BB Mid Tier Round One - Marcelis Lacroix vs. Musashi Hattori

Here we go again...

This wasn't the first time Musashi had found himself in a situation like this. It was only a few months ago that he had entered himself into another tournament that involved a lot of people from 552. He didn't have much luck the first time out. He almost had the guy, but the fight ended before he could finally make his move and he ended up losing the fight. Come to think of it Musashi hasn't seen the guy since. Perhaps before the year ended he could meet up with the guy and have a friendly rematch.

For now that was all in the past and he had to focus on the fight that he was going to be entering now. He had just come home from his training and he needed to see how far he had gotten. From the looks of things many people he was above were clearly above him now. Well at least according to their status in the school now. Maybe all the multitasking he was doing along with his brother kept him from achieving the strength he had hope to obtain during his time away from the school.

"Alright.... Lets see how far I have come."

STR 20 | DEX 20 | CON 20 | WIS 20 | INT 5

Here we go...

This place definitely had a huge upside. The problems with most fights was that there was just too much running away and countering. Which of was going to be expected in this fight, but the difference would be the lack of running room. It would be like gorilla warfare, this was going to be a quick straight up fight. Well at least he hoped it would be. He didn't really know the guy he was up against, but he had seen him twice before. So that had to cont for something right? Maybe not.

Marcelis was already in his stance and he seemed like he was ready to fight. From the looks of it the guy had to have some kind of training into boxing which was pretty cool. He hadn't seen to many people who used that in fighting. Musashi would do his best ti imitate the same stance, whether or not it was going to be effective simply did not matter. He was sure that there was no way in hell that it had the same stability, but Marcelis didn't know that. As soon as the flag went down the guy would come in with the first strike.

This guy was definitely bold and you could see that he was definitely going to try to set the tone for the fight. He didn't know the guy like that, but he liked him already. This was going to be a good fight indeed. His first move consisted of a left jab aimed at the top of his head. The guy was smart and measured the distance perfectly. His arm was in reach just enough to hit him, and his body was far away enough to protect his body from any openings. Musashi was a big fan of chess and from the looks of it this was definitely going to be a chess match. He was going to have to make sure that he was careful with every move he made.

Musashi would dodge the quick jab by ducking down a little to his right while shifting his head slightly to the right. He was sure that the guy didn't expect the punch to land and was probably looking to really cause havoc during his next move. Regardless Musashi would be quick to make his next move. Immediately after moving out the way of the jab he would take a quick left step forward and would attempt a right straight leg kick to Marcelis's left knee using momentum from the movement of his left leg.

Musashi didn't expect this kick to land, but the goal was to have Marcelis play his game instead of having himself play his way of fighting. The move was a safe one, because if Marcelis moved out of the way he would able to quickly plant his kicking leg back to the ground because of the short distance of the kick. This didn't mean that he was out of danger, the move just meant he wouldn't be off balance and left open without any way of getting out.

Alright, everything is going just as planned... Time for the fighting to really begin.

Typically in situations like these people were very hesitant to make any sudden moves that could possible lead them to getting hit. This usually prolonged the fight longer than usual, and quite frankly, Musashi didn't have the time for that kind of fight. The guy would manage to block his low kick with the side of his shin. He didn't know that the guy was going to choose that as a means of countering, but it showed the that the guy might be knowledgeable in other areas of fighting. The guy wouldn't hesitate to make his next move as he side stepped to 'his' left side and went in for a quick flicker to his 'left' temple.

Usually in situations like this the opponent, which was himself would attempt to try to dodge. The keyword was definitely try. At this point they were too close to start dodging each others hits efficiently. Mars or himself weren't Dragonball Z characters so completely dodging was out the question. However, what he could do was lessen the punishment of the blow by 'attempting' to dodge. Which is exactly what Musashi would do. "Aargh!" A grunt would escape his mouth as he quickly attempted to take a small right step backward so he could lean back to dodge. The 'flicker' would graze against his temple.

But it would still be enough to knock his heads backward a little leaving him in somewhat of a daze from the impact, and the sudden movement to try to get out of the way from it. The first hit has been landed.. From here Musashi had to make sure that he acted fast so that he could recover from the hit to the temple, but Mars definitely had other plans. This guy was truly a boxer, and he didn't hesitate to try to capitalize off the hit that he had just gotten on him.

The next strike was going to be a hook to his solar plexus. This guy was the real deal, and definitely someone he would definitely try to link up with for another fight later. Musashi would counter this hook by shifting his body to 'his' left while side stepping to the right with his planted right leg. The punch that he had thrown would graze his stomach area that was sure to leave some abdominal pain as the fight went on. Two hits for him.... Now its time to get one hit from me. By taking advantage of his counter and the position that Mars would be in from slightly stepping forward with the hook he would attempt to throw a quick, but fully extended jab to Mars funny bone in his left elbow.

If this were to land this was going to send a extremely painful shock to his elbow and his arm, and would make him unable to his that arm efficiently for quite a while throughout the fight which could give him a huge advantage. Not to mention the shock would prompt Mars into immediately pulling his left arm back as a reflex. If his perfectly time counter was to be a success he would plant his left leg backwards and would attempt a sweeping right kick aiming for the guys 'left' hip bone while he was reacting to the pain in his funny bone.