Description: Megumi proves to be a bit too fast for Rock Howard, clinching the champion title of the Strolheim Teacher-Student Tournament for Team Guy. (Winner: Megumi)
Megumi's already here, and has been waiting. She's sitting down at one edge of the dirt 'ring', legs curled in towards her and arms wrapped around her knees. Just waiting for things to proceed. She's not just on time, she got here a bit early.
There's still some spectators gathered up. Not as many as might've been expected if the matches had proceeded as planned, but there's still some people who want to see how this one unfolds.
"So, I guess it comes down to this, huh?" Stepping out from the crowd and strolling out onto the arena, Rock Howard arrives at the exhibition yard just about on time -- maybe a little early, in fact. He's dressed and ready for a fight, right down to his riding gloves. "I figured it'd probably end with you or Seishirou. Turned out to be both, I guess. You've really become a pretty scary opponent, you know that? I was confident when I went up against Seishirou... but now? Well, now, I just don't know. But, I guess I'm going to try my hardest, either way. You ready?"
"Final three...that's what I was hoping for, y'know." Megumi stays seated for a little bit longer as Rock talks. "Scary, though? I...guess that's about right." Her arms unfold, then Megumi leans forward and stands up, walking over towards Rock. Just...walking. "But yeah, I'm ready."
COMBATSYS: Megumi has started a fight here.
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Megumi 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Rock has joined the fight here.
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Rock 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Megumi
Rock grins, getting himself ready. It doesn't take more than a moment for him to get into what anyone -- especially Megumi -- can recognize as his 'fighting stance'. "'Finishing Three', huh? I guess you knew what you were talking about when you came up with the name.
"It's the same in everything. Racing, fighting, chess tournaments. They track first, second, and third place. Everyone else is an obscure statistic. Kind of an arrogant name to give a team, I know." Megumi's still walking. The fight's definitely on, they've both been openly ready long enough that it has to be in progress by now. But she's just...walking. Right up to Rock, and once she's close, she reaches out for one of his arms. If she gets it, she'll take a sharp step backwards while pivoting about 90 degrees, leaning to extend one knee forward while the other goes to the ground, and fling Rock past the extended knee. It's a throw she's tried lots of times in fights, and it usually goes well for her.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Rock with Aikido Techniques.
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Rock 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Megumi
And it's going to go well for her this time, too. Rock's ready for her, but she's just a little bit too fast -- and he goes flying. Flung low over the ground, Rock keeps his wits abouts him as he gets himself whipped about. Straightening out in mid-air, he's able to land on his feet and stumble a little bit backwards -- but even as he tries to minimize the damage, his right fist is already beginning to blaze with a certain purple glow of chi... chi which he whips over the arena floor towards her a moment later, not wasting any time in getting this fight started. "Reppuken!"
COMBATSYS: Megumi dodges Rock's Reppuken.
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Rock 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Megumi
Megumi rises from her throw, but doesn't chase after Rock. As for the Reppuken, Megumi makes a long jump over it, flying towards Rock. She's inverting in mid-air, hands aiming to push down on Rock's head and collarbone as she sails past him. The idea here is to go past him, and also downward, while pressing on him. Or more specifically, to use the momentum from that to drive him into the dirt with some force.
COMBATSYS: Rock counters Flood Reversal from Megumi with Joudan Crack Counter.
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Rock 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Megumi
Rock's not going to let another blow come his way. As Megumi shoves downwards with her hands, Rock's own grip snaps up to catch her and snatch her right out of mid air. Tugging /her/ downwards instead, Rock capitalizes on the vulnerability by flipping forward and delevering a harsh jump kick, directed anywhere on Megumi's upper body. He might have gotten a slow start out of the gate in this fight, but it looks like he might be coming to his senses, here.
Megumi's upper back, actually, since she was inverted. But the kick smashes her back down to the ground very well. She doesn't make any noise about being hit like that, but she clearly did feel the blow, quite keenly. Pushing herself back up, Megumi lunges forward to try and tackle Rock to the floor and lie down beside his feet, reaching over to apply an ankle-lock, twisting a foot sideways. Hard.
COMBATSYS: Rock fails to counter Storm Hold from Megumi with Joudan Crack Counter.
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Rock 1/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Megumi
"Guh!" Letting out a yelp of pain as Megumi bends his ankle in a way it was not meant to be bent, Rock staggers to the side, unable to crouch fast enough to snatch Megumi out of the attempt. This fight is going in every direction but his, apparently; so far, it's absolutely one-sided.
Megumi seems to want to keep this fight on the ground. She hasn't said much of anything since it started, still isn't. But as she gets the ankle-lock on, she holds it for a few seconds...then lets go and rolls backwards to try and knock one of Rock's arms down with her back, then roll over and apply a simple arm-bar technique to it. From one hold to the next, she wants to keep Rock down on the ground.
COMBATSYS: Rock blocks Megumi's Flood Reversal.
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Rock 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Megumi
Rock gets snagged, but he manages at least enoug h damage control to rip his arm free before any serious damage is done. He's back on his feet once he's free, hopping backwards a few careful paces, his eyes fixed on his opponent. "Yeah... you've definitely gotten better. But I've come a long way, too!"
COMBATSYS: Rock focuses on his next action.
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Rock 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Megumi
Megumi does another backwards roll to get back up, finding Rock backing off. "Something like that." Megumi's voice is rather quiet right now. With a lunge right at him, Megumi reaches out to grab at one of his hands, while also stepping in further and trying to swing a leg back at the rear of his knee; a simple takedown.
COMBATSYS: Rock fails to counter Medium Throw from Megumi with Gedan Crack Counter.
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Rock 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Megumi
Megumi has complete freedom to basically abuse Rock however she desires, here. Hands lash out to intercept her kick before it can connect with him, to absolutely no avail whatsoever; he drops as though he /begged/ her to hit him as hard as she could, falling onto one leg. Everything he's trying is, basically, ineffective; and, at this point, the fight seems almost completely decided.
Megumi gets her takedown, and seems to be pursuing a very straight-forward plan; keep Rock down on the ground, keep working his limbs. She's hoping to keep ahold of an arm, turn him so Rock's lying on his stomach, then lean in and apply another wrist-lock. A little more forceful, since she's got better leverage up here. "You can tap out if you want..." This, too, is said rather quietly. Doesn't even sound like a taunt...almost more like a request.
COMBATSYS: Rock fails to counter Aikido Techniques from Megumi with Gedan Crack Counter.
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Rock 1/-======/=======|=======\-------\0 Megumi
"Au.... AUGH! Alright.. fine. I tap out!" With one of his free limbs -- a toe, probably -- Rock signals that he's giving up. "I'm done. Just... Your win, alright? I'm through."
Megumi keeps the hold until the words 'tap out', then immediately lets go. "...Okay." She doesn't look very pleased about this, just has that same reserved, quiet look on her face and sound of voice. And once she's let go, Megumi turns and simply begins walking off...
COMBATSYS: Megumi has left the fight here.
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Rock 1/-======/=======|
Rock is left, injured, on the arena floor -- his joints sting a bit too much for him to want to get up, right now. So, instead, he rolls over onto his back, and remains there for a few moments, as whatever remains of the crowd starts to filter away from the humiliated fighter. "Right. ... that went well."
COMBATSYS: Rock has ended the fight here.
Log created by Rock, and last modified on 07:56:08 06/17/2005.