# E10 - Quiet Groundwork
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**[00:08] Cestvs**
*He changed his stance.*
**[00:10] Felix**
You don't seem to understand how to fight
in this run-down arena, so I'll show you.
**[00:18] Pedro**
He lowered his guard?
**[00:21] Getty**
It's kind of creepy.
**[00:23] Hernando**
Is he trying to provoke him?
**[00:26] Zafar**
Look closely. He's facing him nearly
head-on while leaning forward slightly.
**[00:29] Zafar**
His legs are spread as if they're
encircling his opponent's middle.
**[00:33] Zafar**
He's applying pressure so that his
opponent can't escape sideways
**[00:36] Zafar**
while keeping both his fists
equidistant from his target.
**[00:41] Hernando**
You mean...
**[00:42] Zafar**
That's right. He's well-versed in how
to fight inside this cramped cage.
**[00:47] Zafar**
And it's clear what he's after, as well
as why his nickname is the Red Storm.
**[00:53] Zafar**
He can swing in from either the right
or the left side with a pincer attack.
**[01:02] Cestvs**
*A huge swing like that*
**[01:05] Cestvs**
*won't hit me!*
**[01:07] Cestvs**
*He fell for it!*
**[01:09] Cestvs**
* I'll dodge this at the*
* last second and counter.*
**[01:28] Cestvs**
*Wh-What was that?*
**[01:36] Felix**
I told you, as far as I'm
concerned, you're a sucker.
**[01:42] Cestvs**
What?
**[01:44] Pedro**
Cestvs took the hit!
**[01:46] Getty**
With a big swing like that?
**[01:48] Hernando**
H-How?
**[01:50] Cestvs**
*I was certain I dodged it...*
**[01:53] Cestvs**
* But his trajectory suddenly*
* extended inward from the outside.*
**[01:58] Felix**
Get up.
**[01:59] Felix**
That was just me saying hello.
**[02:02] Felix**
That wasn't enough to scare you, was it?
**[02:06] Cestvs**
Of course not. It's no big deal.
**[02:14] Mob**
He got up!
**[02:17] Mob**
That's it, Felix! Crush him, just like that!
**[02:20] Mob**
Don't lose, kid!
**[02:21] Mob**
What happened to the momentum you
had up through the semifinals?
**[02:26] Felix**
It's finally the final.
**[02:29] Felix**
We've gotta make it an exciting fight.
**[02:32] Cestvs**
* Don't let landing a single*
* blow get to your head.*
**[02:45] Felix**
You probably think that was a lucky hit.
**[02:48] Cestvs**
*Don't let his words distract you. Focus.*
**[02:52] Cestvs**
*I know I can see it. I'll do it.*
**[02:55] Felix**
You've got good eyes.
**[02:57] Felix**
But seeing alone isn't enough to win.
**[03:04] Cestvs**
*Left or right?*
**[03:09] Cestvs**
*Left!*
**[03:25] Fighter 1**
He's strong!
**[03:26] Fighter 2**
Felix is overwhelming him!
**[03:28] Fighter 3**
Victory is yours!
**[03:31] Mob**
What are you doing, kid?
**[03:33] Mob**
Get up!
**[03:35] Cestvs**
*No. This isn't some simple unorthodox style.*
**[03:39] Hernando**
What's going on with Cestvs?
**[03:42] Pedro**
Despite his keen eyes,
he's taken two hits in a row.
**[03:45] Zafar**
Sometimes keen eyes can backfire
and allow a fighter to be deceived.
**[03:48] Pedro**
What?
**[03:50] Zafar**
Cestvs is being deceived by his
average-looking appearance.
**[03:55] Zafar**
It's difficult to dodge strikes that
curve in from the edges of your vision.
**[03:59] Zafar**
He's getting hit because his opponent's range
**[04:02] Zafar**
is longer than his build suggests,
which is throwing off his visual estimation.
**[04:06] Zafar**
And finally, the greatest reason is...
**[04:09] Zafar**
His shoulders.
**[04:15] Zafar**
He's extending the range
of his strikes even farther
**[04:17] Zafar**
by throwing his shoulders into them.
**[04:19] Zafar**
His opponent is thrown off-balance as though
**[04:22] Zafar**
by a storm and put under constant pressure.
**[04:24] Pedro**
That's why his nickname is the Red Storm.
**[04:27] Zafar**
Look. Before you know it,
he's forced you to retreat.
**[04:32] Hernando**
It doesn't look like he'll tire himself out.
**[04:35] Getty**
What is Cestvs supposed to do?
**[04:37] Zafar**
His opponent's style has a weakness, too.
**[04:40] Zafar**
Why doesn't he go after it?
**[04:42] Zafar**
* With a bit of courage, you should be able to*
* find your way out of this situation, Cestvs.*
**[04:48] Zafar**
*Wait, could it be...*
**[04:50] Cestvs**
*This isn't good.*
**[04:52] Cestvs**
*I need to change the flow of the fight.*
**[04:54] Cestvs**
*But can I in my current state?*
**[04:57] Felix**
Man, you suck at acting.
**[05:08] Felix**
What will you do now?
You can't back up any more.
**[05:13] Felix**
Did you injure your right ankle?
**[05:19] Felix**
You sprained it when you
first fell, didn't you?
**[05:23] Cestvs**
*He noticed.*
**[05:24] Felix**
Luck always takes my side during fights.
**[05:28] Felix**
My luck is frighteningly good,
if I do say so myself.
**[05:32] Felix**
Well, time to win.
**[05:39] Felix**
*Victory is mine.*
**[05:47] Mob**
Don't let him get away!
**[05:48] Mob**
Get him, Felix!
**[05:49] Mob**
He can't escape now!
**[05:59] Felix**
What's wrong? You keep running from me.
**[06:05] Cestvs**
*Don't underestimate me.*
**[06:06] Cestvs**
*You think I'm running because I'm scared?*
**[06:09] Felix**
*You're going down.*
**[06:10] Cestvs**
* I've been observing how he*
* breathes when he attacks.*
**[06:13] Cestvs**
* The weakness of the storm*
* is the center of its vortex.*
**[06:19] Cestvs**
* I'll counter his attacks from the*
* outside with punches on the inside!*
***SIGN*** Quiet Groundwork
**[08:01] Cestvs**
* I'll counter his attacks from the*
* outside with punches on the inside!*
**[08:11] Ref**
Stop!
**[08:14] Ruddock**
Yeah!
**[08:15] Drisco**
That's it! I knew he could do it!
**[08:18] Pedro**
All right! He's making a comeback!
**[08:21] Hernando**
He was waiting for his chance to strike.
**[08:24] Zafar**
His opponent's attacks leave
his middle undefended.
**[08:28] Zafar**
It's easy to hit him if you step toward him.
**[08:30] Zafar**
Cestvs always strikes as quickly as
possible from as close as possible.
**[08:36] Zafar**
There's no reason he should be slower
than wide swings from the outside.
**[08:40] Zafar**
But it was too shallow.
**[08:44] Cestvs**
*I failed to finish him off.*
**[08:45] Cestvs**
*All I did was injure a powerful opponent.*
**[08:49] Cestvs**
*If I had kicked harder with my foot,*
**[08:51] Cestvs**
* I would've punched right through*
* his chin and ended the fight.*
**[08:57] Cestvs**
*I'm unlucky.*
**[08:58] Cestvs**
*If only my right ankle weren't injured...*
**[09:02] Felix**
*I knew I shouldn't have underestimated him.*
**[09:06] Cestvs**
*He's keeping his arms close to his body.*
**[09:08] Cestvs**
*He's on his guard now.*
**[09:11] Felix**
*I won't fall for the same trick twice.*
**[09:14] Ref**
Continue!
**[09:16] Cestvs**
*I can't overturn my disadvantage.*
**[09:18] Cestvs**
* And now that I've tipped my hand,*
* it'll be even harder to attack.*
**[09:29] Felix**
*I got too carried away showing off.*
**[09:34] Cestvs**
*He's striking even harder.*
**[09:36] Felix**
*Party's over.*
**[09:39] Felix**
* I'll slowly crush him at*
* close range like I always do!*
**[09:43] Cestvs**
*So this is his true character.*
**[09:48] Zafar**
Stay off the wall, Cestvs! Go around!
**[09:52] Felix**
*No, you don't!*
**[09:57] Felix**
*You're not getting away.*
**[09:59] Cestvs**
*Th-This guy...*
**[10:02] Cestvs**
*He's good at close range, too.*
**[10:04] Cestvs**
*He's accustomed to fighting against a wall.*
**[10:08] Zafar**
*He's a professional gladiator.*
**[10:10] Zafar**
* If he's fought numerous fights*
* in dingy little arenas...*
**[10:18] Zafar**
* then it's only natural that he's well-versed*
* in fighting in cramped spaces.*
**[10:23] Zafar**
*He's the opponent I feared he'd face.*
**[10:26] Hernando**
Master...
**[10:28] Zafar**
Under these difficult circumstances,
without full use of his foot,
**[10:31] Zafar**
he won't be able to force his
opponent back and regroup.
**[10:33] Pedro**
What?
**[10:34] Pedro**
He injured his foot?
**[10:37] Pedro**
No wonder his footwork is slow.
**[10:39] Getty**
His mobility has been shut down,
and he's stuck against the wall.
**[10:43] Hernando**
What is he supposed to do?
**[10:45] Zafar**
Can't you tell? Aren't you boxers, as well?
**[10:53] Cestvs**
*If I can't retreat, then I'll counterattack here.*
**[10:56] Cestvs**
*I just have to keep hitting until I win.*
**[10:59] Cestvs**
*I'll win and make it back alive.*
**[11:03] Cestvs**
*No matter how big my disadvantage,*
**[11:04] Cestvs**
* as long as there's something*
* I can do, I won't give up.*
**[11:08] Cestvs**
*I have to find a way to make a comeback.*
**[11:15] Cestvs**
* Damn it. He's using his superior*
* energy to stick close to me.*
**[11:32] Felix**
*Those eyes... He's up to something again.*
**[11:36] Felix**
*I won't give him the opportunity.*
**[11:38] Felix**
* Just try getting away from*
* the wall. I doubt you can.*
**[11:45] Pedro**
He's finished.
**[11:46] Getty**
Even when he counterattacks,
he can't get back in position.
**[11:49] Hernando**
Is it impossible for him to make a comeback?
**[11:51] Zafar**
Nothing is impossible.
**[11:54] Zafar**
The more difficult a challenge,
the more worthwhile it is to overcome.
**[11:57] Zafar**
Why can't you think that way?
**[11:59] Zafar**
Look. He hasn't given up yet.
**[12:03] Zafar**
Though he's being overpowered
and appears to be
**[12:05] Zafar**
at a disadvantage,
he's matching him blow for blow.
**[12:07] Zafar**
It's Cestvs who led the fight to this point.
**[12:11] Zafar**
Because the blow he struck
earlier frightened his opponent,
**[12:14] Zafar**
it turned into a close-range fight.
**[12:15] Zafar**
Cestvs has stopped moving his feet
and is managing to fight back.
**[12:19] Zafar**
He's avoiding direct hits
by swaying his upper body,
**[12:23] Zafar**
and he's doggedly landing blow after blow.
**[12:25] Zafar**
He's focusing solely on his stomach.
**[12:28] Zafar**
His pivot foot is healthy.
**[12:30] Zafar**
Both his fists are still working.
**[12:32] Zafar**
What reason does he have to give up?
**[12:35] Zafar**
A fighter without willpower
couldn't open a way forward.
**[12:38] Zafar**
Beat him, Cestvs! I know you can do it!
**[12:43] Felix**
*He's tenacious.*
**[12:44] Felix**
*I've never fought anyone this tough before.*
**[12:47] Cestvs**
*It's not just me.*
**[12:49] Cestvs**
*My opponent is short of breath, too.*
**[12:51] Cestvs**
* Right now, I can clearly*
* observe his breathing.*
***SIGN*** The Roman Fighter
**[13:03] Cestvs**
* Right now, I can clearly*
* observe his breathing.*
**[13:33] Ruddock**
Don't retreat, Cestvs!
**[13:34] Ruddock**
Hit him back! Attack, attack!
**[13:37] Ruddock**
It's a contest of tenacity now.
**[13:40] Ruddock**
If you're too timid, he'll beat you.
**[13:43] Drisco**
There's no second place!
**[13:45] Drisco**
If you lose, you get nothing!
**[13:48] Cestvs**
*I know. I know that, but...*
**[13:55] Cestvs**
*The pressure he exerts is no joke.*
**[14:00] Cestvs**
* No matter how many times I hit*
* him, he keeps pushing back.*
**[14:08] Cestvs**
*Are my fists no longer effective against him?*
**[14:12] Cestvs**
*How much longer will my right foot last?*
**[14:16] Cestvs**
*How many more blows can my numb arms block?*
**[14:24] Cestvs**
*If I could just collapse,*
**[14:28] Cestvs**
*I'd finally be released from this...*
**[14:38] Cestvs**
*Not yet.*
**[14:41] Cestvs**
*I can keep fighting!*
**[14:45] Cestvs**
*Endure it!*
**[14:48] Cestvs**
*I'll sink my fangs into him!*
**[14:51] Cestvs**
*And I won't let go!*
**[15:03] Felix**
*Wh-Who is this kid?*
**[15:07] Felix**
*How can he keep fighting back?*
**[15:09] Felix**
*Are my fists not effective against him?*
**[15:13] Zafar**
He noticed.
**[15:15] Pedro**
Huh?
**[15:15] Hernando**
Noticed what?
**[15:17] Zafar**
His opponent suddenly let up on the pressure.
**[15:22] Pedro**
Now that you mention it...
**[15:24] Getty**
He's no longer trapped against the wall.
**[15:26] Hernando**
So his opponent's stamina isn't bottomless.
**[15:30] Hernando**
Cestvs's counterattacks
chipped away at his energy.
**[15:33] Zafar**
The groundwork he laid for a
comeback is coming into effect.
**[15:37] Zafar**
The situation is shifting, but it'll
change drastically in a single moment.
**[15:44] Getty**
You're right. It's too soon to call it.
**[15:47] Pedro**
Don't give up, Cestvs!
**[15:50] Zafar**
Not only hasn't he given up,
but he's waiting for the opportunity
**[15:55] Zafar**
to strike with all his might.
**[15:57] Pedro**
What?
**[15:58] Getty**
All his might?
**[15:59] Hernando**
Y-You mean...
**[16:11] (Flashback) Zafar**
The weak spots of the human body
include the throat and solar plexus.
**[16:17] (Flashback) Cestvs**
The throat, huh?
**[16:20] (Flashback) Cestvs**
Like this?
**[16:22] (Flashback) Zafar**
No. Here.
**[16:33] Zafar**
* He doesn't have much strength left.*
* It's just a battle of willpower now.*
**[16:42] Zafar**
* Cestvs, overcoming this quandary will*
* steel you and make you even stronger.*
**[16:50] Zafar**
*Come back to me.*
**[16:57] Felix**
*Impossible. This is impossible.*
**[17:00] Felix**
* Normally I'd be celebrating*
* with drinks by now...*
**[17:06] Felix**
* But he's still standing with*
* his back against the wall.*
**[17:11] Felix**
*Go down already!*
**[17:26] Felix**
*Wh-What's happening?*
**[17:29] Felix**
*Damn it! What's going on?*
**[17:31] Felix**
*I can't... I can't inhale.*
**[17:39] Felix**
*Could it be...*
**[17:43] Felix**
* Has he been observing my breathing*
* and striking in time with my breaths?*
**[18:00] Felix**
*Shit.*
**[18:13] Cestvs**
*It's finally here.*
**[18:17] Cestvs**
*My golden opportunity!*
**[18:21] Cestvs**
*This pain is nothing!*
**[18:24] Cestvs**
*I'm going for a single killer blow.*
**[18:27] Cestvs**
*Go!*
**[19:03] Narration**
A kidney punch.
**[19:05] Narration**
A strike to a vital area,
prohibited in modern boxing.
**[19:11] Felix**
*What a fighter.*
**[19:13] Felix**
*He's been going for this the whole time.*
**[19:26] Narration**
Cestvs applied his newly-acquired
concentrated striking technique
**[19:30] Narration**
to this brutal strike he once
learned from his master.
**[19:37] Narration**
The patient close-range fight he
fought was the groundwork
**[19:40] Narration**
he laid in order to accurately
strike this finishing blow.
**[19:45] Ruddock**
It's over! And stay down!
**[19:49] Cestvs**
*My right foot is at its limit.*
**[19:53] Cestvs**
*I can barely stand.*
**[19:58] Felix**
* It can't end here.*
* I'm going to the main event.*
**[20:03] Felix**
* I'm Felix the lucky man.*
* I can't lose in the qualifier!*
**[20:08] Felix**
*Stand! Move!*
**[20:18] Felix**
*Damn it. I can't do it.*
**[20:23] Felix**
* The pain is keeping my*
* lower half frozen in place.*
**[20:29] Ref**
The fight is over! The winner is Cestvs!
**[20:46] Ref**
This fighter will advance from
this qualifier to the main event!
**[22:39] Man**
I'm glad we got to meet again.
**[22:41] Woman**
It's good to see you again.
**[22:43] Woman**
You've grown so much.
**[22:45] Ruska**
Cestvs, focus only on saving yourself.
**[22:48] Felix**
Run all the way to the top!
It's the zenith of boxing!
***SIGN*** A New Battlefield
**[22:51] Cestvs**
All I can do is move forward.