The next match went on as planned.

“HONDA VS DAR—FIGHT!”called Pound.

Honda did his sumo stomp on the ring several times while Dar just yawned.

“Cocky ass!”thought Honda. “I’ll show him!”

Honda thrust forward at Dar and did his flying head butt,but Dar simply lashed out his left fist and knocked the sumo out of the air.

Honda landed flat on his back and suddenly came down with a huge headache.

“Ooogh---what hit me?”he said rubbing the top of his head.

“Come and get it,fatty.”said Dar.
“BET I WILL!”said Dar.

Honda jumped back to his feet and jumped right at Dar.
He did a hand air chop,but Dar dodged it and slammed him in the chest with another punch.

Honda then retaliated with his hand slap attacks as he slapped Dar several times in the face and chest with his barrage attacks.

Dar then caught one of his hands,and then threw him across the ring,causing him to crash into a ring pole.

“THUMP!”

Once he was down,Dar grabbed the sumo by the back of the throat,raised him into the air and brought his head down upon the ring floor.

“KRRRRAKKKKKK!”

“Geez—we’re getting’a lot of those thud noises here tonight ain’t we?”said Pound.
“Well,that’s what I get for holdin’a tourney for the big and bad.”

It was over for Honda,Dar had won the latest match.

After that,Honda was carried out by paramedics and all that was left for the finals was both Sagat and Zangief.

They stood side to side.

“I have no quarrels with you,comrade Sagat.”he said. “Save for the fact that you once ran with Shadowloo.”
“Those were—my more foolish years,Zangief.”said Sagat. “I wish to live for the fight nothing more.”
“You mean the fight against Ryu.”said Zangief. “From what I heard and seen.”
“Yes,he and I shall face each other again soon enough. For now,let the best man win.”
“Yes,comrade.”said Zangief. “Let’s.”

The two fighters entered the ring and the next to last match began.

Sagat made the first move as he fired his Tiger Shot,but Zangief did his spinner fists and dodged the projectile.

Sagat then rushed at the wrestler and did his Tiger Knee,but the Russian blocked it off and then slammed a hard fist into Sagat’s abdomen.

The thai staggered backwards,and allowed the Russian another chance to nail him to the wall.

Zangief rushed at Sagat and slammed him in the neck with a flying wedge from his arm.

“WHAKK!”

Sagat then fell to the floor.

The crowds cheered wildy at the spectacle before them.

“Man,Zangief’s a lot stronger than I heard!”said Pound. “Looks like Sagat’s gonna get his ass handed to him yet again here.”

Sagat then jumped back to his feet and then fired off another Tiger shot.

Gief jumped right over it and gave the Great Tiger an opening.

“TIGER BLOW!”he shouted and slammed the Russian hard with his famed Uppercut.

“KRRAAAKKKK!”

Zangief fell on his head and Sagat landed on his feet.

The Russian got back up,shook his head and went back into the battle again.

Sagat thrust a few kicks at his opponent,but Gief blocked and swatted them off.

Zangief then spun his clothesline at the kickboxer.
Sagat then ducked it and hit the wrestler in the knees with another Tiger shot.

”AAAH!”cried Zangief in pain.

Sagat then thrust at the Russian again and this time doing his Tiger Genocide and really hard at that.

“KRRAKK-KRAKK-WHAKK!”

The Red Cyclone fell to the floor and was out like a light.
Sagat had won the semi finals.

The crowds cheered for the latest contender.

Sagat then looked over at Dar who was looking back at him.

“YOU---ARE NEXT!”shouted Sagat.
“So I am.”said Dar.

“This…might get ugly.”thought Rose.