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The first person to criticise Hil's performance was Hil. I also know Hil well enough that the harshest criticism will also come from her. Caledonian had fighters on at 22 shows last year, winning some,losing less. I have never felt the need to justify wins or excuse losses. In this case, I would like to give some feedback. Firstly, Thailand is not a magic pill, creating overnight differences, indeed much of the time is spent reworking entire techniques and footwork, over months this will certainly lead to an improvement. Over 2-3 weeks? Hil was offered a fight within days of arriving in kaewsamrit, as the trainers saw her potential. Because of this opportunity, Hil did not train after the fight to allow some injury recovery, then flew home on the monday. Jet lag and the cold worked on her system, and despite moving up a weight category,with a two week lay off managed to fight for 5 rounds against a fit and hard working Keltie. Please do not misunderstand my intent - I knew Lesley was ready and able, and had obviously trained hard for this one - I am only trying to point out that a variety of background factors affect fighters that often go unknown. This is not meant to censor criticism,indeed, we do not improve without it. Hil returned to hard training two days after the show, and is now working hard towards her american showdown in new york, 10th june.