Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, former professional kickboxer, and actor. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked". In 2015, he was inducted into the

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. Wilson was a fight commentator and interviewer in many of the early

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(UFC) events, beginning with UFC 7. As an actor, he is best known for starring in several

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s, such as the ''Bloodfist'' series (from '' Bloodfist'' to '' Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill''), the ''Ring of Fire'' series (from ''

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'' to ''Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike''), ''

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'' (1994), and the ''Cyber Tracker'' series ('' CyberTracker'' and ''CyberTracker 2''). He also appears in ''

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'' as the leader of the Neon Gang.

Early years and training

Wilson was born to a

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mother and American father in

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. He utilized his mother's family name, Hoshino (星野), as a

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while competing in Japan. He attended Saint Andrew's School in

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, where he was an MVP in football and basketball. Wilson also tried his hand at wrestling, in which he excelled enough to score a 4th place in the Florida State Collegiate Wrestling competition. After high school, Wilson was accepted into the Coast Guard Academy in

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in the fall of 1972. Wilson has stated that his brother challenged him to friendly sparring, which he imagined he would dominate since Wilson was more physically imposing and athletic than his brother. To his surprise, he was easily knocked around by his brother's martial arts ability. He credits this experience for making a believer out of him, after which he would pursue martial arts. He began studying Goju-ryu Karate with Chuck Merriman for two hours a week for one year.Inside Kungfu August 1992 In 1973, Wilson left the Academy and earned an

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in electrical engineering at Brevard Community College in Florida. He then enrolled at his father's alma mater, the

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, but dropped out to pursue a professional fighting career, to the elder Wilson's disappointment. During this time, he trained in Pai Lum White Dragon Kung Fu, a form derivative of

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, taught by Danny K. Pai. Wilson was trained by Fred Schmitz, Pai's first black belt in America. Don's nickname, "The Dragon" was used in his first professional kickboxing match in

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. He also had two other nicknames that were used at times during his long career. In July 1977, Wilson defeated Howard Hayden. A report of the match in ''Official Karate Magazine'' said, "Don Wilson's showboat tactics have seen him through a couple of fights, but the Flash won't last long when the going gets tough." Wilson said he was hugely insulted; a few people began to refer to him as Don "The Flash" Wilson, which annoyed him. He said this inspired him to prove something: "I got serious."

Kickboxing

Wilson won a total of 11 world titles with several sanctioning bodies, including the IKF, WKA,

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, ISKA,

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and the PKO. He won his IKF (www.IKFKickboxing.com) FCR Cruiserweight World Title on May 15, 1999, in Lowell, Massachusetts, when he defeated Dick Kimber. (Lynn, Massachusetts, USA PRO: 23-3/21, AM: 25-0/25 5'9" 197 lbs) At the end of the third round Wilson came alive and eventually knocked Kimber to the floor motionless. Referee Dan Stell counted Kimber out on the floor, a count that went into the round break. Kimber never stood during the count. Having never been challenged for his title, Wilson voluntarily retired it to move down to the Light Heavyweight Division, where he eventually retired from fighting a few years later. According to Inside ''Kung-Fu Presents Kickboxing Magazine'' (August 1992), Wilson's professional kickboxing record was listed as 69 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws, 46 knockout wins, and 6 kick-knockouts, and 3 no-contests. On page 64, Wilson's first match with Bill Knoblok in Orlando, Florida in December 1974 is listed as a 3-round no-contest. However, on page 52 in the same issue, Wilson said about his fight with Knoblok, "But Bill won the third round by a larger margin than I had won the first. So he won the bout." Today the official result of this fight was listed as a no-contest on Wilson's official fight record because when he decided to fight for PKA, Joe Corley felt the rules of the bout were quite different from those of PKA, Corley told Wilson to omit it. Wilson's kickboxing career spanned four decades; his first fight with Bill Knoblok in 1974 and his last fight, a 10th-round knockout victory over Eddie Butcher on July 19, 2002, in

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. He defeated, among others, world champions Branko Cikatic, James Warring,

Dennis Alexio Dennis Alexio (born Dennis Raymond Dick;

, and Maurice Smith. Wilson fought to a draw with another champion, Jean-Yves Thériault. In 79 bouts, Wilson was only knocked out by Glen McMorris in 1980. Wilson's kickboxing record is listed as 72–5–2 (48 knockouts) with 3 no-contests. Wilson was noted for being an American-style kickboxer who challenged the fabled fighters from Thailand. He prevailed in most instances, only suffering one loss. However, the matches were always problematic, due to the differences in traditions, style and judging. For his fight against Samart Prasarnmit, the officials who arranged the fight broke the previous arrangement, placing Wilson against a lighter opponent and forcing Wilson to lose 8 pounds on the day of the bout by sitting in a sauna from early morning until two hours before the bout, leaving him dangerously dehydrated. Wilson had also negotiated for a 7-round fight, which the officials also neglected to honor. Furthermore, the Thai judges only recognized Muay Thai techniques such as Thai kick or those performed within the clinch, which meant that Wilson's only hope to win was to knockout Samart, which he was unable to do because of his dehydration. Wilson, a fighter used to 12 round fights, was exhausted in the 2nd round, a clear indication of the seriousness of his condition. Wilson was scheduled to make a comeback at 58 years old, against an unnamed opponent in a ten-rounder in Istanbul, Turkey in 2013. However, at the last minute the fight in Istanbul was cancelled due to "breach of contract and non-performance of financial agreements". In 2014, he was honored with the U.F. of Legends Dragon Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO.

Kickboxing losses turned into no contests

Early in Wilson's career, he lost three fights by decision; these losses were changed into no contests by the Professional Karate Association. Wilson's first career match was against Bill Knoblock and he lost a third decision. This match was later turned into a no contest by the Professional Karate Association as they listed it as an "amateur" match. "This amateur bout was part of Wilson's black belt examination." However, in a 2013 interview, Wilson recalled his first fight as a loss to Bill Knoblock on January 25, 1975, as a professional match in which he was paid $100. On May 28, 1976, in Tampa, Florida, Wilson lost a 5-round decision to Rudy Burney in a PKA sanctioned match. However, the PKA later overturned the decision for, "improper procedures that impeded fair competition." Finally, in September 1976, Wilson lost a 5-round points decision to Herb Thompson in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The PKA overturned the decision, citing improper procedures and inappropriate equipment which impeded fair competition.

Fighting style

Wilson was fairly notable thanks to his unique fighting style as used in the ring. He was ambidextrous, being able to switch stance on a whim and attack powerfully with either side, although he preferred to fight strong-side forward, which is a characteristic of some Chinese Martial arts like Pai Lum Tao Ng Ying Kungfu (Chinese: 五形功夫) he was known for being very good at Indian leg wrestling also. He identified himself as mainly a kicker, claiming that was his forte and the reason why he never seriously considered boxing. He has a particularly devastating lead side kick, and was known to perform single-leg multiple kicks in rapid succession. Despite his focus on kicks, most of his KO's came through his punching, and he was particularly good with his lead (right) hook punch.

Professional boxing

Wilson had a brief professional boxing career. Wilson said in a 2015 interview that he had a 6–3–0 professional boxing record with all three defeats by first round stoppage. He admits a change in his style lead to only an average boxing career. His biggest victory was against

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's former sparring partner John L. Johnson. Wilson's last boxing match took place against Tim Jones on October 21, 1986, at the Reseda Country Club in California. Wilson had a 6–2–0 record in professional boxing going into this match, while Jones was winless in 6 bouts. Wilson lost by TKO at 2:58 of the first round.

Dennis Alexio Dennis Alexio (born Dennis Raymond Dick;

, who lost a kickboxing match to Wilson, had already defeated Jones. Jones lost his next 4 boxing matches, and retired with a 1–10–0 record.

Commentating

Wilson was a fight commentator and interviewer in many of the early

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events, beginning with UFC 7 in Buffalo. He stated several times that he would be willing to fight in the UFC himself if enough fans requested it, but it never happened. He went on to be a commentator for

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Film appearances

Some movies to his credit include: ''Futurekick'', ''Bloodfist'' 1–8, ''

'' 1, 2 & 3, ''Out for Blood'', ''

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'', ''Blackbelt'', '' Cyber Tracker'' 1 & 2, ''Terminal Rush'', ''Redemption'', '' Say Anything...'', ''Capitol Conspiracy'', ''Moving Target'', and ''

'' as the leader of the Neon Gang.

Kickboxing titles

*2010 World Kickboxing Hall of Fame Champion *2008 European Martial Arts Hall of Fame Member *2000 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Cruiserweight North American Champion −190 lbs *1999 I.K.F. Full Contact Cruiserweight World Champion −190 lbs *1989 P.K.O. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion −170 lbs *1988–89 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Cruiserweight World Champion −182 lbs (0 title defences – vacated) *1984 S.T.A.R. Undisputed Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion −175 lbs *1984 W.K.A. Full Contact Super Light Heavyweight World Champion −184 lbs *1984 S.T.A.R. Undisputed Full Contact Super Light Heavyweight World Champion −184 lbs *1983–84 W.K.A. Full Contact Cruiserweight World Champion −190 lbs (0 title defences – vacated) *1983 S.T.A.R. Undisputed Full Contact Cruiserweight World Champion −184 lbs *1983–87 K.I.C.K. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion −175 lbs (2 title defences) *1980–91 W.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion −175 lbs (9 title defences – vacated) *1980 S.T.A.R. Undisputed Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion −175 lbs *1979–80 P.K.A. Full Contact Middleweight United States Champion −170 lbs (2 title defences) *1978–79 P.K.A. Full Contact Middleweight Florida State Champion −170 lbs (4 title defences – vacated)

Professional kickboxing record

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, , KO , , 2 , , , , 45–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1982-11-06 , , Win , , align=left, Wade Woodbury , , W.K.C. Event @

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , Decision (Split) , , 12 , , , , 44–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1982-09-04 , , Win , , align=left, James Warring , , W.K.A. Event , ,

, , Decision , , 11 , , 2:00 , , 43–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1982-04-08 , , Win , , align=left, Jaidee Pitsanurachan , , W.K.A. Event @

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, , Decision , , 9 , , , , 42–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1982-02-08 , , Win , , align=left, James Sisco , , W.K.A. Event @

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, , TKO , , 4 , , , , 41–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Dennis Downey , , W.K.A. Event @ Brassy's Nightclub , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , DQ (Biting) , , 7 , , , , 40–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Zacharatos , , W.K.A. Event @ Imperial Palace , , Las Vegas, Nevada, US , , KO , , 3 , , , , 39–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-09-08 , , Win , , align=left, Jaidee Pitsanurachan, , W.K.A. Event @

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, , Decision (Split) , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 38–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-07-25 , , Win , , align=left, Al Mims , , W.K.A. Event @

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , KO , , 3 , , , , 37–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-06-24 , , Win , , align=left, Muhammed Ashraf Tai , , W.K.A. Event , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , , , 36–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-05-15 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Nichols , , W.K.A. Event @ St. Lucie Civic Center , , Fort Pierce, Florida, US , , KO (Kick) , , 5 , , , , 35–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-03-23 , , Win , , align=left, Greg Smith , , W.K.A. Event @ Brassy's Nightclub , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 34–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-03-10 , , Win , , align=left, Herbie Thompson , , W.K.A. Event , , Westchester, New York, US , , KO , , 8 , , , , 33–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1981-02-10 , , Win , , align=left, Eddie Dourant , , W.K.A. Event @ St. Lucie Civic Center , , Fort Pierce, Florida, US , , TKO , , 7 , , , , 32–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-12-01 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Lockhart , , W.K.A. Event @ Brassy's Nightclub , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , TKO , , 4 , , , , 31–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-10-13 , , Win , , align=left, Andy White , , W.K.A. Event @ Brassy's Nightclub , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , KO , , 2 , , , , 30–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-07-21 , , Win , , align=left,

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, , P.K.A. World Championship Eliminations @ Brassy's Nightclub , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , Decision , , 10 , , 2:00 , , 29–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-06-? , , Win , , align=left, Steve Mackey , , P.K.A. Event @

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , KO , , 1 , , , , 28–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-05-20 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Doggert , , P.K.A. Event @ Brassy's Nightclub , , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , KO , , 7 , , , , 27–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-04-14 , , Win , , align=left, Bernard Clark , , P.K.A. Event @ Brassy's Nightclub , , Cocoa Beach, Florida, US , , TKO , , 6 , , , , 26–3–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1980-03-05 , , Loss , , align=left, Glenn McMorris , , P.K.A. Event @

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , TKO , , 1 , , , , 25–3–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-02-08 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Poore , ,

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , TKO , , 7 , , , , 25–2–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1980-01-? , , Win , , align=left, Greg Strong , , P.K.A. Event , , Miami, Florida, US , , TKO (Kick) , , 7 , , , , 24–2–1–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;" , 1979-11-10 , , Draw , , align=left, Steve Mackey , , P.K.A. Event , , Orlando, Florida, US , , Technical Draw , , 2 , , , , 23–2–1–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-10-23 , , Win , , align=left, Willie Ruffin , , Orlando Sports Stadium , , Orlando, Florida, US , , TKO , , 5 , , , , 23–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-09-15 , , Win , , align=left, Jimmy Horsley , , P.K.A. Event , , Orlando, Florida, US , , TKO , , 7 , , , , 22–2–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-08-? , , Win , , align=left, Danny Wedges , , W.K.A. Event @

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , KO , , 1 , , , , 21–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-08-? , , Win , , align=left, John Shields , , , , Bradenton, Florida, US , , TKO , , 2 , , , , 20–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-07-? , , Win , , align=left, Al Durr , , , , Orlando, Florida, US , , KO , , 3 , , , , 19–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-06-23 , , Win , , align=left, Benny Fernandez , , P.K.A. Event , , Bradenton, Florida, US , , DQ (Hit & Hold Clinching) , , 1 , , , , 18–2–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-06-09 , , Win , , align=left, Willie Ruffin , , , , Miami, Florida, US , , TKO , , 3 , , , , 17–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-05-26 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Gripper , , W.K.A. Event @

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 16–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-03-07 , , Win , , align=left, Ted Pryor , ,

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 15–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-02-17 , , Win , , align=left, Rich Cook , , P.K.A. Event , , Stuart, Florida, US , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 14–2–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1979-01-13 , , Win , , align=left, James Sisco , , P.K.A. Event , , Bradenton, Florida, US , , TKO , , 4 , , , , 13–2–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1978-12-? , , Win , , align=left, Rick Herranz , ,

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , KO , , 1 , , , , 12–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1978-12-02 , , Win , , align=left, Herbie Thompson , , P.K.A. Event , , Stuart, Florida, US , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 11–2–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1978-11-18 , , Win , , align=left, Ron Harry , , P.K.A. Event , , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US , , KO , , 1 , , , , 10–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1978-10-20 , , Loss , , align=left, Robert Biggs , , P.K.A. Event , , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 9–2–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1978-09-23 , , Win , , align=left, Ted Pryor , , P.K.A. Event , , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US , , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 9–1–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1978-04-08 , , Win , , align=left, Charlie Jordan , , P.K.A. Event , , Miami, Florida, US , , DQ (Failed Minimum Kicks Rule) , , 4 , , , , 8–1–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1977-10-08 , , Win , , align=left, Robert Parris , , , , Melbourne, Florida, US , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 7–1–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1977-09-10 , , Win , , align=left, James Sisco , , P.K.A. Event , , Miami, Florida, US , , KO (Side Kick to Body) , , 3 , , , , 6–1–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1977-07-18 , , Win , , align=left, Howard Hayden , ,

, , West Palm Beach, Florida, US , , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 5–1–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1977-05-? , , Win , , align=left, John Sweet , , , , Miami, Florida, US , , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 4–1–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1977-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Robert Dillard , , , , Melbourne, Florida, US , , Decision , , 3 , , 2:00 , , 3–1–0–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;" , 1976-09-? , , NC , , align=left, Herbie Thompson , , , , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US , , No Contest , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 2–1–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;" , 1976-05-28 , , NC , , align=left, Rudy Burney , , P.K.A. Event , , Tampa, Florida, US , , No Contest , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 2–1–0–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1975-11-? , , Loss , , align=left, Steve Shepherd , , , , Miami, Florida, US , , Decision , , 3 , , 2:00 , , 2–1–0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1975-08-? , , Win , , align=left, Ben Green , , , , Melbourne, Florida, US , , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 2–0–0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" , 1975-05-? , , Win , , align=left, Ken Broadway , , , , Melbourne, Florida, US , , KO (Side Kick to Body) , , 3 , , , , 1–0–0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;" , 1975-01-25 , , NC , , align=left, Bill Knoblock , , Space Coast Karate Tournament , , Orlando, Florida, US , , No Contest , , 3 , , 2:00 , , 0-0-0-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

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