Nil's fluidity had become staggered and frozen for the most part, as it appeared that the heavy clinching was draining him of energy. It became clear that Matt's advantage came from a stalking ring control that pressed Nils' to the ropes: not allowing Nils' any other choice but to fight in close. Taking Nils leg with sharp kicks, he transitioned off long punches into a clinch that Nils' could not get off in. Rounds 4 and 5: Matt continued his success with the same formula of the 3rd round. In this arena, Nils' flame began to fade as it was smothered by Matt's elbows and knees. Matt then used some simple long range punch combinations that allowed him to close distance and take the fight to the clinch. Starting with some single leg kicks, he sliced through Nils' thigh like a razor. Round 3: Sure enough, Matt came out with a noticeable spring in his step, and started to throw what felt like more than he had in the last 2 rounds combined.

With these 2 rounds down, you could only trust that he was going to step it up Thai style. As tight as his defense was, the round seemed definitely lost for Matt, and it became clear that he needed to make a statement in the next 3 rounds to pull a decisive win.

Round 2: Nils continued to press the attack with his combinations, and it started to become clear that Matt was not returning fire often enough to even out the score. Matt was content to throw a few kicks in retaliation, but for the most part appeared to be observing as he absorbed the opposition's fire. Nils looked sharp with his hands, throwing fluidly in combinations. Mostly a tight defense as Nils came in hard with combinations. Round 1: Matt started in what most of us recognized/expected to be a traditional Thai 'slow start'. *bear in mind that these are based off purely memory, which can be faulty at times. The floor was covered with Muay Thai students sparring and learning with each other.Ī big thanks to all the YMT volunteers who helped run things!

Fight Night at York Muay Thai was a success! We had Southside, Kombat, Elite, Siam No.1, Training Ground, TKMT and Victory MT family over for some friendly sparring.

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