Hey, Baki.
Could you give me the win?
Eh?
I'm asking if you'll let me win my match against you.
Baki-kun!
The "Fighting World's Strongest"...
I've been aiming for that crown before you were even born.
You have no idea just how long- just how much- I've wanted it.
Igari-san...
My time's almost up! Plus...
...I don't have the strength to beat you!
H-hey now, Igari-san!
Baki! I beg you! Please... Please let me win!
Like-
Like hell I will!
Begging me to win?! You're supposed to have pride as a fighter!
I'm going to give my all!
W-wait!
You're still young! You'll have plenty of chances in the future!
Give it a rest!
I wanna win too, you know!
Baki! Baki!
"Pro Wrestling Match!"
--Baki! Baki! Baki! --Igari! Igari! Igari!
Just listen to those cheers!
"Total Fighting Hanma Baki" Match 1 of the quarterfinals!
"Total Fighting Hanma Baki" Total Fighting, Hanma Baki, versus pro wrestling, Igari Kanji!
"Pro Wrestling Igari Kanji" Total Fighting, Hanma Baki, versus pro wrestling, Igari Kanji!
"Pro Wrestling Igari Kanji" A dream match between two popular fighters!
Fighters, to your positions!
Begin!
Igari unleashes a big technique right off the bat!
Multiple Knuckle Arrows!
Igari Kanji takes to the offensive right as the match begins!
Hanma Baki can only defend!
These are the attacks of the world's former greatest fighter?!
--Have you taken any damage? --Eh?
I'm asking if you took any damage from those attacks!
No.
You're standing up just fine right now,
but I'm barely able to stand after dishing out those attacks!
And I'm the one who attacked!
Do you get it, Baki?!
You're pulverizing an old man who can't even attack right anymore!
Igari-san!
Baki fires off a Back Brain Kick!
Quit dreaming, old man! Is that how you plan to get to the finals?!
This is where the strongest fighter is determined, you know!
Now that's gotta hurt!
It's the front neck lock that the Lou Thesz claimed could be lethal!
Plus this one has a twist added in!
I- I give up...
You win...
Yes!
W-what? It's over?!
How young...
Igari catches Baki off guard with a crotch attack!
Baki can't get up!
Nobody heard me giving up...
It's showtime!
Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari!
Now they're on my side!
Why the hell's Baki takin' his time against that old geezer?!
Geezer? You mean Igari Kanji?
Alright! Time for ya to meet the real Igari!
Igari goes for another Knuckle Arrow!
Baki goes flying!
What the-? His punches are way different than before!
Damn! The bastard was acting the whole time?! That ain't fair!
You're just now calling Igari a dirty fighter? Took you long enough...
Igari! Igari!
Is Igari going to finally show what he can do?!
Guess I'll show ya a real special move!
M-my knees!
What happened to Baki?! He's unsteady on his feet!
So he uses judo?
I-intense! Igari delivers a skewering drop kick!
What the hell's Baki doing?! It's turned into a pro wrestling match!
Well, kiddo? Isn't pro wrestling fun?
W-who's... doing... pro wrestling?!
Baki retorts!
Martial artists sure have it easy!
After all, you guys get to block your opponents' attacks...
You'll say that much, Igari?
Wrestlers aren't allowed to be as sissy.
Pro wrestlers can't run, even if a 250-kg man comes flying at them.
We take everything that's thrown at us!
That's what pro wrestling is!
A front rolling kick!
Do you know why wrestlers and martial artists
have such a big difference in toughness?
Because we're more prepared.
No matter what the attack is, we're always ready in an instant!
Ready to fully withstand its damage!
Ready, my ass!
Not so fast!
That punch wasn't meant for damage.
I can't move!
What is Igari planning to do?!
It only lasts 10 seconds, but that secret move paralyzes the limbs.
I've made knee drops from the very top like this a big thing!
Igari Kanji is fearsome! Has this underground arena ever seen a man
who uses such classic wrestling moves to lay down the hurt?!
Another big move!
A Brainbuster! A perpendicular drop!
Oh, man... He really is destroying him out there!
Alright!
W-what the?!
This is bad...
Pro wrestlers are in big trouble when that happens...
When serious, a fighter like Baki can surpass human reflex speed.
When that happens, there's no time to stiffen your muscles.
In other words, there's no time to get ready for an attack!
Which means...
A pro wrestler has no time to endure the attacks.
Such speed! Baki suddenly takes to the offensive!
Alright! When it comes to flat-out strength, Baki's the man!
Yes, you may be right...
But is there anyone capable of beating Igari at "human strength"?
Kusumi! Do it!
Alright! That's the signal!
M- Mom?!
--"Mom"?! --Is that Baki's mom?!
No! That's not her!
Igari comes back from the brink of defeat with a dropkick!
As you've realized, that isn't Akezawa Emi!
That chick's my lover!
Thank you. That should be enough.
Oh, okay. Was that really okay, though?
I had a movie guy from my fan club help me out
with a little bit of wardrobe stuff to create your fake mom!
All to create a momentary distraction for you!
A Manji Stretch! That's gotta hurt!
I've seen lotsa guys who'll stoop to anything to get what they want...
...but I've never seen a bastard this cruel before!
Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari!
Pro wrestling is known for having many techniques only for show,
but this here Manji Stretch is entirely different!
Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari! Igari!
Can't get enough of this!
Thank you...
Igari-san. Thank you...
W-what?!
T-the Manji Stretch came undone! No, it broke!
Hanma Baki effortlessly breaks free from Igari's Manji Stretch!
They might not look like it, but wrestlers have pretty stiff bodies.
Wrestlers aren't exactly amateurs,
but martial artists still spend much more time stretching than they do.
Particularly, when it comes to strike-based fighting,
it isn't rare at all for pre-fight stretching to last over 30 minutes.
Plus, at Baki's level of joint flexibility,
he might as well be a gymnast or yoga expert escaping barefoot.
Even that Manji Stretch was devised based on wrestlers' joints.
From Baki's viewpoint, that move really is just for show.
Igari-san. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
What?!
Who I am...
Why I was born into this world...
And what I absolutely must do...
Seeing my mother helped me to remember it all.
A-a wrestling stance! Is he plannin' to wrestle me?!
Whoa, now...
Now this is a surprise!
Is he going to fight Igari in a pro wrestling match?!
I really learned a lot from you.
What you have to do- and how much you have to do- to win!
Impudent kid!
D-damn you!
I'd really like to have a true pro wrestling match against you!
Baki!
They start with a test of strength!
A Cobra Twist!
N-no, that's-
No! It isn't a Cobra Twist!
It looks similar, but it's clearly different!
I've never seen it before!
It's Hanma Baki's own pro wrestling move!
Well, Igari-san? How does the "New Cobra" taste?!
If you'd like, I have plenty more where that came from!
A figure-four leg lock!
No, this is different, too! What exactly is it?!
The "single-leg figure-four"!
W-what?!
It's pro wrestling! We gotta entertain the crowd!
That boy is amazing!
D-damn you!
Yet another Baki-original special hold!
The "Neo Manji"!
He's so cool! Baki!
Baki! Baki! Baki! Baki! Baki!
I've... Iost it all...
My crowd... My woman... I've lost it all!
Baki! Baki! Baki! Baki! Baki!
I don't need anything anymore!
Day in and day out, I pissed blood...
I was hit with bamboo swords, kicked to the ground, pulled back up...
Igari-san...
Yes. The first move I learned...
...was this!
Igari still doesn't give up!
It's awfully quiet. Just like my debut match...
W-why's he using a combination headlock move at this stage?!
But... it's somehow beautiful...
Ahh... This feels great...
Igari-san.
Of all the sides you've shown so far, this is your greatest one!
A backdrop!
Igari!
This technique! It's the legendary Antonio Driver!
Match over!
--Igari! Igari! --Baki! Baki! Baki!
The ovation for their great fight is ceaseless!
This clash of pro wrestling techniques was a true match to behold!
Igari-san...
Can't believe I lost to a runt like you...
Had it been during your prime, the match would've been-
It was during my prime.
The crowd... My woman... Everyone went to your side...
"I don't need anything at all anymore..."
It happened the instant I thought that!
Something, like, welled up inside me!
Been 20 years since I had a fight like that.
Thanks, Baki...
Thank you...
A long time of polishing, refining, and tempering.
A long, long time...
Infinite time, beyond description...
A level which people are not even permitted to conceive of...
Next Episode- "Doom! The Mach Punch"