(Disclaimer: I do not own Alvin and the Chipmunks, nor the song "Eye of the Tiger").
"Oh no!" gasped Jeanette.
"Finally, we get to see some action!" said Brittany.
"Go Simon!" shouted Theodore.
Simon gulped. He removed his glasses to place on the chess table so that they wouldn't be broken. His opponent looked blurry without the glasses, but Simon could still tell where the opponent was, and also see that he was very large for his weight class.
Remember, it's just like what Alvin said, Simon thought. I only have to avoid being knocked out for three minutes…
Ding! went the timer, and Simon cowered in the corner.
(This is the part of the episode when you would hear the Chipmunks singing "Eye of the Tiger" in the background).
Rising up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory…
Simon darted out of the corner and into the adjacent side of the ring.
Went the distance and I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive…
Simon got up, turned around and saw that his opponent had been right behind him. He ducked just in time to avoid being slugged in the face.
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival…
Simon ran around in circles, terrified, but with the intention of confusing his opponent. He circled his opponent, who became somewhat dizzy from swerving around to throw punches, but Simon had very little physical stamina, being good only at sports at which he could use physics calculations to compensate for his lack of muscle power, and he was soon out of breath.
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye…. Of the tiger!
Just a few more seconds, Simon thought, watching the timer. This boxing battle had become a battle of wits – like chess, but in real time. Whether you moved or not, when you moved, whether you or the foe moved first, which way you moved… it all mattered.
Simon waited as his foe contemplated what move to make. Putting himself in the opponent's place, trying to imagine what he was thinking, Simon calculated the best move to make, and made it.
Three… two… one…
Lyrics courtesy of lyrics007 (dot-com but I can't put dot-com at the end because it hyperlinks and gets deleted).
