"Here we are in the 12th and final round." "It's been a brutal fight between xao and the world champion chance o'brien." "They're having a chance to fight with one another that has escalated this battle into a war." "Xao has cyber enhancements that seem to give him the strength to stay with o'brien, who is one of the few 100% human fighters still competing." "O'brien has the speed, power and skill well beyond any current fighter of any grade, cyber-enhanced or human." "Down!" "Down!" "This could be it!" "The electronic timer counts away the seconds!" "Eight, nine, 10!" "Chance o'brien has reclaimed his championship with a stunning twelfth-round knockout of previously unbeaten xao." "O'brien's unorthodox manager," "Jo, has leaped into the ring to congratulate her fighter." "What will the rematch be like?" "It is a crucial time for our company." "Competition with other corporations is disrupting our market share." "We have gone from 53% to 39% in two years." "The zikan corporation alone has penetrated 10% into our coverage in the last eight months." "And the public knows it." "You gentlemen have allowed it to happen." "Mr. tung, as head of the marketing division, what do you propose?" "We need to demonstrate the superiority of our bioengineered implants in a vivid, spectacular fashion, which means we need to pit our cyber enhancements against all the others in direct competition on a world stage for all to see." "It would be the media event of all time." "All very noble, Mr. tung, but how is such a goal attained?" "We sponsor a fighting tournament where all the greatest fighters in the world are invited." "Each corporation will bioenhance a combatant of their choice." "The best cyber technology wins." "Simple!" "It would be the super bowl, world cup, and Olympics rolled up in one multimedia mega-event." "Think of the marketing bonanza." "This is a crazy dream." "No corporation is going to sponsor an event where people could be killed." "Just last week a football player was paralyzed, and in a speed car race two drivers were burned to death." "It's part of the public lure." "The public doesn't hold the sponsor responsible, unless of course the entertainment is of poor quality." "It's ridiculous." "Each journey begins with a single step." "The tournament may be that step higher, but it is crucial that the step be in the right direction." "You're confident you do have a man who can win this tournament?" "As a matter of fact, I do." "Gentlemen, this is xao." "He has agreed to be our representative in the tournament." "The one who lost the bout to a pure human, an American." "That was before some changes were made." "Two current full-contact champions." "Each man gets 10 million euro-credits if they can defeat our champion." "Oh, my God!" "As you can see, he's not the same fighter or man he was six months ago." "I don't think the word "man" even applies." "Isn't there a rule that fighters must be at least 90% human?" "This is our tournament on our private island outside the jurisdiction of any country." "We'll increase the allowance of cyber implants to 50%." "After all, the reason for the tournament is to demonstrate the superiority of biomechanical systems over human tissue, right?" "Right." "Now what if a pure human wants to compete?" "The tournament is completely open to all," " even pure humans." " Even the American." "Chance o'brien is considered the greatest champion ever." "It is our intention to have him compete in the tournament." "But can xao beat him?" "We'll make sure he does." "We will let you take this step, Mr. tung." "But remember, xao's fate and yours are one and the same." "Oh, my!" "We've got another great fight." "The world's number-one ranked challenger is giving the champion, chance o'brien, all he can handle." "Raul comes to this fight with an impressive 29 and 1 record, the lone loss coming early in his career before he had his cyber implants." "O'brien has seemed sluggish so far." "His mind doesn't seem focused on the fight." "His showboating and sluggish performance thus far has not pleased his manager, Jo." "Raul could build up enough points in the computer scoring that could endanger o'brien's hold on the world title he has held for three years." "Oh, boy!" "There's a little of o'brien's power." "Stop fooling around!" "But Raul comes right back!" "And there's the bell ending the round." "What the hell are you doing out there?" "That ought to have a tag on his toe by now." " Hey, you want to give it a try?" " Knock it off!" "You're defending your title." "Now get out there and fight like it." " Will you marry me?" " What?" "Will you marry me?" "You're asking me now?" "Yeah." "I mean, we can stay here." "I tell you what, champ." "I'll marry whoever wins this bout." "There seems to be a heated discussion in the champion's corner." "Jo has got to have told o'brien that he is on the verge of losing his title." "Let's see if it's had any effect on o'brien's coming out strong." "He's going right to a flying kick!" "Raul's going down!" "The real champ o'brien seems to have shown up." "Yeah!" "Hey, Raul, you know who Jo is, don't you?" "Yeah, your trainer?" "Yeah, she's right over there." " Why don't you take a look?" " What?" "Go ahead, take a look." "I'm not going to hit you." "Wait, o'brien and Raul seem to be having some kind of discussion out in the middle of the ring." "What in the hell?" "Sweet girl." "Well, she said she'll marry whoever wins this." "Really?" "Maybe I'd better go rent a tux." "The conversation seems directed" " at o'brien's manager, Jo." " What's going on?" "I can't quite hear what they're saying." "But here we go." "The fighters seem ready to fight again." "Honeymoon in Hawaii?" "Yeah, how about a cold day in hell?" "Really?" "Okay, come on!" "Come on, chance!" "Yeah!" "There you go, baby!" "Oh, golly!" "What a kick!" "That's lights out for Raul." "Chance o'brien successfully defends his championship for the eleventh time." "He has staked his claim as the greatest fighter in the world today." "All right, baby!" "Chance!" "Chance!" "Who do you fight next?" "Actually, my next fight is with my trainer here about where we're going on our honeymoon." "A fight against the heavyweight champion astasio would be fantastic." "Not for astasio." "What about the tournament held by the sianon corporation?" "What about it?" "Well, as the greatest human fighter in the world, do you intend to test your fighting skills against the world's foremost cyborgs?" "Mr. o'brien is not interested in proving himself to a bunch of robots and used car parts." "Xao will be competing." "You owe him a rematch." "Or are you afraid that your win was just human luck?" "I'll tell you what, Mr..." "You know my name." "Tung." "Tung." "If you give me the 60 million you're offering in platinum," "I'll show you some luck." "It's yours, if you earn it." "We're not interested." "Chance o'brien is a legitimate world champion." "He doesn't have to fight in your bloodfest." "So Mr. o'brien is afraid of xao." "Not afraid." "He'd rip his implants off and shove them up his synthetic ass." "Like she says, we're not interested." "It's getting late, and if anyone doesn't have an intelligent question, we'll call it a night." "Thanks a lot, everyone." "Sorry if these clowns ruined it for you." "I expect you all to be there." "So now that you're not in such a weakened state, still want to marry me?" "Honey, when you're around," "I'm always in a weakened state." " I'm serious." " So am I." "Well, if you put it that way, how can I say no?" "Well, you could try." "But I'm tougher than you are." "Come on, Mrs. o'brien, I'll buy you some breakfast." "Sounds great." "Ah, I love Rome." "It's so romantic." "It's like an old movie or something." "Let's get married here in the spring." "It would be great to do it with 60 mill in platinum." "We don't need the money." "You know he's jacked up more." "It's past the limit, but I bet I could still beat him." "I'm not going to let you go." "Why?" "Jo, if I win this, I never have to fight again." "If you lose, I'll never have a chance to say I do." "You think I can't win." "No." "It's not about winning, chance." "It's not even about competition." "It's sales and market shares and profits." "It's not you or me." "What?" "I love you." " You have no idea." " No." "I'm going to prove it to you." "With this ring, I thee wed." "And with this whistle, I thee wed." "Hey!" "You're so good." "Looks like my clowns spoiled your fun again, huh?" "Come on." "You should have accepted our invitation." "The publicity would have been great for both of us." "Well, since you won't do it for money, maybe you'll do it for love." "See you at the fights, Mr. o'brienski." "Mr. o'brien, the world champion." "We've been expecting you." "I'm a big fan of yours myself." "Where is this tournament being held?" "Iridoken island, and you're scheduled" " to register tomorrow." " Thanks." "We're going to break this boy down." "You shouldn't be here by yourself." "Lots of bad people here." "Hey, look, I need to take these shoes." "I promise I'll come back and I'll pay you later." "I promise." "I promise." "Anybody knows where the docks are?" "The docks." "Hey, does anyone know where the docks are?" "Does anybody know where the boats come in?" "Huh?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Do you guys know where the docks are?" " The docks." " Docks?" "The docks!" "The docks, where the boats come in." "Ah, docks." "Yeah." " Over there." " That way." " That way." " No, no." "That way." "Whoa!" "Hey!" "What the hell is wrong with you?" "Hey, wait up!" "Hey, wait!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Cover your human ass, man!" "Chance o'brien." "No, that's okay." "I don't want to know somebody" "I might have to kill." "Lance stovich." " Country?" " Armenia." "Put your hand over there." "Step over there." "On the line." "49.7% cybergenics, approved." "Over there." "Name?" "Chance o'brien." "Country?" "United States." "Company?" "Put your hand over there." "Okay, step over there." "On the line." "Percentage of cyber implants, zero." " Name?" " Bradford wharton, the zanik corporation." "You may as well go home now." " Country?" " Usa." "You don't have a chance." "Put your hand over there." "Hey, champ, save it for the ring." "Okay, step over there." "Go home!" " Name?" " My name?" "Chung." "Percentage of molecular mutations" "Step over there." "Thank you." "How do you like those synthetic heatseekers?" "Hey, sorry about the car." "Forget it." "You always go jogging in the nude?" "I was mugged." "You're from the zanik corporation." "It's big-time bio shit, huh?" "Yeah, 13th largest." "I can honestly say they made me the man I am today." "I get three million just to show up and show off." "Who's sponsoring you?" "The bad guys." " Huh?" " Forget it." "So you see any of the sianon corporation around?" "Not yet." "Hey, you hungry?" "I've got this great corporate expense account." "Come on, let's go get something to eat." "Come on." "Hey, thanks for that." "A word from the sianon corporation." "Are you tired of looking like a 98-pound weakling but are too lazy to do anything about it?" "Well, welcome to sianon's 21st-century miracle." "No diets and no workouts." "The sianon corporation's new cyber implants will have you looking the way you want." "You can do it quickly and safely, with just some minor discomfort." "In just three days' time, sianon guarantees to give you the body and face you've always wanted, rebuilt with cyber-enhanced implants into a more powerful you." "So do you really want to look like this when in three days you could look like this?" "A safer, better-looking cyber future from the sianon corporation." "You know where xao is staying?" "That's top secret." "All the corporations have taken a lot of security to protect their products" " from any tampering." " Oh, yeah?" "Well, where is all your security?" "You're looking at the chairman of the board." "I can do what I want." "For all the money we were going to spend on a fighter," "I just figured I'd do it myself." "Yeah, well, you may find the ring a little tougher than the boardroom." "I was pro before I went corporate." "I can handle it." "Don't tell me your family" "Yeah, dear old dad." "Well, at least you had a choice." "Is someone forcing you to be here?" "Sianon." "Now, Ms. Tobin, if you promise to be good," "I'll have your chip deactivated." "Okay?" "There." "Fuck you, asshole!" "Bad, bad girl!" "Boy, you have a lot of fight in you." "It's too bad you're not a man." "Now, one more time, be good, and the chip is deactivated." "Okay?" "Simple, there." "You're not being good." "All right." "All right?" "You went through a lot of trouble, didn't you, to get chance to enter this two-bit tournament?" "Well, it turns out that the majority of the public didn't consider it a true world championship without the participation of a real champion, so we convinced every champion of every style to, shall we say, enlist." "That's a lot of kidnapping." "Fortunately, they were not immune to cash inducements." "Only one champion resisted all our efforts." "Integrity is a drag." "Believe me, this was not the way we wanted to do it." "So what happens now, hmm?" "What, are you going to kill me?" "Is that it?" "Oh, unless chance does his fight with xao?" "We don't believe Mr. o'brien has a..." "How do you Americans say it?" "A snowball's chance in hell?" "What do you want with me?" "We want you to train xao." "Why would I do something like that?" "Because if you don't," "Mr. o'brien's survival chances won't be very promising." "We'll reward you handsomely." " Fuck you and your money!" " Ouch!" "Before you finalize the decision, and in effect doom Mr. o'brien's life, please allow me to show you something." "He doesn't need a trainer, he needs a goddamn leash." "He's impressive, isn't he?" "Yeah, but he has no heart." "He never has." "That's why chance beat him." "Yeah, unfortunately you're right." "But we're hoping that your training will give him what his poor upbringing took away." "I won't train him." "Actually, we would like you to show him a certain amount of..." "Yes, love, if you will." "What the hell are you talking about?" "Your attention will give him the confidence he needs to... to win." "Look what it did for o'brien." "You want me to fuck him, don't you?" "No." "No." "Don't you get it?" "He needs love!" "Love!" "I want you to love him." "That's what he needs." "This place is a little small." "This is nothing." "I've got someone here who can help you find out where is xao is staying." "Appreciate it." "This tournament, the sianon corporation's own representative, xao." "I'll do what I can to help." "But you come up against me in this tournament and I'll crush you." "You help me find xao and the tournament's yours." "Nice toys you have here." "You can't be too prepared." "Liu, we need to help Mr. o'brien find out where xao's training camp is." "Most of the corporate sites are using electronic cloaking." "It's not going to be easy." "I thought you might as well relax a while." "It's going to take some time." "What are you doing here?" "Just thought I'd come and give you some pointers." "I have coaches, you know." "I know." "You know, you should switch your balance to the left." "Why don't you go back to chance o'brien where you belong?" "It's over between us." "That's not what it looked like the last time" "I saw the two of you together." "Things change." "Bullshit!" "You know, I could have left here." "Oh?" "So what are you doing here, then?" "I'm here for you." "Welcome to day one of the tournament." "56 cyber corporations are represented here by the greatest fighters of all time." "Every one of them is a current or former world champion, and some, like xao of the sianon corporation, are undeclared weapons." "This tournament isn't just about who the best fighter is, but also about who has the best cyber implant system." "It's an exciting challenge for the world's cyber corporations." "For the first time, fighters will be allowed to be cybered up to 50% of their total mass." "The opening of the tournament will be handled by tung, the head of marketing for the sponsoring sianon corporation." "Welcome to the sianon tournament." "Good luck to you." "Here we go with the first round of action." "Fighters!" "The first fighter is bodo, representing the du canne cyber corporation of France." "His opponent is ikila, representing the siwa cybertron corporation of Bombay." "Bodo fights in the world cybertronic association." "His style is a mutant version of outlaw shootfighting." "He is the current world champion in his weight and implant classification." "His record is 67 wins, no losses, and he has sent four men to their deaths in the ring." "Ikila is a generation one cyber fighter." "Siwa is a new corporation trying to get started." "They're hoping, with an impressive showing here, their stock prices will rise, giving them the capital they need to play with the larger corporations such as sianon and du canne." "Well, it's an apparent right off, bodo's superior cyber implants are going to win out." "He's beginning to dominate here with his super-charged speed and strength." "Bodo's just toying with ikila now." "A quick look at the stock market shows ikila's corporation is starting to lose stock value." "And that's the end." "Bodo wins with a time of 3:16." "Bodo is one of the favorites to reach the finals." "Bodo's sponsor, du canne, has seen their stock prices rise dramatically..." "Representing the nubicon corporation of khartoum is tal Aziz." "The ferocious nubian has a record of 81 wins and no losses." "Tal Aziz has actually come out of retirement for this fight." "Jolly, tal Aziz's opponent, represents the tokao corporation of Singapore." "Their fighter is a journeyman in the world cyber circuit and comes here with a 47 win, three loss record." "Jolly uses the tiger style, but tal Aziz is clearly the superior fighter here." "His implants appear to give him a huge advantage." "Jolly has proven first generation cyber technology just isn't up to this competition." "Oh, my!" "The nubicon corporation stock has risen by 16 points!" "The tokao corporation stock, by contrast, has just collapsed." "The next challenger is the highly regarded sante." "Sante is a fluid monkey chi stylist." "Chung is the current world cyber all-around champion." "His sponsor, kalbag, is the second largest cyber corporation in the world, and their market share has risen to the point where they now challenge sianon's number one position." "Oh, my!" "Chung delivers a kill blow!" "That makes it 29 kills for chung!" "I've located xao's whereabouts." "Well, let's go." "You're still leading with your left and you're leaving your right side open." "He's not showing much improvement." "I'm doing the best I can." "All right, I think it is time we had another little talk." "What do you want?" "Haven't I done a good enough job?" "I just want a little cooperation, that's all." "Okay, xao is definitely in here." "So is tung." "I'll take it from here." "Look, are you sure about this?" "Huh?" "They catch you, this is their island, their laws, and they can make you disappear forever." "They asked me to fight, and I'm fighting, all right?" "I got to get in there." "Wait!" "Wait!" "A gift from liu." "Good luck." "Mr. o'brien, we are within our rights to execute you for trespassing." "You know, since you did enter the tournament, we of course offered to set Jo free, but imagine our surprise when she refused to go." "Life." "Life is truly a series of unexpected turns." "What have you done with her?" "Nothing... yet." "Looks like you're going to make it." "What the hell happened?" "My people found you on the street." "Looks like I got a little more than I bargained for." "Yeah, well, I hope it was worth the effort." "You're supposed to fight this morning." "I don't think you're going to make it." "That's just what tung is expecting." "Whatever you say, champ." "It's your funeral." "How's it feel?" "O'brien, you're up." "Good luck." "It's a surprise to see chance o'brien here in this tournament." "His disdain for cyber-enhanced fighters is well known, and he has continually told the press that he would not compete here in this tournament." "Well, something must have changed." "Mr. o'brien's mind." "Could it be the 60 million first prize?" "O'brien, of course, is considered the greatest fighter in the world today." "He has never been defeated and has continued to prove his dominance against all fighters from all weight categories from all styles." "One thing that could have caused his change of heart is the loss of his manager," "Jo, who is in xao's sianon training camp." "Perhaps he's here for a little revenge." "But skill or no skill, o'brien has got a tough road ahead of him." "He'll be facing the most jacked-up and powerful fighters he has ever faced." "O'brien's opponent is Arturo." "Arturo represents a mid-sized corporation, which operates out of Mexico city." "Arturo's record is an impressive 54 wins and no losses." "Arturo fights in nirvana style." "O'brien seems driven here." "I don't think I've ever seen him so pumped up." "He seems to be punishing his opponent." "Well, there it is." "O'brien advances, but you have to wonder if the loss of his trainer won't hamper his chances down the road." "This is an interesting match-up." "Earl is a grappling stylist from Ghana." "He represents the hassa corporation of Liberia with a record of 38 wins and one loss." "He has killed 13 men in the ring." "His opponent, bokandu, is a Kali stylist from the tokay corporation based in Jakarta." "Bokandu is an outlaw fighter who has recently been in prison for murder." "The tokay corporation got him out just for this event." "Bokandu is confused by Earl's grappling action." "It seems only a matter of time before Earl can put his infamous neck-breaker on bokandu." "There it is, the neck-breaker!" "And it's over." "Earl wins, bokandu has expired." "Mario represents the zikan corporation of Brazil." "His style is that of a kendo-crane mix with the strength of the cyber-speed implants developed by the zikan corporation." "His opponent is lito." "Lito is a rising star in the Asian circuit and he was recruited by the genpact corporation to be the recipient of their new alto technology." "Well, it's back to the drawing board for the genpact corporation." "Mario wins and advances." "Chance!" "Chance!" "If I don't win this tournament, the company is finished." "Isn't there some way you can turn it around?" "I made some bad deals along the way, some of them illegal." "My dad took the fall for me." "I can't turn that around." "Come on, let's finish our run." "Fight!" "Yeah!" "Final bout of the quarter-finals." "It's bodo of the du canne corporation versus chance o'brien, the only 100% human fighter in the tournament." "O'brien has a formidable opponent in front of him as bodo has killed his last three challengers in the ring." "Both stylists have speed and power." "The edge has to go bodo with all his cyber implants." "Rumors abound that bodo has secretly jacked up closer to the 60% level by disguising his microbiotic implants in live human tissue." "Implants or not, bodo doesn't seem to be able to stop o'brien's attacks." "Everything bodo tries is swept aside and answered by o'brien's relentless assault." "What a kick from o'brien!" "Bodo's neck, which is listed as human, reveals cybergenic implants." "Bodo cheated, but to no avail." "O'brien advances." "Of course, for me, there is no serious competition here." "I definitely cannot foresee any competition, and as for chance o'brien, the last time was purely luck." "I'm in the greatest shape of my life thanks to my new trainer." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Are you training xao now?" "What happened to you and chance o'brien?" "She decided to back a winner." "What are you doing, Jo, huh?" "What are you doing?" "Save it for the ring, o'brien." "You're going to need it." "What I'm going to need is a broom to sweep up after what's left of you and your fucking tin man." "If that's the best he can do, we have nothing to worry about." "Jo!" "Jo!" "Ha!" "Looks like you've got a weak spot after all." "Ow!" "Stop." "Hmm, hmm, hmm." "Not yet." "Are you ready?" "You mean when you're ready." "Bradford is well known as the fighting chairman of the board of the zanik toma corporation." "Fighters, start!" "Rumors have been circulating that zanik toma is close to bankruptcy, but Bradford's appearance here shows they are not willing to go down without a fight." "Bradford has been retired the last three years as he concentrated on zanik toma, a company his father built into the fourth-leading cyber corporation in the world." "Tragically, Bradford's father" "You're going down." "I'm gonna finish you, pretty boy." "And the company has been heading downward ever since." "We'll have to see if Bradford can come back from his retirement and save the future of his company." "Start!" "Bradford's opponent is mouche," "Uganda stylist from the cyberlogic corporation." "Yeah!" "Ha!" "Bradford's skills are still there!" "He devastates mouche!" "Bradford advances." "Whoo!" "Hey, man." "Good luck." "I know." "I know I deserve it." "Xao is up." "Xao enters the ring after a one-year layoff." "After losing to o'brien in last year's heavyweight championship, xao was hired by the sianon corporation." "The end result of that partnership will be seen tonight, as this will be xao's first fight with his new state-of-the-art implants." "Obviously sianon is expecting xao to make an impressive impact here in the tournament." "Xao has coasted through the other rounds as opponents have defaulted or have been injured in training." "Xao's opponent here is tal Aziz, the nubian from the nubicon corporation." "Both companies' market shares and reputations are on the line." "Fight!" "And here we go." "What a battle this should be with xao, a disciple of the wing chun school, and tal Aziz, a nuba stylist." "Oh, my!" "Xao is incredible." "His speed and power are going to be too much for the nubian." "Christ, he makes me think twice about fighting him." "I think tal Aziz knows he's in trouble here." "What a horrifying glimpse into the future of cyber-fighting." "Xao is a virtual superhuman killing machine." "Nothing in this tournament is likely to stop him." "For the three corporations remaining in the tournament, trillions of dollars are on the line." "With so much at stake, tomorrow's bouts promise to be the greatest battles of all time." "Be there." "I want a guarantee that chance won't get hurt." "How can I do that, Jo?" "I've only agreed not to kill him." "What control do I have if he continues fighting in the tournament?" "Disqualify him or something." "It's your tournament." "It's your island." "I'm sure you can figure out a way." "That would arouse suspicion, Jo." "And I agree with you, it's a surprise Mr. o'brien has made it to the semi-finals, but now if something were to happen, the outcome would be devastating to the tournament." "Please." "I've done all you asked." "And more." "I don't want chance to fight xao." "Xao will kill him." "Oh, put your mind at ease, Jo." "I think it's very unlikely Mr. o'brien will reach a bout with xao." "His opponent tomorrow is formidable." "Yeah, Mr. o'brien's heroic march will end." " I'm sure of it." " Thank you." "Thank you?" "For what?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Mr. tung would like to see you." "Just take a minute." "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "Just relax!" "Relax." "Hey, listen." "There you go, sir." "What the fuck is going on?" "We are not to be seen together." "I watched you today, Bradford." "I don't know, you were quite helpful to o'brien." "I can't just do nothing." "You told me to befriend him" "But I didn't say make him a winner." "Xao is a bit nervous about o'brien, you see." "They have this history." "Look, chance is good, but he's not all together." "You've seen to that." "And he won't get any cyber enhancements to overcome his injuries." "I don't think xao should worry." "My thoughts exactly, but xao would like to see him further handicapped, and I'm inclined to agree since there's no sense of risking any possibility of defeat." "What do you have in mind?" "During your match tomorrow, injure him seriously." "Easier said than done." "Figure out a way, Bradford." "I'm still supposed to lose to him" "Yes." "Yes." "A match between xao and o'brien is what we've worked for, is it not?" "That's what you've worked for." "Me, I expect you to buy me out of my stocks." "Loan the toma corporation the two trillion dollars you promised and get my father out of prison." "The moment you injure o'brien and lose to him, the deal is closed." "If you screw me in any way" "You'll do what, Bradford?" "You'll do what?" "I don't think your father would appreciate any foolish acts." "Jail can be a dangerous place." "Things can happen." "He's looking good, isn't he?" "Now we're down to our last four competitors, and what a group they are." "The greatest fighters in the world today." "Xao has brutally destroyed every opponent he has faced so far." "All three have been killed, and with frightening ease." "Sianon has certainly done a remarkable job with xao's cyber implants." "They seem to be far ahead of all the others." "Xao's opponent, chung, has also cruised through his matches." "He is three for three in kills, but there are big questions for chung in this match." "Can his ruthless killer instinct and speed offset xao's extraordinary power and relentless attack?" "You're just a fucking tin man!" "I think he knows he's in for the fight of his life." "Xao's attack appears unstoppable." "Chung can't seem to find the answer." "Oh, my!" "I've never seen anyone do this to chung!" "Xao is handling him with such ease, it's mind-boggling." "Xao is toying with chung, punishing him." "He's literally tearing the flesh off chung's cybergenics." "That's it!" "Another impressive kill for xao." "He moves into the championship tomorrow, and as I check the sianon stock, it is going through the roof." "Success in the market and the fact that this tournament has become the most widely watched event in history has to have the sianon people ecstatic." "Stepping into the ring, world champion chance o'brien." "And here comes his opponent," "Bradford wharton of the zanik toma corporation." "The winner of this fight advances into tomorrow's championship bout against xao of sianon." "We've observed o'brien and wharton training together all week, and I'm sure all bets and friendships here are off in this semi-final bout." "Both men have a tremendous amount at stake." "O'brien, using a kickboxing tae Kwon do style punched up to power shootfighting, while wharton favors a smoother, softer aikido tamata style." "Wharton is the matador, o'brien the bull." "Wharton the flashy showman, o'brien the blue collar warrior." "Oh, my!" "O'brien's hurt." "He's down!" "This could be over." "All wharton needs to do is move in and finish o'brien." "But wharton seems to be more preoccupied with playing to the crowd." "This could be a giant mistake that wharton may regret." "O'brien is up." "Wharton has missed a chance for a quick end to this fight." "O'brien is coming on strong." "He seems fully recovered." "Oh, my!" "Wharton goes down and he's out." "O'brien wins!" "O'brien wins!" "Who would have thought a 100% human could come this far?" "Chance!" "Chance!" "Now the world will see who the real champion is." "So o'brien advances in a shocker to the championship match against xao." "Next time you won't be so lucky." "You had a shot." "Why didn't you take it?" "Ah, you beat me fair and square." "That's all there is to it." "Someone put acid in my gloves." "You son of a bitch!" "You promised me chance wouldn't fight xao." "No, I said it was highly unlikely" "Well, forget it." "The deal is off." "I'm telling xao what's going on." " You wanted to see me?" " Yeah, come here." "I've looked for Jo everywhere." "Have you seen her?" "As a matter of fact, I have." "Look." "Hurt me and Jo dies." "You get to kill chance o'brien tomorrow." "That's not such a bad thing, is it?" "Don't say anything." "I have to." "Leave him." "You have an important fight tomorrow." "Just concentrate on that." "Looks like I fucked up again." "What the hell?" "What's going on?" "It's tung." "He threatened to kill my father if I didn't help him." "Tung promised xao he could have Jo..." "He could have Jo if he beat you." " I want to see Jo." " She's safe for now." "You lose to xao today, you get her back." "Put up a good fight, the best you've ever done, but lose." "And if I don't think much of the fight you put up..." "Jo dies." "Do we understand each other?" "So what is it now, Mr. tung?" "Gentlemen, tomorrow the sianon corporation will be crowned the greatest bioengineering company in the world." "But how can you guarantee success?" "How can you be sure xao will not lose heart and match?" "Well, it's true there are many variables in the sporting match." "Even with all his perfection, there are weaknesses." "And how do you overcome that?" "The only true advantage the American has over us..." "Is his emotional commitment." "We will give xao his own." "Mr. tung, if you fuck this up," "I will have you gutted." "Do you understand my meaning?" "What a match-up for the championship." "Sianon couldn't have hoped for a better ending to this incredible tournament." "Xao, the sianon representative, has clearly established the superiority of the sianon product line." "Here comes xao." "He is accompanied by the head of marketing for sianon, tung." "Also in xao's party, o'brien's ex-manager, Jo Tobin." "And now this is a surprise, liu," "Bradford wharton's assistant." "It seems everyone is shifting over to what is appearing to be the winning team." "Xao's transformation from a good fighter to a competitor of this caliber is truly extraordinary." "And for it all to come down to beating chance o'brien, the reigning world champion, the fighter considered one of the greatest of all time and the only 100% pure human in the tournament." "What a story this has become." "Chance!" "Chance!" "The last time these two men met has no bearing on this because xao just isn't the same fighter he was back then." "Don't make me use the remote, Mr. o'brien." "Don't forget." "It seems some words are being exchanged, but the fighters move out to the center of the ring." "There is no love lost between these two, certainly not for the defection of o'brien's manager to xao's camp." "This shapes up as a fight with many aspects." "It's cyber versus human, traditional kung fu against high-tech shootfighting, and the past versus the future." "And we're just about ready to get underway." "Fight!" "Here we go." "There's no holding back." "Both fighters are unloading right from the top." "Can they keep this up?" "Both men are attacking relentlessly, trying to destroy one another as quickly as possible." "There seems to be something going on between o'brien and tung." "Oh, my!" "O'brien is destroying xao." "He is using his famous sudden strike to rip xao's cybergenics apart." "Damn, liu has pulled a gun!" "I don't know what this means!" "Oh, my!" "Xao is down." "Incredible!" "We'll have to see how xao deals with this." "Sianon has to be concerned here." "It seems impossible, but xao is down again." "Tung is stepping out into the ring." "He's got his gun on o'brien!" "Here comes xao." "O'brien is on tung and knocks out tung." "Christ!" "Xao has been shot!" "Jo is struggling with liu." "Oh, my!" "What is going on?" "This is turning out to be a disaster for sianon." "Chance!" "Chance!"