The fighters in the infirmary are all glued to the screen.
- "Hey, coach."
Adam says, grabbing the attention of Jacques.
- "Yes? What is it?"
- "Is Sang's dad really that strong?"
- "Look around you."
Jacques says, pointing at all the fighters who would normally be doing something else all have their attention towards the screen.
- "All of the fighters here are looking to beat that man. He is not the strongest for no reason."
Waldemar goes over to Jack and Leonardo.
- "Jack, look, this is what you missed."
He says, referring to Jitae.
- "In the same tournament that you left, he defeated me in the semi-finals and then went on to win the finals. All with just kickboxing. He is a monstrous fighter, and I wish you were there to witness his coronation."
Jack shrugs his arms.
- "I see. Anyway, watch him Leo, you don't get that title just by being good."
Leonardo listens to Jack. Waldemar goes back to his bed.
- "Well, his opponent this time around isn't going to be easy pickings either."
In the entrance hallway was Luthfi Ramadhan with Saran Lerdpisit.
- "Good luck man!"
- "Thanks, but hopefully I won't need it."
He walks out into the arena.
- "Finally, it is the moment you've all been waiting for, now begins round 1, match 16! Luthfi "The Wildfire" Ramadhan versus Jitae "The Wall" Won!"
The crowd cheers with excitement. Jitae enters the arena. His body is extremely well-built, and he's wearing a light blue colored full body suit. He's shut off all outward distractions, the only thing he can see now is the ring, the referee, and his opponent.
- "Fighters, are you ready!?"
Both fighters get into position.
[https://imgur.com/kZMJFIg] - Illustration of their stare down
- "Ready."
- "Let's go."
- "Then…BEGIN!!!"
The fight starts and Luthfi immediately goes on the offensive. He starts with a feint high kick from the left into another high kick to the right. Jitae blocks and counters with a power jab. Luthfi pulls back.
- "What speed! But looks like it wasn't enough to break the wall just yet!"
Luthfi pushes forward with an elbow strike. Jitae parries, but Luthfi puts his leg behind Jitae's and sweeps him off his feet. He attempts a leg lock, but Jitae kicks him off. Luthfi attempts another grapple, but Jitae socks him in the face. He backs off and they get up again.
- "Looks like Luthfi is attempting to grapple with Jitae, but Jitae's not giving him any chances!"
Luthfi recovers, but now it's Jitae's turn to go on the offensive. He swings a 1-2 combo at him, Luthfi parries. He goes for a low kick, Luthfi checks his kick. He goes for a hook but then gets countered with an elbow uppercut. Jitae regains composure and hits him with a calf kick into a crescent kick. He then follows up with a straight. Luthfi backs off.
- "OH!? It seems like we've found an equal for Jitae this early!"
Jacques locks on to that comment from the commentator.
- "No…Luthfi is clearly at a disadvantage here. He's landed a massive hit, but Jitae was able to tank it. On the other hand, the power from Jitae's kicks must've really messed Luthfi up."
His analysis was correct. Luthfi may hit hard, but he can't take hits like that for long. Luthfi goes for a more compact stance. From those few hits, he realized that he should be more defensively responsible, and that he should dodge and parry rather than block. However, Jitae is not going to give him that luxury.
Jitae rushes in and throws a straight. Luthfi tries to counter with an elbow to the temple, but Jitae parries it and hits Luthfi with a hook to his temple. He then hits him with a cross punch to the face and then a kick to the liver, Luthfi drops to his knees.
- "HERE IT IS! THIS IS WHY WE CALL HIM THE STRONGEST!"
Jitae tries to finish him off, but Luthfi once again sweeps him off his feet. Luthfi tries to mount, but Jitae kicks him off. Luthfi recomposes, but Jitae throws a heavy soccer ball kick, sending Luthfi away.
- "A devastating soccer ball kick! Luthfi's lucky to have a skull intact after that!"
Luthfi gets up, but there's massive bleeding coming from his head. He has a splitting headache, but he's not about to give up just yet.
- "He's not the strongest for no reason, damn."
Jitae goes for a hook, but Luthfi ducks low and hits Jitae with a double kick, sending him back. Luthfi follows up with an elbow to the face, but Jitae blocks it. He tries to push forward with a leg tackle, once again felling Jitae.
- "Luthfi's really itching for that mount position I see!"
Jitae knees Luthfi in the temple as he attempts the mount. He's sent rolling. Luthfi gets back up, but Jitae continues beating on him. Left, right, low kicks, body kicks, and uppercuts.
- "Luthfi is getting brutalized!"
Jitae knees him in the jaw and then throws a straight, once more sending Luthfi back.
Jack watches on in shock, he truly is the man they call the strongest. Leonardo's eyes are shining, smiling from ear to ear. He can't wait to face that man.
Luthfi gets back up once more, his legs are starting to give out, he can no longer see in one of his eyes.
- "…For everyone back home."
He mutters to himself. Luthfi keeps his guard up as he approaches Jitae. Luthfi goes for a low kick, which Jitae blocks, but it was a setup for another elbow uppercut. He then brings down the same arm down for a 12-6 elbow, scarring Jitae's forehead.
- "Luthfi's not going down without a fight it seems!"
He pushes forth with an elbow to the chest, but Jitae parries and hits him with a hook to the jaw. Luthfi loses footing and he's about to fall.
- "Rest now, great warrior."
Jitae says as he hits Luthfi with a wide-swing uppercut, knocking him out.
- "Ref."
Jitae says as he looks back.
- "And the winner is…JITAE "THE WALL" WON!!!"
The crowd cheers. The fighters are brimming with excitement. All of them are looking to take turns fighting that monster of a man. Jack pats Leonardo on the back.
- "He's strong."
- "Yeah."
- "All the more reason to beat him."
Jack says with a smile. Leonardo smiles back.
- "Of course!"
Jitae goes to his personal infirmary, while Luthfi is taken to the regular infirmary.
- "And with that out of the way, round 1 is over!!! As always, we will have a one-day break before we continue to round 2! Come back again tomorrow folks!"
The commentator says, closing the day of the first round.