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Post by Kyukaku on Aug 18, 2008 6:24:03 GMT 1
Not two, but three men will enter the cage tonight, and only one is supposed to leave concious. You have two weeks to beat the shit out of BOTH of your opponents.
Kazuki v. Nathan v. Pain Killer, FIGHT!
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 19, 2008 1:48:30 GMT 1
ooc: Well, isn't this going to be a song-and-dance. Let's get it on!
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There was no denying it, he was starting to feel a little tired. Two successive fights in the space of half an hour, both against good opponents, and any fighter would be feeling the effects of it. As before, he sat in a lulled state in the small ramshackle dressing room, his hands resting in ice-water to numb the knuckles down again, and to cool his body from the heat generated as a result of the surges of adrenaline that had fuelled him thus far.
The question remained, of course, whether he'd be able to do it for a third time. The math wasn't rocket science, with only three competitors left, they'd be fighting in a free-for-all. He already knew that Adam had managed to take down the German beast that was Gilsin, quietly noting that it was another notch for the large youth to add to his belt in climbing the ladder to the top. The other finalist, he didn't know all too well. Still, if he got this far, he'd clearly done something right along the way...
'Adam is my main target here, but I can't dismiss this other kid. For all I know, he could steal the win from under either of us....'
Leaning his head back against the drywall, he closed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly in the freezing water, flipping them over to set the heels and palms of his hands in further, letting the shock of the water travel up his arms. For a few minutes, he sat in silence with his thoughts, idle and passing, until the familiar knock came and a head poked around the door.
"Match time, Kaz."
Opening one eye, he tilted his head in a brief nod to the guy and spoke quietly.
"Sure. On my way."
"Alright."
With that, he left again. No fuss, no other remarks, just left as quickly as he'd shown up. Sighing, Kazuki sat forward and took his hands from the small buckets. Wrapping a towel around them in turn, drying off the calloused skin, he flexed the muscles and tendons through his forearms tightly, glancing up at a small mirror that hung on the opposite wall. A large crack ran along it from one corner to the middle of the sheet of glass, but looking over it to the top 'half' of the mirror, he eyed his reflection briefly. His eyes were dark and focused, and the expression on his face was grim. Turning away from it, he exited the small room and paced through into the main arena for the last time tonight.
The noise had reached ear-bursting levels now, the crowd eager for the 'main' event, and people cheered and jeered him as he walked past. Support for Adam was pretty high in this tournament, and most knew of the long-standing rivalry they held. It would be no secret that the betting probably favoured one or the other to win it, but he'd taken a glance at the other kids odds as well. Nathan, as it seemed, going by the name on the board. Scored out were numbers nearly eight times higher than the odds now being taken for him. Impressive in its own right. His own, he noted with a faint smile, had actually been cut slightly as well. News of his injury had lowered his usual 'rank' amongst the bookies earlier on, but after the decisive first round, it had quickly returned to the more familiar realm of odds.
All that aside, he hopped up onto the elevated ring and stepped into the cage in silence. Thumbs hooked into the sides of his pants, he turned and waited for the two remaining fighters to arrive.
'Alright, it's all or nothing now...'
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Post by Nathan Branigan on Aug 19, 2008 2:01:00 GMT 1
The Finals. Nathan had entered the tournament two times before, never making it past the first round. And now, in front of a huge crowd, he would fight against two people that seemed to be heavily in the favor of the spectators. Nathan knew that both had made it to the final matches of other tournaments several times. This gave him an extra bit of information that he was the big time underdog in this final match. It may be a three-way, but his chances of winning would be slim.
As Nathan walked up to the ring, he tried to shake of his nervousness. This almost worked until he saw his odds of winning. 'I am about to die.' is what he immediately thought in the back of his head as he entered the cage.
Nathan entered the ring with a crowd anxious for the match to begin screaming with anticipation. One opponent was already there. He was a few inches shorter than Nathan, but had the look that he had done this time and time again. Judging from his size, he would be a speed fighter. Nathan would have to try and overpower him or take enough hits to knock him down if he wanted to win. Still, he would have to watch out for anything unexpected if he wanted to stay in the fight for more than ten seconds.
Giving a nod to his already arived competitor, Nathan walked over to the edge of the ring so that he could watch the doors. He didn't want to miss a thing before this match started.
OOC: ALL UR BASE ARE BELONG TO ME!
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Post by Pain Killer on Aug 19, 2008 5:05:38 GMT 1
OOC: ...Woot?
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"PK. This is it."
"..."
"Hey, did you hear me?"
"...yeah. I'm comin'."
The youngest surviving Rydell remained where he was, however, sitting on a bench in one of the back rooms of the warehouse. It seemed that this particular tournament would be as much of a test of endurance as it was of fighting skill, like some horrible gauntlet from hell, and Adam would be lying if he said he wasn't getting worn out. His face still felt somewhat tender from Ein Gilsin, his last round opponent, but the new levels his confidence had reached more than made up for it. After all, he'd had his long-awaited battle with one of the toughest students ever to enter this school system, and he'd managed to come out on top. One challenge still remained, however, though in a way it could also be seen as two.
Two at once. As if the goddamn old man weren't bad enough, but there's also someone else to make things more complicated.
Scowling, the self-proclaimed Pain Killer stood up from his seat, taking one last moment to sigh in exhasperation before opening the door and heading through the crowd towards the ring. The sudden explosion of sound made him scowl further, the crowd apparently thrilled with the fact that the final competitor was heading towards the ring, a sure sign that the final round was ready to begin. Still, despite Pain Killer's dislike for such theatrics, the one voice in the crowd that he could pick out made him want to try something different this time, at least at the start. Once he made it into the cage, he would find that the three men made something of a triangle, with Kazuki to his left and Nathan to the right. However, rather than get into some sort of fighting stance as he'd done the past few rounds, or immediately take off his trenchcoat, Pain Killer would instead suddenly point towards Kazuki with his left hand, a sudden motion that made the crowd pop at the unexpected action.
"You shouldn't be here, old man. You and I both know you're not in good enough shape to keep up with the likes of me, not after your recent... troubles. Go home, give this kid his chance to go up against a legend in the making, and take a rest. I'm not going to be responsible for killing you."
Even as his hand dropped, Pain Killer would smirk towards Nathan before speaking to him in turn as well, not giving Kazuki a chance to respond quite yet.
"Looks like it's your lucky day. You get the honour of losing to me in the finals, not too many people get that sort of opportunity."
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 19, 2008 22:14:24 GMT 1
Watching coolly as Nathan, then Adam entered, his eyes followed the pair in turn before settling instinctively on the larger of his two opponents. At the following announcement made, an eyebrow piqued slightly as a faint smirk rolled onto his face. He didn't speak immediately, considering Adams attention was shifted quickly to Nathan and yet another egotistical remark was fired out. After that, he would speak, and he did so in an even tone, showing no change in mood at the rather coarse notion made, and quietly enough to keep the words between the three fighters.
"Clearly, your eyesight is failing you. I didn't get a free pass to this round, and I'm certainly not about to walk away after my efforts thus far. You'd be surprised to see how well my family line can bounce back from things like this, we're quite the hardy bunch, I suppose you could say."
Smirking this time, a little wider than before, he carried on, "Besides, if I walked out, it'd be unfair on this guy. Why give him the chance of beating a legend in the making, when he can take on a real legend like me as well?"
The remark was acerbic, but their history would surely make it clear enough to Adam that there was a certain amount of humour in it. Shrugging his shoulders, rolling them in a single twist, he glanced between the pair, taking a couple of steps forward to make clear that he was ready to do this.
"So, now the smack-talks all finished up, shall we get started?"
His hands held about halfway up his midsection, he shifted his eyes back and forth, keeping both of them in his sights for the potential of one or the other biting the bait left. By personal expectation, he figured Adam to be the typically hot-headed youth he was and step up, but again, he couldn't discount anything from Nathan....
'It won't kill me to take a brief moment to see what he'll do as well...'
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Post by Nathan Branigan on Aug 19, 2008 23:41:14 GMT 1
Nathan saw the third and final fighter enter the ring and as he did Nathan felt a chill run up his spin. The man was easily several inches taller than him and much stronger. To make things worse, he was heavily experienced to top it off. He would be used to taking on fighters much faster than himself. Nathan would be forced to fight a fighter that was smaller, yet faster, and slower, yet much stronger. He was the perfect third wheel to balance out the playing field. Nathan would enter this fight as the fighter that was a cross between the two fighters, but lacking in experience.
From how it sounded, the two competitors had fought each other several times. And the smaller one seemed to be dealing with some kind of illness of injury. Maybe he would be able to keep from being the center of the fight. The two seemed to be rivals and he wouldn't want to be caught in the middle.
Following the lead of the smaller fighter, Nathan dropped into a stance. He placed his left hand in front of his right, both open and ready to catch any punches. He placed his left leg in the lead and bent it slightly. It would allow him for easy maneuverability, yet not open him up too much.
"So, I guess you get to make the first move then big guy." Nathan said, speaking to the largest fighter. "Let's get this thing started."
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Post by Pain Killer on Aug 20, 2008 4:21:38 GMT 1
Kazuki's words were met with a shrug and little else. The larger male had done his duty, and at least tried to talk him out of it, while at the same time giving the crowd something to cheer about. Following the pattern of speech, apparently, Pain Killer's head would turn slightly to watch Nathan as he spoke, noting that both of his opponents seemed to want him to start them off.
Two on one already? Whatever, I'll crush them both!
With a sigh, he pulled his hands within the arms of his trenchcoat, allowing the black leather material to slide off his shoulders and fall to the floor behind him. The youngest surviving Rydell looked from one opponent to the other, attempting to decide how best to go about starting a fight with two opponents without leaving himself horribly open, before snorting in amusement. It wasn't like him to worry about such things, and this time would be no different from any other fight he was in.
Instead, he simply began walking in a straight line between the two, eyes slowly moving from one to the other until he finally stopped, leaving him standing in the middle of the two, with just a few feet of clearance between him and each opponent, Kazuki still on his left and Nathan on his right. He lifted his hands up close to his chest, forming very loose fists before being struck with inspiration.
"Sorry kid, looks like you're first."
Smirking arrogantly, Pain Killer would look towards Nathan as he spoke, before taking a step to his left, whipping his left hand in a backhanded jab towards Kazuki's nose, turning his body towards the older man as he did so. For the moment, Adam was relying on his moment of deception to give him an early edge in this fight, and perhaps give something to temporarily occupy his older rival while he dealt with whatever Nathan might throw at him.
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 20, 2008 16:12:10 GMT 1
With his small push, the others had dispensed with their words and taken their approaches into the centre of the ring. As before, a stalemate had occurred as they stood, caught in the notion of who would strike first for the moment, but as per his earlier expectation, it would be Adam who broke the tension.
As soon as the words left the larger fighters mouth, Kazuki had raised a guard firmly against him, and watched the whip back of the punch. It wasn't too difficult to pick up on it, going by prior knowledge, the biggest of the three would not have taken so long to throw a strike at Nathan if he'd truly intended to attack him first. No less, quick though the backhand would be, he would still have to turn enough to get any kind of accuracy and power into it. Swinging blindly would be a risky manouvere for the larger of his opponents.
Thusly, this proved itself to work in the oldest of the three's favour. Brute strength against pure speed was always a match of opposites, and it meant that the lithe Asian would evade seamlessly, ducking his head down under the backhander. Bracing his right hand against the ring floor. From his half-crouched position, he whipped his left leg over in a swift, sweeping low kick towards Adams left ankle, aiming to strike in the midst of the motion being made by the punch. The whip-round of his leg was going to be fast, the torque from his body supplying a sudden acceleration to the attack, giving it a substancial amount of power along with making two things evident.
Firstly, it was going to be murder to dodge. Stepping forward as he had, Adam had likely put weight onto his left foot. Trying to step away would probably be a clumsy action, and it would put him at a slight disadvantage for Nathan to react to. Secondly, in the chance it connected, it was going to strike on the same ankle he had once used to partly cripple Adam in one of their first fights. No doubt it would have healed since then, but he knew fine well that the chance of damage would be at least a little better, and in turn slow down the burly youth.
'No hard feelings, Adam, but I want to win this as well, and if that means putting you in your place once more, then so be it...'
Somewhat half-crouched, he wouldn't remain too close to his opponent -or, indeed, opponents- for terribly long, pushing off his right foot to spring him back up to full height and a couple of feet away to survey exactly what was going to happen before he reacted again.
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Post by Nathan Branigan on Aug 21, 2008 3:50:23 GMT 1
The match would begin with the larger fight sending his left hand out to strike at the smaller man. He would move to make a surprise attack, but it was no use. Kazuki had already begun to duck under the arm, sending his own left leg ouw aimed at Adam's left ankle. It would cause him either a good deal of pain or an awkward retreat. Now it was Nathan's turn.
Nathan could either attack his much larger opponent, or attack the smaller and apparently unhealthy smaller one. Being a generally good person, Nathan had no choice. Adam's left punch exposed his back to Nathan providing a good first strike.
Nathan would move forward to strike at Pain Killer, trapping him in a combination of two smaller, but faster opponents. He would sent a right kick directly aimed at Adam's right knee. It would catch him as he tried to escape Kazuki to give the last piece in the puzzle. It may cause thr largest fighter to fall down.
If that attack didn't work, Nathan would send a left hook at Adam's right side. It would hit just below the ribs. And that was Nathan's opening hit. Not his proudest of moments, but it would have to do.
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Post by Pain Killer on Aug 22, 2008 0:20:20 GMT 1
As expected, Pain Killer was hardly able to deceive someone as experienced as Kazuki, especially since the older man had begun to pick up on his tendencies given how often they'd fought. As such, the backhanded jab had never been intended to land, hence the reason he'd done a quick jab rather than a full blown roundhouse in an attempt to knock the older man over, as was typically Adam's aggressive style. Pain Killer would continue with such aggresion, just in a different manner from what he used recently.
His eyes had been watching Kazuki as the older man dipped lower, causing his fist to hit nothing but air. However, as Pain Killer turned his body to face Kazuki completely, his heels raised off the ground, leaving just the treads of his boots that covered the balls of his feet on the ground. His knees bent slightly, a manuever he had intended regardless of Kazuki's elevation, while his left hand would drop downwards after his older foe. Unless the Asian was watching Adam's hands as he began his kick rather than where he was targetting, Pain Killer's left hand would fall unhindered to grasp the hair on the top of his head.
The moment he got such a handhold, Pain Killer would throw himself forward, towards Kazuki, his right hand looking to palm the older man by the face, his palm aimed roughly for the Asian's chin so as to give himself leeway if Kazuki attempted to deflect it. With both hands, Pain Killer intended to slam Kazuki's head into the floor, putting a good deal of his weight and momentum behind it in a move quite possibly able to knock out any man, no matter how tough he was. Kazuki's kick would strike as Pain Killer's feet left the floor, sending Adam's left foot splayed to the side, but the youngest Rydell was confident such a blow was nothing to worry about.
If Nathan were to follow through with his own attacks, he would meet with roughly the same results, Either the kick to the knee would strike the largest competitor while in the air, roughly in the calf most likely from the man being in motion, or the hook would impact as Pain Killer was moving away, causing the blow to be a glancing one, at best.
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 22, 2008 20:19:37 GMT 1
ooc: Trying so hard not to ignore Nathan in this post. ^^;
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Never one to be so quickly caught off-guard, the weave under Adams punch would apparently set off alarm bells in the younger fighters head, and with good reason. The self-proclaimed Pain Killer had yet to best Kazuki in a tournament match, a record that the Asian had no intention on letting go of. As such, it made sense that the larger of the fighters would react as quickly as could be done.
However, it was a rookies error to assume that just from his slightly unconventional position that Kazuki was unguarded or paying no attention, quite the opposite. Unlike many of Varrons or Hircines fighters, his experience was vastly greater in comparison and without a doubt, the greatest advantage he held over any opponent, be they stronger or faster than him.
As a result, during his kick, his eyes would never leave Adams upper body, and those hands that posed such a risk. It wasn't worth watching for an evasion or retaliation by Adams legs, in all their matches he'd yet to see the youth execute a single worthwhile kick. The hand coming down posed a mild predicament, but unless the younger fighter was able to see the future, he'd have no time to react midway through the lunge without putting himself off balance and into a dangerous position.
'Not yet, Adam. You'll need to be quicker than that....'
Bearing that his position was in a half-crouch, his right side was effectively poised in a pouncing position. As such, he would spring to his side as the hand came down for his head, abandoning the kick for all the good it would do in the situation. Getting a small shot in exchange for what would no doubt be a rather punishing blow from Adam would prove useless. He could take a few shots from him, he'd done so before and emerged the victor, but with two opponents to be concerned with, such risks were not in their place here.
'...But so do I...'
The thought completing itself as he sprung a short distance from the other two, using his flailed left leg as a whip to torque his body back to face them, he launched once more, this time the sole of his sneaker scraping against the ring floor as he burst off with an even more impressive example of his speed. Knowing that if he could strike whilst Adam was still a little lurched from his lunge, and in the process of dealing with Nathans blows, he would stand a chance of catching the larger fighter off-guard.
The gap would close in an instant, considering there wasn't much of one to begin with, only keeping him just out of range, but in that instant yet another blow would be thrown in this mish-mash of a fight. This time, he would return to a more conventional form of attack and snapped out a blistering right cross, holding the limb low to punch under any guard that might be raised and impact into the lower left of Adams back, into the floating ribs where the bodys natural defence, even for someone as bulky as Adam, would be minimal.
Aware of the potential for retribution in the midst of that, his left arm was held high as he watched for any retaliation. After his punch, his feet would shift him one way or the other to prepare for his next, though direction was going to depend entirely on how the pair reacted.
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Post by Nathan Branigan on Aug 23, 2008 3:34:23 GMT 1
Adam's moving forward caused Nathan's kick to hit his calf instead of his knee. This, along with Kazuki's failed attack, would allow Pain Killer to remain standing and in good condition. The calf hit wouldn't cause much harm to him or even slow him down. Nathan's following hook to Adam's side also failed equally as it glanced off of Adam's side. This would prevent any real pain for the man at all. However, Kazuki had managed to escape Pain Killers attack and return with a cross to Adam's left side.
Nathan would keep his feet on the ground to make sure he stayed behind Adam. He did not want to be the center of Adam's attention just yet. It was the beginning of the round and he would prefer to remain unscathed. He would send a left sweep to hit behind Adam's knees. It would cause his legs to buckle and he would fall to the ground. If he did not, he would back off a few steps to get out of Adam's range. He would shuffle to get a good view of the fight behind Kazuki by a few feet. He would make another move soon.
After Kazuki would try for his cross and whatever else, Nathan would move in to get in range to attack Kazuki. This was a three way after all, not two on one. He would send a right kick aimed at Kazuki's back to make him stumble forward as he fought Adam. That is assuming Kazuki did not pick up on Nathan's new position. If he was facing Nathan, he would simply go for a quick right sweep as he prepared to back off.
Nathan may seem to be the third wheel in this fight, but his movements may well decide the winner of the tournament.
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Post by Pain Killer on Aug 24, 2008 0:41:09 GMT 1
OOC: Yeah, 3-way fights suck, kinda difficult to include everybody.
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If he were another man, Adam Rydell might've tried to halt his lunge, perhaps trying to salvage his positioning and follow Kazuki as he dodged once more. The self-proclaimed Pain Killer would do no such thing, however, lunging in the same manner as if Kazuki still remained where he had been a moment before albeit a bit lower than expected, blowing past the older man and sending his palms into the floor. Since Nathan's failed attacks had been thrown during Adam's lunge, there would be no time for him to attempt to attack Pain Killer's legs, as to put it simply, the larger male wasn't in range anymore. Instead, he would land just far enough so that if he were lying down on the ground, his knees would be in line with Kazuki's torso.
But you're not getting away that easy, old man.
The youngest surviving Rydell would land in something akin to a crouch, both hands shoulderwidth apart as if he were doing a pushup, while his feet landed on the toes and ball of the foot. His limbs bent with the momentum of the impact, and in a supreme show of effort, Pain Killer would redirect the momentum, thrusting himself up and to his left, putting more force behind his right arm and leg in order to turn his body so that his left side faced the floor as he moved.
This particular movement, however, would result in something never before seen from the youngest surviving Rydell. As his body was thrown in Kazuki's general direction, though more accurately to the older man's side, his right foot would raise upwards from the floor, the turning motion causing the back of his foot to face Kazuki. Swinging the leg backwards with the motion of his momentum, Pain Killer intended on slamming his heel into Kazuki's stomach in a fairly acrobatic move, especially given the man's well-known dislike for kicks, but it would certainly cause a lot of pain for the Asian man. After all, this was part of what Pain Killer had trained for, working to bring kicks into his arsenal, and now was a perfect time to show what he'd taught himself.
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 24, 2008 17:07:54 GMT 1
ooc: Alright, due to timing, I have to react to Adam first. Also, if you're stuck with anything I've written, PM me. I've been a little muddled this weekend, so posting this was quite by chance, I'm afraid, lol.
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His approach would be quick, that would go without saying, but with the sudden response by Adam from his currently grounded position, he would have the briefest flinch of hesitation as he took in the situation, in turn noting that Nathan had slipped away from the initial skirmish and had backed off somewhere out of his line of sight. For the time being, however, he had to concern himself with what was at hand.
'He wants to try and -kick- me...? He's either getting desperate quickly or is so overconfident that he can try something new....'
This was going to change everything, and as soon as the leg began to rise he'd already begun to respond. Two things would likely play in his favour here, primarily the fact that for Adam to execute this kick, he would need to turn his back to the elder fighter and in turn, leave himself horribly vulnerable. Sure, his body was tough and could take punishment, but when you had no idea how your opponent planned to strike, the forewarning most would have is lost. Secondly, though he couldn't fault the idea behind the kick, it had a pretty substancial air-time before it would actually hit anything and relied mainly on a blind thrust.
Shifting his feet to his left for a half step, he lunged forward with one last burst to close the gap as the heel came towards him, using his right side to intercept the blow not from the heel, but the calf and inner knee. Bracing his right arm against the limb firmly, he drove against it to stall it for the instant he required as he set about exploiting the blind spot left by his largest opponent. His left leg already partly raised, he drove the heel downward into Adams lower back viciously, intent on grinding his foot into the attacked area and inflict the most damage possible. Though he was by far the physically weakest of the three in terms of actual brute strength, the kick would be striking an already vulnerable area and would have the potential to cause agony to any fighter.
His head craning back as he fired out the kick, he would have enough time to see Nathan approaching, but little else. His right arm was braced between his side and Adams leg, and his left side was turned in slightly for the stomp to Adams lower back. Making the only effort he could for defence in the awkward situation, he shot back his left arm to cushion the initial impact of the blow, hoping that his elbow would be the main source of impact and could jar the youngest fighters leg, but above all else, just to take the edge off the kick as it struck against his back, causing a grimace to creep onto his face.
'Fucker, I'll pay you back for that.'
Not quite content to be left trapped in between the pair, Kazuki would quickly drive his right foot against the canvas underfoot, pushing himself back and away from Adam sharply as he turned through his shunt to his left. If Nathan had remained in close quarters after the kick, he would cannon his right around in a rather heavy hook, intent on spooking the youth away from him as he cleared a little distance for himself. Of course, if Nathan had already backed away, he would just take up the empty space between him and Adam before shifting out to put a further gap between them for a moment.
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Post by Nathan Branigan on Aug 25, 2008 2:43:48 GMT 1
As soon as Nathan landed his hit on Kazuki, he would begin to back off to avoid any retaliation. This instinctive move served him well as Kazuki lashed at where Nathan previously was with a powerful right hook. The hit would miss Nathan by a well enough amount that it caused Nathan no real discomfort. It would even open him up for another assault.
The right hook required Kazuki to turn around completely. This would force his weight on his newly placed right foot. The powerful right hook would miss Nathan and allow him a brief window to launch an attack. Nathan would move back in to Kazuki's right side. This would cause any left punch from Kazuki to be heavily extended and slightly awkward. It would also give him a chance to strike at Kazuki without a major hit from Kazuki's right arm.
Nathan would send out a left sweep to hit directly on Kazuki's right leg. It would have just been planted, so more of his weight would be on it than normal. It would also make for a dangerous escape thanks to Pain Killer being right behind him. If the kick hit, it would disrupt Kazuki's balance and leave him prey to the giant of a man standing right behind him.
As added insurance, Nathan would have his right arm ready for defense. It would be bent and close to his body with him hand open and ready to protect his side. His right leg would be slightly bent and would be ready to escape momentarily if something went horribly wrong. Adam had been tested with two on one, now it was Kazuki's turn.
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Post by Pain Killer on Aug 25, 2008 16:43:22 GMT 1
OOC: Yeah, I'm not ignoring you Nathan. Just kinda finishing up the exchange, ya know?
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Kazuki's move forward would have been a good one, if Pain Killer had simply kicked from his position and remained stationary. However, given how the larger male had pushed with all four limbs against the ground as hard as he had, there had been no intent to remain still; instead, Pain Killer had thrown his entire body with his kick, something that followed his suicidal style perfectly, if not in the conventional sense. As such, when Kazuki stepped forwards in order to avoid the kick, he would in fact be walking right into Adam Rydell's back, 200+ pounds slamming into the older man's knees and thighs without mercy.
If Kazuki managed to throw himself backwards with the motion, he would find himself on his back on the ground, with Pain Killer on his own back on top of his stomach. In such an event, Pain Killer would roll to his right, bringing his right side to rest on top of Kazuki's chest, while attempting to pin the older man's arms down by the upper arm with his left knee and right hand, respectively. Regardless of the success of his attempt to pin the man's arms down, Pain Killer would throw his left hand down in a hook towards Kazuki's nose, looking to slam the man's head into the ground from the impact.
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 25, 2008 21:30:54 GMT 1
ooc: Again, have to react to Adam first, and since I'd misinterpreted what he'd done in his previous post to this one, there's a slight change. Let's see if you spot it, boys and girls. ^^; Also, very aware there might be some controversy to this, so feel free to PM me if anything is amiss.
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The realisation of the circumstance coming to full fruition, his approach to the now-airborne Adam would take a sudden and volatile change. The clear fact was present that, head-on, he'd have no chance of stopping the burly fighters body in its tracks. The other clear fact was, at the distance he was, there wasn't a whole lot he could do other than carry on forward. A dark look sweeping over his face, his body would lunge forward with the last step, exploding off the canvas.
'He's got nearly a hundred pounds on me, the best I can do is hit him with everything I can here, and hope that in the end of it that it'll be enough to divert him...'
His right knee folded up, the point of the densely packed muscle aimed squarely for the oncoming back of his opponent, his eyes would close in the moment before impact, aware that the chances of him seriously injuring Adam with such an attack were a lot higher than he would hope. Mid-air and all 250+ pounds coming at him or not, his back was facing the Asian veteran, and that kick was all he really had going for him in terms of offence. As such, when the pair would collide in the air, Kazuki having burst clean off his feet with that last explosive lunge, it would be his knee that met Adam first, squarely into the top of Adams back, at the crook of his right shoulderblade. The moment of truth, at its connection, would see the Asian practically roar out in fury as he slammed home the blow.
A single, pivotal thrust of his knee, using the sparse amount of room left between the two to at least direct his attack to one half of the bigger fighters oncoming body, would serve two prime purposes. Firstly, the combined force of the two colliding would increase the strength of the impact greatly, and to such an area, only Adams ridiculous muscle mass would be of any defensive purpose, hopefully enough to prevent any critical injury. Secondly, by striking to one side of what was basically an oncoming log, he would not so much be trying to stop the weight coming at him, but causing a shift in Adams internal axis, making his legs end up leading as his body was spun slightly from the resistance made by the veteran fighter.
'You may have weight on me, but it only takes a small amount of force in the right place to shift....'
Considering his right leg would strike solidly, it would almost certainly be halted in its movement by the oncoming weight, and as such his left leg would hit the floor again first, causing his body to twist as it landed on the awkward balance, effectively turning him to face the pair of fighters as he brought his right leg back to brace, the entire limb numb from the crash as he tentatively set it down.
Figuring Nathan would still make his attack (though the change in circumstances would probably alter his blows), Kazuki would be left partly facing the youth, and on his approach would raise guard, watching him closely as he favoured the right leg for a moment or two, desperately trying to get some feeling back into the limb.
ooc: Ack, threeways are such a pain in the ass. I'm stumped on how to adapt in what I needed without it scuppering a bunch of stuff. Still, any complaints, MSN.
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Post by Nathan Branigan on Aug 26, 2008 3:35:03 GMT 1
Nathan hated fighting someone when someone else had been assaulting them simultaneously, but he had no choice. He would have to hit hard if he wanted to stay in this fight. He doubted his two opponents would think twice about granting him the liberty of a fair fight if it came down to it anyway, so he would have to work with what he had.
Kazuki managed to dodge Nathan's attack while simultaneously attacking Adam to get a good hit on the larger fighter. He would move to Nathan's left with his right leg toward Nathan. He would be able to see both fighters, but he seemed to be focused on Nathan for the moment. Not wanting to disappoint his opponent, Nathan went in for another attack. He would move to Kazuki's right side, shifting his body to always face Kazuki completely. He would lead withhis left foot, but use his right foot to send a quick hit at Kazuki's right leg. It would do the same thing as before, knocking the balance off of Kazuki. Nathan would follow up with a left punch to Kazuki's head. It would hit around the side in between the jaw and temple.
Nathan had been the side show for the majority of the fight if not for the entire match. He would try to force a reaction out of either of the fighters even if it spelled trouble for him. It was better than being ignored while the two fought as equals while he stood around as a distraction. He would attempt to get Kazuki's full attention for at least a moment.
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Post by Pain Killer on Aug 26, 2008 4:55:30 GMT 1
He moved.
The thought came quickly, almost panicked, the fact that Kazuki had not been struck by Pain Killer's foot causing him to open his eyes wider in alarm. It seemed nothing the youngest surviving Rydell could do would surprise the Asian man, and subconsciously, the larger male made a mental note to never deviate from his usual fighting style again. However, in this moment, Adam wasn't concerned with future fights, instead, his mind was focused soley on the fact that with his kick dodged, there was a chance Kazuki would manage to escape him and back off, or at least, that was the likely scenario in the Rydell boy's mind.
Once again, Pain Killer would work to keep his foe from seemingly escaping him, moving with the momentum he had given himself during his kick to keep turning to his right, his right arm stretching to the side in order to grab whatever he could get into contact with and prevent Kazuki from escaping. As such, his spin was in much more motion than originally planned, causing the knee to strike Pain Killer in the shoulderblade. The round nature of the knee, as well as the relative smoothness of Pain Killer's back would work in concert with the turning motion, causing Pain Killer's body to skid along the top of the knee and continue on with its momentum, albeit slowed somewhat by the glancing impact, and follow his legs path towards Kazuki's right side. As a result, Adam would wind up falling in a sitting position slightly behind and to Kazuki's right, should the man have remained facing where Pain Killer originally was.
However, as he had passed by the older man, Adam's reaching right hand would grab onto the former gang leader's waist of his pants, tightly gripping the material as his body hit the ground. Pain Killer would continue turning as he landed, however, rolling to his knees and using his left hand as a momentary support as he brought himself to a kneeling position in front of the Asian, should he turn to face the man holding the waist of his pants. Panting slightly, Pain Killer would drive himself forward towards the older man, keeping his left hand up near his chest as he dashed the arms-length distance between himself and Kazuki in a crouching run, his head at roughly Kazuki's waist level.
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Post by Kazuki Akimoto on Aug 26, 2008 5:21:32 GMT 1
ooc: Again, Adam first. Don't worry though, Nathan. You're the star of this post. ic: His knee struck fully, crashing against the larger fighters shoulder as Kazuki lunged into him with a blow that should, by all means, have dislocated the limb. However, between the rotation present in Adams movement and the somewhat glancing nature of Kazukis attack, it seemed he would escape with his body intact from that particular blow. 'Good. I want to win this, but if I can do so without seriously injuring him, all the better.'During his landing, however, it appeared Adam had been quick enough of thought to make a last-ditch effort to try and keep the Asian in his grasp, clamouring for the waist of his pants. However, upon feeling the initial grab to the material, Kazuki would waste no time in ensuring that was remedied. Twisting his body sharply, he swung his arm in a corresponding arc against the inside of Adams wrist, aiming for the sensitive tendons between the heel of the hand and the wrist to cause his grip to falter, knocking the larger fighter off of him finally and shifting himself back a step smoothly, his eyes still on Adam for a moment before being forced to change their target. Nathan, clearly not content with being able to escape this fight unscathed, had made his own attack. The opening kick would strike against his still numbed leg, proving to be a double-edged sword. Thankfully, most of the impact went unnnoticed thanks to the lack of feeling left at the moment, but conversely, his balance was rather abruptly altered as the kick shifted his foot off its intended path, and he stumbled to his left in order to keep his balance, barely able to set his feet into a more solid stance again in time for the oncoming punch to his head. In an odd way, it was almost refreshing to have a 'simple' attack to register as opposed to the unpredictable things he'd been forced to deal with thus far. It made for a slight shift in the tempo for a moment, and crucially, it would give him a moment to enter a comfortable flow against one of his opponents. Adam would almost certainly get back up from that strike, but he had hope that the knee would have desensitized his right arm enough to make it almost useless for the time being. Removing one of the big guys weapons would be integral in any chances for victory right now, and he intended the same for Nathan just now. 'If you're so keen for my attention, you'll get what you want...'As the punch came to his head, he would weave his upper body to his right, to the outside of the swing, as his left hand shot to intercept it. Aiming to grasp the wrist tightly, he would drag the arm towards him, in the process fully extending the limb as Nathan was dragged off his own footing as he hoped. With that simple parry in place, he set about his retaliation, and shot his right palm up in what would be best described as an uppercut, but focusing the impact to the elbow joint. With his left arm intent on holding the arm in place, his right hand would be set to jar the joint painfully, possibly even dislocating it if Nathan was unable to make suitable actions to prevent damage to the limb. Were he successful, he would brace his right leg down again, the blood rushing back into it steadily and feeling returning as he worked out the numbness, his eyes shifting between the pair. If he'd been able to catch Nathan as well, he would have a decisive hit against both his opponents, and inadvertantly he knew this would make him the prime target for them both...Of course, the chances stood that Nathan would be able to react to the parry before the counter was executed, in which case he would be forced to react in turn to whatever his opponent dished out.
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