes me at how much preparation, energy, and thought go into a single game or series. This book shows how mental the game of basketball is. This is refreshing these days, considering our country celebrates mediocrity and stupidity (don’t believe me, watch TV).  It is also interesting to see his perspective on players like Jordan, Pippen, Kobe, and Shaq.  His ability to find various ways to motivate each player on his teams is what allowed him to have the success he had.  Many look at Phil’s accomplishments and give them the Stuart Scott crooked eye because he had very talented teams.  There isn’t one successful coach in any sport who won at a high level without talent, so FOH.  Phil Jackson is the greatest coach of my generation and in my personal opinion, Phil Jackson has the best books when it comes to coaches. The reason for this is because his books are part sports stories, part self- improvement, and part management & leadership. This book is no different.  Many will feel I enjoyed this book because I’m a Lakers fan, and part of that may be true, as it is good to hear the stories behind the great Laker teams.  I also believe you will enjoy this book if you are not a fan of Phil, the Lakers, the Bulls, or even basketball.  His philosophies and mental approach to a child’s game make this book that interesting.

 

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Shogun Fights VII

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

by Jimmy Williams

 

 

 

 

This past Saturday October 20th the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland was home to Shogun Fights VII.  I have been to many regional events, as well as UFC events, and I must say I was highly impressed with what Shogun Fights owner John Rallo and his team has been able to put together in a short period of time.  This was one of the most professional, well run fight cards I have ever attended.  The night was action-packed with many entertaining mixed martial arts contests.

Marshall Thompson may have had the most interesting entrance of the evening, dressed in a Spartan helmet, with entourage in tow. (Photo courtesy of War Room Sports)

You may notice a theme when I give my recap on contests.  Whether Boxing or MMA, I have the propensity to root for guys who have either unique ring/cage entrances or they enter with music that I am fond of.  Considering I am a Hip-Hop Junkie, this usually means someone enters to a Hip-Hop song I love.

Adi Alic celebrates his 1st round KO of Mike Young (Photo courtesy of War Room Sports)

Fight 1:  Adi Alic  VS  Mike Young

In this 1st match Adi Alic entered the cage with what appeared to be 50 people behind him.  It was a kick-ass entrance which was reminiscent of Cobra Kai.  I immediately wanted to see if he could live up to his entrance.

Adi started the fight very aggressive, attempting a couple of submissions until being hit below the belt.  This slowed him down for a brief minute but he then exploded with a knee followed by hammer fist which gave him the victory in the 1st round by KO.

If you blinked, you may have missed the fastest KO in Shogun Fights history. (Photo Courtesy of War Room Sports)

Fight2:  David Perez VS Cole Presley

No interesting entrances to speak of but when the match started, so did the fireworks.  Cole Presley wasted no time and won by KO with an overhand right followed by hammer fists.  The fight lasted 23 seconds, which was announced as the fastest knockout in Shogun history.

Brent Hess won the pre-fight dance off….
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….but Christian Leonard easily won the fight.
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Fight 3:  Brent Hess VS Christian Leonard

Hess wins the entrance with hilarious Gangnam Style dancing with the Gangnam Style music to match.   Then the fight starts and immediately it is evident that Christian Leonard is ready for his 1st pro fight.   Leonard gets top position and Hess attempts a couple of submissions but after Leonard dropped a hook from the top position, the fight was ended with the 18-year old Leonard proving he is the real deal.

 

Dave Daniecki enters the octagon.
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Fight 4:  Dave Daniecki VS Najim Wali

Najim Wali wins the entrance contest as he enters to “The Champ is Here” by Jadakiss, which immediately made me root for him, but that’s the last thing he won.  Danieki dominated the fight by controlling the tempo the entire match by taking the fight to the ground and landing shots from the half guard position.  Danieki wins a unanimous decision 30-27 on all three judges’ scorecards.

 

Nate Grebb and his team prepares to do battle.
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Fight 5:  Nate Grebb VS Ruben Martinez

Martinez wins the entrance war by entering the ring to Big Pun’s 100%.  This makes me take notice but again the entrance wars mean nothing as Grebb wins by triangle choke in the 2nd round.

Cody Baker leaving the octagon after his victory over Ryan Mackin.
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Fight 6:  Ryan Mackin VS Cody Baker

No interesting entrances to speak of in this match but this was one hell of a fight that went back and forth until Mackin was saved by the bell in round 2 after being put in a rear naked choke.  Mackin seemed to be drowsy and the fight was stopped giving Baker the victory.

Marshall Thompson
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Ryan Berry…focused.
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Fight 7:  Ryan Berry VS Marshall Thompson

This fight had 2 great entrances as Thompson enters with a Gladiator mask on.  Not to be outdone, Berry enters to DMX with one of the scariest faces I have ever seen.  Berry looked like he meant business.  The fight was close but Berry dictated the pace and won by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28.

 

 

Dan Root holding his trophy.
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Fight 8:  Dan Root VS Brian Van Hoven

No interesting entrances to speak of in this match but Root put on a hell of a performance.  He wins by Rear Naked Choke in the 2nd round.  In the post-fight interview Root has the line of the night when asked about how he got this victory.  He says “I take it any way I can get it, like sex”.

Gustavo Kiesler (L); Rob Sullivan (R) – And the winner is…….
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Fight 9: Rob Sullivan VS Gustavo Keisler

Gustavo wins the entrance by using music from Hip Hop artist The Game but the fight was a different story.  This was a close fight with Sullivan winning a unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.

Micah Terrill vs Kyle Sefcik
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Sefcik attempts a kick.
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The guillotine choke that ended the fight.
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Fight 10:  Micah Terrill VS Kyle Sefcik

Nothing special with the entrances but it is a documented fact that Kyle Sefcik is a friend of War Room Sports.  Watching him enter the fight I might have been more nervous than Kyle.  Kyle started the fight by attempting multiple Superman punches and back fists.  The fight went to the ground where Terrill seemed to be winning by controlling the fight.  Round 2 was more of the same but in round 3 Sefcik pulled out the victory with an amazing guillotine choke that caused Terrill to tap out.

The Main Event – Frank Lester vs Caleb Ball
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Fight 11:  Frankie Lester VS Caleb Ball

This was the main event of the night and it did not disappoint.  Frankie Lester wins the entrance war by far, entering to The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy”.  This entrance had me so amped I was ready to jump in the cage until I realized I have nothing but a black belt in talking trash.  This fight was an all-out war with both athletes landing multiple shots.  Lester landed a clean shot to the ribs which seemed to hurt Ball and Lester then began to land the better shots.  In the 2nd round Lester continued to land shots and eventually cut Ball whose eye started to swell and close.  The doctors stepped in and checked Ball but allowed him to continue.  After the end of the 2nd round the doctors decided Ball had suffered enough damage and stopped the fight, giving Lester the win.  Finally a fighter with a kick-ass entrance wins a fight.

It looked rough, but Caleb was a VERY worthy opponent in defeat.
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The main event victor – Frank Lester
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Overall the night was action-packed and full of entertainment.  Shogun Fights is a quality MMA organization and the Mid-Atlantic region has a vibrant MMA community that will produce many future stars in this sport.  If Shogun Fights VII was this exciting, I can only imagine what Shogun Fights VIII will have to offer.

Jimmy Williams (L); UFC Fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (M); Devin McMillan (R)
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Devin McMillan (L); MMA Legend Renzo Gracie (M); Jimmy Williams (R)
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