First comp for a while today! Combat Jiu Jitsu hosted by Combat Ju-Jitsu 1 minute of light contact restricted kickboxing, followed by 2 minutes of free sparring. Fight 1: Got 6 points ahead in the 1st minute for landing 2 controlled head kicks, stupidly kicked to the body after the ref called free spar, got caught, taken down, and ankle locked! Fight 2: No points in the kickboxing this time, got taken down, but stalled out the remainder of the round. Round 2, can't remember if I scored points in the kickboxing, but passed guard when it went to the ground, and after some scrambling won by armbar, qualifying me for the final bout. Fight 3: Same opponent as fight 1, he kept his head out of the way this time! had an enjoyable bout, lost by head and arm choke, which you can watch here: Really nice to get back competing with some strikes, looking forward to the next one!
It is! watching back I can't stop thinking how lazy my guard is. There's no punches to the head to worry about, but it's not a habit to get in to!