Description: A mighty battle between brawn and......well I don't know what to really call Xiangfei and Robert. Either way they fight Ralf and HeavyD. (Winner: Xiangfei and Robert)
Take one part Wednesday night and mix it with one part Duck Pond and you get Wednesday Night Breakdown. Of course that is the add that has been on television lately for the event. Sure it isn't the most clever of things, but it is enough to get the drunken bloodthirsty yahoos out to come watch a fight and spend money that gets put in the club owners pocket. There have been two for one drinks and any of the fighters involved in tonights fight get all you can drink for free. Yes, even Ralf gets that deal despite him possibly taking out a good chunk of the available hooch behind that bar. The Ikari and Vanessa are the two main reasons Duck has to keep his place well stocked. The dancefloor has been cleared off for the setup and the music dies down as Duck King and DJ Buddy Lee both sit up on the DJ booth. The former of course has P-Chan sitting on a shoulder munching on some birdseed in the upraised hand of the club owner.
"Aww yeah baby. It is finally time." Lee starts up and then the mic gets pushed towards Duck's way. "Hey bitches. We ready for some asskicking?" he shouts out while still riding on his high from the car battle with Dan the Man. "Tonight we got the Radical Warrior Li teaming with one of the Kyokugen dojo representatives, Robert. They will be fighting Doctah Jones and one of the best boxers in the business, Heavy D. Try not to break my dancefloor or anything else if you cats can help it. Sumo already did that the other night." The music starts playing again as Duck lets the fighters make their way to the stage.
To be honest, Ralf's been here for a good hour or so, now. Some people warm up by stretching, some jog, some beat up on inanimate objects. Ralf, though? He prepares for Wednesday Night Breakdowns by bringing out his inner lush, nursing beers just slowly enough to get a mild buzz going, something to warm his blood and loosen him up. To hell with massages and chiropractors, nobody ever needed anything more than the love of a bottle to start swaying about like rubber. That's not to say that Jones is three sheets to the wind, not yet. He's just HAPPY.
Coming up to the dance floor, he taps his boot against one of the colored light tiles, shifting his weight between one foot, then the other. No cracks, no nothing. Thing's damn sturdy, isn't it. When Doctah Jones is announced, the Ikari lifts his arms up, turning to the crowd, cheering back at the boozed-up crazy asses looking for blood. He's got no crazy gimmick tonight, no strange costume or anything like that. Instead, his time is spent power flexing and posturing, making the whole thing look like a prelude to some awful American wrestling event.
Shut up, you love it.
HeavyD hasn't been in a Breakdown since one of the very first ones, where he ended up going up against Sakura in an exciting, if not exactly close match. This one, hoewver, seems like much more of an interesting match. Of course, his partner for the fight is a little...worrisome. Sure, D! knows Ralf can fight...but something about the way the guy boozes like he does is a bit too much for D!. Still, he follows after Ralf as they're introduced, raising his fist up next to the Ikari. No posing or flexing...he's a straightforward kind of guy, after all. No preening or taunting for him.
Normally you'd never see Robert in a place like this, but hey - it's Southtown, it's a crowd looking for a good fight, and damned if he isn't going to show off a little. As far as the booze goes, he's one of those rich types who couldn't handle a baby's weight in liquor, let alone his own. He's just here to advertise for his dojo, and to once again show the world the might of Kyokugen Karate!
Garcia is pumped up enough as it is with the thought of showing off in front of a crowd, and does little more than step up to the dance floor and raise his fist to the ceiling with a dorky green that is creepily reminiscent of a certain Ansatsuken fighter. Satisfied that the crowd has had its fill of him, the man extends one hand forward and motions to the fighters across from him with a cocky grin. "Bring it, bruisers!"
"You are -such- a POTTYMOUTH!" cries one of Ducks bests and most beautiful employees, Li Xiangfei, or as already stated 'Radical Warrior' Li by the patrons of the Duck Pond. She's all dressed in her 'work' attire as usual, hair sprayed a shocking bright pink, and wears an oversized sweater with pink tights underneath; long story short she is the walking 80's, friends. While Buddy warms up the crowd, Xiangfei is already excitedly talking to her partner for tonight, Robert, and telling him how fond she is of the Kyokugen style, and how she fought all the time alongside Yuri; they got along really well! "So by default, we should be a good team, Mister Garcia!" she declares with a thumbs up- And with that aside, she's then cheering like mad for Ralfs totally awesome posing; it seems washing laundry hasn't put off the chinese fighter too much, "Yaaaay! You -go-, Doctor Jones! Hi, D!! Lets make this an awesome fight!"
[OOC] Robert joins up to speed things along. >.>
COMBATSYS: Robert has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Xiangfei has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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[OOC] Xiangfei says, "Well, that didn't work!"
COMBATSYS: Robert has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: HeavyD has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Ralf has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ralf
Damned right the dancefloor is sturdy. Even more so after that crazy girl Hinako put a nice crack through it just by stomping over Dan hitting on her. Duck eventually reaches over to tap Lee on the shoulder and he then pulls the microphone over with his free hand. "All right kids, you all look ready so lets get this going on." He then holds the mic up to P-chan who makes a few small chirping noises and Duck pulls it back around to add. "Yeah, what he said." The microphone is set back in place and the music picks back up again as the drums and bass of some techno song starts to blast over the impressive system in the club.
Bah! While D may be a man's man, he's no Clark. Half the fun of fighting in a venue like this is letting loose, enjoying yourself! Upon seeing raised fists, he pauses for a moment. Is this where he performs the oft-hailed 'dap'? Hey, he can be 'cool'. His fists extend to pap against D's, and then immediately diverts his attention by pointing at Miss Lauper over there in the garb of stars long-since passed from the realm of awesome...at least, in the US. It might still be popular here in Japan. "You take Shortround, I'll take the sissy." He indicates to Xiangfei and Robert in turn. It's not that he wants the easy mark...he just feels like facing someone new, that's all? "That alright?"
Of course, having pointed at Robert, that's when Xiangfei starts her cheering, and the big lug can't help but smirk. "HEY! How're the shoes, princess?" He never did find out what the girl did about the shoes that Naerose-fish barfed up. That entire fight was just.. It was nasty. Nasty, NASTY ass. As he asks, he steps away from D, pressing the tip of his right foot against the floor, flattens it to it, and shakes his arms a bit to loosen up. "Whenever you're ready, sunshine." A hand extends, beckoning Robert to do...well....damn near anything. Just don't GREASE on him!
COMBATSYS: Ralf focuses on his next action.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ralf
[OOC] Ralf forgot about that.
Well, that's about one of the few sorts of enthusiastic displays D! will do for show. After all, the fisttap is universal...isn't it? ANyways, the boxer looks over past Robert to Xiangfei. He smiles at the girl with the bottomless stomach, giving her a nod before he settles into his own boxing stance. "Same with you," he calls to the girl, his face slowly falling behind his fists untl he's finally hunkered down into a boxing guard. He doesn't do anything yet...simply waits for their opponents to make the first move for now.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD takes no action.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ralf
Robert is pretty lazy when it comes to who's who in the fighting world, and doesn't even pretend to know anyone here. But at least he has *some* sort of comradery going on with this partner of his, her being friends with Yuri and such. And that's exactly what is important in a team fight, a reliable partner you can *count on!*
...Poor guy. He really has no idea at all.
Seemingly oblivious to any unflattering commentary, Robert offers a brief flash of teeth to Ralf before bolting forward into the air with a series of four kicks. Rushing in, foolhardy? Anything but, it's a mark of a man with utmost *confidence* in his technique!
Xiangfei... kinda sweatdrops there, and she rubs the back of her head, ".. That duck doesn't really talk," she mumbles, and then looks a bit taken aback by the nickname of 'princess', "... Huh?" she asks, needing a moment to recollect, and then shudders, "Please, just... Don't even ask.." it's a mystery that she'll get to the bottom of one day, but today isn't one of those times, there's just been so much she needed to take care of! She's a little eager to see Robert in action, but it's somewhat clear who her opponent will be for now, giving another broad grin to her opponent, "All right, here we go! Behold chinese kung-fu at it's finest!" she slaps her hands togeather, fans out her fingertips, and with a powerful, "HA!" the dancefloor isn't the only thing lighting up, a golden pillar of chi whips and swirls around her form, causing her hair to blow upward from the upwind.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei gathers her will.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Ralf fails to interrupt Hien Ryuujin Kyaku from Robert with Super Argentine Backbreaker.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Ralf
Atta boy, that's how to fight! Get right in there! Rush in! Fight like a man! Maybe the prissy little pretty boy isn't as dainty as Ralf, at first, thought him to be. Jones puts most of his weight on his rear foot, leaning back a little, aiming to take the man's first kick in the arm. It's supposed to be a prime position to be in. He wanted to bring his arms in, grab the Italian, and smash his spine over his head. He wanted to hurt the guy.
Unfortunately, Italians really ARE greasy. The kick collides with his MEAT, sending him teeting to the side. Try as he might, he can't get a grip on Robert, whose followup strikes not only knock him down, but SIDEWAYS, the big man rolling in between Xiangfei and D like some kind of beefy tumblebeef. Once stopped, he sits up, rubbing his kicked arm gingerly for a few moments before starting to stand. "Damn, kid. Are those leather? That's murder, you know that, right?"
While his partner ends up caught off guard by Robert's quick kick set, D! focuses on the smiling chinese girl. He frowns as he watches her build up her chi, a pillar surrounding her as she charges up. Not willing to let her reap the rewards of such unhindered, the boxer rushes in, quickly bridging the distance between him and her with a sharp dash. Reeling his right arm back, he aims a hard right straight toward the biggest target on her: her forehead. Can you really blame him for aiming there?
People always assume that Robert's clothing is made of cheap imitation stuff at first glance, then act like it's some big surprise when it isn't. Obviously they've never met an actual Italian before. Not missing a beat, Robert actually starts to get into the beat of the music as he circles around D! and Reliable Partner to close in on Ralf once more. "Yeah, I've hard something like that. Of course, you don't look like much of a vegetarian yourself." His next choice of attack is a swift roundhouse to Ralf's gut to punctuate his comment.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei blocks HeavyD's Medium Punch.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Ralf
Xiangfei is totally ready for some serious KUNG-FU action, though she freezes when Ralf shows off his awesome skills of completely failing at life. BRAVO! "... What in blazes?" she murmurs, looking to the Ikari, and then back at D! just in time to walk right into the punch. I mean just right into it like WHAP!! Cue an uncomfortable silence as the two fighters stare at one another, as if the fist was stuck with glue or something, "... Ow," and then lashes back, delivering a quick chop across the mans chest- And if it connects, is followed up with a palm strike with her opposite hand, "Hah! Hai!"
COMBATSYS: Ralf blocks Robert's Medium Kick.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Ralf
A sharp step backward and an open hand is all it takes to keep from repeating the World of Pain show he'd just put on moments before. For all of his bravado and posturing, he didn't seem pumped up enough, did he?! Next time, TWICE as much flexing! That's it, then EVERYONE will see!
But, yes. Jones' hand catches the foot with a harsh smack, causing his extremities to tingle and his skin to sting. Hopefully, Robert can keep from falling down. Then, that's where he hears the Forehead. It's not quite like a sounding gong, but it's something that Ralf recognizes, and his gaze slips over toward his partner and the Radical Warrior. "Shit, did you SEE THAT?!" Before he gives Robert much of a chance, however, he tugs on that leg he's got, reaching out for the front of Guido's shirt. The intention is, perhaps as a testament to Xiangfei's fortitude, is a dangerous, hellacious headbutt, the Ikari's head snapping forward JUST at the last second to try for that extra stinging effect.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD endures Xiangfei's Quick Punch.
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Robert 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Ralf
HeavyD just kind fo blinks as Xiangfei takes the blow on the forehead. And simply....stands there. "...Uh..." He then takes the chop to his chest straight, mostly for lack of trying. Why didn't he try and shore up? Well, he wanted to keep in range for another attack, of course! The following palm strike pushes him back a little more, but not enough to shove him so far out as to be unable to attack. Which is bad for Xiangfei, as the boxer ends up reaching for her collar, attempting to lift her up off her feet and batter her stomach with repeated blows. If he can grab her at least, anywyas.
COMBATSYS: Robert interrupts Strong Punch from Ralf with Ryuugeki Ken.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Xiangfei 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Ralf
Ryuugeki Ken is one of Robert's favorite techniques, simply because it's so versatile. It can be a simple chi fireball, it can be an imitation of an opponent's own chi technique, and it can also be a HUGE FREAKING GEYSER that never leaves his hands. With one of his legs held fast by Ralf and faced with the impending threat of a headbutt of pure manliness, Robert tries to force his way out of the corner by catching Ralf's forehead with both palms and shoving backward with all the force of chi he can muster. Apparently that headbutt looked like a serously nasty threat, because there's a muffled *boom* on the dance floor as Robert simply blasts the guy right back out of his personal space in an explosion of orange chi.
Blinking twice with surprise as he stands alone and unscathed, the Kyokugen fighter is quick to paste his smirk back on and nod to Ralf. "Hands off the leather."
COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Xiangfei with Reverse Stomach Buster.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Ralf
Xiangfei isn't digging this, the after-effects of the blow are starting to settle in now, and Xiangfei wobbles a bit; trying to get her guard up for this attack was arguably out of the question. So what's a gal to do? She makes a bit of a feeble effort to get out of the way -somehow-, "Ooof oow ow!!" the girl cries, feeling the stings something fierce, but with enough flailing manages to squirm free from the assault, ".. Augh.." staggering a little, but sweeps forward once more, this time attempting to snap her leg out and sweep it from behind Ds leg as her hands push forward at his chest- Nothing fancy here, just a good ol' fashioned takedown, "HYAH!"
What was that about a World of Pain, now? Jones is starting to feel like he's maybe had a little too much to drink once the gout of chi knocks him back, completely off of the dance floor and into the crowd beyond it. Of course, the's a loud swell of noise from the people; some shrieks, some shouts of encouragement for Robert, that kind of noise. It was a hell of a hit, Ralf has to admit. Not out loud, of course.
Seeing as how he's taller than most men in Japan, when the Ikari rises, everyone can see it. Head and shoulders above most of the crowd, one of his hands is rubbing the back of his head gingerly. "Shit.. Hey, can I see that?" He reaches out for one of the patron's drinks, something that looks hard, something that looks DEE-LISH. Before the poor sap really has a chance to argue, the drink is taken and downed, the glass handed back even as Ralf wipes his mouth off. "Thanks! Time to show a wop what for, YEAH?!" At this, he pushes through the crowd again, and toward the front, starts RUNNING UP their backs, knocking some poor bastard down as he jumps off of him. The arc is beautiful, slow...up to the point that he starts screaming down like a shot, fist swinging out to try and bruise Robert in the kisser, complete with a wide explosion of GORGEOUS flame. .... That, or he'll crack the floor up something awful. Poor Duck.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei successfully hits HeavyD with Quick Throw.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Ralf
The takedown does the trick, as D! ends up falling back from the legsweep/palm shove combination. Grunting as he collides hard on his back to the dance floor, the boxer rolls away to the side, not wanting to risk being a sitting duck for the quicker girl. Pulling himself up to his feet, he decides to hang back, eyes narrowing as he tries to get a better bead on Xiangfei, looking for openings and plotting his plan of attack.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD focuses on his next action.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Robert with Springing Dive Bomb Punch.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Ralf
Well, it's certainly a good thing that Robert is no stranger to a busted face. His little crusade in Southtown with Ryo saw to that. Because, see, Ralf? He comes down like a freaking heat seeking missile and smashes the Kyokugen fighter down to the dance floor with an explosion of his own. The Ikaru is thusly redeemed in the eyes of the fans!
Robert is slow to stand again, complete with one ugly mug of a bruised lip, but he's still smirking despite the pain, which is quite a disconcerting sight when paired with that fat lip. Despite the proxmity, all the does is take one step back and cross his arms at the wrist. Has he gone daft? Is he just going to throw the fight? Or is he preparing for an awesome reprisal of a deathblow to Ralf's next action? IT IS A MYSTERY.
COMBATSYS: Robert gathers his will.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\1 Ralf
Xiangfei looks a little relieved now, nodding her head as she gets D! off of her back for a moment.. But now she's faced with a tough decision on what to try to attack with next! Granted, it's not as tough as she really thinks it should be, brown eyes shifting a moment, and then she slips a hand into her pocket for a moment, "Ready?" he should be familiar with the technique,as her hands then draw back in the legendary hadouken position- A flick of her thumb and a yen coin goes zipping from her hand like a little bullet, hoping to smack D! right between the eyes; such precision!
Suddenly in the middle of the fight Duck stands up fully while grabbing the microphone and slamming down on a button that causes a ringing sound to emit through the room. "Remember those things we passed out people?" he asks as he looks around the crowd. Alot cheer and nod, a few look perplexed, and a few are too drunk to really know what the fuck is going on it would seem. After the cheering dies down Duck nods and grins. "Okay people. Show the fighters your love!" He cuts off the microphone and suddenly the stage starts getting covered with the objects thrown by the spectators. These objects happen to be tons of rubber duckies that pelt the fighters as well.
COMBATSYS: Duck has joined the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Duck has left the fight here.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\1 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Ralf endures Duck's Thrown Object.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Ralf
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! The feel of fist against face, the brilliant sparks of flame igniting from his fist, the lingering smell of acrid smoke that's even more bitter than cigarette smoke.. It's wonderful. It really is. As soon as he hits, his arm bending a bit with his momentum, he pushes off of Robert's face even as the other fighter pulls away. A half-flip back here would usually land him on his feet, but the SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF RUBBER DUCKS FUCKS THAT UP, DOESN'T IT?! Landing on one of the toys with a squeak, the mercenary's momentum keeps him going, landing flat on his ass and momentarily stunned. Through this, he keeps getting pelted by toys, and though it's hard to see, his brow has started to take on a mild tic as people start laughing.
"Like that, huh?!" he yells out as he gets up, nearly slipping again on the toys. His lips are stretched wide in a feral-looking grin, toothy as hell, as he points a finger at some of the spectators. "Here!" Turning again, he runs right up to Robert, attempting to just pick him right up and hold him over his head. Assuming he gets that far, Jones will respond to the crowd with "YOUR TURN! CATCH!" before chucking the Eye-talian into them. Bastards.
COMBATSYS: Duck successfully hits HeavyD with Thrown Object.
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Ralf
COMBATSYS: HeavyD overcomes Thrown Object from Xiangfei with Blast Upper.
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Ralf
The boxer known as D! remembers this attack before from the medal tourney. He's prepared to counter that flicked coin in his usual manner: via the good ol' blast upper. Of course...Duck has to nearly screw that up by having the crowd barrel the whole group with rubber duckies, which kind of gets under D!'s skin. "Dammit!" he shouts before finally blasting the coin away with the wicked chi uppercut, the explosive force sent Xiangfei's way amidst the rubber rain of quacking beasts.
COMBATSYS: Robert blocks Duck's Thrown Object.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|======-\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Robert just-defends Ralf's Quick Throw!
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Robert 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Ralf
Robert tenses his stance and continues to focuses, clearing his mind of all unnecessary thoughts and gathering himself for the next attack. A moment of peace and tranquility, with anticipation of the sheer rush of combat only moment's away. He looks...so determined...so cool...!
And then he's covering his head to shield himself from the sudden onslaught of rubber duckies. "What the hell?! I was trying to CONCENTRAT--" And then Ralf picks him up like a table and chucks him. What.
More than just a little pissed off now, and managing to retain quite a bit of the focus he had gathered a moment ago, Robert backflips in mid-air to land behind Ralf. Not hesitating, he proceeds to unleash some stored aggression on the boozer in the form of an attempted knee to the back of his head, followed by a rushing series of nine mid-air kicks intended to take him closer to the edge of the crowd, and finished by a kicking backflip meant to grace the audience with an Ikari in his place.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Xiangfei with Blast Upper.
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei blocks Duck's Thrown Object.
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Ralf
Ducks! Ducks! Everywhere, yahoo!!! What's not so awesome however is the barrage of chi-style pain that D! whips her way, and dealing with both those and the ducks isn't exactly easy. Yes fans, she loves you all too, but now's a bad time! She can at least defend againt the little duckies with well placed blocks and deflects, but the ground blaster sends her tumbling back and rolling off the dance floor, ".. Oof." she grunts, getting up to one knee and then claps her hands togeather again, murmuring under her breath. Translation, Uh-Oh spaghetti o's!
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei focuses on her next action.
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Xiangfei 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Robert successfully hits Ralf with Muei Shippuu Juudan Kyaku.
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Xiangfei 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=======\=====--\1 Ralf
Well, step one: COMPLETE! Robert is lifted, and Ralf thinks that everything's going to plan, right? His arms tense, then shove forward....
Only, Robert's not there anymore. What the SHIT?! The merc is slightly confused at this turn of events, pulling down his arms and only having just a moment to glance at them. Then, it's the Hurt. His head snaps forward thanks to Robert's knee, and both of his hands rise up to clutch the back of it, so surprised is he! His stance widens, and unfortunately, he's not pushed. Not at all! Admittedly, taking hits in the back isn't doing anything for him, and his arms disappear in front of his chest, out of Robert's sight. Six, seven.. That one hit to the shoulderblade is gonna be sore as shit tomorrow. Nine.. Then ten. That list hit, it causes him to nearly double over. The man is like some obstinate brick wall, holding up despite the onslaught. He HAS to stay put. Honestly, from the way he wobbles a little, he's rather pained, which might be why he's groaning. ... Actually, the groan sounds more like a growl.. Some heavy, deep, throaty sound through a clenched jaw, gritted teeth. Despite the pain in his back, his muscles pull hard, lurching his body around, and with it, his right fist is let loose, firing off like a damn tank shell in a FURIOUS on-the-ropes punch, right for the pretty boy's bustified face. Again. HURT.
Ah, that worked. D! forced Xiangfei to take a step back, much like he had to earlier. Taking this time to look to his side...he frowns as he notes that Ralf is pretty damn bad off. "Damn," he grumbles. Still, at this point, going after Xiangfei, who seems to be more worn down than Robert, is the better option here. At least this way, he can hopefully take care of her first before Ralf drops and then not worry about being blindsided if he goes after Robert. In any case, he pushes his attack, going after Xiangfei quickly with a charge, and a simple left hook, aimed straight below her ribs.
COMBATSYS: Robert dodges Ralf's Galactica Phantom.
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Xiangfei 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Ralf
It's not like Robert's foot is enjoying the sensation of repeatedly cracking against that wall of unyielding muscle either, but he's certainly not going to let up on his assault for something small like that. It's the arms that give away the fact that something is distinctly Not Right. At first he wonders if that knee to the back of the skull knocked the man senseless, but eight hits in it suddenly occurs to Garcia that the warrior simply isn't giving any ground, his muscles bunched up and hardened with focus similar to his own tightening of stance not but a moment ago. He doesn't waste any time when the combo is complete, he's *outta* there, hurling himself to the side just in time to avoid the train wreck scheduled for his mangled lip. Picking himself up from his rather ungraceful dodge, he quickly rushes back in with an uppercut to the Ikari's own jaw as a reprisal. Enough with the face already, you disrespectful cretin! >_<
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei interrupts Hook Punch from HeavyD with Chou Pai-Long.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/=======|=======\===----\1 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Ralf
And simple.. Was exactly what Xiangfei was looking for, her expression a flat poker-face for a moment, hiding the fact that she was stepping back on her own terms pretty well. When the man rushes in, her eyes suddenly widen, "AAAAAAH!!" and her palm bursts forward, the blow to her ribs slamming into her small form the same moment her palm smashes at D!s gut with suprisingly strong force. With utter will she doesn't budge much to the side, pressing on the combination with a double-palm strike to the same area, "Hyah! Haaaah!" and finally to complete the kung-fu madness, she twirls and rushes her shoulder into him, "HAAAAAAAH!"
And with that done she lets out a calm breath, holds her palms out slightly in a more casual battle stance, and nods to herself in approval.
COMBATSYS: Ralf dodges Robert's Dragon Fang.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/=======|=======\===----\1 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Ralf
And with Ralf's swing, he...keeps....on.....turning. The blow to the back of his head DID disorient him. A lot. Usually, after swinging out his favored haymaker, he can at least keep on his feet. The thing is, those DAMN DUCKS are in the way...again! His other foot plants down, and with a squeak of protest, down goes Doctah Jones! A string of bitching and grumping can be heard, his hand back up at the rear of his head. Eyes open, and there's Robert, apparently having just missed the uppercut! Lucky! .... Sort of.
Without even thinking about it, Jones swings his legs out, trying to catch the middle of Garcia's shin in a lock between his legs. With that, he wrenches his body, turning, trying to bring the other fighter face-down on the ground, spinning further to pull his entire leg back in a kind of improvised leg-bar, stretching joints in ways they really were not meant to go.
Ok, that sucked. The smashing double palm combo stops D! cold, blunting his punch as he's sent back with Xiangfei's crazy combination. "NGHhh..." Skidding back on the dance floor, the boxer comes to stop, almost looking like he was folded up like an accordian before his legs fall back down to the ground. Grunting and struggling as he gets up, the boxer focuses his eyes back on Xiangfei. This is starting to get a little too dangerous for his tastes. Which means he's going to need to finish this and finish this soon if he wants to have a chance to help Ralf out against Robert. With a forcible spring off the floor, he drives at Xiangfei once more, assaulting her with a quick, powerful string of punches, body blows, and hooks before he tries to finish her off with a lunging punch straight into the breadbasket.
COMBATSYS: Robert interrupts Strong Throw from Ralf with Ryuugeki Ken.
- Power hit! -
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Xiangfei 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Ralf
Those ducks just can't cease their meddling with him getting his cool on, can they?! Grr. Robert's uppercut whiffs, and as he lands there is little to stop his opponent from taking him down in that small window of opportunity.
It's as Ralf tries to wrench the Kyokugen fighter into a more painful position that the problems start, because once again, he demonstrates that he really appreciates his personal space being left alone. Stretching out his arms again, Robert shoves yet another sunspot of orange chi in Ralf's face and uses it as an opportunity to escape from the grappling attempt. It's not his forte, so he'd rather just take a pass on the whole thing, thanks. Rolling away on the dance floor, Robert lightly hops back up and slips back into his stance again, taking the defensive.
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei blocks HeavyD's D. Crazy.
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Ralf
Hooboy.. Xiangfei isn't really all that psyched about having to deal with D!s barrage of punches and more punches, but she doesn't freak out, not just yet! the hooks, swerves and strikes are responded with very fast arms of her own, snapping her wrists one way, thrusting her palms another, with the occassional swerve of her own; a very good assault, met with extremely fast defense. Ignoring the horrible sting in her arms afterward, the chinese fighter claps her hands, and then thrusts her palms outward, releasing a large, circular blast of blue and white chi at the boxer, hopefully she can buy herself a little breathing space! "KYAAAAH!!"
Again with the hand-chi! That stuff is damned annoying, you know that?! Ralf's attempt for a totally sweet hold is ruined, ruined! It's really looking bad for the Ikari, having his shit handed to him time and time again. You know what, though? You know what?! Despite it all, he just can't seem to stay down! Again, he's sent back across the floor, duckies flying about as he skids to a halt on his back. His lips are still spread in that toothy grin, and he grips one of those damn ducks in his hand, squeezing it hard enough to cause its poor little rubber head to pop. Poor ducky.
A look is given over toward D and Xiangfei, again. Considering his experience with the boxer, he's actually a bit surprised that LiX is still up. What an unlucky night, indeed! A gruff escapes his throat as Jones stands, dusting his ass off in the process. "OKAY! Enough of that!"
Suddenly, Ralf takes off toward Robert in a sprint. After a couple of steps, he hops, both of his feet landing on two ducks, which, on the smooth floor, act sort of like...like skis or something. The big, battered bastard slides right for Robert, attempting to pass BY him and pick him up in the process. If he can do that, his feet will swing around in such a way that he's sliding backwards, holding onto Robert's waist in a bearhug as he leans back, and ideally, will plant the not-so-pretty boy's face to the floor in a BADASS sliding suplex. Improvise!
COMBATSYS: HeavyD just-defends Xiangfei's Nanpa!
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Ralf
The sudden burst of chi doesn't phase D! at all, the boxer pausing right at the fringes of the blast and thrusting his own fist out to stop it. He's pushed back, but none worse for the wear. Smirking, the boxer goes in swinging, trying to deck Xiangfei with a nice, hard overhand right to the side of her head. NOthing fancy, ya know.
COMBATSYS: Ralf successfully hits Robert with Strong Throw.
- Power hit! -
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Xiangfei 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Ralf
So, yeah. Sliding mercenary with a disturbing fixation for Robert's face that brings the man's heterosexuality into question, suplex, ground, bam. Totally awesome. But then Robert grabs Ralf by the front of his shirt and tries to slam his face into the ground too! Burn!
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei interrupts Fierce Punch from HeavyD with Chou Pai-Long.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Ralf
.... Uh... Crap? Bad JD.. BAD, BAD JD!!!! Xiangfei wasn't expecting D! to just.. You know, blow off her large blast just like /that/, and her heart sinks a little; and D! is moving too quickly for her to bail out now, "HAI!" the fist slams down on Xiang, though one could argue it was just another blow to her forehead. Her triple combination strikes true again, the single palm, double palm, though the last strike is instead a reverse thrust kick to the gut, "YAH!"
COMBATSYS: Robert successfully hits Ralf with Kubukiri Nage.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Ralf
AUGH! Augh! No! Hurt! MOMMY!!
Ralf's totally SWEET move is gratifying, but his momentum is turned against him! His face SLAMS into the ground, nose nearly breaking; it settles for simply being bent inward with a popping of cartilidge. Limbs flail, and he separates himself from the Italian, attempting to get quite a bit of distance, fix his nose (that popping sounds SICK) and take a moment to clear his vision from the white tint he's taken on from, uh..kissing the ground like that. It gives him a chance to take a bit of a breather, too.
COMBATSYS: Ralf takes a breather.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 HeavyD
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Robert 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Ralf
Well, damn...figures he'd get barreled over again after such a dramatic reversal of Xiangfei's blast. Driven away by the combo, D! collapses to the ground, grunting in pain as he gets stuck between Xiangfei and the focused Robert...well, if he's going out...he'll go out in style. Charging his energy into his fist, he drives it into the ground...while it's not enough to crack the dance floor like Duck might fear, it does create a nice big eruption of chi around him, threatening to engulf both XIangfei and Robert both.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD has left the fight here.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Ralf
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COMBATSYS: Robert blocks HeavyD's Soul Flower.
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Xiangfei 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Ralf
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COMBATSYS: Xiangfei interrupts Soul Flower from HeavyD with Ryokuchi Kou'en.
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Robert 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Ralf
COMBATSYS: Xiangfei can no longer fight.
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Robert 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Ralf
How gracious of Ralf to seperate himself from Robert! It saves the Italian the trouble of having to make any distance for himself while he prepares his next move, which is to ball both hands up into tight fists and cross them at the wrists below his nose. "Haoh..." Barely giving Ralf enough time to enjoy his respite, Garcia draws his hands behind him with a telltale orange spark, then snaps both palms open and forward to unleash a roaring Kyokugen fireball in the Ikari's direction. "...Sho Kouken!!"
COMBATSYS: Robert successfully hits Ralf with Haoh Sho Ko Ken.
- Power hit! -
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Robert 0/-------/-------|=======\=====--\1 Ralf
Xiangfei? Yeah, she's totally engulfed but you know what? She totally DOESN'T CARE!
This Oh Snap!!!! moment is brought to you by LiX TriX.
And so when D punches the ground and his pretty attack goes all ballistic, she just endures it and kicks the boxer RIGHT IN THE HEAD, "POW!!" But then she's overwhelmed, flying upward, and then crashes right into the crowd, swirly-eyed, ".... Mommy.."
Thankfully, D's intervention gives Ralf something better than a small rest. It gives him an opening. Perhaps, just MAYBE, Robert will be distracted enough by the gout of chi for Jones to follow up with something. Maybe something AWESOME. A kick to the chest? Another throw? Oh, maybe a backbreaker! Yes! Already, he's starting to bend at the knees, ready to move in. No, actually...his right fist, it's aching. It wants part of the fight, as if complaining that it's laid unused for far too long. Well.... Far be it for Ralf to ignore the nonexistant voice of his non-sentient hand.
Again, his right arm tenses, torso turning aside as he winds up. Just a bit.. That's all he needs, just a moment to prepare, then he LUNGES forward-- ....RIGHT INTO A BIG ASS HONKIN' FIREBALL! CHRIST ON A STICK, MAN! Ralf's midair body is all but halted, his foot touching the ground, weathering the blast out. It hurts like FUCK, but the bastard simply refuses to drop. REFUSES! What will! What stubborn pig-headedness! What BRAVADO! Opening his mouth in a hefty yell, he eventually bursts through the other side of it, looking like absolute SHIT, mind you, but still coming out to try and keep whatever momentum he has left in another VICIOUS downward swing for Robert's chest. It's downward, because....that's where Ralf's going, no matter what, when his legs give out on him.
COMBATSYS: Ralf can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Robert blocks Ralf's Galactica Phantom.
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Robert manages to complete the motion for his fireball despite the interferance of D!, gritting his teeth and bearing it long enough to see his fireball through. Now the moment of anticipation. Usually his opponents will be zipping right at him after a fireball of that size, and...good god, right through the fireball, HE'S COMING RIGHT FOR HIM! Robert doesn't have enough reaction time to try and avoid the Haymaker from Hell again, so this time he throws up his guard and manages to soak up the brunt of the attack, but damned if that arm isn't going to be hurting tomorrow. That *stung*!
Stepping to the side as the tension behind his opponent's punch recedes, he finds that...not only is Ralf not getting up, but neither is his opponent or his other teammate. He...won? Yeah, he did! Thumbing to himself in true showboat style, he cheers out to the crowd. "Alright! Kyokugen, baby! The dojo's right here in town if you want to learn some of this!" Lifting his arm for the excited fans, he then turns his attention to Ralf an extends an arm down to help the man up. "Come on you, get up. Someone's got to drink my share of the booze, I don't touch that stuff. Great fight!"
Log created by Duck, and last modified on 19:57:13 12/15/2005.