HA3 1.3 – Knock Out
“This is Hayashida,” Coach Kotaro introduced a young man in his early twenty to Hide. “He is a boxer, but he will switch to MMA starting this year.”
“Hello Kido, nice to meet you,” Hayashida happily said.
“Nice to meet you too, Senior Hayashida,” Hide said as he gave Hayashida a light bow. “Please lend me your guidance, and you can call me Hide.”
After a smile Hayashida said, “What a polite junior.”
“Yeah,” Coach Kotaro said as he gave Hayashida a long side glance. “Unlike certain rascal who leisurely takes his time before growing respect for his seniors and coach.”
Hayashida instantly scratched the back of his head while embarrassingly smiled. “Coach, I’m not that kind of rascal anymore.”
“Yeah, that’s why I don’t kick you out of my gym.” After a pause Coach Kotaro turned his gaze to Hide. “Hide, honestly, right now your punch is not strong enough to hurt Hayashida even if you manage to land some on him, but you can use grappling or a kick so I guess it’s a fair game.”
“Can Senior Hayashida use grappling too?” Hide curiously asked.
“Right now he can’t, not yet,” Coach Kotaro calmly replied. “But he knows well how to defend himself from grappling, so it won’t easy either to defeat him using grappling.
The main point from this sparring is to give you an introduction to a one-on-one fight. I will also use it to assess your fighting style, and design the most suitable training to amplify its strong point and overcome its weak point.”
“Understood, Coach.”
“What about me coach?” Hayashida teasingly said. “What positive gain I can get from this sparring?”
“Your seniors do it for you for free back then. Now, it’s your turn to do it for your junior.”
After pressing his lips Hayashida said, “Fine.”
“And don’t you dare to fool around.”
“I won’t,” Hayashida firmly said.
“Good, get ready then.”
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After wearing the sparring gears, Hide and Hayashida immediately entered the fighting matt. After only a glance on Hayashida’s body, Hide could tell that he was a well-built boxer. It would take a few years of intensive training to have that kind of built.
And even if Hide never watched boxing match in the TV, he believed that Hayashida’s built was above average boxer and he would achieve excellent result in national level.
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‘Maybe my fighting experience can make up for the difference in our physical fitness, but for now going all out in a public spar is not wise,’ Hide muttered as he put forward his hands.
“No low blow, strike on the throat, or strike on the back of the head,” Coach Kotaro said as he put Hide’s hand and Hayashida’s hand together and held it. “And when I said stop, stop immediately or I will use painful means to stop you.”
““Yes, Coach,”” Hide and Hayashida nodded almost at the same time.
After looking at Hide and Hayashida alternately, Coach Kotaro then let a go his hold and said, “Fight!”
Hide and Hayashida immediately took a few steps backward while raising their hands to guard their chin. As for Coach Kotaro, he swiftly exited the fighting matt, and joined the medical staff who he asked to standby for the sparring.
‘Time to dig some data,’ Coach Kotaro muttered as the sparring started.
In casual manner, Hayashida closed the distance. His footwork was light and smooth. Then, without prior warning he threw a lightning speed jab.
Baam!
Hayashida left fist precisely landed on Hide’s face. As the result, Hide staggering backward a few steps.
‘What the heck…This jab felt like a straight,’ Hide muttered as he shook his dizzy head. ‘If it hit me in the chin, I will drop me to the floor.’
At the same time a smile bloomed on Hayashida’s lips. As he took a few step backward he said, “For your information, my left jab is not only fast, but also pretty strong.”
“Yeah, it hit like a brick.”
“Have you ever got a hit by a jab before?” Hayashida curiously asked.
“Never,” Hide calmly replied. Then, as a cold gleam flashed in his eyes Hide muttered, ‘In this lifetime I mean. As in the previous life, I ate lot of jabs, especially from underground match.
Even so, only a few were as fast and as strong as yours. You are definitely not an ordinary boxer.’
At the same time, big question mark popped up on Hayashida’s forehead. As he looked at Hide straight in the eyes he asked, “Not even in the street fight?”
“I never did street fight,” Hide replied before shaking his head one more time.
“That’s weird.” Hayashida tilted his head to the side as he continued, “You know, as soon as you put your guard on, I instantly get a sensation similar to when I face someone with lot of street fight experience.”
“Senior Hayashida, I think it’s just your imagination,” Hide replied while putting an innocence face.
“Maybe.” After a moment of silence Hayashida then lowered his hands to the side. “How about we try this? In this round, I will let you to try to hit me, and I will not hit you back. I will only defend myself with evasive footwork.”
“You damn rascal!” Vein popped-up on Coach Kotaro’s forehead as he sternly looked at Hayashida. “I said don’t fool around.”
“Coach,” Hayashida calmly replied. “If I do it seriously from the start, this fight will end in seconds and Hide will gain nothing.”
After letting out a deep sigh Coach Kotaro said, “I shouldn’t pick you and I wouldn’t pick you again.”
“Come on Coach, don’t be too hard on new kid,” Hayashida casually said. Then, he turned his gaze to Hide, “Are you ready?”
“I’m.” After a moment of pause Hide asked, “But what if I knock you out?”
“Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.” Hayashida amusingly smiled before adding, “That’s funny kid.”
“I’m serious,” Hide calmly said.
Hayashida instantly let out a deep sigh. “Let alone knock me out, I will treat you a bowl of ramen if you hit me even once.”
“Understood.”
Wasting no time Hide stepped forward, and Hayashida smiled as he saw Hide’s right shoulder starting to rotate. However, the thing that came after that was not a right straight, but a front kick from right leg. It was compact and swift like elastic steel, and carried tons of power.
BAAAM!
Hide’s right heel precisely landed on Hayashida’s unprotected chin, and it’s not just resulting in a mere pushing force, but explosive impact that so hard until it shook Hayashida’s brain in an unpleasant manner.
As the result, after wobbling backward with a face facing the ceiling, Hayashida’s eyes rolled back and then his body powerlessly fell to the matt like a dry towel.
As he pointed his finger at Hayashida, the senior medical staff who stood next to Coach Kotaro asked, “Coach, is he faking it like the last time he had spar with a guest boxer, or it’s a real knock out this time?”
“It’s real,” Coach Kotaro calmly replied.
“I see.” The senior medical staff then took his assistant to check on Hayashida.
At the same time, Coach Kotaro looked at the unconscious Hayashida while letting out a deep sigh. ‘This idiot, too stupid as usual, but Hide also doesn’t look like a fresh starter just now.’
After giving Hide a curious glance for a moment, Coach Kotaro then walked over to the medical staff. They already waked up Hayashida and just completed the examination on him. He looked confuse as hell, and it was natural because this was the first time someone gave him a high front kick from such a close distance. Even Coach Kotaro never imagined that Hide could pull such compact and powerful front kick in a sparring.
At the same time, the tense expression on the medical staff’s face had gone. Coach Kotaro immediately took a deep breath full of relief before making the final confirmation.
“How is he?”
“Fortunately, he wears hard head protection gear,” The senior medical staff calmly replied.
“Or?” Coach Kotaro curiously asked.
“He will on his way to hospital right now.”
“I see.” After a short pause Coach Kotaro asked another question. “Can he continue?”
“He can.”
“Well then, let’s not waste time and get this idiot ready for second round.”
“Roger, Coach.”
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