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| - Paxo: The Halidome - Viewing Stands The viewing stands on either side of Winner's Gorge rise upwards and backwards at roughly a thirty-five degree angle. Shielded from Paxo's harsh environment by the typical bubble, the atmosphere in the stands is quite pleasant. Dotted among the seats are walkways that descend beneath the stands. There, patrons can browse shops that sell clothing, food, and high-tech gadgets. At the mention of who he was fighting, Jai glanced down at his flask, wishing it had held some stronger stuff. Nashtah looks to chas and then to the female next to him. She says to Chas "Should be an interesting battle, I need to heal my wounds up before I fight anyone, though." Chas leans his head down to Natalia "Do you wish to watch the match or do you need to be somewhere?" Her icy gaze flicks up to Chas and Natalia hrms, "Well.. I might should be on hand if anyone is hurt..you think?" she asks. Effie's golden eyes twinkle. "Draven," she says, her voice still amplified. "Would you host? You are the gracious master of the Halidome." Chas smiles at James and shakes his head no "Oh, I think I have a few weapons that will work. But thank you all the same." he finishes with a wink. Anneke seems to have a still thoughtful look on her face as she walks through the crowd, slowly making her way towards the wrestling area. Draven grins happily "I surely will, my dear friend." as he accompanies the crowds to the seating area to see to thier coforts. Chas and Natalia move and find some good seats from which to watch the fight. He allows her to sit first then he follows. Overhearing James' words, Anneke covers her mouth as she murmurs, "Oh my... that's right." She giggles softly, and finds a place to sit down. Her posture remaining prim and proper, other than a slight lean forward to watch. Her attention grabbed more adamantly now. Euphemia Bellamy sits in the viewing stands in a little gold silk tent, with a fan being idly swung back and forth by an Amalfiel mirror-clone with a gracious smile. Effie is smiling also. Nashtah moves along the stands and approaches the gold silk tent. She pauses by the entryway and her blue eyes take in Euphemia. The huntress speaks with her usual calm tones "Greetings, Lady Bellamy.." Grachazza steps up to the edge of the combat ring. A pause, and he looks up at the stands full of people, then turns towards his shining gold protocol droid, handing the droid his snazzy hat to make sure it doesn't get scuffed during the fisticuffs. COMBAT:: Grachazza takes off his Grachazza's Top Hat. Jai's boots rise and fall, softly, as he makes his way into the arena. His heart was in his throat and threatening to leap from there to his lips. The dreadlocked human took a couple of deep breaths, trying to master his fear or at least put all that adrenaline pumping through his body to good use. He raises a gloved hand, waving to the crowd as though he wasn't about to piss his pants. Chas smiles at Anneke "Senator, how is Taanab? It has been some time since I was there last. I hope all is well?" But it is then that the two combatants get ready for the fight and he turns his attention, at least half of it, to the fight that is about to occur. Euphemia's gold eyes flicker to one side and she smiles, gesturing for Nashtah to have a seat beside her in the pavilion. "Greetings my dear. What is new in the wide wide galaxy?" Hopping in place and shaking out his arms, Jai throws a few punches, a frightened smirk playing at the edges of his lips. Anneke smiles towards Chas with his words. "Felicitations." She greets. "And Taanab's doing well. The harvest is going so good, and the weather's been just perfect at the Capital. I'm hating the times I need to leave it lately. I could just stay out on a boulder and looking all day and night." After taking a seat Natalia looks up at Chas and grins as he sits and the story about the Chancellor is told. She offers a friendly smile to Anneke and inclines her head then glances to the combatants and lifts a brow, waiting. The powdery white female moves a instructed and takes a seat off to the side of Euphema. The huntress's eyes look to the fight for a moment watching the wookiee tower over the dreadlock human. Nashtah turns back to Effie and says "New?, seems a bit of the same ol' thing, lots of scheming and war. Though two things that keep my profession busy." Nashtah pauses and for a moment as she adjusts herself in the chair and then says "Have you heard the rumors and whispers of the H'rashi Hunter's Guild has set a claim into the system?" Positioned in the center of a makeshift enclosure in the center of the race track, Draven Gamahon, owner of this fine structure sweeps his gaze around the seating area. Draven's crystal green eyes shine with excitement. "Ladies and Gentlebeings, children of all ages and species! The Paxo Games, in association with White Krayt Enterprises, and GHamahon productions proudly brings to you the BIGGEST FIGHTING EVENT IN THE WORLD!" Draven calls out with a booming tone. Hes gestures to the large Wookiee "On this side we have Grachazza, a very imposing opposent hailing from the depths of the Kashyyyk jungles! He also happens to be the Republic Chancellor! give him a hand! "In theother forner we have the man, the myth, the complainin' boozer, Jai.. A round of applause and maybe some courage juice for this daring individual!" Draven pauses, looks to each and as he retreats away yell "Without further Ado!!!!!! RUMBLE!" Vizuun strolls into the viewing stands, the ever-present cigarra held firmly in his mouth trailing a streamer of smoke behind him as he moves. He takes a seat, propping his feet up on an empty chair in front of him and settles in to watch the match. "I do not follow rumors," Effie says absently, steepling her hands like a petite mandarin. "You know that if I did, why, I would be quite certain I was to go to war soon. Tell me, though, what System? Which Guild?" Grachazza pulls his breathing mask off, after taking a deep breath from it, tossing it to his droid. Now fully naked and furry, he steps into the ring, and lets out a fierce roar at Jai, baring his full array of teeth. Chas grins "Kind of hard to take care of your Senate duties from there I guess, Senator. But I can understand what you are saying. It is good to hear that all is well. What with the protection of Meena Tills that must be one big weight off your mind, not having to worry about being attacked." He is about to say more but stops as the announcement of the fight begins. Instead Chas again pats Natalia's hand with his before turning back to the fight. He laughs as he listens to the introductions "I do not think this is going to last long. You have to give it to Jai though, for agreeing to step into the ring with a Wookie." He knew he couldn't fight the Wookiee toe to toe. That would be swift suicide. The dreadlocked human sniffed, his eyes finally moving to settle on his very large opponent. He takes a step forward that seems to take forever to complete, and then another. A slight giggles comes from the Taanabian senator. "Tell me about it. I always feel so bad when I have to leave. Though I'm trying to be there as much as I can now. Even if it isn't as much as I'd like." Then Anneke's head turns back to the ring, and she falls silent. Nashtah passively rubs her left wrist with her right hand and rotates the bracers she has on. She looks up from the bracers and over to Euphemia and comments "With the conflict with the hutt and the brood going on and the Hutt's bounty hunter guild in the mix, a few guild lords of the smaller hunters guilds around the galacxy got together and formed a clan known as the H'rashi clan." She pauses to look down to the fight and continues as Nashtah's eyes follow Grachazza's large naked form "All the details are hidden amongst secret meetings between those guild lords but from out of that it would seem a new and supposedly indepedant Bounty Hunter's Guild emerged. Situated in the outskirt of Kuat Space sits a large Firestare Space Station that serves as H'rashi's Hunters Guild...." "And these hunters owe nothing to the Hutts?" Effie says mildly, her eyes curious. They flicker to the arena sands. Draven makes his way back to the viewing stands and heads for Effie's tent. The yound man seats himself and for the first time since the start of these events he is beaming with happiness "Should be a good show." Grachazza starts to charge forward towards Jai, letting out another roar as he moves. Getting into range, the Wookiee takes a swipe at the human's head with one of his huge paws. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai's head with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. And they're off! Vizuun leans forward in his seat as the fight begins. He'd figured this wouldn't be much of a contest, but he wasn't particularly fond of Wookiees. So when Jai manages to avoid Grachazza's first attack, the Nikto is suddenly much more interested in the contest. "Fifty credits on Jai." he calls aloud. Nashtah shakes her head "Nothing to no one. They are truly indepedant and run internally by a code. It will be interesting if the hutt's react to this or not, but with..." Nashtah pauses to see the large wookiee hand attack Jai and the human luckedly dodging it..she continues "The brood conflict so intense right now, the last thing the Hutt's need to be worrying about is H'rashi Guild.." Chas claps as the great wookie takes a swing at Jai and the nimble human slips past. He leans to Natalia "As long as he doesn't get hit by the wookie he might last a bit. But that first hit will do a ton of damage." Standing in th way of a charging Wookiee was sheer madness. His dreadlocks flying, Jai jump to his opponent's left side, narrowly avoiding losing his head. His lips set in a grim line, Jai's right arm cocks back and then drives in towards the Wookiee's elbow, trying to break the arm. It would sure give him less to worry about. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's arms with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. Grachazza spins his body around, his elbow getting out of the way, and his other paw intercepting the strike head-on. The Wookiee martial favours upper-body strength, and its clear that that's just what the Chancellfur plans on using as he lashes out again. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai blocks Grachazza's attack. James Loro nods in agreement with Chas's words, "but dodging won't do him a bit of good if he can't land a hit." Chas nods to James "This is true, but I wouldn't want to get that close to a fighting Wookie," he answers. Euphemia leans forward with intent eyes, watching the fight now, bounty hunters far from her mind. "I will cheer for the Chancellor," she says quietly, "for it is most politic to do so, though the fight does seem one-sided." A sage smile. James Loro says, "Hand to hand with any Wookie is madness, if I remember correctly they are allowed melee weapons and Jai really should have brought one if he wanted to win this." One of Jai's gloved hands deflects the blow, knocking it down and to the side. Taking a chance, the human steps inside his much larger opponents reach. His right leg raises in the air, then stomps downwards at the Wookiee's leg. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's legs with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and mildly wounds his leg.. Natalia's eyes follow the fight and she leans up, straightening, craning to see around a man who has taken a seat in front of her, his big Mon Cal head perched atop his tall body. She leans just far enough and he snaps around, those side-eyes catching her movement and he laughs, "Gotcha!" She jumps and meeps a little then laughs too, "My pardon sir..." she says then he grins and scoots over a seat, "Better?" he asks. "Yes much, thanks." Grachazza gets a scrape down his leg from the man, and the Wookiee gets down-right irritable! Another loud roar, and the huge furry fists try to take a chunk from the dreadlocks bouncing around nearby. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai's head with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. "Wow, he is tougher than he looks" Chas says to no one in particular as Jai seems to be making a fight out of it." He chuckles at Natalia and leans close to her "Well done..." Vizuun stands up in his seat and roars as Jai manages to land a blow against the Wookiee. Nobody had bothered to take his bet; probably nobody wants to bet against a Wookiee, but that didn't seem to bother him any. Taking a final drag on his cigarra, he tosses it away and cheers louder as Jai dodges yet another attack. Effie raises an eyebrow. "I'm impressed," she says. "The hairy human is pretty fast." Nashtah enjoys the match next to Euphemia and will put business on the back burner. "It would seem the drunk, has some moves afterall. Now the question is...how sober is he now and is he drunk enough to block out the pain of the wookiee's blows.." Ducking down low, his heart still thumping hard in his throat, the dreadlocked human rolls behind his opponent to avoid the incoming blow. He swallows as he comes up, turning to face the Wookiee. Another breath and then he strikes once more, another kick aimed at his opponents legs, trying to slow the other being down. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's legs with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and moderately wounds his leg.. Grachazza doesn't seem to enjoy getting kicked in the shins. He lets out a loud roar, and for a brief second, his razor-sharp claws can be seen to extend, before retracting again as the Wookiee tries to knock some stuffing out of Jai. A loud laugh comes from Chas as the Wookie misses and the human lands another blow "Well well, who would have guessed," he says as he leans back in his chair "Very well done." COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. James Loro watches more closely "Jai's lucky Grachazza keeps aiming for his head instead of his torso, the torso is much easier to hit and if a Wookie scores a direct hit it won't make much difference where Jai gets hit." Draven cheers on the large wookiee, the youngman having snapped out of some gleeful daydream "Go furry one!" he laughs happily. Natalia blushes at Chas then grins, "Yes, I'm terribly tactful and sly.." she says with a smirk. The Mon Cal turns his head and nods to her, "Were you not you'd have said "Move your big head!" but.." and he laughs some before turning back to the match. Natalia blushes hard and looks up at Chas giving him "the look" while she swipes her hand across her throat, the official hush-it-up sign. Draven turns to Effie with a grin, "Are you being entertained my friend? Is it progressing to your expectations?" Jai almost felt that one, barely managing to side step the blow as it comes in. His eyes see the outstretched arm and he strikes with an open palm aimed at the other being's elbow. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's arms with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. His counterattack mildly wounds Jai. Euphemia's pale golden eyes are sparkling. She smiles at Draven. "I am very impressed, so far," she says agreeably. "It's quite edge-of-your-seat, really." Euphemia Bellamy says, "I wonder if the winning streak will last!" Grachazza puts his fist right in the path of Jai's blow, punching the human right in the knuckles, and follows up with another punch from the other paw. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. Chas laughs again, but not about the fight but the exchange between the Mon Cal and Natalia. A swift kiss on the cheek and he turns back to the fight. Just in time to see the block and counter attack. Chas cringes slightly as the Wookie's blow lands "That had to hurt some." Nashtah listens to Euphema as Jai gets nicked up.."Might be on a downward slope at the moment..The wookiee looks mad." Draven cackles, beckoning one of the Halidome staff for his personal stores of ale "And of course bring the lady mediator whatever she desires.." Vizuun puts both hands up to his mouth and boos loudly as the Wookiee stops Jai's strike and winces when Grachazza's next attempt to hit the man misses. "Thats how you do it! Wookiees are overrated!" Jai's eyes blink hard as his fist makes a head on collision with the Wookiee's, he backs away, shaking out that hand and in the nick of time as he avoids the follow up punch. His hand clenches and unclenches a couple of times as he eyes his opponent, then taking one step to the left and another in he suddenly kicks at the bigger being's legs once more. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's legs with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. His counterattack mildly wounds Jai. Grachazza lifts his leg out of the way of Jai's kick, stomping down again at just the right moment. With a roar, he turns the stomp into a charge, imposing his bulk (and fists) on the little human. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to dodge, but Grachazza hits and moderately wounds him. Nashtah leans back and says in a cold tone "Looks like the wookiee's skill and strength is going to be too much" Anneke grimaces as the blows become more fervent, and instead starts to look around the crowd a bit more, biting her lip and getting an almost distant expression at one point, during which she massages her temples like her head is hurting. Chas shakes his head as Jai is now getting the hits landed on him "This will be going down hill now," he says to Natalia as he leans close to her. Euphemia's eyes are wide and bright as she watches Wookiee constitution finally begin to tell. "A thousand credits on the wookiee," she murmurs to an aide, who says, in a louder voice: "A thousand credits on the Wookiee!" Things appeared to be going down hill for the dreadlocked human as his blow is countered and then the Wookiee charges into him. Wincing with the blows, Jai tried to stand his ground, throwing his fists wildly as he tried to inflict some kind of injury on his opponent. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. His counterattack mildly wounds Jai. Natalia grins and leans over against Chas, "Endurance is apparently on the side of the wookie.." she comments quietly. Grachazza punches Jai's attack away, in a rather over-agressive form of 'block'. He lets out a roar, furry fist going towards the human's face. Seems those hits to the shins pissed him off. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai's head with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai blocks Grachazza's attack. Chas turns his head and looks over his shoulder "Yea, but you have to give him credit, Nashtah. He got in there and has been doing a great job. Not sure if I would get into a fist fight with a Wookie, and that is a fact." Are those curses spilling from Jai's lips as the Wookiee presses his advantage, raining blow after blow upon his smaller opponent, though Jai does manage to keep his head, partly by tucking his chin into his chest and crouching. Dirty blow! His fist swings up between the Wookiee's legs which were right there, just askin for it... COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's legs with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. The huntress turns to Chas and says "only if you are suicidal...Jai's probably still drunk, but his body will feel those blows once the alcohol wears off" She looks back down to the match and comment "Though trying to take out the legs from the Wookiee is a smart tactic." Grachazza pushes Jai's very dirty strike away, and his claws flick out again momentarily before the Wookiee drops down, raining blows downwards at the little dreadlocked squirrel. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai blocks Grachazza's attack. James Loro nods, "I defintely wouldn't. I admire his courage but they are allowed to use melee weapons so he really should have brought one." Winces at Jai's latest failed attack. "And for the love of all that's sane do not try low blowing a Wookie." Nodding in agreement to James "You got that right. But he gets those legs in bad shape he will slow the Wookie down and that is his only hope, I would guess. Smart move I think." The chanting prayer of the frightened, 'Poodoo!' flows from Jai's lips as he starts backing away from his larger opponent, barely knocking aside an incoming blow. Once more he steps to the left, though he doesn't close the distance between him and his larger opponent, instead striking from where he is, and praying. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's body with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. Draven continues to cheer, his newly arrived ale is guzzled down to the halfway mark "Fight Wookiee!" he exclaims and shakes his fist, slopping ale on his armor but seems oblivious "Rip the arms!" Grachazza keeps closing the distance, despite his significantly superior reach. He's not quite arm-ripping yet, perhaps trying not to fight too dirty, though he's still raining hammers down on the man. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to block, but Grachazza hits and moderately wounds him.. Euphemia is clapping softly to herself. A drink is brought to her of purple wine, and another of sapphire wine, and she hands Nashtah the purple. "Here, drink that," she says, and sips the sapphire. "Ooh, low blow. No, wait, that was fair." The mirror clone fanning Effie offers her a peeled grape, which she snaps up in her delicate white teeth and smiles up winsomely at him. "There's a dear!" Chas louts out an "Ouch," as the Wookie's blow strikes home. James Loro says, "Aiming for the legs is smart, aiming for a low blow is insanity. If it hits you do some good damage and make the Wookie very angry, if it misses all you've accomplished is making the Wookie angry." White and black spots leap before the dreadlocked human's eyes as the Wookiee bears down on him, breaking through his guard and hammering him. He stumbles backwards, blood oozing from a split lip that will surely be swollen come tomorrow. Defiantly he digs in, trying to make his stance firm, and strikes back. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's legs with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. Chas laughs and nods to James "Got that right!" Grachazza rather confirms James' assessment as well, still moving forward, even if Jai stays rooted on the spot, his fists keeping up a steady rhythm as he moves forward. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. The huntress adjusts her back in the very comfy chair under the gold tent and takes the glass into her hand that was offered by effie. She nods in gratitude and brings the rim to her lips and takes a sip. The hot liquid tingles her lips with pleasure and her tongue slides across her upper lid to retrieve some of the wine droplets. Her head turns as she comments to Effie "Very nice..." Natalia winces and sort of looks around a little absently, not paying as close attention now that the hits are landing harder and more damage is being done. She glances to the fighting pair now and again to see the status but her gaze is more on the crowd. Leaning his head to Natalia Chas speaks softly "I think your services will be needed, perhaps by both, but for sure by Jai after this is done." Somehow managing to stand his ground despite the deadly fists swishing in on him from all sides. Jai barely leans out of the way of one incoming blow, and then using the momentum, he moves, stepping in and punching way way way way up towards the Wookiee's head. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's head with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. Grachazza may have his head slightly lower than normal due to his combat stance, but he manages to knock the blow aside. Taking his cue from the human's attack, he returns the favour. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai's head with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. Chas shakes his head "Going for his head, why he had to jump for that...no wonder he missed." But as Jai dodges again "But even with the blows, he is a slippery fellow," he says indicating the human with his head. James Loro says, "That of course assumes that Jai's head doesn't become the latest decoration on the Cancollor's office wall." Dreadlocks fan out around Jai's head forming a dark halo, as he pulls his head back, and just in time. He feels the air being displaced as his opponent's hair, huge fist whistles by. "Poodoo!" He continues chanting. Still, like a brave, or completely insane man, he stands his ground, determined to do some damage before he is put down. His fist is drawn back, then comes whistling in, twisting at the last moment as he tries to inflict more damage. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and moderately wounds him.. Grachazza gets a punch in the stomach, and looks even more annoyed now. Jumping forward with all his bulk, he lashes out with both fists, trying to crush the dreadlocked man between them. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to dodge, but Grachazza hits and lightly wounds him. Euphemia's eyes gleam with bright excitement at the turn the fight has taken. "How are they coping?" she asks, and one of her aides surveys the fighters. "The man's doing worse, Lady," the aide reports. "But it's still a toss-up." Draven observes after a moment of study and thought "The human may just prevail.." sipping down the rest of his ale "Perhaps we should havge bet on him instead.." Anneke looks back down to the arena just in time to see Jai get hit again and grimace. Though as she hears that she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath or two. "I hope no one gets killed... that would be aweful." She says to no one in particular. He doesn't even get to enjoy the blow before he is rocked to one side and then the other. His remaining on his feet is a sheer miracle. Jai's tongue flickers across his bloody lips, he spits on the ground and throws another punch. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and seriously wounds him.. Grachazza gets hit a little more firmly this time, and he takes a step back. His claws flick in and out several more times, ending up retracted again ... for now, and he charges toward the human, roaring angrily. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to block, but Grachazza hits and mildly wounds him.. Chas gives a glance over his shoulder to the silk tent momentarily before he returns to the fight. A grimace as the Wookie connects again but then brows rise as Jai lands another big blow "I am thinking that the drunk will gain drinks on the house, on me, if he pulls this out." He smiles to Anneke "I think one of them will call it before it comes to that. But one never knows," answers Chas. Nashtah whispers something to Effie... "You said it," Effie says with a frown to Draven. "You sure know how to call them." Draven shrugs "Eh... I've seen too many battles, been in them, I see things before htey happen.. not like a jedi.. more like I see all angles." Effie grins suddenly and whispers to Nashtah. Tiredness was setting in. The Wookiee's blows were taking their toll on his body. Once more the large being broke through the dreadlocked human's guard, punishing him for even thinking he could stand before him. Jai stumbles back, but then tries to get his stance firm again, sinking lower, a determined, or insane, look coming over his face. His left hand cocks back as though he were going to strike with it, but the blow comes from lower down. His weight shifts as he lets fly a kick at the Wookiee. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza's legs with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. His counterattack mildly wounds Jai. Nashtah looks to Effie for a moment and then whispers something briefly before looking to the match and watching it a it seems to be coming to end soon.. Draven says cheerily "The Wookiee is mounting a comeback! We are saved!" Grachazza swings down with both fists, one hitting Jai in the thigh of the kicking leg, effectively ending the strike, the other coming in for a more central target. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. The leg goes limp, and Jai falters going down on the other leg, and turning it into a roll that just manages to get him out of the way of the Wookiee's follow up. He comes back to his feet, though not as quickly as he had done before. Blindly he lashes out at his much larger opponent, swinging like a mad man. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. James Loro says, "He's doing very well, as long as he doesn't try for another low blow he should still have a cahnce." Chas nods in agreement to James "He has been holding his own, that is for sure." Natalia opens her satchel to rummage through it, checking over what medical supplies she has on her while she loosely follows the fight with intermittent glances. Grachazza knocks Jai's attacks away with his paws, for all the worlds looking like he's in control of the situation... and to judge by Jai's lack of claw marks and dislocated shoulders, he's even controlling his anger... barely. A loud roar, and he keeps moving forward, swinging with his paws. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai blocks Grachazza's attack. "It is impressive." Anneke says, shocked. "I don't know a ganger from Corellia, or a farmboy on Taanab who'd even think about trying what that man's doing down there... fighting a Wookie? That's... insanity." Chas watches Natalia "Think we will need a surgical kit or two," he asks. Barely, and with his heart perched on his lips, Jai manages to redirect the incoming blows away from his battered and bruised body. Warily, he begins circling his opponent, taking slow shuffling steps. When he finally strikes it is clumsily, like he was forcing himself to keep going. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and mildly wounds him.. Chas nods again to Anneke "Nor would this boy from Corsica," he says. Grachazza seems to be more concentrating on the blows raining towards the human than the few coming back towards him, the impacts against his muscly furry torso just seem to get him a bit angrier as he keeps moving forward. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai dodges Grachazza's attack. "The Wookiee seems like a stronger fistfighter," Effie says suddenly, frowning, "but the man is much quicker on his feet. It's a marvelous match, and showcases raw power versus agility." Draven nods "Yes, a slippery little devil indeed. I would pay handsomely to have him fight for us on the front lines." Jai stumbles backwards, almost tripping over his own leaden feet, as he tries desperately to get out of the Wookiee's reach, and then circling around he comes back in, throwing another one of those half---- punches like he wanted to give up and so to speak, throw in the towel. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza blocks Jai's attack. James Loro winces "He's dtill doing well but he's getting tired and all it will take is one fatal slip." Chas leans close to Natalia "If he, Jai, wins this the I am betting dreadlocks will be all the rage on many planets." "As long as he keeps dodging those massive paws," he tells James "then he will last and just keep striking at him. But we will see," Chas adds. Grachazza glares down at the man, but stops chasing him, letting him get out of reach for once. A fierce, angry roar, followed by a growled comment, "Surrender before I have to pound you into the ground, little man." Anneke giggles as she overhears that. Then she says, "Well, does that mean Purple Tophats will if the Chancellor wins?" She asks, impishly. "Maybe I should get a purple cloche to match the theme. I do like purple." She muses. "There will be no purple cloches," Euphemia calls down. "The cloche is not due to return to prominence for fifty-six years." Draven chuckles "I trust your word, Euphemia.. but how do you know all this?" Glad for the break, Jai bends over, his hands grasping his knees, while he takes deep breaths. Sweat is pouring down his face, and soaks his shirt, stinging him where his flesh has been split open. "No thanks." He gasps, and waves weakly at the Wookiee to come on. "Them come to see a fight. Don't spoil it for them." Effie frowns a little as her eyes settle on the source of the voice she overheard, and on the cloche she wears, but she shrugs a little. "Present cloches excepted as retro," she suggests. Euphemia Bellamy turns to Draven. "I know these things," she says. "Fashion industry, you know, practically runs from Alderaan." The young senator from Taanab blushes a bit, pulling at her cloche and shifting in her seat. "I like 'em!" Anneke just protests. "And Queen Organa and her handmaidens think they look good on me." Could a fashion war be brewing too? Grachazza nods once, "Brave." Without further comment, he charges forward at Jai again, his paws swinging out in strong attacks. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to dodge, but Grachazza hits and seriously wounds him. "Well, you know Queen Organa," Effie says with a little laugh. Then Grachazza connects, and Effie's mouth opens. "Oh my." James Loro says, "You certainally have to admire his courage but that I believe was his slip." Chas winces again at the big blow from the Wookie "Well he's got drinks on me after this. He fought bravely." Natalia happens to catch that one and winces, "He may not be in any shape to drink.." Draven chuckles with interest leaning forward as he watches the hit connect "Theres our Wookiee comin' in strong." Anneke grimaces at the blow, averting her eyes and shivering a bit. "Ooooww...." She says, keeping her eyes closed for the time being. So much for the fashion arguement. Despite the screaming in his head and shouted orders for his feet to move, those traitor dogs of Hutts trip all over each other. The crunch of bone and flesh being sledgehammered echoes in the arena as the dreadlocked human, knocked clean off those darn feet, falls to the ground. For a moment it looks like he wont, or can't get up, but like a fool he does. Jai gets back to his feet, however wobbly they are, prepared to take a little more punishment. His shaky arm rises, and floats through the air, propelled by sheer will as he tries to land one last punch on the Wookiee. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and lightly wounds him.. Grachazza roars as the punch connects, too much concentration on knocking him down, not enough on protecting himself. He steps forward, swinging his paw at the dreadlocked human again, though he seems to be slowing down now. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai blocks Grachazza's attack. "What a fight!" Effie exclaims. "What a fight!" she says again. She turns to her aide. "This will be a tough act for any of the other wrestlers to follow!" Draven is quite pleased "This will make GNN for certain, perhaps the history archives." By sheer luck, Jai manages to barely deflect the Wookiee's counter attack. Heaving, and gasping, he shuffles in a little and throws another one of those pitiful punches. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and seriously wounds him.. Anneke's hands cover her mouth, and she looks almost sick, or even fearful. "By the Force... why... why keep this. They're almost..." She shudders and closes her eyes tightly. "They're gonna kill each other!" Draven winces "This will come down to one bloodied lifeless swing connecting first.. they are both ready to drop I think." Grachazza gets a solid hit right in the solar plexus, and his roar is cut off into an almost pitiful squeak. A pause, a deep breath of the air (much lower-quality than the pure oxygen he's used to from his breath mask), and he pushes forward with his fists again. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to dodge, but Grachazza hits and moderately wounds him. "It could go either way," Effie says with a frown. "It all depends on the next few hits. Yes, there's no doubt that if the human wins or loses, it will force us to reevaluate some stereotypes." Chas struggles to keep the cheer that forms when Jai lands such a great hit from bursting forth. But a fist does pond lightly on the arm of the chair he sits on. "It ain't over till it's over, and this is going down to the wire." Even as he says this the Wookie lands a solid hit on the human. James Loro nods "Even after trading blows it's still almost even." The golden protocol droid on the Wookiee's side of the ring fidgets with the breath mask in its metal hands nervously, knowing that its master would be much better off if he were wearing it, "Oh dear oh dear..." Stumbling back from the force of the blow that nearly drops him, Jai barely remains standing, blood and bruises covering his body. His face is a mass of bruises and cuts, and will probably be copletely unrecognizable tomorrow. Gasping, he forces himself to throw another punch at the Wookiee. COMBAT:: Jai lashes out at Grachazza with his fists! COMBAT:: Grachazza tries to block, but Jai hits and moderately wounds him.. Anneke's eyes are still closed, and she's shivering still. It got a bit more than she could take it would seem. Her breathing is rapid, and she seems to be trying to calm herself down. Grachazza gets another firm strike against him, and instead of the angry roars that he was letting loose during the first half of the fight, his mouth is more concerned with gulping down air as he keeps swinging his bloody furry fists. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to block, but Grachazza hits and lightly wounds him.. Natalia frowns some and prepares to stand and move, seeing the combatants strike at each other mercilessly and neither of them willing to give up yet, while it's a choice. Chas looks at Natalia as she readies to leave "I think this, if Jai hits, may be the end of it." James Loro nods "The Chancollor is barely standing, one good hit and he's finished." His strength drained down to its last dredges, Jai's hands are battered aside as the Wookiee scores another devestating blow on his opponent. His shoulders shaking from his gasping as he tries to suck in enuogh air to keep himself on his feet and his head out of the clouds, Jai throws another blow. Grachazza manages to get his paws in the way of this strike, though he's definately slowing down. Another gasp for air, and another lashing out with his blood-covered paw. COMBAT:: Grachazza lashes out at Jai with his fists! COMBAT:: Jai tries to block, but Grachazza hits and seriously wounds him. Jai collapses, critically injured.. And then it comes to an end. Jai's hands don't move fast enough and the Wookiee lands the fatal blow that rocks him off of his feet and hurls him to the ground, a bloody mess. As the human goes down, Chas stands and holds out a hand for Natalia "Should we be off then?" James Loro winces as the human falls, "I need to be going as well." Natalia gets to her feet and looks to the crumpled fighter, nodding to Chas. "Yes..I hope I can help him.." The applause heard, Anneke is quick to stand up, and then turn to leave. She seems almost visually shaken. She's not pausing for much of anything, darting through the crowd as well as she can. Wist watches as the last few punches land and he frowns slightly, shaking his head as he moves through the stands and his eyes scan the crowd. "Is that the Chancellor?" he asks no one in particular. Grachazza stands there for a moment, breathing heavily as he looks down at Jai. A pause, then he slowly drops to his knees, waving his droid over with his breathing mask with one bloodied paw. Draven leaps up and bounds from the tent, going to the edge of the stands and calling for a microphone. Once the staff complys Draven speaks out in a booming voce "You winner by knockout, advancing to round two! Grachazza, Chancellor of the Republic! I doubt the rest of the Melee games can top this, this was one for the books folks! Give a hand for your combatants, and someone give both these fellows some T L C.." Natalia exits the stands and goes to the more critically injured man first, Jai, kneeling beside him. She sighs and drops her satchel, gloves donned, an array of little gadgets rifled through as she begins to treat his wounds.
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