Fighting Today

Discussion in 'MMA' started by Pretty In Pink, Oct 31, 2015.

  1. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    66KG. Feather weight or 145lb.
     
  2. 126barnes

    126barnes New Member

    Nice fight, love the leg kicks.
     
  3. matveimediaarts

    matveimediaarts Underappreciated genius

    Nicely done! :) Cool story and vid, bro. Too bad the crowd didn't show you proper respect, though. :p
     
  4. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    They were pretty nice after it :)
     
  5. belltoller

    belltoller OffTopic MonstreOrdinaire Supporter

    Very entertaining story.
     
  6. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    Just watched the fight.

    You came through a battle with a good striker.

    Lovely finish. Tough fight. Excellent work.
     
  7. Ben Gash CLF

    Ben Gash CLF Valued Member

    Good fight. Solid gameplan against a fighter who was better than you in one area.
    It's always difficult to fight sluggers like that because they know they're not technically gifted but have a natural loose power that means that if they put their chin down and kept moving forwards they can cause you problems.
    Opponent's like this teach you a lot, and you'll grow because of it. I imagine you'll be doing a lot of boxing work now, and with your head and shoulders loosened up and a stronger jab you'll be very dangerous.
     
  8. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    Cheers guys. Like I said, I can do all the things that I didn't do, but the added pressure of fighting does make it more difficult. There were a few times I could have thrown knees but they were not allowed (to the head, body was fine) and that was very frustrating.

    Anyway, come now! Critique and help me improve :)
     
  9. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    I spotted you angling for knee shots, but you just couldn't quite get the timing.

    It's easy to be outside of actual combat, taking a breather and relaxing just that little too much and we saw this with you taking a few haymakers.

    I do tell my students (not ring fighters) that when outside of striking range to relax, but remain in the fight.

    Hit, away, relax, yet keep guarded and ready to move, defend, strike etc.

    All easy from a comfy armchair.

    I think that many of us non competitive martial artists could learn from this.

    All to often it's a case of "do a technique on the pads, get some disruption from the pad holder, relax, then do it again".

    The padman/sparring partner has to keep you in the fight and switched on, even when out of range as that range is eaten up all too quickly.
     
  10. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    Of course, we expect to see a Showtime Kick in your next fight.
     
  11. ShogunGall

    ShogunGall Valued Member

    Awesome fight man! Those kicks looked incredibly vicious (you could see the other guy was cut up on the nose and shin from them). It was pretty great you recognised he had better hands (especially at short range), yet you seemed to maintain dominance and positional control using your powerful kicks and grappling ability. I reckon you are short changing yourself, although he caught you in a flurry or two I think you had certainly showed to be the better fighter. Also I know this doesn't mean much towards the fight itself but I thought it was great that you and your opponent were caught in such a slugfest, yet managed to be so respectful towards each other at the end!
     
  12. Pretty In Pink

    Pretty In Pink Moved on MAP 2017 Gold Award

    Cheers man! Yeah the guy was lovely, and at the end of the day it's just a fight. He was going to take me out! But I had to go home :(
     
  13. Johnno

    Johnno Valued Member

    Just watched the better quality video. That was a real tear-up! Congratulations on a good win and a nice finish.

    I'm sure there are lots of things that you will learn from this fight, especially about how to deal with a good solid puncher. He was clearly quite an awkward opponent for you, but you adapted well to counter his style.

    What really impressed me was how much better you were dealing with him in the 2nd round compared to the first. It's like you really took a lot on board during the break!

    I think in any sport, changing your tactics during a contest is one of the hardest things to do, and you did it beautifully. The commentators pointed out how you were targetting his lead leg with low kicks, but what was also noticable was that your high guard was much improved in the 2nd round, it looked a lot more solid. You looked more confident in blocking his punches rather than just trying to get your head out of the way. I think you could work on stepping off the line more, changing your angles, but I'm sure you already mentioned that earlier in the thread.
     
  14. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award

    Nice kicks, and takedowns mate, was that a one armed guiloteen at the end? Awesome!
     

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