Two of three touches lost came from closing distance a half-beat early, giving your opponent time to void the action with a simple retreat. On touch 3, your counter-attack landed at the same time as theirs — right-of-way was genuinely ambiguous, which referees will read against you at this level.

Your direct thrust on touch two was clean tempo, correct line, no hesitation — a good sign your point control is ahead of your distance judgment right now.

Before your next bout: run 10 minutes of advance-lunge distance drills with a partner calling random "go" cues — this directly targets the early-closure pattern. On counter-attacks, wait for a clearer tempo break before committing; a half-beat of patience would have won you touch 3 outright instead of a coin-flip call.