Fighting at 66kg (145 lbs) on the 5th of November for a title. Ruleset will be 5 * 1.5 minute rounds, 1 minute breaks with elbows and knees to the head allowed against an opponent who really likes his leg kicks.
Good luck with training. Is he a lanky fucker like all the rest?
Good to see you back mate.
Na this guy is shorter, at 66kg i will be a giant compared to most of them. I’ve seen him fight, he beat one of my gym mates last year with leg kicks so I’m really looking forward to this one.
Opponent changed to a guy from the same gym with a record of 8 fights, 6 wins 1 loss 1 draw. Had the height advantage which was good for a change. Won the queensland title which feels awesome, the 5*2 minute rounds nearly killed me but i pushed through it to take the win. Lost part of my ear to an elbow, seriously.
awesome shit dude, chciks dig scars so dont worry about it. will be video?
Nice, congratulations! I wanna fight with elbows, though I have to admit to not really wanting a face full of scars, being a woman and all.
Thanks guys, will definitely be video. Elbows are a lot of fun, its really satisfying when you land one flush. You should come for a fight holiday to Australia kid, starting next year every amateur fight here is 5 * 1.5 min with elbow pads.
Well I would really like to come to Australia for a vacation maybe next year or something, after I’ve been to Thailand. I won’t be messing around with that amateur sheeit though, I should be well into my pro career by the end of next year (so I keep saying)
the gulf between fighters in america and fighters in oceania when it comes to MT is pretty fucking big, and possibly even moreso when it comes to the female fighters. i dont want to rain on your parade with that kid but it is something to keep in perspective >.>
Let me know when you decide which camp you are going to in Thailand, I’ll be there with my girlfriend training in Chang Mai or Bangkok for a few months hopefully.
[QUOTE=Alex;2465060]the gulf between fighters in america and fighters in oceania when it comes to MT is pretty fucking big, and possibly even moreso when it comes to the female fighters. i dont want to rain on your parade with that kid but it is something to keep in perspective >.>[/QUOTE]
I keep up with the Australian female fight scene to a certain degree (I’m friends with Angela Parr on facebook and she posts about the female events she throws). The girls there are bad ass by comparison to US girls, no doubt, but I’m not exactly your typical US female thaiboxer 
[QUOTE=Sang;2465067]Let me know when you decide which camp you are going to in Thailand, I’ll be there with my girlfriend training in Chang Mai or Bangkok for a few months hopefully.[/QUOTE]
Cool, I’ll let you know for sure 
Lately i’ve been enjoying the girl fights on the smaller cards more than the guys, we’ve got some real talent coming through the ranks.
Got offered a pretty serious fight today. Can’t go into the details just yet but it would mean going professional to take it which I haven’t quite decided on. The purse size is really impressive, so is the competition.
[quote=Sang;2466610]Lately i’ve been enjoying the girl fights on the smaller cards more than the guys, we’ve got some real talent coming through the ranks.
Got offered a pretty serious fight today. Can’t go into the details just yet but it would mean going professional to take it which I haven’t quite decided on. The purse size is really impressive, so is the competition.[/quote]
My recommendation is always not to jump on pro fight offers that happen to be really tempting because of what seems like a fat purse and potential prestige. Get to a point to where you’re totally confident and comfortable in the ring.
The last fight I saw, your abilities were good but you were still far from appearing comfortable in the ring, so if I were your coach I’d tell you to wait. I know too many people who had a lot of potential, then let themselves be convinced some pro fight offer was too good to pass up and it turned out they just plain weren’t ready to be fighting with the pros at a dominant level. It hurt their record, their confidence and stunted their career.
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but then again I’ve been amateur for almost 6 years now and continue to turn down really good pro fight oportunities, so you may be hearing from a chick who’s a bit overly cautious.
Thanks for your honest appraisal. On the one hand it would be better for me to wait and get more ring experience but on the other hand I’m already fighting FTR and taking all the risks without the monetary compensation. It feels silly getting sliced up by elbows then forking over a big portion of my income for training fees, equipment and the huge time investment.
I’m going to sort out some of the details today, theres a good chance i can take this fight but continue fighting ‘amateurs’ after. The line between the two here is really blurred.
[quote=Sang;2466954]Thanks for your honest appraisal. On the one hand it would be better for me to wait and get more ring experience but on the other hand I’m already fighting FTR and taking all the risks without the monetary compensation. It feels silly getting sliced up by elbows then forking over a big portion of my income for training fees, equipment and the huge time investment.
I’m going to sort out some of the details today, theres a good chance i can take this fight but continue fighting ‘amateurs’ after. The line between the two here is really blurred.[/quote]
If it doesn’t really make a difference, fight career wise, then I guess there’s not much reason not to get paid. The reason from my perspective is that I want to start off my pro career with a bang and fight on big cards for big purses right away, rather than be a pro with a half dozen amateur fights that can’t hang with the serious pros that polished their abilities, get a bunch of professional losses which end up effecting your ability to be anything but a warm up fight for real up and comers.
I know a lot of fighters that ended up this way. But like you say, the US and Australia are very different places. It used to be the case that low level pros could fight amateurs and no one would care, but now sanctioning bodies are getting really strict with keeping the separation between amateur and pro distinct.
Just be very careful about being set up with a juicy sounding pro offer, just to be fed to the sharks. I know it probably isn’t at all necessary to explain these things to you since you’ve been around the fight game long enough to have an idea what it’s all about, but I always get very suspicious when people offer me professional fight deals before I’ve really made my mark as an amateur. Promoters don’t care about your career, they care about selling tickets and promoting local favorites.
Always be a suspicious self manager, but if it feels like the pay and potential for future pay means making up for the danger of getting cut with elbows and what not then go for it.
On the other hand, I still say stay amateur until you’re ring comfortable enough to be mixing it up with up and coming pros. You never know when you’re gonna get in the ring with the next JWP, so just make sure you’re really confident that you can at the very least commit to that level of training.
Words of wisdom, thanks kid.
Fight 6: 66kg, 5*2m rounds, 1 minute breaks under FTR.
Opponent: 8 fights, 6w, 1l, 1d.
Win via points.
[QUOTE=Sang;2467853]Fight 6: 66kg, 5*2m rounds, 1 minute breaks under FTR.
Opponent: 8 fights, 6w, 1l, 1d.
Win via points.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyZg0X7ZUi4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL0rL1MeKeo[/QUOTE]
Nice fight! That guy should’ve gotten a point deducted for how many times his mouthguard came out. They will deduct points for that nonsense at a lot of events here since fighters will do it almost intentionally to stall the fight.
Your composure looked a lot better in this fight than it did in the last fight I saw of yours. I think the 5 rounder suits you a lot better since the pacing is more controlled. You maintained yourself well throughout the fight and stuck to your game plan and did a great job utilizing your height advantage.
As far as criticism, my biggest one is still ring generalship… which I think is really just something that’s going to take it’s time to develop as you become more comfortable in the ring. You still move around the ring without any real consciousness of where you are in the ring and make no effort to control it. Remember that even if you’ve got someone’s head a nice tight double neck tie, you can’t do much with it when you’re up against the corner or ropes. Also, you need to be controlling the range with more than just push kicks and clinching.
Just a little step off line here and there will make your fights go so much easier. Too much standing in front of your opponent, allowing them dictate how much they’re willing to try and move you back. In this case, your opponent didn’t have much answer for your big height advantage since his only strategy was to come straight in, but he was still able to use his lower center of gravity to put you on your heels, keeping you from being to do a lot of effective offense. I also really would love to see you start really making use of that jab and always keeping it in their face to frustrate these shorter guys.
The other thing is that you’re way over eager with the double neck tie. I can see you’re excited as hell to get those knees to the face, but you could have so much more control over your opponent if you were more active with your clinching. By this I mean utilizing different grips to get maximum control over your opponent. My recommendation is go for the grips that will give you the most control so you can toss your opponent around at will, then when he’s getting worn out and frustrated, do a quick switch to neck grip for that knee to the head.
Remember, the shot that knocks you out is the one you don’t see coming. If all you’re trying to do is go for that knee to face KO, he’s always watching out for it and you’re never going to get that flush shot across the jaw to put his lights out. Also, you’ve got the worst control and balance out of any grip doing the double neck tie, which is why you’re getting pushed all around the ring throughout the fight. If he knew anything about clinching, he could be dumping you left and right because you’ve got so little balance in this position.
I highly recommend you work on these two things (ring/distance control and clinch grips) and I think you’ll be well on your way to being ready for that pro fight career. Your skills are really coming along and you’ve obviously got a lot of natural ability. I look forward to seeing your next fight (especially if you do what I tell you, damn it!! :P)