My Appointment With a SHRINK at 12PM Tomorrow

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Oct
26

     I was scheduled to have a fight this past weekend. They didn’t have an opponent for me so they told me that I would just do an exhibition match. This is just a sparring session for practice. For some reason my brain didn’t get the memo.

     Before the exhibition I said to myself I’m going to be really calm and take my time. I also replayed somethings my coach Gary Russell Sr. said the week before. This all went out the window very quickly. About twenty seconds in I had him against the rope and my mind said get him! I was throwing a million punches with my head high in the air not breathing or doing anything I had practiced. I heard nothing and thought nothing after that moment. I was just reacting. My coach calls it reckless abandonment!! And that’s what it was.

     This doesn’t happen all the time ,but when it does its bad! I don’t hear my coaches or anyone one. It’s like the incredible hulk takes over or something. When this happens I’m not afraid of anything just totally reacting, which is totally bad in fighting. It’s also bad to fight while you’re mad its totally the opposite of movies. Its critical that you are able to think adjust and read your opponent. This also happened to me the one MMA fight that I lost. Anxiety totally over took me,the dehydration didn’t help either.

     Gary Russell Jr. and I were talking last night and we said, when this happens it’s like I’m Rambo in the woods in a gun fight. The problem is everyone in the woods against me are hiding and shooting behind rocks. I get emotional run out to the middle and start trying to shoot everyone which exposes me to unnecessary dangers. I have a machine gun and they have rifles but I even the playing field when I do this.

     I text Master Lloyd how I went into this mode immediately after the bout. He laughed and said you have to get this fixed. You need to find an NLP Master and try to get help with this before it happens down the line. I told him I was glad that he had a possible solution and understood, not just telling me like everyone else you need to settle down DUH!!!!!! He said yeah he understands because he has battled with claustrophobia and people try to tell him to just relax. It’s not that simple. To me It’s like telling a woman that knows nothing about cars to change the oil. She’s out there with tools trying but don’t know what the hell she’s doing. She trying to loosen every screw hoping she gets it right. You keep yelling the same instructions don’t help nothing it only frustrates her! I had this problem in other area’s as long as I can remember, it’s one of the reasons I went to school for psychology.

     I got online that night and found a Psychologist that does NLP. I have an appointment tomorrow at 12pm. He’s expensive and an hour and a half away, but if he can help it will be more than worth it. Great thing about it is last night Coach Gary had some great solutions to fix this problem and Coach Herb called me this morning with one that that has had me excited all day!!

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Dumb Drunks at Bellator Fights Last Night!

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Oct
22

     I have a boxing match tomorrow in D.C. I don’t know the time or the place I guess I’ll find that out tonight when I go to the gym. I never care about the details. I just go when I’m told. This is totally the opposite of most fighters.

     I never ask who it is or who they fight for, because I don’t care! I can’t stand it when people ask me those specific questions. I always answer with an irritated I don’t know or care. I also can’t stand it when someone asks me before a fight “are you ready?” I want to say get the Hell away from me please!!! No, I’m not ready I’m just fighting for fun, but it won’t be fun because I’m going to get my skull crushed because I’m not ready!! I wonder do people even think about the questions they ask?

     I went to P.A. last night to see my teammate Wilson Reis fight in Bellator. Congrats to him he won, but while sitting there I got to hear all the nonsense from the crowd. Everyone in the crowd wants to coach but knows nothing and thinks they know everything. Not realizing that what they see on T.V. is not that easy. It’s like going to a batting cage thinking you can hit the ball because you have seen it done on T.V. or because you can hit the ball far when your friend pitches it. Guess what he’s not a professional pitcher!

     Ben Askren 2008 wrestling Olympian also fought last night. Before his fight they showed an interview of him saying that since he was fifteen he can count on one hand the amount of days he doesn’t train a year. Do you understand that he is saying at the least he trains 360 days a year! Master Lloyd immediately looked over and said “All Outliers are like this! No exceptions!!”(Outliers= people who’s results lie far outside of the norm) For five rounds Ben took him down over and over effortlessly. People are screaming at Ben from the crowd telling him to fight like a man and telling the other guy what to do not to get taken down. This was crazy and showed that they knew nothing about an Olympians skill set and had no chance of respecting it. They had a better chance trying to tell a cardiologist how to perform a heart surgery! Clueless!

     I’ve told you guys that before the tradgedy hit I use to study and train all day. Since it happened I haven’t been able to focus the same. I have never had this problem in my whole life! Listening to Ben made me realize that I have to do something to get my mind totally back. Even though I still do a lot more than most people, its not enough to get me where I want to be. “The Best In The World”

      Even though Ben Is great wrestler and Olympian he still didn’t get the gold medal. Jay Z said something on a rap song with Lil Wayne-Mr.Carter, that I will quote. I’ll give a goat credit for that one thing they said that makes sense even if I disagree with everything else. He said “Young Carter go further go farther go harder is that not why we came if not then why bother!” What Ben said last night really hit home and reminded me that I can’t let the things of life slow me down. He’s human so I will bet my life that he had disasters to hit his life somewhere in those other 360 days. Maybe someone died and he had to go to a funeral, but he still made time to train and not make an excuse, like the rest of the world. I believe these are the things that set the average apart from the great!

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I Was Truly Insane!!

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Oct
20

     Have you ever looked at the news and saw a palm tree swaying back and forth in the midst of a storm? While this tree is swaying you see everything else flying by the screen cars, dogs, homes ect. All of these things break or die. The palm tree is still there through every storm. Why?

     The palm tree unlike the other things I named has roots and is able to bend at the right moments. This allows it to be resilient and snap back after the storm. We have to be the same way when we go through our storms. Do you go through your storms this way or do you constantly break?

     When we go through a storms, we must be able to bend at the right times. I’ve gone through the biggest storm of my life recently. The worst of the storm is over but I know it’s not totally over because there is still the clean up and repairs left. During the storm I altered a lot but didn’t break even though there were countless times that I honestly thought I would. I definitely know that I’m not the same due to the storm. I use to care about and over analyze everything to much. This never seemed to help me it only left me used or hurt.

     I would over train trying to get everything perfect and would get injured. In my relationships on all realms I would be the person that gave my all to everyone. So many people call me there best friend or most dependable person they know, when I wouldn’t even consider them a friend. They seem to become spoiled by me and would be there for other who didn’t even deserve it. Since this storm I really don’t care about anything, which is totally not like me. It’s a sense of what will happen will happen I guess. For the first time I seem to be enjoying my life. I guess that’s me bending a little and not breaking. I’m still staying true to myself but just not stressing myself out anymore about anything.

     I realized that if I were going to change things or people the way that I was, they would have changed by now. Doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result is called insanity. I think the roots in my storm would have been my relationship with God and true friends not letting me go as far as I would have liked to have gone. I’ve swayed a lot but still grounded. Will I ever be the same probably not? Will I grow and learn from it most definitely!I wouldn’t be Marshall Thompson Jr. if I didn’t!!

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“The Biggest Douche Bag on Earth”!

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Oct
16

     I told you guys last week that I was scheduled to have a boxing match on the 11th which was Monday. I found out from my coach that he had the date wrong. The actual date is the 16th which is today. I was immediately in a bad place because I had to tell them I couldn’t do it because I had given my word to a friend. I had already committed to cornering him in a MMA Fight that same day.

     I’m a person that tries to keep my word at all costs. When I die I would like for people to be able to say at my funeral that I was a man of my word, and not have to lie!! I had to call him as soon as I found out I had to take an emergency trip to Mexico. I had to tell him that I probably wouldn’t be able to make it for his fight. I was the only person he had to corner him. He understood and also asked if I needed him to pull from the fight and go with me to Mexico! Of course I told him no and that he should focus on his fight. I’m so glad J.C “Concrete” Cuffee was able to fill in for me to corner him. I’m glad Mike understood. If not I would’ve had to label him “The Biggest Douche Bag on Earth”!

     Prior to a few weeks ago, I hadn’t seen or trained with him in almost 5 years and hadn’t talked to him in about two years. He contacted me on facebook . To make a long story short he came up for 3 weeks to train. He realized that he would get more training just taking classes at Team Lloyd Irvin, than he would’ve doing a fight camp back home. While he was at my home one night he started talking saying it was a life changing experience being around me back in the day. I immediately stopped him, pulled out my flip camera and said let me ask you this on camera sounds like this might be interesting. Wow! Who does that right!!lol Does anyone else carry around a flip camera and voice recorder in their pocket everyday besides me? Lol.

     I posted the video of what he had to say below check it out. Mike Perez fights a former UFC Champion this weekend in Monroe, La. No one expects him to win. Saying he is the underdog would be an understatement! People can say what they want, but when Mike fights at the actual show he lays it all on the line. Something is definitely wrong with him. He use to be a bull rider and fights without three fingers on one hand (SERIOUSLY) . Look for his fingers on the video. Lol Anyway Mike I wish you the best and hope you pull off an upset! Today Is also Mike’s Birthday HAPPY B-DAY BRO! J.C I really thank you for filling in for me!!

The Video of What Mike Perez Had to Say About me 5 yrs ago to Now:

Would You Give Up Your Life For A Friend?

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Oct
14

      You may have heard the popular saying “No greater gift than to lay down your life for a friend.” This is very true and I don’t think it means that you should die literally. If that was the case, who would really do that? I’m sure it wouldn’t be many!! I would bet that most of the people that say they would now would disappear if the situation presents itself!

     I think this means that we should be able to lay down our busy schedules and personal goals to help a friend out. Doing this in today’s society is just as hard as volunteering to die literally. No one wants to do it because we have so much going on. The truth of the matter is we live in very selfish times. Everyone seems to only be concerned about themselves, and only help others when they feel they can get something out of it. If this is you point blank in my opinion you’re a dirtbag!!

     One of the guys that have been a huge part of the team from the beginning, is now going through a serious life crisis. Many members of the team have been watching out for him for a while now. About two weeks ago he was sent to Mexico to get the help that he needed. He has been having problems since he has been there, to the point where they want to send him home. I thought the other night before bed that if he needed someone to be there with him I should offer to go, because this could be his last chance. If it were me I would want someone to help me if I got to the point where I couldn’t help myself.

     The next day I mention to Master Lloyd that I would go if needed, since he and Ed Clay has been the main people coordinating this rescue. This morning he called and said I need you go to Mexico now it’s an emergency! I went home got my passport and quickly packed. Master Lloyd bought the ticket and Ed Clay made the arrangements for someone to pick me up In Mexico. I’m supposed to fly back with him tomorrow. I’m hoping that when I get there I will be able to convince the program to give him another chance with my supervision. I’m praying for a miracle!

     I’m sure everyone involved could’ve found other things to do with their time or money. In my opinion there is nothing better to do with it than this. There is a parable that says if you have ten precious golden coins and you lose one; wouldn’t you tear up your home looking for that one? So, the next time someone truly needs your help take the time to attempt to help them. You never know, it might be the only coin they have left before they cash out on life!

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