The person I was sparring was only throwing at about 30-40% power they said; and nothing was really injured except my ego tbh. They were the person that showed me the gym btw.

When I went in today though, my trainer said that he thinks I have the tools, it's just learning to use them that I need to work on (that might just be a confidence booster though). I don't think he would have had me spar if he thought I was going to get seriously injured. Also, there are some fighters at the gym who have been going for 6-7 months and still haven't sparred yet. So I think its either, they had me spar, because they thought I could somewhat handle it and would get something out of it; or they just wanted to give the other person experience fighting a lefty (I'm only one at the club) before their next fight, or just to see if I have the dedication to stick around?

Thanks for the advice on moving around, worked on that tonight, moving in, throwing, then moving out (on mits and heavy bag). I think lack of mobility was the main issue.

Hoping to spar again this thursday.

I watched the person I sparred last time, spar today against a light-heavy. They would move into range using a 1-2 and alot of headmovement. Then they would flurry. I was thinking if I let them throw the 1-2 and move in really close, while I slipped the right straight, it would put me in the perfect position to start throwing body shots... throw out some punches, then back away unless they move back first. They dont seem to have a really good defense against close range hooks and uppercuts, especially when they are throwing like 50 punches a minute... not sure if that will work, but going to try it.

I think really close, or really far is my best bet, with alot of movement also. If I can keep them from just overwhelming me with punches, hopefully I will be able to land more.