After The Battle (The Chronicles of Yang VS Tifa)
Chapter 4: Round 2: Things are Getting Tense!
Both Fighters stood up and awaited the bell. Yang was worried for what Tifa would do next. Yang didn't want to be caught in the corner again for most of the round, so she wanted to play aggressively to keep her back. But, at the same time, she wanted to listen to Ruby. But she couldn't do both, since she wanted to stick with one strategy.
"Alright. I made up my mind. I'll listen to Ruby and follow her strategy, since she is my coach." Yang thought as she awaited the bell. Meanwhile, Tifa was getting ready to strike quickly, and was going to continue to constantly attack Yang. She wanted this match to go quickly after her triumphant first round.
"Yang is struggling. She was evaluating me for the first round, I figured that out, since she usually goes on the offensive for most of a fight. But what will she do now? I just need to finish this fast." Tifa said to herself awaiting for the second round to start.
DING! The second round had started, and Yang was doing much better than the last round. She was moving very fast and was striking Tifa at her face and chest, while Tifa was trying to adjust to this change, but it wasn't going very well.
"Shit! She did change from the last round! What can I do to counter this?" Tifa said as she was getting pummeled for the first part of the round.
"Alright. I have her stunned. Now to go on the offensive!" Yang then backed Tifa into a corner and started to pummel away. While that was happening, Ruby was giving Yang advice, or telling her what she was doing wrong, which was, in this case, going on the offensive.
"Yang! I said to hit then move! Not go on the offensive! Can you listen to me?! Ruby shouted from across the ring. Yang then looked back, which actually gave Tifa the time she needed to counter Yang and push her back to the center of the ring. The two women started to circle each other and started to exchange blows. Yang was working on Tifa's lower body, and Tifa was working on Yang's face, specifically her cheeks, since she was focusing on hooks. Soon enough, "Beat Rush" Lockhart started to push Yang back to the ropes.
"Arrgh! Why did I turn back! I would've kept Tifa in the corner if Ruby didn't interrupt me! Things are getting tense!" Yang argued with herself as she was getting pushed back to the ropes. Yang kept her guard up for as long as she could, until Tifa was able to weaken Yang's arms to the point where her face was open, and Tifa started to work on her cheeks, hooking Yang constantly. Saliva was flying everywhere from Yang's mouth, and she was getting weak. Yang then moved to her right, trying to get away from Tifa. Yang was able to, but not until Tifa cornered her in her corner. Cloud was yelling at Tifa to keep it up.
"Keep it up, Tifa! She's hurting! Stay on her!" Cloud said as Tifa continued to pummel Yang. Then, Tifa hooked Yang so hard that Yang spit out a lot of saliva and even stumbled a little bit with the last hook of the round.
DING! Yang was holding onto the ropes as she made her way back to her corner, while Tifa walked back to her corner, feeling very happy as she didn't even sit down for the round to rest up. In Yang's corner, she savored every moment she could rest, as she drank a lot of water. Ruby and Weiss were giving her advice.
"Yang! Goddamn it! I told you to hit and move! Not to go on the offensive so early in the round!" Ruby shouted at Yang. Weiss then gave Yang her opinion on the matter.
"Yang, go on the offensive this round. If she weakens you, you need to weaken her back. Keep her back on the ropes and in any corner. Just keep her back." Weiss directed Yang.
"(*Pant*) Yeah, that sounds good. I like that. Need some water." Yang directed her team and just closed her eyes as she was trying to rest up the best she could. Tifa was just listening to Cloud and Aeris's directions, not getting any water, not relaxing, nothing. She felt confident after that last round.
"That was a great round, Tifa. You were able to make her stumble! I'd figure that that'd only happen in like, the 4th or 5th round! You're taking her down." Cloud said to Tifa.
"Yes, you're doing well. Keep this up and she'll last only a few rounds." Aeris added.
"Hmph. She's dead meat." Tifa said confidently as she looked at Yang from across the ring.