It is hard to describe the disappointment towards my first fight since I did not perform as expected. I gave my opponent too much time to build the momentum and confidence on the early rounds he needed. Fortunately his strikes weren’t hard enough to stop the match early and I could anticipated them well except for the leg kicks and elbow strikes which helped him gaining significant points. Dominating on the fourth round with a clean head kick and a failed leg sweep attempt by my opponent which backfired him, I thought I had this round, all I needed was to knock him out with a few punch-kick combinations. But I was running out of breath and all I can do was throwing a jab then we clinched until the bell rung. The referee raised our hands indicated for a draw.
The match was over for almost three weeks now and I must cope on, moaning about what have happened or looking back won’t help. So I decided to watch the match round per round thoroughly and I have taken note of how slow the anticipation for the leg kick coming and how my body did not distribute the weight correctly when I threw a hook. Lack of confidence probably the best way to conclude my review after watching myself fought. On the positive side, I managed to catch his kick multiple times but the follow up just wasn’t there.
Next match is coming in May. I still have plenty of time for conditioning and getting myself ready for another match. Still have to do a lot of pad works, roadworks, heavy bag, skipping rope, shadow boxing, weightlifting. I do not worry about the result, how I fight is the only concern. From now on, I set a new standard, anything less than 100% should be considered as a waste of time. The hard work starts now.
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