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The announcer continued. "Many of you are looking at me with those adorable, clueless faces and saying: "Hey, what's this about?" Some of you may already know that we started with a hundred and eighty-two competitors who came to vie for the championship title and the prize of five hundred thousand zeni. But that's ancient history, because the massive horde has been whittled down to eight finalists who are appearing here today to fight for you! That's right! And I guarantee the fights you're expecting are going to be spectacular!"
"I've been waiting to see this forever!" Puar said, excitedly.
"Enjoy it while it lasts." Crane said from his spot. "It won't take long for my team to win the title."
"Tell me something, Shen, do dream in color?" Bulma asked him dead serious over the announcer.
"It's time to lay down the law. Each match will proceed without a time limit and without interruption! The fighter loses only if he or she is thrown out, steps out, or gets knocked out for at least ten seconds! Sounds simple enough?"
A loud "Yeah!" came from the spectators without missing a beat.
"Then without further delay, let's begin the first match right now with Yamcha battling against Tien Shinhan. Here we go!"
"Here they come!" Bulma exclaimed with excitement, pointing towards the ring entrance. The crowd went crazy as Yamcha and his opponent, Tien, stepped out onto the arena.
Gine saw that it was the tall, three-eyed bald man that was with Crane when they first arrived. Gine instinctively glanced in the direction of the aforementioned Martial Arts Master to see that he was grinning madly, as if he knew something no one else didn't. She dearly wished she could just march over there and beat whatever he knows out of him.
"GOOD LUCK, YAMCHA!" Puar cried out, and everyone gave their best wishes too.
"When you bring together such talented warriors as these, there are bound to be some interesting stories. In what will astound trivia buffs for years to come, nearly half of today's competitors are from the same house. Yamcha is one of three pupils representing the Turtle Hermit, Master Roshi, in the championship round. Tien Shinhan represents the Crane Hermit, Master Shen. Judging by the reputations of their instructors, these warriors should put on quite a show."
Everyone got more restless somehow, as if the mention of these two Martial Arts masters was the ultimate show that no one should miss. Gine was almost uninterested since as far as she knew, no human could match up to what Saiyans could do; and the feats of fighting she had seen in her life would surely put anything here to shame.
She spotted Kakarot watching from the competitors' entrance with Krillin, Chi-Chi, and that doll looking boy. Now she knew where to find him.
The announcer stepped closer in between Yamcha and Tien. "So now that we all know each other, what do ya say we get to some action!"
Yamcha looked Tien in the eye without blinking. "I was born to fight. You have no idea who you are messing with."
"Does it matter? I'm still going to win." Tien boasted.
"Now who has a sense of humor?" Yamcha taunted back.
Just fight already! Gine almost wanted to shout. She wondered where that thought came from.
A gong sounded, as if hearing exactly what was on her mind.
"Match one, begin!"
The audience suddenly cheered as the action was finally underway.
Yamcha got into stance. "I'll start off real slow, Tien. You just try and keep up with me."
"Hmph, do what makes you feel good, Yamcha. It's your funeral." Tien smirked; his voice was laced with malice.
"GO YAMCHA!" Bulma cheered for her partner.
"Do your best Yamcha, you'll win!" Puar echoed.
Both fighters were in their respective stances and locked eyes.
Yamcha charged first and sprung at Tien with a jump kick. Tien deflected it and responded with a lightning-fast barrage of finger crane strikes that Yamcha dodged expertly and swiftly. He broke free from the relentless attack and leapt high up, coming down with another kick that Tien blocked with crossed arms. Yamcha then backed away before Tien swept down for a low kick only to jump over Yamcha and land behind him, going for an elbow hit to the ribs but Yamcha blocked it and escaped backward.
Gine watched their moves with mild interest while everyone gawked at how fast they were. But to her they were easy to follow, almost like slow motion. They seemed like rather competent fighters for humans, and they seemed evenly matched, but she could notice the pattern of Tien's moves being more based on aggressive misleading and cheap shots while Yamcha was almost entirely defensive.
Slowly but surely, Yamcha started to take more hits and trying to evade Tien's attacks. After taking the fight to the air, they looked beat already when they landed.
"Time's up! Wolf Fang Blowing Wind Technique!" Yamcha suddenly declared, Tien looked amused at this.
After a series of movements, and the flashes of a wolf, Yamcha went after Tien with some kind of energy running through him. He seemingly punched Tien in the arm that he used to block the attack with, but it seemed to cause him pain. Yamcha took advantage of the momentary lapse in his opponent's guard by hitting some hard blows to Tien's exposed stomach that made him instinctively clutch where he was struck. It was not enough to put a dent in Tien as he kept standing, but Yamcha leapt high and landed a heavy drop kick on Tien's chest that sent him skidding across the tiled floor of the ring. Gine was a little more impressed this time, for Yamcha actually made some progress in weakening his opponent.
But then he made the
dumb mistake of doing the same move again just moments later.
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