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Four years later…<\/p>\n\n\n\n I just want to win my fights.\u00a0 I hate losing despite having good technique\u00a0 because I got out-muscled.\u00a0 \u00a0Lorenzo has really helped me see great results that have helped me in fights.\u00a0 I still laugh when he calls me an athlete.\u00a0 I don’t enjoy physical training, but I’m very motivated by him.\u00a0 The way he’s all business, is goal-oriented, and gets stuff done reminds me of my dad.\u00a0 I’m very motivated by strong male authority figures, probably because I adore my dad.\u00a0 ^^\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n By the way, I don’t enjoy striking arts but I enjoy training with John. Again, strong male authority figure. He’s SUCH a good coach and I can trust him to know exactly what needs to be added to my skills and training to make me a better fighter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So yeah. These past few weeks I’ve been traveling and then caught a cold so my cardio sucks right now, but I’ve been doing a lot of strength training. Lorenzo said his goal is to make me stronger by my next fight, whenever that is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Last weekend, I traveled to Sacramento to corner my new friends and training partner Jeslen Michelle for her third MMA amateur fight in The Panda Cup! She did great! Her opponent was a skilled jiujitsu practitioner and Jeslen foiled her attempts well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n They scolded me and told me I wasn’t allowed to take pictures. I was occasionally non-compliant. XD Jeslen fought well, backing her opponent up with strikes, and then when the opponent tried to clinch and drive Jeslen into the case, Jeslen reversed it. Nobody can hold a Syndicate fighter on the cage! \ud83d\ude42 We train it a lot! yeah! Jeslen eventually got the take-down and showed a jiujitsu practitioner that being on the bottom isn’t cool. The girl almost got Jeslen in a knee bar, and Jeslen DID NOT PULL HER LEG OUT, like I was screaming for 2 minutes to do. PRIORITY!! That’s an inside joke with us now. *_*<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever, Jeslen won and got a promotional belt! HOW COOL! Dang. She worked hard for that, in training leading up to it, and in the fight. She cut weight like a pro, was gracious and humble, and a hard-worker. I was impressed with everything surrounding her and the fight. Good job, my friend! <\/p>\n\n\n\n It was my first time flying solo as a cornerwoman. I cornered Serena with Jamie once, and assisted John in Serena and JoJo’s corner. When I tried putting Vaseline on Serena, it stuck to my pointer finger, so I smoothed it with my middle finger, but it stuck to that, too. I used my ring finger to get more for the next eyebrow but it globbed on, and before I knew it, I used my pinkie and my entire hand was all covered in Vaseline. THIS TIME I did way better. Hahaha I got like three people’s advice before I attempted it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next up is JoJo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We always help each other train, so that will be fun\/business as usual. I’m also honored that she asked me to go help John corner her and support her in Brooklyn! \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I miss Serena. She has surgery about two weeks ago, and I’m thrilled that she can move that body part around now somewhat! \ud83d\ude00 I was really worried about her – not that it wouldn’t get better, but just as a friend- but trying not to let on. ^^;;; I miss training with herrrrrrrrrrr. I know she’s dying to get back. It’s nice to have her teaching kids again, Muay Thai for now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n AND NOW my friend from The Ultimate Fighter 26 Ariel Beck is here to train for a week! She’ll be staying with me! Since she was on the opposite team, Team Alvarez to my Team Gaethje, we never actually trained together before hahaha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks a lot, to my blog sponsor My Consumer I.T., an internet Business Solutions company, that can help YOUR business with monitoring, security, back up, network design and installation, etc. http:\/\/myconsumerit.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n Strength training. I’ve always done sports, but I’ve never been naturally athletic. I never enjoyed or was successful at lifting weights. I always did martial arts classes but never physical training, and if I tried, didn’t have results. When I first started fighting, people called us fighters. Now, people call us athletes. Athletes? 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