Saewoo stood on the arena, as the crowd roared below. They were waiting for the match to begin. Saewoo waved his hand, addressing the crowd. "Ladies and gentleman, welcome back! I introduce to you, the second round of the Martial Arts Tournament! Our contestants this match are.. Sylvester and Selena!"


Saewoo then hopped off the arena, allowing the contestants to come up.

Standard site-wide combat rules apply. Post participants have 48 hours to initially post in this thread, then 24 hours every post after that. Should a participant take any longer than this, they should be disqualified. In the event neither post within that time, both are disqualified. The first post should be both participants entering the arena, and starting the match on the second post. The arena is of solid stone, and circular, with a 20 meter diameter. Ring outs, however, are not in effect. The arena elevates off the ground roughly 2 meters, and has stairs leading up to it. All other tournament rules as detailed in the event page apply. Good luck, and have fun.

Before Selena stepped into the ring, she cleared her mind, nothing to distract her in the slightest would even hope of entering her mind. She did a few stretches to warm up and stay limber. No point in cramping up in the fight. Hopefully this goes as well as the last one. Selena though to herself as she walked up the steps once her name was called. Her last fight was against a fellow Rune knight, team member and friend, so she definitely knew how he liked to fight which was a huge advantage, however in this one Selena was going in completely blind, which she was not too keen on. Quelling the last of the butterflies in her stomach she would walk out about 2 meters from the edge of the Arena.

"Good luck Sylvester. Let's have a nice clean game shall we? Looser buys the drinks after the fight!" She would say almost too sweetly. As of right now her plan was to try and act like the innocent girl, hopefully trying to make Sylvester feel a little bad for hitting her, although Selena knew that this plan was probably going to fail. Selena readied herself for the oncoming fight. Hopefully this one would last a little longer.

Today was a big day; it was round two of the martial arts tournament Sylvester had signed up for. He anticipated that his opponent would be more challenging than his last one- after all, she had made it past the first round. However, he did not let this scare him; he wanted to make a name for himself within the community of Fiore, and putting up a good fight here would be the first step towards doing so.

He entered the arena, absorbing the roar of the crowd and using it to hone his focus on the event to come. As the announcer bellowed the details of the upcoming bout, he suppressed his anxiety; he entered a fighting position, bounced a couple of times, threw some shadow punches in order to loosen up his muscles. Following this, he entered the ring. His opponent, a girl, was already present; she spoke to him.

"Good luck Sylvester. Let's have a nice clean game shall we? Loser buys the drinks after the fight!"

Same to you, Selena. However- he replied, a playful smile spreading across his face, I'm a little short on cash. I guess that means I'd better come out on top!

He would wait for Selena to make her first move.

Selena watched as Sylvester walked into the arena. He seemed ready. He walked until he was 5 meters from Selena. Sylvester replied to Selena with a quick smile saying that he was a little strapped for cash so he would have to win. Sylvester stayed at 5 meters all the while, not moving nor taking a stance.

As soon as the bell rang (or however the match was started) Selena would run at full speed towards Sylvester, reaching his in less than a second while throwing a punch with her right hand towards his solar plexus at the same time. Selena did want the full extent of her arm so when she hit Sylvester she was close enough to hit him that her arm was at an 120 degree angle. Selena was already positioned a little to the left of Sylvester (A little to his right) but not more than a few inches and when she stopped running she was almost at his side. Regardless of weather the first attack hit or not, Selena would spin on her right foot, slightly since she was so close to him, would swing for the side of Sylvester's head with her left fist, with her outer most knuckle aimed for his temple. As she swung with her left fist, it would soon be followed by her leg leg which was aiming a sweeping kick towards Sylvester's right calf muscle. The kick should of had enough power to cause Sylvester's leg to buckle under the pain, although since the leg sweep came after her left punch, her punch should not of missed her target. If Sylvester did buckle under the pain he would have fallen backwards. If that was the case Selena would then send a fist towards Sylvester's chest again, but since he was on the ground she would fall on him also, but her fist would be the first thing to make contact with him. However if Sylvester did not buckle, Selena would Throw a punch towards his chest again with her right fist regardless and have her left arm up to guard. Selena would make all of her attacks as fast as she could for maximum damage and so Sylvester would have little time to react to them. If he managed to react in time to any of these Attacks Selena would be very impressed since Sylvester did not get into a stance when he got into the arena and also seemed to give Selena the first move.

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Sylvester had been tightening his focus as he spoke to Selena; when the bell rung, he paid close attention to her eyes and her movements. Immediately, she dashed, readying a fierce undercut with her right arm aimed towards his center; as soon as Syl saw her legs move initially he moved as well, assuming she would spring towards him. He dashed 1.25m to the left at top speed, avoiding the central blow aimed towards his solar plexus. As he dashed, he picked up his right knee and performed a sort of crescent kick; his leg swung upwards and downwards within the span of a second in an axekick aimed towards the right. He timed his actions so that by the time Selena reached his initial position he would be out of range of her straight strike, and his heel would connect with the back of her head, assuming she had lowered her center of gravity to deliver the undercut blow. It was likely that this kick would connect, due to the timing and the difficulty Selena would face in immediately halting her momentum, as well as the fact that her right arm was already extended in a punch. This impact, had it hit, would force her momentum downwards into the ground, and potentially end the match. As soon as he raised his knee to ready the kick, he would raise his arms to his head and body as well, ready to block any further strikes. Following this, whether or not the kick landed, he would dash 5m back away again and enter a defensive position, arms blocking potential striking targets.

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Unfortunately Selena had miscalculated. Sylvester had enough time to dodge from her first attack. He had managed to dodge 1.25 meters away when Selena was finished her strike. Selena then turned on her foot as it was her original plan. As she did She activated her Seated Aura and noticed Sylvester lift his right leg up very high. Once her spin was finished, which be in less than a second, she would again run full speed at Sylvester, while throwing her punch. Selena would be aimed towards Sylvester's left side. When Selena would reach Sylvester with her fist his leg would have just been on it's way down. Sadly he too had miscalculated and was too far away to even come near to hitting Selena since she was to his left and he was trying to hit her while being more than a meter away. Selena's left fist would again be aimed towards Sylvester's Solar Plexus, but not in an uppercut but as a straight punch. As she reached Sylvester her left leg would go past the outside of his left leg and pull back again to hit his calf again with her heel, since she was again at his side. Now if Sylvester buckled Selena would spin around on her left foot and try and kick Sylvester in the back of the head with her right foot then follow up with a punch towards his head with her left fist, a straight punch, if her kick did not buckle him not she would spin around again, but not a full 360 as they were so close, just enough to try to hit him in the side of the head once more with her right fist then go and try and hit him in the head with her left fist again. But if either hit missed Selena would dash out at full speed to get some distance, about 8 meters, but considering the events that had transpired she was confident her attacks would hit.

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As soon as Sylvester lifted his leg he noticed his mistake; he didn't kick out wide enough. Selena, who was much faster, and much stronger, unleashed with a flurry of blows. He'd raised his guard just as Selena threw another punch to his solar plexus; he was able to somewhat block it; however, the force of the strike was strong enough to break through his guards. He felt the kick to his calf next; the strength was staggering; he tried to react but his adversary was too fast. A kick to the head sent Syl into the ground; everything faded to black.

When he came to, his eyes opened first; he looked to the sky, heard the roar of the crowd.

With the remaining energy he had, he croaked;

Well, I guess I'd better hit the bank.

Smiling, Sylvester's eyes shut again.

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