I contacted Eva to arrange a boxing match. Her website was what drew me in. Her description of her fighting sessions is a compelling work of art.
https://www.mademoiselleeva.me/fighterEmail communication was prompt and smooth, a small deposit was accepted and we were confirmed.
Eva is well-trained, having years of Muay Thai experience and has expanded her training to BJJ. She is only 120 pounds, and I'm 170, so this would be a one-sided bout, her on offence and me on defence. We agreed to allow elbows and knees as these strikes are allowed in Muay Thai. (I have several years of sparring practice in a stand-up discipline, where defences against kicks, knees and elbows were practiced.)
She had travelled to my city and rented an Air b'n'b. The location was small, with the furniture pushed to one side.
Eva has a real fighter's build, slim, with small muscles. She came at me slowly for the first few minutes, but sped up soon after. She noticed I lowered my right when I blocked with my left, and she started to aim her left over my lowered guard. She caught me on the jaw many times. I tried to correct it, but she was too fast. Her punches were very solid and her kicks were sharp and very painful. I was taking hard kicks on the left thigh and was trying to protect it, to keep my right guard high, and to block her right punches with my left, but she was all over me and my reflexes aren't what they once were. She was chasing me and the space was small. She caught me with a very hard knee to the left thigh, and I went down to my knees.
She stood right up in front of my face. "C'mon, it's not over yet. I'm not finished with you. Get up. You can take more. I want to keep going." she said. I knew I would get up, but I asked her to not use the knee any more.
We started again, but she went lighter. She still hit me, but she wasn't using her power in her punches. She clinched me and pushed me around. I was in her power. She put my back against the wall. Her triceps and shoulders were hard. She moved me towards the bedroom.
She put me on my back and scissored my neck in a few different positions. My gloves were still on.
She climbed on my chest and choked me. Her hands were so strong I thought she might knock me out.
An amazing session, and I will repeat next time she visits.
