Just finished my first amateur Muay Thai match
I just finished my first amateur Muay Thai match. It was two rounds, head gear, shin gaurds, no elbows. I fought at 170 pounds and was a bit unsure how I would do.
My opponent was shorter with big arms. He was trying to knock me out with hooks pretty constantly. He didn't go for very many kicks. I was hoping to rely on my boxing skills to win, but he was a better boxer.
The first round I did basic jab, jab, body right kick. My straight wasn't connecting as much cause the dude kept hooking me hard. I kept my head down and didn't receive anything in the mouth at all. My corner was yelling to kick, so I started with my right middle kick over and over. The guy just kept taking it.
The second round both of us were really out of breath. My opponent was luckily more gassed than I was. The last bit was just us trying to punch each other out. I may have gotten one down on the guy, not really sure.
I cut over 10 pounds in the last week, so I'm really exhausted right now. My head hurts a little bit, but I came out of the match pretty unscathed. I'll get a video and some pictures from friends later and throw up a link.
It was a great experience.
My opponent was shorter with big arms. He was trying to knock me out with hooks pretty constantly. He didn't go for very many kicks. I was hoping to rely on my boxing skills to win, but he was a better boxer.
The first round I did basic jab, jab, body right kick. My straight wasn't connecting as much cause the dude kept hooking me hard. I kept my head down and didn't receive anything in the mouth at all. My corner was yelling to kick, so I started with my right middle kick over and over. The guy just kept taking it.
The second round both of us were really out of breath. My opponent was luckily more gassed than I was. The last bit was just us trying to punch each other out. I may have gotten one down on the guy, not really sure.
I cut over 10 pounds in the last week, so I'm really exhausted right now. My head hurts a little bit, but I came out of the match pretty unscathed. I'll get a video and some pictures from friends later and throw up a link.
It was a great experience.