Gym, Saturday night

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Even silent, Tyler seemed especially confident as he waited for people to show up in the gym. He was barefoot, and clad in a tank top and sweats.

As people came in, he handed them sheets of paper with "Fight Club Rules" scrawled at the top.

1. What happens here, stays here.
2. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PARTNER. Match is over when someone signs "stop."
3. Only two to a fight.
4. One fight at a time.
5. No shoes. Padding only if you need it.
6. Fights go on as long as they have to. Someone's bleeding too much or knocked out? Fight's over.
7. Play nice, boys and girls.


[OOC: Here's how this will work. "Listen" to Tyler and mingle in the top thread. When you've paired off, start a new thread for that match. Handwave the "one fight at a time" thing. And please try not to send each other to the infirmary -- they'll be busy enough. Thanks.]

Comments

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

The girl really liked to kick, didn't she? Tyler managed to dodge the blow. He grabbed for her ankle as she drew her leg down.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Only problem with a kickboxer is that she can't take a punch. . . . Thank you, Quentin Tarantino

Nadia let Tyler grab her leg, then dropped her body sideways to catch herself with her hands and use her other leg to kick at his knee.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

The kick and the yank of Nadia's weight brought Tyler off-balance, and he dropped to his knees.

He glared at her, then took a moment to scramble back to his feet.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia swung her legs back under her and bounced to her feet.

Hey, she'd said she wanted to hit something. She went for a punch this time, a right hook to his jawline after just a second for him to get back on his feet.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

The punch connected, and Tyler appreciated the pain running through his skull and down his spine.

He punched back, clear and hard and toward her nose.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia's head snapped back with the force of his fist, the world graying out for a moment and she let herself drop.

She stuck out her right leg to hook behind Tyler's ankle and pull him down as well, ignoring the copper in the back of her throat from her nose.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler toppled, reaching his arms out to catch himself as he fell.

A quick shove and a scoot, and he was straddling Nadia. He punched down, hard, at her stomach.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Crap. The air rushed out of Nadia's lungs and she coughed a few times, then wrenched her body sideways to try and throw him off, or at least in a position where she could better get at him with her feet.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler listed pretty far to the side, but didn't quite fall off. He concentrated on keeping her pinned as he considered his next move.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia planted one foot flat on the floor and bucked up with her feet to get enough leverage to try for a kick to the back of his head.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

The kick connected, and Tyler, blinded for the moment, rolled off. "OW," he mouthed.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia scrambled back, keeping a careful eye on Tyler as she climbed to her hands and knees, waiting to see what he'd do.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

She likes to kick, Tyler thought, and aimed a blow at Nadia's collarbone, trying to knock her down again.

He was breathing very hard.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia dropped her shoulder and brought her forearm up to try to deflect the punch and managed to take it on the bonier part of her shoulder, instead.

Shoulder that she dislocated not long ago, of course. She gasped, also breathing heavily, and went for broke, aiming a kick between Tyler's legs.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

And it landed, and Tyler bent over in pain.

He held up his arms, shaking his head. "We're done," he mouthed. "Done."

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia nodded and stepped back, rubbing her nose and trying to gently roll her shoulder. Thanks, she mouthed. I needed that.

Re: Nadia + Tyler

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler shook his head. "Not a problem," he mouthed.

He might have been muttering something about crazy South American girls as he wandered off.