I remember my first amateur bout in boxing, I got beat and everyone made fun of me, if they only knew how hard it was to take my first steps into that ring. Just used it as motivation in my next fight.
So Idk if my military training or my time wrestling helped me mentally with crowds, but it actually doesn’t bother me. If anything I feel a little invigorated by the crowd. You can hear them roar when you land a big shot and it’s just incredible
@@harrisonlayne2352 yep,but its nothing do with military,i had the same feeling,its the tunnel effect and the adrenaline+focus in fight,u just see your fight and just hear the sound of the crowd,and its so good to hear ur name or the crowd shouting
Noticed it as well. Someone lent me a head protection once and I got the same issue. It is getting in your way AND it distracts you. (note it was just training but result was the same) Proper gear makes a lot of difference.
that was a war!! even if only amateurs with many things to improve, if a fight is so rich of soul and hearth, is more entretaining then any pro fight :) nice one guys!
Mad respect boys. I've been training for half a decade but haven't yet worked up the courage to step in the ring. Wouldn't it be better to not lose too many brain cells early on (I.e. be more defensively aware) during the first few fights so that you can have a longer career later? Countering a bit more that could also help preventing gassing out after the first round.
What you’re saying is absolutely correct, but I hadn’t learned and made those adjustments yet. I was only 6 weeks into training for this fight. You should check out my other 3 fights if you have a few minutes. You can see the progression I’ve made. I KOd my opponent in my second kickboxing match (8 weeks after this), and went on to 1st round sub both of my opponents in my mma matches! ( side note I had only sparred 1 time before this)
great stuff man ur doing well for ur first fight im just getting back into kickboxing myself after 10 years been back about 6 months now after doing it for about a year when i was 7, and doing this after 6 weeks is amazing just work on getting them legs going now and ull be flying in no time💪💪 EDIT: just realised this was posted 3 years ago😂
I could say the same myself, this was 6 weeks into my fight training. I have fought twice more since then and if you watch those videos or watched me practice/spar today it’s like night and day. You should try fighting yourself. Then you can really learn to appreciate those pros you’re talking about!
Nice the grappling work is really important. Lots of guys neglect ground work, especially takedowns. I wrestled for 6 years so I’m more comfortable with my grappling, but I split my training time 50/50. I think you chose the right martial art to start with though. From what I hear grappling takes a lot longer to perfect than striking
Entering my first competition on Sunday. No kickboxing experience from training etc. I do train in Shotokan Karate only white belt but I’m willing to give it a crack in the open division haha. Wish me luck.
I’m 6 ft and like a 1/2 inch. I walk around at 178 typically. Both of my kickboxing smokers have been catch weight and my opponent was 10-15 Lbs heavier. I fought at XKO 50 at 185. I plan on fighting at 170 in the future…thanks brotha I’m still training. Should have another fight in the coming months!
If I may ask, how was it competing your first time? I've been kickboxing for a long time now but haven't competed yet, was there any adrenaline dump? Did you feel any technique go out the window when you were in the moment? Super curious because I am competing soon and everyone has their own experience.
Hey brotha, to answer your question as best I can this was after 6 weeks of training so I was very new. I went out there and basically adrenaline dumped. I had only sparred once so I found it hard to really get a game-plan going and think out there in the moment. Everything was mostly just reactive. I also felt very tense and I think that mixed with my adrenaline really drained my energy. However....If you look at my page you can see I fought again recently. I went out and treated it like a sparring match. I was a lot more methodical with my approach. I rocked him rd. 1 and then came up with a plan in between rounds. I ended up Knocking him out about 25 seconds into round 2. You should do much better than I since you have much more experience. My best advice is to go out there and treat it like a sparring match. Dont over exert yourself, but be sure to make him pay when he makes a mistake. Also make sure you switch up your combos so they don’t catch on to any patterns...that’s how I knocked out the 2nd guy
Kinda had the same question, as I've been practicing and sparring for a while, but never tried a competition. Feeling a bit nervous about trying, but still really want to! Harrison, u looked great for only having one sparring session in your locker btw!
@@simonassarskog9600 thanks brotha! yeah honestly the process can be a little nerve wracking. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was nervous the day before or walking into the building the day of. Once you get out there though it’ll feel great. I never felt any of the shots really in my fights. When I would get punched or kicked I would just be thinking “fuck I gotta get those points back” The soreness comes later that night or the next day if you even get any Also I’m not sure if crowds bother you, but I completely tune everything out. So that hasn’t been a huge issue either.
@@harrisonlayne2352 I'm a kickboxer (UK)and I've been training/sparring/fighting for five years. Considering you only had six weeks under your belt you did really well in there. First 45 seconds and the adrenalin dump kicks in for the rest of the match doesn't it? It is a very fine art to conserve enough energy during 2 minute rounds. Hope you are still keeping it all up!
I did 2 classes a day at my gym and then I would go run 3 miles at least 4 days a week. the biggest thing to remember when you’re fighting is to breathe. If you’re chaining punches or taking punches you can get off breathing pattern and it can mess you up. breathe through the nose and out the mouth and don’t blow all of your energy at once. I treated my first fight like a brawl and I was gassed af by the end of the second. I treated my second fight like a sparring match, didn’t feel at all tired at the end of the first and I ended up setting a nice trap and knocking the dude out round 2
Thank you brother, it means a lot. I’ve been putting a lot of time and energy into this. I train at least 3 hours a day 6 days a week on top of running my business. I pretty much just work and fight! I should have another XKO fight coming up in the next few months. They just announced 3 upcoming events. I’ll make a video announcement when I get the call!
This was 6 weeks after! I fought again 6-8 weeks after (second kickboxing match), and then I had my first mma match about 7 months after I started striking. Honestly I would advise pumping the breaks on mma though unless you have a grappling background. I had 6 years of wrestling so I felt really comfortable. I ended up tapping my opponent out (purple belt) in a min and 18 sec
@@harrisonlayne2352 whoah nice man! I ve been training almost a year at kickboxing but sadly no fights yet :/ i wanna go mma after a fight or two but i have zero grappling background damn it
Yeah I’ve met a lot of people that have had a hard time getting their first fight. Gotta be frustrating! Mma would be tough without grappling, but there’s plenty of dudes who get by with an Iron takedown defense. I would at least practice sprawling and head control when you can make the time. My coach is always having me mix in takedowns at the end of our combos to help the other guys get used to it!
@@harrisonlayne2352 Yeah it's pretty frustrating and all that because of the quarantine..! Imagine right now i would have green belt in kick box and i am stucked at yellow because the exams didn't happen 😒 I hope bro we are not late to make it at pro level (UFC, Bellator etc) we are the same age i think
I walk around at 178 typically. Both of my kickboxing smokers have been catch weight and my opponent was 10-15 Lbs heavier. I fought at XKO 50 at 185. I plan on fighting at 170 in the future…although I did just accept a catchweight at 180 Lbs. I fight at XKO 52 next Thursday the 26th
Only 6 weeks. My coach had been advertising this thing called “Fight like a pro” where you train for 6 weeks and then get to fight with someone else your size in the program(which is what this video is). That’s part of the reason I was giving up that extra weight. I had about 7 months striking training before my first mma match, but I have years of wrestling so thats why I felt comfortable enough to jump into mma so fast
It’s a catch weight. I weighed in at 174 and he weighed 188. I just fought again at 185 against another bigger guy. Think he was 195. Check it out if you get a chance. The K.O. Was pretty nasty👍🏼
@@harrisonlayne2352 yea i’ll check it out man, if it was a catch weight fight did you cut at all and have a goal weight for the fight? or just fight at whatever you felt most comfortable at?
@@beech6522 I just fought at my normal walking around weight. I’m pretty lean, and I don’t really want to cut weight in my amateur fights. My coach paired us up based on similar size and skill in both fights. I just happened to be the smaller man both times
It was 1v2... blue vs his own headgear plus the other fighter. Why was Black's headgear so much more stable and the face part so much more open? I don't know anything about boxing.
We were just using the gear we had. They’re both different brands if you look closely. He may have been a little more sweaty than I was, and I would also say I connected a lot more, and a lot harder than he did so those could have also been factors. Also you said the face part was less covered on my gear, but my opponent had a big black eye for about a week after, and I didn’t have a scratch so that kinda proves my point about taking more/harder shots!
I notice you say you only sparred once before this in 6 weeks...lol I was sparring the first day. I’m not condescending you either, it’s just interesting on how different gyms operate
Yeah it is petty crazy. Luckily we are sparring weekly now. I will say though. As I’ve been training and talking to others I’ve found out that a lot of people are having trouble finding fights. Some ppl have trained 3-5 years never being able to compete. So I’m extremely lucky in that regard. I was just offered my 3rd fight in may. It will be mma this time...no pads!!
@@luisdawnfinder3188 I live in Dallas Tx. I wasn’t speaking of myself though. Just others I’ve trained with that told me they haven’t been able to or couldn’t find fights. Some of them I know are from out of state (Oklahoma, California, Georgia, etc) I have met a few guys from Dallas that have trained for years and haven’t fought yet though... I think that just came down to them being low priority in their respective gyms. Too many pros fighting at those gyms I believe the guys I’m referring to came from Saekson and Fortis
I don't spar during camp. We work fight specific drills like slipping and dodging and covering kicks to keep my reflexes sharp. Sparring can hurt you and I could overtrain as well.
I’m gonna be making a video later today or tomorrow announcing my next fight. Gonna be my 2nd mma match for XKO. Venue is billy bobs in Fort Worth Texas. PPV is $25 I’m gonna be talking to the owner about potentially uploading my last fight on my page, and hopefully this new fight in the future. I just need to get video permissions
Yeah unfortunately…this is actually just a smoker so our coach was being careful. If you watch my second fight I knocked a dude out with 16 Oz. gloves and the headgear. I also recently posted my first amateur mma fight (not a smoker)
Im sure you can…they don’t allow reinforced knees or elbows in amateurs, but most everything else is allowed! (Besides dirty stuff like eye gouges and what not obviously)
I agree, I was only about 6 weeks into my striking training when I fought this guy. I changed a few things and ended up knocking out the next guy I fought in round 2. If you have a spare 5 min you should check it out. The video quality isn’t the greatest (my gf filmed it) but it was a pretty nasty KO!
Also I love your name. You probably can’t, but If you can see the JTAC gorilla on my arm sleeve (forearm) it was actually inspired by Harambe. A few of the guys I went through selection with got gorilla tats too!
I wanted to have a more complete game. I’m extremely confident in my wrestling. I hardly ever have issues getting the takedown. My plan has always been to do mma so I figured kickboxing would help more. Not to mention I had a legend (McSweeney) open up a gym right down the street. Having said that I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on my boxing, and I’d like to compete in boxing at some point in the future!
Oh man I know, I watched it again when I started training under him. Ya know he was only about 3 months into grappling training when he went on TUF? He’s a black belt now, and I see him wreck other black belts pretty easily…makes you wonder what could’ve been!
Nah...maybe I should change the title of the video. I just listed it as my “first amateur fight” because it was my first competition. I honestly put this video on TH-cam because I wanted to share it with my friends and family, and it was impossible to send through email...the amount of views and response I’ve gotten was unexpected, but still much appreciated!
You’re not wrong. 6 weeks of training is pretty early to take a fight. If you have 2 minutes check this video out and see my progression! th-cam.com/video/dpOnjOVE8-M/w-d-xo.html
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Osu! Great match, massive respect to both fighters. Anyone who steps in a ring is a champ.
Thats true man👍🏻instead of judging why not praises them right?
I remember my first amateur bout in boxing, I got beat and everyone made fun of me, if they only knew how hard it was to take my first steps into that ring. Just used it as motivation in my next fight.
@@aaroncusworth4504 fuck those who laughed,it takes determination and balls to put your ass in the ring,also a lot of hard work is behind any match
Looks like they stepped in a little bit early eh?
No
Well done lads. Big respect to anyone to steps into the ring in any discipline.🥊🥊
sick fight man! and I cant believe you got in the ring after only 6 weeks of training!!!
big respects to the both of you!!
Awesome, man. I’m working toward doing a little amateur fighting too. Gotta be a crazy feeling getting in the ring in front of a bunch of peeps!
So Idk if my military training or my time wrestling helped me mentally with crowds, but it actually doesn’t bother me. If anything I feel a little invigorated by the crowd. You can hear them roar when you land a big shot and it’s just incredible
its totally adictive
@@harrisonlayne2352 yep,but its nothing do with military,i had the same feeling,its the tunnel effect and the adrenaline+focus in fight,u just see your fight and just hear the sound of the crowd,and its so good to hear ur name or the crowd shouting
felt bad for black headgear dude... it obviously didnt fit him and blocked his vision every time he got hit
Noticed it as well. Someone lent me a head protection once and I got the same issue. It is getting in your way AND it distracts you. (note it was just training but result was the same) Proper gear makes a lot of difference.
Very good fight, could see right away you had great technique, composure and athleticism. Looking forward to doing my first fight soon.
Respect to both! I’m planning on making a amateur debut this year as well.
That was a fun fight. Both really just went for it and went out with a bang.
Even though ya’ll have a lot to improve. That ending was SICK. It warms my heart to see a brawl like that. You guys were great✅✅
that was a war!! even if only amateurs with many things to improve, if a fight is so rich of soul and hearth, is more entretaining then any pro fight :) nice one guys!
Mad respect boys. I've been training for half a decade but haven't yet worked up the courage to step in the ring. Wouldn't it be better to not lose too many brain cells early on (I.e. be more defensively aware) during the first few fights so that you can have a longer career later? Countering a bit more that could also help preventing gassing out after the first round.
sparring and fighting isnt the same, even though physically its the same, mentally its a different pressure you got to adjust to
What you’re saying is absolutely correct, but I hadn’t learned and made those adjustments yet. I was only 6 weeks into training for this fight.
You should check out my other 3 fights if you have a few minutes. You can see the progression I’ve made. I KOd my opponent in my second kickboxing match (8 weeks after this), and went on to 1st round sub both of my opponents in my mma matches!
( side note I had only sparred 1 time before this)
That's amazing bro! Pretty good first fight even without much sparring prep. Good to hear that you continued competing.
@@harrisonlayne2352 holy shit this guy is mad lad
the black helmet shouldnt fight. he is an absolut beginner.
Yeah this was after our first 6 weeks of training. He has stopped fighting though haha
Agree
great stuff man ur doing well for ur first fight im just getting back into kickboxing myself after 10 years been back about 6 months now after doing it for about a year when i was 7, and doing this after 6 weeks is amazing just work on getting them legs going now and ull be flying in no time💪💪 EDIT: just realised this was posted 3 years ago😂
yo wtf that ending had me HYPED. Great heart.
Yeah I went and puked after that fight.😂 We left it all in the ring
Nice fight. Just started training myself last week lol
working on my first amateur fight. got any advice to help me out?
love the energy in the room! you whooped this guy.
thanks for watching my videos brotha! We have one of these every 6-8 and they’re always a great time!
@@harrisonlayne2352 what state?
This makes me appreciate professional kickboxing SOOOOO much lol
Everyone gotta start somewhere man
I could say the same myself, this was 6 weeks into my fight training. I have fought twice more since then and if you watch those videos or watched me practice/spar today it’s like night and day.
You should try fighting yourself. Then you can really learn to appreciate those pros you’re talking about!
@@harrisonlayne2352 I just started BJJ but I haven’t seriously started striking yet
Nice the grappling work is really important. Lots of guys neglect ground work, especially takedowns. I wrestled for 6 years so I’m more comfortable with my grappling, but I split my training time 50/50.
I think you chose the right martial art to start with though. From what I hear grappling takes a lot longer to perfect than striking
@@NgatiDreadz @Harrison Layne here’s my sparring if you want to critique me. I’m not good either lol
th-cam.com/video/E86Mls1_IHo/w-d-xo.html
That jab is like a right hand
Great Fight fellas 💪🏾
What’s the weight class?
Was this a bout sanctioned by the relevant association for amateur kick-boxers where you live? Or was it an “inter-club”?
Scrolled pretty far down in the comments and didnt see it mentioned but is the ref James McSweeney? Pretty cool
Entering my first competition on Sunday. No kickboxing experience from training etc. I do train in Shotokan Karate only white belt but I’m willing to give it a crack in the open division haha. Wish me luck.
What weight?
what height are you and what weight cat was this? great performance, keep it up!
I’m 6 ft and like a 1/2 inch. I walk around at 178 typically. Both of my kickboxing smokers have been catch weight and my opponent was 10-15 Lbs heavier. I fought at XKO 50 at 185.
I plan on fighting at 170 in the future…thanks brotha I’m still training. Should have another fight in the coming months!
Unsure of the rules for amateur kickboxing. I saw a few knees thrown but were low/leg kicks not allowed?
They were, but I wasn’t very comfortable with them yet. If you watch my second kickboxing match I set up the knockout with a series of low kicks!
If I may ask, how was it competing your first time? I've been kickboxing for a long time now but haven't competed yet, was there any adrenaline dump? Did you feel any technique go out the window when you were in the moment? Super curious because I am competing soon and everyone has their own experience.
Hey brotha, to answer your question as best I can this was after 6 weeks of training so I was very new. I went out there and basically adrenaline dumped. I had only sparred once so I found it hard to really get a game-plan going and think out there in the moment. Everything was mostly just reactive. I also felt very tense and I think that mixed with my adrenaline really drained my energy.
However....If you look at my page you can see I fought again recently. I went out and treated it like a sparring match. I was a lot more methodical with my approach. I rocked him rd. 1 and then came up with a plan in between rounds. I ended up Knocking him out about 25 seconds into round 2.
You should do much better than I since you have much more experience. My best advice is to go out there and treat it like a sparring match. Dont over exert yourself, but be sure to make him pay when he makes a mistake. Also make sure you switch up your combos so they don’t catch on to any patterns...that’s how I knocked out the 2nd guy
@@harrisonlayne2352 You the man! I'll make sure to follow your fights and thanks for the advice
Kinda had the same question, as I've been practicing and sparring for a while, but never tried a competition. Feeling a bit nervous about trying, but still really want to!
Harrison, u looked great for only having one sparring session in your locker btw!
@@simonassarskog9600 thanks brotha! yeah honestly the process can be a little nerve wracking. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was nervous the day before or walking into the building the day of.
Once you get out there though it’ll feel great.
I never felt any of the shots really in my fights. When I would get punched or kicked I would just be thinking “fuck I gotta get those points back”
The soreness comes later that night or the next day if you even get any
Also I’m not sure if crowds bother you, but I completely tune everything out. So that hasn’t been a huge issue either.
@@harrisonlayne2352 I'm a kickboxer (UK)and I've been training/sparring/fighting for five years. Considering you only had six weeks under your belt you did really well in there. First 45 seconds and the adrenalin dump kicks in for the rest of the match doesn't it? It is a very fine art to conserve enough energy during 2 minute rounds. Hope you are still keeping it all up!
Take some balls to get in there props to the two beasts 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
How much time did it take to train for getting first fight
This was after 6 weeks. I’m not sure what normal time is. Probably a few months. This was just an expedited program!
What size gloves did y'all use ?
16 oz unfortunately
Respect to both guys! Good job champs?
Thanks for sharing guys, I got my first ever amateur match in a month at blue level, in my 30s lol. Great match to both
what do you mean "blue level"?
@@paperblank6196 maybe karate or judo or something
@@blamelagg2340 i would hope it’s one of those, because if a must thai or boxing gym introduced belt levels, then i would leave
@@paperblank6196 haha why?
@@blamelagg2340 striking gyms shouldn’t have a belt system
I am a no gi bjj guy. My first fight in kickboxing in 6wks time. What your advise for fitness?
I did 2 classes a day at my gym and then I would go run 3 miles at least 4 days a week. the biggest thing to remember when you’re fighting is to breathe. If you’re chaining punches or taking punches you can get off breathing pattern and it can mess you up. breathe through the nose and out the mouth and don’t blow all of your energy at once.
I treated my first fight like a brawl and I was gassed af by the end of the second. I treated my second fight like a sparring match, didn’t feel at all tired at the end of the first and I ended up setting a nice trap and knocking the dude out round 2
@@harrisonlayne2352 thank you.. how many time do you spar, do you spar hard or 50%? And do you spar after classes or b4 a classes?
Nobody going to mention the ref is James Mcsweeney off “TUF The Heavyweights”
I’m gonna be watching you closely I believe you’re gonna make it big and I wanna be one of the few that can say “I been watching since he started”
Thank you brother, it means a lot. I’ve been putting a lot of time and energy into this. I train at least 3 hours a day 6 days a week on top of running my business. I pretty much just work and fight!
I should have another XKO fight coming up in the next few months. They just announced 3 upcoming events. I’ll make a video announcement when I get the call!
big up from argentina!
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Aloe Blacc - Getting Started
@@procopio3274 thank you very much!
very good fight. Not long ago I also fought my first fight and I managed to win 🙂 I leave a package greetings ✌️🙂
First guy spent half the time adjusting his helmet
Respect
Good job to both! Its not an easy thing to do.
James Sweeney reffing?
Ous ninjas ya did great keep up the training
Is James McSweeney the ref?
Nice!
amazing ref
How many months after you started kickboxing you did your first match?
This was 6 weeks after!
I fought again 6-8 weeks after (second kickboxing match), and then I had my first mma match about 7 months after I started striking.
Honestly I would advise pumping the breaks on mma though unless you have a grappling background. I had 6 years of wrestling so I felt really comfortable. I ended up tapping my opponent out (purple belt) in a min and 18 sec
@@harrisonlayne2352 whoah nice man! I ve been training almost a year at kickboxing but sadly no fights yet :/ i wanna go mma after a fight or two but i have zero grappling background damn it
Yeah I’ve met a lot of people that have had a hard time getting their first fight. Gotta be frustrating!
Mma would be tough without grappling, but there’s plenty of dudes who get by with an Iron takedown defense. I would at least practice sprawling and head control when you can make the time. My coach is always having me mix in takedowns at the end of our combos to help the other guys get used to it!
@@harrisonlayne2352 Yeah it's pretty frustrating and all that because of the quarantine..! Imagine right now i would have green belt in kick box and i am stucked at yellow because the exams didn't happen 😒 I hope bro we are not late to make it at pro level (UFC, Bellator etc) we are the same age i think
Is this James MC Sweene as a Rev?
What weight did u fight at I have a fight coming up
I walk around at 178 typically. Both of my kickboxing smokers have been catch weight and my opponent was 10-15 Lbs heavier. I fought at XKO 50 at 185.
I plan on fighting at 170 in the future…although I did just accept a catchweight at 180 Lbs. I fight at XKO 52 next Thursday the 26th
@@harrisonlayne2352 how long where u training before ur first match
Only 6 weeks. My coach had been advertising this thing called “Fight like a pro” where you train for 6 weeks and then get to fight with someone else your size in the program(which is what this video is). That’s part of the reason I was giving up that extra weight.
I had about 7 months striking training before my first mma match, but I have years of wrestling so thats why I felt comfortable enough to jump into mma so fast
I though knees are forbidden in kickboxing? Saw that a few times
Is this a sanctioned match? Or is it just sparring with a crowd
It’s a smoker. I didn’t know what to call it at the time. I originally posted this for family to see!
Is this an inhouse smoker? Good work guys.
Yessir it is. I just posted our 2nd one ( my match) and we’re having a 3rd in 5-6 weeks!
@@harrisonlayne2352 Train hard and good luck! 💪🏿
what weight class is this
It’s a catch weight. I weighed in at 174 and he weighed 188. I just fought again at 185 against another bigger guy. Think he was 195. Check it out if you get a chance. The K.O. Was pretty nasty👍🏼
@@harrisonlayne2352 yea i’ll check it out man, if it was a catch weight fight did you cut at all and have a goal weight for the fight? or just fight at whatever you felt most comfortable at?
@@harrisonlayne2352 i’m getting a fight this summer, trying to get a good idea of how it’s gonna go
@@beech6522 I just fought at my normal walking around weight. I’m pretty lean, and I don’t really want to cut weight in my amateur fights.
My coach paired us up based on similar size and skill in both fights. I just happened to be the smaller man both times
It was 1v2... blue vs his own headgear plus the other fighter.
Why was Black's headgear so much more stable and the face part so much more open?
I don't know anything about boxing.
We were just using the gear we had. They’re both different brands if you look closely. He may have been a little more sweaty than I was, and I would also say I connected a lot more, and a lot harder than he did so those could have also been factors.
Also you said the face part was less covered on my gear, but my opponent had a big black eye for about a week after, and I didn’t have a scratch so that kinda proves my point about taking more/harder shots!
I notice you say you only sparred once before this in 6 weeks...lol I was sparring the first day.
I’m not condescending you either, it’s just interesting on how different gyms operate
Yeah it is petty crazy. Luckily we are sparring weekly now.
I will say though. As I’ve been training and talking to others I’ve found out that a lot of people are having trouble finding fights. Some ppl have trained 3-5 years never being able to compete. So I’m extremely lucky in that regard. I was just offered my 3rd fight in may. It will be mma this time...no pads!!
@@harrisonlayne2352 What state are you from? 3-5 years to find a fight, there must not be a whole lot of people to compete with?
@@luisdawnfinder3188 I live in Dallas Tx. I wasn’t speaking of myself though. Just others I’ve trained with that told me they haven’t been able to or couldn’t find fights.
Some of them I know are from out of state (Oklahoma, California, Georgia, etc)
I have met a few guys from Dallas that have trained for years and haven’t fought yet though... I think that just came down to them being low priority in their respective gyms. Too many pros fighting at those gyms
I believe the guys I’m referring to came from Saekson and Fortis
Fr? We also spar every training
I don't spar during camp. We work fight specific drills like slipping and dodging and covering kicks to keep my reflexes sharp. Sparring can hurt you and I could overtrain as well.
Dont stop making these
I’m gonna be making a video later today or tomorrow announcing my next fight. Gonna be my 2nd mma match for XKO.
Venue is billy bobs in Fort Worth Texas. PPV is $25
I’m gonna be talking to the owner about potentially uploading my last fight on my page, and hopefully this new fight in the future. I just need to get video permissions
I wanna be like this in 5 years or so!🗣️💰💰🔜🥊🔥
They had you fight in 16 ounce training gloves?
Yeah unfortunately…this is actually just a smoker so our coach was being careful. If you watch my second fight I knocked a dude out with 16 Oz. gloves and the headgear.
I also recently posted my first amateur mma fight (not a smoker)
@@harrisonlayne2352 did you have to wear shin guards for your mma fight?
Nope! Just 4 Oz gloves
You can check it out on my page if you want
First Amateur MMA Fight
th-cam.com/video/_RyzqkuFRdo/w-d-xo.html
WHAT A FUCKING FIGHT!
how old where you ?
25. I started a bit late!
@@harrisonlayne2352 better late than never
The ref looks incredibly familiar - is he a British bloke?
Ahh! Is that James mcsweeney?!
which one are u
red corner, chest tattoos as sleeve
Both of them went to war
Swanging and bangin
That was a John Wayne duke a roo
Can you do a crane kick in aneture
Im sure you can…they don’t allow reinforced knees or elbows in amateurs, but most everything else is allowed!
(Besides dirty stuff like eye gouges and what not obviously)
Can't hang your head. You got in there and fought.
I so want to do this!
It’s an awesome feeling for sure, just gotta find a local gym that hosts smokers from time to time. There’s quite a few here in Dallas!
dam that is a cool gym
Keeps getting better. We’ve added a UFC sized cage and some new railing so we have about 15 more bags hanging now!
got job bro
Just eatin em
Those pillow gloves protected you guys pretty well, especially the blue guy
Which one is you
Red corner. Second guy to come out with the chest tattoo, and sleeve
Keep on training buddy you should be able to KO a guy like this in the 1st round
I agree, I was only about 6 weeks into my striking training when I fought this guy. I changed a few things and ended up knocking out the next guy I fought in round 2. If you have a spare 5 min you should check it out. The video quality isn’t the greatest (my gf filmed it) but it was a pretty nasty KO!
Also I love your name. You probably can’t, but If you can see the JTAC gorilla on my arm sleeve (forearm) it was actually inspired by Harambe. A few of the guys I went through selection with got gorilla tats too!
@@harrisonlayne2352 That's crazy bro 😂 I can't see it too well in this vid but I will check others to see it better
@@harrisonlayne2352 Sounds good! I will check out your other fight too. What's the reason you went for kickboxing instead of boxing?
I wanted to have a more complete game. I’m extremely confident in my wrestling. I hardly ever have issues getting the takedown. My plan has always been to do mma so I figured kickboxing would help more. Not to mention I had a legend (McSweeney) open up a gym right down the street.
Having said that I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on my boxing, and I’d like to compete in boxing at some point in the future!
Is that james mcsweeny ?
Yessir that’s my coach!
Hell yeah , u got a good 1 man
Nice boxing there. No hate or nun cause I’m a mma fighter but you boys gotta work on them kicks 🤟🏽
Is James McSweeny the ref
Yessir, that’s my coach!
@@harrisonlayne2352 that’s badass. He was a beast on The Ultimate Fighter
Oh man I know, I watched it again when I started training under him. Ya know he was only about 3 months into grappling training when he went on TUF?
He’s a black belt now, and I see him wreck other black belts pretty easily…makes you wonder what could’ve been!
@@harrisonlayne2352 yea bro that guy is a savage
Black headgear guy get dropped by a jab wow
The ref looks like Mcsweeney
It is!
He’s my coach, this is his gym in Plano Texas!
Wait till these guys realise teaps exist
Too ez
Wait smokers get you a record?
Nah...maybe I should change the title of the video. I just listed it as my “first amateur fight” because it was my first competition.
I honestly put this video on TH-cam because I wanted to share it with my friends and family, and it was impossible to send through email...the amount of views and response I’ve gotten was unexpected, but still much appreciated!
@@harrisonlayne2352 best of luck to you in your fighting career
Hallo sir I want to fignt a mach wed any one becoze a need money I can fignt kick boxing mach
Isn't that ref m Sweeney.???
Yessir that’s my coach. He runs a gym in Plano TX!
My money was on 2 from the start
the lack of technique is very disappointing
neither of these guys should be fighting man
You’re not wrong. 6 weeks of training is pretty early to take a fight. If you have 2 minutes check this video out and see my progression!
th-cam.com/video/dpOnjOVE8-M/w-d-xo.html
Black headgear should not have been allowed to fight
Where is the boxing fundamentals it's like they have no boxing skills at all
I know both are amateurs but, one of them don't know how to punch or kick... Kind of mean... But is good to know ow hard it is.
Yeah, this is only 6 weeks into our striking training, and we had one sparring session before this so it may look a lil rough😂
@@harrisonlayne2352 KKkk.... But is good man... Keep training... Martial arts change my life :)
One guy barely has any sparring matches. Kinda wrong throwing into ammy.
It’s actually not an ammy, that’s my bad. I was 6 weeks into training and didn’t understand what a smoker was. This was our first ever smoker!
Blue shorts is 🗑️
Not much kickboxing
ahahahahahaha
Why they not training before 1-2 Days.This Babys can NOTHING.
He did not win that
Wtf is this, a presentation?
Sloppy
Very bad
What's your record