First amateur Muay Thai fight on Oct 13th!

Okay folks, the day we've all been waiting for is upon us! Well, the day I'VE been waiting for anyway!! Kruu got a call from L'Academie Sportif in Montreal on Wednesday and they need a female fighter at 150 lbs (68 kilos) for next Saturday, Oct 13th. It's a full weekend of fights, mainly boxing, but they are putting on an afternoon of Thai fights as well, which is going to be great! My first fight! I'm so fucking hyped up. As soon as Kruu Bob asked me, I agreed! He made sure to let me know that I've never been hit HARD and that I'd have to spar stupidly hard a few times to make sure I knew what it feels like to be rocked, but he was supportive! So away we go! Only issue is that I'm 5 lbs over 150 lbs so have to shed that weight this week. No problem. A few saunas and a bit of a food restriction and I should be fine. I am overly-hydrated most of the time, so losing a few lbs to water is not going to be a huge deal.

This is so amazing. I've been waiting for a fight for a while and am just raring to get in there and bang. My goal is a knock-out. No three rounds bullshit - that chick is going down HARD! Kruu Bob was giving me the low down on the plans for this week (training, eating, protection, etc.) and his main two instructions were:

1. "Rip her fucking head off!! Just go in there and rip it off!!"
2. Be calm, cool, confident, relaxed.

I like the "rip her fucking head off" part of it. That's hilarious. That's the plan!! If I can end this soon, prove that I can be calm and then unlease the power that both of us know I have, then it puts me in a good position to be fighting more in Quebec in the next while. The majority of the female fights in Ontario are sanctioned under CASK and since we won't join CASK, I have to start thinking outside the province. Or the USA. The next TBA Open will be in June and I definitely want to fight in that.

So!! This week it's all about protein, healthy carbs and losing weight. Wooo hoo! The last day I'm allowed to train is Tuesday, with light timing sparring on Wednesday. Then 2 full days off (which will of course be spent in anticipation!). Weigh-ins are Saturday morning at 10am, then I have 2.5 hours to rehydrate and eat. I fight at 12:30pm, in the red corner. Can't fucking wait! And Kruu Bob is coming down to corner for me, rather than one of our assistants, which is so amazing. Although it makes me very nervous! I don't want to disappoint him at all - want him to be proud of me and let me fight again for him!

This week is going to be brutal. Already, my mind is completely focused on the fight and nothing else. I'm in Sudbury right now, and when I go out for runs here, my mind turns off and goes into fight mode - shadow boxing during the 1 minute walk breaks, practicing footwork, etc. It's been hard being here and having to be eating healthy on a holiday weekend, not being able to have wine, etc. What's worse is having to ignore all the comments surrounding the fight, training, etc - the "why do you do this? why are you interested in fighting? why do you have a black eye and bruised up legs?". And the looks. The looks that I'm insane. No one here seems to understand why I do Muay Thai. At least at home my friends understand. Some of them don't like it, but they understand and would not think about expressing negative thoughts (unless they were as a joke).

Anyway, awesome!! 5 days til the fight. Can't wait. The girl I'm fighting doesn't have as much experience as me. But I'm not feeling cocky. I know better NOT to be cocky or I'll get knocked out. I plan to go in that ring, come out fighting, bang hard, knock her out, and then enjoy the feeling of accomplishment.

The gym I'm training at in Phuket, Thailand (Tiger Muay Thai) is going to find me a fight while I'm there as well. But that that point in time, I want to fight at 140 lbs (63 kilos). But that's a long way away. My nutritionist isn't sure I can be that light. That would put me at about 11% body fat, quite low for a female. 145 lbs is probably more realistic to be walking around at. Maybe 140 lbs with cutting water.

Okay, bed time here. I want to leave early to head back to Ottawa. More later!