Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
How is he doing it with his rear arm and catching you every time?
Is he doing it off one of your movements? maybe ducking your jab and following the move with it? or is he side stepping square and ripping up the inside of your arm? Are you too square to fast when moving in so he has that distance with his rear arm or is he the one going square? Nickoli's answer will be the one if it is you who is too square too fast. Questions worth asking yourself cause if you can answer them its easier to find the way to stop it.

If you get caught on your back foot though, you could be prepared and practice to pull your front foot back and out on an angle and immediately kick with your new front foot. That gets a lot of distance between your head and his original intention and line of fire.

A solid front kick off the 'new front foot' or a flying knee catches them as they turn to follow your new path; if you practice it and get it down first, cause you have gone out on the angle, distanced and they have to chase with their rear side more squared up so there is that opening up the centre of their arms route right there as they turn to follow.
We spar strictly boxing rules as I am strictly a boxer, just train at an MMA gym.

I was not getting caught with it every time, but a good 5 times out of 3 rounds.

It is me who was squaring up when I would cover up with my guard high. Also I was backing straight up at times.

And yes I believe he would side step me at times and land it, I don't remember him ducking my jab and nailing me with the right uppercut. He's aggressive and tough, throws combos and closes the distance rather quickly.

I had my most success when circling and jabbing up top and to the pit of the stomach.

When I got hit with the hard uppercut that really bloodied my nose, it was my own fault for having my left low and keeping that way as I stepped out from the clinch.

The other times I was hit, it was due to it mostly splitting my guard or coming in a combo I was defending.