In the Seiryu corner...
"Kick boxing Rob Robinson" ...undisputed world heavyweight kick boxing champion, Rob Robinson!
From his pre-fight vivaciousness comes an incredibly piercing stare!
Won't the burden be a bit much for old Igari?
I guess we'll find out.
--Well, let's go. --Right.
What's he moping about? That's gonna get him killed!
Maybe, if it were a fight on the street.
What's that mean?
"Super A-Class Reserver"
I- Igari-san!
What is it?
I WILL throw this towel in if things get bad...!
"Mighty Spirit"
--Igari! --Anton!
Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari!
Igari! Igari!
At the center of the "World's Greatest Fighter Championship"
"Pro Wrestling Igari Kanji" At the center of the "World's Greatest Fighter Championship"
"Pro Wrestling Igari Kanji" that once took Japan by storm was this man!
Igari Kanji!
--Kozumi... --Yeah?
How'll I wipe my sweat off if you throw the towel?
I'm the fierce fighting spirit! Kozumi!
R-right!
He hasn't declined at all!
Igari-san is always the world's strongest in front of an audience!
Aside from the use of weapons, all attacks are allowed!
So you ARE a pro...
What was that, now?!
Begin!
He fires off a high kick!
But the fighting spirit refuses to go down!
Come on! Bring it on!
Stubborn bastard!
A backdrop!
Here it comes! The Herculean "Knuckle Arrow"!
Igari unleashes two backdrops in a row!
N-no, three in a row!
It's the triple-backdrop he used in his old fight against Windam Reska!
Did that finish it?! Rob Robinson is motionless!
M-match over!
Igari! Igari!
A comeback win for Igari!
The charisma of Japan's pro wrestling world is more alive than ever!
Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari!
What the hell is all that...?
Only a pro wrestler would understand...
In the Byakko corner, Motobe-Style Practical Jujutsu! Motobe Izo!
"Motobe-Style Jujutsu Motobe Izo"
The man of ultra-practical jujutsu, Motobe Izo, has entered the ring!
And his opponent...!
"Grand Sumo Kinryuzan" The currently-active yokozuna! Kinryuzan!
There would appear to be an absurdly large size difference...
But in battle, there is always a brief chance to turn the tables...
Whether it is used or wasted depends entirely upon experience...
A grand sumo yokozuna fighting a frail jujutsu fighter pushing 50...
Dad... Does Mr. Motobe stand a chance?
Sumo IS steeped in formal beauty...
Begin!
He's quite strong indeed...
Motobe has hold of a finger!
He's gonna break it!
It's time you leave the ring, Yokozuna...!
The yokozuna is helpless!
--This is bad! --Eh?
Incredible! He's holding out with just his pinky!
N-no way!
W-why?! Why didn't his finger-grab work?!
Grand sumo versus jujutsu! Neither titan is giving up a single step!
Do you understand the meaning of that little skirmish?
I can't say his plan to grab a sumo's pinky was very sensible.
Not at all.
H-how...?
A sumo wrestler's pinkies are his lifeline.
They're used to grab an opponent's loincloth.
And with a yokozuna...
...just one pinky can topple a quarter-ton sumo wrestler.
Kinryuzan has taken a shikiri stance! Does he plan to finish him?!
They don't connect!
Motobe's attacks are being deflected one after another!
He could shoot down attacks from your average karate fighter like that...
An intense inner thigh throw!
What is the yokozuna planning to do?!
M-match over!
The strongest throws out there might actually belong to grand sumo...
Kinryuzan is a powerful sumo wrestler and formidable yokozuna!
Now we finally move to B Block...!
These match-ups, and it's still only the first round...!
I simply can't get enough...!
Yes...!
I'd say it's probably time for him to make his appearance...!
I once did that practice with him...
That Tai Chi-ish shadow boxing...
I couldn't block a single hit...
Same here, Kato-san.
You too?
That practice isn't as simple as it looks.
He really may have perfected karate...
Orochi Katsumi!
Huh?
I want a word with you!
Retsu Kaio-san, was it? How can I help you?
What is the meaning of claiming
that you have surpassed us kung fu fighters by "perfecting karate"?!
Don't look at me, it's everyone else who's claiming that...
It is an insult to the 4000 year history of Chinese martial arts!
Rectify it at once!
And how do I do that?
Admit that you've practiced an incomplete martial art from China
and that you were a fool to think you had achieved perfection!
Is he serious...?!
Think I can do that?
I have no intention of considering your opinions!
So should I take you on and show you this "complete karate" then?
There is a proverb, "The Yellow River does not scold puddles,"
but I disagree with that.
Have you considered I could be the Amazon River and not a puddle?
Hold it...!
Your first round opponent ain't that karate man there. It's me.
This does not concern you! Go warm up quietly in the corner!
No can do.
If you get so much as a scratch here, it'll tarnish my victory, too.
YOUR victory?!
Sheesh...
I've decided to dedicate this tournament's victory to my motherland!
Fool!
Hey, now! Knock that off!
M- Mister Reagan!
You sure you're not riled up 'cause you're scared to fight out there?!
Would you prefer I take you out to the ring?
A decapitation bar...
Long ago, my master, Bill Riley mentioned
that there was an incredibly powerful Sambo champ in the north...
Alright! Sambo!
I see...
So that's him... Sergei Taktaroff...
Interesting...
It appears my fight with you could be quite enjoyable...
Match 5 of Round 1 will now begin.
"Sambo "Chinese Kenpo Sergei Taktaroff" Retsu Kaio"
Aside from the use of weapons, everything goes!
Fighters, return to your positions!
Kung fu freak...!
He's strong... On a totally different level...!
Begin!
Now there will be no one to stop us.
Until you hit the ground, anyway.
Neither fighter is moving...!
How does that body appear to you?
I would say how it was made is the more pressing question here.
So Chinese Kenpo...
...is at this level?!
Let me tell you something.
Where you are now, we passed through over 3000 years ago.
It seems I too was immature to try to fight at full strength.
Maybe this will make it seem more like a match?!
What a provocation!
This... isn't a match anymore...!
Tenrenge! (Spinning Lotus)
M-match over!
Heroic! Truly heroic!
Retsu Kaio moves to the second round!
Sweet! I'll get to fight him if I win this next match...!
W-what on earth...?!
Hey, Kuriki-kun! What happened?!
N-not human...!
Kuriki-kun...!
Was it the Ogre...?!
So the beast is finally here...!
In the Seiryu corner! The Shinshinkai's Kato Kiyosumi!
"Shinshinkai Karate Kato Kiyosumi" In the Seiryu corner! The Shinshinkai's Kato Kiyosumi!
"Shinshinkai Karate Kato Kiyosumi" Alright!
In the Byakko corner...
...Robert Guerlain!
Guerlain...!
--What's going on?! --Come on already!
Guerlain!
Robert Guerlain! It's almost time to begin!
Please enter the ring quickly!
This is one fine insult...!
I can only assume my Super A-Class reserver is finally here...!
Guerlain! Robert Guerlain!
Robert Guerlain! Please enter the ring!
Y-you gotta be kidding me!
The players are set!
A gorilla...?! No, it's something else...!
A giant ape has entered the ring!
W-what on earth is going on?!
The Yasha Ape...?!
Stop!
I apologize for the startle.
It seems there was some trouble, but he's my 4th reserver, in the flesh!
Reserver...?!
What do you say to some ape-hunting, Kato?
Say what?!
I hear Baki already defeated his parent four years ago.
Sound interesting... I'm game!
Howdya like that...?!
No effect! No effect whatsoever!
Gettin' sleepy, monkey?!
That's... its kid...?!
Dammit...!
What?!
Damn it...!
You don't stand a chance. Let me do it.
What?!
That's just how it is. I'm not belittling your skill.
Screw you! He's mine!
OK... Well, good luck.
Oh, and it looks like your kicks and chops don't work on him.
Even if kicks and chops don't work...
...karate still has this!
That won't work.
Giant ape-hunting sounds like fun. I think I'll join in.
To stand up as a warrior? Or to become a greater man?
The fight mercilessly decides the loser and sends him into the abyss.
Is strength everything?
That very question is made meaningless;
the Ogre finally descends.
Next Episode-- "Final Target"