Author notes: I started working today and I'm beat… so maybe this chapter will be smaller.
Past Me, I hate you for not working the things you needed on time.
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Third Round – Sora's Pov
'Damn… how come he feels faster than my past matches, it doesn't make any sense' I dodged another left, parried his right, and hit some myself, we danced each other I mostly recovered from the past punches.
'My fight with Bentham was easy as hell, and I have now three months to recover my body, this can't be' I prepared myself and went to trade some punches, Kimura dodged the first one but I already learned the way he dodged, so the second left was more guided to his face, I connected and followed fast with a right, Kimura received but threw his body to the side and dodged the third punch.
It was then that I got distracted and I received a full right into my nose, Kimura didn't slow down and went with a one-two, I was barely able to block the other punch, so I went three steps back. I put my guard up. It hurts but… It didn't hurt that much. I chuckled internally 'Is this anime power?'
'I can't believe that it's anime power, it's my adrenaline working full throttle' I snapped from the punches and went again on the offensive, I parried one left from him and bent my waist to the side, punching an upper with some elevation. Kimura couldn't dodge completely and got smashed with the upper. 'GOT YOU!' I shouted in my mind.
It was my moment, after the upper, I went for the kill, left, right, left hook, all of them connected on Kimura's face and body.
"Ohhh Tsuyoshi got him good!"
"Finally some punches landed"
"Yeah, Kimura is nothing" Aoki was shouting and laughing.
'JERK!' Kimura thought of his friend.
Kimura didn't let other punch land on his face, he blocked, and so I changed my approach and hit a full-body triple right hook.
BAM! The first one I felt his body tense, and he grunted, BAM! The second punch moved him half a step to the left, and his face frowned, BAAM! the third one made his knees weak. 'Finally!'
I savored the victory and turning my body I moved my left to Three…. Four…. Five…
'Damn, Damn, Damn! This happened again, stupid counters' I moved my head to regain my focus.
Six… Seven…
Kimura was on the corner with his head looking at the ceiling and was breathing heavily.
'I damaged him, he's not out of damage' I put my hand on my knee and the other glove on the canvas and pushed myself to be on guard.
Eight… "Box!" The coach exclaimed.
'How much time is left' I looked to the side but I couldn't manage to see the clock when Kimura dashed to continue hitting me.
I blocked the first combination 'How did I get floored?' I moved to the side but I noticed that I moved slowly 'Ok! I have some damage left from the down' The other strategy was to tighten my guard, 'But let's not do that' I smiled, 'he needs to pay his debt'
Kimura shot a left, and I moved to the side and threw a slow left, he parried.
He threw another and I did the same, but I countered with a right hook, he also blocked it.
'It's time' I prepared mentally for the timing but the bell rang at that moment!
"To your corners"
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Takamura was angry "So your final move is to leave yourself hit with a right to the chin?"
I was annoyed and answered "Of course not, but I needed the timing of his left, but he threw a right there"
Takamura tossed me a towel "Well… This is the last round, what are you planning?"
"It's a one-two modified, I only need to grasp the timing and he will go down" I finished using the towel and threw it back to him.
Takamura dodged and the towel fell with Aoki
"Hey! what the hell?"
In the other corner…
Shinoda finished wiping the sweat "Are you good still?"
Kimura sighed "I don't want to lose again with a rookie, the last match was also a loss, I need a win to be proud to enter the rookie king tournament"
Shinoda nodded "That's a good mentality, what are you going to do?"
Kimura looked at Sora and said "My box"
Kamogawa moved to the center and indicated the start of the fourth round.
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Final Round
Neither boxer moved to the other, they both sized themselves, a left from Sora, dodged, a left from Kimura, dodged and countered by a right that was blocked by Kimura.
With a three-fast barrage of left from Sora, Kimura received the second one in the body, but he pushed to the front, throwing a one-two, Sora dodged both punches and hit a left followed by a fast right to the body.
Kimura blocked and threw a left, Sora dodged to the side and threw a slow left, and Kimura dodged.
Kimura accelerated and went for two left, but Sora moved faster to the left and threw a right hook, Kimura blocked it.
At this moment Shinoda saw the glove of Sora and noticed how he clenched his right hand. He was about to shout when the left of Kimura tried again to punch Sora.
Sora grasping the timing, hit with a left, Kimura barely dodged to his left, when a right was in front of him, he opened his eyes, and everything slowed in his vision.
"A one-two?! A jab-short hook!?" Kimura tried to grit his jaw to receive the punch, but it was too late the short hook smashed his head and his brain moved, his knees buckled and he fell to the canvas.
Sora did a gut pose "Fuck yeah!" he was pushed to the corner while Kamogawa counted.
One… Two… Three…
Sora put his arms over the corner and smiled 'It's over, he can't stand up, the "Suzie Q" was perfect, he must be trying to stay conscious'
Four… Five…
Sora breathed deeply when he heard "Ohh! He's standing!"
'What?!' Sora turned fast and looked at Kimura putting his hand on the ropes and pushing him up.
Six… He fell and rolled on the floor.
'Yeah stay down!' Seven…
Kimura tried again and pushed his body with all his strength. Eight…
'It can't be' Sora opened his mouth. Nine…
"BOX!"
'Fuck' Sora rushed to him and threw all he had.
Left, Left hook, right, Left, right upper, Overhand, Triple upper, Smashing one after another.
Kimura only put his guard up and didn't retaliate, Sora was desperate, he put more force into each punch, and they turned slow but heavy.
Kimura stood up, but he started to get dizzy from the damage to his head.
Sora finally cracked the guard and with a well-connected upper he lifted his head, Sora threw a left and Kimura's face went to the side. Sora followed with another right hook and his face moved to the side, his knees once again faltered, but his hand got tangled with the ropes and he didn't go down.
'Damn' Sora dashed in, but the coach stopped him. DING DING DING
The bell sounded. A flash appeared and the public roared.
"Daaaamn! That was amazing!"
"The kid has guts!"
"Good Job Sora" Ippo shouted.
Ichiro smiled and with a low voice said "Pretty cool Sora"
Kamogawa left some time for Kimura to recover and holding both hands, he lifted…
Everyone gulped.
Ippo's mouth dangled open "Why?"
Kamogawa held Kimura's hand up.
'Damn, I lost…' Sora growled in his mind.
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Author Notes:
The schedule for chapters will be. Mon-Wed-Fri 3 chapters a week, and If I get more than 50 power stones by Friday I will work on an extra chapter for the weekend.
Thursday no chap.
For the guy that asked, yes this is a story from Weak to Strong. (Ippo, Kenichi, Simon, Ryugamine, Dai) I love all these stories. But he will grow stronger.
Also… Idk if this is a spoiler so read at your own risk.
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Yes! The world of Hajime no Ippo, has got anime power, all of them are faster, stronger, and resist more punches than a normal boxer.
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I have a class of High schoolers, and I know how much a kid of 17, or 18 can resist some punches. So I'm trying to maintain some reality but it will morph into anime style.
Hope you like the chapter, see ya next time!
(Also how did you guys find the fights? This is the first time I write action like this)