Match of the Millennium

Description: There's a match at the Dragon's stadium, but it's not football tonight. Sarah and Buck face off on the pitch. There's even tackling, in the style of the wrong type of football, or the right type depending on your opinion.

[BUCK]
The stadium is lit up as if there was a game this evening, but it's a different type of scrimage that'll be happening on the field tonight. With the sun down, the sky is moving towards darkness, but the last of the daylight had yet to fade. The stadium lights make up for the lack. At least the summer heat of Sunshine City has broken a little this evening.

There's a decent turn out of NFG fans up in the seats, crowded around as close to the field as possible, even if the monitors are ready to broadcast everything happening on the pitch in full and glorious HD. It might not be the turnout that a game would pull, but the crowd that has arrived is nothing to sneeze at eaither. A faint buzz of voices overlapping each other just manages to make it to anyone on the green.

This was definitely beyond what Buck was expecting when he signed up for this tournament. A football stadium? Half his brothers would be chomping at the bit to stand on the field of a professional team's stadium, and here he was. "Eat your heart out, Boone." He says with a small smile on his face as he peers up into the spectators up in the stands.

Nor does the Oklahoman look like he belongs on the stadium field. Sure, he might be big enough to pass as a football player, but he's crouched on the forty yard line, barefoot in the grass in jeans and a black tanktop. He looks like a fan who escaped out onto the field, his arms across his knees as he keeps up his idle scan of the stadium seats.

Nor was the word painted onto the field behind him lost on him. He'd seen plenty of replay snippits of the end of his fight with Kenzo, he had to wonder if having the word Dragon behind him was some sort of joke by the tournament organizers. Probably.

Brushing his hands off on his jeans, he stretches out to his full height, then raises his arms over his head, making sure his muscles are loose for what's to come.

[SARAH]
Last time, Sarah took a bit of a beating at a nightclub. Quite embarassing, especially when you consider the fact she's usually on top of her game in nightclubs! Then again, she's usually on a turntable making music, not throwing out attacks against an opponent. Nevertheless, the DJ known as Supernova is never one to let defeat get her down, as she knows even the best of the best have their ups and downs. It's just a chance to correct herself and see where she needs to improve.

Today, it's a beautiful day in Sunshine City at the stadium, and while it's usually a place for a game of football, albeit not the type Sarah is used to, today it's about the fighting challengers doing what they do best! And, once again, Sarah's here to demonstrate her fighting skills for Team Frost. She's as eager as ever to get this show on!

The blonde haired girl comes running out of the entrance from the stadium onto the pitch, doing a leaping somersault before landing in a crouch. "Heeeeeere I am!" Sarah yells with a smile, waving to those around her before she proceeds to tighten her baseball cap on her head. After that, she proceeds to do some stretching, loosening herself up for the upcoming fight. After she finishes, she looks at Buck and smiles.

"So you're my opponent, huh?" The girl runs a hand across the brim of her cap and smiles. "Another new challenger means new techniques to witness! This is gonna be great!"

[BUCK]
Letting his arms fall back to his side, Buck watches Sarah's entrance with a faint smile, amused by the eagerness of his opponent. The question draws a brief nod from him. "That I am." He says, his country drawl on full display. Maybe hamming the dialect up just a little. He taps two fingers against his brow in a lazy salute towards Sarah, face breaking apart into a bright and beaming grin. No, he's not one of those serious fighters it seems. At least to start.

He bounces twice on the balls of his bare feet, then drops into a brawler's stance, fists up in front of him ready to start swinging. "I'm ready to get this show on the road if you are." He sees no reason to waste anymore time, as a hush falls over the gathered spectators, expectation palpable in the air, though he's doing well under those gazes, like water off a duck's back.

COMBATSYS: Buck has started a fight here.

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Buck             0/-------/------=|

COMBATSYS: Sarah has joined the fight here.

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Sarah            0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
"Oh yeah," Sarah answers, spinning around on her bare foot before dropping into a crouch as well. "This is gonna be a great fight! We've both got awesome skills we're gonna show each other, and I just know that, regardless of who wins, it's gonna be a fight to remember!" She claps her hands a couple of times and then gives a pair of thumbs up.

After that, Sarah gets into the ginga, moving from side to side as she watches Buck carefully. "Don't hold back just because I'm a girl! I want you to give it your all!" Sarah grins at that. Optimistic and fearless, that's Sarah for you!

[BUCK]
"Good luck." Buck replies, just as cheerily. Though his grin fades just a touch as he takes in a deep breath and exhales, focusing himself for the fight ahead. "Ain't 'bout to hold back. Fighter's a fighter." He replies, a little of that grin returning at the corners of his mouth.

Then he's moving, feet pounding across the field as he closes the distance. Not particularly fast, but not noticeably slow either. Long legs do help in eating up the distance between the two fighters quickly though.

There's no flashy display or wild fighting technique from Buck for his opening strike, maybe he's being cautious or maybe he wants to sus out what will work best before committing too much. Instead he pulls back just as he gets in range and swings with a right hook, simple and direct.

COMBATSYS: Sarah dodges Buck's Fierce Punch.

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Sarah            0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
Here comes Buck, what's he gonna do? That's anyone's guess!

Only Buck knows what he's gonna do!

But the Buck stops here. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

As Buck attempts to come at Sarah with a hook, the girl swiftly drops down and shifts out of the way of the incoming punch. "You're gonna have to be faster than that!" Sarah comments as she adjusts her cap in a playful manner. "Strength isn't always the answer!"

Sarah isn't content to rest on her laurels either. Without missing a beat, the girl spins around and attempts to deliver a foot sweep type of attack aimed at Buck. Whether he goes down completely or just stumbles is irrelevant, the point is that Sarah isn't holding anything back either!

COMBATSYS: Buck blocks Sarah's Light Kick.

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Sarah            0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
Well, someone wanted to see some technique. Buck's punch allowed him to shift his other arm behind him, concealing a little bit of his planned attck until that kick snaps out.

There's a ruffling noise and Sarah manages to land her kick, but it's against the mass of feathers suddenly covering Buck's left arm, keeping the worst of the kick at bay. "Speed's good, strength helps. I know a man on a mountain who proved that." He looks like he might be about to chuckle at his own joke.

The banter can only last so long and he's quickly bringing up the feathered arm, which once he extends it fully looks like an actual wing, scything it through the air at Sarah's midsection as he lets the odd aerodynamics of the maneuver carrying him off to the side to set himsefl in a flanking position.

COMBATSYS: Sarah parries Buck's Wingman!!

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Sarah            0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
Coming in fast, but Sarah's faster.

"Nyah!"

The girl lets out a battle cry as she swiftly knocks away the incoming attack effortlessly. "Nice one, but I'm afraid you must do better than that!" She shrugs. "Of course, we're both still just getting started so who knows what's next?"

Sarah returns to the ginga for a second or two, then advances on Buck and attempts to catch him off-guard with fist strike of her own. This one is done with an open hand so it doesn't look like she's actually attacking. Then again, that's the point of Capoeira, to give the impression of dancing.

COMBATSYS: Buck endures Sarah's Medium Punch EX.

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Sarah            0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
Buck's wing arm is quickly returning to normal, shedding feathers across the grass as his arms visably twists back into a normal shape. It's not exactly the easiest thing to witness close up, at least there's no weird sounds as the bones shift around.

There's no effort from Buck to try to avoid the attack coming his way, he just steps right into it, taking the open palm strike to the chest. It's a little like hitting a block of wood for all the reaction he displays in taking it, other than perhaps a quick narrowing of his eyes.

"Well, don't rely on just speed. That only goes so far." Instead, he's chosen to step in and hopefulling into Sarah's guard, lashing out with an quick open palm strike of his own. He's not putting his full strngth behind it, but the reason is clear should the hand make contact, in which case he leaves a sticky thread behind connecting his palm to the spot on Sarah he struck. There's a few more quick palm strikes from both hands, each attempt intending to leave goopy sticky webbing behind.

COMBATSYS: Buck successfully hits Sarah with Spin Doctor.

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Sarah            0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
"I know, I know, you gotta balance things up, right?" Sarah says as she watches Buck carefully. "I know how to block too, don't worry." She maintains her ginga cautiously, knowing Buck has other things up his sleeve too...

But she wasn't planning on something like this!

"What's this?" Sarah asks with disbelief as she finds herself covered with sticky goop, almost like... Spider-Man or something? It's definitely sticky and it's making it hard for Sarah to move.

"Oh bloody hell!" She yells. "This stuff is disgusting!" That typical smile has faded as she looks at Buck. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you do this to me!"

And then, Sarah suddenly takes off into a run before dropping into a diving roll, attempting to roll towards Buck. Once she gets close enough, is she gonna knock him down like a bowling ball against a pin? Nope, she's going to pop up with a chi-infused uppercut!

COMBATSYS: Buck fails to interrupt Roll With It from Sarah with Inkblot ES.

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Sarah            0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
"Extra strength spider webs." Buck says with a bit of a grin, and way too cheerily. "Good for slowing down the quicker folks." He snaps his hands, breaking the webbing as he follows his opponent as she backs away.

He doesn't move from his spot, instead letting her come to him, though as she tucks into a roll, he crouches low, crossing his arms in front of him as his hands begin to leak what looks like a black cloud of some sort. But he misjudges the angle of the attack, and instead of intercepting it, he takes the blow straight on, making him stumble back a little, hands still trailing that black cloud that dissipates harmlessly in his wake.

"Ah, horse pucky. That usually works." He laughs though, more amused by the issues than annoyed by them.

[SARAH]
"Sorry, but you'll have to do better than that!" Sarah says as she leaps back into the ginga. "I have to admit, you are quite the unique fighter, so you're giving me quite a good fight so far!" The girl smiles a little as she gets her rhythm back into her movements.

Once Sarah is sure Buck isn't planning to attack just yet, the girl advances on him again. "Don't let yourself get discouraged, though, because you have a lot of potential!" She smiles a little before bringing back her hand. "So let's see how you handle this!" With that, Sarah throws forth a large projectile that vaguely resembles a butterfly aimed right at Buck. "Yeah!"

COMBATSYS: Buck blocks Sarah's Flash Butterfly.

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Sarah            1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
There's a bit of a roll of the eyes and a shake of the head from Buck at the condescending comments coming his way. He instead just takes a moment to regain his stance after his failed attempt to turn her attack back on her.

Resetting his center, he's on the move again, closing some of the distance he lost in the last exchange. The butterfly projectile barely slows his as he raises his left arm to smash it out of his way with barely a wince.

"You talk a lot." He says as he closes in, pulling back his right arm as he clenches his hand into a tight fist, and thrusting out with a jab, clean and simple.

COMBATSYS: Sarah fails to interrupt Medium Punch from Buck with Tornado Warning.

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Sarah            1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
"It's just who I am," Sarah says as she drops down, preparing to stop the incoming punch from Buck with her trademark maneuver where she balances on one hand and spins around twice, first with the upper leg stuck out and then the lower one stuck out.

Of course, things don't always work as they're intended.

Instead, just as she starts to move, she gets punched and stumbles backwards, rubbing her face a little. "Oh bloody hell," She mutters before looking up at Buck and giving a half-smile. "Well, I guess talking too much can be bad for me?" She chuckles nervously as she gets back into the ginga. "Live and learn, right?"

[BUCK]
Buck only shows the slightest hint of satisfaction as he manages to foil a move like just happened to him. Turnabout and all that.

He shrugs in response to the question as he steps in, reversing his stance quickly as he stays light on his feet for the moment, trying not to let his opponent hace any distance between them. A dancy style usualy needs room to move and it seems he wants to keep his enemies close as it were.

"Maybe." There's a bit of his grin back, but it quickly fades as he brings up one knee in a quick hammering blow, any attempt to keep Sarah on the defensive for now, none of his usual tricks in sight for the moment.

COMBATSYS: Buck successfully hits Sarah with Light Kick.

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Sarah            1/---====/=======|=======\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
Sarah doesn't say anything for the time being as she attempts to utilize her agility to avoid Buck's incoming attack. Unfortunately, once again she gets her timing off again, and she's kneed in the stomach, causing her to stumble back as she clutches her stomach. "Ooh... I hate when that happens..." She rubs her stomach before looking up again. "Seems I'm a bit off of my game, so I best get myself back into this!"

Sarah stands up and does a jumping spin before dropping back into the ginga again. "Turn it around, right?" She chuckles. "But enough of that, OK?" Sarah moves towards Buck quickly. "I'm not done just yet, so don't pat yourself on the back just yet." She moves in on Buck until she's close enough to grapple with him.

"How about this?" Sarah attempts to administer a grapple on Buck. If successful, she'll take him down quickly using a Capoeira-styled technique to put him down on the pitch. Nothing special, just a sign that Capoeira practitioners can use throws too.

COMBATSYS: Buck Toughs Out Sarah's Quick Throw!

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Sarah            1/--=====/=======|=======\=------\1             Buck

[BUCK]
Buck shakes his head, though it's hard to miss the bit of a smile playing on his face. "No, no time for celebratin' ahead of time." He agrees as his bare foot returns to the grass.

As she goes in for the grab he has a momentary flash back of a ninja on a mountain grabbing him, once by the face and again by the neck, flinging him about like a ragdoll. If he learned one thing on Mount Shasta, it was how to get thrown around. So he doesn't avoid it, he just lets himself be carried over in the throw.

The good new is the audience gets a clear look at his plan on the monitors as a pair of horns slide out from the side of his head as it adopts a few more bovine features.

When he hits the pitch, he does so on all fours, in a partial crouch, the bull head he's now sporting pointed right at Sarah. He snorts once, then pushes off his foot into a quick forward charge to hopefully smash that thick cranium right into her mid section. At least he's not trying to gore anyone.

COMBATSYS: Sarah blocks Buck's Bullheaded ES.

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Sarah            1/=======/=======|=======\=------\1             Buck

[SARAH]
Sarah returns to the ginga and waits patiently for Buck to show his next skill off. Whatever it is, it most likely will be something unique given what he's shown so far. When he grows horns, Sarah doesn't freak out or wince like some fighters might. Instead, she smiles a little more as she sees what Buck truly is capable of. "Well, it seems you're quite the unique fighter, I like that!" She grins and claps her hands a couple of times before getting into a defensive stance. "Come on!"

The only red is on Sarah's hat and her nails, so no red cape to show off here. Sarah doesn't even try to run or dodge this time. Instead, she tenses herself up and prepares for the incoming attack. When Buck does hit her, the girl slides backwards slightly, gritting her teeth at the impact, but absorbing the whole thing quite well otherwise.

"You know, it doesn't pay to be a bully!" Sarah says as she leaps back slightly, then drops into a handstand briefly. Not one to wait around, she launches herself at Buck, feet first, spinning with her arms pulled in as she flies directly at Buck.

COMBATSYS: Buck blocks Sarah's Spinning Missile Strike.

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Sarah            1/=======/=======|=======\===----\1             Buck

[BUCK]
There's another snort from bull Buck as he pushes against the defenses. Though once there's some room between them he shakes his head as it returns to normal. "I thought everyone in this party knew about me by now." He stands up a little straighter. "Don't you watch the fights?" He sounds like the very thought of not doing so is scandalous.

He brings up both arms in front of him as Sarah launches into her spinning strike, digging his heels into the grassy turf and bracing himself against the blow. It pushes himself back a couple inches on the gace, but he holds his stance, peering at Sarah over his crossed arms.

Once the attack ends he quickly snaps out with one of his hands in an attempt to grab the capoeirista by the leg. Should he get the hand hold he tries to pull her in closer and snaps out with a quick axe hand to the chest to hopefully drive her to the ground.

COMBATSYS: Sarah parries Buck's Combo Grapple!!

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Sarah            2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\==-----\1             Buck

[SARAH]
"Watch it with your hands," Sarah says in a joking manner as Buck grabs for her leg. The moment he gets close enough to grab onto it, Sarah knocks it away swiftly with her bare foot before bringing it back down to go into the ginga once again. "The party's not quite reached its climax yet, but I think I can fix that! Let me show you one of my favorites!"

The girl seems to move away briefly, almost like she's sizing up her opponent or waiting for Buck to do something. And then, she suddenly launches into a cartwheel. Her intent is to strike Buck with her legs to stun him long enough so that she can drop down and perform her double-spinning kick on her hand like earlier, only faster and with more chi, with the intent of getting Buck to drop down a little.

If that works, she'll finish with the rising uppercut part of the rolling attack she used earlier. The difference here is that all of her attacks are fused with her chi, giving her more power than usual.

COMBATSYS: Sarah successfully hits Buck with My Favorite Remix EX.

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Sarah            0/-------/--<<<<<|=======\======-\1             Buck

[BUCK]
Buck hisses something under his breath as he sees the incoming attack, but his previous attempt to grab Sarah put him in a bad spot and there's no getting out of it. Instead he braces himself for the incoming assault. It strikes, and even as the combo of strikes seems to be going to plan, it's a little akin to hitting a wall.

The final uppercut sending him stumbling back a few steps as he tries to regain his balance which he finally does with a quick shake of his head to clear the spinning. "Well, that was interestin'." He wipes his mouth on the back of his hand, clearing off a bit of blood that escaped due to one of the blows.

He cracks his neck from side to side as he regards Sarah across the field, brown eyes fixed on her for the moment. He doesn't seem inclined to rush in at the moment and in fact he raises one of his hands slightly, beckoning her with a twitch of two fingers.

COMBATSYS: Buck focuses on his next action.

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Sarah            0/-------/--<<<<<|=======\=====--\1             Buck

[SARAH]
The attack landed, so that's good. But what's Buck going to do next? Sarah's cautiously watching him as she moves in the ginga. It's quite interesting, watching someone while you're constantly moving. But when you practice Capoeira regularly, it becomes second nature to you. Sarah watches and waits, but nothing happens. Perhaps Buck is preparing something himself?

Then he beckons Sarah.

"You want me to come again? All right!" With that, Sarah does a forwards handspring before leaping into the air, doing a swift somersault, before coming down with her left leg extended outward, her foot extended quickly.

COMBATSYS: Buck fails to interrupt Diving Kick from Sarah with Burn Out.
- Power fail! -

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Sarah            0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
Oddly, as Sarah rushes in Buck drops into a crouch, planting his hands on the ground as he braces himself, starting to draw in breath. It'd be a shame not to let this out to play in this stadium. Horns begin to curl back from his head as he keeps sucking in air. And then..

He misjudged somewhere, speed or distance, but the foot connect right into his face, making him stagger backwards again and lose the concentration he needed.

Whatever was in the making he instead coughs, smoke pouring from his mouth as he does so. "Aw heck, went down the wrong pipe." He mutters as he pounds on his chest and belches out another gout of smoke.

[SARAH]
"Ooops! You blew it that time!" Sarah says as she leaps back onto the ground, giggling a little at the joke she made. "Then again, this could be a good chance for you to kick the habit! Smoking's not the best thing to be doing you know, unless you want to ruin your lungs." She spins around as she gets into the ginga. "But I still like what you've got up your sleeve."

Sarah doesn't give Buck a chance to recover. She moves in fast and then attempts to deliver a sudden backwards flip, bringing her leg up to deliver a rising kick at the same time.

COMBATSYS: Buck interrupts Flip It Good from Sarah with Spit Take.

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Sarah            1/------=/=======|=====--\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
"Anyone ever tell you yer kinda annoyin'?" Buck says with a rough voice, still pounding his chest with one hand, making a yack-yack-yack motion with the other. He coughs once and then arches a brow. "Oh, some's left. This might burn comin' up." He mutters, more to himself.

His eyes track Sarah as she comes in again his expression looking like on of, well, indigestion. He's then moving a bit aside to take the blow on the shoulder instead of head on, pushing the leg out of the way, but it keeps her in close.

Scales form around his mouth as he inhales a sharp breath and then snaps his mouth open, a bit wider than it really should be able to go. Though at the back of his throat for a moment there's a glow, then he's spitting out a orb-like glob of flame, right at the DJ.

[SARAH]
When you're hot you're hot, and when you're not you're not.

And Sarah's quite hot!

"Yaah!" The girl yells out as she's burned up, landing quickly on the ground, finding her body is a bit on the burned side, especially one of her bare feet. "Even my runners wouldn't have helped me there," She mutters as she hops on one foot, blowing on her foot to try to extinguish the flames. Once she's done burning up (but still feeling it,) she looks to Buck again.

"You know, you really should see a dentist once in a while," She says, albeit with a smile. "They could probably give you something for that bad breath!"

And then, Sarah brings her hands behind her back and then shoots forth a large swarm of projectiles, vaguely resembling butterflies... all of which are flying directly at Buck at a fast rate of speed.

COMBATSYS: Buck blocks Sarah's The Swarm Is Coming.

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Sarah            0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0             Buck

[BUCK]
Buck just rolls his eyes again. "You'd be funnier if it weren't so cliche. Got anythin' original?" Then he looks disappointed. "Ah, let my temper get me there. Sorry. I just don't like people who.. well.. nevermind." He just shrugs.

Though he must be getting tired, as the projectiles come towards him, he rushes in again, avoiding some and smacking others out of the air, the chi burning him as he knocks them aside, though better to his arms then somewhere more sensitive. Though instead of going in for a punch this time, e drops low and does a sliding soccer tackle across the field to try to knock her base out from under her.

COMBATSYS: Buck successfully hits Sarah with Medium Kick.
- Power hit! -

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Sarah            0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0             Buck

[SARAH]
Whoa, going for a sliding tackle?

Sarah doesn't want to get caught, but get caught she does. She's knocked down to one knee, and given how much punishment she's already taken, it's obvious she's not looking too good. "Ungh... Bollocks..."

Getting back up and gritting her teeth through the pain, Sarah says, "I'd have you sent off for that, but we aren't playing an actual football match!" She takes a deep breath and blows it out before adding, "Besides, THIS is a real sliding tackle!" Sarah goes in with what looks like a two-footed tackle. If she did that in regulation, she'd definitely be sent off!

COMBATSYS: Sarah successfully hits Buck with Medium Kick.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-

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Sarah            0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1             Buck

[BUCK]
Buck is barely on to his feet as he takes a sliding tackle which sends him sprawling onto his back. If this were a real soccer match, well, he'd probably rock there for a while, grabbing his knee and playing it up for the refs and the camera, but instead he rolls over and pushes himself up.

His entire torso starts expanding, bursting out in fur as his shirt rips from his expanding mass. His arms growing as well as his face pushes out into an ursine maw, which opens to let out a bellowing roar.

With his last surge of strength he launches himself forward, swinging those massive bear paws he's now sporting in wide swinging arcs. At the end, he clasps them together and brings them down in a final hammering blow.

Making contact or not, he sways on his feet, the last burst of adrenaline fading from his system as he tips over and lands face first on the grassy turf. His energy spent, he returns to himself, or maybe it's just because he's going to be out of it for at least the next few minutes.

COMBATSYS: Buck can no longer fight.

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COMBATSYS: Sarah dodges Buck's Bear Arms.

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[SARAH]
It's a valiant effort, but somehow... just somehow...

Sarah manages to avoid being caught at the last minute. She looks down at Buck and smiles at him. "That was a mighty great fight! You were quite the interesting fighter!" She doesn't know if Buck can hear her or not, but she still offers encouragement. "You did quite well, you had me on the ropes there! Keep at it, maybe we'll meet up again!"

The announcer then declares Sarah the winner, and there's a mixture of cheering and booing, and Sarah takes off her hat and waves it to her fans before heading off to get treatment.

Log created on 20:21:12 07/02/2023 by Buck, and last modified on 07:40:51 07/06/2023.