Destruction games

We’re still in Wroclaw, Poland. Akane Watanabe is still up. So is her opponent Elena Kuzminska. Round 3 is about to begin. The bell rings.

The German quickly takes a very relaxed stance as she comes out of her corner, dropping her left arm entirely and keeping her right hand comfortably low. The Pole suspects that something is up, so she doesn’t dare to approach just yet. She keeps her hands high enough to react to a darting attack. One of the options that Regina hinted at has materialised.

Takara: “Come on, chica. Knock this chick out and I’ll buy you something nice.”

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Little Storm plays a little game for a few seconds. She exaggerates her leg movement to make it look like she’s about to throw the biggest punch in the history of boxing, but doesn’t move her hands. That makes the Porcupine step back for fear of getting hurt.

Akane uses the occasion to gain ground and meet her opponent in the middle of the ring. She plants her left foot on the canvas. The girl in red and white has reflexes: she looks to slip a right hook over the German’s left hand, which started moving.

It’s bad timing since Akane’s uppercut rises much faster than the right hand can travel. It crushes her chin and forces her head up. The visitor killed two birds with one stone by hitting her host hard and making her lose sight of the action.

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Elena falls back and Akane pursues. Another attempt by the Pole to release the right while on the back foot is met by an incisive attack. Akane comes forward with a destructive right cross to use the generous amount of open space available. PAFF.

Alesia: “Akane is so powerful. It’s beautiful to watch her beating someone.”

Sophie: “I thought I was the only one enjoying it that much.”

Alesia: “Pffft. No way.”

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Doubling down

Akane thinks: “Oh yeah. Gotcha, girl. Gonna finish you here, now.”

The German backs up once again until she is very close to a corner. The Pole approaches very cautiously with her hands high since she’s been burned before. Akane even drops her right hand to suggest that she will throw an uppercut. She freezes there and waits to see if her opponent will charge.

Regina thinks: “I love Akane when she’s this confident. That’s my girl.”

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After much hesitation, Elena takes a risk. She gets closer and thinks of a way to mix things up. It may go better if she hammered the body. She shoots out a left hook aimed at Akane’s liver. Citizen Akane responds by grounding herself and winding up with the left hand.

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Who’s got the most speed? The German. A black glove crashes into Elena’s cheek to instantly stop a carefully planned attack. The host’s head spins against her will.

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Broken controller, game over

Elena has entered a new dimension. As a journeyman, she knows how to take pain and ride things out, but never has she felt like this. Her brain tries hard to steer the body with instructions, but “downstairs” doesn’t respond to “upstairs”.

Within a second, Akane pulls her left hand and puts severe torsion into her torso to deliver a rising right hook. The Pole’s disorderly defense can do nothing about the black glove that’s coming in. Leather, padding and knuckles are free to team up and find out how much force her face can still absorb.

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How much his too much? The answer is “this much”. Elena is flat on her back within a second. Akane looks at the downed fighter and sees the referee approaching. Little Storm knows what’s next. She jumps over the Pole and celebrates with a pump fist as soon as her feet are on the ground again.

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Akane turns around and runs back to Regina. Referee Zelda Deniz honours her reputation for strictness by declaring the knockout instantly. It would be a bad joke if she didn’t. The audience falls silent. Elena may not have been celebrated as a world-beater, but her durability used to raise eyebrows. Not today.

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The official particulars follow. Akane is declared the winner at 2:20 in Round 3. Her record improves to 10-3 after having scored her eighth knockout. Elena’s drops to 10-11 after suffering her first knockout.

Regina thinks: “She’s back and better than ever. Kuzminska was always beatable, but never knocked silly like that.”

Her Highness

The German has her subjects assembled for court in the middle of the ring after the announcement.

Alesia looks as though she wishes to say something, but she doesn’t dare.

Akane: “You may speak now.”

Alesia: “Your Majesty?”

Akane: “My humble servant.”

Alesia: “May I wrap your German title belt around your waist?”

Akane: “You shall.”

Alesia smiles: “Always so gracious!”

The world champion makes sure it’s a snug fit as Sophie Schumann and Takara Oshima take a deep bow. Their effort is met with proper salutation by today’s queen of the ring.

Sophie: “You were sexy and powerful, Your Highness.”

Takara: “You still are, Your Grace!”

Akane: “Thank you, my loyal vassals.”

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