Author notes: Should I give a name to the helper of Fujii? I mean I tried to investigate but the wiki doesn't have his name or the IMDb, of anime-planet or animelist.
So Names?
Kitadake means northern peak (It's a mountain)
Takao means high mountain ridge (also a mountain)
Asahi means morning sun (also a mountain)
I put mountains well because Fujii is like the mountain and to keep the wordplay.
Mari Iimura is Truth and immaturity or "Well Village"
Any suggestions or the three above you can vote.
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BAM!!!!
The mouthpiece of Ichiro fell to the canvas, he grabbed his stomach and kneeled.
Takamura moved to the center "DOWN, to your…"
BOOM! Ippo fell too.
Takamura was confused "Double Down?"
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Kamogawa shouted "Start counting"
One… Two…
The helper beside Fujii took a picture "What happens in this case?"
Fujii put his hand on his beard "Well Technically both lose, as we are in a sparring match, I guess both of them will lose"
Three… Four…
"Waaah, they are standing"
"Dude! Come on Ippo stand-up"
"Miyata! You're conscious come on stand!"
Miyata senior was hitting the canvas, "Ichiro, raise your head"
Kamogawa also was shouting "Kid are you awake, you can do it"
Sora asked "So it's recorded as a draw, or can we do it for both lose the match" he purposely raised his voice.
Ippo twitched in the mat, and Ichiro growled.
Ichiro moved his legs 'Over my dead body I would register a loss to him'
Five…
Ippo regained normal consciousness 'I need to stand, I am awake, I haven't finished'
Both of them moved in unison, putting his weight on a knee.
Six…
Sora could swear he heard the glowing green eye thing.
Seven…
Ippo raised his body halfway, Ichiro was already standing, and he was trying to regain his boxing stance.
Ippo finally stood and raised his stance, Ichiro gritting his teeth, put his guard too.
Takamura looked at both pushing a little the gloves and determined "BOX"
But neither of them moved ahead, Ichiro was trying to regain his condition, and Ippo was still dazed.
Ippo clenched his fists against his mouth 'That was a great counter, but I wonder how he fell?'
Ichiro was angry, his jolt may not have been perfect, but the timing was on point, and his heart was bursting with emotion, he couldn't understand how he survived that.
Fujii talked with his helper "Ippo once again broke the counter with a scary tactic, pushing your head to the front to minimize the force of the punch is a great way in paper, but purposely being hit is not something I recommend, the kid is nuts"
He raised his camera and flashed another, "Well, they are both hurt. How much time is left of the round?"
Fujii looked at his watch "Less than a minute"
Ichiro keeps on stabilizing himself.
Sora shouted "Ippo don't let him recover, there is still time"
Coach Kamogawa grunted because he was about to shout the same.
Ippo took a large breath and went on the offensive. He threw small lefts and one-twos in between them, but Ichiro held his hands and went for the clinch.
Takamura was annoyed "Break! Come on break!"
"Miyata never clinches, damn"
Both boxers were panting Ichiro kept on clinching and recovering, and Ippo was getting slower with time.
Sora shouted again "Ippo, you can hit him when the clinch is held"
Ippo heard him and the next time, he put his left by his side, Ichiro clinched, but he couldn't hold both arms, Ippo turned his waist and made contact with the liver.
BAM!
"Ouch! That must hurt!"
"Dude that hit is cheating, how come you can hit so close with that much strength"
Fujii furiously wrote on his pad, "This kid keeps amazing me"
The helper put down the camera after he made another pic "It's too close how he punched like that?"
They were interrupted by a second punch, this time Ichiro broke the clinch and hit Ippo on the side with a right, Ippo stammered and couldn't pursue in time. The bell rang
"To your corners" Takamura moved in between them.
Kamogawa put a towel on Ippo's head "Did you notice? In the second half of the round Miyata used it to recover his damage, good job on the last punches"
Coach looked at Sora and added "Great job kid"
Sora smiled, while Ippo was looking at the other corner "His breathing went from heavy to regular, the next two rounds will be difficult if I don't do something"
Kamogawa wiped Ippo's sweat, while Sora gave him some water and the sink to spit it.
In the other corner…
Miyata senior looked at his son "You can't clinch anymore, that punch is not something you can resist"
Ichiro nodded his head and kept on breathing slowly.
His dad put an ice pack on Ichiro's side and massaged the area. "It's inflamed already. Can you keep the next two rounds?"
"Of course I can" Ichiro's eyes were burning with emotion.
Miyata senior smiled "Go for it"
"Seconds out" Takamura exclaimed
THIRD ROUND.
Ippo made a step-in and rushed with a left, but Ichiro sidestepped and received the punch with his right while punching with his left on Ippo's head. Then he pushed inside with three blows to the body. When Ippo noticed the blows, he threw a right, but Ichiro was already out of the zone.
Ippo threw a left hook, and Ichiro dodged with his waist and punched from below, Ippo retaliated with two lefts, but Ichiro counter the second and went away, he started some hit tactics while keeping his distance, Ippo was dancing to the tune of Ichiro.
"Hit and run…" Fujii talked with his helper "It tires out the opponent. There's a low chance of a one-hit KO, but it leaves a lot of damage"
Ichiro kept hitting the body and the face, Ippo felt some despair for not being able to hit Ichiro anymore, when a voice reached his ears "Stop rushing, look at his feet and regain your boxing" Sora was repeating the same over and over, Ippo's mind recovered and stop rushing, he put his guard up to his nose, and started breathing slowly.
Ichiro clicked his tongue 'Damn him' but he didn't rush into Ippo's zone, he kept circling Ippo and throwing some punches to keep him from recovering.
Ippo looked at Ichiro with determination, he started to weave his body, and when Ichiro made a step to the side Ippo reached the timing and went ahead, Ichiro was surprised but still he was prepared, and threw a short upper to hit Ippo.
The guard was strong and it didn't move, Ichiro made a backstep but before jumping out of the distance a punch reached his side guard and blew his hand.
Ichiro exclaimed out loud "Damn"
Ippo did a step in and clenched his arm, Ichiro couldn't put his guard on time so he pushed forward and clinched.
BAM!
That was a bad move, Ippo hit the body of Ichiro from a close distance and his body was elevated for a second.
"OHHH!"
"Ouch! That must hurt"
"He flew!?"
Ichiro clenched his teeth and didn't fall, he threw a combination and hit Ippo's face twice, Ippo threw a right but Ichiro connected an upper as a counter, Ippo's mouthpiece flew to the air, Ichiro went for the finish and opened his guard with a full body right, Ippo's face went backward and he fell to the canvas.
Takamura moved "Down, to your corner"
Ichiro barely moved to the corner, he was gasping for air, and holding his stomach, "Damn he got me good"
Three… Four…
Ippo raised his arms and looking for his mouthpiece he stood.
At the count of seven Ippo was once again into the fight.
"BOX"
"You can do it Ippo"
"Ichiro another down and he's out"
"Ippo hold on!"
"We want a KO finish"
The chanting started once again and the gym was exploding with emotion.
Ippo tried to dash but the bell rang, both fighters went to their corners and the last comments on this match were made.
Miyata senior "That was a great counter, are you still on the game?"
Ichiro "I can't receive another, but I'm still in, I will win this"
In the other corner the coach was preoccupied "I can't believe you keep standing, you're taking years from my life, aren't you satisfied?"
Ippo moved his head "No, I can still do something, there is something we trained that I haven't connected"
"Seconds out"
Coach smiled 'The upper huh?'
FOURTH ROUND
Ippo stabilized and put his guard up but Ichiro went ahead this time, with full full-powered punch he tried to destroy Ippo's guard, but it held up, and Ichiro rushed and threw full combinations.
Left, Right, Hook, Left Hook, Left, Left, Right, Upper, Smash, Crooked Hook, Ichiro was putting everything out, some of them started to connect, he was alternating between the body and the head, but he wasn't slowing down, Ippo walked to the front while blocking the barrage of Ichiro.
But contrary to the manga, Ichiro received more damage on the body in this match, so after 30 seconds his stamina went down, and he slowed a lot, Ippo let one pass and blocked with an open glove, and Ichiro tried to punch another one, but Ippo clenched his left.
Ichiro put his guard to the chin… he saw the motion. Ippo went with an upper at close range he couldn't dodge on time, he waited for the punch but it didn't come.
BAAAAAM!
"Oh my God!"
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Flashback…
"What do you mean the upper won't connect," Ippo said to Sora.
Sora smiled "Your upper sounds terrifying but it won't connect unless you make an opening, why not make the motion and change your waist like this to punch the side, when the opponent is holding his liver, make a right upper"
Kamogawa touched his chin "It would work, but the motion to make your opponent guard his face needs to be prepared from past rounds, work on it from the beginning and use it as a trump card"
Ippo made a confused face "I will try"
Sora laughed "Tactics aren't your strong right"
Coach and Sora laughed.
End of flashback…
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Ichiro's face saw the punch he felt like his body was crumbling, his guard went to his side even if he didn't want to move his arms, he tried to dodge his mind telling him to move, it was urgent but he couldn't move on time, the right upper made to his temple and his body shot toward the ropes.
His hands tangled with the corner and the rope of the red corner just beside his dad.
Ippo dashed to Ichiro to end the match but was tackled by Takamura "To your corner! He's down"
Ippo relaxed and his knees started trembling, he walked to the neutral corner slowly. 'He's strong, I need to be strong too'
Seven… Eight…
"Ichiro move your arms, com…" but Miyata stopped talking he saw his son put his guard up.
Ichiro took a step, then another, and he started to move to the center of the ring.
Nine…
"Stop counting! He put his guard up" Miyata was shouting to Takamura
Ten…
"Bullshit" Miyata roared, but he shut when he saw Ichiro stop moving.
Takamura smiled "He put his guard up and came to the match, but he's still unconscious, what great determination"
Takamura shouted "THE WINNER IS IPPO"
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Author notes: See ya in two days, have to work on the planning for the next week's classes
Also, put some Power Stones, please, I wonder if I could win over the other Ippo's fanfic.