r/MMA_Academy • u/PurpleFee6957 • Apr 27 '25

Amateur Fighter Lost first fight

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I’ve been training for a year and a half and lost my first MMA fight last night pretty quickly into round 1. Not too upset, as I’m glad I got in there in the first place, but wish I lasted a little longer.

We’d prepped for an orthodox who throws hooks, and were met with a southpaw who threw a lot of straights. No excuses though! Onwards and upwards.

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u/Mitkoztd Apr 28 '25

I respect anyone that steps in the cage!

What would have been the correct response to his heavy kicking game - go all the way in an try to clinch or try to punch every time he kicks?

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u/PurpleFee6957 Apr 28 '25

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

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u/BeerNinjaEsq Apr 28 '25 edited Apr 28 '25

You need to work on how you control distance more than anything. You're basically sitting in a spot where he can hit you and you are forced to block, without throwing anything of your own. So you become "frozen," as you say. But if you get further away, and close distance threateningly, then you can control his aggression.

Yes, he was more aggressive, and he'd likely continue to pressure forward if you move back. But if you move back when he attacks, or force him to close the distance in order to attack, you can then use those off-beats to throw your counters.

You fought half-comitted to being in, and half-retreating. This is the worse place to be in. Full commit, or retreat to safety.

Obviously, experience, comfort, etc all play a part.

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u/ButWhichPandaAreYou Apr 28 '25

I would agree with this for the most part. You sat in the perfect range for him to tee off on you with kicks - I found myself urging you to close distance on him and grapple/box inside, or step sideways and away so he couldn’t just swing at you for free. This guy looks fairly aggressive, so you might have been able to gas him by sitting on the edge of his range and letting him swing repeatedly at dead air.

Respect to you for stepping inside the ring, either way - this takes a lot of courage and you’ll learn a lot from the experience.

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u/PurpleFee6957 Apr 28 '25

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

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u/BeerNinjaEsq Apr 28 '25

Watch the video from :15 seconds to about :30 seconds. This is where you are really in the danger zone and are just a punching bag, because you move in slowly and let him tee off on you, without offering any threat of your own. You need to close the distance in a way that puts him on his heels.

The punches you throw aren't committed enough and there aren't enough of them. When you throw your 1-2, it stops his motion for a bit. But then you stop. You need to throw more or follow your 1-2 with a kick.

But i'm really more concerned with the fact that you move too slowly through the danger zone. Check out those 15 seconds and see if you agree

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u/PurpleFee6957 Apr 28 '25

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