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Chayne on Jeffrey’s Bay 2024.

A couple of years ago, after some twenty years of crowded sand bottom points, endless closeout beachbreaks and logjam Gold Coast traffic, I packed up and moved south. Following the dominant theme in my life, there was little planning involved, so when I finally fetched up on the outskirts of Ulladulla, down in Yuin country, it was pure happenstance that I found myself occasionally bumping into Chayne Simpson both in the water and out. I first got to know Chayne over a decade ago through our mutual involvement in Legless.tv. I’ve always found him a kind of calming presence. He exudes a blend of confidence, contentment and charisma that never fails to improve my mood. Given that my mood is usually fairly positive, I took these occasional meetings to be good omens indeed.

Late last May I pitched up at one of my regular spots for an early morning surf check – it was small and clean but already starting to choke on the incoming tide - and found Chayne leaning on the rail next to me. We both had things to do, so the conversation was brief, but I thought to ask if he was planning on making the trip to J-Bay for the World Title competition a few months ahead in August. He didn’t think so. “If it was J-Bay proper, I’d definitely go, but it’s going to be on The Point, which isn’t the same. It’s a lot of money just to get there, so probably not.” I left shortly after to go about my day and that was that.

Over the next couple of months life became pretty busy and a couple of nagging injuries kept me out of the water, so I saw nothing of Chayne but I kept an eye on developments with the Jeffreys Bay contest all the same. I wasn’t really surprised to learn – in an entirely incidental way - in mid-August that Chayne was going to South Africa after all. Not long after that I watched on YouTube livestream as he beat Albert Munoz in the Open final. The next time I saw Chayne was a cool Friday afternoon in mid-September, when we sat on his front verandah to talk through the 2024 World Title and what it all means for him.

R. People are saying it was the best run kneeboard contest they’ve ever seen.

C. 100% Couldn’t fault it. They put a lot of money into it. Gigs (Celliers) is quite well known over there, he’s done a lot for surfing, a lot for kneeboarding I’d imagine he probably called in a few favours from people. That’s just an assumption, but … Micky Kirsten - CineFx - was the main sponsor. I don’t know where the rest of the money came from, but I know it would have been an expensive gig. They had live broadcast, jetskis, professional judging. We have a contest here and we ask for priority and they say ‘Oh, we can’t afford the extra judge.’ They had everything over there - it looked like a WSL contest.

Gigs has some connections!

I can’t imagine there’s anyone else in kneeboarding who could have done what Gigs did.

Do you think, with the bar set so high with this one in South Africa, that it’s going to be achievable elsewhere?

I couldn’t imagine it happening here. I couldn’t see us getting the money here. New Zealand, I reckon they’ve got pretty good connections over there, with government grants and things like that, they can get access to those sorts of things. I just don’t think we can. I just don’t think we’re seen as a good business opportunity.

So is that what it is? We’ve got to be seen as a business opportunity? What’s different about SA? What is it, is it just Gigs? Cos he’s a kneelo, and he’s got the contacts and the experience, he can say ‘Well I know how to do this’?

He’s very well respected.

And Mickey Kirsten’s a kneelo too.

Yeah, kneeloes in high places!

So how long before the contest did you decide to go?

Probably 4-5 weeks, I got a message from Steen and he said, ‘Are we going to J Bay’ and I said ‘I’ll go if you go’, and he said ‘Lets go!’ and then he organised it all. I spoke to Shauna about it and she said, “Do it!’ She knows I’ve always wanted to surf J-Bay. It wasn’t long. Most people didn’t know I was going until I was going. Usually if you’re going on a trip you book it 6 months in advance and somehow run into people and you tell them and so they know you’re going. Well … Shauna would say ‘Oh Chaynes off tomorrow’ and they’d go ‘Where you going?’ and I’d say ‘Oh, South Africa’ and they’d go ‘What? tomorrow?’ So it was a pretty quick turnaround. I didn’t tell most people it was the World Titles, I just told them it was a surf trip with a bunch of mates. Word got out, obviously, but I wasn’t telling people I was going in the World Titles, but they all found out.

So why didn’t you tell anyone?

I dunno. I don’t really have a reason. I was just going on a surf trip. Didn’t want to make a fuss. I was just going on a surf trip, and there was a contest there. That’s … like I was saying, my whole approach to it - I just didn’t surf the contest, I surfed Supers. The first day we got there, it was massive and it was pumping and Shauna rang me and said ‘How’d you go, I saw the photos’ and I said ‘I just surfed perfect Supers’ and she goes ‘Job done’.

Everything from that point on was a bonus.

Yeah. And that was pretty cool from my wife too. I guess a lot of wives would be like ‘Oh, you’ve gotta do well in the contest’, but she was just pumped that I got real good waves at a place I’ve wanted to surf forever and she was just satisfied with that, which was pretty cool. So, it was more like a surf trip than going for a contest.

So lots of surfing Supers - any practice sessions at the Point?

Not once. Actually, I lie cos the first two days when it was quite big, I couldn’t find the keyhole to come in at Supers, so I surfed my way down and then caught a wave in at the Point.

And that was your practice wave?

One wave from each session, on the way in. That was it. It’s just another wave. You take off on a wave and you do what it does, you do what it asks you to do, I suppose.

What did it ask you to do?

Cutbacks, lots of cutbacks!

And a big bash at the end.

Yeah, it had a good end section on it, especially when it was bigger. When it was smaller you couldn’t really get to that section, it would run away, which … the end section runs away from you so you’re coming at it, at it, at it, thinking you’re going to get it, but it keeps moving away from you. When it’s bigger, it comes at you. It was quite intimidating to hit that end section. You’ll see a couple of photos - there’s one of Gigs especially, turning out - and it’s heaving. It’s a pretty big section to hit. Guys were getting smashed hitting it, guys were sending it, and there were guys in their sixties, fully sending it. It was pretty cool to see. I don’t know if they wanted to win or just wanted to show they could do it, to impress people or whatever, but they were doing it. Just that push from having everyone there that made everyone’s level go up. There were some guys ripping that I’d never heard of.

That’s what you want though. If the surf’s good, then that’s going to happen. If the surf’s shit, it’s just shit.

Yeah, at J-Bay we got very lucky.

For the duration of the contest, you and Albert and Steen took up residence at Dreamland, a two-storey house right in front of Supertubes. On the morning of the final day, you were in bed when Steen opened the curtains and looked out.

Yeah. He went, ‘Oh hoh, it’s BIG’ and I remember laying in bed thinking oh fuck, what’s going to happen here today, and he said ‘This is you; you’ve got this! You’ve trained for this every day just by going surfing in Ulladulla. This is you.’ That sort of gave me quite a bit of confidence. That was before the semi. We were the second heat out, Albert went first heat, I was in the next one, and just … the way Steen was talking that morning, building my confidence, made me feel so comfortable out there.

The conditions during the final were ideal for your style of surfing.

I like a big smooth canvas to work on! I dunno, it just all seemed to click. I’m not a big wave guy. It was 6ft, it wasn’t BIG. A 6-8 ft wave like that, yeah, comfy as. That’s what I like to surf now. Fully in my comfort zone. Just because I’d been surfing so much in that two weeks, I knew … you know the keyholes there are a real drama, but they didn’t worry me. I’d just sort of jump off the rocks and float out, whereas everyone was worried about it. You’ll see some photos of the keyhole where there’s like ten-foot waves, but you just, I dunno, you take a breath and duckdive and get out there. The jetskis were there, that was a big plus. Knowing they were there helped the confidence too, knowing you could ride a wave all the way in and still get back out to get another one, that really took the pressure off.

You love connecting full power turns, carving smooth arcs on big, open faces …

Style in surfing is pretty important. To look good on a wave, you know. There’s a lot of guys who surf really well but look terrible on a wave. It’s Italo compared to Ethan Ewing - I’ll watch Ethan all day, but I’ll get pretty bored with Italo pretty quickly.

The best surfing often appears effortless - each turn flows into the next so that the whole ride seems to be simply doing what comes naturally on the wave. I know you rank Simon Farrer as the best ever kneeboard surfer. It’s obvious you’ve drawn elements from Simon’s surfing: line, economy of movement, precision and above all, flow. Yet no-one could say that you’re a Farrer clone.

No. I think our styles are quite different, I’m a lot more upright, whereas Simon’s hunched and forward. His arms aren’t moving heaps, he’s just there the whole time. I’ve probably taken parts of his surfing: the whole not having to fit a million turns in, go around a section cos the next one’s … putting the turns where they’re supposed to be on a wave, that’s what he does, and I’ve definitely taken that from his surfing. Definitely.

I want to ask you about something else. Pretty much at the end of the street here is (a reefbreak, predominantly a sectiony right-hander popular with locals and blow-ins alike.) It can be excellent sometimes, but it’s a fickle spot, often an exercise in frustration. I couldn’t help thinking of it while I was watching the final.

Ha ha! THAT wave is a lot like where we had the contest! The Point is definitely a better version of it, but, well … before we went, the reef here was breaking quite often and I was out there quite often. A lot of that had to do with the fact I had things to do here (at home), and its right there, so I was just surfing that. Surfing that wave got me over there without meaning to have that happen. It was just uncanny that it was breaking. It’s not a wave you’d look at and think ‘It’s like J-bay’ - but it’s similar to where we had the contest. It’s not a predictable wave, you’ll have a section come down here and you have to go around it and readjust, and another section will pop up there - it was really good preparation, but not on purpose. It was a happy accident.

You said earlier that you had a lot of strong support from Kyle Bryant - he wasn’t able to make the trip himself but was able to watch heats live on YouTube. He took on a mentoring role via SMS messages throughout the contest?

Yeah, I felt that luck was on my side. He actually said that. Kyle said in his messages that the cards were falling into place, ‘Luck’s fully on your side for this whole contest’. He was watching the live feeds, watching the free surfs, watching who was getting knocked out. Gavin Colman went down early, he was a very big threat. He was surfing with me at Supers every day, first one out every morning. There was one day there that was only 2-3ft, sort of semi-onshore, I think Gav may have gone down then. I don’t know, I didn’t see his heat.

A day when those who rely on power paid the price?

Well, yeah … I’ve been surfing my whole life in a variety of different waves. I can surf the grovelly stuff too, I can still make it work, but I just don’t enjoy it. Someone like Albert, he’s the gun in that stuff, he’s almost unstoppable in that. This isn’t a write-off of Albert at all. In 2-3ft sloppy waves, I don’t reckon anyone can beat him - he still throws spray, he still gets it vertical. I don’t enjoy doing it. I feel like I can do it if I have to, but probably not to the calibre that he does. You know, if that final had been in 2-3ft onshore waves it might have gone the other way.

But it wasn’t, and it didn’t: it was smooth water, a strong swell and a favourable tide, jetskis, real-time commentary and live-streamed video. Two good mates in a world title final going down to the wire, with you and Albert both taking potentially winning waves in the last minute. Your last wave was the last of the heat, scored you a 9 and you took the Open World Title with a heat score of 16.17 to Albert’s 14.43. Was it a kind of redemption for you after that 2020 Dunedin victory, the one you didn’t defend in Portugal in 2022?

That’s what made this one such a meaningful win: that it was held in good solid waves. That final in New Zealand was the worst waves I’ve ever had in a contest. I won with two 4s. This one I got a 9 on my last wave. It seems like everyone who surfs in Ulladulla was watching and it wasn’t embarrassing. They’ve all said how good it was to watch. They’ve all said they haven’t seen kneeboarding like that - ever - over all the competitors. ‘I didn’t know you guys could do that. It looked so smooth on those waves.’ You know, when they said they were going to do the live feed I was worried, but no-one’s had a negative thing to say about it.

That was an important factor for you, wasn’t it? Why?

I wanted people to watch it and think ‘Kneeboarding looks fun’, or not just fun, but impressive too. And they did watch it and they are saying that, so that’s a pretty big deal, don’t you reckon?

No pictures of you in the local paper?

I don’t know that there even is a local paper anymore! I think it’s all about Instagram and Facebook now. The support I got from down here was unreal. You know, the Ulladulla Boardriders, Aqua Surf shop, all the people just putting things up on their Facebook or Insta – ‘Check this out, Chayne at the World Titles, you can watch it here.’ Never had that in Wollongong, not even close to anything like that. In saying that though, Sandon Point Boardriders shared a thing saying ‘Chayne used to live here, he’s in the World Titles, check this out’. Yeah, definitely the most support I’ve ever had going into a contest, for sure.

Did that help?

Oh yeah, 100%. Just, if you could go back through my phone and see the amount of well-wishes I got when I was going there, before it had even started: it was pretty incredible, like the people that wanted me to win, that’s pretty incredible. It makes you heaps keener to win when people want you to win.

So the boards you were riding are the same you’ve been riding for years: the burgundy board …

Yeah, the one burgundy board! There’s about 15 of them, it’s a bit of an in-joke with Parkesy. Everyone thinks I’m on this one burgundy board all the time, it’s like - why does this board work in two-foot slop and it works at 8ft J-Bay as well? It’s actually a lot of different boards. Most of the contests I’ve been in over the last four or five years I’ve been on my grovel board. This one I was on my step-up. It’s a 5’9“. It’s more of a pin. My standard boards are 5’7”, my grovellers are 5’6”, this one’s just got a lot more pin in it. It’s the board I’d ride at waves around home most of the time. I had a fair few surfs on my 6’0”. I could have ridden that in the final. Looking back, I probably would, I was a little bit undergunned on the 5’9” at times. There’s a couple of waves you can see in the footage where I’ve gone to hit it and haven’t got there in time. I would have got there on time on the 6’0”. I don’t ride the 6’0” very often, you need a big wall, you need a bit of area to move, obviously. It’s alright to have a big board to get onto the wave, but then if the wave doesn’t give you room to move when you are on it, you don’t want to be on a big board .... Albert rode his 6’0”. It’s pretty much the same as mine. He was drawing nice lines on it but again, I think he was getting smaller waves. He should have been on the bigger waves, then he might have done a bit better. He still did well. I think he was beating me until I got my last wave.

It was close, but he didn’t beat you, did he?

Yeah, I think he got a wave, and I caught the one behind him and the wave that he got put him in front and then I got the wave behind him and got the 9. So it was pretty lucky.

Did you know at that time, that you’d got the score?

No. I didn’t know. I figured it was a pretty good score but I didn’t think it was a 9, and I didn’t know what he got, I just knew that his wave was a bit smaller and probably wasn’t going to allow him as much. He was paddling for it and he was going ‘You gonna use priority?’ and I went ‘I will if I have to.’ And he said are you gonna use it on this one? And I went ‘No, you go.’ I knew there was a bigger one behind it, so he went that one and I got the next one.

So, in the last minutes of the final it was just, ‘Oh no, you go’ …

Yeah, but I knew there was a better one behind it. I could have blocked him. I had priority, but if I had, he would have had the one behind me, so I had to make that choice. So to get back to the other question, I was on the jetski going back out and there was a minute to go. At that point I didn’t know if I had the score. We couldn’t hear a thing, the jetski riders were giving us our scores. And I had like a minute, so I’m going ‘Gotta get back out – go go go’ – and he - the ski guy - was just cruising. I don’t know if he knew I had the score or not, but then I jumped off the ski and was paddling and he calls out ‘ 9.2’ or whatever it was, and that was it. I just paddled over and caught one in and that was the end of the heat. That’s when I knew, when he gave me the score.

Was it a good feeling?

Yeah. When I was coming in … you know it was a bit of a monkey off my back, cos I’ve always been … plenty of people say I’m a small wave guy - if the waves are small I’m going to win the contest, cos I’m small. So to win it in good bigger waves, that was the whole feeling for me – ‘There you go, I can do it’. I knew I could do it, Steen knew I could do it, he was telling me every day, but I felt like half the people didn’t know I could do it in decent waves.

The small wave guy.

Yeah, me and Albert. The small wave guys, we’ve always been told that. So to get us at 1 and 2 in good surf, that’s where that thing ends I reckon.

That’s crazy, isn’t it.

Well we just don’t have contests in bigger waves. People aren’t out filming, so you don’t see much footage of kneeboarding, so when people see us surf, they just see us at contests, so they just go ‘these guys are’ … there’s heaps of footage of me online at Pipe - it’s only 4ft, it’s not big.

So. what’s big? There are waves around here that get up to like twenty feet. That’s huge.

I’m not surfing that! That’s big. I think there’s calling someone a small wave guy and calling someone a big wave guy, I’m neither of those – I’m just a guy! I’m happy at 6 to 8 feet, unless it’s heaving on dry rock, but if it’s safe like that was, it’s good. But I’m not kneeboarding waves over ten foot, it’s just too bouncy on the knees. I’ve had some days out around here when it’s been ten foot and I’m just bouncing! It’s gotta be super clean or you just bounce off. And that’s only fun for people watching from the rocks.

Given the logistical hurdles - access to a quality surf break at the right time of year, an adequate waiting period, the availability of qualified judges, (including enough to run a workable priority system), internet access, video cameras and operators for a live feed, commentators, food trucks, merchandise, PAs, press and promotion - do you think it will be possible to produce a contest of this quality in future? Will it happen again at J-Bay?

There was talk of it, but I think we only got to have it (at J-Bay) this year because they didn’t run the WSL contest there. It was the best winter they’ve had in 60 years. I’ve never seen so many teeth at a kneeboard contest, ever. Everyone was smiling. Even the sun came out.

Maybe 2024 at J-Bay will forever stand alone as the year it all came together. Whatever happens from now on, one thing is certain: every World Title contest is going to be judged by a new standard, and that goes for the surfing too. Who are the next generation moving into the top ranks?

Owen Fairweather, Liam Taurens and Tom Novakov, although Tom is hardly a newcomer. Tom looked like the one to beat. On a righthand point like that … I was quite impressed with him, he came out at Supers one day and he was killing it - good style, good bloke in the water too, not all frantic and carrying on upsetting people, he just cruises. Owen’s the one though, he’s just 18. He’s the next big thing for sure. I don’t think you’d find anyone who’d argue with that.

So the NSW south coast’s long-standing dominance of kneeboarding might be coming to an end?

It’s hard to say. Owen’s just one guy, but there seem to be quite a few kneeloes in Victoria, just underground dudes jumping out when there’s a swell. You always see someone out at Bells and Winkipop when you see video of the big swells.

When we look at kneeboarding’s future we tend to despair at the lack of new young blood adopting the low centre of gravity approach. What’s your take on it?

Theres not a heap around, but we’re still ticking over, aren’t we? I don’t think it’s as big an issue as everyone carries on about. A lot of guys start kneeboarding when they’re 30, 35, for one reason or another, probably injury, ha ha! I think for kids, it’s not cool. When you’re a kid, you just want to be cool, everyone’s just doing what their mates are doing, no-one wants to stand out.

Your two boys are pretty keen and competent surfers, but they stand up, right?

They kneel on their surfboards all the time. They might stand up on 5 or 10 waves, then they’ll kneel on a couple - they love it. I probably stand up 50% of the time, I reckon, so they see that I’m not just a kneeboarder, I can stand up too, and they probably think, ’Oh, maybe I can do both.’ I surfed bodyboards till I was about 17, and then slowly moved over to fulltime kneeling. I’ve always stood up on the kneeboard, but now I’ve got a couple of surfboards that I’ll take out quite regularly … on smaller days. If it’s good, I’m on the kneeboard.

Which makes you a bit weird, but a World Champion. A weird World Champion.

Yeah, I’m happy to be weird, but I don’t like that world champion thing. THAT’S weird, I reckon, that we have a world champion. I dunno. People congratulate me on winning this, but … it’s a funny one. I went in a contest. It’s not like a tour. The stand-up guys have their tour, we have just one event. I just won a contest and suddenly I’m world champion. I’m not the best kneeboarder in the world, Simon Farrer is. Someone will say ‘Chayne won the world title, he’s the best kneelo in the world’ and I’ll say ‘No I’m not. I won a contest’. Thats what I’m trying to get at. I don’t think I’m the best kneeboarder in the world.

Will Simon always be the best in your opinion?

Yeah. He’s the one I most looked up to in the water as a kid, he’s still the one I look up to in the surf now, probably. He doesn’t look like he’s slowing down either.

It makes a world of difference to have a competition with good waves where you can see the best surfers at the peak of their ability. The best surfing in the world: that’s what you want to see in the World Championship. That has to be good for the sport. Do you think of it as a sport like that, or is it just a thing that you do?

It's a thing I like to do … but if it’s competition, I guess it is a sport. If I were to grab my gear now and go for a surf, I wouldn’t consider it going to play sport. I’m just going and doing what I enjoy doing, but then as soon as you put a rash vest on and you have judges and what not … it’s a sport.

You were saying before that Albert’s the ultimate strategic surfer - the heat IQ thing - yet here you’ve come ahead of him with your approach, which is completely different. Not just your style, but your contest strategy. You have any thoughts on that?

I think the main difference between Albert and me is that I’m big on wave choice. I’m big on getting the best two waves in the heat whereas Albert will just catch whatever comes his way and rip the shit out of it. My strategy is to wait, get the best two waves in the heat and that allows me to surf them better because they’re better waves.

When you’re free surfing is he the same?

Mm-hmm A wave will be coming, and he’ll go ‘Are you going this, its your turn?’ and I’ll go ‘I’m not going that, it’s shit’. And he’ll turn round and get it and it might be shit but he’ll make it look good anyway. When we surf together, I’ll probably catch half the waves that he’ll catch, cos I’m waiting for the good ones, Albert spends a lot of time catching shitty ones. It’s the same in a heat.

So J-Bay really worked to your advantage because it let your style come to the fore. Just the way you time your turns and flow through critical positions. Obviously, style is just one element in the judging criteria, but your approach - concentrating on just riding the wave, that’s who you are as a surfer and it really worked for you in that contest.

I think when it comes to a good wave it is a lot about style. It's definitely the best win of my life, for sure, but by a long shot. All things considered, the fact that it was probably the greatest contest we’ve had since I’ve been doing it, with the organisation, the live feed, the jetskis, the judges, the priority judges, just everything. That contest had everything, and it had good waves as well. All the guys were there.

And to come out on top, it must fill your heart with pride. Your cup must be runnething over.

Yeah, 100%. And again, it fills my heart with pride and I hope it fills my kids hearts with pride. My youngest just had to do a speech yesterday. They had to choose a country to go to, and he chose South Africa. Never been there, never talked about going there, but he said ‘Dad just won a comp in South Africa’ in his speech, so that’s pretty cool. I reckon if they ran another one there in 4 years’ time they’d be coming with me.

It may not be there, it might be … I just hope they can continue with the venue choice, that they pick the right places.

Yeah, that’s probably the number one most important thing. If you get the right venue the rest of it just comes. The people will come! Like I said, me and Simon particularly weren’t going to go, but … it was at Jeffreys Bay, so we went.

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He wanted to be glad, and he was glad, somewhere in the vanity of his ego, and yet, when he looked back at Munoz as he was leaving the green field, a bleak sadness suddenly seized his heart at the sight of the crestfallen face of the boy he had struck. And then he knew that war is no good, because vanquishing a man is as bitter as being vanquished.

Albert Camus ֍ The First Man (1960)

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blodgmonster · 1 year ago

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Blodg Monster's best books of 2023!!!!

No one reads these but I don't care!!!!

Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge

Glow in the Fucking Dark by Tara Schuster

More Than A Body by Lindsey and Lexie Kite

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams

Circe by Madeline Miller

Galatea by Madeline Miller

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

The Running Grave by JK Rowling (look, she's a good author. Sue me)

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

Honorable Mentions

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

The Men by Sandra Newman

To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Spare by Prince Harry

The Witch's Book of Self-Care by Arin Hiscock-Murphey

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. Gill

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

Go Goddess Girl by Elaine Berkowitz

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Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland

Wings of Fire: Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland

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I wish you all happy reading in 2024

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ulkaralakbarova · 7 months ago

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A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Yves Saint Laurent: Pierre Niney Pierre Bergé: Guillaume Gallienne Karl Lagerfeld: Nikolai Kinski Victoire Doutreleau: Charlotte Le Bon Jacques De Bascher: Xavier Lafitte Loulou de la Falaise: Laura Smet Betty Catroux: Marie de Villepin Fernando Sanchez: Ruben Alves Yvonne de Peyerimhoff: Astrid Whettnall Lucienne Saint Laurent: Marianne Basler Anne-Marie Munoz: Adeline D’Hermy Bernard Buffet: Jean-Édouard Bodziak Jean-Pierre Debord: Alexandre Steiger Raymonde Zehnacker: Michèle Garcia Charles: Olivier Pajot Christian Dior: Patrice Thibaud Jean Cocteau: Philippe Morier-Genoud Marie-Louise Bousquet: Anne Alvaro M. Boussac: Gérard Lartigau Brigitte: Laura Martin-Bassot Albert: Joakim Latzko José Maria: Laurent Maria l’Avocat: Arnaud Denis Financier Rothschild: Xavier Alcan Chef de Service Val de Grâce: Julien Lacroix Ouvrière 1 Dior: Déborah Amsens Ouvrière 2 Dior: Sophie Riffont Stagiaire Dior: Laura Giudice Journaliste 1 conférence Dior: Annick Christiaens Journaliste 2 conférence Dior: Julie Bernard Maitre d’hôtel Prunier: Benoît Giros Journaliste 1 rue Dior: Benoît Strulus Journaliste 3 rue Dior: Xavier Hosten Dame Dior: Fabienne Chaudat Journaliste Elle: Jeanne Dandoy Journaliste Marie-Claire: Sandrine Blancke Journaliste 1 boutique YSL: Nicolas Ronchi Journaliste 2 boutique YSL: Stéphanie Doncker Type blouson de cuir: Julien Bruant Baron de Rothschild: Christian Gasc Type Prunier: Jean-Henri Compère Andy Warhol: William Abello Zizi Jeanmaire: Céline Spang Amie 1 Lucienne: Karine Belly Amie 2 Lucienne: Christine Metz Amie 3 Lucienne: Renée Bellocq Ouvrier Oran: Abdelilah Nouili Hamed jeune: Mohamed Amine Touil Hamed vieux: Abdessemad El Meskini Youssef: Reda Zerouali Thadée: Hadrien Bal Amie Betty: Florence Eugene Michèle: Kimly Henry Jeanloup Sieff: Sacha Sieff Un mannequin: Solène Hébert Film Crew: Book: Laurence Benaïm Editor: François Gédigier Director: Jalil Lespert Producer: Wassim Béji Writer: Marie-Pierre Huster Production Design: Aline Bonetto Casting: Nicolas Ronchi Script Supervisor: Agathe Grau Costume Design: Madeline Fontaine Original Music Composer: Ibrahim Maalouf Director of Photography: Thomas Hardmeier Wardrobe Designer: Rachel Raoult Producer: Yannick Bolloré Producer: Julien Deris Executive Producer: Thierry Desmichelle Producer: Franck Elbase Producer: David Gauquié Producer: Sylvain Jouannet Producer: Nicolas Lesage Producer: Etienne Mallet Executive Producer: Lionel Uzan Producer: Nadia Khamlichi Producer: Gilles Waterkeyn Producer: Adrian Politowski Set Decoration: Monica Alberte Set Decoration: Hind Ghazali Makeup Artist: Betty Beauchamp Makeup Artist: Céline Colinet Makeup Artist: Dominique Colladant Makeup Artist: Odile Fourquin Hairstylist: Leila Mauro Hairstylist: Sarah Mescoff Makeup Artist: Khadija Najahi Makeup Artist: Ghislaine Nejjar Hairstylist: Ghislaine Tortereau Makeup Artist: Michelle Van Brussel Casting: Mourad Barouche Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Stéphane Thiébaut Dialogue Editor: Hélène Lamy-au-Rousseau Co-Writer: Jérémie Guez Co-Writer: Yann Apperry Screenplay: Jacques Fieschi Movie Reviews:

#biography #fashion #fashion designer #lgbt interest #mode #Top Rated Movies

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blog-oscar-iglesias-casado-23675 · 1 year ago

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Dabiz Muñoz hace historia al ser nombrado por tercera vez consecutiva mejor cocinero del mundo

Albert Adrià, de Enigma, protagoniza la gran sorpresa de la noche al entrar directamente como número dos del mundo — Leer en www.abc.es/gastronomia/dabiz-munoz-historia-nombrado-tercera-vez-consecutiva-20231121002513-nt.html

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alidravana · 3 years ago

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Flufftober 2021 - Master List

Based on the prompt list provided by @flufftober.

✨AO3 Series Link✨

Quick Links for each Tumblr Post: 1・2・3・4・5・6・7・8・9・10・11・12・13・14・15・16&17・18・19・20・21・22・23・24 ・25 ・26 ・27・28・ 29・30・ 31 (same as 11)

There was no one fandom, one pairing; this is an assortment of the various fandoms and pairings that I’m interested in, including my first fic in TFATWS, Elite, and Hudson & Rex. I am happy to announce that all the fills are done!

Fandoms Include: TFATWS, Daredevil, SEAL Team, 9-1-1, 9-1-1 Lone Star, The Old Guard, Elite, Hudson & Rex

Pairings Include: Sam Wilson/Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes/Matt Murdock, Clay Spenser/Trent Sawyer, Brock Reynolds/Jason Hayes, Ana Flores/Taylor Kelly, Eddie Diaz/Albert Han, Andy | Andromache/Quynh |Norkio, Marjan Marwani/Nancy Gillian, Carlos Reyes/TK Strand, Ander Munoz/Omar Shanaa and Charlie Hudson/Jesse Mills.

Enjoy reading!

#flufftober2021 #masterpost #updated2022 #in celebration of Flufftober 2022 #enjoy reading!

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fettuccine-andsunflowers · 5 years ago

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new boots [as of 27/04/20]

MAIN WANTS: jersey boys oz, great comet, billy elliot oz, book of mormon oz, hamilton, hadestown broadway, heathers west-end, heathers original off-broadway, urinetown, something rotten, mean girls, opening or closing performances of any of these - performers: thayne jasperson, jon rua, jason mraz, gavin lee, sutton foster, eden espinosa, karen olivo, wesley taylor, jai’len christine li josey, emmy raver-lampman

NOTES: date formatted as dd-mm-yyyy, dm me with what you’d like to trade and a link to your list please, 1:1 video, 1:1 audio, 2 audios:1 video, i can be flexible with the ratios if the boot is rarer or i actually rlly want it lol

NEW BOOTS:

V I D E O S

A BRONX TALE [1] - INFO: D quality - CAST: ???

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER [1] - INFO: C quality, partial boot - CAST: ???

ANASTASIA [1] - INFO: broadway, 17-09-2017, C+ quality, .vob files - CAST: ???

BANDSTAND [2] - INFO: broadway, C quality - CAST: ???

- INFO: C- quality - CAST: ???

BEETLEJUICE [3] - INFO: original broadway cast, C quality, lots of shoulder blocking, partial boot - CAST: alex brightman, sophia anne caruso

- INFO: obc, upper level seating, C quality, obscured at times, partial boot[?] - CAST: alex brightman, sophia anne caruso

- INFO: original broadway cast, very poor quality, zoom focus, limited view - CAST: alex brightman, sophia anne caruso

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BE MORE CHILL [1] - INFO: broadway, C- quality - CAST: ???

HADESTOWN [1] - INFO: london, C quality, vertical video, partial boot, only act 2 i believe - CAST: amber gray, andre de shields, eva noblezada, reeve carney, patrick page

HAMILTON [1] - INFO: broadway, B+ quality, .vob files - CAST: javier munoz, lexi lawson, chris jackson, andrew chappelle, anthony ramos, renee elise goldsberry

HEATHERS [1] - INFO: west end, 11-24-2018, final performance, C+ quality, .vob files, NYCg8r’s master - CAST: carrie hope fletcher, jamie muscato, jodie steele, t’shan williams, sophie isaacs, nathan amzi, dominic andersen, jon boydon, christopher chung, amy booth-steel, jenny o’leary, merryl ansah, lauren drew, charlotte jaconelli, alex james-hatton, john lumsden, olivia moore, brandon lee sears

JERSEY BOYS [1] - INFO: broadway, very poor quality, shaky camera at times - CAST: ???

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR [1] - INFO: west end, 2012 arena tour, C quality - CAST: tim minchin, mel c, ben forster

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [4] - INFO: broadway, 1993, very poor quality - CAST: davis gaines, dale kristien

- INFO: west end, 2005 - CAST: john owen-jones

- INFO: west end, 2011, royal albert hall, C quality - CAST: ???

- INFO: broadway, 2014, very poor quality - CAST: sierra boggess, norm lewis

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THE PROM [1] - INFO: broadway, B+ quality, partial boot - CAST: ???

SPRING AWAKENING [1] - INFO: broadway, 18-10-2015, d quality, .vob files - CAST: ???

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE [1] - INFO: original broadway cast, very poor quality - CAST: ???

WAITRESS [2] - INFO: original broadway cast, very poor quality - CAST: possibly jessie mueller and keala settle??

- INFO: broadway, C+ quality - CAST: colleen ballinger

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WICKED [1] - INFO: broadway, 10-20-2004, very poor quality, .vob files - CAST: ???

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A U D I O S

JERSEY BOYS [1] - INFO: oz cast [melbourne], 13-04-2019, matinee, my master - CAST: daniel raso [frankie valli alt], thomas mcguane [bob gaudio], cristina d’agostino [mary delgado], cameron macdonald [tommy devito], glaston toft [nick massi] - NOTES: first row, cuts off towards the end of the show :’(

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1] - INFO: los angeles, 1988 - CAST: michael crawford, patti cohenour

SPONGEBOB [1] - INFO: broadway, 09-16-2018, final performance - CAST: ???

WICKED [1] - INFO: 30-04-2019 - CAST: ???

#musical bootleg #musical boot #video bootleg #audio bootleg #bootleg #hadestown bootleg #hamilton bootleg #heathers bootleg #be more chill bootleg #beetlejuice bootleg #broadway boot #broadway bootlegs #kimura trades #jersey boys oz #jersey boys bootleg

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neonnerd · 5 years ago

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Great heckin books

1. this is where it ends By. Marieke Nijkamp

2. Girl in Pieces By. Kataleen Glasgow

3. Dear evan Hansen By. Val Emmich

4. Whisper to me By. Nick Lake

5. We are Okay By. Nina Lacour

6. Crank By. Ellen Hopkins

7. The Beauty that Remains By. Ashley Woodfolk

8. The Last Time we Say Goodbye By. Cynthia Hand

9. Leah on the offbeat By. Becky Albertalli

10. Echo By. Pam Munoz Ryan

All of these books are amazing and definitely worth a try.

#books #book suggestions #great read #ya books #book list #book lover

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goalhofer · 5 years ago

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Last MLB Player To Wear Each Jersey Number: St. Louis

1: Ozzie Smith (1982-96)(retired for Smith 1996)

2: Steve Swisher (1978)(retired for Albert Schoendienst 1996)

3: Jedd Gyorko (2016-19)

4: Yadier Molina (2004-present)

5: Jose Pujols (2001-11)

6: Stan Musial (1941-63)(retired for Musial 1963)

7: Andrew Knizner (2019-present)

8: Mike Leake (2016-17)

9: Terry Pendleton (1984-90)(retired for Enos Slaughter 1996)

10: Ramon Caraballo (1995)(retired for Tony La Russa; Jr. 2012)

11: Paul DeJong (2017)

12: Paul DeJong (2018-present)

13: Matt Carpenter (2011-present)

14: Jim Adduci (1983)(retired for Ken Boyer 1984)

15: Matt Adams (2018)

16: Kolten Wong (2013-present)

17: Cirilo Cruz (1973)(retired for Jay Dean 1974)

18: Carlos Martinez (2013-present)

19: Tommy Edman (2019-present)

20: Lou Brock (1964-79)(retired for Brock 1979)

21: Andrew Miller (2019-present)

22: Jack Flaherty (2017-present)

23: Marcell Ozuna (2018-present)

24: Rick Ankiel (2007-09)(retired for Dorrel Herzog 2010)

25: Dexter Fowler (2017-present)

26: David Norris (2018)

27: Brett Cecil (2017-present)

28: Jose Garcia (2018-present)

29: Alex Reyes (2016-present)

30: Jon Webb (2018-present)

31: Michael Lynn (2011-17)

32: Matt Wieters (2019-present)

33: Drew Robinson (2019-present)

34: Yairo Munoz (2018-present)

35: Lane Thomas (2019-present)

36: Austin Gomber (2019-present)

37: Brandon Moss (2016)

38: Jose Martinez (2016-present)

39: Miles Mikolas (2018-present)

40: Louis Voit III (2017-18)

41: Tyler O'Neill (2018-present)

42: Jose Oliva (1995)(retired league wide for Jackie Robinson 1997)

43: Dakota Hudson (2018-present)

44: Junior Fernandez (2019-present)

45: Bob Gibson (1959-75)(retired for Gibson 1975)

46: Paul Goldschmidt (2019-present)

47: Rangel Ravelo (2019-present)

48: Harrison Bader (2017-present)

49: Jordan Hicks (2018-present)

50: Adam Wainwright (2005-present)

51: Willie McGee (1996-99)

52: Michael Wacha (2013-present)

53: John Gant (2017-present)

54: Alejandro Mejia (2017)

55: Dominic Leone (2018-present)

56: Ryan Helsley (2019-present)

57: Darryl Kile (2000-02)

58: Jose Rodriguez (2000-02)

59: Mike Mayers (2016-present)

60: John Brebbia (2017-present)

61: Genesis Cabrera (2019-present)

62: Daniel Ponce De Leon (2018-present)

63: Edmundo Sosa (2018-present)

64: Ramon Urias (2019-present)

65: Giovany Gallegos (2018-present)

66: Randy Arozarena (2019-present)

67: Justin Williams (2019-present)

68: Austin Gomber (2018)

69: Never issued

70: Tyler Lyons (2013-18)

71: Carson Kelly (2016-18)

72: Paul Creek (1995)

73: Ricardo Rincon (2006)

74: Never issued

75: Never issued

76: Never issued

77: Josh Lucas (2017)

78: Never issued

79: Never issued

80: Never issued

81: Never issued

82: Never issued

83: Never issued

84: Never issued

85: Never issued (retired for Gussie Busch 1984)

86: Never issued

87: Never issued

88: Never issued

89: Never issued

90: Never issued

91: Never issued

92: Never issued

93: Never issued

94: Never issued

95: Never issued

96: Never issued

97: Never issued

98: Never issued

99: Taguchi So (2002-07)

#Jerseys #Sports #Baseball #MLB #St. Louis Cardinals #1980s #1990s #1970s #1940s #1950s #1960s

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nsula · 6 years ago

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President’s List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – Six hundred and fifty-four students were named to the Fall 2018 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of 4.0. Those named to the President’s List listed by hometown are as follows.

Abbeville – Annemarie Broussard, Heather Mayard;

Alexandria – Eric Weinzettle, Brandi Beaudoin, Leslie Bordelon, Claudia Gauthier, Ian Grant, Angela Hardin, Martha Hopewell, Jaliyah Jasper, Kasey Lacombe, Hunter Lewis, DeShonta Manning, Allison McCloud, Jalyn Mvcneal, Madeline Mitchell, Jennifer Prevot, Jabari Reed, Sailor Reed, Shacora Simpson, Kayla Whittington;

Anacoco -- Nicole Fitzgerald, Brittany Lewis, Caitlin McKee, Cassandra Osborne, Seth Ponthieux, Casey Williams, Megan Williams;

Anchorage – Sydney Bulot;

Arcadia – Antavious Roberson, Ralyn Simpson;

Arnaudville -- Zachary Leboeuf, Alayna Moreau, Misti Richard;

Ashland – Victoria Roderick;

Baker – Katelyn Kennedy;

Ball – Nickolas Juneau, Joseph Reynolds;

Barksdale, AFB – Kimberly Ventura Gonzalez;

Basile – Adam Elkins;

Bastrop – Nikkia Lewis;

Baton Rouge – Meagan Barbay, Diamanisha Betts, Madison Harris, Hannah Knoff, Jordan Lancaster, Tremia Lockett, Henrietta Mercer, Daniel Midyett, Emma Rivet, Victoria Simmons;

Belcher – Sierra Lang;

Belgrade, Serbia -- Emilija Dancetovic;

Belmont – Kelly Bass;

Benton – Victoria Berry, Tamara Korner, Bridget Miller, Jessica O’Neal, Finnley Plaster, Comis Waddell, Kathryn Watts;

Bienville – Julie Martin;

Boise, Idaho – Jessica Anderson;

Bossier City – Maddison Abreo, Jayde Barnett, Brittany Batchelor, Hannah Brooks, Kendall Caple, Izabela Carabelli, Callie Crockett, Peyton Davis, Hannah Gates, Joshua Greer, Jada Grigsby, Peyton Harville, Caylin Head, Savanna Head, Nicholas Hopkins, Kijah Johnson, Brandon Larkin, Chelsea Laverdiere, April Lebick, Katherine Parson, Colby Ponder, Taylor Powell, Jade Reich, Jami Rivers, Jalyn Robertson, Reid Rogers, Madison Rowland, Donna Spurgeon, Savannah Stevens, James Taylor, Kaitlyn Walker, Eric Zheng;

Boutte – Samantha Vernor;

Boyce – Katelyn Brister, Dylan Frazier, Sonya Hill;

Breaux Bridge – Beyonkan Heine, Emily Roy;

Broussard – Dylan Dunford;

Brownsville, Texas – Emily Saldivar;

Brussels – Leyla Fettweis;

Bunkie – Emily Arnaud,

Burleson, Texas -- Addison Pellegrino, Cassandra Smith;

Calhoun – Grace Cummings, Robert Mccandlish;

Calvin – Erin Price;

Campti – Alisha Bedgood, Rebekah Cole, Madelynne Greer;

Carencro – Melody Woodard;

Carrollton, Texas – Victoria Miller;

Cartagena, Colombia – Aura Hernandez Canedo, Jorge Ojeda Munoz, Hassik Vasquez Narvaez;

Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne;

Clarence – Jalicia Small;

Clifton – Brittany Shackleford;

Colfax – Alyssa Coleman, Lessie Rushing, Elizabeth Slayter, Morgan Vandegevel;

Conroe, Texas – Sidney Salmans;

Converse – Shayna Brown, Hayley Farmer, Wade Hicks, Mallory Mitchell, Hannah Womack, Logan Woodward;

Cotton Valley -- Nicholas Smith;

Coushatta – Sydney Anderson, Kaylee Antilley, Debra Hanson, Jon Hester, Mary James, Cynthia Lawson, Baley McAlexander, Precious Smith;

Covington -- Henri Blanchat, Justin Brogdon, Rachael Coyne, Sarah Shiflett;

Crowley -- Ma'Kayleen Milson;

Custer, South Dakota – China Whitwer;

Cypress, Texas – Alexis Warren;

Dakota Dunes, South Dakota – Eryn Sandwell;

Denham Springs – Joni Burlew;

DeRidder – Delia Amadiz, Lauren Callis, Tabitha Deer, Colten Denning, Falon Drake, Rebekah Frantz, Shydae Hammond, Karli Kennedy, Briana March, Brittney March, Shayla Miller, Jessica Mullican, Hannah Plummer, Rebecca Richmond, Cheyenne Vander, Michael Waryas;

Des Allemands – Emily Blanchard, Claire Schouest;

Destrehan – Hannah Boquet, Stephanie Webre;

Deville – Briana Ashley, Allison Deglandon, Amber Kreideweis, Aubree Lampert, Kenedy Lampert, Madison Lejeune, Maci Mayeux, Caleb Rhodes;

Diamondhead, Mississippi – Melissa Boyanton;

Dodson – Rachel Broomfield;

Doyline – Lucas Darbonne;

Dry Prong – Jared Boydstun, Ashlee Elliott;

Edmond, Oklahoma – Payton Hartwick, Ashley Medawattage;

El Paso, Texas – Christopher Barron;

Elizabeth – Amanda Cloud, Sadie Perkins;

Elton – Kayla Bellard;

Endicott, New York – Tonya Rackett;

Evergreen – Walter Armand;

Falfurrias, Texas – Marco Arevalo;

Farmerville – Malissa Loyd;

Florien – Shayla Duhon, Amber Lewing, Caroline Matthews, Dylan Roberts, Jordan Weldon;

Folson – Shaylee Laird, Sarah Moore;

Forest Hill – Rafael Sierra;

Forney, Texas – Jobey Rusk, Jared Walker, Jayden Wheeler;

Fort Polk – Brittany Chadwick, Kyley Cole, Shaunda Gordon, Miranda Illsley, Cynthia Schwartz, Sasha Trevino, Cherie Martel;

Fort Worth, Texas – Corban James;

Franklin – Emily Kutchenriter;

Franklinton – Crystal Newman;

Frisco, Texas – Caroline Shepherd;

Garland, Texas – Sierra Stone;

Glenmora – Alan Crowder, Reagan Humphries, Melissa Lanier, Faith Lawrence;

Goldonna – David Day, Harley Godwin;

Gonzales – Rebecca Marchand, Nicole Moody, Molly Moran, Bailee Ramey, Denee Smith;

Grand Prairie, Texas – Clayton Casner;

Grapevine, Texas – Margaret Black;

Greenwell Springs -- Cheramie Kravitz;

Greenwood -- Char'Tarian Wilson;

Gretna – Nadia Johnson;

Haughton – Luther Cain, Jessica Chase, Brittony Cole, Randi Corley, Bethanie Couch, Alexis Hoeltje, Victoria Lodrini, Savanah Molina, Amber Simmons, Heather Wooden, Dawn Young;

Heath, Texas – Megan Lohmiller;

Henderson, Texas – John Floyd, Emily Ortiz;

Hermon, Maine -- Allessa Ingraham-Albert;

Hessmer – Ryan Armand, Lacee-Beth Cazelot;

Hineston – Gabrielle Merchant Langley, Tylee Stokes;

Hope Mills, North Carolina -- Taylor Camidge;

Hornbeck – Brandy Alford, Lane Alford, Kimberly Runyon;

Houma – Alexis Dardar, Billy Gorr, Sarah Lajaunie, Corinne Paris;

Houston, Texas – Kendall Westfall;

Humble, Texas – Aiyana Bean;

Huntington, Texas – Travis Carrell;

Iowa – Keiona Guy, Matthew Phillips;

Irving, Texas – Darria Williams;

Jacksonville Beach, Floria – Katherine Medlin;

Jefferson – Jaleia Parker;

Jena – Christian Aymond, Alanna Hailey;

Jennings – Aimee Boothe, Alyson Brown, Janee Charles, Rachel Edwards, Rachelle Edwards, Wesley Simien, Lydia Williams;

Jonesboro – Jordan Winston;

Kaplan – Gabriel LeMoine;

Katy, Texas – Erik Carver;

Keithville – John-David May, Cora Procell, Janae Richardson, Joanna Sims;

Kenner -- Brooke Petkovich, Parul Sharma;

Kentwood – Jenna Morris;

Kileen, Texas - Temitope Buraimoh, Arlyn Johnson;

Kinder -- Jonathon Villareal;

Lacombe – William Simpson;

Lafayette -- Jeffrey Blossom, Abbey Broussard, Luke Dupre, Michael Joseph, Emilee Leger, Robert Middleton, Andrea Saelios, Dante Saelios, Forest Strang;

Lake Charles – Jovan Avery, Abigail Brady, Shawn Becton, Ashtyn Heap, Amanda Mustian, Sarah Sargent;

Larose – Eric Bourg;

Las Vegas, Nevada – April Ficarrotta;

Lawtell – Karoline Guidry;

Lecompte – Hannah Glaze;

Leesville – Sara Bishop, Autumn Boggs, Anthony Cantrell, Raven Collins, Carter Coriell, Junette Cutshaw, Cameron Davis, Chloe Dowden, Sarah Gibbs-Jarrell, Geoffrey Goins, Jessica Gray, Cheyenne Grigg, Jessica Herring, Ashley Hunt, Leigha Jackson, Bethany Kay, Emilee Keuten, Mercedes Mattes, Kelsea Mckinney, Paula Pilkenton, Linsey Preddy, Danielle Smyth, Peggy Stanley, Linda Strauss, Megan Tucker, Kristin Whistine;

Little Elm, Texas – Hunter Gagnon;

Logansport – Trenton Timmons, Rebecca Tomlin;

Longview, Texas – Gustavo Corrales, Kelli Hickerson, Samantha Morris;

Lyons, Kansas – Jennifer Rogers, Mary Rogers;

Machesney Park, Illinois – Alicia Teran;

Mamou – Alex Chapman, Meggie Granger, Nicholas Saucier;

Mandeville -- Shannon Roussell;

Mangham -- Rebekah Aultman;

Mansfield – Brooke Smith, Madylin Sullivan;

Mansura – Bailey Quebedeaux, Distiny Thompson;

Many – Skyler Ezernack, Heidi Knight, Jaleah Lee, Lathan Meyers, Xavier Montgomery, Chas Pilcher, Tessa Reeves, Samantha Simmons;

Marksville – Zachary Moreau, Paulette Thomas;

Marrero – Lorn Bourgeois;

Marshall, Texas – Laurann Graham, D’Sherrick Williams;

Marthaville – Emeri Manasco, Hanna Pardee;

Maurepas – Cameron Mayfield, Abigail Smith;

Maurice – Adam Courville;

Melissa, Texas – Kylah Banasky;

Merryville -- Kalan Townsley;

Metairie – Kaitlyn Arena, Morgan Nuss, Holly Schiler, Mary Strickland, Sadye Treadway;

Minden – Aubrey Dennis, Jess Easley, Laura Gryder, Taya Hester, Kiara Jenkins, Abigail Reynolds, Amanda Rogers, Heather White;

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – Kayla Bomben;

Mobile, Alabama – Emily Cristina;

Monroe – Demonta Brown, Aaron Hunt, Grace Underwood;

Montgomery -- Shelly Crew, Katelym Feazell;

Mooringsport – Abigail Wolfe;

Mora – Gracy Rowell;

Moreauville – Sean Casey;

Morgan City – Allie Atkinson, Jeremy Orgeron;

Morse – Kierra Linden;

Mount Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;

Muleshoe, Texas -- Caitlyn Barber;

Murphy, Texas – Bronte Rhoden;

Murrieta, California – LaQuitta Wilkins;

Napoleonville – Elizabeth Coleman;

Natchitoches -- Austin Aldredge, Ragan Aple, Luz Arrieta Jimenez, Rebecca Autrey, Sarah Aviles, Francisco Ballestas-Sayas, Joshua Below, Dylan Bennett, Sarah Bergeron, Allison Berry, Sara Coates, Anna Coffey, Fabian Correa Guette, Haley Dahlhoff, Elliot Davis, Ruth Garcia Rodriguez, Samantha Hall, Kaitlin Hatten, Taylor Johnson, Anthony Jones, Mary Keran, Colby Koontz, Scott Macqueen, Miranda Mayeaux, Rylie Mcfarlain, Jordan Mitchell, Maina Ibn Mohammed, Kaitlyn Nieman, Brooklyn Noe, Abigail Poe, Jonah Poe, Melissa Remo, Shelby Riedel, Alyssa Roberts, Kayla Roquemore, Emily Ryder, Emily Salter, Madison Shade, Melissa Slaughter, Madeline Taylor, David Thibodaux, Kristan Valdez, Lantz Vercher, Elizabeth Vienne, Madysen Watts;

New Iberia -- Jaci Jones, Grace Kerns, Payton Romero:

New Llano – Nicole Naral;

New Milford, Connecticut -- Lisa Rosenberg;

New Orleans – Jerome Baudy, Haleigh Giorlando Wall, Jaime Hendrickson, Tayla Oliver;

Noble – Allie Ebarb, Collin Procell;

Noyen sur Serthe, France -- Emma Miachon;

Oakdale -- Cheyenne Bertrand, Alyssa Cole, Katelyn Johnson, Coriana Moreaux, James Obrien;

Oil City – Ryan Connella;

Olla – Brianna Corley, Kristen Smith;

Opelousas -- Lauren Hebert, Keshayla Jackson, Alexia Rubin, Jaylen St. Romain;

Pacifica, California -- Nicholas Pierotti;

Palmetto, Florida -- Cindy Hernandez;

Paris, Texas -- Jordan Whatley;

Pearland, Texas – Tanisha Williams;

Pelican – Mary Myers;

Pereira Risaralda, Colombia -- Mariana Ospina Rivas;

Pineville – Malek Abdelhadi, Taylor Bailey, Riley Bell, Tasha Blanchard, Christian Boudreaux, Latasha Cain, Noelle Carruth, Amber Edmisson, Erin Fallis, Kara Johnson, Michael Martin, Emily McCarty, Cade Mitchell, Wendi Powell, Morgan VanBuren, Corbi Walters, Wesley Williams, Alan Winegeart;

Pitkin – Mattie Stewart;

Plaquemine – Kameron Landry;

Plaucheville -- Brooke Dauzat;

Pollock – Jadynn Giles;

Pontotoc, Mississippi – Elizabeth McCullar;

Port Allen – Makayla Lacy;

Port Barre – Madison Estis;

Port Orange, Florida – Sean Logan;

Prairieville – Rebekah Bonner, Colleen Carline, Roy Cobb, Andrea Gathercole, Sarah Makin;

Princeton – LeKayla Smith;

Provencal – Kara Gandy, Rebekah Orsborn, Bailey Scarbrough;

Ragley – Elizabeth Jaycox, Cole Spponer;

Raleigh, North Carolina – Aleida, Alfonso;

Ringgold – Regan Edwards;

Riverview, Florida – Robyn Larson;

Robeline – Jessica Clark, Patricia Goodwin, Alyssa Maley, Bergen Oge, Caleb Wester;

Round Rock, Texas – Evan Nafe;

Ruston – Jena Green;

Saint Francisville – Sara Baggett, Jordan Bringedahl;

Saint Martinville – Blake Blanchard, Alli Douet;

Saint Rose – Alexis Mancuso;

Saline – Madelyn Cheatwood;

San Antonio, Texas – Tiffany Rubin;

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Loren MacLennan;

Scott – Sydni Larriviere, Kristen Prejean;

Seabrook, Texas -- Amy Whitecotton;

Searcy, Arkansas – Lora Wood;

Shenzhen, China – Yinglin Yuan;

Shreveport -- Lindsey Adkins, Mackenzie Allen, Hannah Angell, Yasmeen Bader, James Baldwin, Katelynn Benge, Maddison Benge, Hallie Bloxom, Erin Brown, Kaysie Burgess, Abigail Davis, Jackson Driggers, Jennifer Eaves, Jennifer Elliott, Samantha Freeman, Peyton Gamble, Leah Gould, Melina Johnson, Tatyanna Kinsey, Kaitlyn Knighton, Katherine Mckay, Maxey McSwain, Madison Milligan, Myles Mitchell, Cayla Morris, Megan Osborn, Mallory Parker, Bailey Patton, Zachary Person, Haley Pickett, Taylor Poleman, Patricia Reed, Madelyn Ruiz, Catherine Shaw, Shelby Sowers, DeAndre Stevenson, Khaila Tucker, Ansonia Wisner;

Sibley – Julianna Schober;

Simmesport – Bailie Marsh, Elise Normand;

Simsboro – Autumn Smith, Shelby Wall;

Slaughter – Ciara Gibbs;

Slidell – Ayrianna Edwards, Katherine Gallinghouse, Parker Gwaltney, Abigail Miller, Sabrina Miller, Holly Penta, Rachel Reed, Jourdan Waddell, Olivia Warren;

Spring, Texas -- Sydney Normand;

Stinnett, Texas – Dalin Williams;

Stonewall – Mildred Hooper, Mallory McConathy, Emily McConnell, Brooke Meade, Clinton Oliver, Mackenzie Panther, Kassidy Parker;

Stuttgart, Germany -- Antonia Blattner;

Sulphur – Tiffany Lyons, Bryttani MacNamara;

Sunset – Lindsay Thibodeaux;

The Woodlands, Texas – Tyler Rapp;

Thibodaux – Sheridan Duet, Maegan Davis;

Tool, Texas – Kimberly Kidney;

Toronto Ontario – Rhea Verma;

Trout – Makayla King, Zachary Long, Deana Poole, Devon Smith, Andrea Walters;

Venice, Florida – Alexis Weaver;

Ventress – Racheal Gaude;

Ville Platte – Gabrielle Chapman, Joshua Galland, Alex Gautreaux;

Waco, Texas – Isabella Hudson;

Walker – Johnny Brister;

Washington – Tarik Andrus;

Welsh – Alisha Ledoux;

West Helena, Arkansas – Brittani Arana;

West Monroe – Julianne Cousans, Laura Lovell;

White Castle – Cassidy Blanchard, Gavin Landry;

Whitehouse, Texas – Jackson Allen;

Wilmington, Delaware – Amy Bourett;

Winnfield -- Tamierrea Alexander, John Collins, Simona Curry, Michael Duke, D’Tyria Duncan, Joshua Goins, Kassidy Grantadams, Kelsey Jordan, Elizabeth Parker, Caroline Womack, Maggie Womack;

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Tyra Duma;

Woodworth – Christian Jeansonne, Jonathan Magnano;

Wylie, Texas – Alexis Perry;

Yaroslav, Russia -- Polina Mutel;

Youngsville – Jessica Gilmore, Brandon Granger;

Zakopane, Poland -- Patrycja Polanska;

Zwolle – Shakelia Maxie, Holden Rivers.

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A few quick phone calls for a 1 metre swell @ 10 seconds.

Its mid week, we all have the same idea.

We shuffle work, family etc in hope of scoring some clean southern swell energy with a favourable wind.Chayne Simpson, Albert Munoz, David Parkes, myself and we bump into Simon Farrer on the South Coast.It was the perfect mental health day.

This is a legless session.

Steeno

#steen barnes #steen #albert munoz #chayne simpson #david parkes #simon farrer #leglesstv #16images #kneeboardsurfing #bendalong #parkes kneeboards

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ljaesch · 4 years ago

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English Cast Announced for the How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime

The English cast has been announced for the How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom anime: Alejandro Saab is Souma Anairis Quinones is Liscia Keith Silverstein is Albert Ernesto Jason Liebrecht is Castor Cory Phillips is Chief Priest Anastasia Munoz is Elisha Marti Etheridge is Excel Marcus Stimac is Georg Michelle Rojas is Jeanne Dawn M. Bennett is Maria Ivan Jasso is Marx Chris Guerrero is…

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#anime #How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

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alidravana · 3 years ago

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Flufftober 2021 - Master List

Based on the prompt list provided by @flufftober2021.

✨AO3 Series Link✨

Quick Links for each Tumblr Post: 1・2・3・4・5・6・7・8・9・10・11 (WIP)・12・13・14・15・16&17・18・19・20・21・22・23・24・27・28・30

*Prompt fills still pending for Days 11, 25, 26, 29, and 31*

Fandoms Include: TFATWS, Daredevil, SEAL Team, 9-1-1, 9-1-1 Lone Star, The Old Guard, Elite, Hudson & Rex

Enjoy reading!

#flufftober2021 #masterpost #all the fluff #TFATWS #Daredevil #seal team fanfic #911 #911 lone star #the old guard #elite netflix #hudson and rex #rare pairs #please read and enjoy

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thesportssoundoff · 7 years ago

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“What’s The Value Of A Good Free TV Fight Card These Days?” UFC on Fox 29 Preview

Joey

February 19th

The UFC has a bit of momentum going as all of their February cards have churned out some solid entertainment to this point in time. UFC from Belem was more than fine (removing a relatively unsatisfactory main event), UFC 221 was all finish and bluster from start to stop and UFC Fight Night from Texas was just awesome with nary a lull in action. All of this leads to UFC on Fox from Orlando, Florida. For a card that really struggled to find a main event, they've righted the ship on this bad boy pretty well. It's not a major card or a mega event by any stretch BUT you have a good main card, decent televised prelims and a superb Fight Pass assortment that people should be excited about. It lacks the big sizzle but carries with it a solid all around event. The headliner is a #1 contender bout (nudge nudge wink wink) as Jeremy Stephens looks to make it three in a row vs Josh Emmett who is trying to improve to 3-0 at 145 lbs as well. The co-main event is an absolutely amazing fight on paper as two powerhouses of different styles meet up with Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Torres. OSP vs Ilir Latifi is one of those fights where you want to laugh at its relevance until you realize how close the winner is to a title shot and then you want to cry. Beyond that though, Latifi is the perfect test for OSP as St. Preux tries to earn a second bite at the 205 lb apple. Lastly you have Max Griffin vs Mike Perry in a genuinely fun action fight to round out your main card.

Fights: 13

Debuts: 2 (Marcin Prachnio, Manny Bermudez)

Fight Changes/Injury Cancellations: 4 (Yoel Romero vs David Branch CANCELLED/Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs Aleksandr Rakic CANCELLED/Jake Collier OUT, Sam Alvey IN vs Marcin Prachnio/ Sara McMann vs Yanit Kuniskaya CANCELLED)

Headliners (fighters who have either main evented or co-main evented shows in the UFC): 10 (Ilir Latifi, Ovince St Preux, Josh Emmett, Jeremy Stephens, Tecia Torres, Jessica Andrade, Renan Barao, Alan Jouban, Sara McMann, Marion Renau)

Fighters On Losing Streaks in the UFC: 2 (Alan Jouban, Albert Morales)

Fighters On Winning Streaks in the UFC: 5 (Ovince St Preux, Josh Emmett, Jeremy Stephens, Tecia Torres, Olivier Aubin-Mercier)

Main Card Record Since Jan 1st 2016 (in the UFC): 25-12

Jeremy Stephens- 2-1 Josh Emmett- 4-1 Tecia Torres- 3-1 Jessica Andrade- 4-1 Ovince St. Preux- 4-3 Ilir Latifi- 3-1 Mike Perry- 4-2 Max Griffin- 1-2

Too High Up- Maryna Moroz vs Angela Hill

I tend to err on the side of WMMA being represented better on cards but this fight really has no reason being this high up. It's going to be on big Fox and while Hill is fun in spurts, Moroz and Hill seem like on paper a pretty shitty stylistic match up. What's more (and I'll discuss this later), this has a low chance of being finished given that Moroz has one finish in the UFC in five fights and Hill has 0 in the UFC since her return.

Too Low- Albert Morales vs Manny Bermudez

I know it got added late so that's why it's sorta buried but look it, Bermudez is a really good 135 lb prospect. He shouldn't be opening up the show nor should he be on Fight Pass. Morales is also a fun 135er who has wild fights and tends to be a fun showcase opponent. Bump these guys up off of Fight Pass.

Stat Monitor for 2018: Debuting Fighters (Current number: 3-7): Marcin Prachnio and Manny Bermudez

Short Notice Fighters (Current number: 3-2): Sam Alvey

Second Fight (Current number: 6-9): Alex Perez

Cage Corrosion (Current number: 5-5): 0

Undefeated Fighters (Current number: 5-8): Manny Bermudez

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- WMMA tends to come under the gun quite a bit for a variety of reasons. Having said that? I think I've found one justifiable avenue to critique the quality of MMA. At the very least, I've found a topic of discussion to be had:

13/38

That is the number of WMMA fights and the number of finishes in said fights since August. 37 fights and 13 finishes. SIX of those finishes come from the newly minted 125 lb class which has been only been active since October if memory serves. That means that between 115, 135 and 145 lbs, there's been a grand 7 finishes. Now we can all agree that a finish does not mean that a fight was good or bad, much like how not all decisions are created equally. I also don't know how those numbers relate to other male divisions either. What has to be said though is that fight finishing in WMMA has become a bit of a rarity and that in turn creates the illusion that the fights aren't that good.

This is especially a problem at 115 lbs. In the last 10 115 lb scheduled women's strawweight bouts, there have been 2 finishes. There's been just three finishes at 115 dating back to November. I obviously can't speak for the dudes who hate it just to hate it but if you were to argue that strawweight fights are destined to go to a decision, I'd kind of sort of have to agree with you. The same can't be said for 135 lbs who have 4 finishes in 7 fights dating back to August of 2017----which also makes you wonder why they're not just spending willy nilly to get more 135ers in the door.

None of this is being said to bury the ladies of mixed martial arts. In the interest of fairness, I went back and looked at the much maligned 125 lb class to see what they averaged for the same stretch. I got a number of 10/17 on finishes since August which is remarkably higher than I would've expected. The point is to just paint a picture of what's been going on in WMMA and the general rut for finishes across the weight classes, at the very least at the 115 lb level. It's also why I feel there's ample opportunity for a woman at 115 lbs to make a real statement here. Finishing fights will be at a premium for the 115 lb fights.

2- So this main event is in a very weird place. Josh Emmett has emerged on the scene at 145 lbs and been quite a force since making the drop. He knocked down Felipe Arantes three times in an entertaining debut and absolutely pasted Ricardo Lamas with a left hook that announced his presence for real at the weight class. Now there are two factors which prevent me from being 100% on board with Emmett at 145 lbs. The first is the weight cut. Emmett is a very muscular 155er and it is worth noting that in two fights, he's missed weight once already. Yes, it was short notice BUT so is this fight. It's entirely possible Josh Emmett is about to have what some would consider a tainted victory upcoming because he may not make the weight. The second is I don't know how REAL his power is. Emmett to this point in the UFC hadn't shown much significant pop in his hands. Through three fights at 155 lbs, he seemed like a guy who LOOKED powerful but didn't really have a sizable power advantage in his hands. That has emerged and in a big way BUT 1) Felipe Arantes was a 135er coming up and 2) he missed vs Lamas who has been sparked out by 135ers in the past. All of this is to set up a question of whether Emmett is just riding a question mark fueled streak or if he's the genuine article at 145 lbs.

3- If I told you that Jeremy Stephens has not beaten a UFC opponent coming off a win since 2014, would you believe it?

4- Ovince St Preux's career turnaround is actually pretty remarkable if one is willing to view it from a fair and objective lens. He went 0-3 with losses to a former #1 contender, the current GOAT and a bad bad stylistic match up in Jimi Manuwa. Since then he's gone 3-0 all by finish with a few reputable wins sprinkled in there in Corey Anderson and Marcos Rogerio de Lima. I suppose those wins are kind of an indictment of what OSP is; good enough to beat the bottom of the pack but bad enough to be a highlight reel loss for the top of the heap. Ilir Latifi is sort of in the same boat, painting a picture of an evenly matched fight at 205 lbs. This is what remains of this division, guys.

5- At what point in a fighter's career can you officially say with confident "He is what he is"? Is Mike Perry officially at that point?

6- Sara McMann vs Marion Reneau is the OSP vs Ilir Latifi of 135 lbs and don't you act like it's not.

7- The best division in MMA has three fights on deck and each one brings something new to the table. Renan Barao returns to the division by which he was the man of for a good two year stretch when he takes on Brian Kelleher as the lead in to the FOX main card. Kelleher has some Brian Ebersole in him; mainly in the premise that he's a guy who grinded away on the regional circuit with a little bit of "win some, lose some" in his game. Wins over Julio Arce paved the way for an eventual UFC call up where he shocked Brazil by subbing Iuri Alcantara in the first round. A somewhat fluky loss to Chito Vera followed up in July and then in October, Kelleher iced Damien Stasiak in Poland to get back in the winner's circle. Russell Doane vs Rani Yahya is FRUSTRATING on paper given how good Doane can be. It's hard to say "there's more to him to be developed" with a guy who is 31 and 1-4 in his last 5 bouts but Doane has the ability to be a genuinely good bantamweight. His losses are to Mirsad Bektic on short notice up a weight class, Jerrod Sanders in a fight he gave away, Iuri Alcntara in a fight he was probably winning and Pedro Munhoz in a fight where they were swangin and Munoz got the better of it, leading to the tried and true guillo. Doane is one of those fighters who underperforms enough to break your heart but Yahya is a good match up for him given Rani's struggles with competent boxers who can defend takedowns. Lastly we have Manny Bermudez, an East Coast product who is undefeated and arguaby one of the more fluid grapplers at 135 lbs. He's proven enough regionally that the call up made sense but Albert Morales is one of those dudes who tests prospects pretty well. That's a bit of a potential spoiler situation.

8- Which is more likely; Renan Barao missing weight or Josh Emmett missing weight?

9- Alan Jouban coming off two straight finish losses has me very worried about him facing Ben Saunders who tends to hit really hard but Saunders might be more or less washed.

10- One thing of note; This is Josh Emmett's first ever UFC five round fight. It's in a weight class where his body really has never had to go at a strenuous elongated pace given he didn't have to defend much vs Arantes in the third round. Stephens' power is the one thing he does that absolutely can carry deeper into fights. Really curious how Josh Emmett handles the pacing to start off the fight and whether he wanes in the 4th and 5th round.

11- Alex Perez had a very successful UFC debut after starring on Dana White's Tuesday Night Contenders. Perez is a really talented grappler with some quick hands and power in his strikes. He isn't without his flaws (his submission defense is lacksadasical at times) but his strengths suggest he can be an absolute player in a 125 class in need. Eric Shelton is a fine test for him given that Shelton probably is the sort of dude who will probably settle into a groove as a prospect tester of sorts.

12- Will this do more or less than the UFC on Fox 28 ratings?

Must Wins (aka the Cursed Fighters Category)

1- Ovince St. Preux

He will never be this close to a title shot ever again. That much is for certain given his repeated slip ups. With DC probably fighting two more times at a maximum at 205 lbs, OSP is a fresh opponent for Cormier who fans might have an inkling of wanting to see fight. Ilir Latifi is a big strong guy who has been checked every time he sneaks up the rankings; the sort of dude who really just gets by on being strong and scary in the clinch. It's a winnable fight if OSP fights smart which....well ya know.

2- Jessica Andrade

Rose Namajunas stylistically is the perfect match up for Andrade. To get to Rose, Andrade has to get by Tecia Torres who might be the only woman at 115 lbs who can match Andrade strength for strength. Complicating matters is the fact that Torres will be at home (essentially speaking) and if it's close, Andrade will have ample reason to need to go out there and hunt for a finish.

3- Manny Bermudez

Bermudez is getting a pretty soft touch in his UFC debut in the most talented weight class in the UFC. It's easy to get lost in the shuffle at 135 lbs and a loss to Albert Morales would be a true momentum killer of the highest order.

Five Can't Miss Fights

1- Jeremy Stephens vs Josh Emmett

2- Mike Perry vs Max Griffin

3- Albert Morales vs Manny Bermudez

4- Renan Barao vs Brian Kelleher

5- Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Torres

#UFC #Orlando #MMA #Fight Night #Fox #Stephens #Emmett #Bermudez

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