EVENT: Boss Fight IV Press Conference VENUE: Golden Nugget
LOCATION: Lake Charles, Louisiana
DATE: Friday December 7, 2018 @ 8:00 PM ET [The elaborate conference room of the Golden Nugget is packed with media reporters and fans, all anticipating for the start of tonight’s press conference. The room is dimly lit and the front end stage is illuminated with spotlights from several angles, drawing the focus solely to the front. Finally, Union GP President Dante Reed makes his way out with fighters scheduled for Boss Fight IV following behind. The crowd erupts into cheers as Dante takes the center podium and the fighters make their way to their reserved seats. The two fighters scheduled for the main event sit on either side of Dante, Nathan Lucas at stage left and Roscoe Robinson at stage right. As the crowd begins to die down, Dante takes the opportunity to make his opening statement.] DANTE REED
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and thank you all for coming here tonight. We’ve got a big event coming up tomorrow night with a lot at stake in our Headline and Main Event Fights. It’s been speculated up to this point, but I want to make it official. These two features fights are contenders bouts and the winners will go into UGP 6 with title shots!
Edan McLeod and Robert Guilliman have quickly rose up the Middleweight ranks in spectacular fashion. This fight here is sure to be a barn burner with their high volume striking offense. It’s a fight that every fan will enjoy, no doubt!
Our Main Event fight is between two incredible competitors who fell short in the semifinals of the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament. “The Shooter” Roscoe Robinson and Nathan Lucas look to try and elevate themselves to that next step and earn a title fight. No doubt both of these guys deserve an opportunity, and I’m certain at some point we’ll get a chance to see both get that chance.
But it’s about getting that first shot and Fisk’s title and I’m sure both of these guys want that opportunity for different reasons.
Also on the card we’ve got another wave of debut fighters hungry to make a name and a group of fighters looking to continue the climb. So allow me to turn it over to the reporters now and get this thing rolling.
[Edan sat there, he had a small smirk as he heard Robert Guilliman speak for the fist time. He scratches the left side of his nose and listens to him talk in such a professional and sterile tone, almost astonished at how he carried himself after knowing he'd be going up against someone like McLeod. Through that professional dialogue, Edan felt a bit chippy at how he declared he wouldn't be the one put on the floor at the end of the night. Edan, who was dressed in a teal dress shirt and black dress pants and loafers. The collar of his shirt was undone neatly and the sleeves rolled up to show a gold watch. Along his neck sat a gold chain and a pair of gold framed shades were cast over his eyes. Edan sees someone's hand launch up.]
RON HUFF | YAHOO! SPORTS: Ron Huff with Yahoo! Sports. Your success in Union has been nothing short of great. Last fight you took on Middleweight contender Jeremiah Ford and made a statement for a shot at Cristian Bonanno's championship. Union however, want to make sure your road to that shot wasn't an easy one. Now you face Robert Guilliman who has been just as impressive as you have these past few months. Do you believe this fight is a tall task?
EDAN MCLEOD: Robbie talks crakin' 'n' proper, bit he kin sit thare 'n' say he wants tae be a force a' he likes. He's nae prepared fur me, 'n' ilka time ah step intae that cage 'n' keek o'er fae mah opponent thay a' hae th' identical face: thay dinnae ken whit th' bugger they're getting intae. Robert's git some crakin' kickboxing, bit ah train wi' a world champion kickboxer who's leagues better than him. Ah train wi' tap guys 'n' mah wins ur fae thaim. Rabbie cannae match mah speed, bit me, ah kin titch him whenever ah bloody wantae. If ah set th' tone, if a'm th' yin wha acts foremaist, he's in fur a mingin' nicht.
RON HUFF | YAHOO! SPORTS: Do you fear the stand up?
[Edan with a stone cold face shakes his head as he leans towards the microphone so Robert and the world can hear it.]
EDAN MCLEOD: Na fear.
RON HUFF | YAHOO! SPORTS: Thank you.
[One person sits and another stands up. Edan leans forward, folding his arms over on top of the table, his attention glued to the speaker.]
WALTER YOUNG | SHERDOG(dot)COM: Walter Young with Sherdog, give us a bit of insight about what you trained for during your camp. Robert is a skilled kickboxer, but he has solid punching power as well as kicking power. Did Coach Marcello de Pablo and the rest of The Factory prepare you for a technical stand-up affair?
EDAN MCLEOD: Coach de Pablo 'n' P3 helped me wi' this rammy. Ah ain't th' best kicker, whit kin ah say, ah grew up learning tae rammy wi' mah hauns th' best ah cuid. Bit th' key o' it a' wis tae anticipate anythin'. Keek at his body leid, see whit he wants 'n' tak' it awa' fae him. He's git some guid kicking, bit if ah'ament fernent him, ah kin neutralize that. Dinnae git caught bein' stagnant 'n' a' o' that, richt?
WALTER YOUNG | SHERDOG(dot)COM: So we can rest assure this will be a standing match?
EDAN MCLEOD: Ah'ament yin dimensional by ony means, see? ah'ament feart o' that mat, 'n' that's whaur a'm pure dangerous. If it comes tae that ah will gang fur th' murdurr oan th' ground. Bit if he wants a brawl, a' he's gotta dae is say th' word 'n' we caw this jobby intae a richt proper rammy. A'm duin fur whitevur, sae let's pumpin' dae this.
WALTER YOUNG | SHERDOG(dot)COM: Any message for Cristian Bonanno?
EDAN MCLEOD: Watch out.
[Edan sits there quiet, he looks at his fingernails as he finishes his round of questions.]