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____Narration____
Jerry Tyson was impressed with the destruction caused by Saw Paing's headbutt. The attack was so strong as to make the entire dome shake, which was an impressive feat, even by annihilation tournament standards.
Landing his eyes on Yuji, who unlike his previous boxer's posture, now had his hands ajar while his legs were clearly further apart. As a practitioner of Chinese martial arts, Jerry Tyson soon assimilated the posture into the styles he knew.
'Wing Chun?' Scratching his chin, the commentator began to analyze the fighter's posture more closely. 'No...
I get it! That's Jeet Kune Do!
Coming to a conclusion, Jerry was still not satisfied. There was something in Yuji's posture that was putting him on the back foot, a detail he had not yet realized, but which subconsciously was disturbing him.
"..."
As he struggled to figure out what was making him so uncomfortable, he noticed Yuji taking a deep breath, exhaling slowly soon after, going on to repeat the process a few times as his posture became even more stable.
Sweat pooled on his face as the realization hit him.
'That... This kid...'
Sayaka, who noticed the man's expression, tried to get his attention, the commentator's wide-eyed eyes fixed on Yuji.
'It's a monster!'
.
"I'm moving forward, Yuji!"
Saw Paing invested with an excited smile, his fist being pulled back so that he could use maximum force in his punch. He noticed the change in his opponent's posture, but what should he do with this information? His style was aggressive, and staying on the defensive wasn't helping anything, so he decided to attack immediately.
But while Lethwei was an aggressive style, Jeet Kune Do was the perfect option for counterattacks.
Boom!
Just as Saw Paing was about to strike, a straight kick landed in his face, his head being pushed back as blood squirted from his nostrils. The attack hurt, but it wasn't enough to stop the onslaught of the howling fighting spirit, who quickly pulled himself together and punched Yuji in the face.
"Uh?"
But expecting the attack, Yuji struck his elbow, stopping the punch before it could gain speed. This momentarily surprised Saw Paing, but realizing how close the two were, he immediately used this chance to throw his forehead forward with intent to strike Yuji's face.
"!"
Before he could reach the boy, a strike to his temple came with enough force to push his head to the side, his senses becoming confused for a single moment.
The truth was, Saw Paing had placed himself exactly where Yuji wanted him. From the kick, to the approach that put him in a perfect position to receive a headbutt. These few movements occurred just as he wanted them to.
Saw Paing was not even able to realize his intentions, since after showing the power of his header, he didn't think that Yuji would deliberately put himself at a disadvantage. This only made his strategy easier.
Boom!
"Gah!"
The moment Saw Paing regained his senses, Yuji hit him with a powerful kick to his ribs, his body being thrown to the edge of the arena.
'Shit, my ribs hurt.' Stopping his momentum with his feet, Saw Paing growled in pain as he pressed the side of his torso, blood dripping from his lips, indicating that he had suffered internal damage. 'He broke them with a kick?!'
In Katahara Metsudo's booth, the president of the association laughed while Erioh Kure scratched his chin.
"I see... All your previous attacks on your opponent's torso were for the purpose of weakening his ribs more and more. Clever." Erioh praised, Katahara beside him slowing her laughter.
"This kid is a figure. Seeing how easily he's handling this fight, it means he's decided to loosen up a little bit. That's good, that's very good." Katahara cracked a smile, Erioh finding the old man's happiness strange.
"Why are you so happy about this?"
"It's simple. Seeing how he is refusing to use all of himself is hilarious. He doesn't want his more troublesome opponents to be aware of his real capabilities, so even though he's able to finish this fight quickly, he's still limiting himself."
Tokugawa, who was listening to the conversation between the two, suddenly broke his silence.
"He reminds me of someone."
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Saw Paing jumped to the side to escape a punch, quickly standing up and raising his defense to block a wave of attacks that began to hit him viciously.
'He's not giving me time to recover!' With a grunt, Saw Paing tried to break through the attacks with a punch, only to have his fist avoided, Yuji hitting his already bruised ribs with a counterattack.
Choking on his blood, he tried to move away, but Yuji quickly followed him, kicking his calf hard enough to make him lose his balance. Taking advantage of this moment, he launched a high kick, Saw Paing raising his defense to block it.
"!"
But taking most of the spectators by surprise, instead of a kick to the head, Yuji changed the trajectory of the attack at the last instant, his foot instead striking his opponent's ribs. Saw Paing could do nothing to stop him, the pain of having his broken ribs being hit once again shutting down his senses.
"It's over." Himuro declared, drawing the attention of the fighters around him. "If Saw Paing's ribs were broken before, they are shattered now. The pain has completely erased him."
"Scary. Yuji was able to break his ribs even with his powerful skeleton." Said Akira, who had a surprised expression on his features.
"And to think that someone so young carries so much strength, I think I'm jealous." Himuro frowned, causing Okubo to laugh at his expression.
"You care more about picking up women than training, so it's normal for you to be jealous." Okubo commented with a mocking smile, this making Himuro irritated.
But before they could start arguing, something in the arena caught their attention, causing them to turn to the fight.
'You gave me a great fight, Saw Paing.' While looking at Saw Paing's body, which although unconscious, was still standing, Yuji praised him.
Definitely, Saw Paing was not weak, but his opponent turned out to be Yuji, who went through a hell of a lot of training with Kanoh. After pushing his body to its limits hundreds of times, and going through basically torture disguised as training, he could not lose at all. Both for his promise with Kou, and for his own pride.
He respected Saw Paing's power, to the point of placing him above Mikazuchi Rei in his personal ranking.
"Let's fight again, another day."
"Shh"
Noticing a squeak escaping Saw Paing's mouth, Yuji raised an eyebrow, his eyes roaming the fighter's body for a moment, only to feel his aura suddenly explode.
"!"
About to back away, Saw Paing stopped him when he grabbed him by the shoulders, his head lifting to show him with a huge smile on his lips.
"SHAAAA!"
With a roar, he pulled his head back with a swift movement, immediately throwing it towards Yuji's face, who, seeing this, cracked a smile from end to end.
Saw Paing really deserved your respect.
Boom!
"..."
[What-What is that?!]
Saw Paing's eyes were wide, shock all over his face as he turned his attention to Yuji's face, the boy with the huge smile.
[Y-Yuji stopped Saw Paing's headbutt with another headbutt?! How is that possible?!]
The foreheads of the two fighters pressed against each other, the strength of their bodies struggling to overwhelm the other in a pure contest of strength. The ground beneath their feet had been destroyed due to the simultaneous attack of the two fighters, which surprised even the most experienced fighters in the tournament.
'How is that possible?' Saw Paing wondered, his mind, although wavering, still had enough awareness to let him be shocked at what had happened. 'Is your skull as hard as mine?!'
Yuji, seeing Saw Paing's confusion, let his smile disappear.
His durability was not comparable to Saw Paing's. If they were to engage in a head-on fight, a single strike from his opponent would probably be more than enough to knock him out.
But that is if only its base is taken into consideration.
It was only for an instant imperceptible to normal people that he used the [Removal] on his body, making its durability comparable to Saw Paing's for long enough that he could survive her attack. But that alone would not nullify the full power of his headbutt, since at best it would fracture the skull of both of them.
So he used all the strength he had in his torso to push his body forward before Saw Paing could gain enough speed. This lessened the damage considerably, but his back and waist would hurt for the rest of the day due to having forced his torso.
Well, if he hadn't done that, the situation could be much worse, so he wouldn't complain about the pain.
Boom!
[One inch punch]
Saw Paing spat blood as he was hit in his solar plexus, consciousness leaving him as his back collided with the ground.
"You fought well, Saw Paing." With blood dripping from a bruise on his forehead, Yuji praised the unconscious fighter. "You may not have helped me evolve, but you gave me an amazing fight."
"We have a winner!" The referee declared, that being the cue for the audience to immediately perk up, cheering the victory.
[The winner has been announced! The howling fighting spirit has been defeated on Ganryuu Island! This is the first time he's lost by knockout! And that's the winner!
God's Anomaly, Yuji Shinakawa!!!]