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Hi guys, so I just won a belt for the IFS show. I wanted to share my experience and what I learned so if anyone is in the same shoes or if it can help anyone out.
I took this fight short notice, and was still partying celebrating my last fight, I was not in good condition/stamina for this fight, I knew I was going to gas out in this fight, and I did. I knew I was going to have to fight smart to make it through. I also got injured the week of the fight, I had a lump on my R shin which was painful but not enough to really feel it in a fight because of all the adrenaline, but in sparring week of the fight I got that lump absolutely smashed, it swelled up, caused pain just to walk, and I knew it was going to hurt very bad in the fight (which it did), I still used it anyways, but not as much as I would like to or could have. But with one weapon basically gone, I still had 7, so I had to adapt to the situation, I couldnt really use my Right leg, I was forced to rely on my boxing which I have been practicing lately. Its hard to do in a fight what we can do at the gym/sparring, not being able to use the R leg forced me to use my boxing, so in essence was a great help, blessing in disguise. My opponent was from sityodtong, a good gym with good fighters and coaches. He had good kicks and I knew this going into the fight. He liked to utilize his left kick alot which I worked on countering prior to the fight. Luckily for me, my boxing is what gave him trouble rather than kicks, once I figured this out I used my hands more in the fight and ended up getting the win via split decision. It was a very close fight and could have went either way. I blocked the majority of his attacks but he outworked me for sure, I landed solid big punches, but less quantity. So what I learned from this fight is how to make it through a fight when your exhausted, and how to utilize my boxing/footwork/head movement, much better than I ever have before, and that even with my leg basically useless, I was still able to take the fight. There are definteley things I could have done better, but coulda woulda shoulda but didnta, so I will just learn from this fight and move onto the next.
I took this fight short notice, and was still partying celebrating my last fight, I was not in good condition/stamina for this fight, I knew I was going to gas out in this fight, and I did. I knew I was going to have to fight smart to make it through. I also got injured the week of the fight, I had a lump on my R shin which was painful but not enough to really feel it in a fight because of all the adrenaline, but in sparring week of the fight I got that lump absolutely smashed, it swelled up, caused pain just to walk, and I knew it was going to hurt very bad in the fight (which it did), I still used it anyways, but not as much as I would like to or could have. But with one weapon basically gone, I still had 7, so I had to adapt to the situation, I couldnt really use my Right leg, I was forced to rely on my boxing which I have been practicing lately. Its hard to do in a fight what we can do at the gym/sparring, not being able to use the R leg forced me to use my boxing, so in essence was a great help, blessing in disguise. My opponent was from sityodtong, a good gym with good fighters and coaches. He had good kicks and I knew this going into the fight. He liked to utilize his left kick alot which I worked on countering prior to the fight. Luckily for me, my boxing is what gave him trouble rather than kicks, once I figured this out I used my hands more in the fight and ended up getting the win via split decision. It was a very close fight and could have went either way. I blocked the majority of his attacks but he outworked me for sure, I landed solid big punches, but less quantity. So what I learned from this fight is how to make it through a fight when your exhausted, and how to utilize my boxing/footwork/head movement, much better than I ever have before, and that even with my leg basically useless, I was still able to take the fight. There are definteley things I could have done better, but coulda woulda shoulda but didnta, so I will just learn from this fight and move onto the next.
