[Kazuo] Yamashita Corporation is going to withdraw from the tournament.
[monitor beeping]
[gentle music playing]
[mysterious music playing]
[rock music playing]
♪ Mic check, one, two, hey ♪
♪ Now you listen to the sound of a rebel ♪
♪ Of rats running through Under cities and ghettos ♪
♪ A treasure box Always be found at the lower level ♪
♪ And I'm the rat That made a deal with the devil ♪
♪ Call a therapist, he's a bit crazy ♪
♪ No, I'm not pissed Feel free to hate me ♪
♪ But you gotta stop Forcing your opinion on me ♪
♪ I'm here for myself Not to make your day complete ♪
♪ Oh, why ♪
♪ Tell me why, tell me why Do you divide everything into pieces? ♪
♪ Tell me why, tell me why Should I treat you like a princess? ♪
♪ Don't try to judge me I'm not a suspect ♪
♪ It's too much, I refuse to accept it ♪
♪ Imagine why, imagine why ♪
♪ We all bleed the same red ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
[music stops]
SUPERIORITY
[crowd] Fang! Fang! Fang! Fang! Fang!
Fang! Fang! Fang! Fang! Fang!
Fang! Fang! Fang!
What's going on?
KAEDE AKIYAMA LIHITO
The energy, it feels totally different.
Yep. He's the favorite to win this one.
So that's why the audience is getting all fired up?
Because they're betting on him?
Well, that's part of the reason.
-But they wanna see him. -[crowd] Fang! Fang!
He's the best. They love watching him in action. He captivates the crowd.
Oh.
Damn. Can you imagine if he and I were out there?
[crowd] Fang! Fang! Fang!
HIMURO, OHKUBO SUEKICHI
-Uh, Ohkubo… -I know. This guy's better than Zetton!
Let's see what he can do.
[Ohkubo] And that bastard got even better in the middle of the match.
He keeps getting stronger!
[crowd] Fang! Fang! Fang!
SAYAKA KATAHARA
After this, Round 2 will be complete.
Our first fighter Is ready to enter.
Let's bring him out!
[rock music playing]
[Sayaka] He's a living legend in the martial arts underworld.
He faced off against Naoya Ohkubo in round one,
a king of martial arts in his own right.
He overpowered Ohkubo with the strength of his might.
He brought the living legend to his knees!
The world only has room for one myth that walks among us,
and we are witnessing the birth of a new one right now.
201 cm tall, weighing 128 kg,
with 158 wins and zero losses.
He has already won
7,700,083,000,000 yen so far.
With Dainippon Bank for a sponsor,
it's the Fang Of Metsudo,
Agito Kanoh!
[rock music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Fang! Fang! Fang! Fang!
AGITO KANOH DAINIPPON BANK REP. FIGHTER
[crowd] Fang! Fang!
All right, the next fighter to enter the arena is…
Huh?
[man] Who is that?
[crowd muttering]
[gasps]
[suspenseful music playing]
KAOLAN WONGSAWAT YAZU TRADING REP. FIGHTER
Uh, what are you doing?
-I haven't announced you yet! -Sayaka… please take a step back.
-[Sayaka] Huh? -I cannot wait. Let's start now.
[Sayaka] Wow. Agito seems like he's really chomping at the bit to go.
[suspenseful music continues]
[Kanoh] Let's have a little fun.
Are you ready to fight, Kaolan?
I'm not here to indulge in any fun.
For the sake of His Majesty, I will end you right here and now.
GAME EIGHT
[Sayaka] He's never fought in a Kengan tournament before,
but he has been in hundreds of fights and defeated countless opponents.
He is a fist that is clenched to fight for his master.
He's not only the top Nak Muay in Asia,
he's the top Nak Muay in the entire world!
With stats of 187 cm and 91 kg,
he's one and 0 in the Kengan Tournament.
Yazu Trading is his sponsor.
It's The Thai God of War,
Kaolan Wongsawat!
[crowd shouting, jeering]
Very well then. Now we can sit back and wait for it to begin.
METSUDO KATAHARA
No matter who ends up winning, I hope there'll be no hard feelings.
I know what you're hoping.
RARUMA THE 13TH
[Metsudo] Oh, by the way, Lord Raruma.
would you happen to have any interest in betting on the outcome of this match?
I'd be happy to let you decide what the amount of the wager should be.
That shouldn't come as a surprise.
Age clearly dulls even the brightest mind.
Oh, to hear the once-great opportunist Metsudo Katahara.
The sands of time eventually swallow us all.
Well, considering how bad my sciatica has been, I'm not going to argue with you.
Although, I've still got plenty of energy left for an old man.
Enough to deal with a little punk like you.
Is someone getting a bit sassy?
I'll take that bet of yours, old man. Keep you going a little longer.
Ha! I knew you'd come around, Raruma.
Let's figure out how much of your money I'm taking.
You mind grabbing the tablet?
-Look up my account while you're at it. -Yes, sir.
[Raruma] Hmm.
What do you think about this?
I already said. Whatever you want.
[Ohmori] What?
MASAMICHI OHMORI GUARD
Why is he betting such a large amount?
He's reaching here.
Doesn't he realize the opponent will be the Fang of Metsudo?
Has he lost his mind?
Or does he really feel confident that he could actually win this?
Get ready to fight!
Set!
[rock music playing]
[Sayaka] Kaolan is using an iconic stance
pulled straight out of the Hitman Style books.
[rock music continues]
Oh.
[gasps]
[Sayaka] Look! He's gonna Flicker Jab!
JERRY TYSON
He's using the exact same stance as Kaolan is!
This is also Hitman Style!
[rock music continues]
Oh. So you want to box?
You're only joking to piss me off.
[gasps] Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on!
This fight is shaping up to be a rough one!
It's Flicker Jab versus Flicker Jab. Hitman versus Hitman.
The ultimate technique battle of the snipers is about to begin.
[Kanoh] I consider this man to be easily the greatest boxer of his generation.
All I've ever wanted is to beat a man like him in a fistfight.
Begin!
[rock music continues]
[Kaolan] Disappointing. He knows just enough technique to be cocky.
[rock music continues]
[Sayaka] The opening punches have been thrown.
Now they're starting to size each other up.
You can see them stepping around the ring now.
TAKESHI WAKATSUKI
If they're going to strictly use out-boxing,
that places Kaolan at a strong disadvantage.
The Fang's got a much longer reach.
Kaolan's got a better chance with an infight.
But I'm sure Kaolan's probably figured that out for himself by now.
[rock music continues]
[gasps]
[Sayaka] None of his punches are landing!
Agito is seeing Kaolan's attacks like he's reading a book.
That guy's nuts!
Does he realize it's Kaolan out there? Like, the best boxer in the world!
Why's Agito trying to go toe-to-toe with him?
[rock music continues]
Whoa! What an amazing flurry of jabs we're seeing now.
[Wakatsuki] The difference in their abilities and ranges is too big.
We'll start seeing it soon.
[rock music continues]
-[gasps] -[Sekibayashi] He broke through!
I've been waiting so long for this moment!
[Kanoh grunts]
[Kanoh groans]
[Kaolan] And I've been waiting for this one!
[rock music playing]
[Kanoh groans]
[Kanoh grunts]
[Wakatsuki] He parried the attack with his shoulder,
then counterattacked with a straight right.
It's working!
[Sayaka] Whoa!
The Fang is quivering!
I don't think I've seen anything like this before.
So then, is Kaolan going to win this?
-Kaolan attacks again! -[grunting]
[rock music continues]
[Kanoh groans]
[retching]
[Kanoh] What's going on?
Where am I?
Why am I fighting Wongsawat?
[groans]
[Kanoh] Have I lost my memory?
Seriously?
Incredible!
He spun around so the blow would be weakened.
[Kanoh] This is outstanding.
Kaolan Wongsawat,
I will put my soul into this,
and I will rip you to shreds!
[Wakatsuki] He might have taken some damage from that,
but it seems like he got back on his feet pretty quick.
What's wrong?
Are you done pretending you're a boxer?
I admit it,
my boxing is still quite inferior to what you can do.
You're just full of yourself.
Did you really believe there was a day you could outmatch me at boxing?
Of course!
The Fang of Metsudo is about asserting physical superiority.
"I fight,
therefore I am."
Quit babbling.
[rock music playing]
[Kanoh growls]
[Kanoh yells]
[rock music continues]
[Kanoh yells]
[Kaolan grunts]
[rock music continues]
[grunting]
Look at all those punches! Get him, Fang!
Wait. Huh?
[grunting]
[Kanoh groans]
[narrator] The audience had begun to notice.
"He's still trying to use the boxing style?"
The look on Metsudo Katahara's face began to shift.
[Metsudo] Hmm.
What do you think, old man? Do you still like your odds?
Seriously? What the hell is the Fang thinking?
Why's he so hung up on trying to box?
He's not.
He's cornered.
His other techniques have been sealed, so boxing is all he's got left!
[laughs]
[rock music playing]
[music fades]
[rock music playing]
[Kanoh growls]
[Kanoh yells]
[Kanoh grunting]
[Kanoh grunts]
[Kanoh groans]
What do you think, old man? Do you still like your odds?
[rock music continues]
[grunting]
-I'm not so sure. Will this work? -It might.
[narrator] The Fang would repeatedly try a right roundhouse kick.
Based on the height of its center of gravity,
it would manifest as a middle kick or a high kick.
But Kaolan immediately moved around to the side
and blocked the kick before it was able to land.
What's the Fang's best course of action?
Should he create distance?
A backhand blow?
An elbow strike?
[rock music continues]
[narrator] Unfortunately, they're all wrong.
The only option Fang had left in his best interest
was a simple left straight.
Kaolan had already seen this move coming.
[music fades]
You don't look too thrilled.
Of course I'm not! It was a risk.
This was the first time they fought each other.
I can't believe he really thought this would work.
[Kanoh growls]
[Ohkubo] I bet he's pissed.
I'd be pissed.
This is the first time he's ever had to fight a battle
while being this constrained.
[tense music playing]
[laughs]
[gasps]
[tense music continues]
[narrator] Agito was filled to the brim and overflowing with joy!
[tense music continues]
[Kanoh] Kaolan. This is so exciting.
It's the first time I've been on the defensive like this.
[tense music continues]
[Kanoh] Being attacked can be a bit painful, but it's so fun.
-[man 1] No! He's getting beat up! -[man 2] Come on, Fang! Hit him back!
[man 3] You should change your name to "Turtle!"
[Kaolan grunts]
[Raruma] Hmm?
What kind of move was that?
[Metsudo] He's adapted.
He put up a hell of a fight,
but it's over now.
[Kanoh] I understand now.
This is what it must feel like to be at the end of the road.
[exciting music playing]
Interesting.
Boxing isn't your forte, but that seems to be.
[exciting music continues]
The Fang looks different. He must have changed his style.
I think I recognize that motion.
It looks like Systema.
[narrator] Systema.
Originating as a Russian military martial art,
it's a form of practical fighting
that focuses on how to handle certain situations
that may come up in hand-to-hand combat.
There are no pre-choreographed patterns in Systema.
Instead, the fighters use flexible movements starting from a relaxed stance
to counter their opponent's attacks and suppress them.
SEN HATSUMI
Aikido and Systema often get compared to each other.
Agito's movements do look very similar to Systema,
but that doesn't mean they are.
[growls]
[narrator] In fact, the Fang wasn't using Systema at all.
Instead, he used his own personal version of it.
The only one who uses this style
is the Fang himself.
It's custom-made for his abilities.
And this technique is one that he created specifically to defeat Kaolan Wongsawat.
[rock music continues]
Put more simply, the Fang created a fighting style on the spot
just for the purpose of defeating Kaolan.
How could he have done that so fast?
Silly boy. The Fang's strength is in his ability to adapt.
You see, adaptation leads to evolution.
[Metsudo] Evolution allows us to conquer.
His ability to change is how he manages to dominate his opponents.
-[Kanoh growls] -He stepped into the punch on purpose?
[rock music playing]
[Kaolan groans]
[rock music continues]
[Kaolan groans]
[Kanoh] You punched me because I tried to stop you.
In that case,
I'm gonna make you hold your punches.
Don't think about it.
I'm gonna stop you before you even start!
[Kaolan groans]
[rock music continues]
[Kaolan groans]
-[Kanoh growls] -[Kaolan grunts]
[Kanoh groans]
Well, that was interesting.
You're using headbutting now.
That's against the rules in boxing, isn't it?
Quit complaining. I only grazed you anyway.
[man 1] Kaolan's been cornered!
[man 2] This is bad. Oh, this is bad!
[man 3] So you can't beat the Fang in boxing now?
[man 4] Man, the Fang is really something!
Why do you insist on being stubborn about this?
What's that?
I'm telling you to use Muay Thai against me.
Use your fists, your legs. Use your elbows.
Use your knees. Use a clinch. Just do it!
I don't want you to hold back in this match. Give it your all.
And I'll come at you with everything I've got.
I don't think you get what's happening.
♪ Check it out, check this out… ♪
I'll show you everything,
and even beyond.
[Kanoh] What?
[groaning]
-[gasps] -Hmm?
[gasps]
Huh.
[growls]
-[Kaolan grunts] -[Kanoh groans]
[Kanoh groans]
[all gasp]
[narrator] Everyone saw it happen.
Kaolan has decided to abandon boxing!
[Metsudo] No! What's this?
What's Kaolan using now?
[rock music playing]
[Metsudo] That's not Muay Thai!
[grunting]
[rock music playing]
[music stops]
[narrator] Punch, punch, punch!
Beyond the art of fighting, the art of war,
and a fight to which you give everything.
The God of War and the Fang settle the score!
Next episode, "Life and Death."