Chris Trojan Warrior Lee Fight 2

The preparation started months before when I was first told I was fighting. As always the uncertainty was there, when I did not hear anything about having an actual opponent I rang the organiser to be told I hadn't actually got anyone to fight yet. So obviously motivation to train at that level decreases and I returned to my normal level of training.

I told the organisers from the Real Fight Club that I would assume I wasn't fighting until they confirmed I had an opponent. This didn't worry me too much as I had a fighter confirmed that I had trained for over a year as a client. It was his first fight so I was still very excited and felt I could concentrate on his event more. I would be there for him as his personal trainer in his corner rather than worrying about my own fight and preparation.

As usual one week before the fight I am told I am definitely fighting! The name of my opponent was not available, so it was training panic stations! The need for some heavy sparring to improve my boxing skills and movement was paramount. Fortunately the rest of my fitness wasn't too bad I just needed some sparring rounds under my belt. I spent the next 4 days getting as much practice in with as many people as possible.

Fight night came and the mini bus picked us up about 5pm. The 40 minute journey took just under 3 hours and we arrived as the first fight was due to start. I was told I was fighting second. Not stressed at all by this point!!!! It was a mad rush to get my medical done and get warmed up and ready to go. I think I had time for about 3 rounds on the focus pads, which as warm ups go is about as bad as it gets.

I was told to make my way down to the arena still with no idea at all who I was fighting. I was announced into the ring as "Chris the Trojan Warrior Lee", the music started and the crowd started clapping. This bit always makes me excited and nervous. I walked into the ring first and waited nervously to see my opponent walk in, by this time in my head I was expecting the Hulk. I finally got to see my opponent and he was slightly bigger than me and I gave away about 3 kgs - which is nothing. The ref gave us our instructions and the first bell sounded.

Round 1:
I still don't know to this day why or what happened maybe it was being sat in a mini bus too long or maybe it was the rush and total lack of warm up. Or it could have been a combination of both. The guy came out hard and I just wasn't moving. I spend my life shouting at my clients of "Box Office" and "Box Clever" to focus on head and foot movement, yet here I was not doing it at all. Talk about practice what you preach. I didn't feel light on my feet and didn't feel like I had any snap in my punches at all. He took me apart and was hitting me at will in every direction. All I was doing was walking forward with my hands low and my head high taking a lot of shots. The bell finally sounded and as I got back to my corner the words I was met with were "What the hell are you doing" I was lucky to still be standing.

Round 2:
After a rather harsh corner talk from JC and Dan I came out a lot better. It was still toe to toe stuff but at least I was getting my shots off now. Then with some much improved head movement and combinations I caught him in the corner with a left hook and he went down. He took a standing 8 second count and we continued. After that I was much more in control, pressing forward and getting some good shots in. I could feel he was a little shaken from the knock down but more importantly was getting tired which meant he was doing less as I was going forward. The bell sounded for the end of the second.

Round 3:
Started thank fully like the second round ended, he was clearly a bit tired and I was able to push forward and work a bit better. There were no more knock downs in the last round, but it was still full of action and some good exchanges were had. The final bell went and I won.
It was the worst prepared I have ever gone into a fight in terms of warming up and mentally preparing. The first round was a huge learning curve for me and I know I was lucky in some respects to get past the first round and be able to go on and win the fight. I am never doing that again, East London is a long way to travel so we have decided to organise our own venue closer to home under the Real Fight Club banner thanks to the owner.

So keep an eye out for more details as the organisation unfolds, 10th Oct has been pencilled into the diary and the venue is almost certain to be Wokingham, tickets will go on sale as soon as contracts are signed.

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