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In this special edition of "#FocusFightsAudio Presents", our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary (@ChrisGary92/@JerryCG92/@CG92BlImp on YouTube) spoke with Former WWE Employee turned Podcaster, Content Creator & Journalist Marie Shadows of Wrestle Tales TV.

In this interview (recorded on Jan. 14th), Marie & Chris talk about what got Marie into Pro Wrestling, what has changed from the Vince McMahon Regime to the Paul "Triple H" Levesque Regime, issues with tribalism in today's Pro Wrestling Landscape, what fans should get excited for in 2024 & who will break out in 2024 among other things.

Before this show began, though, Chris spoke about his mentor, Paul Wein, on the week of 1 Year Anniversary of his passing and what he meant to his podcasting journey. He will be missed. (1.24.72 - 1.5.23) His show, Fever Keeps It Real, is still available to listen to via Blog Talk Radio despite the last episode of the show being in 2020.

Also, apologies for the cuts and audio. The video was a bit out of sync with the original audio, so Chris had to blend in his recording with the original recording.

If you enjoyed what Marie had to say, feel free to check out her content here: http://marieshadows.my.canva.site/marieshadows

While 2023 is winding down as the final fight cards of the year take center stage, there's still some drama taking place outside the ring/cage/fight surface. None of that pales in true comparison to the situation involving Scott Kent, the primary promoter & CEO of Lion Fight (aka Lion Fight Promotions), and his inability to pay his fighters with some them going weeks, months, even years without getting paid for their performance in The Art of the 8 Limbs. On this Special Short Interview Edition of #FocusFightsAudio, "Da Chillmesiter" Chris Gary speaks with Australian Amateur MMA Fighter, Pro Wrestler & Gear Maker Alistair "Iron Box" Fleming aka "Gentleman's Combat" about the issues that Lion Fight has had in paying their most recent Main Event Fighters (Steve "Put 'Em To Sleep" Walker & Jesse Astill), the issues that the similar-styled, yet very different sports of Kickboxing & Muay Thai have in getting big shows across North America & Australia respectively and about the future of promoting things like events, concerts & fight shows as the bigger names keep getting bigger backing over smaller hows that fall by the wayside.

If you enjoyed the show & liked what you heard, feel free to leave a comment, share it out to the masses, leave a good review on the podcast & check out what else we have in store HERE.

Be sure to follow Alistair over on Twitter (we're not calling it X, because Elon Musk is a Massive POS): @Gentlemanscomba

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And be sure to check out the article mentioned in this podcast and support our good friends at Beyond Kickboxing: https://beyondkick.com/news/the-fall-of-lion-fight-the-promotion-hasn-t-paid-fighters-after-their-event/

Songs Used: A mix of Z-Ro's "That's The Type of ***** I Am" with Air Supply's "Sweet Dreams"

To make a long story short, Chris' old CPU crapped out on him, so he had to make due with what he got. In this case, put on 2 interviews from 6+ months ago and reveal the progress on those involved (the interviewees in this case being Reality of Wrestling star Josiah Jean & Combate Global Fighter Carlos Puente Jr.) and put out an interview with Former UFC Fighter & Houston Fight Media Maven Mike "The Truth" Jackson (his 3rd time talking with him, 2nd on this show) about his upcoming fight with UFC Legend & Right Wing Bootlicker Pat Miletich coming up on Oct. 14th. Mike's fight with Miletich will be shown worldwide on CagedAggression.tv iPPV. Go there for more info.

Follow Josiah Jean's progress on his Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Check out Carlos over on Instagram: @StayUpCarlos

Feel free to check out Mike’s Social Media Handles:

J. Christian Gary (Facebook)

Songs used: Z-Ro - "Roll 1 Deep" (Instrumental) at the beginning, Z-Ro - "I'm So Houston" at the end.

We don't do this normally, but after just doing the Review of RIZIN LANDMARK 5 & Preview for RIZIN 42 a week ago, we had to drop back & do another episode the following week to talk about RIZIN 42! Our own "Chillmeister" Chris Gary returns with JayWolf & Tsar Boris to talk about the 13 Fight Card from the Tri-Main Event to Opening Bout and all the goings-on in-between from it. This includes the fact that the two winners of the Double Main Event will square off to crown the 5th RIZIN Bantamweight Champion This Summer. Also, the trio goes over the signing of BJJ Standout Igor "FatNinja" Tanabe Guimarães, RIZIN's "production issues" when it comes to International Broadcasts, the exciting entrance of Ren "YA MAN" Sugiyama, previewing RIZIN 43 on June 24th & much more!

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Even though the fights are done doesn't mean they can't be watched again. If you wanna check out the events without having to pay a lot to see them, check out the FITE TV RIZIN Bundle (courtesy of Integrated Sports). If your order the PPVs through that bundle, you'll save half off the price you'd get for both shows. ($30 instead of $60; Event not available in Russia, Brazil or Japan; see the link for more details.) Also, if you're thinking of getting the event as a new FITE Member, be sure to use Chris' code to get a $10 Credit to enjoy events on FITE!

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0:00 Intro (+ Eiichi Saeki’s ⁠“Judgement”⁠)

2:17:54 Outro (+ Smoke DZA & Dwayne Swayze's new track "Full Circle")

First off, Feliz Cinco de Mayo! We hope y'all are enjoying this festive holiday responsibly. Secondly, with RIZIN LANDMARK 5 now in the rear-view mirror, RIZIN 42 less than 24 hours away & his usual co-host (Andrew Benjamin of the WeAreRIZIN Podcast) deciding that THIS weekend was the right time to be in Japan, our own "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary decided that there needed to be a void filled in the coverage wagon. So, he hopped onto the RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server, got notorious Grand Prix Lover JayWolf on the horn as his fellow BOTI (Born on The [Galveston] Island) Boy Tsar Boris stumbled in before recording time & make something out of nothing. Hence, this episode reviews that happenings that went down at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 on April 29th & previews the big fights that'll happen at RIZIN 42 later today/tomorrow.

It's a new year (2023) & despite the fact that it's now nearly 4 months into the year, we felt it was only right to kick this year off with a mega episode of Focus Fights Audio. In this episode, we'll be speaking with WrestleRave Champion Aaron Mercer as he was preparing for his Title Defense vs. Dragon Gate Star Big R Shimizu (interview was done on Jan. 9th), heavy hitting RIZIN & BKFC Flyweight Slugger John "The Magician" Dodson prior to his fight vs. Jarod Grant (recorded on Jan. 17th), RIZIN & Shooto Bantamweight Competitor Mamoru Uoi "FULLSWING" with help from DEEP Fighter & Fight Trainer Zac Buscape (interview was done on Mar. 3rd) and Pro Wrestler/Comedian Dan Barry before his Bloodsport 9 Commentary Gig with Lenny Leonard (recorded on Mar. 20th).

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How to contact the interviewees:

Aaron Mercer: @RealAaronMercer (Twitter & Instagram), Personal Facebook Page, Facebook Fan Page, @aaronmercer375 (YouTube)

John Dodson: @JohnDodsonMMA (Twitter & Instagram), Facebook Fan Page, Linktree Page

Mamoru Uoi "FULLSWING": @zurutherapyfish (Twitter & Instagram)

Zac Buscape: @buscapemma (Instagram)

Dan Barry: @thedanbarry (Twitter & Instagram)

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0:00 Disclaimer + Content Warning

1:04 "In Memoriam" Tribute to & 10 Bell Salute for Jay Briscoe, Jerry Jarrett & Paul Wein + a Message about 1980s Pro Wrestling Legend Rick "Black Bart" Harris

3:16 Playing of "Tomadoi Twilight" by Tazumi Toyoshima, Intro & Run Down

6:46 WrestleRave Champion "The Blood of Texas" Aaron Mercer

49:58 Plugging Mercer's recent match vs. "BIG BOSS" Big R Shimizu + putting over his next match vs. "The Renaissance Woman" Hyan Olvera

51:52 RIZIN & BKFC Flyweight John "The Magician" Dodson (w/Intro from “Mr. Live Worldwide” Jeff Houston)

1:33:18 Thoughts on a certain ex-Child Star from the 1990s & 2000s wanting to get into MMA + a plug for Dodson's next fight

1:34:24 RIZIN Bantamweight Mamoru Uoi "FULLSWING" & DEEP Featherweight Zac Buscape

2:23:42 Retrospect on "FULLSWING" prepping for his next fight, who Buscape hooked Chris onto & a shout-out to Ana Bana Nebo from Indonesia

2:24:57 Josh Barnett's "Bloodsport 9" Commentator, Wrestler & Comedian Dan Barry

2:54:24 Running down last minute changes to "Bloodsport 9" & plugging "The Collective on FITE+"

2:55:47 Outro, plugging Focus Fights' upcoming projects (& misspelling Fraymous' name) & giving his thoughts on the Brian Barefield aka "BigSargeSportz" vs. KBME Houston SportsTalk790 AM situation + the playing of "Ps & Qs" by LE$ (with an Alternative Intro via Mai Yamane's "Tasogare")

With RIZIN 39 just hours away, the Superior Ruleset beckons with more exciting action to behold. Prior to the event, our own “Chillmeister” Chris Gary spoke with 3 fighters who compete at that event: Hirotaka Nakada (vs. Takahiro Ashida), Trent Girdham (vs. Genji Umeno) & Boyd Allen (vs. Yusuke Yachi) as each of them will hope to bring some exciting action to the Marine Messe Arena at Fukuoka Convention Center on Oct. 23rd. 

Coverage for that show kicks off at 1:00 AM Easter/10:00 PM Pacific on FITE TV & the FITE App. And if you order the $30 Bundle, you’ll not only get RIZIN 39, but RIZIN LANDMARK 4 on Nov. 6th also.

Still, we hope you’ll enjoy this episode as a preview to RIZIN 39.

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Hirotaka Nakada (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Trent Girdham (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

Boyd Allen (Facebook & Instagram)

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0:00 Disclaimer/Content Warning

1:05 Intro (+ a mix of Tomoyasu Hotei’s “Death or Fight” & ”Here We Go” by AEW Music Director Mikey Rukus & #OMGItsAmp)

3:26 Intro, Future Outlook for the RIZIN Fighting Federation + Show Run Down

7:22 Hirotaka “The Rich” Nakada

58:14 Chris Gary gives a shout-out to Fight Fan Ana Nebo of Indonesia

59:14 Trent “Niño Loco” Girdham

1:31:07 “Sneaky” Boyd Allen

2:13:59 Chris Gary has an editor’s note moment and remembers a former World Champion.

2:15:05 RIZIN 39 Run Down

2:19:35 RIZIN 39/RIZIN LANDMARK 4 Plug & run down of ways to order & watch the show

2:21:19 A Preview of the ”We Are RIZIN” Podcast Interview with UFC & RIZIN Alum Anthony “El Toro” Birchak before his final fight on Nov. 4th at “Freedom Fight Night 3”

2:30:02 Outro, Plugs, Final Words & the Instrumental of ”Here We Go”