Wanted to break this fight down with you. Originally I was s..
🕑 Added 2024-01-18 17:34:58 +0000 UTC
Wanted to break this fight down with you. Originally I was supposed to fight Amanda Nunez in Strikeforce a week earlier, but UFC purchased and shut down the promotion. I had been training in Thailand and was finally able to bring my Thai coach to the USA on an O class visa. I didn’t want to throw away all the hard work I had done and asked invicta if they could find me a fight on their next card, luckily Raquel’s opponent fell through as well. My coach worked so hard with me on my stand up and I was trying to promote him as the new head Kickboxing trainer at the gym I owned. I was ordered to keep the fight standing and was told I could absolutely not use any wrestling or BJJ, only Muay Thai. Every time I would make contact with Raquel she would put her back to the cage and just tie up my arms. She didn’t want to go to the ground, she didn’t want to trade strikes, she just hugged the whole fight and hung on. At one point she even put my glove between her legs and pinned it there by squeezing with her thighs. You can hear the commentator saying “wow cat much really want to keep that leg” but it was because I was stuck. It was very strange. Going in to the 2nd round I realized that she must LOOK like she’s doing much better against me than she actually is, because traditionally I’m able to take everyone down and with her it seemed like I was “unable”. There was a point where I decided to end it and just go with my strengths and instincts in what I knew would get the quick win. I set up the lateral drop, got to mount and planned to work striking from top. As soon as I hit her with one elbow she gave her back and shot straight up to let me take her back. She fought the rear naked chokee but I heel kicked her in the stomach and eventually she opened up, but barely able to keep one arm. I put the hand of the arm I had around her neck through to the back of my own neck and was able to finish her by arching with a one armed chokee . The reason I am so upset when I get up after the win is because I knew I was in trouble with my coaches. When I finally saw them they shook their heads at me and wouldn’t even go to dinner with me after. They said my fight was “no good”. Lol Fighting is nuts! What do you think of all that?
