UC's fight was one of the best on the night! I tried to get some video on my phone but I haven't had a chance to see how it looked yet.. Honestly it was good to see UC do a lot of things right: good timing with techniques/slipping/clinching, series of techniques chained well together, appropriate counter punching/kicking etc. I have been to enough matches to recognise class! Will try to load video later. Congratulations UC!! LFD
Thanks mate. If I'm honest I struggled to keep my hands up at one point and took more head shots than I should of. Was a bloody hard fight and I was struggling to breathe because of illness. Still much room for improvement, still rough around the edges, but last night was a real physical and mental test. Got my bumps and bruises, sprained my shoulder half way through and got caught with a sneaky elbow to the back of my head. I reckon Arran will have sore ribs this morning though. They were the focus the entire fight and I saw him wince more than a few times when my shin connected with them. Cracking night overall. Lessons to be learnt, but very happy with the final result!
:happy: Well Done Lei...! :happy: WRSA English Kickboxing Champion, really does sound the part! :banana: Regards Travess
I admire your honest and modest analysis of your performance Lei, very refreshing. Again, well done chap.
Being honest with myself is the only way I'll get better at what I do. I'm enjoying the win but will be back in the gym shortly with a renewed focus.
Words cannot describe how exhausted I was after that fight. Being ill, and being one of the last fighters on the show, really didn't help.
Video of the fight captured by Late For Dinner. Unfortunately the lighting affects the quality of the video but you can get a good idea of the action for the most part. I'm the short one with the pure white gloves and white kick boots. When a better video becomes available I will share it. Round 1 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zOru0GUahbM"]VID 20141018 221200 - YouTube[/ame] Round 2 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vhtX6TmQG_A"]VID 20141018 221439 - YouTube[/ame] Round 3 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-us4j6qu8Mg"]VID 20141018 221720 - YouTube[/ame] Round 4 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nWaeOavCvfM"]VID 20141018 221950 - YouTube[/ame] Round 5 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r34a2UjJnb8"]VID 20141018 222225 - YouTube[/ame] Judges scored it 47-49 / 47-49 / 47-46 with two judges ruling in my favour. A very close fight.
bleedin' 'ell, I'm watching the first round and you two are throwing with the baddest of intent. I've to salute your heart - five rounds of that.