Description: Aranha is back to searching for team mates again. This time it's under the guise street fight hustling. Tyler shows up to put the Dancing Spider in his place. Tyler finds that he has trouble hitting him and Aranha finds that Tyler is wanting in some of the more important qualities that he wants in a team member.
Aranha was fully aware that he was behind on building his team for an upcoming tournament. While he was able to contact Zach to make his intentions known, he hasn't been able to get ahold of more fighters for his squad. As a result the pressure is on for him find more people.
The Dancing Spider finds that he will require more unorthodox means to find fighters who have yet to make their debut in the respective fighting circuits. A diamond in the rough.
And that's why Aranha is on Gedo street, hustling money in street fights. Or atleast it appears that way on the surface. In reality Aranha is looking for fighters who have something he can use in his team mates. Whatever it is, he hasn't found it and another fighter gets dragged out of the circle.
The newest Gedo student is just on his way home from aother day at the ever so popular Gedo High. A backpack slung over his left shoulder --- Tyler is glad to finally be rid of that medical arm sling.
Besides a few more scars, the german american youth is as healthy as he has been in months. Rehabilitation training -- he was down and out for a short while but he has bounced back even faster than even the doctors expected.
Tyler noticed a small crowd -- moving closer to the fighting circle the young man watched for a moment as the opposing fighter was dragged out at the abrupt ending. "Pathetic." The seventeen year old muttered, shaking his head, he turned to move off just as quickly as he stopped to watch.
Tyler is a bit young, but he's certainly a prime physical specimen to say the least -- especially now after his rehabilitation training and conditioning. He stands somewhere near six foot, perhaps a little over it and weighs around two hundred pounds at the least -- he's not so buff as where the muscles seem overwhelming, but rather he's got a dextrous, slim and athletically muscular frame.
Aranha's ear picks up on the single word that the taller youth utters his single word. With a few moments money has changed hands and Aranha is slightly richer than he was when he started the fight. His eyes meet Tyler's for just a moment and then he stretches.
He still needs to find someone and if he doesn't find it in his next match he'll just have to pack it in until next time. "Ok. I've got time for one more fight. Who's next?"
One more fight? Ah what the heck.
Already in the process of taking off his shirt and stepping into the circle,"I'll put you out of your misery."
Tyler rolls his head and shoulders around, then puts his hands together and cracks his knuckles, stretching his arms up over his head as he did. He hops from one foot to the next, obviously trying to loosen up a bit.
"Your pretty pathetic preying on untrained fighters for money, but now your scam ends here." He raises his fists up infront of him, putting up his 'guard', as a boxer would. He then opens a fist and waves his hand, signalling the other young man to approach. "C'mon, punk."
From head to toe this young man is simply physical perfection, he's got the ripped chest and chiselled abs, he's cut and tone from head to toe -- or at least it can be assumed that he is from just his visible upper body.
Just a side note: There is a hole in his shoulder and a line scar leading from it from where he was obviously cut, the hole can be anything, a pick or bullet wound, it's hard to tell where he got it from but it looks fresh to say the least.
Tyler begins to dance around on his toes a little, bouncing his weight from one foot to the other as he readies for a fight.
Aranha begins to sway as he watches the other fighter step into the circle cracking his neck as he impassively watches the other fighter step into the circle. Taking a deep breath he rocks as he observes the boxer.
For a moment he considers staying silent but he decides to open his mouth. "Actually, first of all, I specifically asked for people who could fight. Second of all, I've been in various fight circuits and so knowledge of the fact that I'm a fighter is fairly known at this point. So I can't be held responsible for them thinking they could take me on."
Aranha then whips his foot around with a quick kick to test the other fighter's reflexes. "But it'll be nice to fight someone who can fight for a change. It's too soon say if it's true until I see you in action."
COMBATSYS: Aranha has started a fight here.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Tyler has joined the fight here.
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Tyler 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Aranha
COMBATSYS: Tyler endures Aranha's Short Kick.
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Tyler 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Aranha
"You should know how arrogant some of these clowns can be. They think they can take on the world, but if you are as you say, then you'd know that most of them are full of hot air."
Tyler just stands there, letting the foot strike him -- his lip curls, snarling a bit he clenches his fist again. He hauls his fist back behind him, measuring out his opponent as he throws all of his weight into the single heavy handed punch.
It could be considered a test of the other fighter's skills, but Tyler isn't necessarily looking to find out what his opponent is capable of but rather the opposite and letting his opponent know what he is capable of.
He puts as much force behind his uppercut as possible, aiming for Aranha's chin with his one-hit /knockout/ punch.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Tyler's One-Hit Wonder.
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Tyler 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha realized the moment that his foot hit the other fighter that he stepped in to allow him to capitalize on the apparent vulnerability in his kick. There is indeed a difference between someone taking an attack because of an expectation of gain and taking it because of a lack of skill. It's obvious that Tyler fell into that first catagory.
Further more Aranha could tell he was already attempting to swing for the fences. It was obvious in the way his muscles were tensing right before the attack came and so as a result the Dancing Spider decides he wants no part of that uppercut and ducks down under punch with one hand reaching for the ground. With a quick spin and a pump of his arms he pulls himself up into a handstand watching the other fighter as he snaps a pair of kicks down upon the other fighter's head.
COMBATSYS: Tyler blocks Aranha's Change-Up Kick.
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Tyler 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Aranha
Tyler throws his forearms infront of the kicks to protect himself from them. He seems more put back by the antics of his opponent --
He quickly adjusts, from a defending stance to a more offensive position as he reaches for his opponent's feet or legs, whatever he can grab ahold of and then tries to pick them up so that he can throw some rather viscious knees into their stomach.
"Is that all you got monkey?! Some break dancing moves you call fighting??! HA! Try avoiding this!" Does it still count even if he declares his attack after he's already started it? Well, that's what he does more or less, proclaiming his attack after already attempting it!
COMBATSYS: Tyler successfully hits Aranha with Tenacious Knees.
Glancing Blow
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Tyler 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha's legs are grabbed and so it takes blocking completely out of the equation for the capoeirista. Which only leaves taking the attack and get out of the way. He takes the later option.
Showing impressive amounts of body control he whips his body to and fro away from from the knees practically defying Tyler before he utters those words but then his timing falters right after Tyler dares him to avoid the attacks but one last knee gets through.
Aranha's legs are still trapped and so there's not much he can do until he frees himself. Tyler probably is confident now that he can't quite get away but he might not notice how Aranha whips himself backward and then swings his head right for Tyler's stomach to encourage the other fighter to let go. If that doesn't the blue chi that comes part and parcel with just might.
COMBATSYS: Tyler Toughs Out Aranha's Malicia!
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Tyler 1/------=/=======|===----\-------\0 Aranha
Tyler again suffers the attack -- his body tensing just at the moment of impact as he grits his teeth. The physical part of the attack Tyler could've easily toughed out, but the chi part perhaps added that edge to their attack that Tyler wasn't expecting.
As a result, the german-american youth quickly pulls as he falls back onto his butt -- falling away with the force of Aranha's attack as he tries to perform a monkey flip and toss his opponent over him and away.
COMBATSYS: Aranha blocks Tyler's Quick Throw.
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Tyler 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha knows that the wild swing of Tyler's toss won't allow him to land perfectly. He's falling at just too odd an angle so he attempts to do damage control. He lowers his shoulder and curls up into a ball softening the impact and rolling back to his feet.
Meanwhile the wheels in his head are turning as he watches the other fighter. He moves in quickly hoping to make the brawler regret letting him go now that he has his freedom back and he intends to do so by sliding in with a fast scissor leg take-down putting a little extra twist to take him down harder with it than he'd usually would.
COMBATSYS: Tyler interrupts Medium Throw from Aranha with The Showstopper.
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Tyler 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Aranha
Tyler rises back up to his feet just in time to catch his opponent rushing in for a take down, but he isn't going to let them get ahold of him that easily -- so he throws his elbow down at the top of their head. The sharp point of his elbow meets the small curved part on their skull.
Even though he lands the heavy elbow, it's not enough to entirely stop his opponent as he gets sweeped off of his legs and onto his back.
While he did take the brawler off of his feet, the fact that he had to take the hit to do so doesn't quite sit well with him. Nevertheless, he doesn't quite like the idea of getting tangled up much either and so he disengages pulling his legs from the tangle.
After he's free once again, he performs a circular kick that looks almost like a roundhouse kick only he has his hands on the ground as he throws the kick, always keeping his eye on his opponent. The target? That would be Tyler's head.
COMBATSYS: Tyler endures Aranha's Medium Kick.
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Tyler 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\0 Aranha
Tyler takes the kick again, it lands, bouncing off of his head and shoulder as the young man's head whips back from the impact. He grits his teeth, grumbling irritably. He suddenly pushes off the ground and kips up to his feet, showing some of his athleticism.
As soon as his opponent even partially gets into position -- the position being raising their head enough so that Tyler can unload a simple, but very effective boxing combination on them.
With a bit of a warrior like howl, Tyler unleashes that old 1-2-3 combo. First he starts by setting up his opponent with a lightning quick jab to their chin right their right, then he hauls off and swings a wide hook punch from the left, and before the last punch finds or misses the target's jaw his right hand is being pulled way back by his waist -- somewhat behind him, kinda like before but this time he's got it his opponent dead in his sights ...
"You've been weighed and measured... Now you're going down!"
With his words comes another rather mean looking uppercut. This displays that he's not just a completely wild and random fighter but rather he actually has some discipline and skill -- and Tyler tends to fall back on his boxing training alot in fights.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Tyler's The Old 123 EX.
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Tyler 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha is no longer surprised by the fact that the fighter opposite of him is taking his attack. It has pretty much gone into a pattern that has been followed through to the point that he's absolutely certain that he can land attacks with low risk.
Taking attacks on the other hand, that's a different matter altogether. Whether or not he's being measured, he knows he doesn't want to feel the impact of the jab, nor that hook so he weaves to the side and then backwards. Then warning comes for the third attack and he rocks out of the way of the uppercut the power of his attack already obvious to his sharp eyes and twisting as he rocks back towards Tyler sending a side kick to his stomach. Aranha then says in a fairly cheerful voice, "Almost got me there."
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Tyler with Change-Up Kick.
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Tyler 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Aranha
Tyler didn't understand it -- he was certain that he had his opponent that time but they somehow managed to avoid. Tyler seems a bit slow to respond to the kicks but despite his delayed reaction he turns his body and tilts his head just enough to let the kicks land on his shoulder and chest instead of getting naild in the hair again.
He grits his teeth, shaking his head after being kicked again. He begins to watch his opponent's moves now carefully, trying to figure out their unique fighting style. He bobs his head a couple times as he tries to learn the rythym before he lifts his foot and takes a huge stomp forward trying to thrust a kick at the elusive target.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Tyler's Heavy Kick.
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Tyler 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha watches as Tyler stomps forward attempting to set up a powerful kick. There's a problem though. It is highly telegraphed and so the Dancing Spider waits until just before foot is about to touch him before he bends into a back bridge just under the foot watching it pass over his face. "Ok... Now you're overextending yourself."
Then Aranha's in motion again quickly spinning to his feet and then launching himself into an aerial twisting his hip so that upon landing he slams his heel down upon the other fighter. "You're gonna make yourself too tired to hit me."
COMBATSYS: Tyler dodges Aranha's Colossal Kick.
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Tyler 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Aranha
"Don't tell me how to fight! I'm going to kick your butt!" Tyler calls out to his opponent as he slides to the side of their attack, getting out of the way of it as he tries to then line up his next few shots -- in a flash, lightning speed straight, powerful jabs strike out at Aranha upon landing.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Tyler's Lightning Jabs.
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Tyler 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha shrugs when Tyler gives his retort. As the punches come in Aranha's mind gets back to the fight. He turns and spins around to make sure that he can see the teenager. It's a good thing that he did because those fast jabs come in he begins tilting and twisting out of the way. He knows that there's more force put in the punches than it appears on the surface and so that was an additional motivator for getting out of the way.
After the jabs are neatly evaded he takes a deep breath and whips his foot around in a roundhouse slamming a glowing blue foot into Tyler then using the momentum to pound a chi enhanced spinning jumpkick before backflipping and driving a blue glowing foot down upon Tyler's head with an intense finality to his attack.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Tyler with Aggressive Dance.
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Tyler 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Aranha
The new Gedo student is starting to get a bit sluggish and it becomes more apparant as his guard is a bit more relaxed when the next attack comes in at him, he tries to cross his arms infront of him but the kick breaks through his guard none the less, striking him on the head. Tyler's head bobs down and then whips back -- he stumbles back a couple steps before he growls angrily, now the young man's temper starting to show through as he turns a bit red with anger. He then yells and charges in at his opponent.
ARGGGGH!
As Tyler's fury comes to fore, he suddenly bursts forward, trying to catch his opponent, attempting to hook his arms around their legs as he rushes forth like a bull in an attempt to drive Aranha back --- back to where? What ever happens to be behind them! Which convientently is a sturdy looking wall on the side of a building.
The young man flying into a rage as he suddenly rushes his opponent in an attempt to break past their elusive defenses.
COMBATSYS: Aranha interrupts Raging Rush from Tyler with Joker's Wild.
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Tyler 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Aranha
It's convient for Tyler but even moreso for Aranha but inorder for him to take advantage of it he needs to make sure he's free to continue attack at will. To do this, he actually jumps forward the entirety of his body glowing as he takes to the air.
Aranha's foot connects with the teenager but not without cost. Aranha still takes some impact from Tyler's rush but he can still move and move he does.
After bouncing off of Tyler, he leaps to that same wall that the other fighter tried to smash him into, before kicking off to kick Tyler again, bouncing to the fire escape, then leaping off to deliver another attack, and there's a bit of an homage to Tony Jaa by running on the shoulders of the spectators before leaping up and folding at the waist as he performs a double leg/Armada Dupla stomp on the head of his opponent. After that, Aranha steps back. He's waiting for the final gasp from Tyler.
Falling to he ground, he lifts his head acting as though he's about to get back up, but then his head falls back down to the ground and he lays motionless. The new Gedo student is finally taken down. No last gasp, no last words, rather he just gives up and falls into unconsciousness with little struggle.
COMBATSYS: Tyler has left the fight here.
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Aranha then goes off to the side to pick up his money before turning to the younger fighter. There's so much he wants to say but the lights are out. He wants to tell Tyler that he has some potential and offer some constructive criticism but even if he were conscious he's fairly certain the advice would fall on deaf ears. And while he'd learn alot from the brawler he's not exactly sure the brawler would learn a lot from him. No. Aranha hasn't found what he was looking for in Tyler as far as team mates are concerned.
COMBATSYS: Aranha has ended the fight here.
Log created on 17:30:21 02/04/2008 by Aranha, and last modified on 09:46:11 02/05/2008.