Chapter 14： State Championship II

Chapter 14 State Championship II

The heavyweight competition ended, and the first round of the cruiserweight (above 90 kg) and light heavyweight (above 79.45 kg) continued. It was around two o'clock in the afternoon, and the super middleweight competition began. SuperMiddleweight (above 76.27 kg) ).

Link weighed 77.4 kilograms before the game, belonging to the super middleweight category.

In the first round, his opponent was a black boxer from Everglades City in the west. His skin color was much darker than Mario's, with shiny skin and a lean body. He was an agile player.

At the beginning of the first round, the opponent took the initiative to attack Link. Link deliberately deceived himself into the opponent's attack range, using his head as a vulnerability to attract the opponent's attack.

The opponent was indeed fooled and hit him in the head with a vicious straight punch.

"You got Fooled."

Mario shouted.

Link used his super-fast reaction ability to avoid the opponent's fist by turning his head. In the opponent's surprised expression, his fist unexpectedly came to the black man's left face and smashed it hard!

Bang!

A fierce punch, knocking the opponent staggering and falling to the ground.

"Wow!"

“Oh, MyGod!”

There was a burst of exclamation from the scene.

Because Link is handsome and has a strong and **** figure, when he took the stage, the female audience paid him attention. When they saw him knocking out his opponent with one punch, the audience exclaimed loudly, and the cheers were louder than any other show. big.

“It’s this trick again, it’s this trick again, it’s too insidious.”

Mario covered his face, remembering the first time he was beaten unconscious. Even though half a month had passed, he was still a little dizzy when he thought about it.

“This trick is so cruel, I dare say no one can crack it. I wish I could learn it.”

Reggie said excitedly.

 West shook his head, touched the white stubble on his chin and said, "It's very difficult. This move requires extremely high speed, strength, and reaction ability. Most people can't learn it."

“I don’t believe it. I’ll learn from Link when I get back. Next time I play a game, I’ll use this trick to trick my opponent as well.”

Mario said firmly.

In the boxing ring, due to the protection of the sponge headgear, after the opponent was knocked down, he was not knocked unconscious and quickly got up to compete again.

After just suffering a loss, the black boxer became smarter and kept dodging in the next two rounds, not fighting him at all. As long as he stepped forward, the black boxer would back away or hug him, not giving him a fight. His chance to land some serious punches.

Link is also a little helpless. Compared with the boxers in the bar and the three opponents in the regional competition, the contestants in the state championship are obviously stronger, with good speed and defense.

He throws ten punches, and the opponent will dodge at least seven of them.

As the opponent's strength increases, the difficulty of the game also increases accordingly.

If you want to win the game quickly, you must use more sophisticated skills.

"Link, take your time, don't deliberately pursue KO opponents, as long as you can win."

At the end of the second round, in the rest area, West pulled him and warned him.

"I see!"

Link nodded and spat out the water in his mouth. Staying appropriately hungry during the game will allow him to perform better, just like a hungry cheetah.

At the beginning of the third round, Link slowed down his attacking pace, stopped with stillness, and responded to all changes with stability.

When his opponent saw that he was no longer pursuing him, he thought that his physical strength was declining, so he changed his tactics and slowed down the pace of the game.

Just 50 seconds into the third round, when the opponent retreated to the edge of the corner, Link suddenly struck out, hitting the opponent's arm with a long-distance throwing punch, breaking the opponent's arms defense, and then hit a backhand right swing → , hitting the opponent's cheek, and then hitting the opponent's forehead with a straight punch.

Bang!

This time the punch was more accurate. The fist hit the opponent's face. The opponent took two steps back and hit the rope first, then fell to the ground.

Although the opponent was protected by a sponge headgear, the punch was relatively heavy and the blow was very real. The opponent struggled twice and failed to get up.

The referee decided that Link won.

In amateur matches, the sponge headgear worn by both parties can significantly reduce the boxer's punch weight. With boxing gloves, the 100-pound punch weight can be reduced to about 10 pounds.

At a double cut, one punch knocked the opponent to the point where he could not get up. The punch was so heavy that it was the first time this happened in this championship.

After Link won by KO, the audience cheered loudly and applauded for his two wonderful KOs.

Link waved his fist and returned to the stage.

"Link, you are so powerful. You can knock down your opponent even if he is wearing a hood." Reggie flattered him in time. Mario next to him shook his nose and snorted, "Now you know how hard it is to be his sparring partner." Is it dangerous? I risk my life every time I train with him. It’s not easy.”

“But your boxing skills have also improved a lot.” Reggie said with a smile.

“Of course, I paid for this with my life.”

Mario said, patting his chest.

Link didn't sound too happy. In the first round of the state championship, he was dragged into the third round by his opponent. In the national championship, the opponent's strength will increase and it will probably be more difficult to deal with.

He originally planned to reach the finals of the Golden Gloves Championship with a record of KOing all opponents, and use his tyrannical strength to win the attention of the media.

It seems very difficult now. Link clenched his fist and secretly blamed himself. He should train harder. If he had heavier punches, faster speed, and faster reaction ability, the game would be easy, and there would be no such thing. concern.

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After the super middleweight competition, the middleweight (over 72 kg) competition continued. Reggie wore boxing gloves to compete. His opponent was not weak. The two sides fought for ten rounds, and Reggie won by points. , the score is 96:88.

This score is assessed by the on-site referee.

There are six referees at the championship site, three scoring line judges, two referees, and one ring referee. The game is scored by computer.

There are 10 rounds in each amateur game, each round is 2 minutes, which is two fewer rounds and 1 minute shorter than the professional game.

Each round is worth 10 points for each side.

When two boxers show the same ability and strength without showing any obvious advantage, each fighter will score 10 points, 10-10.

When two boxers suffered the same blow this round and the other boxer has the advantage, the one with the advantage gets 1 point, 10-9.

When a fighter wins the round by clear advantage, the dominant side gets two points, 10-8.

Knocked down the opponent once in the game, showing an overwhelming advantage, 10-7

The winner knocks down his opponent twice in this round, or has an overwhelming advantage and knocks down his opponent once, 10-6.

If the two sides fight for 10 rounds, after the game ends, the three scoring judges will add up the scores of the ten rounds. The side with more total points wins, which is called "win by points" in boxing.

Winning by points will also result in three different situations due to the different scoring situations of the three judges:

Three judges unanimously decided, and the winner will be recorded as UD;

One judge judges boxer A as the winner, and the other two judges judge boxer B as the winner. The result of side B’s match is recorded as SD;

One judge will judge both sides to be a draw on points, and the other two judges will judge one side to be a point winner, and the winning side will be recorded as MD.

Reggie had an obvious advantage in the game. The last three judges unanimously decided to win cumulatively, marking it as UD.

After the middleweight competition, the second round of heavyweight competition continued.

In this round, Mario's opponent was a strong white man with very good skills. The two sides fought for 10 rounds on the stage. Mario knocked down his opponent once, and his opponent also scored a few points on his head.

The score between the two sides was 91:94. One referee judged Mario to win, and two judges judged the white boxer to win. Mario lost the game by a small margin.

"Discrimination! Absolutely discrimination. If I were a white man, they would definitely decide that I won."

After stepping down, Mario said angrily.

“Shut up, you!”

West pulled him out of the ring.

Among the five referees in this game, there is one white, two black, and two Latino. Even if there is discrimination, there is nothing that can be done about it. But in fact, the referee's decision is not a big problem, it is Mario's playing style.

He adopted defensive tactics in the first round and found that his opponent was of average strength. In the second round, he took the lead in attacking. But this time he encountered a technically good opponent who defended well. Mario was second and third. In four rounds, he only knocked down his opponent once, which was completely unable to kill the game like in the first round.

After the fifth round, Mario was unable to attack and was forced to defend. His fight was very weak. The white boxer had a certain advantage on the scene.

Had it not been for Mario's knockdown, the score gap between the two sides would have been even greater.

So in the end the referee judged the white boxer to be the winner, and there was a certain basis for it. If Mario insisted on requesting arbitration, the committee members of the Amateur Boxing Association would not support him.

"snort!"

West had a dark face after he came off the field and didn't want to look at him again. During the game just now, he asked Mario to change his tactics many times. Mario didn't listen to the advice, underestimated the enemy and advanced arrogantly. He thought he was training with Link. , his strength has improved and he can easily defeat his opponents, but obviously his strength is not as high as he imagined.

Mario calmed down when he saw West's dark face and scratched his forehead, "West, it's my fault. I didn't expect him to be so skilled. I thought he might enter the finals."

"Whether he can enter the finals has nothing to do with you. You have already been eliminated." West snorted coldly.

“I know it’s wrong, but what’s the use, the game is over.”

Mario thought that he would not be able to participate in the next game. He looked at his fist and growled. He sat on the chair with a depressed look on his face. Looking at Link who was listening to music and Reggie who was playing mobile games, he said unhappily: "I lose." Why don't you comfort me?"

"Huh? You lost? So quickly? I don't know." Reggie raised his head and asked in surprise.

"Fake Squidward! I'm playing a game and you're playing games down there?" Mario covered his chest and suffered double damage.

“Sorry, I will definitely watch the next game.” Reggie said politely.

"Farke! I've been eliminated and I'm going home. There is no next game, do you understand?" Mario yelled, grabbing his shoulders.

“Losing is nothing to show off, so why are you shouting so loudly?”

Link picked his ears, leaned on his seat and stretched, "Besides, you brought this on yourself. If you don't listen to West's strategies for you, who's to blame? You should go to the lounge and find a notebook to write. A 10,000-word review instead of ranting here.”

"Hmph! You're great if you didn't lose. There will always be times when you lose, and then I will use these words to laugh at you." Mario said angrily with a stinky face.

“Man, you’re not going to stand a chance.”

Link shook his index finger, stood up and went backstage to prepare.

Thanks to the old book friend Waist Controller for the reward. The new book has just been released, so please give me your criticisms and make corrections as much as possible within your ability. . grateful!

(End of this chapter)