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Blog 6
16 Feb 2010 4:42PM
I'm now 7 weeks out from my next fight (Bushido Challenge bantamweight
title fight) against Lithuanian submission fighter Artemi Sitenkov.This
is when stuff starts picking up for me. Ive got everything planned from
now right up until i jump on the scales and weigh in.Fail to prepare
prepare to fail and all that.
Ive just finished 4 weeks of conditioning training to prepare for the
actual fight prep itself, this sounds weird but this next fight is a 5
rounder as every pro mma title fight should be. In over 24 MMA fights I've only been past the first round three times, but ill never go into a
fight not in shape to go the distance, the biggest difference for me
with the 5 rounds compared to the normal 3 rounds is not the
conditioning, but keeping my concentration.
The level I'm fighting at now, and especially with some one as dangerous
as Artemi means if i make one mistake I'm done, in my last few fights the
guy's I've fought have made a mistake and I've made them pay for it, id
expect the same back. Artemi's last fight involved him taking a shoeing
off Steve Mccombe for a few rounds before catching him in an armbar.
To ensure i can keep my concentration and not make daft mistakes under
pressure ill be sparring with a group of pro fighters with different
skill sets, they will be fresh when I'm tired.Sparring is definitely
where fighters get better, if there doing it right.Fortunately I'm
surrounded by the best guys in Scotland for every session, whether its
MMA, BJJ,Wrestling, Boxing or Muay Thai.
Off topic slightly but a pet hate of mine is coaches letting people spar
before they have solid fundamentals, usually this ends up in brawls.
Ive taught seminars at gyms all over the place and seeing how other gyms
spar amazes me. Dont get me wrong there's a time and place for hard
sparring, usually not with in a year of training, definitely not in a
class environment and realistically with someone of similar stature and experience. Our gym has few guys who have left other teams due to wars
in sparring.
Next week ill post up my first week, fight prep.
Off to SFC this weekend to corner Graham Afterburner Turner in Scotland'S
first 4 man tourney, best of luck to Scott the body Ward and Ally McRae
from the ninjas also
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