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"Ladies and gentlemen, please find your seats. The girls' final match will begin momentarily."
"Just focus on what you need to do out there and nothing else." Johnny says to Jamie before his eyes land on Miguel, "Both of you. Don't worry about overall points. Just win your fight. Okay?"
"No." Miguel frowns, "I'm sorry, Sensei, but there's no way in hell we're letting Silver buy himself another title."
"He's right. We can close the gap." Jamie nods
"Badass." Johnny smiles
"Who is ready for karate?" Gunther says as the crowd cheers, "Our championship bout will follow the same structure as our semifinals. Three rounds, two minutes each, with unlimited scoring. Knockdowns are worth ten points, and if a downed fighter cannot reengage within ten seconds, they will be considered knocked out and their opponent awarded 20 points. The individual title goes to the competitor who scores the most points over these three rounds."
"Alright, Jackson, it's go time." Johnny mutters giving her a fist bump
"And now, the final match to determine our female world champion. Please come to the mat, Jamie Jackson of Cobra Kai."
"Let's go, Jamie!" Miguel calls out as she steps onto the mat
"And Zara Malik of the Iron Dragons. Good luck to you both."
"Let's go, Jamie." Sienna yells from the bleachers. Nevaeh cheers beside her.
As the two walk to the middle, Zara bows. She takes a few steps closer with a smile, "Tell Nichols I said thanks for that little stunt she pulled on my social back in Spain. Played the slut shaming card, doubled my followers."
"What an achievement." Jamie scoffs
"Play it cool all you want, but we both know it eats you up that, no matter what happens, everyone still loves me, and they'll never love you." Zara says as she looks out to the crowd, "Much like your parents who couldn't even bother to show up."
Jamie's jaw clenches as Zara chuckles, "I heard all of what happened in that hotel hallway. Pretty sure everyone did."
Jamie stares Zara down as she continues, "You've got home field advantage, but most of these sad little people from your sad little Valley are cheering for me. So enjoy your 15 minutes of fame because all you'll be after this is just another notch on my black belt. Kind of like Robby. And I'm sure Miguel as well."
The horn blares as Zara backs away with a smile, "Fighters, face me. Bow. Each other, bow. Fighting stances. Ready?"
"Let's go, Jackson. She's all yours."
"Fight!"
Jamie starts off with a kick. Zara dodges it before blocking a punch from Jamie. Jamie swings again before attempting to sweep her leg. Zara flips as Jamie stands. Jamie swings and Zara ducks before punching Jamie in the face.
