Chapter 19: Semi-finals (1)

Madison Garden Plaza. In the www.biquge.info competition gymnasium, the pen "Fun" Pavilion was full of spectators at this time.

Today's Golden Glove League will have a semi-final, which is different from the previous days, when the games were played together. In today's semi-finals, each level of competition will be played in order, from small to large.

Lin Ye stood in the lounge, waiting quietly.

Yesterday, Jenon was informed of his semi-final opponent. A young man from Texas, Jewish, named Turnerley. At the age of twenty, he has an amateur record of 256 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws, and his record is very terrifying. Tenare is 1.79cm tall and has a slightly inferior arm span than Lin Ye, with 184cm.

Tenare was born into a boxing family, and his father and uncle both won the boxing championship belt. He is also the favourite to win the super featherweight division this year. Tenare's technique is good, he has a lot of power, but he is a little less fast, and he is good at hitting back-to-back hooks and combinations at close range.

The staff of the Golden Gloves entered the break room and began to conduct inspections and preparations. When the last featherweight (126-pound) bout was over, the staff began urging Lin Ye to get ready to enter.

Lin Ye was dressed in a white cloak, and Jenon was holding Vaseline in his hand, carefully smearing Lin Ye's exposed skin. Vaseline's lubrication can effectively reduce the damage of the fist gloves on the skin.

Norton carried a bucket, ice pack and other things, patted Lin Ye on the shoulder and said, "Take it easy, kid." Now, go to power, beat that Tenare, and then teach that Filipino a good lesson. ”

Lin Ye nodded, a determined glint in his eyes. After receiving instructions, the staff signaled to open the entrance. Lin Ye walked out along the passage, and on the way to the ring from the auditorium, many spectators waved enthusiastically to him. Coming to the ring, drilling through the rope, and entering the ring, Lin Ye took a deep breath and adjusted his state to the best.

Since it was a semi-final, the pre-match ceremony was longer than the previous days' matches. The host in a suit and leather shoes, after introducing the names, situations, and physical data of both parties, passed the microphone through the arm of the judge from behind and handed it to the mouth of the judge. After taking Lin Ye and Tenare's hands and talking about some rules and regulations of the game, the game began.

Lin Ye stood in the corner of the platform, and his body jumped slightly. With a crisp bell ringing, the judge in the center of the stage waved his hand, and the first round officially began.

Lin nocturn's arm leaned cautiously towards Turner. The footsteps moved a few times, the body shook, and the first straight punch was struck. Tenare raised his fist and blocked the straight punch. When blocking the punch, Tenare also followed it with a left-handed jab.

Lin Ye stepped back, avoiding Tenare's jab. Turnare jabs into the air and presses up. But Lin Ye's curved arm defense was very tight, and Tenare did not find Lin Ye's gap. With his fists in his hands, Tenare stared at Lin Ye tightly, and at the same time moved his feet, looking for an opportunity to attack around Lin Ye. Lin Ye also tensed his nerves, his eyes watched the other party's every move without blinking, and his body kept moving slightly.

Both sides are cautiously confronting each other to find the other's flaws, and at the same time defend themselves tightly and do not expose gaps.

After a moment of confrontation, Lin Ye took the lead. He took a small step back, pulled away, and then threw a straight left hand. At the same time as the straight punch of his left hand was thrown, Lin Ye's right arm was pressed against his chest, and his fist was against his chin. If this attack is unfavorable, Lin Ye's right arm will defend against the opponent's counterattack and firmly protect his chest and chin.

Turnerley swung his head slightly, and dodged the punch without a trace. At the same time, he stepped towards Lin Ye, Lin Ye stepped back again, immediately withdrew his left straight fist, and then hit again. This time, the fist was on Tenare's head. When the straight left punch hit his opponent, Lin Ye stepped forward with a sprint, and his right hand hooked from the bottom up, slamming into Tenare's temple.

Tenare took two punches, grabbed the gap in Lin Ye's attack, and pasted it, and at the same time, the left and right hooks were ready, and once they were close, they immediately bombarded mercilessly. Tenare's footsteps were faster than Lin Ye's, and Lin Ye saw that it was too late to retreat now, so he turned his mind around, and immediately advanced instead of retreating, and also posted it.

Lin Ye's actions made Turner a little puzzled. But he soon understood, Lin Ye leaned up and quickly stuck to TennerΓ©. The two bodies were pressed against each other, and Tenare suddenly ran out of room to punch. Turner wanted to get out and pull the distance. Lin Ye stretched out his arm and wrapped Tenare's arm tightly, and the two of them hugged for a while, and then stepped forward to separate the two.

After the two separated, Lin Ye attacked straight punches again, and his front hand punches were frequently pointed. Tenare couldn't beat the mid-to-close-range attack that he was best at, and in desperation, he had to start a long-distance battle with Lin Ye, returning color with straight punches. Lin Ye's straight punches are fully at the level of a professional fighter, and his arm span is longer than that of Tenare. In the long-distance battle between the two sides, Lin Ye slowly took the advantage.

But this advantage is also very small, and Tenare's forehand straight punch is not much inferior to Lin Ye. In the battle between the two sides after the first round, Lin Ye and his slight advantage won the victory in points.

In the second round, as soon as Tenare came up, he raised his arms high to defend. At the same time, his body bowed slightly, his eyes shot out through the tiny gap between his arms, and the whole person moved forward like a tank.

Tenare raised his arms high, although the attack will clearly show the precursor to alert the opponent, like a pair of arms and like a shield, firmly protect Tenare.

Lin Ye frequently punched straight punches, but he couldn't break through the opponent's defenses, and he was helpless in the face of Tenare's approach. In fact, in the face of this tactic, you can use hook punches to hit the opponent's defenseless side, or constantly use circular steps to keep a distance and keep straight punches. But Lin Ye's swing fist is not good, and it is too easy for the opponent to catch the flaw. And at this time, the weakness of Lin Ye's footwork was also undoubtedly revealed, and the movement was slow and inefficient. was forced to the edge of the rope step by step by Tenare.

Lin Ye leaned against the rope behind his back and successfully forced his opponent to the edge of the rope, Tenare immediately lowered his fist and threw a jab.

Lin Ye defended with his arms clinging to his face, and after the jab was finished, Tenare followed up with a combination of punches. First the back hand hook, then the left hand flat hook, and then the back hand heavy hook. A few punches hit Lin Ye in a row. When Lin Ye took these punches hard and wanted to seize the gap in Tenare's attack to counterattack, Tenare took the lead in retreating and pulling away the distance. Lin Ye saw Tenare retreat and knew that he was going to prepare for the next round of attacks. Lin Ye's footsteps slipped, and he moved out of the rope with sliding steps.

This time, Lin Ye was not ready to fight from a long distance, and there was no way for Tenare's tank-style attack on Lin Ye. Therefore, Lin Ye simply prepared and fought with Tenare in close quarters. With his horse-style rib punches, Lin Ye believes he won't be inferior in hand-to-hand combat.

With his arm lowered, Lin Ye approached Tenare and opened the way with a jab. Tenare bent his arm to defend it, and Lin Ye then hit Tenare's chest with a heavy right hook.

The punch was so powerful that Turner felt a thump in his chest. But he is experienced, and immediately hit a backhand backhand flat hook, in boxing, offense is the best defense, Lin Ye took a beat, and had to raise his fist to protect his head. Tenare followed up with jabs and hooks in turn, allowing Lin Ye to defend the front and not the side. took care of one or the other, but Lin Ye also grabbed the opponent's gaps a few times and counterattacked several times with an uppercut.

A couple of hooks hit Tenare in the ribs, making Tenare a little unbearable. But he resolutely did not let go of his defense, but punched Lin Ye to attack. Turnerley's punches were faster than Lin Ye's, and he had more effective strikes than Lin Fang. Slowly, Tenare gained an advantage in points.

Especially Tenare's left fist, which kept dangling in front of Lin Ye's eyes, blocking Lin Ye's vision and making Lin Ye very depressed. Turner's fist specifically hit Lin Ye's head, and the punch was clear and swift. And Lin Ye's hook specifically hit Tenner's ribs, which was powerful and heavy, with a penetrating force like a blade.

What is different from the past is that Lin Ye also strengthened his defense in this confrontation. The head kept dodging, and although the dodge effect was not good, it still dodged a lot of Tenare's fists. This was taught to Lin Ye by Norton yesterday. However, as the bout progressed, he slowly got into the rhythm that Turnare liked, and his close-range hooks and jabs were very fluid. Ten punches can be effective with five or six punches against Lin Ye, while Tenare can effectively land seven or eight punches within ten punches. In terms of points, Turner already has the advantage.

Lin Ye also faintly felt that his points were behind Tenare, although Lin Ye wanted to try his best to regain this situation, but the balance of the game was slowly tilted in Tenare's favor.

In the second round, Tenare beat Lin Ye by points and pulled back the race.

During a one-minute break, Lin Ye sat on a stool. Norton handed over the water, fed Lin Ye two mouthfuls and said, "Lin, now your melee combat is at a disadvantage, and long-distance combat is not good. So, you're going to have to adopt some special tactics. ”

Jenon was also thinking about how to make Lin Ye get back from the disadvantage, but he didn't come up with a good way. After listening to Norton's words, he said, "Norton, do you have any ideas?" ”

"It's very simple, it's close to each other, plus twisting. In particular, you have to twist the other person's arm. There was a sly glint in Norton's eyes.

Jenon immediately understood that the close and twisting in boxing was more physically demanding, and one side had to tightly control the other party during the twisting process so that the other party could not move, while the other party wanted to desperately break free and fight back. This situation just allows Lin Ye's advantages to be brought into play, and Lin Ye's physical fitness will be fully displayed in this process.

Jenon nodded and said, "Lin, do as Norton says." When hugging closely, you should pay attention to restricting the opponent's arms and not giving the opponent's fists a chance to swing. ”

Norton said: "Lin, you also have to be mentally prepared, the audience must not want to see too many twists and hugs." ”