The Return – Wargods 5
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- The Armbar Finish
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- Pound
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- entrance
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- the guard pass
Whoa it’s been awhile. So two weeks ago I made my return fight in the states after almost a one and a half years absence. I really would have posted more about it if I knew earlier there was going to be a match, but it came about pretty suddenly. Luckily I’d been training well and so when the opportunity came my way I was happy to take it.
The match wasn’t without it’s drama though. A day before the fight my opponent pulled out, leaving me kind of just twiddling my thumbs in the air and thinking to myself, God must really have it out for me or something, ha. There had been some miscomunication from what I understand, but I don’t completely know so I won’t go into it. Anyway, I hate disappointing people, friends and family especially.
Luckily, Carlos Garces stepped up and gave me a good fight. Funny, I saw he fought the very week after and won. That’s a fighter. I really didn’t know what to expect from him, since he was pretty much an unknown element to me and sometimes that’s the worst kind. If possible I usually watch tapes and try to figure out some strategy tailored to my opponent. As you can guess, that wasn’t the case this time. I pretty much just relied on my skills that I’ve honed since I was a kid and they pulled me out okay this time around. r1 3:30 arm-bar finish.
The best thing out of all of this was that I fought again. Training day in and day out for so long with no fights coming up kind of eats away at you, so this was really a blessing. Just feeling that rush and just doing what you train for everyday was great. The actual competition is the best feeling. So anyway, I was pretty happy with this and I don’t ever want to have that long a break between fights again. Thanks to my sponsors, MMA Pro Sports, Nevertap, and especially my coach, Vladimir Matyushenko over at VMAT. Anyone reading this, cheering me on, I hope to never disappoint you guys. Thanks!
Steve Magdaleno
“The best kind of fire is the one that burns through adversity”
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