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Well, here they are, the long awaited rolleyes .

First of all, I had a shock to find I'd been bumped up a division, since there were no other competitors in my division, so I went from 13-15 years Full Contact to 16-17 years. In that division (including myself) there were 12 fighters. I came in 2nd place. My first fight, I KO'ed my opponent with a head kick. Second round was close, as two judges voted for each of us, while the referee (with final call) voted for me. In my FINAL round, I have to fight a guy who was 17, 4 inches taller and 3 grades higher. So he was bigger and more experienced than me. However, my first punch was my best bet, so I put a punch in straight through his guard and broke one of his ribs with it (while wearing protective gloves) and as the fight continued, I broke another, directly below it. After the match, he was declared winner (not sure how). However, HE left the tournament on a hospital stretcher with two broken ribs, I left with minor leg bruising. I was happy with the end result.