Punch Out: Revamped

Chapter 7: The major circuit part 2

The third match was here. Brianna was going up against Great Tiger who is from Mumbai, India. She had heard that he was a tricky boxer and a magician. She had her boxing skills cut out for her. She had to really watch this opponent and when he was about to strike. The bell rang for the match to start. "A kitten like you can't fight a tiger like me." Tiger said in a threatening tone. This was the first time Brianna ever had an opponent taunt her before the match. The match started. Brianna watched her opponent carefully.

The match was going well. Brianna was able to dodge Tiger's attacks and managed to get a few hits on him but that was short lived. Tiger summoned a clone to trick her. Brianna suddenly couldn't tell which one was the real Tiger. Tiger attacked successfully landing a hit on Brianna's cheek. The clones kept coming and battering Brianna until she fell to the ground and the ten count started on her. She got up on the seven count. Her chest hurt from the punches and red welts formed. Brianna had to focus on the real Tiger. She had to admit the fact that Tiger could form clones was pretty cool but dangerous.

The fight kept on until the bell rang ending the first round. Brianna was battered and bruised from her face to her stomach. Not to mention her nose and her lips were bleeding badly. Blood stained her neck, chest and top. Little Mac wiped the blood off of her face. " Let's go Brianna, don't let the ghosts fool you. Be brave." He said. "Go on back home, you don't belong in the tiger's den." Tiger yelled to her. Brianna had enough. She could take the hits but anyone taunting her she did not tolerate. She grit her teeth in anger and headed back to the middle of the ring.

Brianna watched for any clone formations. Tiger summoned a clone and used it to attack. A huge tornado like swirl formed around the ring. She focused on the real Tiger. She blocked every attack and countered them with a jab. He attacked with a spinning move which Brianna landed a powerful punch to his jaw knocking him out. The ten count started on him. He got back up on count number nine. The fight continued on. Brianna knew what she had to do to win this match. She dodged every attack from Tiger and laid a pounding on Tiger. She landed a final punch to Tiger knocking him down. Tiger faded in and out before finally dropping to the ground. The ref ruled a TKO. Brianna was so close to the major league championship she could taste the victory.

"You know Brianna, you proved to me that you not only belong in the tiger's den but you are the mother tiger. You are an amazing fighter for a woman." Said Tiger

"Thank you Tiger." Brianna said smiling.
"Be aware of the last fighter though."

"Why is that?" She asked.
"He has a girlfriend who talks big but can't put her words into action, she's rather annoying and she doesn't care about boxing just only for his looks and for his money." Said Tiger.

The woman Tiger was referring to was Carmen and Tiger was right. Carmen did only like Don Flamenco for his looks and his money but still Don was infatuated with her. The other boxers had tried to tell him in the past that Carmen did not care about him and that she was shallow, but their words were fruitless.

The name came to Brianna's mind and now she was definitely confused. She remembered she met Don after she trained with Little Mac on her first day. He told her how beautiful she was but he never told her he already had a girlfriend.

The fight for the championship finally came. Brianna was up against Don Flamenco, the champion of the major league. She understood why Don had many girls flock to him so often. He was definitely handsome. She could see a blonde haired woman in the crowd watching Don. Was that Carmen? Well it didn't matter now. The match had started. Don's  chocolate brown eyes stared right into Brianna icy blue ones. Brianna watched him closely for any sign of an oncoming attack.

Brianna landed a jab onto Don's right eye. She dodged his attacks and landed punch after punch. She had to be ready for Don's special attack, the rose flurry. This could prove deadly for her. The rose flurry came and Brianna dodged the attacks and landed a punch to Don's nose. The round lasted quickly. A lot quicker than Brianna thought. Brianna landed a final punch before the bell rung to his head. Something flew off Don's head and landed on the ground. It was a toupee. Don was embarrassed and grabbed it before anyone else could and went to his corner of the ring. He tried to put it back on before anyone noticed but it was too late. Carmen was furious. She pushed her way through the crowd to get up to Don. "How dare you Don? You lied to me about your looks." She screamed at him. "My love, I can explain you have to believe me but now is not the time." Carmen swung her hand and slapped Don on the face. Brianna was shocked at her behavior. "Ref you have to get her out of here she's interfering with the match." She told the ref. The ref got security to escort her out. She was still screaming profanities and how Don was the biggest liar she ever met and that she was done with him and his lies.

Don's eyes glistened with tears. Brianna felt awful for him. She understood what Great Tiger said to her. The bell rung for the second match. Don forgot about what happened and now was furious himself. He threw his rose flurry again which landed successfully. Brianna was hit several times in the face. Her nose bled, dripping onto the ring. Don threw an uppercut to her jaw but Brianna blocked it and threw a series of punches to his face not a single one missed. Don fell to the ground and the ten count was started. Brianna noticed he didn't really try to get up. The ten count was over she had won the championship for the major league. She smiled happily but inside she couldn't help but notice that Don now had tears flowing down his face. After many interviews and pictures she went back to find Don.

It took her a minute but she did find him. He was sitting on the bench with his face in his hands. Piston Hondo and Bear Hugger were there with him trying to comfort him but their efforts weren't doing any good. "I don't understand. What did I do wrong?" Don sobbed. Brianna walked up to the pair. "Hey guys, Don I feel awful about what happened to you." She said calmly

Don looked up at her. Her blue eyes stared right into his. "You didn't do anything wrong Don, I think you still look handsome without your toupee. Carmen just didn't appreciate you for who you are."

Brianna grabbed an ice pack and placed it on Don's face where Carmen had slapped him. "Brianna, you are very kind. In fact you show more kindness than anyone I've ever met. I now know that what everyone was trying to tell me about Carmen being shallow was true and unfortunately I learned that tonight. Congratulations on the championship Brianna you earned it." Said Don. Tears stopped falling down his face. "I feel like you need a hug. Do you mind if I give one to you?" Brianna asked him. She held out her arms and Don leaned into her touch. She hugged him tight and Don had tears falling down his face again and onto her shoulder. After a few minutes she let him go. He dried the tears from his face. "Don't give up boxing because of what happened tonight. Keep on boxing for you." She said. Don smiled at her. "here if you need anything or just want to talk, call me." Brianna wrote her number on a piece of paper and gave it to Don.

She started to leave when Don stopped her. "Brianna, I just wanted to say thank you for your kindness and sorry about your nose."

"Don't mention it, and don't worry about me its all part of the job." She said. Don waved goodbye to her and looked at the paper Brianna gave her. He wanted to tell Brianna he was her secret admirer but he didn't know when the best time was to do it.

Brianna now was going into the world championship. "Awesome fight out there Brianna, you are now in the world championship. How does it feel?" Little Mac asked. "I have to say its pretty amazing." She said.

"Well be ready for some boxers to be mean and nasty because this is the highest championship and these boxers will defend their title no matter what and they will be even meaner since you are a woman."

Brianna was confused on what he meant but she knew that she was in for a fight and a very hard one to be exact. She would have to train harder than ever for this league.