[center][h2]World Martial Arts Tournament, Planet Earth[/h2][h3]Saturday, July 16th, 2500
Round 2 Begins!![/h3][/center]
Jackson took a deep breath and watched carefully as Bakuto ran circles around him. [i]'Great, another speetster.'[/i] he thought to himself. And this opponent was on a whole other level. 

He widened his stance and prepared himself for the attack that could come at any second. He didn't have to waste his energy. He could let his opponent come to him, and counter attack at the right time. Plus, there was no reason to try and compete with such speed. Years of training for close combat in an arena, there was never any need to focus on his speed. 

[b]-[u][i]Serious[/i][/u] Counter Attack[/b]
[i]Remaining Health: 90[/i]
[i]Available Power: 90[/i]
--- Attack: 50 [b]x2 = 100[/b]
- Speed: 16
-- Defense: 24

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[b]Jackson[/b] takes 38 damage from Bakuto's attack and 24 damage from his own recoil and exhaustion. He has 28 health left and 59 power left. 
[b]Bakuto[/b] takes 14 damage from Jackson's counter attack and 20 damage from his own recoil/exhaustion. He has 76 health left and 93 power left.
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When Bakuto decided to attack, Jackson was nearly overwhelmed. He could only block and dodge about half of Bakuto's attacks. The rest landed right on the mark. On the upside, he was able to land a number of attacks of his own. 

Finally, Jackson jumped backward for a moment of rest. He was definitely worse for wear. The crowd was no longer shouting his name. They were having trouble processing everything they just saw.