3:35 am

Tonight was the "No Mercy Extreme Fight". I have never experience anything quite like it! It was exciting and I'm still in awe over the whole thing. We were treated so well! They gave us VIP seating (THANKS NATALIE) so we had a great view. We were given a T-Shirt and I believe almost all the fighters signed it for Brandon including the announcer. Our favorite signature was from Tyrone Wright. He went into that ring to fight for Brandon & he did an amazing job. We were so proud of him!! His opponent in the cage was Chris Holland. When I first met him, the first thing I said was "I hope you lose". Later I felt guilty because he truly is a great person. Tyrone & Chris both posed for pictures with Brandon after the fight and that's really was it was about. Tyrone had a pre-existing injury which he tried to ignore but in the end, it wouldn't be ignored. He gave it his all & we are so proud of him. Doesn't really matter who won in the cage - Brandon was the real winner tonight. Tyrone apologized to us for not winning the match and my heart went out to him. He really wanted this for Brandon & we really wanted it for Tyrone. It just goes to show what type of people these guys are. In the cage they are vicious. Outside, they have a heart of gold. During intermission, they called us into the cage and the announcer told the crowd about our fight for Brandon. So many people clapped for Brandon, I wish I would've explained it to him better. After everyone knew about Brandon they proceeded to go to our table to donate money to him. We had a large jar which filled up in a matter of minutes. The grand total of amount raised tonight......drum roll please.... $1,853. We had fighters, kids, women, & men standing in line to donate to him. It's hard to describe how wonderful that felt. And this all happened because Tyrone Wright happened to see Brandon's story on channel 13 news website. God sent us an angel. He sent us Tyrone. And well Louie too :) Louie made sure we were comfortable and was a great host.

Photo's:

1st: Cage Opponents Chris Holland & Tyrone Wright with Brandon

2nd: Brandon's holding the championship belts for some pictures. It was kinda loud so Brandon kept holding his ears. For those who don't know him, his ears are really sensitive. I was standing on the right trying to talk him into putting his hands down long enough for a picture. Also on the right is Brandon's dad, John & Tyrone's Manager, Louie.

3rd: Brandon, his proud dad - John and I (proud mom) in the cage during intermission as the announcer (far right side) introduces Brandon and tells the audience his story. Squatting with Brandon is Louie, Tyrone's manager. Louie has been great to us and we will never be able to thank him enough for the kindness he has shown to our family.