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Tell us about the fight.
About the fight. It was a good fight for Minowaman and a bad fight for me.
I thought Minowan would try to slow me down with punches.
But actually I didn't slow down and so he switched to kicks.
Minowan is an amazing fighter, and I respect him. He's a real champion.
As a result, where he hit me with kicks, I couldn't keep in control and my strategy failed.
I respect Japan and Japanese culture and I'm glad I got a chance to fight him,
I wanted to fight in Japan.
How is the Dreamcage different from other cages?
It's very wide. The only thing I didn't like is that the mat was kind of slippery.
Otherwise it's very good. I just couldn't get use to that surface.
It was a good experience for sure.
What was your strategy?
Well Minowaman is good at leglocks and I thought he'd go for one, so I kept going forward.
I went for punch combinations and that part went exactly as planned.
I thought he would try to come from below, but like I said before,
the mat was slippery and my feet couldn't get a good grip.
I was going to move ahead with punches, grab Minowaman and stop his movement,
but I was unable to do that. However, I'm still new at MMA.
I've only done it for 2 years.
I still have a lot to learn and I'd like to come back and fight in Japan again.