When my friend Hikari told me her brother had entered a fight tournament where winner would become a professional K-1 fighter and that she had tickets, I was ecstatic. We arrived early and found that our seats were ringside. Before the tournament most fighters got warmed up and or spared with one another.
Finally the real fighting began. After two fights, it was Hikari's brother's turn. The fight started out great as you can see.
But after taking a hard punch to the face his nose began to bleed and the doctor called a time out. Luckily some ice and a towel stopped bleeding and he was able to win his first flight.
After a number of other fights, it was time for Hikari's brother to fight in the second round of the tournament. His opponent had already taken a number of hits the right side of his face. So when Hikari's brother got a good punch to the left side of his opponents face, the doctor called a medical time out. Since his opponents left eye began to swell, the doctor opted to call off the fight. However rather than giving the win to Hikari's brother, the judges opted to judge the fight from the small bit that had already been fought. Unfortunately for Hikari's brother, the judges ruled that his opponent had won.
All in all watching a live professional fight for the first time was a wild experience. There was a great deal of blood, a neck that was nearly broken, a few choke outs, and lots and lots of bruised faces. It was level of violence that television could never deliver. So it is understandable that some of the more delicate members of the audience preferred not to watch their family and friends being, pummeled, bruised and beaten.
But after taking a hard punch to the face his nose began to bleed and the doctor called a time out. Luckily some ice and a towel stopped bleeding and he was able to win his first flight.
After a number of other fights, it was time for Hikari's brother to fight in the second round of the tournament. His opponent had already taken a number of hits the right side of his face. So when Hikari's brother got a good punch to the left side of his opponents face, the doctor called a medical time out. Since his opponents left eye began to swell, the doctor opted to call off the fight. However rather than giving the win to Hikari's brother, the judges opted to judge the fight from the small bit that had already been fought. Unfortunately for Hikari's brother, the judges ruled that his opponent had won.
All in all watching a live professional fight for the first time was a wild experience. There was a great deal of blood, a neck that was nearly broken, a few choke outs, and lots and lots of bruised faces. It was level of violence that television could never deliver. So it is understandable that some of the more delicate members of the audience preferred not to watch their family and friends being, pummeled, bruised and beaten.
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