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Blake Matson vs Al Kiernan, Battling Bodies 55 (Movimus Wrestling/NHB-Battle)

Al Kiernan in black (6', 184#) challenges Blake in pink (6'6", 209#) to a mat fight, a "real brawler." The differences in size and weight are good predicters of how this battle pans out. Blake does not appear on the current Movimus list of wrestlers, an omission that may add mystery to this contest. He appears in a post last year, battling popular NHB star Dillon Walsh, so obviously he did fight other matches.

The absence of verbal swagger and cock grabs focuses attention on the drama of two fit bodies grinding each other's bones. Previously, I have compared mat battles to a roaring fireplace or a tropical fish aquarium. I'm hypnotized by them, by the writhing, by the long lean bodies entangled. These guys don't break a sweat, contributing to the picture-book fantasy of bodies detached temporarily from the real world and leaving me to ponder their agony.

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