The Ranch

Newcomers Tournament (4)

Theodore, Abel, Pierre, Basile, and Victor are the aces of their respective classes. They carry their teams through win after win, including Victor and Basile.

At first they would stand on the sideline and wait for their teammates to finish, but after their opponents got increasingly stronger, to the point that the teammates could no longer hold on, either Victor or Basile would step in and take care of the enemy. After a while, they ended up carrying their teammates, because they were only strong enough to fight one opponent as a group of three, while Victor and Basile took care of two each. Basile can now be seen eating what looks to be a granola bar.

The audience comes to the conclusion that whoever has to fight them just has bad luck and should resign to fate. And as the crowd had expected, those four classes ended up the fighting for 1st through 4th Place.

The match to see who would fight for the final were Capoeira vs Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Greco-Roman wrestling vs Jeet Kune Do.

As it was two aces agains one, Capoeira beat Jiu-Jitsu with relative ease. The fight between Theodore and Pierre, on the other hand, was much more of a struggle. The both fought a hard battle with perseverance and determination, gaining much admiration from instructors in the process.

It should be said, the five aces have already garnered much attention and intrigue from multiple instructors in the stands.

After a long battle, Theodore came out victorious and Greco-Roman Wrestling would move on to the finals. Now, the fighting partners were switched, with Capoeira and Wrestling fighting for first place and Jiu-Jitsu and Jeet Kune Do fight for third.

As the match starts, all four teams to be pretty evenly matched, but a sudden situation occurs. Because the aces were carrying their teams, their classmates may not be up to par compared to past finalists. Although this scenario is amazing in and of itself, the unusual situation has created its own problem. The end result being, Victor and Basile's classmates are not at the same standard Theodore's classmates are.

As it has only been a month, the Capoeira class still have many problems with their form and technique. In all honesty, this is normal. In past tournaments, never has Capoeira made it this far. Their instructor was already very happy with the current results, but looking at his two aces, a burning hope to win ignites inside him, but quickly dies down when he sees what happens next.

Theodore's teammates all have larger builds and manage to push their opponents off the stage one way or another. The final situation is a two vs five battle, with Capoeira at a major disadvantage.

Victor and Basile, these talented individuals take center stage in everyone's eyes, as everyone waits to see how they will solve their dire situation. Only a minuscule amount of people care to watch the battle for third place.

Tih watches the fighters with hawk-like eyes. With his incredible vision that far surpasses normal humans, he can see the slightest movements from each person, even when they are so far in the distance.

Tih sees the easily missed moment when Victor and Basile make eye contact. In silent cooperation, Victor moves to fight with Theodore while Basile blocks the other four from helping him. Blocked, the four engage in fighting with Basile, meanwhile, he takes out a lollipop from who knows where.

One person takes on four weaker opponents, while the other takes on one strong opponent. It's hard to tell who has the harder job. Either way, the fight ensues.

Against all odds, Basile manages to hold all four of them back, being on par with all his opponents combined. He flicks the stick from the eaten lollipop at an enemy's forehead to distract him while stuffing some popcorn in his own mouth. Seeing that that fight is going nowhere, the crowd places more attention on the one v one.

Cold-face Victor stares at Theodore who's sporting a serious expression. Standing a couple feet apart, they face off, neither moving. The absolute stillness contrast the scene around them, making the pair stand out even more.

Tih sees it before anyone else. Victor starts leaning in a very casual manner, before suddenly picking up pace. He cartwheels over to Theodore in the blink of an eye, almost landing a kick, but Theodore manages to block the kick that was aimed at his neck with his forearm. Pain strikes his limb as he tries to counter attack, by grabbing ahold of Victor.

Victors slips just out of his reach before spinning around Theodore in a flexible manner. He attacks the large, defenseless back. Theodore moves closer, trying to mitigate some of the force. Meanwhile, as he takes the blunt force of the kick, he uses their close distance to grab Victor. Wrapping his arms around Victor, he locks his fingers together in a grip, before picking him up.

Theodore arches his body into an almost complete circle as he throws Victor over his head and onto the ground, completing a suplex.

Victor manages to slip out of Theodore's grip, bending his body so his legs would touch the floor first.

Their battle only goes on for a little over a minute, but every moves is aimed to incapacitate and immobilize their opponent.

Eventually, Victor manages a sweep, causing Theodore to lose balance. Victor proceeds with a kick to the head, knocking him out. A heavy this sounds through the arena as Theodore's large body slams to the floor.

The audiences stares in shocked silence, as well as Theodore's teammates, who momentarily forgot about their own battle. Using this advantage, Basile and Victor gang up and easily take down the other four, snatching first place for the Capoeira class.

While no one was looking, Abel took third place for Jeet Kune Do. The final results appeared on a giant holographic board in the center of the arena.

1st-Capoeira

2nd-Brazilian Jiu Jutsu

3rd-Jeet Kune Do