The Next Day

When Joshua had threathened Reno with a kick, Ascot saw red. Yes, he liked Joshua, a little. He also liked Amaya. It was, as mentioned, easy for Ascot to like people, which had helped him find his niche in the group. However, the person Ascot felt most protective for was Reno. In the short time that he had known the hetrochromatic boy, the young Keyblader had felt an affinity for him, a bond that spoke of friendship, of joint goals, and even of brotherhood. While Ascot had only known the Magus for a day or so, he felt protective of him in a way that he hadn't felt for other people, and, in his earlier thoughts about who he wanted to protect, the only thing that had kept him from deciding to protect Reno was the fact that the white-haired child had demonstrated that he was able to protect himself.

This, however, this was different. Reno was directly being threatened, and this time, it was by a person whom he had trusted, enough to betray the group. However, not wishing to ruin Amaya's birthday, the boy had decided to hold back until tomorrow, when he can confront Joshua privately. After sleeping on it in the Gummi Ship, Ascot went outside, looking for the eyepatched boy. After a few questions to the helpful populace on Radiant Garden, he found him and Amaya at ((Fill this in later)). Resolve flooding through him, Ascot went toward the Keyblader/Gunblader, and spoke:

"Reno meant no insult when he called you 'Jambalya' yesterday, Joshua. If you haven't noticed, he does that all the time, and no one has taken offense. He doesn't even notice that he calls people by food names or puns, as I saw earlier, on his journey with me," Ascot was trying to control his temper now, and spoke further:

"Not even Thomas takes offense, and he's the one most easily annoyed of us," the boy inwardly hoped that Joshua would listen to him, but also inwardly despaired. "So, please, don't assume that Reno meant to attack you, verbally."

Joshua looked over at Ascot. His expression was hard to read but he listened to the younger keyblader and his explanation before shaking his head, and replying:

"Apparently it's a habit he has then, and a bad one too" He said" That boys head is up in the clouds Ascot. While it might be good at times, sooner or later he's going to hit the ground and he's going to hit it hard. Better to shatter his delusions early when he can recover then to do it later when shattering them will mean shattering his entire reality." he said in a flat tone "I have nothing agains the kid, but I'd say for his own good, and probably for the sake of others, we ground him. A good kick to the face might be a nice start, if a harsh one. But in this case the harsher method might be the better method."

"You're not a psychologist, aren't you? Because that is a bad idea, and based on psuedoscience, 'common sense' that isn't common sense at all, and an assumption that 'insane' is equivalent to evil. Yes, Reno doesn't think the same way we do, but people should only interfere when 1.) he hurts himself, and 2.) he hurts others. His naming habit can annoy people, but it's not hurting anyone, and nor is it going to in the future. Again, Reno meant no insult. So just leave it, okay?" Ascot was outraged now, and part of him was wishing to pummel Joshua, but the boy still held himself, breathing in and out. But part of him was now trying to assess Joshua's strengths and weaknesses, at least, what he observed about them.

"Again, Reno isn't hurting anyone, so let it go."

"... You're rather mad I threatened to hurt that child aren't you?" Joshua asked "Still you're wrong on several things Ascot. I never said the kid was insane, nor did I say he was evil. He's simply not grounded in reality and lost in his own little world. However such a world can not and will not last, especially given our job as keyblade weilders. This isn't a job for the weak and light hearted. This is a job for those who are willing to make sacrifices and end the existence of those who threaten the worlds. Sora's hands weren't exactly clean when he died. Sure Braig, Dillan, Even, Aeleus, Ienzo, Lea, and Isa all came back but what about Marluxia, Larxene, Luxord, and Demyx's original selves? They never came back. They hit the dust and were gone.

Killing heartless is rather easy. It's like killing an animal that threatens your life, you don't think about it. But what happens if you have to kill another human being or some other sentient creature. People always hesitate to kill another person. And from what I've heard the first kill is always the hardest on the killer. If that kid were forced to kill someone I wonder how long his delusions would last. And if they kept on going and killing didn't bother him, I'd kill him myself becuase that would mean he could kill any of us and not hesitate about it."

If that was intended to make Ascot feel calmer, it didn''t work. Right now, the boy was tempted to stab Joshua with his Keyblade, but decided to hang back for Amaya's sake. Instead, he decided to make one last try at talking, although the words now came with fiery anger, with a terrible threat behind it now.

"You weren't there. You weren't there when Reno fought beside us, fought for the worlds as well. You weren't there when he stood against floods of enemies, or almost singehandedly won against the main enemy, a Tiger, who, though empowered by Darkness, was most certainly not a Heartless. Let me make this clear: yes, Reno is lighthearted. And yes, one can say that he sees the world differently from how other people do, but he's not weak. If anything, Reno is the most brilliant of us all, strong in courage and of fortitude, with a heart of orichalcum hidden behind that friendly exterior. He hates killing, but if he ever has to, he'll endure it if it's for the worlds and those that he loves."

In those words were a sense of trust in Reno, a trust that surprised Ascot as much as it comforted him. He was prepared to defend the other boy's reputation, even to the point of risking a painful duel.

"I won't let you hurt him, if you even could," the last part was a self-reminder that Reno can probably take on Joshua by himself. Then, another surge of resolution came over Ascot, now that the metaphorical gauntlet had been thrown.

"No, I won't let you hurt him." And with that repetition came a tone of assurance; a belief that Ascot can fight Joshua; not necessarily win, but wound the other boy enough that he wouldn't think of coming after Reno, or insulting him behind his back.

Joshua Raised an eyebrow at Ascot comments
"My, my, grew a bit of a backbone have we" He said. His tone wasn't agressive or insulting, but rather calm and friendly "Bout time. But that's a topic for another time. We're here about Reno aren't we? And you're right I wasn't there with you. However I don't care either. That enemy you fought, while intellegent, was almost a heartless and an animal in the literal sense. Reno would probably fear as guilty killing it as he would killing the average heartless. Place an actual human life in his hands. We'll see how he reacts. As for you stopping me Ascot, well, if I do hit him I'll be once and done until he ticks me off again. Sides you never know what a hit to the head can do for a person."

"You don't know Reno, so stop acting like you do!" Ascot finally raised his voice, angrier now. "Let me make this clear: leave off him!"

"And if I don't?" Joshua asked calmly.

"The canyon where Sora fought the 1000 Heartless. Now." To clarify further, Ascot spoke: "We'll fight there, and I'm going to teach you to leave Reno alone."

"Done" Joshua said before he and Ascot were inveloped in Darkness, only to appear at the canyon" Mind you Ascot, you're taking this as if I threatened your own family. Why so serious about this? People fight, people disagree, people hit one another. What's the point in fighting me over something this minor?"

"I don't have a family, not a traditional one, anyway," Ascot spoke, letting the implications of that statement wash over Joshua. "My parents died in an accident, the people who raised me were merely mentors and friends; not having room for a true adoption. My fellow students were merely friends, as well. Right now, the closest person I have to a brother is Reno, and even then, we're divided by coming from different worlds. But right now, being the 'closest person I have' is enough, at least for now."

"So you lack a family and adopt others as you're own eh?" Joshua asked before sighing and drawing his gunblade while taking up his casual battle stance"Alright then. Let's see how powerful that conviction to protect your adopted family is compared to my conviction to protect my friends and adoptive family."

Ascot nodded, and launched his Shotlock at Joshua, launching a series of speedy projectiles at the Keyblader/Gunblader. If he had the time, he would muse on how Joshua Tamashii and himself had similar backgrounds, but right now, it was the time for action. Once his Shotlock had run out, he cast Haste on himself, and ran towards the eyepatched boy in a zig-zag, so as to throw off his aim. His strategy was simple: get in close to Joshua, and hit him before he casts any spells or dark powers.

Sadly Ascot had gravely underestimated Joshua. The shotlock was easily counted by Joshua casting several Reflect spells which then exploded after Ascot had cast Haste on himself and gotten a little too close to him.

The young Keyblader, no stranger to pain now, grit his teeth and endured the damage, using his adrenaline to brush off the pain. Once he reached Joshua, the boy attempted an Aerial Slam, hoping to launch the eyepatched boy into the air like Reno had with Shere Khan, hopefully interrupting any more spell casting.

"Impressive" Joshua commented, seeing Ascot not even being bothered by the explosion before vanishing and appearing behind the young keyblader, swinging his gunblade in a downward arc at Ascot's back.

Ascot wasn't blind; if an enemy can teleport, it would do so to a place outside his line of sight, either the back or flanks. So he used Spark, causing a ring of Light Magic to appear around his body, hopefully damaging Joshua before his blow could land. Not merely that, but although Haste hadn't worn off yet, he cast the spell again to preserve his advantage in speed.

"WOW" Joshua shouted, gettinghit by spark but instead of landing on his back he landed on his hand and flipped back onto his feet "Impressive reaction. Not that painful but inpressive. Still, if you can spend your time casting a spell while you have Haste, and trust me I recognize Haste when I see it, it would've been better spent attacking me while I was still recovering."

"True, I guess I panicked," Ascot spoke for the first time since joining battle. He then threw a Fire in the general direction of Joshua's voice, not knowing that his opponent was protected against such spells. But even if he knew, the boy would still have used the ball of fire as a distraction for him to get close and use a Slapshot, which, though a weak move, would by time for his Shotlock and Aerial Slam to be usable again.

"Panicked or didn't think through" Joshua replied before blocking Ascots Slapshot with his gunblade and summoning his keyblade breifly to block the Fire spell with his other hand. The keyblade only appeared very breifly, with not enough time for Ascot to finally see what Joshua's looked like but it was long enough to block his spell." Clever, but I've been trained better then that."

"I noticed," the boy spoke before jumping back, out of Reflect's range, and striking with his now-refilled Shotlock, sending out another stream of tiny bombs at Joshua.

"One trick pony eh?" Joshua asked, casting reflect again, but also keeping an eye out for whatever trick Ascot would pull off next.

This time, Ascot used Dodge Roll to move to Joshua's left, then seemed as though he would begin his zig-zag run again. But this time, at the last moment, he would use High Jump, and then, from the air, strike downward with his Keyblade at his opponent, hoping that gravity would increase the force of that blow.

Joshua didn't react to Ascot moving to his left side as he knew Ascot was there. Joshua was used to people trying to take advantage of people striking from the left since he was missing that eye and couldn't see that side very well. So he simply listened and heard the sound of Ascot's feet leaving the ground
~~Above~~ he thought before doing a small skip back to avoid the blow.

Ascot's Keyblade hit the ground, but as soon as he impacted, the boy launched another Fire from his left hand, this time at Joshua's feet. This was to interrupt any spells he might make, so that he can resume a zig-zag run again, and manage to land a hit on the other boy; Aerial Slam was good to go again.

Joshua sighed. This was almost an unfair fight. He had alot more combat experience, as he had trained under Leon but had also trained with and against the other members of Radiant Garden as a result. Fighting Cloud had taught him how to fight foes much stronger then him. Fighting Yuffie taught him how to fight faster foes. Tifa taught him how to read feints and avoid getting fooled. Yuna had taught him how to fight ranged opponents as well as how to fight two-on-one or worse odds. Overall he had the better experice but Ascot had better speed.

"This is a major pain in the ass" He muttered before raising his gunblade in the with the blade pointing behind him. When Ascot dashed forward Joshua pulled the trigger while swinging downward, causing his blade to move fast enough and hard enough to force Ascot's into the ground" Tell me Ascot, if I stripped you of your speed, what do you have left. Also, you're running yourself dry with all this spell casting and offencive stuff."

"True that; best to ramp things up a notch, then," the boy then, swift as a lightning bolt, lashed out at the other boy with his left hand, his Kalis manifesting at the very end of the strike, which was aimed at Joshua's right shoulder. Should that blow fail, Ascot would draw back and unleash another surprise, one on which his hopes hinged.

Ascots blow did land but he never got the chance to move back as Joshua grabbed the other boy's arm and held him in place as he proceeded to plant his knee firmly into Ascot's gut. Whether or not the blow succeded mattered little to Joshua as he kept Ascot's arm in an iorn grip
"Now I'm the one in control" He said, looking down at the younger boy.

"Spark." Ascot chanted with the last of his strength, causing a ring of lights to surround him again. Before said ring faded, he would cast Cure, causing the damage Joshua had done to him, as well as some of his exhaustion, to go away, allowing him to detach himself from the Keyblader/Gunblader anew. Then, he can unleash his surprise.

Joshua reacted little and stood his ground in the middle of the light ring. True he was hurt now but unlike Ascot, he had plenty of energy left.
"Last move Ascot. After this I declare checkmate" he said

Ascot used his Shotlock again, but this time, on the ground, causing a spray of dust that obscured his movements, then, he began running around again, casting Haste one more time, then Fire, and then a Dodge Roll to Joshua's right, hoping that the concealing spray protected him. He had to win, he had to protect his new adopted brother. Then, he rolled again, this time towards Joshua, before trying Aerial Slam, which he hadn't managed to use last time, on the other boy. If he can just land a single blow, get Joshua up into the air...

No, best not to trust in that. This time, when Joshua made his countermove, Ascot would use his superior speed, and his Kalis to parry said move, whether it was with the Gunblade or the Keyblade. After that, he would use the aforementioned superior speed to kick Joshua in the gut as he had done to him just a short while ago. His hopes were in melee, in getting close to Joshua and interrupting his moves. He needed to do this!

"I win" Joshua said the moment Ascot kicked up a dust cloud. Raising a hand he summoned Vaelfor, who blew away the dust cloud with a single beat of her wings, allowing Joshua to see Ascot, who laughed another Fire spell at him before charging in from the side. Valefor rose up in the air and began charging energy while Joshua remained still. The Fire spell hit him but just the barest second before Ascot hit him with Aerial Slam Joshua used Dark Slide and his counter was swift and decisive. He pulled his gunblades trigger, causing the blow to move faster and be more powerful as it landed on Ascot exposed back. Joshua held it back enough that he wouldn't sever Ascot's spine but the cut would be deep enough that Ascot wouldn't be able to move, let alone think clearly, after it was made."Truly predictable Ascot, truly predictable."

Except that, as it turned out, Ascot's back was protected by a plate of armor, as was the rest of his body; Ascot had conjured up his Keyblade Armour in the middle of the battle - there was precedent, Terra, Aqua, and Ventus also used their Armour at the beginning of their battle with Master Xehanort. Not merely that, but as soon as Joshua disappeared, he had jabbed behind him with his elbow, his magically-augmented speed allowing him to meet the Gunblade head on, with a now armoured Elbow.

"Second Wind," spoke Ascot, as he conjured up his Keybade Glider and began trying to hit Joshua with its wings, hoping to try and concuss him that way.

"You sneaky little backstabber" Joshua said while avoiding the Keyblade Glider. Seriously the thing made too much noise not to be noticed."So what now Ascot. Conjure up an army? Call Reno to help you? Or are you the big brother in this, for lack of a better term, relationship you have with him? Are seem to like being a protector. The fact that you're so desperate to win shows that. Youre using every trick in your book yet I have yet to use half of mine. Constantly casting Haste on yourself, since your too incompetent to fight without without it. Donning armor so that you don't have to fear taking a blow. Not exactly big in the courage department now are you? "

"If there's no rule against it, and if it's not too cruel, I'm using it!" Ascot cried out, trying desperately to hit Joshua with his Glider. "Pragmatism isn't cowardice!"

"My, my, such a child" Joshua said, avoiding the glider and even jumping onto it breifly before jumping off again" Throwing a tantrum... you see that's where I woud succeed in protecting those I hold dear now while you... you would fail and they would get hurt or worse... they would die."

"You act like you're so superior, believing that you have the right of it, that you can just do anything you want, say anything you want, threaten anyone you want 'for their own good'. You believe that everyone around you is useless, that they're a hindrance to your goals. Well they're not! We could have helped, they could have helped. You didn't have to push everyone away, just because you want to be alone! You spoke before of having friends, why can't you think of acquiring more? Instead you make it clear that you dislike each and everyone of us, not telling anyone what you really wanted, making yourself sound selfish instead of independent. Well I don't like being pushed away, especially by someone whom I would feel better liking!"

And with that, Ascot used another Spark, hoping that the Glider's presence would expand its circle and assail Joshua.

"And you used your Summon first, if I don't recall."

"... Ascot what the difference between a regular fight and a fight with personal feelings?" Joshua asked. Spark didn't touch him since it centered around the caster and Joshua was well away from Ascot

"All I know is that you're wrong about Reno, that he's not who you think he is..." Ascot said, finally dispelling his Keyblade Glider and Armor. "Why can't I convince you?" He forced himself to calm down, knew that if he didn't, Joshua would win. But the strategy he had hoped for had lost; Joshua was clever enough to wait for Ascot to come for him. True, he had flashes of cleverness like Spark and his Kalis, and the obscuring dust idea wasn't bad, but, dangit all, Joshua was good.

He needed to try and get himself into a Zen-like state, abandon the offensive, wait for Joshua to come for him. In retrospect, he should have done that long ago, but, he had underestimated the other boy. So, he took another stance, and spoke his last words:

"One day, I'm going to convince you."

Joshua laughed lightly

"Understand Ascot" he said, turning his back to the boy while raising his hand "I don't hate all of you guys. I hate myself"

With that he lowered his hand which was met almost instantly by their surroundings glowing brighter. Then a rain of energy bolts landed around Ascot, each bolt causing a medium sized explosion. Joshua had Valefor hold back enough to knock Ascot out and damage him a good emount but the attack would not kill him.

You can use Chocobo as a meat barrier, you know, spoke a voice in Ascot's head, which was met by a small burst of refusal as the first bolt hit, then the second, and the third, and the fourth. Finally, Ascot seemed to disappear in the rain of energy, and when said rain faded, it was only Second Chance that saved him, barely keeping him concious.

"I thought...I can do it. I thought I can do it before Thomas or anyone else could. Sorry, Reno, but it seems that you have to protect yourself if Joshua carries through on his threat. Dangit all..." Ascot would have cried, but didn't want to do it in front of Joshua. Instead, he spoke:

"You don't have to hate yourself now. At least my helping you had a positive result." And then, he collapsed, finally giving out.

After Ascot finally passed out Joshua walked over to him, being cafeful not to fall in some of the newly made craters. He took out a potion and poured it into Ascot's mouth, waiting for the younger boy to come back around. True he would be sore for a while but it was better then being dead.

The boy woke up quickly, saying:

"Ugh...I lost. It seems that I have a lot to learn." He then looked Joshua in the eyes. "You're still wrong about Reno though; he's one of the strongest of us; stronger than you or me."

"And, if anyone's going to be hating themselves, it should be me. You managed to save the person you love; I, meanwhile, adopt people as my brothers yet fail to protect them."

"I only saved her recently," Joshua said "When it really mattered though I failed her. I deserve to be unhappy for at least twice as long as she suffered."

"That's not true!" Ascot was outraged again, but this time, not at Joshua, but for him. It was easy for the boy to change moods, depending on the needs of those around him.

"Listen Joshua, you're not a bad person. You're strong and skilled and you do care about Amaya, and she does care about you. So please, don't say such things about yourself." It was also easy for conviction to enter Ascot's voice, so easy that a joke about revolving doors can be made. But, yes, Ascot was genuinely sincere about what he said, which was surprising, actually.

Joshua let out a slight laugh before standing up and turning around and saying:

"You're too kind Ascot" He said" Don't lose that kindness as you grow up."

"Thanks, Joshua," Ascot spoke greatfully, "I'll try not to."

END

Non Canon Battles, 2!

Ascot was in the sandlot again, but, this time, the enemy wasn't Satoko, but Jake. The boy recognized that this was one of his dreams, his subconcious reacting to his loss to the young woman by trying to boost his confidence and allow him to practice inwardly. However, the boy didn't know whether it will work...

Jake spun his keyaxe in his hand, stepping up slowly to Ascot, sizing the boy up before assuming a combat position. He tightened his grip on Kaiser Leo, and stood there, silently.

Ascot also did what he had forgotten to do with Satoko, closely observe Jake. The man was obviously strong and well-trained, and his weapon, his weapon was clearly heavy - in designation, not in weight due to the powers of the Keyblade. He had the look of someone who would hit hard, and hit well.

Making the first move, the boy then ran in zig-zags towards the man, then rolled towards his left, slashing downward on the man's leg with surpassing swiftness.

Jake followed the boy with his eyes, shifting his stance to counter the attack. When the boy struck Jake countered the blow with a rising Rolling Block, completing the defensive blow with an offensive one, the axe completing its revolution and heading right for the boy's torso.

Imagine every step you take as the third point of a triangle, Ascot thought as he stepped backwards with an agility born of youth, seemingly vanishing just as the blow began to inch towards his chest. Taking note of his lost reach, the boy went forward again, dashing towards Jake's right and then making a high jump, sword slashing downwards in a gravity-enhanced blow.

Jake looked up to see Ascot's shadow bearing down on him. He raised his axe to take the point of the sword in one of the curves, then sidestepped to bring the sword down into the ground, trapping the boy's keyblade under his own. He punished Ascot for the all-or nothing strike by slamming a roundhouse kick into the boy's back.

Except that Ascot, in reaction to the attempt to trap his Keyblade-Sword, let go of the blade, then turned around, while at the same time ducking, barely evading the roundhouse kick. Then, the boy spun again, but this time, his leg thrust out like a cone snail's point, the spin lending the kick additional force.

Jake was toppled by the strike, but spun in midair, planting his hands on the ground. He tilted over, then performed a rolling dodge, landing back on his feet, axe once again in hand. He shifted his position once more, getting ready for his adversary.

Ascot had his Keyblade once again, and was now rushing at Jake, keeping his head low. He aimed a lunge for the man's midsection, but that turned out to be a feint; the true objective was the warrior's chin.

Jake held still, ready to counter the blow, knees bending, arms ready. However, there was something off about Ascot's posture, and Jake moved to loosen up his stance in case something happened.

If that was the case, then Ascot would hit the man's chin, then follow it up with two whiplike strikes to the warrior's shoulders, which would be followed up by more whiplike strikes.

Jake blocked the the sword's swing, and then resorted to parrying the sword attacks with his axe. Jake countered the flurry of attacks by spinning his axe like a propeller, then countered with a series of quick counterstrikes aiming for Ascot's knees, shoulders, wrist and hip, with the occasional switching of the axe to his other hand to throw Ascot off-guard.

Ascot tried to dodge the counterstrikes, he really did, but he had to begin parrying some of the blows, and on two occasions, was hit, though it certainly wasn't his idea. Each hit was gravely painful, reminding him why he had to dodge, and the boy found himself dashing towards Jake's left, then rolling until he was behind the man's back, or the warrior turned around, during which he would respond with his usual flurry of blows.

Jake dropped on all fours and tried to give Ascot a solid mule kick to the stomach. He then rolled forwards and spun around to face Ascot again.

Ascot blocked the blow with his Keyblade, holding it in two hands to prevent the blade being forced back to his face; it barely reached his nose. When Jake spun around, the boy went on the offensive, launching short, swift attacks towards the man's shin, legs, and knees.

Jake grunted as several of the hits cause light gashes in his legs, forcing him back and causing his footing to get shaky. He countered with a power blow that hammered Ascot's sword, attacking repeatedly as he forced the young man back with the force of the strikes. He then switched to attacking with one hand, while the other was curled into a fist, cocked back.

Ascot was knocked back, but then managed to dodge a couple of strikes, before parrying the third, then taking the opportunity to counterattack at Jake's curled fist.

There was a bright flash, and instead of attacking a bare fist, Ascot found himself himself trying to gain leverage against a silver axe that was the copy of Kaiser Leo, but with silver and gunmetal grey colors instead. Furthermore, Jake seemed to be ambidextrous, meaning that while one hand was blocking, the other hand was moving in to strike with a the other axe. Jake smacked Ascot with the flat of the golden axe, knocking him quite a distance. He then twirled his axes and moved in at a half-charge, closing the distance.

Jake's second Key-axe came as a surprise, and Ascot was knocked back. As Jake closed in, the boy prepared a last minute dodge towards the man's right - dashing to his left would have been just as futile considering the fighter's ambidexterity, and at least a dash to his right would be unexpected. The boy would then attempt a thrust to Jake's chin that would roll away into a strike to his right shoulder.

Jake countered the strike to his right with a parry with the golden axe. He ducked the chin blow and swept the boy's legs out from under him.

This time, Ascot tried to imitate Jake by spinning in midair, planting his hands on the ground, and then kicking outwards with his two legs at Jake's stomach.

Jake grunted, and braced himself a tad too late. It prevented him from buckling under the blow, but it meant he was off balance for a bit. He tried to counter by stiffing his posture and trying to recover.

Ascot was not going to let him. Now up on the ground again, he aimed a flurry of whip-like blows everywhere, starting from Jake's midsection, to his shoulders, to his knees and finally to his shins.

Jake tried blocking the strikes, using both axes to cover a wider area compared to the smaller boy.

In response, Ascot tried feinting at the man's right knee, only to turn his strike to the fighter's left hip.

((Fight ends))