Paige Vs Knuckles 2

Jeesh, Ya think this chick would have learned the first time..

Knuckles had been surprised when he had gotten contacted to rematch a girl he had fought a little while back. He had no reason to turn it down, to him it would be a good little warm-up to keep him on his toes.

Austin would stroll out onto the roof top, those hazel eyes pearing over top of a pair of sunglasses toward the girl he was to meet. Taking a stance, he would shrug and wave her on.

"Come on princess, get wrecked."

Knuckle's knew from his prior fight with Paige that she was quick. He hadn't dxpected that to change. So when she burst in, he wasn't completely caught off-guard. Just like before, timing would be the most important aspdct of the fight for Knuckles.

His reaction was simple and quick on his part, all he did was lift his left leg to check her kick, allowing it to move with the blow. The shock he recieved didn't feel good, but it was far from dibilitating. After checking, his foot dropped back down to the ground and his right side shifted forward.

Knuckles would aim to delievef a stiff right straight, downward toward Paige's face as she threw her left punch. Knuckle's size and reach advantage would likely allow his heavy fist to slam into the girl's face before her hand could reach it's mark.

It wouldn't be because he was faster, he clearly wasn't, but because Austin's superior size and build allowed him a reach advantage he would take full advantage off. He could fight the whole match in one spot and win if he played his cards right.
After the right fist was throw, Knuckles would look to drop his left arm low and then thrust and upper-cut aimed to rattle the girl's brain and knock her away.

Paige would dodge under his fist, thus aborting her planned strike. All Austin would do, was readjust his strike and try to land another. She moved toward her right, his left. All Knucjles would do was sweep his left leg backwards and plant it as he rotated his body counter-clockwise and that right straight he had initially thrown would morph into a tight haymaker aimed catching her as she moved right, once again using his reach to his advantage.

Hit or miss, Knuckles planned to follow up. His right side would pull backwards and his left leg would snap out, sweeping horizontally in attempt to slam his shin inyo the girl's midsection and send her aeay by force. She might have been fast, but the distance between the two was nearly nonexistant, which meant that Austin didn't need to be faster to hit her.

Once again the girl dodged, pulling herself ibto a somersault. Unfortunately for her, Knuckles would adjust and use that to his advantage. Instead of throwing the kick like he planned, he double stepped forward toward her as she somersaulted and Knuckles leaped after her, throwing both legs out to meet her chest as she was regaining her footing.

She could try to dodge all day, it would eventually wear her down. However this time he doubted she would have time to react. As long as the drop-kick landed, Knuckles knew the force would knock her away like a ragdoll. Austin would catch himself on his hands and then push to stand.

"Tsss.. Ouch! That must have hurt.. Haah."

Austin would slowly begin to walk toward Paige, a smile on his face. He had to give her some props, she was quick and certainly persistent. Knuckles could see potential in the future, if she continued to progress. He would stop a few feet from her, hands tightening the straps on his fingerless gloves, as those hazel hues stared toward her.

"Who ARE you? What do you stand for?"

"I can understand the 'getting stronger' part.. But why do you care so much about helping other people? In the end, it's a whole lot easier to just take care of Numero Uno."

Austin would shrug. That was how he was grown. Sure, he helps out his friends. But most people could get fucked in his eyes. Taking care of himself had always come first over others, at least a majority of the time.

Austin would crack his knuckles, the smirk fading from his face as he looked down at her. She had challenged him. There was no way she was going to get out of this so easily.

"Stand up. Show me you're not a coward."

"Horse shit- You build a legacy with strength and determination, through hard work and at any cost. Even at the cost of others.."

Paige had made it back to her feet, before throwing a weak strike at him. In her current state, she was already destined to go down quick. But Knuckles would delay a little bit longer, lifting a palm and waiting as her punch came in to catch it. Austin wouldn't strike back though, instead he would just squeeze and try to hold her in place.

"You would be so much stronger if you realized that. Maybe some day when reality slaps you in the face- You can comd find me. I can help you."