Season 4

Chapter 38

"Vas a morir." Robby growled in spanish, literally meaning 'you are going to die.' It was one of the insults Barnes had taught him to get in Miguel's head. Miguel chuckled.

"Who taught you that one? Google Translate?" He remarked. Robby scowled at him but the ref, sensing danger, quickly stepped in between them and forced them apart before he restarted the fight.

This time, it was Miguel who got in his hit. From the very beginning of the tournament, Miguel knew that Robby was a much better striker than him. This meant that he would have to resort to other tactics if he wanted to win the fight. God Bless Johnny for teaching him how to grapple and throw! Miguel dodged one of Robby's kicks and grabbed the leg, before using the leg to pick Robby up and slam him down as hard as he could, causing the Cobra to land flat on his back in a heap. Miguel followed it up with a couple of punches to Robby's head and body to solidify his point.

Miguel 1 - 1 Robby

The crowd raised its volume even more, and they all stomped their feet and clapped as loud as they could in support of Miguel. Robby stumbled back to his corner, possibly concussed as he hit his head pretty hard, but Kreese didn't care. He grabbed Robby by the shoulders and shook him roughly.

"Focus, Keene!" Kreese yelled at him. "YOU CANNOT LOSE THIS FIGHT!"

Robby was then roughly shoved back onto the mat, where he faced Miguel. As he looked at the Ecuadorian, he didn't see hatred or vengeance in Miguel's eyes. He saw... pity. It was like despite everything, Miguel felt bad for him. This made Robby stop and think for possibly the thousandth time... was all of this carnage seriously work it? They were teenagers, fighting some insanely petty fight.

Robby's mind was in a complete mess as the fight restarted, and it didn't take Miguel much to score another point. Miguel took advantage of a sloppy punch by Robby and grabbed his arm, sending him over the top of Miguel in an over the back shoulder throw and onto the ground, punching him as hard as he could to knock the wind out of Robby.

Miguel 2 - 1 Robby

So close. So close to the title. So close to Kreese finally being kicked out of their lives. So close to Miguel finally having a normal high school life. So close to this karate war finally being over. He was a single point from victory and his heart was pounding.

As Robby stumbled back to Kreese's corner, Kreese scowled at him.

"Okay. Listen up, Keene. You're 1 point away from losing this fucking tournament, so here's what I want you to do. You destroy his back..."

Kreese whispered instructions into Robby's ear for several moments, before Robby stepped back onto the mat, ready to fight.

A full minute was spent Miguel and Robby throwing shots at each other. They were both pretty close to the bottom of their fuel tanks, so they were slightly sloppy at this point. The fight had become both of them waiting each other out for the first one to make a mistake. Unfortunately, that was Miguel. Miguel sent a head kick that Robby managed to dodge by ducking and sweeping Miguel's leg, causing Miguel to fall onto his stomach. Robby stood over Miguel, who was on his stomach, and saw as Miguel groaned in pain. Miguel's back was in the perfect position to Robby, and Kreese's instructions flashed through his mind.

"Pin him to the ground and stomp on his back. The fight will be over for him."

Robby looked at the boy underneath him, and then he glanced at Kreese. Kreese nodded at him to do it. He then turned to where Johnny was standing. Johnny could tell what Robby was about to, and he shook his head pleadingly. Robby then turned back to Kreese and slowly shook his head. He then sent a light punch to the back of Miguel's head to earn him the point, before holding out a hand and helping Miguel to his feet.