On the way to the arena, Miguel Romero stops to stretch one last time. He takes a deep breath.
"The Ozeki Genryuuzan…He's the biggest guy I will probably ever fight. Let's see how well I hold up."
He thinks to himself before slapping himself with both hands, hyping himself up.
"You got this Miguel!"
He says before shouting as he enters the arena.
"Miguel's here with a roaring entrance!"
As Genryuuzan enters the arena, only then did he truly realize the size difference between him and his opponent.
"Don't underestimate him, Makoto, this is the man that took down Australia's Atlas."
He thinks to himself as he raises his leg up to perform Shiko.
"Genryuuzan's here! And it looks like he wants to waste no time! So, let's begin with round 2, match 7! Makoto "The Earthquake" Genryuuzan versus Miguel "The Bull Slayer" Romero!!!"
The referee gets between the fighters.
"Fighters, are you ready!?""Ready.""Let us begin.""Then…FIGHT!!!"
Just before the fight truly started, Genryuuzan slams his foot to the ground, signaling the true start to the match. Miguel immediately goes on the offensive; he throws a flurry of body shots but backs up once he realizes those have little to no effect on a man as bulky as Genryuuzan.
"Miguel has always fought against guys who tower him in size, but this is the first time he'll be fighting anyone of Genryuuzan's size!"
Miguel shakes his wrist around and clicks his tongue.
"Guess headshots are my only choice."
He thinks to himself, despite the obvious height difference. Genryuuzan charges in. Miguel tries to dodge, but he's caught up in one of Genryuuzan's slaps. He blocks before it could hit him, but he is still sent flying back.
"God damn, look at that power!"
Miguel recomposes, but he's shaking. For the first time in his life, he is feeling fear. Still, he puts his fists up.
"Focus Miguel! So, what if he's larger than the others!? That just means it'll take a lot more hits, but you've got this!"
He thinks to psyche himself up. He goes in for another assault. Genryuuzan throws a palm strike, Miguel ducks under and hits a long- winded uppercut to Genryuuzan's chin. This slightly damages Genryuuzan. He attempts to grapple with Miguel, but he backs off throwing two additional jabs aimed towards his nose, which starts dripping with blood.
"Oh!? Miguel's made Genryuuuzan bleed already!"
Genryuuzan wipes it off.
"Low damage. Calm down, it's just something to rile me up."
Genryuuzan thinks to himself before recomposing. Miguel once again shakes his wrist.
"Alright. Power over speed it is."
He thinks to himself before rushing in. Genryuuzan tries to catch him with a barrage of palm strikes. Miguel dodges each one and throws a Superman Punch at the end. Once again, dealing small damage. Miguel backs off again.
"Slow and steady. I'll just have to make sure that brain of his rattles!"
He thinks before charging a third time. However, he couldn't anticipate Genryuuzan's next move. With deceptively fast speed, Genryuuzan charges forth. His speed and weight crashes into Miguel, dealing massive damage.
"Oh shit! Like a speeding truck he just rammed into Miguel!"
Miguel's whole world is spinning. He had never been hit by an attack that powerful before.
Genryuuzan then grabs Miguel's shorts, as if it were a Mawashi. With full force, Genryuuzan launches him across the arena. Miguel crashes into the ground, rolling around collecting dust.
"Is it over!? Has the giant slayer found his match!?"
Genryuuzan gets into position once more.
"It'll take more than that to put someone like him down."
Miguel regains consciousness and gets back up. Getting floored like that has left multiple cuts on his body, as well as leaving him with blood dripping from his mouth and nose. He shakily puts his arms back up.
"I think he broke a few bones…No matter, I still got this!"
He thinks to himself. He goes in once more, Genryuuzan throws some more palm strikes, and Miguel dodges each one while throwing jabs, straights, and the occasional hook when he can.
"Miguel hasn't given up yet! Despite the massive damage, he's still in the fight and is dodging Genryuuzan's blows while throwing some of his own!"
Genryuuzan's face is getting battered, but it doesn't seem to faze him. While they are hurting him, it would take hundreds more of the same blows to even come close to knocking him out. Despite knowing this, Miguel continues his onslaught, now adding uppercuts onto the mix.
"That's it Miguel, don't let up!"
Genryuuzan stops attacking.
"Oh, what's this!? Has Genryuuzan's stamina run out!?"
No. He stopped attacking out of pity. He realized that there was nothing Miguel could do to hurt him. Miguel backs off, he's all sweaty, his fists are all bloody and bruised, and it looks like he doesn't have much left in the tank either. Genryuuzan's face is heavily damaged, but it's not enough.
"Why…"
Miguel mutters. Genryuuzan tilts his head in confusion.
"WHY HAVE YOU STOPPED ATTACKING!?"
Miguel shouts. Genryuuzan is dumbfounded.
"Why..? Because I don't see the point. Your attacks don't hurt me. You can't win."
He says, shutting Miguel down.
"You think I don't know that!?" Miguel replies."Why bother?" Genryuuzan asks."Giving up never sat right with me. I don't want to give up, even if it seems foolish. I was born with a body that is unfit for fighting, but I made it here. I made it to the biggest fighting event in the world. Even before this, I battled bulls, and giants that towered over me, and I won, because I didn't give up. If I give up now, it will be like spitting on my grave!"
Miguel retorts before getting back into a fighting stance. Genryuuzan looks conflicted.
He is deeply moved by Miguel's words, but this is his limit. This is as far as Miguel goes.
"Alright. Come at me, warrior."
He says as he enters an open stance where he stretches his arms sidewards. Miguel sheds a tear and smiles.
"Thank you for indulging my selfish request."
He says before charging at Genryuuzan. He throws one last straight, before Genryuuzan puts him to sleep with a devastating palm strike to the head. He falls to the ground with a smile on his face.
"And the winner is…MAKOTO "THE EARTHQUAKE" GENRYUUZAN!!!"
Genryuuzan looks down at his beaten opponent.
"May you find a way to break the limit. Once you have, let us meet in the ring once more."
He says before leaving the arena.
As he leaves to go to the infirmary, he notices Qiang Gang Wei meditating in the hallway. Wei notices Genryuuzan and gets up.
"Good luck."
Genryuuzan says, wishing Wei the best.
"Thanks. I'd like to fight you next round."
Wei says before leaving to the arena.
"Straight to the point, eh? No "ifs" or anything like that?"
Genryuuzan says.
"No. I WILL win."
Wei says, brimming with confidence that he will be able to take down the man we call "the strongest".