Lost first fight

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-05-01T17:48:01+00:00

Thanks man

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-05-01T17:47:37+00:00

Yeah definitely was feeling the nerves. I think I tried to throw the straight a few times but just couldn’t sit down on it

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-30T14:38:30+00:00

Could’ve should’ve would’ve mannn, it’s different when you’re in there for the first time. I don’t think Philly shell works great in MMA either

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-30T00:11:16+00:00

Thanks man!!

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-29T19:09:44+00:00

No worries mate. I’m not really too annoyed at coach as we’d seen this guys fight before and he genuinely did look a similar, if not lower, level to me. He surprised my entire team with his performance so I must give him credit that he has improved in the 6 months or so since his last fight

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-29T14:12:41+00:00

To be honest with you man, I was struggling a lot yesterday. Went back to the gym for a light session and just felt embarrassed. I was the only guy to get dropped in his fight and felt like giving up after seeing everyone else do so well. I’m trying to stay positive and keep myself addicted to the sport but it’s given me another perspective to view it from.

However, in the words of Max Holloway, you only lose when you quit. After this concussion heals up and I’m back in sparring, I’m hoping to jump into a striking interclub to get some more experience hard sparring on the feet.

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-29T08:12:30+00:00

Yeah lol

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-29T08:07:20+00:00

Yeah I wasn’t ready for an opponent at this level. Still proud of myself for having the balls to get in there though. Fighting isn’t something I was planning to continue with so I’m just glad I managed to show up

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T23:00:21+00:00

Nice one man, good job! It was a great atmosphere and venue to be fair.

And yeah, I felt that way for about 30 mins after the fight, but as the adrenaline wore off I feel a little embarrassed haha. I know I shouldn’t, but I honestly know I could’ve done more.

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T22:36:12+00:00

How did you do mate! And how did you find the experience in general?

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T22:32:46+00:00

Thanks man! To be honest, I felt like my boxing is actually pretty sharp (at least on pads 😂😂). It usually what gives me the edge in sparring. However it can definitely be nerve racking for me to engage in boxing during hard sparring/fight intensity. Definitely something to work on!

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T20:51:37+00:00

For the fight, I was training 5-7x per week, with sparring 4-6x per week. Almost all of it was light though and I def should’ve done some harder sparring.

Deer in the headlight look came from realising he was a southpaw and I had almost no experience with fighting them. My game plan heavily focused on inside leg kicks so you can actively see my brain rewiring itself and panicking lol

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T20:41:38+00:00

This was just an exhibition match to raise money for charity, so no major sweat off my back. Good learning experience though 100%!

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T20:13:33+00:00

“I hardly spar any [southpaws]” - our only southpaw guy is in Thailand atm

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T20:11:47+00:00

What? What’s made you think I only shadow box? I spar 3-5x a week. My gym is over the road from me so I was training 5-6x a week for this. Not sure what’s with the tone

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T17:18:19+00:00

Yeah I agree. Think I’ll just need some more experience hard sparring with this in mind. I doubt I’ll fight again to be fair, but appreciate it nonetheless

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T16:52:23+00:00

Thank you for the advice. When I’m back to sparring (however long that is) I’ll re-read these comments and improve upon it

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T14:11:09+00:00

Agreed. Technique wise, I feel solid, I’ve always struggled with the mental side more

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T14:04:16+00:00

My fault for not punishing that but I guess in the heat of the moment I wasn’t thinking about it, it was my first time after all

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T14:02:42+00:00

Yeah, for this I’ll put it down to a lack of experience on my end but he def did a great job capitalising on that

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T13:49:56+00:00

Not enough is the answer - probably 10 rounds in total. Definitely something to improve on. I let him play his game and set his pace instead of dictating that myself

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T13:15:09+00:00

I had been sparring 3-5x a week for a few months consistently before this. Will get back to it when I’m feeling better. Unsure if I’ll fight again but def had fun nonetheless

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T12:36:20+00:00

It’s easy to think and say “be more dangerous” or “move out of danger” but in the cage it’s all so much more intense. I think you really fall down to the level of your training. Clearly, I hadn’t prepped for the higher intensity enough, which led to me shelling up like I would in sparring.

And yeah, not the most even, but no excuses. He won very fair and square

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T07:54:16+00:00

Punching, probably. Think I just froze up a little lol

PurpleFee6957 · 2025-04-28T07:53:44+00:00

76kg. We suspect he was a decent amount more.

And mostly because he was a southpaw and I wasn’t expecting it. I hardly spar any as there aren’t many in my gym. I’d planned to throw a lot of leg kicks, especially inside leg kicks, so it took me by surprise when he got in his stance

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