Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2017 5:12:51 GMT -5
"Today's the big day," he muttered to himself as his fist collided with the punching bag. Even though his match wasn't for a few hours, Richard felt like it was just in a few moments, and he couldn't quite shake the feeling of nervousness no matter how much he tried to work it out of his system.
It was strange to him because this wasn't his first boxing match in front of a crowd, but he felt like it was. Sure, the others had been in another city where most of the audience had been people he knew, so it might just be he was just worried about looking foolish in front of a bunch of strangers.
That was when his stomached rumbled. "Or maybe I am just hungry." His hope was that it was going to be the latter because the alternative could be a major factor during the actual fight, which would guarantee a loss for him. With that thought in mind, Richard left the training area, took a quick shower and went in search of something to eat.
Wandering around the building, it didn't take long for him to find a concession area that was already serving food to people who were watching earlier matches, so he ordered a hot dog and a large drink. This tournament was supposed to be a four day event that would eliminate fighters until the final match on the last day, and Richard didn't expect to win the thing. He was just hoping to make it to day three.
Aside from that, he was hoping to learn a thing or two from his opponents that he could incorporate into his own fighting style, but his nerves were keeping him from even going to watch the other match-ups to get a heads up on what he might be walking into. "Let's see if this helps," he said as he got his order and went to sit down at one of the tables.
Richard quickly downed his food and just sat their sipping his drink while tapping his fingers on the table, and after the drink was gone he let out a loud sigh. "Yeah, that didn't work. Looks like I am going to get my butt stomped today," he said with a nervous chuckle. His body could already feel where the bruises were going to form in all the usual places, which was even more foreboding than his uneasy nerves.