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We've had some bouts recently. The first two were from the Boxing Fan Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This was Jake's 2nd Amateur fight and I thought he did decently considering the opponent had much more experience (not many more fights but he's a Coach's Son):
Next one is Emiliano's 2nd fight. In his first bout he kind of betrayed his own character and brawled it out, this fight he wanted to counter-punch more but it made him look too reactive and not willing to initiate enough:
Emiliano is fighting again next Saturday, so right now we are working on his pacing. Starting faster but not overdoing it.
These next ones are from the Battle Born Showdown, which was part of the UFC-X event this past weekend. Also at the Convention Center. This was my Son's 3rd bout, which was a rematch from his 2nd bout:
I was very happy with this performance. He did a lot of what we worked on in the gym despite his opponent being hyper-aggressive at times. He also listened to corner advice, and was interactive in the corner, responding and communicating with myself and Coach Rocco. He is also fighting next Saturday and we are working on maintaining distance, keeping knees bent under pressure, and cleaner tighter punches and turns.
This is Ian's 3rd bout, against a kid who is alread a local celebrity. This was that kid's 10th fight and actually Sal and Ian had been sparring him:
I was also happy with Ian's performance. He brought the pressure, threw with the kid, and managed to knock his mouthpiece out. Ian is also fighting next weekend but on Sunday.
This last one is a doozy. My guy Cristian Lara who I've had since he was 11. Because of life inconsistencies he never got to hit his stride of consistent bouts, and he has enough experience that he is always matched tough now. This was no different as his opponent is another local celebrity who has gone to Nationals a few times. Cristian lost, but did a few key things to his development. The main thing is he didnt mentally give in, which he has a habit of doing even in the gym. He didnt give the fight away, he fought for it and lost. The last one he kibd of gave away the 3rd round. And he didnt let this guy intimidate him or back him down. I instructed him to box the 3rd round, he didnt listen, but he did something acceptable for where he is. He stood up for himself:
I told him after: "Okay now everyone in Vegas knows you have balls. They know Cristian Lara is down to scrap, and doesnt back down for anyone. But from now going forward we need to show them you can box, you have skills to put together a winning fight."
Next one is Emiliano's 2nd fight. In his first bout he kind of betrayed his own character and brawled it out, this fight he wanted to counter-punch more but it made him look too reactive and not willing to initiate enough:
Emiliano is fighting again next Saturday, so right now we are working on his pacing. Starting faster but not overdoing it.
These next ones are from the Battle Born Showdown, which was part of the UFC-X event this past weekend. Also at the Convention Center. This was my Son's 3rd bout, which was a rematch from his 2nd bout:
I was very happy with this performance. He did a lot of what we worked on in the gym despite his opponent being hyper-aggressive at times. He also listened to corner advice, and was interactive in the corner, responding and communicating with myself and Coach Rocco. He is also fighting next Saturday and we are working on maintaining distance, keeping knees bent under pressure, and cleaner tighter punches and turns.
This is Ian's 3rd bout, against a kid who is alread a local celebrity. This was that kid's 10th fight and actually Sal and Ian had been sparring him:
I was also happy with Ian's performance. He brought the pressure, threw with the kid, and managed to knock his mouthpiece out. Ian is also fighting next weekend but on Sunday.
This last one is a doozy. My guy Cristian Lara who I've had since he was 11. Because of life inconsistencies he never got to hit his stride of consistent bouts, and he has enough experience that he is always matched tough now. This was no different as his opponent is another local celebrity who has gone to Nationals a few times. Cristian lost, but did a few key things to his development. The main thing is he didnt mentally give in, which he has a habit of doing even in the gym. He didnt give the fight away, he fought for it and lost. The last one he kibd of gave away the 3rd round. And he didnt let this guy intimidate him or back him down. I instructed him to box the 3rd round, he didnt listen, but he did something acceptable for where he is. He stood up for himself:
I told him after: "Okay now everyone in Vegas knows you have balls. They know Cristian Lara is down to scrap, and doesnt back down for anyone. But from now going forward we need to show them you can box, you have skills to put together a winning fight."
