Description: Kensou and Jacob team up to chip away at Yamazaki's defenses, somehow managing to beat him. (Winners: Kensou and Jacob)
The Pao Pao Cafe is packed tonight. Not everybody can get into the Howard Arena to see the fight there, and some of the fighters here have put on good enough shows in the past to draw people's attention, especially Yamazaki's recent win against Mr. Big. The fans eagerly watch the ring in the center of the cafe, waiting for the fighters to stroll out.
The first to enter is Jacob, allowing himself a small grin as the fans cheer. Sure, they'd cheer for just about anybody if it means the fight is starting, but he knows he's actually got some fans of his own out there now. He gives a few people brief waves as he makes his way to the center, then hops up onto the ring and gives his suit a few brief tugs, making sure that it's fitting properly. He's rather excited at the prospect of fighting Yamazaki, and he hopes to be able to gather some useful information on the man tonight. He also knows from past experience that Kensou is pretty useful in a fight, so he's in a rather good mood, for the time being.
Fighting in a restaurant seems like a crime against nature, to Sie Kensou. The Chinese martial artist is the second of the signed fighters to make his entrance, at any rate, grinning and waving at the crowd as he strides on in. You'd never know he fought Geese Howard just the week before, honestly; it's probably a good thing for the psion that he heals so quickly. "Hey, guess we're on the same side again," Kensou says cheerily to Jacob, moving to stand beside his partner for this week's fight. Now, of course... There's the /mild/ problem of the guy they have to fight. "Let's hope we get as lucky as we did, last time." By his reckoning, beating Rock's team was as much luck as anything else!
It was before the door even opened that the presence of the Syndicate thug was known, voice bellowing from outside, "Get the damned door, you useless jackass! What the hell do I pay you for!?" The door swings open a moment later, held open by a man clad in a black suit and a driver's cap as the bulk of the blonde Yakuza-bred thug steps through the door. As has become typical for his arrival to fights, the white fur coat is settled atop his shoulders, and sunglasses perched on the bridge of his nose. The crowd, once again, erupts into cheers, recognizing the winner of last week's downtown brawl. The crowd is, for the most part, ignored by Ryuji, just waving a hand as he steps through the rabble and into the center of the restaurant. ".. well, if it isn't Meatbun." A wide grin spread across Yamazaki's face as he tucks his hands into the pockets of his slacks. "/And/ a friend? Funny, I didn't think they'd give me /more/ people t'smack around after what I did t'Big."
Jacob makes a dismissive gesture with his hand at Kensou's mention of luck, and then he grins at the boy. "Don't waste your time worrying about luck. Yeah, he's tough, but if we work together we ought to be able to take him." He turns to look at Yamazaki as the gangster makes his way up to the ring, flashing him a quick grin. "Yeah, I saw the video of that fight. Certainly glad I didn't put any money down on the fight. You never know how things can turn out, huh?" Was that perhaps an insinuation that Yamazaki didn't win the fight fair and square? Oh, of course not. Jacob would never say such things. Really.
Yep... That's Yamazaki, all right. Kensou is clearly at least mildly agitated by the gangster's presence, though whether this is on account of his threatening demeanor or by dint of his abilities is an open question. "Well... Bound t' be interestin', either way," the Psycho Soldier says finally, hopping lightly from one foot to the other. "Might as well get things started, right?" There's no point in just standing around and trading pleasantries, after all... There's spectators, and cameras, and they paid to see a bunch of people beat the stuffing out of each other.
And in one of the one of the tables that stood a distance from the ring, but had a clear view of the night's events there sat a girl, seated at the table with two grim-looking adult men in suits. That girl was the Zero Doll, Cammy. What made her a bit harder to distinguish from the crowd was the everyday clothes she wore. She had... a interest in this fight, a interest that had brought her out of hiding. Jacob was part of that interest, but she had a greater interest in that SouthSynd member, Yamazaki. Yes. It would be beneficial to watch how he fought, indeed.
Ryuji Yamazaki lifts his arms up, stretching them out to either side while the driver that accompanied him in takes the fur coat from his shoulders. Yamazaki reaches a hand up and removes the glasses, passing them over to the black-suited assistant, who then walks right out the door. "That eager t'get yer scrawny ass beat about the cafe, Meatbun?" He stretches his arms out in front of him, this time, then pulls each of his fingerless gloves tight, right hand first. "Fine. Who'm I t'pass up givin' out free trips to the damn hospital?" The thug leans back a bit, enough to pop one of his vertebrae back into place before he settles his right hand down into its pocket.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki has started a fight here.
[\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kensou has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
[\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////////]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kensou
[\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <
Jacob 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Jacob has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
[\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////////]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jacob
> //////////////////////////////]
|-------\-------\0 Kensou
Jacob rolls his shoulders a couple times, then nods to Kensou. "Yeah, we'd better give the people what they want, right?" With that he pushes forward, dashing across the ring toward Yamazaki. He comes in low toward the gangster, leading with his right hand, then popping up as he attempts to drive his fist into Yamazaki's stomach. If that connects he'll sweep out with a kick at Yamazaki's legs and a push on his shoulders, hopefully sending him down toward the floor, as well as pushing him in Kensou's general direction to allow for a follow-up.
The Psycho Soldier's only response to Yamazaki is the faintest of confident grins; Kensou might not be feeling on the top of his game, lately, but he'd hardly be a professional fighter without a certain amount of unshakeable self-confidence. When Jacob starts dashing /at/ Yamazaki, Kensou is a bit slower out of the gate, advancing on the Yakuza. He is, in fact, intending to follow up Jacob's attack, though if it doesn't succeed Kensou will just close the distance and make the attempt anyway; a simple enough judo-style throw, where he aims to grab Yamazaki by the shirt and roll him back, using one leg to then /throw/ the gangster. If it works, he'll just have to hope the audience can move out of the way in time. "Ya-!"
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Jacob's Bang and Burn.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jacob
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Kensou
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki dodges Kensou's Tomoe Nage.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jacob
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Kensou
Ryuji Yamazaki fails to leave his crouch as Jacob starts to advance, only allowing a rather wide grin to start spreading across his face. It's not until Jacob is only a few inches away that the Syndicate strongarm starts to move, his left hand reaching across his body to put a thick, muscled forearm between the incoming fist and his stomach. There's not even enough time to taunt, though, as he feels a hand grabbing for his shirt. Instinct leads him to throw his entire body off to the side, slipping the expensive fabric out of Kensou's grubby mitts. With the momentum that he's got going, he just brings his foot up and around in mid-spin, aiming to try and drive a heel right into the side of Kensou's head.
A quick frown flashes across Jacob's face as his fist impacts with Yamazaki's arm, but he doesn't dwell on it for long, as the gangster moves past him and heads after Kensou. For the moment he uses the Psycho Soldier as a distraction, watching Yamazaki carefully as he goes after Kensou. He starts moving toward the two of them, but doesn't rush to attack Yamazaki again, instead watching for a good opening so that he can hopefully get a clean hit in.
COMBATSYS: Jacob focuses on his next action.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jacob
> ///////////////////////////// ]
|-------\-------\0 Kensou
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Kensou with Heavy Kick.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Jacob
> ////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Kensou
Well, that's vexing. Kensou gets absolutely nothing in his attempt to grab Yamazaki, except kicked in the head. And it's not like it was a weak kick, either... No, the agile fighter ends up careening off to one side, just about into the crowd. "Keh... Okay, that could've gone better," he says, getting more fully to his feet... And doing much the same as Jacob now, watching Yamazaki from the distance gained by getting hoofed in the noggin. He's developing a stern dislike for his little 'wrinkle' in tonight's match.
COMBATSYS: Kensou focuses on his next action.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Jacob
> ////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Kensou
Ryuji Yamazaki chuckles to himself at the feeling of shiny Italian shoe-heel careening off the side of Kensou's head, finishing the impromptu spin and getting both feet back underneath him again. Somehow, his right hand managed to stay in its pocket the entire time. He looks left for a moment, then looks right... then just arches an eyebrow. "The hell.. Fine, y'don't want t'bring the damn fight to me? I don't have t'use my damn fists to put a damn hurtin' on your stupid asses!" His right hand flashes into his vest pocket for a moment, and there's a quick back-and-forth motion as a switchblade is grabbed and unsheathed, and the next flash of his wrist sends the weapon across the ring, right at Jacob.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Jacob with Thrown Object.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ////////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Jacob
> ////////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Kensou
Okay, there's a knife coming his way, so all Jacob has to do is- No, no that doesn't work, as the blade of the knife sinks into Jacob's left shoulder. He winces slightly, but doesn't look unduly troubled, aside from the blood stain on his nice jacket. With his right hand he pulls the knife out, then flips it around in his hand as he looks at Yamazaki. "Here, you can have this back..." With that he launches the knife back at the other fighter, then begins to advance on him, planning his next move as he moves in.
Meanwhile, Kensou sees what should hopefully be enough of an opening, as Yamazaki turns to hurl his knife at Jacob. With the larger fighter turned in that direction, the agile Chinese kenpoist dashes across the 'ring', aiming an overhanded punch at Yamazaki! Yes, attacking from behind! But really, when you're fighting someone who's a master of dirty tricks... Why fight fair? Presuming the first hits, Kensou follows it with a brief flurry of additional punches, putting his (admittedly not very impressive) weight behind them...
COMBATSYS: Jacob successfully hits Yamazaki with Wet Works.
- Power hit! -
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Jacob
> ///////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Kensou
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Kensou's Ryuu Renda.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Jacob
> ///////////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Kensou
The right glove-clad hand interjects itself into the return flight-path of the knife, aiming to catch it by the handle... instead, the blade imbeds itself into Yamazaki's hand. "Son of a bitch..." The knife is yanked out with a growl, just in time for the stomping of feet to rouse the thug from his annoyed reverie. He whips around just in time to bring both arms up in an X across his chest, catching the initial punch right in the center. The arms are relocated as necessary to intercept further punches until the flurry has ended, then both crossed arms come up and over his head.. "Alright, no more fuckin' games!" And both arms come right back down again, except both hands are now clasped into fists, aiming to drive a double-hammer smash right into the general area of Kensou's head and/or shoulders.
One of the nice parts about outnumbering your opponents is not always being a target. Another is that it's easier to get behind your target, a point which Jacob takes advantage of now. While Yamazaki is dealing with Kensou Jacob comes running up behind him, leaping into the air once he's a few feet away. He sails forward, foot first, intending to slam his heel into the back of Yamazaki's neck. If he manages to connect with that he'll follow up by spinning his body, bringing his other foot up to slam into the side of the gangster's head, then kick off to land back on the ground.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Kensou with Strong Punch.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Jacob
> /////////////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
Geez, Kensou really doesn't have his 'A' game going, tonight. Instead, for precious little gain, the smaller fighter gets hit pretty danged hard, recoiling back. "Now... This is /really/ startin' to suck," he grouses quietly, reaching behind himself to produce... A meatbun! At the rate things are going, he's probably going to need this anyway... So yeah, Kensou's taking a bit of a food break off to one side, while Jacob hopefully keeps Yamazaki occupied.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Jacob's Executive Action.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Jacob
> /////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
Ryuji Yamazaki shakes his hand out for a moment as his knuckles recoil from Kensou's thick skull, starting to grin again.. but, then, he remembers. Two people. That brings him into another spin just in time for him to catch the incoming foot in the palm of his hand. "Bullshit! Look at you two little fuckers! You're like damned mosquitos!" His other hand lashes up, one hand on Jacob's foot now with the other on his ankle, and in one smooth movement, he throws his weight into a spin and hurls Jacob right at the goddamn wall.
COMBATSYS: Jacob fails to counter Strong Throw from Yamazaki with Sabotage.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> /////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
Jacob starts reaching down to intercept Yamazaki's grab, but being in mid-air makes this more than a little awkward. And once his ankle is snared there's not a whole lot he can do as he's spun around and launched into the air. He manages to shift his weight enough that he hits the wall with his side rather than head-on, but it still really hurts as he collides and falls down to the floor, grunting as the wind gets knocked out of him.
COMBATSYS: Kensou successfully hits Kensou with Meat Bun.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> //////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
Nothing beats the refreshing power of Chinese food! Kensou's bruises have actually... Already faded, if not completely. "Now then," time to... Actually do something, hopefully! Except that his options are pretty limited right now. He starts dashing back at Yamazaki, then slides low, using one arm to support himself as he lashes out with one leg in an attempt to sweep the larger fighter off of his feet. "Haaa-!"
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Kensou's Light Kick.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> //////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
With one mosquito spending a moment swatted, that means his attention can be turned fully on the other. He tilts his head off to one side, neck popping loud enough to be heard several feet away while he balls his fists up tight, knuckles cracking and popping with the motion. It's then that Kensou starts to dash in, and the brute drops down to a knee, taking the brunt of the sweep kick in the side of the leg. It's hard for him to get much of anything done from that position that would prove very effective, unfortunately, so he just tries to up and pop Kensou right in the mouth.
While Yamazaki deals with Kensou Jacob is given time to catch his breath and get back on his feet. He sees a chance when Yamazaki drops to one knee and he runs up behind the gangster, grabbing for the arm that isn't being used in the attack. If he connects, he tries to keep one hand on Yamazaki's shoulder and one on his arm as he yanks backwards and up, attempting to wrench the arm in a direction it isn't intended to go.
COMBATSYS: Kensou endures Yamazaki's Quick Punch.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> //////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Oh, right in the kisser! Kensou gets punched indeed, but it's after Yamazaki attacks, in the lull that always occurs in a person's defense after they go on the offensive, that the Chinese fighter attacks right back. Since Jacob is going for the gangster's other arm, the Psycho Soldier has to make do with what he's got... Pushing Yamazaki's arm aside and then leaping right into the larger man with one elbow and knee extended. Should that hit, he then twists to bring his other knee to bear, right in Yamazaki's gut or the environs thereof, before again twisting, this time fully around, to bring his heel to the big man's jaw. "YAAAA!"
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki dodges Jacob's Strong Throw.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> /////////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Kensou
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Kensou's Ryuu Renga.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> /////////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Kensou
And so, the mosquito offensive begins again. It's as close to getting crushed between opposing forces as Yamazaki can get, one set of hands at his arm, the other one coming in lower. Through the miracle of sheer strength, Yamazaki /yanks/ his arm out of Jacob's grasp and continues with that momentum to get that same arm in front of him, compensating for the off-balance of his pushed aside arm. He manages to swat Kensou's elbow away, still taking a knee for his efforts. "Alright, you know what?" That same hand reaches out towards Kensou, and he tries to just tangle his fingers into the Chinese Psycho Soldier's hair. "THE FUCKING GLOVES ARE COMING OFF NOW!" Should he be able to get a decent enough grip, he pulls Meatbun's head forward by the hair alone right as he throws his weight forward, aiming to drive his forehead square into the middle of Kensou's face. Should thick skull impact fragile face, the thug's inner energies manage to redirect themselves at the impact point for a brief, violent explosion.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Kensou with Bomb Headbutt.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ////////////////// ]
Yamazaki 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> //////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
Well, if Yamazaki is going to keep his focus on Kensou, then Jacob doesn't feel bad about continuing to attack the gangster from behind. Yamazaki seems to be a bit more slippery than Jacob had hoped, so he goes for a more simple and direct tactic this time, flanking the gangster and swinging his foot out in an attempt to slam a kick into his ribs.
And... Ow. Kensou, what with the blowing up and getting headbutted and all, goes saaaaailing back, landing in a heap on the far side of the ring. "Okay... This is really startin' t'... Piss me off..." he mutters, which could (and probably does) refer to both the course of the fight, and the current restrictions. But now he has to decide what to do about it... Is he even going to have the chance to do such? Getting to his feet a little creakily, the Chinese fighter leans over, bracing himself with his hands on his thighs, watching Yamazaki and Jacob. He's... Really getting inclined to violate his 'handicap'...
COMBATSYS: Kensou focuses on his next action.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////// ]
Yamazaki 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> //////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Jacob's Black Bag Job.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////// ]
Yamazaki 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Jacob
> //////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
There's a rather satisfying crack of bone against head as Kensou is sent sailing back, which only widens the grin that's currently spreading across Yamazaki's face. The fight is in full swing for him now, and with Kensou off to the side, that leaves only one of the bugs left to swat at... He starts to turn towards Jacob, then, just in time to see a foot coming right at his side.. he tenses the muscles in his arm, putting that between Point A and Point B just a moment before he gets a boot in his ribcage, then he lifts his arm and uses Jacob's being off-balance to push him away... "You know.. Meatbun fuckin' amuses me, at least. You, I don't even fuckin' know you. Means it's time for you to get the hell out out of my ring, kid." There's another pronounced crack from Ryuji's neck as he tilts his head off to one side, right before he suddenly starts running full-tilt right at Jacob. Wingtip shoe-heels click against the cafe's floor in rapid succession, and the Syndicate retainer brings his arm up as if aiming for a straight punch... but instead, the first motion was just a feint, and the hand comes down and around as he tries to just blast Jacob to the ground by lowering his shoulder down for a bull charge...
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Jacob with Guillotine.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-------|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Jacob
> //////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
... and the weight of the charge manages to knock Jacob down to the ground. Yamazaki straightens up after a moment, and quite out of nowhere, a grin is plastered across his face from ear to ear, and a shrill, ear-piercing cackling starts to echo in the cafe right before the first Snake Tamer cracks right into Jacob's side. A second, third, fourth, fifth, six, seventh, eighth Snake Tamer lash out in rapid succession, his right hand striking and retracting, striking and retracting eight different times, leather-clad knuckles giving Jacob a good, old-fashioned pummeling about the majority of his upper torso. All the while, the high-pitched screeching laughter rises in volume until it suddenly cuts out as he buries the tip of the wingtip shoe right into Jacob's rib cage.
Jacob maintains a cool expression through Yamazaki's short tirade, then stands his ground as the gangster charges at him. In fact, although he should easily be able to at least an attempt at dodging the expected punch he simply grits his teeth and remains where he is. He makes no motions to intercept or redirect the attack, and it's unclear that he's trying to do anything other than show how tough he is by letting himself take the attack head on. This becomes unfortunate when the attack turns out to be rather nastier than he was expecting. He gets slammed to the ground, and immediately starts trying to get up, but just then he's hit with the first Snake Tamer. The rest of the attack is a blur of pain until the point of Yamazaki's foot is driven into his chest, eliciting a nice bloody cough from Jacob as his internal organs get rearranged. He's staggering back to his feet as soon as Yamazaki withdraws however, his hand darting into his jacket and returning with a knife. Glaring at the gangster he charges forward, lashing out with with a series of lightning fast stabs, aiming for any vital points on Yamazaki's body that he can reach. This continues for several moments before Jacob suddenly lowers his arm as he aligns his shoulder to charge at Yamazaki in a manner similar to what was just used on him. Immediately after impact he sweeps out with his leg, intending to knock Yamazaki even further off balance.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Jacob's Dead Drop.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Jacob
> //////// ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
Letting out a slow, calming breath, Kensou starts running up behind Yamazaki as the Guillotine ends; he really doesn't feel like he's got a lot left in him, his ears still ringing after that headbutt... But he's not wholly out of steam just yet. He's completely focused on attacking Yamazaki, hurling himself across the finaly distance between himself and the thug, elbow and knee extended again, even as Jacob's attack fails to take. Yes, it seems like a repeat of his earlier attack, except this time, it's faster. A lot faster. "Haaaaaaaaa...!" Presuming he doesn't entirely miss, well, Kensou then launches into a furious assault of kicks, his entire body whirling about with each strike, until he finally flips over to a handstand, pushing off in a rising, spinning uppercut-kick... And then a second one as he lands from the first. "YAAAAAA-!"
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Kensou's Shinryuu Seiou Rekkyaku.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Jacob
> //////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Kensou
From one to the other, from one to the other... it's almost becoming a rhythm for the thug; thickly-muscled arms get between himself and vital organs, getting his shirt sleeves sliced up rather well as the jabs and slices of the knife are fended away. He digs his heels into the ground and throws his weight right back against Jacob for the mimicked shoulder charge, managing only to end up knocked to the side from the impact... ... and see Kensou coming charging right at him. Once again, the bruised and bloody arms are put to use, deflecting the incoming assault of the elbow and knee... there's a bit of a slack in Ryuji's stance as he swats away the kicks as best he can, taking one in the side or the shoulder every now and again... the arms go in front of his face after the first uppercut-kick, then on the second one... the thug just tries to swat Kensou out of the air with a rather straight-forward backhand to the head.
From one to the other, from one to the other... it's almost becoming a rhythm for the thug; thickly-muscled arms get between himself and vital organs, getting his shirt sleeves sliced up rather well as the jabs and slices of the knife are fended away. He digs his heels into the ground and throws his weight right back against Jacob for the mimicked shoulder charge, managing only to end up knocked to the side from the impact... ... and see Kensou coming charging right at him. Once again, the bruised and bloody arms are put to use, deflecting the incoming assault of the elbow and knee... there's a bit of a slack in Ryuji's stance as he swats away the kicks as best he can, taking one in the side or the shoulder every now and again... the arms go in front of his face after the first uppercut-kick, then on the second one... the thug just tries to swat Kensou out of the air with a rather straight-forward backhand to the head. "What!? You want one too, Meatbun! Fine, I fuckin' got one for all of you!"
It takes Jacob a moment to recover after his charge glances off of Yamazaki. He's not in great shape right now, as evidenced by the trickle of blood leaking down from the corner of his mouth, but he's not going to give up the fight just yet. Well, he's already got a knife in his hand and Yamazaki's got his back to him again, so Jacob takes the opportunity to hurl his weapon towards the gangster. He usually doesn't use a blade in close combat anyway, he was just seeing red after taking that rather nasty pummeling. It doesn't look like Kensou's in great shape either, so he wants to do as much as he can to whittle Yamazaki down before he has to deal with him up close again.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Kensou with Strong Punch.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\ < > //// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Jacob
> ]
|=======\==-----\1 Kensou
Yeah, things really haven't been going Kensou's way thus far. He gets belted on his way back down, hitting the floor with a pretty solid and satisfying - for Yamazaki, and the spectators, at least - *WHAM* sound, and he's really not all that satisfied with the way things have turned out. "To hell with this," he mutters, not really... All there right at the moment. One foot gets underneath him, and then the other, before he propels himself at Yamazaki again, this time blindly. There's no consideration of much of anything, just the desire to get in /one good hit/ on the gangster before he loses consciousness entirely. It's for this reason, then, that Kensou simply attempts to put both hands on Yamazaki...
COMBATSYS: Kensou can no longer fight.
[ \\\\\\\\\\\ < > //// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Jacob
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki blocks Jacob's Wet Works.
[ \\\\\\\\\\ < > //// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Jacob
COMBATSYS: Kensou successfully hits Yamazaki with Senki Hakkei.
[ \\\\ < > //// ]
Yamazaki 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Jacob
...And when Kensou's palms tap lightly against Yamazaki, things get hairy. 'Meatbun' is barely conscious, the thought that /he wasn't supposed to be using his energy attacks/ not really registering on the ol' mental radar, and so suddenly there's a slight rattling... Of everything on every table currently upright in the restaurant shaking, dishes, condiment jars, the whole bit; from Kensou's palms, centered on the giant, thuggish Yamazaki, there is quite suddenly an enormous explosion of Psycho Power, the strange energy buffetting the gangster viciously, the force of the explosion causing Kensou's hair and clothes to rustle and stirring up an unnatural breeze around the ring. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--!" the psion shouts as the attack persists, and then his control of it is lost in a last burst of power, sending Kensou skidding back and away and... Right into the crowd, where he passes the hell out.
Oh, for the love of fuck.
The knife was swatted away without much of a thought; just another cut in his hands and arms... but, then, he feels a tap of palms. "What the fu--.." And he barely has time to register a complaint before he's getting the living hell pounded out of him by Psycho Power to the point that he ends up blown halfway across the restaurant, skidding a good five or six feet across the ground on his face until he finally comes to a stop. He slowly manages to drag himself up to his feet, after that, staggering for a moment before spitting a good-sized mouthful of blood onto the floor. "Ha... y'.. fuckin' think I'm gonna... fuckin' stop just because of that?" His first few steps are almost zombie-like, face dazed from the impact of his head hitting the floor... but then he breaks into a dead run again, the last mental processes of the behemoth Syndicate thug turning his sights right on Jacob. "If I'm gonna drop.. I'M TAKIN' YOU WITH ME, BITCH!" There's no feint this time, no fancy footwork.. Yamazaki's just aiming to slam his palm into the middle of Jacob's face. Should he get a grip, he just drives his own face forward as hard as he can in an attempt to bludgeon Jacob into unconciousness.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki can no longer fight.
> //// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Jacob
COMBATSYS: Jacob dodges Yamazaki's Bomb Headbutt.
> //// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Jacob
Jacob backpedals furiously as he sees the enraged Yamazaki charging for him and he dodges to one side as Yamazaki lunges for him, letting the gangster pass by him and then fall to the floor. He doesn't look all that happy even to have dodged the attack though, wincing as his movement causes pain to wrack his body. Then his eyes happen to fall on Cammy, and he notices for the first time that she's watching the fight. Very carefully he straightens up, trying his best to look like he's okay, even if he's probably going to need some medical attention after this.
When it becomes clear that Yamazaki isn't going to be getting up for the moment an announcer grabs a microphone and says, "The winners, Kensou and Jacob!" Jacob gives a brief wave to the fans, trying very hard to look like he's not about to collapse at any moment.
COMBATSYS: Jacob has ended the fight here.
Log created by The smoking crater named Jacob Reaves, and last modified on 19:59:08 05/03/2005.