My last fight

[Peekay1982]

Firstly - mods, can you move this to "Ask The Fighters"? I can't create a thread there for some reason...

This was my first judged fight; I've had a couple of exhibitions. Got a draw in the end, which intially surprised me - I thought I'd lost. After watching the video, though, I think a draw was fair - I showed better skills (relatively. Relatively) but I can't deny that he absolutely twatted me a good few times. I had a black eye for a week. All in all, though, considering the last-minute change of opponent (the fight was initially supposed to be at 72.5kg - on the Tuesday before the fight my trainer told me that my opponent would be 80kg, so I didn't need to bother cutting weight. In fact, he told me to drink choco milk before the weigh in).

It wasn't a classic fight - I was too busy trying to swing wild hooks at his head - but the few times I remebered to slow down, use my jab and back off quickly, he couldn't touch me. I'd really appreciate any feedback, as training in Korea I don't tend to get much in the way of in-depth analysis due to the language barrier. Just for the record, no knees were allowed.

Here's round 1:

YouTube - Kickboxing match 08 02 09 round 1

And rounds 2 and 3:

YouTube - Kickboxing match 08 02 09 rounds 2 and 3

Thanks in advance.

 

[1Strike]

Which one are you ?

 

[Nathan Tagnipez]

which are you? neither one of you look like you had a gameplan. both of you were just brawling.

 

[SeanW1888**]

i wont give advice

im a ground fighter

but i agree with the comment above me

if one of u's had of relaxed sat back with a plan and picked shots rather than wild brawlin strikes

but we've all been there wen gameplans go out the window

 

[kokoro]

ouch... wow...where to start..? lol...

both of you had no punching technique whatsover... all arm punches.. hands were WAY low the whole time... swinging wide... over-reliance on teeps (very common for beginners)

you both gassed eachother out so by the time the second round started even if you did land something clean, the other guy barely felt it..

the guy in the shirt was asking for an over-hand right every time he threw that left kick with no set-up, slow, coming miles away... if you had just waited and timed it right... you could have cleaned his clock pretty good with a straight or overhand right.

the only good thing I really saw was the guy in the board shorts did have good lateral movement and some good head movement.

overall very typical for someones first fight... lol... don't take it in a bad way... everyone goes through it.. learn from it.. I know its diffucult but try to think tactically more... most of all... BE PATIENT!! especially if you fight another newb... as the same thing will prob happen... so just relax... remember your basic combos.. lead with the jab.. elbows in, hands up... BREATH!! take your time and when the time is right, you attack.

Kokoro

 

[carloslmtcmld]

I would think you are the white guy, punches were very wild and not controlled. Very little defense or movement combined with throwing kicks and punches. Kicks need a lot of work and were very telegraphed. You had an open shot every time he threw a left kick to counter with a straight right hand. Work on your balance also. Try to relax and just drill the basics.

 

[Too Defensive**]

hmmm...yeeaaah.... I'm going to go ahead and uhh.. advise a lot more training... yeaaah...

 

[ChachiKiller]

If you were the dude in the flowered shorts, you were definitely trying things. On that you have done well. I saw lateral movement and moving in and out. You seemed to be afraid of his power perhaps because he was bigger but ultimately he was throwing arm punches.

Your punching technique is really what you made you look sloppy. Good for you to try technical stuff on your first fight. It is all about learning.

 

[Marvin Covar]

The kicks need a lot of work.

 

[millasur]

wow...

 

[Too Defensive**]

wow...

please elaborate

 

[Peekay1982]

Heh, thanks for all the advice. I'm the guy in the flowered shorts (that really does sum me up).

Relax, breathe, jab... things can only get better.

 

[1Strike]

After watching the vids here are my 2 cents:

1.Learn how to jab , it will help you enormously in both your offense and as a counter punch.

2.Your kicks need a lot of work , both your push kicks and roundhouses.

3.You were bouncing all over the place, you need to conserve your movement and not be so jumpy. Do not be completely still and flat footed , but do not waste so much needless energy either.

4. You have some pretty decent power , but your punching technique is very bad & sloppy right now . Throw straight rights , not looping rights and you will connect a lot more.

5. You also need to learn how to block , slip and duck punches and check kicks.

Basically you need to clean up and learn both your kicks and your boxing punches a lot more than the level they are at right now.



Props on stepping into the ring though , you at least showed good fighting spirit and weren't timid and you showed up to fight and didn't freeze up like some guys do in their first fight.

Now the main thing is to really clean up your technique and the next fight should be a lot better for you.

 

[euphoria888**]

where in korea are you at? i just got here myself

 

[Peekay1982]

After watching the vids here are my 2 cents:

1.Learn how to jab , it will help you enormously in both your offense and as a counter punch.

2.Your kicks need a lot of work , both your push kicks and roundhouses.

3.You were bouncing all over the place, you need to conserve your movement and not be so jumpy. Do not be completely still and flat footed , but do not waste so much needless energy either.

4. You have some pretty decent power , but your punching technique is very bad & sloppy right now . Throw straight rights , not looping rights and you will connect a lot more.

5. You also need to learn how to block , slip and duck punches and check kicks.

Basically you need to clean up and learn both your kicks and your boxing punches a lot more than the level they are at right now.



Props on stepping into the ring though , you at least showed good fighting spirit and weren't timid and you showed up to fight and didn't freeze up like some guys do in their first fight.

Now the main thing is to really clean up your technique and the next fight should be a lot better for you.

Thanks for the advice - I think I'm a lot better technically than I appeared in that fight, in terms of what I do during sparring/pad work. It's pretty clear though that it takes much, much more training to just start doing those things (jabbing, straight rights, clean kicks) automatically. I wasn't nervous, but obviously the adrenaline led to me brawling rather than fighting intelligently. I need to keep practicing until doing things with correct technique is second nature. You're definitely right about the movement - fighting a bigger guy, I was trying to make sure he had to work too, but he just sort of stood there and let me bounce around him.

Fighting Korea!!

 

[Peekay1982]

where in korea are you at? i just got here myself

I'm in Busan - you? Taekwondo gwans on every corner, and Muay Thai gyms all over the place too... no excuse not to train!

 

[Kickthebaby]

1.Jab 2.Cardio

 

[Nathan Tagnipez]

i'm also gonna say keep your hands up. you keep dropping them when you throw a punch or kick. every time you kick, both your hands go to your waist.

learn to bob and weave if you're gonna duck under punches. when you try to duck under you just bend at the waist. you might get kneed in the face next time.

 

[YmBSnakeEye]

First off when kickboxing the taller fighter usually has an advantage unless your Mike Zambidis. This guy had a very weak jabbing game and his movement was poor. Also his stance changing was lazy and clumsy. Overall your movement was better but your punching needs some work.

Body Shots - When your a shorter fighter you need to get in there and dig in his ribs and liver. Also since taller fighters leave more of there mid section open you can circle to the left and kick him right in the stomach/solar plexus. Also to make him think some more about coming in drop and hit him with a right straight to the sternum as hard as you can.

Jabs - Both of you did not utilize jabbing. You need to jab when your coming in for an attack. That jab isnt just going to hurt him a little... its going to block his vision, push him off balance... and create openings.

Hooks - There are several types of hooks... Uppers, Overhands, Left and Right. When you are a shorter fighter you need to use uppercuts. When you attack and start jabbing you can they start hitting the body. When he starts feeling the pain he will drop his hands and you can wack him full force with an uppercut or a right hook depending on your footwork.

Kicking - Taller fighters leave there mid section open... take advantage of it. Side kick it, sidestep>roundhouse it. Add in a few leg kicks too to mix it up and get him thinking.

Countering - When he is rushing in and attacking he does this thing where he throws a bunch of straight punches in succession. When that happens you have to duck... weave your head to create momentum... then blast him with a vicious right hook because he has no defense against hooks when hes doing that.

Anyways good luck on your next fight.

 

[kawa#1]

wow...

Pretty much sums it up. You two were pretty horrendus. But hey, look on the bright side: more room to improve. Jab to get in close and set up with your power fist. you were just swinging for the ropes, i'd have ko'd you on your first swing with a stiff jab.