Hardin: I could see his technique before he hit me. That technique of trying to distract the enemy with a feeble punch before launching the killing blow. I saw through him. The crowd roared with excitement as he spat out the blood that had now gathered in his mouth from my first punch, the both of us rotating in a circle like predators watching their prey. In my head, I calculated how many blows I would have to give to knock him out fully. One? Maybe two.... He swung first, his side jab obviously hefty but not enough to cause me to stumble as I grabbed his arms, hitting his back on the floor, causing him to groan in pain as he got back up quickly. " You think you are so tough huh new boy? This place would break you in less than two days" he said, launching again but this time, I was

