It is an equation made up of so many variables. Ability to sustain damage. Willingness to fail. Focus necessary to perform optimally. Talent to get maximum value out of every second of life sacrificed to training.
Much respect to ANY path that leads someone to the cage.
I only wish I had more time to prepare for that fight. I was supposed to fight in January and I started training in Novemeber, I lost 5 opponents , the fight did not take place until April and I was matched with a a South Paw with 5 days notice. I had never even sparred a legit South Paw and my career made preparation for that battle difficult. after losing so many opponents I gave up on the diet and missed some training sessions as well. Ether way the kid was good, fast, hard to hit. But if I would have finished a take-down it would have gone differently. Every opponent I have taken down I have finished. Oh well, it was a fun time, but I hate that feeling of losing. How did you score that round? Who was the aggressor?
Oh man I am sorry I missed the reply....catching up after a nuts week.
That round was a dead hear. You owned the octagon control for the first half of it and he gained a little steem ;) Some SOLID shots either way and it looked like you were on your way back to dominance when the round closed.
Checking kicks from a south paw must have been challenging as he was legit!
I couldn't call a winner of that round.
No worries man. I happy to hear that you thought it was close, this was my only loss and I am still a bit upset about it. A huge part of it is I was not in the shape I should have been in due to life but the other part was the last minute change to a south paw, however I was attacking.