User blog comment:Bloody Bankai/The Plot and Characters in Bleach ( Spoilers inside, please avoid this post if you do not read the manga as well as watch the anime )/@comment-1624279-20091018191916

Allright guys. KENPACHIS FIGHT WITH ICHIGO WAS A TIE, ICHIGO FELL FIRST ADMITTING DEFEAT & KENPACHI FELL SECOND ALSO ADMITTING DEFEAT.

In regards to Ichigos first two defeats by Grimmjow, in the first case the constant attacks on Ichigos soul by his Inner Hollow were making it impossible for Ichigo to fight at full strength. In the second case, Ichigo shouldn't have Hollowified. 11 seconds is way to short a time period to finish of someone like Grimmjow(as Ichigo painfully learned). Though for those 11 seconds Ichigo totally whipped Grimmjow.

There is one thing i've been speculating about Ichigo & I would bring it up with an Admin, but there is no proof as such. Uryu has stated that Hollows are more powerful in Hueco Mundo(which Chad confirmed). Shinigami are more powerful in the Soul Society. Both of these species are weaker in the living world. Since Ichigos Zanpakuto uses spirit energy it would make sense that he would be more effected then the normal Shinigami or Hollow. I came to this conclusion, cause Ichigo always seems to be unusually weak & MUCH SLOWER in the living world.