1. It's not about the technical detail
First of all, if you're not technical and don't know the details of fighting, you shouldn't try to write about them. Some writers try to to include technical details of fighting, which only calls out their lack of expertise. If you don't know what you're doing in a fight scene, give fewer details, not more. Go for being lyrical or poetic instead. The more you try to appeal to a technical audience with inaccurate details, the more likely you'll turn them off. A good example of this is the use of jargon. It's best to avoid it altogether.
Moreover, if you don't feel comfortable or knowledgeable about fighting, don't make your main character an expert on the subject.
2. Lack of knowledge about the body and injuries
A classic example of this is having a character who's knocked out by one punch. A single punch is seldom enough to knock someone unconscious. Or if you have a character who's in one fight one day and is knocked out, and a second fight the next day and is knocked out, unless that character has the regenerative ability of Wolverine, that character should see a doctor for potential cerebral hemorrhaging. In other words, this is a place to consult an expert.
3. Lack of visceral detail
One thing writers seldom remember is that battle scenes are truly disgusting. There's the foul smell of sweat and blood, the stench of urine and feces when people die, blood and entrails on the ground (not to mention the psychological impact of that). Armour chafes under the arms. Any of these details brings a sense of realism to the scene.
4. Engaging characters in full out dialog in battle
In a battle scene, there will be little time for conversation. Sometimes, a fight can take a sentence or two, but that's it.
While it's a famous scene, the sword fight on the cliffs of insanity, in the Princess Bride, was still done well, because they were having a relaxed fight. Apparently, the moves they talked about were real, but they weren't being performed in the moment, nor did they claim to be.
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