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<\/a>\nAfter weigh-ins the others ate Pho noodles (I had rice and Vietnamese style BBQ pork). Friday we had to drive an hour and 15 minutes through the canyons to the venue \u2013 the Tuscan. It makes me really appreciate Kansas city and the other places where the hotel and weigh ins and venue are so close. The scenery is nice, but I\u2019m not so into scenery. I spent quality time with Serena and Jamie! :}<\/p>\n
We drove through stretches of wilderness where there were no buildings or anything, so I always made sure I had enough gas and didn\u2019t have to use the bathroom. I\u2019ve had a lot of bad experiences in the past that I don\u2019t care to repeat. We arrived in Price and killed time fooling around in Kmart until we could check into the new hotel. I walked away and had this following conversation with John\u2026 We had to share gloves, so Serena warmed up in her own gloves. <\/p>\n Jamie and I had to be serious full-time corner people because there was no cutman. I hadn\u2019t really realized that. For Invicta and UFC, they provide the bucket, bags of ice, gloves, cold presses, towels, Vaseline, etc. They didn\u2019t have ANY of that. Jamie told me to bring a bucket so I bought my bathroom one. I happened to have a ziplock bag by chance, no gloves, and had Vaseline in my panda bag I carry with me everywhere with my Band-Aids and mouth guard and tape. I then thought, “oh, I should have brought one of those cold compresses, or froze a spoon or something!” I thought back to when Kirik used to corner me and had to bring everything. I didn’t think enough to go upstairs to the restaurant and get a spoon. But I got ice from the bar. Bridget had this look of \u201cI\u2019m gonna F you up!\u201d CRAZY expression on her face that was scary to ME. The second Serena threw something, Bridget lunched at her with crazy flurries, pushing Serena backwards. Serena tried to counter and circle away. The first round, Bridget pressured more. When it hit the cage, Serena did a good job of stuffing takedowns and getting off the cage. Nobody can hold Syndicate fighters on the cage! XD We train that SO much! In the second and third round, Serena played the bull fighter and managed to tag her as she came in and not be as bullied. Serena\u2019s movement got better and better as the fight progressed, and could NOT get taken down by this girl. I\u2019m so proud of her. Bridget was really strong and REALLY tough. All that training she has been doing has really paid off in a big way. It reminded me of when I watched Hannah\u2019s last fight and her movement ability really showed itself. Hard work on their part, plus good coaching by John. :} <\/p>\n In between rounds, I TOTALLY forgot to reapply Vaseline. I was too focused on the water, stool, giving advice. I\u2019m so sorry, Serena! Good job Jamie, my cornerwoman partner! *high five* I forgot to wipe the floor once but remembered the other two times. I think we did a good job of keeping the advice simple and calm. I tried to use the tone of voice John uses for me in fights that\u2019s just like \u201cOkay, Serena, you need more movement now\u2026\u201d rather than \u201cMOVE MOVE MOVE MOVEEEEE!\u201d<\/p>\n Serena won the Unanimous decision. Thanks a lot to her sponsors, Robvark’s Aardvark Painting, The Void, and Remove it Restoration<\/a>!<\/p>\n Serena really grew in this fight and showed growth from her training. She\u2019s a work horse in the gym, and a becoming a pro at cutting weight and managing her diet and condition. She\u2019s blossoming into a great fighter and it\u2019s so exciting.<\/p>\n The Venue and promoters were great and treated us well! Great crowd!<\/p>\n
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\nThe promotion was pretty well organized. Some nice gentleman who was somebody\u2019s coach wrapped Serena\u2019s hands. He said, \u201cCan I use this cardboard?\u201d and I saw him put it against Serena\u2019s knuckles and then start winding gauze around it.
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\nThat was funny.
\nHe did a great job, though! Thank you SO much! I need to learn how to wrap hands. John, teach me! @_@
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\nWaiting is the worst! I was getting stomach trouble just from nerves. lol Finally we were up at like 10 PM. We walk out, hug, and it\u2019s time for me to put on Vaseline. I had never done it before, so here goes. I put a blob on my wrist like I always see the other cutmen do. I used my pointer finger to put some around her eyebrows. While I\u2019m doing it, Jamie whispers, \u201cPut on more!\u201d So I get a big blob and stick it on the bridge of her nose. I\u2019m trying to smooth it and it just sticks half to my finger, so I switch to using my middle finger. XD Jamie whispered, \u201cIt can\u2019t be blobby! But put more on around there!\u201d and indicated cheeks. So now I\u2019m using my ring finger and trying to spread it and put more on and it\u2019s all over ME and I feel like I\u2019m taking too long at this point. ^_^;;;; When I think I\u2019m done, I kind of look at Jamie and stage whisper \u201cGood?!\u201d I don\u2019t want to seem not confident. She nodded, so into the cage Serena went. My hand was a big mess of Vaseline, but I had guessed that would happen, and I had paper towels in my back pocket. <\/p>\n
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\nJust please fight somewhere local next time. Hahaha! I enjoyed seeing a new place, but I\u2019m very satisfied for along time. My mom told me, “Do not go over 70 because your car is an old lady!” (how dare she, it’s a “he” and he’s not that old…. Toyota Corolla 2008 with 110,000 miles) Well the speed limit was 80 so I ended up going 85 most of the way. HAH take that. Go, Lee! \ud83d\ude00 <3 \n<\/a><\/p>\n