Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 815 Low Sweep
Bare-knuckle boxing is not as mysterious or high-class as people imagine.

First, the varying economic levels and social environments across cities lead to vastly different skill levels among their competitors. Generally speaking, the larger and more economically developed a city is, the higher the skill level of its boxers. For example, Shanghai, known as the "Magic City," boasts arguably the highest level of competitions in the country.

In some second- and third-tier cities, underground boxing matches, aside from having a more prestigious local reputation, often have a surprisingly low level of skill. To discerning audiences, they're really no different from street brawls. This is one of the reasons why Li Xia, as an ordinary person, was able to participate in local underground boxing matches.

Unlike regular boxing matches, bare-knuckle boxers don't wear heavy boxing gloves. Instead, they either wrap their hands with bandages or wear thin, fingerless gloves just to protect their fingers and knuckles.

The main difference between the two, besides the difference in the degree of lethality, lies in the fact that the latter opens up the boxer's gripping ability, allowing wrestling and ground fighting techniques to be used in bare-knuckle boxing.

In reality, the skill level of boxers varies greatly. Some may fall down with just one punch or kick at the first encounter. Others may fight for a long time, and in the end, the two men, covered in blood, end up wrestling on the ground, much like the thugs in the streets who fight with bloodshot eyes.

Compared to the referee Li Xia encountered in his previous match who failed to uphold fairness and justice, the referee in the bare-knuckle boxing match was a complete tool. Apart from shouting "Fight" at the beginning of the match, he basically did nothing else.

In all bare-knuckle boxing matches, there is no concept of points victory; only knockout (KO) wins.

Either you knock out someone, or you get knocked out, or like Li Xia did last time, you get knocked out, get back up, and knock out your opponent again. There are no other outcomes.

Therefore, Li Xia's victory, which he thought was achieved through a clever trick, was perfectly normal in the eyes of bare-knuckle boxing fighters.

Li Xia had actually prepared for this bare-knuckle boxing match for a long time. It has to be said that deep down, he actually held a little bit of hope for victory.

The prize money of 20,000 yuan, plus the betting commission, could probably solve the problem that had plagued their family for so many years in just a few minutes of a match.

For Li Xia, his physical fitness and skills were already established, and it was impossible for him to make any substantial improvement or breakthrough through this week of extra training. Therefore, he focused his main energy on watching a large number of underground boxing match videos, trying to deduce some tricks he could use.

As a result, a real underground boxing match completely overturned his senses.

In the video, a boxer is hit in the head with a hook, and in a daze, his knee is swept by the opponent's leg. He staggers and half-kneels on the ground, his hands instinctively resting on the boxing ring.

This action completely exposed his head, and the other party seized the opportunity, showing no mercy, and kicked him hard in the head again, a heavy blow.

Li Xia could feel the weight of that kick even from outside the monitor.

Then, in the video, after the boxer was hit on the head, his body tilted slightly. Although he remained kneeling and did not fall, his head drooped limply, and his neck seemed to have no support at all, presenting a strange angle.

In that instant, Li Xia felt a chill run down his spine, and every pore on his body involuntarily contracted, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. A few seconds later, recalling the woman in the emergency room that night who cried until she couldn't make a sound and could only whimper hoarsely, Li Xia slumped back in his chair.

"Maybe it's better to admit defeat early and get five thousand yuan."

boom.

Li Xia extended his right fist, which was tightly bound with bandages, and lightly touched Da L's right fist, which was wearing a boxing glove, in mid-air.

The heaviest glove in the equipment room was the one weighed by the ounce. The heavier the glove, the less lethal it was. Li Xia glanced at the glove held in the air by his opponent and didn't know whether to be happy that his opponent was holding back or disappointed by his opponent's contempt.

"A college student?" Big L asked.

"Heh, I didn't go to school." Li Xia replied calmly, thinking to himself that he was still too concerned about saving face. Why couldn't he just tell the other person that he was just a high school dropout?
Is it because you feel ashamed for not going to college, or because you feel that being a high school student makes you look down on by others?
Perhaps in Li Xia's heart, in a place he himself was unaware of, there still lingered the expectation of continuing his studies.

"Kid, have you grown all your hair yet?" Just when Li Xia thought the other person was a decent guy, the other person's teasing remark shattered the good impression that had been left in Li Xia's eyes like glass cracking and breaking into pieces.

While it must be acknowledged that Li Xia is young, especially in underground boxing matches where the average age is in their twenties or thirties, it is particularly rare.

But the hot-tempered young man couldn't accept such a contemptuous tone. Li Xia immediately dropped his polite expression and coldly retorted, "Coincidentally, my son is exactly the same height as you."

Big L didn't get angry. This kind of trash talk before a match is normal in underground boxing. The purpose is to provoke the opponent and break their psychological defenses.

It's called a tactic, but it's not really a tactic, because everyone got used to it later on. If you don't say a few sarcastic remarks, you won't even know the game has started. It's more like a "start" in another form.

Big L took two or three steps back, then assumed a fighting stance, moving quickly and nimbly left and right with Li Xia as the center.

Knowing he was doomed to lose, Li Xia was still hesitating whether to fight seriously and then lose, or simply give it a few blows and end the match, so that he might take fewer hits.

After being provoked by Da L, the young Li Xia finally made up his mind that even if he lost, he would still take a bite out of his opponent.

However, just as Li Xia finished his hesitation, Da L had already delivered a powerful low sweep kick.

This low, sweeping kick was extremely sharp, and Li Xia had no time to react. He was hit in the shin with a sharp crack.

The pain surged up immediately. At that moment, his calves seemed to go numb and empty. Li Xia's body swayed uncontrollably, and he tended to fall to the ground.

But Big L didn't let Li Xia off the hook. After retracting his leg and stabilizing himself, he aimed and swept his leg out again, this time to Li Xia's shin, for a second strike.

Bang! Hit!

Li Xia stumbled and fell to his knees with a thud.

In the instant he couldn't help but brace himself with his hands, a scene flashed through his mind of the kneeling contestant he had seen in a video earlier, whose head was knocked to the side by a sweep.

In the half-second gap, Li Xia gritted his teeth and twisted his body in mid-air, rolling backward several times from the kneeling position, his movements resembling a dog rolling on the ground.

His posture was awkward, but when he finished rolling and regained his balance, he put his hands on the concrete and looked up at Big L. He saw surprise in Big L's eyes.

At this moment, Da L's right leg made a low sweeping motion, the height of which was exactly where Li Xia's exposed ribs were when he was half-kneeling on the cement ground.

It was obvious that in the half second that Li Xia rolled over, he barely managed to dodge Da L's third whip kick.

"Pooh."

Li Xia spat and struggled to his feet.

What should you do when facing an opponent who completely outclasses you in speed, strength, skill, experience, and other aspects?
For Li Xia, both Duoge and Da L are stronger than him. In a proper confrontation, he would lose 99.9% of the time. The only difference is how long he can last.

There is only one way to win.

(End of this chapter)