Beat and Note were on the ring after connecting their right hooks at each other. Beat was shocked by how Note's strength matched his despite hellish gravity training. Beat stood still with his guard, with everyone reacted in surprise. Okara rushes over to the ring and bangs on it, trying to get Beat's attention. Beat, however, did not turn his attention as Note got near him, ready to throw a jab.
"Beat! Ignore her strength! Focus on the match!" Okara yelled at the young boy.
Beat looked back at Okara before Note threw her jab, breaking through his jab easily. Beat gets surprised by this but tightens his guard, only for Note to throw another jab, breaking through his guard again. Beat growls before he throws a straight, which Note dodges. Then he throws another straight, but Note dodges again. Beat anticipates the mix-up Note lures him into, and they start throwing punches they continuously dodge from.
"My goodness! These two are not holding anything back right out of the gate! They are aiming to win the prize money at any cost!" The World Tournament Announcer yelled with excitement.
"Come on, Beat! Show that girl who's the top!" One of the civilians in the crowd cheered for him.
"Alright, Note! If you scare him enough, you'll win this match easily!" Another civilian cheered for her.
Half the crowd chanted Beat's name, while the other half cheered for Note's name. As they throw more and more punches that they dodge, the crowd rumbles through the arena with exciting foot stomping, starting a Lollapalooza. The World Tournament Announcer sees the whole crowd getting riled up.
"Man! I haven't seen the crowd this riled up in a while! This is a main-event match for sure!" The World Tournament Announcer yelled excitedly at the screen, telling everyone who watches TV.
"BEAT, MY MAN! TAKE THAT GIRL INTO SUBMISSION! LET'S GO!" Basaku screamed, stomping his feet on the arena ground in excitement.
"Don't get too excited, Basaku." Planta appears beside Okara and Forte.
"What do you mean?! Look at how he's keeping up with her!" Basaku pointed at them.
"Beat and Note look dead even with no apparent advantage. However, there is an advantage that Note has over Beat and that Beat himself doesn't have yet..." Okara explained what Planta warned their son.
"Wait... Are you saying?" Forte asked.
"The experience of battle..." Okara reveals Note's advantage.
Basaku and Forte reacted in shock as they watched Beat begin to back away while throwing punches at Note. Note smirked with utmost confidence as she saw Bet unsure how to counter her. The crowd continues to cheer both kids on as Beat backs away to the edge of the north side of the ring. Beat was horrified at how despite all the hellish training he'd gone through, he'd never experienced what it's like to be in an actual battle.
"You're kidding me... After what I've gone through... I don't know what to do...!" Beat thought to himself as Note laid her punches onto him.
"Note lays into Beat as he backs into the north side of the ring! Beat is unsure what to do!" The World Announcer yelled to his heart's content.
Note shifts her body lower and throws wide punches, barely breaking Beat's guard. All Beat could do was block her punches as his torso leaned back from the force Note's punches created while Beat's feet were planted on the ground. With each punch thrown, Note creates gusts of wind that brush past Beat's body, with everyone screaming in excitement. Then, Note prepares to throw an uppercut on Beat. However, Beat sees an opening to his advantage.
"There!" Beat yelled in his mind.
Beat jumps 100 feet into the air and lands safely on the south side of the ring, dashing at Note while her guard is down.
"Goodness! Beat jumped from Note's uppercut, landed safely on the south side of the ring, and is now rushing back at her!" The World Tournament Announcer yelled in surprise.
Beat throws an uppercut that lands cleanly on Note's jaw. Everyone was shocked at how Beat's uppercut created a shockwave that leveled the ground.
"A CLEAN UPPERCUT TO HER JAW!" The World Tournament screamed, making the crowd scream in excitement.
"OH YEAH! GO BEAT!" Basaku screamed, cheering him on.
However, Okara and Planta were unsure if Beat's uppercut landed on Note's jaw. But Beat's knockout blow was all in vain as Note managed to block his uppercut using the Peek-A-Boo boxing style. Everyone except Okara and Plant was shocked at how Note managed to block the uppercut in time.
"Even after her guard was down..." Forte reacted in amazement.
"That means not only is their strength equal but their speed as well!" Basaku growled and banged his fist on the ring.
"She's going to get serious... All of this is only the first stage of this fight..." Planta reminded her family and Forte.
"That is true... But Beat wasn't being serious until now, either." Okara replied.
"Now, Beat... What will you do?" Okara spoke spiritually to the boy.
"This isn't how I thought this would go... What can I do against her?"
