I've been fighting to get it all for awhile
Running towards my dream at mach 50
Whirling winds tear through the sky
and I promise to become better than I was yesterday
The blue sky got twisted up with dark clouds
The wind that I waited for pressed onto my shoulder
and in my hand I grasped onto
The flash from a thunderbolt out of the blue
When I stopped running after so long
and opened these fists that have been thrown so often
Inside of them were traces
of the first step I'd taken to make it here
Tomorrow will take care of itself
Tears will come as the winds continue until morning
And to us as we grew it was like
A thunderbolt out of the blue
Round 11: Ippo VS. Hammer Nao
Now, facing the Champion Makunouchi is a former
gym mate he once trained with, Hammer Nao.
But there's no hint of familiarity in their eyes!
They're clearly meeting as enemies!
Ippo looks a lot tougher than usual.
That just means he's focused!
You think he'll go all out at the start?
Do you seriously think he'll be able to hit him?
We'll know soon enough.
Then I guess we'll see what happens after the bell rings.
Now both competitors head for their corners.
The odds are 9 to 1.
The crowd is pretty certain of Makunouchi's victory.
It'll be an extremely close range battle,
so the Dempsey Roll can't be used.
Ippo-kun is bound to get hit a
few times when they fight it out.
They trained together,
on each other's fighting styles.
How much has the gap shrunk in the last two years,
or has it widened?
The key lies in how they spent that time...
and what kind of progress they made.
This fated reunion...
This fated reunion...
The fated bell...
The fated bell...
But what fate will await them at
the conclusion of this match!?
Makunouchi is a slow starter!
So take the initiative and try to set the pace!
Right!
I'm warmed up, so I can go at any time.
The second the bell rings, and we've
touched gloves, I'll come out swinging!
I'm going to take the advantage early, senpai!
Don't think about playing it defensive
just because you're the champion!
Stay on the offensive!
Right!
That's what [ intend to do.
Ml give it my all,
That's the answer I have for
Yamada-kun who made me his goal.
Box!
And there's the bell.
This reunion after two and a half years...
what kind of greeting will it be?
Whoa, the champion dashes in!
He slides past the hand that was
extended to touch gloves and attacks!
A left hook!
The challenger is pushed to the ropes in an instant!
It's a berserker barrage!
The champion is out to crush
the challenger from the start!
That's far too vicious to chalk up as tough
love; the champion is on the warpath!
A sidestep!
The challenger wants to regroup
and is able to escape the ropes!
But a right chases after him!
The challenger is knocked down sideways!
Nao!
A down already!
An expl*sive right!
Thirty seconds after the start of the match!
The Champion Makunouchi is already
showing us the pride of a senpai!
H-He did it.
I guess we didn't need to worry about
whether or not he could hit him.
Those shots were all fully loaded!
He passes.
Aoki?
If he can pull off something like
that, then he's made the cut.
I hereby designate Ippo an underdog hunter.
Quit talking big!
I thought you were gonna teach him how to
polish off people who don't stand a chance!?
ONE
ONE
Now the count begins.
Now the count begins.
TWO
Now the count begins.
TWO
Will the challenger be able to stand,
Will the challenger be able to stand,
THREE
or will it end right here?
or will it end right here?
FOUR
or will it end right here?
FOUR
FOUR The champion looks down as if to make
clear the difference between their levels!
The champion looks down as if to make
clear the difference between their levels!
FIVE The champion looks down as if to make
clear the difference between their levels!
The champion looks down as if to make
clear the difference between their levels!
I've never seen Makunouchi look that scary before.
I bet he's pissed off that his kouhai
was acting so high and mighty!
SIX
T-That really hurt,
But that's no surprise.
I took the full force of one of senpai's punches.
I was knocked down before I even knew what was going on.
And I was supposed to be the one on the offensive.
Is this the difference in our experience?
SEVEN
But I knew all of that.
I was prepared for this much!
He's standing and takes his fighting pose!
Box!
Whoa, the champion doesn't
hesitate to go on the as*ault!
The challenger doesn't get a chance to catch his breath!
Stick to him!
Even if it's a clinch, just hang in there!
It's a clinch!
The challenger attempts to buy some time and rest!
But the champion forces them apart!
The champion is different today!
It almost seems as if he's angry!
It's like they're brawling.
I've never seen Makunouchi-senpai like that before.
Nao!
He'll go after you again if you try to run!
Push him back!
A left that seems to push the champion away!
It's a swing that could give you goose bumps!
That was close!
I almost hit him!
The champion regroups and regains his balance.
The wave of attacks seems to have stopped.
That's right.
If 1 just punch, he's close enough for me to hit him.
So fight back!
The challenger makes an aggressive push!
His heavy looking punches keep the champion at bay!
He's within my range!
If I keep punching, then I'll definitely be able to hit him!
If keep punching...
So many punches are being thrown that
it's hard to believe he was just down!
But none of them are connecting!
The champion continues to brilliantly
head slip even at this super-close range!
H-He's fast!
He's even faster than he was two years ago!
It should be possible to hit him
when he's this close, but I can't!
There's too much of a difference in our speeds!
A desperately thrown left ends
up falling prey to a right counter!
And now the champion moves in!
A fearsome rush!
It's thrown relentlessly on top of his guard!
A-Amazing.
I know this guy is cannon fodder,
but is the difference really this big?
He looks really pissed.
He really plans on wiping him out.
I-It's kind of scary.
Is that really Ippo?
I can understand wanting to put
the screws to a stuck up kouhai,
but he could show a little mercy.
That's Ippo all right.
But scary?
Al see...
Al see...
in his face is desperation.
I'll give it everything I've got!
But I want...
I want this to end as soon as possible!
Aright!
The challenger's knees buckle!
That got him!
The champion goes in for the finish!
He retaliates!
A left!
But it's pushed aside!
A left!
Aright!
D-Damn.
What a ruthless as*ault.
I don't want the match to last any longer!
I don't want to keep doing this!
I have to end it!
He's fallen!
A second down!
Get to a neutral corner!
The champion heads to a neutral corner!
It must have been a truly devastating shot!
ONE
It must have been a truly devastating shot!
It must have been a truly devastating shot!
He doesn't look back!
TWO
He doesn't look back!
TWO
The challenger isn't moving!
THREE
The challenger isn't moving!
THREE
Is there even a need for a count!?
Is there even a need for a count!?
FOUR
Is there even a need for a count!?
FOUR
FOUR
Did that do it!?
Did that do it!?
No doubt about it.
Taking a clean punch like that from Ippo...
it's a one way ticket to unconsciousness.
There was incredible feedback.
I can still feel it in my hand.
The sensation of hitting Yamada-kun.
But it's all over.
He can't stand up after that one.
Now...
H-He stands up!
SIX
Yamada-kun...
N-No way.
Forget unconscious, he got up during the ten count!
SEVEN
The count continues!
Will he be able to take his fighting pose!?
End it, referee.
Please end the match!
I don't want to hit him anymore!
I still haven't...
haven't done anything.
Stop it.
I'm not going...
not going to let it end like this!
Box!
It continues!
But if he falls again, it'll be the third down!
The match will officially end!
The challenger has no room for mistakes!
And the champion has plenty of time to finish him off!
About one minute left...
I have to finish this!
if knock him down again, it'll be over!
I can end this!
The champion flies out from the neutral corner!
Go, Makunouchi!
Give us a first round KO!
Show us a big finish!
I'm meeting the senpai I idolize in the ring.
I can't let it end without doing something!
I won't let it end!
The peek-a-boo style!?
The challenger tightens his guard!
The champion fires away in spite of it!
He's on a fierce attack!
Can he put an end to this match?
The match will end if I can pry open
his guard and drill him with a big one!
Looks like Ippo's not that naive.
He's gonna wrap it up!
No, he's definitely naive.
He's in too much of a hurry to finish it off.
He's been throwing flashy
punches, but only with his arms.
Even the punch he got that down with
came from just swinging his arms
and only using upper body strength.
so if Ippo's weight had been behind that
punch, he wouldn't have been able to get up.
Too much of a hurry?
But he's doing so well.
He's being too straight forward.
Compare that to what Gero-michi's doing.
That's...
...Operation Turtle!
Tightening your guard and biding your time
until your opponent lets his guard down.
It's something Ippo uses a lot when
he's got his back against the wall.
Right,
Ippo always finds a way to make
a comeback after using that!
Gero-michi...
has a plan.
He's so fast that I can't follow him.
At this rate, I'm doomed!
If there's nothing else I can do,
I might as well use my best punch!
A body blow from the challenger!
But the champion saw it coming! It's blocked solidly!
Whoa, the champion's legs are lifted into the air!
Did you see that shot to the body!?
He flew at least ten centimeters off the ground!
That wasn't a featherweight punch.
I could tell it was a punch from a higher weight class!
He blocked it?
But he was dodging everything else.
That's it!
If I had been calmer, I would have realized...
no matter how quickly he moves his head,
his body doesn't move!
That's it!
Aim for his body!
Another body blow from the challenger that connects!
Two! Three!
A sudden counterattack! The champion winces in pain!
It's working! I can hit him!
I can do it!
Don't back down!
Fight back!
It's turned into a slugfest!
Has the challenger chosen to risk it all!?
Will he be finished off!?
Will he survive!?
Both fighters connect!
Less than 20 seconds left!
I'm able to hit senpai with my punches.
A left!
Did that get him!?
Will he fall??
Noway will Hf all!
I can finally hit him!
Just a little more!
It's only just begun!
It's just getting started.
Why?
Why are you stopping it, referee?
That's the bell!
Didn't you hear it?
The first round is over.
Go back to your corner.
What a strange sight!
The one looking disappointed was not
the champion who failed to finish things,
but the challenger!
Yamada-kun...
It was just getting good.
Next time...
in the next round...
The first round was almost the final round,
with two downs having been scored.
With a score of 10-7, the senpai,
Makunouchi, has the undisputed lead.
What will happen in the next three minutes
of this battle between former gym mates?
After |was finally able to hit him...
When I was just getting started...
Nao...
Did you see, Coach?
My punches actually hit senpai!
You bet I did.
Aiming for the body was a good decision.
Your body blows are first rate
goods, heavy and effective!
Land enough of them and you'll definitely win!
All right,
I'm going for his body in the next round too!
I'll keep hitting him there and after | land enough...
After I land enough...
You've realized it?
Body blows take a while before
they start to have an effect.
You have almost no chance of being able to land
enough if you keep getting hit by Makunouchi.
His punches are just too powerful!
But my other punches won't connect!
He's too fast and I can't catch him.
What should I do?
I don't want this to end in the early rounds.
I still haven't shown him anything.
Don't give up yet.
There is a body blow...
that takes immediate effect.
It's called...
the Solar Plexus Blow.
You know why you couldn't beat him?
I got carried away and threw too many punches.
And when I was open from throwing
too many big punches, he fought back.
And do you know why you were
throwing too many big punches!?
I anticipated him putting up a fight, but after those
two downs, I thought I could end it in that round.
It looks like I need to teach
you what it means to be a pro.
What it means to be a pro?
You do the job you're given.
You answer the audience's expectations.
And one more thing...
You devote yourself to the fight!
If you can't accomplish these three things,
then you can't call yourself a true pro boxer!
Let alone call yourself the champion!
Keep that in mind when you get out there!
Yes!
And now the second round.
Get him, Makunouchi!
Don't let him drag this out too long!
Wrap it up in this round!
The crowd seems more concerned with how
Makunouchi will win rather than if he will win.
They face off in a seemingly mirror match as
both competitors use the peek-a-boo style.
Will it be the expected outcome or an unseen upset?
Both fighters rush forward!
They're in so close that their heads could collide!
Their feet are astride!
A sign that neither intends to back down!
A left to the body!
Safely blocked!
A right to the body!
Also blocked!
The champion saw it coming!
He's seen through you!
Your body blow plan is clear as day!
He anticipated the plan for body blows after
the exchange at the end of the last round.
He's experienced all right.
The champion makes the challenger
stagger with a single shot!
The challenger insists on body blows!
But the champion's block grows sharper!
I may have given Nao useless advice.
Solar Plexus...
A strike to the pit of the stomach that will
disrupt a person's breathing right away.
if he can pull off that fast-acting body
blow, Makunouchi will stop moving.
But with that heavy duty block there's no way a body blow...
is making it through there.
Am I making Nao waste his time?
He's missing a lot more.
After using so many body blows, it's
no surprise that he sees them coming.
A persistent attack to the body!
But it comes up empty!
The champion fires back with precise blows!
Hammer, what are you doing!?
The same thing over and over again won't work!
Those shots to the body aren't going to hit anything!
I have the timing and angle of his swing down.
I should be able to hit him as he
pulls back his fist after he punches.
He's even dodging the body blows now.
Just when [think I have a chance, he
figures out away of dealing with it.
But senpai,
how do you think an underdog like me made it this far?
Okay, when he pulls this punch back in,
I'll step in and nail him!
There's away that even an underdog...
can take a bite out of someone!
Your solar plexus is wide open!
A left to the body!
It sinks in deep!
W-What's this body blow?
I can't breathe.
It landed!
The Solar Plexus Blow...
G-Get him, Nao!
The challenger lays it on!
D-Damn it, Gero-michi! That's dirty!
He faked missing the punch...
...and used his hand to pry open the guard.
I had to learn how to do things underhandedly...
if I wanted to make my way to the top!
Sorry, but I'm going to make the
most of this opportunity, senpai!
The challenger is fighting back
as if to repay all his frustration!
He got me!
It looks like I need to teach you what it means to be a pro.
You devote yourself to the fight!
Yamada-kun has devoted himself
to this fight far more than I have.
He's a true pro boxer!
The challenger uses his body blow as
a lead-in and switches to the head!
The champion is pushed back!
This is the first time the champion
has been pushed back in this match.
Nao, keep at it!
Nao, keep at it!
It's getting to him!
You can beat him!
A one-two!
It lands cleanly!
But the challenger pushes forward!
He uses his advantage in size and pushes in!
And another persistent attack to the body!
The champion tightens his guard!
The swing's too wide, dodge it!
A razor sharp right body blow!
But it's dodged!
He got me again!
A left body blow explodes!
You can see the impact through the champion's back!
This single shot causes the champion to freeze
up and the challenger continues onwards!
Damn it, he did it again!
Referee, he's using his palms!
He's making such small motions to
do it that the referee isn't catching it.
Damn it all!
If there's no warning issued,
then it can't be counted as a foul!
As long as the fight isn't stopped, then it's justified!
If anything, I'd commend him on it.
But it's against the rules!
He's clearly using his hands, not his fists.
But he hasn't had the foul called.
It's a technique that Hammer Nao
has invented to survive in the ring.
Doing whatever it takes to win...
Arguably, the purest type of professional!
If I was his second, I wouldn't stop him from doing it.
Hammer Nao is sharp.
And the kid is dull!
And the champion is finally pushed to the corner!
The kouhai has pushed his senpai to the brink!
Senpai...
Some night
I can't remember why
We stayed up 'til 4 AM ['til 4 AM]
We talked about nothing
important and then made love
The person can't be close her eyes
The person can't be close your eyes
And now while she calls my name inside her dream
Kisses me so I'll fall asleep
Don't I wish that we could stay right there?
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
You shut the alarm to work to sleep that day
I'd do anything if I could make this time rewind forever
'til 7:59
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