Description: To raise some money for various charities around around Sunshine City one Elias Patrick helped with city officals to set up an event at Dragon Arena. One that brought Mr. Jones into the mix to fight the priest. A brutal battle ensues that will keep everyone happy.
Sunshine City has been pretty quiet now that King of Fighters and the weird phenomenons had both ended. It was nice for this to be peaceful. It has allowed things to go back to normal for the most part. Sure there are the occasional crimes and such, but nothing like the strangeness of the cult that was lurking about. Most of all the shelter has returned to normal. It seems whatever Shadaloo wanted they decided to move onto bigger things now.
Of course that doesn't stop Elias from being careful. He is like a gargoyle almost and one has to wonder if he sleeps even. Every night h stands watch and makes sure no harm come to the homeless that seek shelter. He will not allow Alice to be kidnapped again. He has become stronger and he will use that strength to protect her. Today is a different matter.
Today Dragon Arena is hosting an event that Elias had a hand in. A fund raiser where part of the profits will go to his shelter in Sunshine as well as other charity groups within the city. That also means the priest had to find some help in putting on an exhibition match. Sometimes it pays to know what strings to pull when needed. He managed to get Mr. Jones involved this time around.
There stands the priest with his usual emotionless gaze on his face while standing in the fighting area of the arena. "I appreciate you coming to help." Of course the coverage probably does help in keeping Mr. Jones' interest. More time in front of the camera is never a bad way to get your name out and keep it relevant, right?
Peace and quiet can be tedious on their own accord! Mr. Jones appreciates tranquility as much as the next guy, but it also has the nasty habit of getting boring. After a brief period of rest the groove must inevitably start up again, just like life itself, the dance continues no matter what, it can't be stopped, it don't ever stop, it /won't/ stop.
When you are in need of coverage, Mr. Jones is the man to go, the ex Hollywood star quickly gets the publicity needed to advertise such an event and no sooner had his old pal Elias mentioned him a chance to show off in front of the cameras he was making phone calls and getting everything organized. In no time at all, the good priest has a whole news crew recording the upcoming event as well as a fairly large sized of spectators lining up to buy tickets to the show, eager to see Mr. Jones in action or to see him getting his butt whooped, hey might as well make some profit out of the haters right?
"No problem at m'man" Grins Johnny Jones up to Elias, nodding his head and snapping his fingers to an unheard rhythm as he stands before him inside the arena. "You know I'm always ready to back up a good cause like yours Padre." Especially if it means that he can show off in the process, but this vain part of him is best left unspoken.
It certainly is an odd duo to say the least. Jones certainly has the charisma to make up for the lack of any Elias truely has. Same possibly goes for emotion. It is hard to judge that on Elias as well since the man never seems to change his facial expression. "Either way I will be sure you are paid promptly after the match if you wish. It is for charity, but by all means you deserve something." he comments as he unclasps his hands from where they were behind his back.
It seems like the cameras are rolling now so it is best to get things started. Or at least it would seem Elias himself is getting prepared for the fight he is about to have. He just nods his head as he shifts his footing to where he is taking a fighting stance with his hands raised slightly as if teasing that he may switch into a stance a boxer may use. "Let us put on a good show, Mr. Jones."
He also seems to be allowing Jones to be the first one to make a move. He keeps his footing and that gaze just remains on the other fighter as if sizing him up. The priest will take his time to decide his plan of attack. He will see what sort of openings he can find once he watches Jones' movements for a bit.
COMBATSYS: Elias has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Elias focuses on his next action.
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When it comes to Mr. Jones, it's /always/ going to be strange, the dance fighter was and is as much of an oddity with the giant wrestler Kang as he is with the stoic warrior priest. The movie actor and martial artist snaps his fingers at the cameras who focus on him, flashing a sparkling grin before addressing Elias once he offers to pay him for his services, politely refusing. "Oh no no no, that won't be necessary dawg. Make sure all the good folk here get what they need, I consider it payment enough for the opportunity to tangle with you m'man." It seems that he has a great respect for the priest, but he would, being one of the few if not the only type of actor that prefers doing good than inflating his own ego.
Noticing the boxer stance, Mr. Jones does a bow first wrapping his fist with his palm to symbolize peace over power before assuming his familiar Jeet Kune Do defensive position. "Always m'man, always!" Says the funky martial artist hearing the bell ring and accepting Elias offer for him to initiate. Well, since he offered, let's get this party started!!
Grinning all the way, Jones rushes at the priest with blurring speed throwing a kick at his stomach, only to retract it mid away in an attempt to fake his opponent out and go for the left jab to the forehead instead. He's keeping things light for now, but he knows that Elias is an experienced warrior and won't insult him by going easy on him. "WASHOO!!"
COMBATSYS: MrJones has joined the fight here.
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Elias 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 MrJones
COMBATSYS: Elias endures MrJones' Gaudy Punch.
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Elias 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 MrJones
It seems for now Elias is intent on keeping his footing where it is. Was he just going to put his arms up and block the punch thrown his way. Instead Jones might soon be surprised that he hits so cleanly. That punch Slams right into the forehead of the priest and it pushes him back a step, but otherwise he is doing what he does so well. Keeping that poker face of his to make it hard to tell if it really hurt the man or not. "Very well. I shall not hold back either."
It seems he is finally ready to move as he lurches forward. There isn't much distance between the two so he just aims to drive his shoulder into Jones to throw the man off balance. It is more of a setup for a wicked right cross that the priest tries to deliver with one of his meaty hands. He may be getting older, but there is certainly alot of force packed in that punch. Even more so lately mostly due to the fact the constant fight of survival has subconciously started to make him deliver his blows harder than he is used to.
COMBATSYS: Elias successfully hits MrJones with Heart Punch.
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Elias 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 MrJones
*WOK!* Mr Jones' knuckles find Elias forehead and he takes the weight off his hand, surprised that the priest just stood there and took the punch without even trying to defend himself. This causes him to hesitate slightly forcing him to take a step back to wage his follow up attack, a fatal mistake as he misses his chance to continue on the offense and soon gets shoulder rammed by the thicker warrior priest causing the relative light weight martial arts to stumble backwards. "Oof! That's the spirit!" He laughs even as he's flailing his arms about trying to catch himself causing much laughter on the audience and braces himself for the incoming right cross punch.
Arms come up defensively to block the attack but it is all for naught, Elias' fists are too damn heavy and Mr. Jones gets suddenly reminded why he always dreaded going up against the priest back in the day. His meaty knuckles collide solidly against his forearm causing to smash against his own temple and makes him whirl on his own heel like a top. "Dang! Haven't lost your touch!" Indeed, Mr. Jones might be faster than the priest but he forgets that he simply cannot get caught on one of his attacks lest he wants to get his world rocked....Sunday morning choir style? Okay, it's hard to make dance references with church material. Anyway, though it hurts like a sunnuva gun, Jones uses his spinning moment to swing a round house kick to collide directly on Elias' gut, aiming to push away the priest not wanting to be in the path of his fists anymore. "HAAAI!!"
COMBATSYS: MrJones successfully hits Elias with Fierce Kick.
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Elias 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 MrJones
It is very true that Jones does have the advantage of speed. He can deliver some pretty solid blows as well when he wants to. Case in point is when he spins about on his foot to deliver that powerful kick. It slams into the gut of the priest and staggers him backwards making him take a moment to regain his balance and allows Jones to put a bit of distance between himself and the Irishman. "You have been practicing as well I see. Good to see you are improving." he comments and gives another nod.
That kick was a powerful one, but it doesn't seem to be slowing Elias too much. He is coming forward again. This time aiming as if he is about to deliver a strike with his fist only to use it as a feint. It is a bit of a rare occasion, but in the end Elias ends up bringing back a leg and kicking forward to deliver the rather large foot into the gut in reciprocation of Jones' last attack.
COMBATSYS: Elias successfully hits MrJones with Heavy Kick.
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Elias 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 MrJones
Sheesh! It's like kicking a freaking light post! Mr. Jones' kick slams right into the priest's gut as he had hoped, but the dude just keeps coming like if he's the Terminator or something! Jones' shades lower a bit to show his wide surprised eyes and he takes on his Jeet Kune Do stance again, keeping his weight on his back leg looking just -slightly- less confident now that his kick did almost nothing. "Uh..yeah...I totally practiced my moves so you best watch out!!" He tries to bluff his way out of this while in mind he's going 'Oh boy here it comes!' seeing the incoming kick sailing towards him.
"OOFF!" He takes the attack right in the abs, freezing up slightly leaving him unable to dodge. But he is hardly the type that'll let a bit of hesitation cause him to lose the match. Jones quickly gathers his bearings and wraps his arm around the extended kick currently lodged on his gut, keeping the priest on one leg the martial artist brings his right forearm slamming hard against Elias' broad chest whilst simultaneously pulling the priest's leg up; going for the reverse take down.
COMBATSYS: Elias interrupts Toss to Ground from MrJones with Magnus.
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Elias 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 MrJones
It is true the priest is quite beefy, but at the same time there are ways to notice he is perhaps hurt more than he is trying to show. The slight way he moves to protect parts of him that have been hit to an extent. He certainly hasn't seemed to try and just take another direct hit intentionally like he had initially did. He is also soon surprised to find himself caught by the leg he just delivered the kick to and he is left trying to balance on his other one before he soon finds Jones using his advantage to finally take the priest off his feet.
He doesn't exactly flail, but there is a bit of a comical swing as if he is trying to deliver an uppercut even though he is out of reach as he falls backwards. Of course it becomes no laughing matter as Jones soon finds out. The ground under him glows red and before he knows it he is caught up in a rather powerful release of reddish energy that almost looks like flames. It is a good enough distraction for Elias in this case. It gives the priest time to get back to his feet and steady himself while Jones deals with his new friend the chi blast.
What's word that uppercuts to the chin? Uppercuts ON FIRE to the chin! "AUGH!!" Jones feels his teeth clash against each other when a burning sensation crashes into his chin. At this point he doesn't really care if he managed to fling Elias off his feet or not, he has much bigger problems when he's sent flying and his world turns upside down once the blow forces him to do a friggin' back flip, falling on his stomach and face with a thud. "Ow..well I always thought goatees were overrated anyway." Jones mumbles as he lifts himself up slightly and brushes his burned up jaw, no hair will be growing out of there any time soon.
Injured and slightly irritated now, Jones jumps back to his feet taking a moment to pop his cracked jaw back in place. "Hold up, I just gotta fix this real quick." *CRACK* *POP* "Ah..there we go." ....yeah, good thing this is going to be aired at night.
COMBATSYS: MrJones gains composure.
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Elias 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 MrJones
He does have quite a few tricks up his sleeve. Even when it seems like he can't deliver a blow physically he at least finds another way of doing it. He does at least allow Jones a moment to rest and catch his breath. "I believe we are live." he says in response to hearing what the other fighter has uttered. It also seems the crowd is quite into the fight despite one of the sides not being the most exciteable person. Then again even if he comes off as boring, alot of people cheer for Elias just for what he does around town. He is more than just a priest to many.
He begins to stalk forward once again, seemingly deciding he has given Jones enough time to recover and take a moment to regain his senses. Of course how long he can keep them before getting his clock cleaned again may be a problem. Right now the priest is closing the distance rather quickly and there is a giant fist coming his way again. This one aimed to hit Jones square in the chest. At least he isn't going for the jaw again.
COMBATSYS: MrJones blocks Elias' Strong Punch.
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Elias 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 MrJones
"Alive n' kickin'" Says Jones still rubbing his jaw, though this is mostly to put the scorched area out more than pop his jaw bone back in place. In fact he is doing it such a casual maneuver that it looks like he's thinking about something rather than composing himself, so much in reality that he maintains this very position even as Elias starts to walk forward him with righteous zeal in his eyes. Maybe Jones has gone completely nuts and wants to play Elias' game of blow for blow, though knowing him he probably has something else far more devious in mind. The crowd roars in cheering expectation when their favorite Padre approaches the famous martial artist like that wondering what in blazes is going on for Jones not to assume his defensive Jeet Kune Do position, is he mad?? No one can take another punch like that and survive!
As the incoming punch to the chest comes however Jones' plan is revealed. He was keeping himself perfectly relaxed to not let his fear of getting punched get the better of him and he clearly sees the incoming attack flying towards him almost as if it were in slow motion. The martial artist puts one hand forward, his palm open and -catches- the fist directed to him. He holds that position for a second and just...~grins~ before doing a karate chop at Elia's overextended elbow, aiming to strain the joint to put that powerful arm out of commission for a bit.
COMBATSYS: Elias Toughs Out MrJones' Funky Impact!
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Once again it seems Jones is the one offering a surprise for Elias. Much like when he caught the leg he does well in getting a surprise attack on the arm that was going in for the punch. Not only does Elias feel his strike not hit how he intended he finds the discomfort of his arm being hit with that chop that causes his brow to knit just slightly as he lets out a grunt. So the man can feel pain. Of course it was starting to be telling he was feeling the effects of the strikes he was taking, but this was the first time he even made a noise when struck.
Of course it just causes him to reach out with his unhurt arm while Jones is close enough to make a grab for. The strength of the priest will be put on display because if he gets ahold of the man he lifts him in the air with that one arm. His hand will glow as if on fire, but yet there is no burning sensation. Instead it is a strange feeling of becoming more tired that may overcome Jones if he gets grabbed. "A good fight, but perhaps you should take a nap." he comments before tossing Jones to the side.
COMBATSYS: Elias successfully hits MrJones with Super Maximum Delirium.
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"GAK! No way!" Jones was certain that Elias would not be able to keep using that arm after the strike, sure he didn't swing a full fist to the blow to snap it, that wouldn't be cool, but dang the priest is really something else if he can just tough out a elbow dislocation just like than. Fortunately for Elias the good Lord saw fit to give him /two/ arms and he uses the other one to get a hold of Jones neck and lift him up. His legs kick about whilst his hands grip the priest's wrist struggling to get free, only to feel nausea and lethargic, his eyes heavy with fatigue as he feels the dance rhythm within him slowing down.
The martial artist stops struggling after Elias burning fire touches him, going limp, teeth clenched as he struggles to remain conscious definitely not having the time of his life. However, when all seems lost for him and Elias mentions he should take a nap, again that flashing (and lets admit it, slightly insane) grin flashes as he jabs back at him "What?...But the night's still young dawg!!" Elias flings him well enough, but Jones never really let go of Elias arm! Therefore not only does he keep holding on to him but he also wraps his legs around the priest's arm using all his weight to bring him down on the ground and give it a good twist to move that arm out of the shoulder socket. That heals easily enough he thinks!
COMBATSYS: Elias endures MrJones' Enter the Groove Master.
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Elias 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 MrJones
There is some popping and the priest works at his arm as if trying to put it back to place while Jones is taking a moment to recover from what was done to him. At the same time it will be hard for him to focus for a bit. Whatever Elias was doing has made him feel quite sleepy from it all. "So it seems." he comments when he finds Jones being rather resilient and managing to get to his feet. Even more surprising is the way Jones manages to get the strength and speed to attack Elias so quickly the priest has no real way to get prepared for what is done to him.
For the second time this evening the priest is grounded by the other fighter and Elias feels the pressure being put on his arm. All he can do is try to fight off the pain he is feeling as he takes a few deep breaths. That arm is going to take some time to properly fix up and let heal. He still has one good arm at least and it hopefully is enough to take Jones down if need be. Elias manages to get up to a crouched position, but the weight on his arm makes it hard to stand up fully with it injured. Instead all he can do is try to deliver more blows with his free arm. This time it is a quick jab to Jones followed by a stronger blow that actually flashes a bit as energy is released from the strike he makes.
COMBATSYS: Elias successfully hits MrJones with Sinful.
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Elias 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 MrJones
How many arms does this guy have!? Jones thought he dislocated--err, injured both of them, but as the martial artist actor rolls backwards and gets back to his feet he sees that Elias gets right back up and goes into the offensive again despite having a cracked elbow and a disjointed shoulder, his faith is a true testament to human strength Jones thinks as he takes a defensive position. Unfortunately as he has learned all through out this fight, Jeet Kune Do can do little against chi attacks and though he moves out of the way, staggeringly but still, he gets brushed by the glowing energy burning his clothes and chest.
At this point in time he can't seem to keep his eyes open anymore. Joes takes his shades off in a desperate attempt to get a better view of what's going on, but he just can't....seem to hear the music in his head anymore, everything is going silent and dark, the song he hears is not one of battle but rather a lullaby singing him to sleep. He shakes his head, staggers forward, and gets that manic grin again just letting his body go---upwrads! "HYAAAAAHHZZzzzzzzzzz...." Jones gives a loud kya only for him to fall asleep through it, foot going upwards as he flies up aiming to throw a flying kick at Elias' exposed armpit and pop his *other* shoulder out of place. He really doesn't want to get hit by those arms when he's asleep it seems. At any rate, his eyes are shut tight when he's up in the air and he ends up falling backwards after it.
COMBATSYS: MrJones can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Elias blocks MrJones' Arc Fliegan.
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The limbs are not looking pretty to say the least. The priest is usually one to stand straight and tall, but he is having a problem in doing that at the moment. The one arm is hanging a bit loose while the other still looks as if he probably damaged it worse by using it to bludgeon Jones with it. He certainly shouldn't be trying to fight like he is any further. Of course he seems ready to try and defend himself as best he can just in case Jones has something left int he tank.
It seems he has just that and comes in with another kick. This time Elias is a bit more prepared and he turns his body and he takes the blow more squarely on the arm instead of on the shoulder. It still stings, but at least he isn't with two bad shoulders combined with the bad elbow. He tries his best to take his stoic stance while medics come out to check on both he and Jones. "I can fix it myself." he says while trying to brush off the attempted help. He has his trusted nurse at the shelter to pop things back in place and then he just needs to let things heal. "Getting better. Much better." he says to Jones even if the man is passed out.
Overall it would seem things are a success now and the fans can go home happy after seeing a rather brutal and fierce fight between two good fighters. The priest tries to work at popping his shoulder back into place as he turns to walk off. For him it is back to the shelter. THe crews hired for the event can take care of the rest.
COMBATSYS: Elias has ended the fight here.
Log created on 19:57:59 09/08/2011 by Elias, and last modified on 22:57:57 09/08/2011.