The young soldier had been a little too caught up in himself to do more than give Bakuto a nod.  He seemed like a decent guy, at least.  They hadn't talked before now.  Maybe they'd talk again later with congratulations to the Champ, whoever it turned out to be.  It was kind of a holy shit, really.  The last three people and he was one of them.  He could just about picture Athena in a bar somewhere with a grin on her face.  Maybe you think of your teacher as someone who would never be in such a setting, but he knew better.  Athena was career military, and the army liked to unwind just like everybody else did.  Still, that wasn't the point.  His match with Angela was next, and by the looks of things, she was eager to get punching.

[color=92278f][i]Regardless of who wins, I'm gonna be feeling whatever she dishes out for a while.[/i][/color]

Now, they were called to the center stage, the arena floor.

[center][h1][b][color=92278f]Niko[/color] [color=silver]VS[/color] [color=00aeef]Angela[/color][/b][/h1][/center]

They stood on opposite ends of the arena after the trumpets had blasted, facing each other.  The announcer was delivering his pre-fight introduction to how far the two of them had come, just as he had done with Lee and Bakuto.  As he did, Angela called out to him before taking a stance.  He settled into one himself, saying...

[color=92278f]"If it happens again, it means someone's interfering.  Remember that."[/color]

He hadn't had the chance to talk to Angela about it.  Bakuto's fight had gone too quickly for him to broach the subject.  At least he had the chance to warn her here, make sure she understood that he would not back down here, not willingly.  Not with a just cause and even a certain joy in showing the world what he was capable of.  Hell no.  He would take this to the end, as far as he could go and beyond.  

[i][b]GONG!![/b][/i]

[center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq600KD1sR8[/youtube][/center]

He knew her capabilities, of course.  Angela was very tough, especially with her fists.  To prove this point, she was [i]already[/i] attacking without delay, and she was quick!  Niko had only a couple seconds [i]at best[/i] to move, and his nearest instinct was that if she was planning to knock the wind out of him like that, then he needed to get lower and out of the way.  He dove left and swung one of his legs at hers, hoping that the he'd knock her off of her feet so he could quickly recover here and take control of things.


Low-Dodging Leg-Sweep

Power Level: 110
Health: 110

--Attack: 30
---Speed: 60
-Defense: 20