E4 - Let’s Dance With Death

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[00:19] Sachio
    You sure this is a good idea, Pops?
[00:22] Nanbu
    Yeah. It's the only way.
[00:26] Ref
    We will now begin tonight's opening bout.
[00:30] Ref
    In the east corner,
    the 185th ranked IMA fighter...
[00:35] Ref
    Shark Samejima!
[00:40] Crowd
    Samejima!
[00:51] Ref
    And in the west corner,
    making his debut tonight,
[00:54] Ref
    the 257th ranked IMA fighter...
[00:57] Ref
    "Gearless" Joe!
[01:09] Nanbu
    It's time. Let's do this, Joe.
[01:12] Joe
    Yeah.
[01:31] Sachio
    This is nuts, isn't it?
[01:33] Nanbu
    You think anybody sane
    would try something like this?
[03:31] (Flashback) Sachio
    Are you serious?!
[03:33] (Flashback) Nanbu
    This makes all those fixed
    fights look like a cakewalk.
[03:36] (Flashback) Nanbu
    The biggest gamble of Nanbu Gansaku's life...
[03:39] (Flashback) Sachio
    But if he fights without any Gear...!
[03:42] (Flashback) Nanbu
    Think about it, though.
[03:43] (Flashback) Nanbu
    We're after the top of the rankings.
[03:46] (Flashback) Nanbu
    But who the hell wants to fight an unknown
    prospect from the bottom of the rankings?
[03:51] (Flashback) Nanbu
    Nobody's gonna want to bother.
[03:54] (Flashback) Nanbu
    So we need to create something...
[03:56] (Flashback) Nanbu
    Give them a taste of the gearless fights that only you can offer them.
[04:03] (Flashback) Nanbu
    I'm only gonna be able to
    put together five matches
[04:05] (Flashback) Nanbu
    in the three months leading into Megalonia.
[04:07] (Flashback) Nanbu
    The first three will be to build your rep.
[04:10] (Flashback) Nanbu
    You'll be fighting without any Gear.
[04:12] (Flashback) Nanbu
    We're gonna sell the world on "Gearless" Joe.
[04:15] (Flashback) Nanbu
    "Gearless" Joe...?
[04:17] (Flashback) Nanbu
    Yeah.
[04:18] (Flashback) Nanbu
    Anyone who wants to make a name for
    themselves is gonna be champing at the bit.
[04:24] (Flashback) Nanbu
    They'll know a match with
    our boy will get them attention.
[04:27] (Flashback) Nanbu
    The real fights will be the last two.
[04:29] (Flashback) Nanbu
    We'll use those to break
    into the top of the ranks.
[04:32] (Flashback) Nanbu
    A fake ID, five straight wins,
    and fighting without Gear...
[04:37] (Flashback) Nanbu
    That's my plan.
[04:39] (Flashback) Nanbu
    Joe, this is gonna be one rough bluff.
[04:42] (Flashback) Nanbu
    But if you wanna get into the real ring,
    then you're gonna have to take the bet.
[04:46] (Flashback) Nanbu
    And really stake something on this.
[04:50] (Flashback) Joe
    It doesn't seem right to me.
[04:52] (Flashback) Joe
    We're not just trying to get into Megalonia...
[04:56] (Flashback) Joe
    We're trying to win it.
[04:59] (Flashback) Joe
    A small stake won't cut it.
[05:01] (Flashback) Joe
    If I'm gonna gamble, then I'm all in.
[05:11] Crowd
    Gearless...?
[05:14] Crowd
    What the hell? Is he nuts?
[05:15] Crowd
    Hey, you forgot something!
[05:17] Crowd
    You need a loan to buy some Gear?
[05:19] Crowd
    Quit bluffing!
[05:22] Crowd
    You're gonna die, man!
[05:23] Shark
    Are you screwing with me, asshole?!
[05:26] Crowd
    How's he gonna survive the match?
[05:27] Ref
    Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to explain.
[05:31] Ref
    Prior to the fight, Joe's team requested
[05:34] Ref
    that he be allowed to fight this match without Gear.
[05:37] Crowd
    Seriously?!
[05:38] Crowd
    That's insane!
[05:39] Crowd
    What the hell?! Is he screwing around?
[05:40] Ref
    The IMA Megalo Box regulations
    do not prohibit fighting without any Gear.
[05:46] Ref
    Thus, the match will proceed
    according to the standard rules.
[05:50] Crowd
    Samejima, this guy thinks
    Megalo Boxing is a joke! Kill him!
[05:58] Ref
    Three minute rounds, no round limit!
[06:01] Ref
    Winner will be decided by KO or TKO!
[06:03] Ref
    Three intentional fouls will
    lead to disqualification!
[06:06] Ref
    Understood?
[06:07] Shark
    You're dead!
[06:09] Joe
    Give it your best shot.
[06:12] Crowd
    Put him in the ground!
[06:14] Crowd
    Don't screw around!
[06:15] Nanbu
    This guy is all brute force.
[06:18] Nanbu
    You use your feet like we practiced,
    and you'll have a chance.
[06:21] Nanbu
    But watch out for fouls.
[06:24] Nanbu
    There's no telling what this bastard
    might pull when he's pissed.
[06:27] Joe
    Right.
[06:30] Shark Corner
    Don't worry about him.
[06:31] Shark Corner
    He's just trying to provoke you!
[06:36] Shark Corner
    Keep your cool in there, you hear me?!
[06:42] Nanbu
    Joe... are you...
[06:48] Nanbu
    If you wanna run, this is your last chance.
[06:52] Joe
    What, are you kidding?
[06:54] Joe
    I've never felt like this before.
[06:57] Joe
    I'm shaking with excitement.
[07:14] Nanbu
    There you go! You're in total control!
[07:30] Shark
    You little shit!
[07:43] Ref
    He's down!
[07:46] Sachio
    Pops!
[07:47] Nanbu
    I-It's fine!
[07:49] Nanbu
    He didn't take the hit full-on!
[07:51] Nanbu
    Joe!
[07:53] Sachio
    Joe!
[07:54] Nanbu
    Joe!
[07:54] Sachio
    Get up!
[07:55] Sachio
    Joe! Joe?!
[07:57] Sachio
    You gotta get up, Joe!
[07:59] Count
    Two...
[08:01] Nanbu
    Come on Joe!
[08:01] Sachio
    Joe!
[08:04] Count
    Five...
[08:05] Shark
    See how easy that was?!
[08:07] Sachio
    Don't just lay there, Joe!
[08:09] Nanbu
    Joe?!
[08:10] Sachio
    Joe—!
[08:14] Sachio
    You can do it, Joe!
[08:17] Nanbu
    Joe!
[08:19] Sachio
    Joe!
[08:20] Count
    Seven...
[08:22] Crowd
    Attaboy, Samejima!
[08:24] Sachio/Nanbu
    Joe!
[08:25] Count
    Eight...
[08:30] Count
    Nine...
[08:36] Joe
    Let's keep going.
[08:38] Both
    Joe!
[08:39] Crowd
    Keep at it, Samejima! Take him out!
[08:42] Crowd
    Finish him off!
[08:50] Shark
    Damn it...
[08:51] Crowd
    Looking good, Samejima!
[08:52] Crowd
    Keep it up!
[08:56] Nanbu
    Come on, Joe! Get back here!
[09:06] Nanbu
    That was a close one, man!
[09:07] Nanbu
    Just shows that a single mistake
    can cost you everything!
[09:10] Nanbu
    Don't let it happen again!
[09:13] Joe
    I know. I'll take him down next time.
[09:16] Nanbu
    And don't even consider
    slugging it out with this guy.
[09:20] Nanbu
    You were standing still
    out there toward the end!
[09:22] Nanbu
    You gotta use your footwork in the
    next round and keep him off balance!
[09:26] Nanbu
    Sooner or later, you'll get an opening.
    Don't miss it when it happens.
[09:31] Nanbu
    Joe?
[09:33] Nanbu
    You listening?
[09:36] Nanbu
    Joe?
[09:38] Nanbu
    Damn it, are you listening to me?!
[09:43] Sachio
    Aw, man!
[09:46] Nanbu
    Damn it boy, what are you doing?
[09:53] Sachio
    Sorry!
[09:53] Nanbu
    Quit letting the pressure get to you!
[10:05] Shark Corner
    Keep cool, Samejima!
[10:07] Shark Corner
    You nail him once, and this is over!
[10:10] Shark Corner
    Trap him in the corner
    so he can't get away this time!
[10:23] Nanbu
    Whoa, hang on!
[10:26] Nanbu
    Are you okay, kid?!
[10:29] Nanbu
    I'm counting on you, Joe!
[10:33] Joe
    Damn it...
[10:35] Joe
    What the hell is this?
[10:53] Crowd
    Get a move on, Samejima!
[11:03] Crowd
    Quit running around!
[11:08] Sachio
    Joe!
[11:09] Nanbu
    What are you doing?!
[11:12] Shark
    Damn it...
[11:13] Crowd
    Finish him off!
[11:20] Ref
    Foul!
[11:25] Corner
    Get off him, Samejima!
[11:26] Corner
    You want this to be your last fight?!
[11:31] Corner
    They said you'd be banned
    permanently next time!
[11:33] Corner
    He's not your enemy today!
    It's that temper of yours!
[11:46] Nanbu
    Joe!
[11:46] Nanbu
    What are you doing?!
    Are you trying to become shark food?!
[11:50] Nanbu
    He coulda killed you!
[11:52] Nanbu
    Why aren't you fighting back?!
    And you were wide open!
[11:56] Nanbu
    Stop screwing around, and nail the guy already!
[12:04] Joe
    I know, damn it.
[12:07] Crowd
    Bring him down!
[12:12] Crowd
    Stop running!
[12:23] Nanbu
    What are you doing?! Fight back!
[12:25] Sachio
    Pops, something's wrong with Joe today!
[12:28] Nanbu
    Shut up! Get outta the way!
[12:32] Crowd
    Fight him, damn it!
[12:34] Crowd
    Get yourself some Gear and try again!
[12:37] Crowd
    Samejima!
[12:38] Crowd
    I don't care if you have to
    cheat, kill this little bastard!
[12:42] Nanbu
    Joe!
[12:43] Nanbu
    Do you have some kind of beef with me?!
[12:46] Nanbu
    We're both screwed if you can't win this!
[12:48] Joe
    Can it, Pops!
[12:50] Joe
    Just shut up for a sec.
[12:52] Nanbu
    No chance in hell!
[12:54] Nanbu
    What were you doing in there?!
[12:54] Sachio
    Pops, give it a rest!
[12:56] Sachio
    This is no time to argue!
[12:58] Nanbu
    Shut it!
[13:00] Nanbu
    Don't butt in, brat!
[13:03] Nanbu
    You know if you don't hit the other guy,
[13:05] Nanbu
    you can't win, no matter how
    many rounds you fight, don't you?!
[13:08] Joe
    And if he can't hit me, I won't lose,
    no matter how many rounds we fight.
[13:12] Joe
    I'm doing this my way.
[13:14] Nanbu
    Your way is a load of crap!
[13:16] Nanbu
    If you've got energy to mouth off at me,
[13:18] Nanbu
    maybe you should be using it
    to feed that bastard your fist!
[13:23] Nanbu
    Hey, what're you—
[13:25] Nanbu
    Enough—stop—give it a rest!
[13:28] Sachio
    This is the biggest gamble of your life?!
[13:31] Sachio
    You're never gonna make it into
    Megalonia at this rate, you phony!
[13:35] Sachio
    You're just like them!
[13:37] Sachio
    Joe's risking his life out there,
    but all you do is complain!
[13:42] Sachio
    And you're no better, Joe!
[13:45] Sachio
    You think you can do this on your own?!
[13:48] Sachio
    On your own...
[13:56] Sachio
    And I'm not crying!
[14:02] Nanbu
    Joe...
[14:04] Joe
    I know.
[14:05] Joe
    I just hadn't warmed up yet.
[14:08] Joe
    In the next round—
[14:09] Nanbu
    Joe.
[14:13] Joe
    What do you want, Pops?
[14:14] Nanbu
    Listen to me. Fear is a human instinct.
[14:19] Nanbu
    It's there to keep you safe.
[14:22] Nanbu
    But boxers have to take
    that fear and master it.
[14:27] Joe
    What're you talking about?
[14:29] Nanbu
    Your body is telling you that it's afraid.
[14:39] Nanbu
    You can't move the way you usually do, can you?
[14:42] Nanbu
    Feels like you're tied up, right?
[14:47] Nanbu
    Some second I am.
[14:49] Nanbu
    I didn't notice that you were acting
    totally different than usual...
[14:54] Nanbu
    Guess I was the one the
    pressure was getting to.
[15:01] Nanbu
    Sachio's right. If you wanna go to Megalonia,
[15:05] Nanbu
    fighting on your own isn't gonna cut it.
[15:07] Nanbu
    But there's three of us!
[15:13] Joe
    Tell me what to do.
[15:33] Nanbu
    There you go. Remember what
    you practiced under the bridge.
[15:38] Shark
    Bastard!
[15:39] Nanbu
    That rhythm that we drilled into you.
[15:43] Shark
    You...!
[15:48] Nanbu
    Don't let him lead.
[15:51] Nanbu
    Make him dance with you!
[15:55] Nanbu
    We're not in the underground anymore.
[15:56] Sachio
    Joe! Get him!
[15:58] Nanbu
    You're the only one who can control this ring.
[16:04] Shark
    You're not getting away!
[16:08] Nanbu
    Now!
[16:22] Ref
    He's down!
[16:24] Count
    One...
[16:26] Count
    Two...
[16:29] Count
    Three...
[16:30] Crowd
    No way...
[16:31] Count
    Four...
[16:32] Crowd
    Well, hell...
[16:33] Count
    Five...
[16:35] Count
    Six...
[16:37] Count
    Seven...
[16:41] Ref
    1:17 in the 3rd round!
[16:43] Ref
    The winner is "Gearless" Joe!
[17:00] Crowd
    Nice work!
[17:02] Crowd
    You proved me wrong, kid!
[17:03] Crowd
    This is unbelievable!
[17:11] Sachio
    He did it! He did it!
[17:12] Sachio
    Pops, he really did it!
[17:17] Nanbu
    You're damn right.
    He pulled it off, the little bastard.
[17:48] Nanbu
    That's one hurdle cleared...
[17:50] Nanbu
    Just like I planned.
[17:53] Joe
    Like you planned, huh?
[17:55] Joe
    Who was the guy sulking,
    going "Some second I am!" again?
[18:01] Nanbu
    You get awful damn cocksure
    the second someone tries to be nice!
[18:05] Joe
    Yeah? You want a piece of me, Pops?
[18:07] Sachio
    You're never gonna make it into
    Megalonia at this rate, you phony!
[18:20] Nanbu
    I'd say the kid probably made
    the biggest contribution today.
[18:23] Joe
    Yeah.
[18:42] Sachio
    All right!
SIGN    Ranked 102nd | The Mysterious Rookie Boxer
    "Gearless" Joe's unstoppable momentum!!
SIGN    Who will he face in his fourth battle?
[20:29] Nanbu
    Team Nowhere, huh?
SIGN    Team Nowhere
[20:32] Nanbu
    I guess it's not too bad.
[20:35] Joe
    Not bad?
[20:37] Joe
    It's a hell of a lot better than your idea.
SIGN    The Nanbu Gansaku Gym
[20:40] Nanbu
    Sh-Shut up!
[20:42] Sachio
    But y'know, I think it's perfect for us.
[20:45] Sachio
    We're setting out from a
    place like this, with nothing,
SIGN    Team Nowhere
[20:48] Sachio
    and trying to get into Megalonia.
[20:52] Joe
    We're just getting started.
[20:54] Sachio
    So, Pops, did you set up the match yet?
[20:56] Sachio
    This is the big fourth fight, right?
[20:58] Nanbu
    I've got it all covered.
[21:00] Nanbu
    I paid a hefty fee to get a
    professional in the biz to help out.
[21:04] Nanbu
    Asked him to get us the toughest
    opponent he could manage.
[21:07] Nanbu
    Hey, speak of the devil.
[21:09] Nanbu
    Someone's already accepted.
SIGN    Ranked 102nd | The Mysterious Rookie Boxer
    "Gearless" Joe's unstoppable momentum!!
SIGN    Who will he face in his fourth battle?
[21:23] Yabunuma
    Well, if it isn't Nanbu.
[21:26] Nanbu
    Don't give me that, Mr. Yabunuma.
[21:28] Nanbu
    You're the one who called me here.
[21:32] Yabunuma
    I found what you were asking for.
[21:34] Yabunuma
    You couldn't ask for a better
    fighter than this guy.
[21:39] Nanbu
    Remember, I'm not interested
    in anyone ranked 50th or lower.
[21:43] Yabunuma
    Try not to look too shocked. This guy is 17th.
[21:46] Nanbu
    Seventeenth?! Damn, Mr. Yabunuma!
[21:48] Nanbu
    I didn't think it'd be anyone
    higher up than 30th,
[21:52] Nanbu
    but I made the right choice coming to you!
[21:55] Yabunuma
    You sure did.
[21:57] Yabunuma
    Except the thing is,
[21:58] Yabunuma
    this was actually a request
    on the other party's behalf.
SIGN    A sudden rise from the bottom of the ranks!
[22:01] Headline
    He wants to fight your up-and-comer,
    "Gearless" Joe, really bad.
[22:07] Nanbu
    Sounds exactly like what we need.
[22:09] Nanbu
    Doesn't matter who it is.
    The higher the rank, the better.
[22:13] Nanbu
    So, who is this guy?
[22:17] Yabunuma
    Oh, there he is.
[22:19] Yabunuma
    He said he wanted to give you his regards.
[22:22] Yabunuma
    So I was waiting for him to show up.
[22:30] Nanbu
    It's you...?!
[22:33] Aragaki
    Good to see you again, Coach Nanbu.
SIGN    Round 4
    "Let's Dance With Death"
    I'd rather boogie with that babe than dance with the Reaper.