With the tip of the blade resting at Lee Roy's neck, the outcome was undeniable. The fight was over. But the way it had ended revealed something far more important than most in the crowd realized.
This wasn't the kind of victory born from a desperate clash of equals, where two fighters pushed each other to their absolute limits until one finally broke. It wasn't a drawn-out struggle that required the teachers to step in to prevent serious harm. No… this was different.
Here, one fighter had held such complete control that they could decide the conclusion on their own terms. They could choose how to win, and end it as cleanly as this.
For the crowd, none of that mattered. All they saw was the result, and they erupted into thunderous cheers, the sound echoing through the arena.
