History Main / PummelDuel

* Yoruichi vs. Soifon in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', at least for the first half of the battle.
** PlayedForLaughs with Ichigo and his father, Isshin.
* [[PluckyGirl Cure Marine]] vs. [[BloodKnight Kumojacky]] in the MagicalGirlWarrior series ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure''. The completely asymmetrical duel is made even more jarring because Cure Marine, in mundane life, is TheFashionista Erika.
** Happens in other ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series as well.
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'':
** Kenichi vs Odin via [[KungFuClairvoyance seikuken vs seikuken]].
** Sakaki Vs Akira later.
* In ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', followers of the School of the Undefeated of the East do this as a ''[[HandshakeSubstitute greeting]]''. '''''"[[https://twitter.com/feezy_feez/status/1499176349977616384 LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!]]"'''''
* ''Manga/MedakaBox'': Medaka has to fight Takachiho, someone who has SuperReflexes, engaging in this. Zenkichi also engages in a kicking version of this with [[spoiler: a brainwashed Medaka.]]
* Vivio and Miura of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'', being FriendlyRival {{Kung Fu Kid}}s, engaged in quite a bit of this in the earlier parts of their match, before they started pulling out their more advanced techniques.
* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': [[spoiler: [[GreaterScopeVillain Kaguya Otsutsuki]]]] and Naruto with [[spoiler: Ashura's, one of Sages Sons, Chakra]] get into one of these using chakra arms in chapter 680.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': All Might gets into one of these with Nomu, an artificial villain designed specifically to fight him and withstand his attacks. All Might, already at the limits of his power, pushes beyond those (PLUS ULTRA!!!) and pummels Nomu until his ability to absorb his punches gives out before sending him flying.
* One of the more ridiculous examples is Manga/{{Keijo}} where this is shown be doable with '''butts''' of all things.
* A rare example between [[SuperRobot Super Robots]], since they are usually not built for that kind of speed, in Manga/ShinMazingerZero between a possessed Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger.

** And seen yet again in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', between the title character and her rival Jeanne. With giant fists made of hair no less.

* In ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', followers of the School of the Undefeated of the East do this as a ''[[HandshakeSubstitute greeting]]''. '''''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiK-xpWNcOE LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!]]"'''''

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has a lot of rapid punching, but tends to more often be one-sided, as really only a specific archetype of [[FightingSpirit Stand]] favors direct combat. Still, one of the most [[SignatureScene iconic scenes]] of the series is Jotaro's Star Platinum ("ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA") and Dio's The World ("MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA") sparring fists, which is part of a general FearfulSymmetry the two had going. As the story goes on, the series mostly uses the "curved" style of punches.

* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' has these when two Stands do RapidFireFisticuffs on each other at once, playing out similarly to the ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai'' example above.

** It happens again in the finale of Lost Episode 2, between [[spoiler: Mantra Asura and [[{{Crossover}} O]][[StreetFighter ni]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' "Stuck Up, Up, and Away" is a homage to ''Dragon Ball Z'' complete with the NonchalantDodge that Super Saiyan Trunks did.

* ''Machinima/TheSpyFightsGodzillaForSomeReason'' has [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 the Spy]], grown to {{Kaiju}} sizes [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext after snorting the crystal meth]], engage in a pummel dual with Franchise/{{Godzilla}}. The Spy ends the duel by [[LookBehindYou making Godzilla turn around]] and then punch him across the room with a boxing glove.

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** [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs [[Franchise/Popeye Popeye]] has this occur a couple times, as both are known for punching out their enemies.

* By the nature of the sport of (i.e can't use legs, headbutts or elbows), a more low-key variation of this is what ends up occurring in the sport as fighters exchange flurries of punches. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2a2-8OHdg Hagler vs Hearns]] provides a iconic example.

** Happens in other ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series as well.

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* ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' does the same but it ultimately doesn't matter. Neither fighter gets a hit in but it does at least prevent the one with less hit points from being hit with another combo.
* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' has one in the form of Asura and his OldMaster Augus. What makes this especially impressive is that the two armed Augus is able to match Asura blow for blow, when he has all SIX of his own arms out. Arms with RapidFireFisticuffs that can become so powerful they can '''destroy objects the size of planets'''. The way it plays out is definitely a ShoutOut to the Clover Studios/Platinum Games style of pummel duels, and it's taken up to eleven with {{Cross Counter}}s added in for extra oomph.

* Another Creator/CyberConnect2 example in ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm4'', where the gameplay demo for the boss between Hashirama and Madara has Susanoo-clad Kurama and Hashirama's thousand armed wood Buddha get into one these for the climatic finale. The former has six arms. [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Hmm]]....

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This is also performed in Astral Chain, with one of the bosses.

** It can also be found in the fourth and final fight with Prince Vorkken in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' with Wonder-Red being the other participant. Now here's the kicker, each side has the ability to link their 100 allies together into various forms of huge weaponry ([[{{BFS}} swords]], [[DropTheHammer hammers]], etc). Wonder-Red's special morph is a fist... [[HolyShitQuotient you figure out the rest]].

* ''VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' has these when two Stands do RapidFireFisticuffs on each other at once, playing out similarly to the ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai'' example above.

** [[Videogame/JojosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture The original Capcom fighter]] had this, too.

* Typically less bloody is when two house cats swat at each other rapidly to make the other go away.

-->--'''DIO''' to Jotaro Kujo, ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': All Might gets into one of these with Noumu, an artificial villain designed specifically to fight him and withstand his attacks. All Might, already at the limits of his power, pushes beyond those (PLUS ULTRA!!!) and pummels Noumu until his ability to absorb his punches gives out before sending him flying.

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* A lot of [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] FightingSeries have them, but ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' probably [[TropeMaker made this trope]], with Ken vs. Raoh's fights being some of the most epic variations of these ever, and ''Franchise/DragonBall'' popularized them. Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar mainly uses the "straight" variant