Description: This 'Punjabi Prison' cage match in the Metro City Industrial District pits one ninja versus another! (Winner: Balrog)
Balrog stands in the bamboo cage, waving to the cheering audience. He holds a red rose in his hand, as he blows kisses and turns about like the showman he is. He takes a bow to a portion of the stands - with a large number of young women - before donning his mask and turning to the center o the ring, waiting for his opponent.
Kurow doesn't do as much showboating just yet; he looks around, looking around for the third opponent -- once again, however, he finds himself disappointed. Moreover, now that he's studied the fight a little, he's doubly disappointed; he could have thrashed a wrestler in his own domain, but it seems the opportunity has failed to present itself.
Nodding to the other Shadaloo operative, he tugs his claw-gloves on and gets himself ready for a very vicious fight. He knows the enemy's style, because in many respects, it's very similar to his own.
Balrog tosses the rose to Kurow, as he respects his foe. "It is an honor and a privilege!" he announces, as he slips into a fighting stance. He suddenly flips forward twice, with gymnastic grace and a healthy amount of speed, before performing a leap over Kurow's head. He inverts and performs a spin, his feet touching the top of the cage and pushing off, before landing on his feet behind Kurow. He grabs at his foe's abdomen, and then attempts to suplex him into the mat behind him.
COMBATSYS: Balrog has started a fight here.
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Balrog 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kurow has joined the fight here.
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Kurow 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Balrog
COMBATSYS: Kurow blocks Balrog's Medium Throw.
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Kurow 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Balrog
"It's unfortunate I can't say the same," Kurow replies, as he lets Balrog grab him, but braces his impact into the ground with his hands, springing back as soon as Balrog lets go. He doesn't waste any time taking acceptable countermeasures, though, rearing a clawed hand back and stepping in toward his opponent. Aiming the hand for Balrog's stomach, Kurow tries to jab it into his enemy's guts, the hand trailing blood red chi as it moves.
COMBATSYS: Kurow successfully hits Balrog with Roppu Zuki.
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Kurow 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Balrog
Balrog gets slashed across the stomach, crimson red splashing out upon the mat. Balrog springs into the air, clinging to the ceiling of the bamboo prison and scrambling along it with spider-like speed, before bouncing off to the ground. He lands on his hand as his legs seek to snap around Kurow's neck, before he performs a quick spin to throw him by his head, into the walls of the prison.
COMBATSYS: Balrog successfully hits Kurow with Crescent Line.
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Kurow 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Balrog
Kurow tries to whip his head back, but all this does is get him caught by the chest rather than the neck; he gets tossed just the same, slammed into a wall of bamboo. "You're fast," Kurow notes, dashing past Balrog with a quick spin of his body, one of his clawed arms extended out to the side. He starts to climb up the wall of the 'inner' bamboo cage as quickly as possible after running past, leaving Balrog to deal with the claw-slash-shaped projection of chi that his dashing spin left behind.
COMBATSYS: Kurow successfully hits Balrog with Kuukan Saki.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Kurow 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Balrog
The chi strikes him in the shoulder, pushing that side of his body back and leaving a quintet of red lines. He sneers beneath his mask, as he leaps to the ceiling, before springing off of it. He flies gracefully through the air, aiming to strike Kurow as he climbs the wall and dig his claw into his back.
COMBATSYS: Balrog successfully hits Kurow with Medium Strike.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Kurow 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Balrog
Kurow's climbing is short-lived, as Balrog's claw sends him down to the ground in no small amount of pain, bleeding badly already. This match is handling the way the crowd probably expected it to -- quick and brutal. Rather than try to climb out of the inner cage, Kurow rolls back and takes a tall stance, hands pointed downward and out slightly to either side, blood-red chi seeping up from the ground and into the youth's body.
COMBATSYS: Kurow gathers his will.
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Kurow 1/---====/=======|=======\-------\0 Balrog
Balrog springs off of Kurow after he sinks his claw in, doing a reverse swan dive to the ground, where he lands on a hand. He rolls back to his feet, smirking as he flicks his claw to the side, blood splashing onto the mat. "HYAH!" he shouts as he flips forward, and continues flipping, heading right for Kurow.
COMBATSYS: Kurow blocks Balrog's Scarlet Terror.
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Kurow 1/-======/=======|======-\-------\0 Balrog
Putting his arms up in his usual defensive stance, Kurow lets himself be pushed back by the roll without actually falling over or getting completely annihilated with it. This does put Balrog in a very ideal position, though, in Kurow's mind. Whipping one of his claws into the air about a foot in front of Balrog, chi flares around Kurow.
It in turn moves to beneath Balrog, forming quickly into a massive whirlwind of spinning chi-blades taller than even the cage. On the one hand, this could likely hurt Balrog a lot if he's not careful... on the other hand, it's entirely possible for him to use it to get himself out of the 'inner' cage, and place himself in a better position.
COMBATSYS: Kurow successfully hits Balrog with Kirishima Shinkuu Yamiarashi.
Glancing Blow
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Kurow 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Balrog
Balrog leaps away as the whirlwind of chi breaks out from Kurow, the Spanish ninja landing on the wall of the cage. He grunts as his back is cut by a few of the blades, but he evades most of the attack. He springs off the cage and backflips towards Kurow, springing off his feet as he nears him. He somersaults once as he's over Kurow's head, before falling and bringing his claw down Kurow's back for a powerful strike.
COMBATSYS: Kurow dodges Balrog's Fierce Strike.
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Kurow 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Balrog
The somersault and followup swipe are easy enough for Kurow to handle, and he rolls away from Balrog -- it seems that rolling is a skill both of the claw-fighters share. Rather than immediately press the assault, however, Kurow decides to stick to hanging back and getting himself ready. He causes that blood-red chi to pool beneath him again, but this time, he takes up a different stance; it appears to be a modified, more compact crane stance. What's he playing at?
COMBATSYS: Kurow gathers his will.
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Kurow 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\1 Balrog
Balrog begins loping around Kurow in a circle, his body low to the ground in preperation for another strike. "You fight well...But I'm araid...This fight is OVER!" He suddenly dashes forward as his body blurs, and he attempts to plant his claw in Kurow's chest. "Hyah!" he shouts as he flicks the claw upwards, attempting to send Kurow into the air. Upon his landing, he'll find a claw pointed up, directly into his back.
COMBATSYS: Kurow fails to counter Red Impact from Balrog with Yami Kake.
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Balrog 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Kurow can no longer fight.
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Balrog 0/-------/------=|
The fight is, indeed, over.
Kurow doesn't move fast enough. Whatever gamble he was going for, it doesn't work -- the claw gets planted squarely in Kurow's chest, and he's sent into the air. The second claw strike also hits, and when all's said and done, he finds himself lying on the hard floor of the cage, bleeding badly and unable to fight.
Balrog drops Kurow to the ground off his claw, and flicks the bloody implement to the side. He turns to the crowd and raises his arms to their cheers, before performing a bow. "Thank you, thank you!" He then springs into the air and crawls out of the cage, skittering away.
Log created by Balrog, and last modified on 16:35:12 04/22/2007.