Description: The time has come for MrJones to truly test his funk! Its been a long road, and obviously he's proved beyond a shadow of a doubt he's truly the funkiest cat of them all.. but can he overcome his opponent for his final NDP match?! (Warning: Severe Funk. Read at your own discretion.)
While Zach and Mr. Jones may have truly given their all for the final match of the NDP championships, one thing was very true for both men. They no longer exist within the scope of what the Neo Development Project is about. Johnny Jones, moreso then Zach in some ways has demonstrated this by winning not once, but twice winning the championship. So once that sealed envelope was handed to the man, it was obvious that he's being moved on to greater and better things so to speak.
The location is one that the man may not know that well, but its obvious that the feeling of standing above the world below is easy to catch. There has been no mention of who the opponent is, but the distinct lack of any sort of patrons could infact prove to be intimidating in a way. No cameras are present, and the Garden's own security system has been disabled.
Ken Masters stands on the far end, hands carefully placed upon a railing as he stares out over Osaka. While he was more then willing to do this himself, he'd have rathered had someone who wasn't as close to everything do this. So a faint smile rests on his face as he waits for his opponent as he mulls things over. So somewhere else in the world Zach is facing his own future..
For now, Johnny Jones gets to face his, and it rests in the hands of Ken.
Jones did more than just win the Championship twice! He defended his title with a flawless score, Nine, oh, oh, as Daniel would put it. Nine wins, zero losses, zero ties. The ex-Movie Star had drawn in a lot of hate because of that, it was no secret that many people called him a bully looking for easy wins, Ayame had even called him a front, someone that was in cahoots with Ken to beat all participants so that Ken wouldn't have to fork over any dough.
Critics and misplaced rumors are something that Johnny Jones is very used to though, he comes from Hollywood after all, where any movie reviewer was always trying to make a name of themselves by finding any crack in your defenses and exploit it. No, Jonesy didn't care for all the criticism he was receiving, no such thing as bad publicity as his agent Jae Kang would say, if people were talking about you then that's a good thing, no matter what they said.
No, what really stung Jones was that everyone called him a bully. Honestly, Jonesy had truly just entered the fighting world a scant year ago. Even if he had built a reputation as fighter in the movies, the actor was just that, an actor and he had a grant total of /ZERO/ professional fights under his belt before entering the NDP and SNF. It wasn't his fault that he was talented enough to wipe the floor with the competition.
Talk about a Catch 22 situation. He loses if he loses...but he also loses if he wins!!
The action star muses about these things as he ascends the steps leading to the Floating Osaka Gardens, hands on his pockets. He doesn't care who is this mysterious fighter that he must face for his graduation fight or whatever. At this point if he'll get called a loser if he loses and a fake if he wins due to the battle obviously being staged. So why care about the outcome?
Once he arrives, his shade covered eyes look to the other end of the stage to spot a familiar red Gi wearing blond man. "Yo!" He calls out to Ken. "If it ain't my man Kenny? How you doing bro?"
For some reason, he seems familiar enough with Ken to call him his bro rather than Mister Masters as he would be more commonly addressed.
"I remember when I started this program and Sagat decided to go and test you himself. He had high hopes for you, even if he didn't want to outright admit it." Chi starts to swell within the blonde man as he turns to face Johnny Jones now, the smile fading from his face. "What confuses me is why you went for it twice."
Ken starts to slip into his stance, obviously intent on chosing to test the man fully himself, even if he isn't quite wanting to. "You've got pride. It's obvious, or else you'd have allowed yourself to go crazy by all of the negativity that people seem to have about you. So, I want to see you go all out. Don't hold back, and don't think of this as a joke. Because, this isn't about winning or losing. To me, its about seeing how you've grown and changed."
It might be a bit of a cold reception, but its one thats meant more for Ken's sake. He's having to take a new role once again, and this time he's not supposed to be a friend, but a wall that needs to be overcome.
The sheer intensity that boils off of Ken now is enough to make most people think twice about even going ahead with his wacky idea, but that faint smile that rests upon his face now states otherwise. This is what feels right to him.
"I want the Johnny Jones who is a top notch fighter to come at me.
The faint smile now turns into an all out grin as Ken steps forward, a faint hiss as the bare skin touches the cold ground.
"Because I'm getting pretty fired up over this."
COMBATSYS: Ken has started a fight here as a boss!
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Oh yeah, Mister Jones remembers Sagat, how he waltzed inside the Duck Pond that day and interrupted Johnny and Duck King demanding a fight. At the time Johnny didn't know who he was messing with and attacked him with his usual carefree nature, thinking that it would be great fun seeing as he looked so tough. It wasn't until after he woke up from his unconsciousness that Duck enlightened him on who Sagat was exactly, learning that he had just tangled with the Tiger of Muay Thai and he somehow managed to come out of it with his head still attached to his neck, though Sagat did manage to break his shades, that was kind of lame.
When Ken starts charging up his chi, it becomes apparent to Jones that he is going to be his destined opponent, his graduation match so to speak and he frowns slightly when Masters asks him why he joined the NDP twice. Whatever fear he might have of this challenge is done away with when he questions his motives. "Wasn't I supposed to defend the title? Hell, Zach joined up on it twice mang."
Ken isn't the only one having to take new roles, for Johnny, he had to learn to stop acting like a newcomer and accept his role in the fighting circuit as a veteran fighter. It was a surprisingly hard thing for Jones to do, he wasn't used to being best or someone that was feared, his new position as a capable fighter almost felt ill fitting, as if he didn't actually deserved it just yet. It is why he manages to grin despite the cold reception Ken gives him, his body easing into a familiar open handed Jeet Kune Do stance.
Now this was more like it, this was the kinda fight Jones was more used to fighting.
The kind of fight that he had no hope of winning.
"You know, I fought Ryu and Sakura once." He says whilst brushing his nose with his thumb.
"They kicked my ass my too."
Time to complete the circle Jones.
COMBATSYS: MrJones has joined the fight here in the center.
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COMBATSYS: MrJones concentrates on the Groove.
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A soft chuckle escapes Ken's mouth as he mentions Sakura and Ryu. "Well. Then I guess you have an idea about some of my tricks so to speak." This might be a disadvantage in a way, but its not one that the blonde man can't overcome. Those who have fought Ryu know never to underestimate him, which leads them to kick themselves whenever they face Ken. Most seem to consider Ken to be less the student then the legendary warrior.
If Jones were to blink, he may miss the first move Ken makes. Drawing upon his own speed the space between the two men is quickly closed. "So you wanted to defend the title?" The words are spoken as Ken quickly rotates on the ball of his left foot, bringing his right leg overhead in a vicious arc, aiming for straight for Jones' jaw. It's obvious it'll hurt if it connects, but to Ken, this is merely a love tap.
COMBATSYS: MrJones blocks Ken's Inazuma Kakato Wari.
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No worries there, Jonesy knew /perfectly well/ who Ken was. Even if he hadn't faced Ryu and Sakura before he was /not/ going to take it easy with Ken due to his reputation. Johnny ain't all caught up to date with his lore of legendary fighters or the Dojo wars of which is the superior fighting style, but he would be a fool to not know that the owner of Masters Co. and sponsor of the NDP league didn't kick seven kinds of ass.
Right off the bat, Jones drops into an incredibly alert stance by almost squatting when Ken attacks him with a roundhouse kick to the face. Jonesy clenches his teeth as he sees it coming, but knowing what is going to hit you and doing something about it are entirely two different things. In the end, Jones decides to play it safe and throws his arms up for a side block, stopping Ken's kick by the sheen with both open palms. "Nggrr! Yeah, wasn't I supposed to do that??" Grumbles Jonesy as he slides slightly to the side due to the impact of Ken's leg. "It looked like a fairly coveted title, even Adon wanted a piece of that after I socked him a couple for hurting Quon."
Shoot, it was inevitable that this meeting would somehow turn into a conversation about Quon. It was just a matter of when.
But that's fine for Jones, he had been meaning to get a few things off his chest about the Quon/Adon incident seeing as he was directly involved. As well as let out some steam too since it had been a while since he fought someone he didn't need to pull his punches.
"WOOO!!" Jones is a pretty fast mofo himself and heedlessly dashes inside Ken's circle of defense aiming to swing a kick of his own right at Ken's standing leg to smash his thigh in! "HAIYAA!"
COMBATSYS: Ken dodges MrJones' Slide Double.
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"Well, that was up to you. Do you feel it was the right choice?" Ken shrugs his shoulders as his foot slams into the palms. It's obvious that a lot more people still are torn up over recent events, but overall, at this point in time? They don't matter. "Would you have ever considered Adon to be an up and comer though? Coveted or not.. Were you still a rising star?"
The blonde Ansatsuken master steps to the side, circling around behind Jones as the kick is launched, once more using his own skill and speed to an advantage. "Tell me somethin'. Do you think overall it was the best choice?" The question is asked, but there isn't a real point to it as its left fairly open ended.
Ken's hands fly forward now, seeking to grab ahold of those groovy clothes of Jones' to pull him backwards as the blonde uses his own weight to an advantage. Unfortunately for Jones, this isn't one of the more tame throws as if its successful, the grooviest cat this side of the Mississippi will find a foot firmly planted in his stomach as he's sent flying away.
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits MrJones with Jigoku-guruma.
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"No..."
Ken Masters didn't have to get all philosophical about it, Jones already knew the answer to his question even before he asked it. Truth of the matter is that Jones had been hesitant about the whole thing about two fights in on the NDP, it was..almost comical to admit it, but maybe Jones did have what it took to be a good fighter, that he only needed one go through the NDP circuit to gather enough experience for him to not being challenged at all may be proof of that. However, that Jones himself would admit he was a good fighter was not the same thing, a life time of getting criticised might have left him with a lingering feel of always wanting to prove himself. He always rushes in to any challenge without thinking, without hesitation, always leaving seeking unfulfilled even if he managed to come out victorious. The NDP was just a honey trap to him, go in an prove to the world that he wasn't part of the little leagues anymore, but in the end he had just come out feeling like a jerk.
"No, it was a dumb, dumb, dumb thing to do! WHOAA!" Getting distracted in a fight against Ken is something you do /not/ want to do! Jonesy gets grabbed by his yellow jump suit and flipped over to land on his back a few meters away. Like a resilient funky fighter though, it takes a whole one second for him to kick his feet back up to the floor and flip around to face Ken again. "But can ya blame me? There were a lot of dudes that said my win versus Aranha was just a fluke, I wanted to prove myself!" He's rushing in again, undaunted by unsuccessful strike as he leaps towards Ken with both feet extended to send a flurry of kicks to his chest. "ATATATATATATATA!"
COMBATSYS: Ken blocks MrJones' Bicycle Kick.
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"If I said I did blame you, would that really matter?" The blonde man grins slightly as Johnny rushes forward once again, this time sending all of those brutal kicks towards him. Ken crosses his arms, allowing them to take the force of the attack as he continues to watch Johnny Jones. It's obvious to anyone that the dancing machine still feels inadequite with his own abilities, even after demolishing most who have gotten in his way so far.
"See. It.. doesn't matter in the end. That's litterly all in your head. You're going to always have people who say whatever they want to make you feel like your an inch big."
Chi violently springs to life upon Ken's right fist, casting a shadow over his face. "I'm just a spoiled rich kid, right? Oh, I'm stupid because I'm blonde, and didn't actually go to high school." The words don't hold any real emotion, but its obvious to Johnny that these are things people have said or believe about the Ansatsuken master standing before him.
"Yet, I'm a King of Fighters champion, have donated more of my own time to doing things for those less privlidged then myself then /anyone/ in my position ever has.." The chi continues to swell, as Ken starts to move forward now. "And really, I'm just one hell of a guy. So honestly, is it worth listening to what others say constantly?"
Its almost as if Ken blurs as he ducks down low, only to rocket upwards towards Johnny with explosive force, seeking to drag him into that ever vicious attack..
"SHOOOORYUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Ken successfully hits MrJones with Shoryuken.
- Power hit! -
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Keeping himself afloat in the air via sheer kicking force is not an easy task, not even when you are so empowered by the funk as Mister Jones is, he can only continue the flurry for so long. As the barrage of kicks descends upon Ken Masters' arms, the Groove Master vaults backwards by pushing himself with a double stomp on Ken's guard to put some distance between him and the blond karateka. Or at least, that was his plan, even if Ken is in mid praising him it becomes pretty evident that some of Jones' concerns about not being good enough are quite true, his evasive maneuvers are for naught when Ken is able to catch him in mid air with a solid flying upper cut right on the jaw!
"HRRGGH!!" Jonesy clenches his teeth tightly feeling his molars cracking painfully and he does a full back flip in the air to land gracelessly on the ground with a belly flop. "Ough!" While the previous attacks from part of Ken may have been love taps, this one quite clearly was a full on blow to the face that rocked Jonesy's world. The Disco Fighter stays on the ground face first for a moment or two, a stream of blood forming from where his mouth is supposed to be. A few twitches signal that he may still be conscious but it looks like all that took to down Jones was just a single shoryuken to the grill.
"Fudge nuggets.." Or perhaps not. Johnny Jones is notoriously difficult to kill, just like Disco, and he arises from his prone position wiping his bloodied mouth with the sleeve of his yellow jumpsuit.
"I don't think...ugh.. you're understanding what I'm trying to say here." Jones straightens back up passing a bloodied hand across his afro which he accidentally stains red. "I said when I fought Aranha. Screw the haters, I've never particularly cared for critics myself either, I'm...was an actor after all."
"The only person that I'm trying to impress here is myself."
Adjusting his Jeet Kune Do stance, Jones glares at Ken through shade covered eyes. "My biggest critic..is me! I had to made sure that the first bout of the NDP hadn't been dumb luck! I wanted to fight Zach again in particular, he beat me to an inch of my life in my first two fights against him."
Jones grins, if albeit a weak, blood stained grin. "I managed to bring myself inner peace...but now..as I fight you it reminds me of my fight against Ryu..and how much more I have left to go to achieve the mastery of the Groove I seek...I don't deserve to call myself the Groove Master..not yet.
"That...I have yet to prove myself!"
And with his resolve steeled, Jones charges again, recklessly and with wild abandon, leaping into the air with his left leg extended attempting to deliver his own signature move, the flying guillotine kick that earned him his so called title of;
"GROOVE MASTA'!!!"
But as always, Jones does have a tendency to ruin a dramatic moment by adding nonsensical stuff like;
"Oh by the way, I met your student Shun. Nice kid."
COMBATSYS: Ken endures MrJones' Way of the Groove Master.
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Ken's body tenses up as he takes the full force of the attack, body arched sideways from the force of the final blow. It hurt a lot, but its just how much that surprises Ken, and makes him grin even more. "Your own worst critic? Man, if only you actually knew the half of it." A slight wink is given towards the dancing machine as the blonde man rights himself.
He rolls his body slightly, wincing as the bones pop loudly. "Urgngh." Exhaling loudly, he winces as the realization that he's possibly got something either severely bruised, or probally fractured! "See, you're underestimating yourself. Ryu's too..."
Ken makes a blank face, only to frown slightly. "The student will always travel a harsh road." The imitation is pretty spot on, except for the fact that Ken is obviously struggling to keep that stoic face.
"Yeah. That's pretty much how Ryu is. So you really can't take anything seriously unless you want to have a zen-ache." Ken quickly leaps backwards, once more allowing chi to surge forward, this time forming the bluish-white ball of energy that most people try to avoid like the black plague. He flings the orb forward, quickly calling forth that familiar call. "HADOUUUKEN!"
COMBATSYS: MrJones auto-guards Ken's Hadouken!
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Mister Jones seems somewhat taken back when he manages to hit Ken. Caught in mid air with his foot colliding solidly against the Anatsuken master's neck, everything seems to freeze up for the Disco Fighter for a few moments as he contemplates what just happened. He was half expecting to get blasted through the air with another rising dragon fist, and it is perhaps the obvious difference in skill that saved him as Ken is confident enough in his own toughness to simply shrug off the kick.
While that may have hurt, Ken certainly doesn't show it and Jones bounces back from his strike looking somewhat disappointed with his weakness. That blow has put many a fighter flat on their backs and to see Ken take it like it's no big deal is quite demoralizing. As he lands a few meters away from Ken, Johnny keeps his stance whilst Mister Masters goes on about Ryu's overly serious attitude about the way of the warrior.
"Haha, zen-ache, I get it." Jones usually hates puns, but he admits that one was pretty clever. "That maybe so, but it's still something I aspire to have someday. Just look at yourself brudda, you've gotten to be a formidable fighter whilst still being one smooth cat. You ain't gotta sacrifice one for the other, martial arts have always been about finding the balance..."
"I think anyway."
Recognizing the stance, Jones grits his teeth when he feels chills going up through his spine as chi particles rush through the air and gather in Ken's hands. He has experienced the attack before, Ryu hit him with it and utterly blasted the Funk right out of him. Jones has however has practiced too much, surpassed too many obstacles to simply stand there and take it like a chump.
Jones is not most people, he does not avoid it, instead he charges directly for the hadouken with a fist extended planning to simply punch right through it!
It didn't work last time, but so far it's the only thing he knows to do when assaulted with chi blasts. It's not the most conventional of defensive maneuvers but at this point Jones has made punching through projectiles an art by itself. He trusts in the Groove and the Groove sees him through it this time as his knuckles collide against the hadouken blast parting it in half as if it were the Red Sea and Jones flies right through the opening aiming to plant that same flying fist right on Ken's face!
"SHOO!!"
Sure, he's pretending like he planned to do that, but honestly Jones is as surprised that he managed to plow through it as much as the next guy.
COMBATSYS: Ken endures MrJones' Retro Knuckle.
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Once more Ken's body tenses as he takes the full force of the attack, obviously looking for more then just the pure pain behind it. He stumbles backwards, wincing as he works the muscles on his face to make sure nothing is broken. He nods slightly towards the man now, allowing himself to actually take a moment to try and regain his bearings. He'll admit it. That funk hurt. A lot.
"Haha. Me? Formidable? Nah, thats much. I'm strong, yeah.. But that don't mean snot in the end. There's always a bigger fish in the sea, waiting to swallow you up." Ken's chi swells within his body, once more creating a near visible aura around his fists. "Now, we both know I'm smooth as butter. So I will accept that complement." He takes a deep breath as he nods towards Johnny. "You've got a game plan. You've got an understanding of what sort of path you want to continue on. Really, you're a groovy dude. I understand why Sagat was keen on testing you out himself. Buuuuuuuuut."
The blonde man rolls his shoulders, trying to work out the kinks that Johnny Jones has made his body have. He's going to have to really step this up fully, or else he couldn't say he didn't hold back. "I've got one last thing for you. You.. honestly are ready to move on to bigger and greater things. Regardless of what happens, you've proved that to /me/ today. So no matter what anyone says, I'm in your corner."
Ken grins now as he leans forward, once more moving with enough speed that makes the world around him look slow. It's obvious that when compared to Ryu, Ken is the faster of the two. It's almost like a red comet coming at those on the receiving end. He ducks down low as he nears the jumpsuit wearing man, only to arc his body rapidly as his right leg extends outwards in a vicious flame powered arc. It's obvious what Ken's trying to do as he continues sending each carthwheel kick towards the man, seeking to draw him into those brutal and violent blows. If its all successful, Jones may not know which is worse: The flames, or the kicks.
It however doesn't end there if he succeeds with all this. Jones'll find himself being drug towards the ceiling in a cyclone of flames.
"GUREN SENPUUKYAKU!!!"
COMBATSYS: MrJones Toughs Out Ken's Guren Senpuukyaku!
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"Thanks brudda."
This is perhaps what separates Jones and by extension Ken from other fighters. While many other fighters take the serious route into the world of martial arts, forever scarring their souls in the quest to become the best fighters the world has ever seen, people like Gato, Adon and even Sagat do not have the kind of attitude that Ken and Jones doe. The Groove Master is totally able to be sincere in thanking Ken for the compliment even whilst in the middle of a furious fight. Where others would take it to heart, the injuries that Jones receive end on his body and do not pierce through his thick layer of anti-movie critic skin to reach his funky heart. Battle for him is fun as it is for Ken and he can be seen grinning even after trading vicious blows with the blond man.
"It actually..." Just as before, Ken pushes through the blow to return it with even greater ferocity, coating flames around legs is something that Jones cannot possibly hope to imitate. However, because he was expecting such a thing he is ready to defend himself as best he can. "Means a lot...to hear that coming from you!"
Obviously, it takes one funky cat to know another.
And since that technique worked so well before, Jones decides to do the exact same thing and attack just Ken does.
"HRRGGG!!!" Jones surges forward and /SLAMS/ his shin on Ken's roundhouse kick, protecting his midsection in the process but ultimately almost getting his leg snapped in half for his trouble. Jones feels the fabric of his jumpsuit catching on fire, yet he still presses on somewhat fueled by Ken's own encouraging words even. He is ready to move on to bigger and greater things? Yeah. Has he proved that today to Ken? Apparently so. And does he have Ken's support after their confrontation? All signs point to yes.
Then, there's nothing left that is holding him back. Jones just /ignores/ the pain, forcing his funky mind to concentrate in nothing other than the counter attack. The two men collide as if they were jousting, with Ken's leg smashing right into Johnny's own defensive leg, while the Groove Master sends a flying funky powered fist directly for Ken's exposed face again! Ken seemingly wants to make this fight blow for blow anyways and so..
Jones aims to please.
"HAAAIII!!"
COMBATSYS: Ken fails to interrupt Enter the Groove Master from MrJones with Shinryuu Ken+.
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Ken grins as he rushes forward to meet Jones' attack, seeking to not only take it head on, but deliver his own response. The blonde man ducks down low as chi explodes violently on his right hand, rising upwards. As Ken takes the fist once more to the face, he's sent flying backwards, slamming harshly into one of the guard rails, crumpling it like a piece of paper.
"...hahahahahahahahhaha. Man." He slowly climbs back up to his feet, body shaking slightly as he forces through the pain thats reeling through his body. He takes a deep breath, motioning towards Johnny that he's done. "You're a bit more then you give yourself credit for man! You're.. just.." He struggles to think of the proper words, obviously impressed that someone who stuck to the newcomers circut for so long has managed to dish out this much awesome in such a short amount of time.
"So. Since you messed my money maker up so badly, you up for some hotdogs? I've got word about this totally awesome American resturant not to far from here that serves authentic hot dogs. You're paying though. I think Eliza'd consider that a fair punishment for denying her my awesome looks for a while."
"HAAAAIIiiwhoa, that actually worked..."
If Ken is impressed by Jones performance tonight then he has no idea how impressed Jones is with himself. The memories are still fresh in his mind of that fateful day where Sakura, Ichiro and He, took on Ryu all the same time with the Anatsuken Legend coming out victorious, he couldn't even land a single hit on him that time and so he was expecting more of the same when fighting Ken. Except even more one sided due to him not having his 'crew' with him. Although he still remembers that day as if it was yesterday, many things had happened after such an event, Jones fought many and trained hard after witnessing how small of a fry he is in the big pond of fighters. And today, against Ken, all that training is finally paying off.
"Phew!" Jones descends from his flying fist attack watching Ken slam against one of the railings. He is laughing, which is not entirely surprising to Mister Jones since Ken has pretty much been able to take all his attacks without so much as wincing, but even then Jones still feels pretty good about himself after being able to break through such an indomitable defense. Jones prepares to continue the onslaught even if he is on his last legs, motivated by how the fight is going Jonesy feel that he may even have a shot at this.
Yet Ken calls the fight to stop. Other, less funky men, would demand for it to continue, maybe they might even find it insulting that an opponent has the gal to decided when the fight starts and when it ends. But Jones said it earlier. He ain't looking to impress no one else here but himself, and he is now satisfied, his groove at peace.
Jones breaks his Jeet Kune Do stance and does a bow of respect.
Then wobbles a little and falls on one knee. "Hahaha..oh man, I did a lot better than I thought I would." Wheezes Jones scrambling to try and get back up unable to feel anything on his left leg. It is perhaps not surprising now that Jones managed to keep a perfect score in the NDP after his performance against Ken today, yet his attitude still remains that of a neophyte fighter. He carries none of the arrogance or pride that comes from being a renowned martial artist, he still has that clumsiness of a normal person. Kinda like Ken.
"Urgh..ow..that's gonna hurt down winter." Chuckles Johnny as he gets back up and limps towards Ken. "Pfft, sure thing brudda man, at this point I'd treat your whole family out to dinner." The worst thing that could happen right now is to have the Masters' family on his case because he landed a few stray shots on Ken.
"Hey...thanks for everything mang. I do appreciate you taking the time to meet me today, I think I learned a lot from ya." Smiles Jones....and then gets back to limping "But dang it, why didja have to hit me so hard????"
Log created on 20:22:01 07/14/2012 by Ken, and last modified on 00:23:43 07/22/2012.