>>5605129>24 vs 13Sira changes his guard from roof to ox — raising his sword to be above his head while keeping the point towards his opponent.
By keeping the sword near horizontal to the ground, he can protect himself from downward cuts.
Sihn brings his sword down, trying to cut at Sira’s head and hands. His defense holds firm.
Once Sihn’s blade loses its momentum, Sira ripostes with a thrust.
Sihn tries to move back and swipe aside the thrust, but he gets in the forehead before doing so.
Sira closes the distance by dashing towards him, his backfoot pressed against the ground and launching him forwards.
Once the cut lands on Sihn’s shoulder, Sira moves back to avoid any retaliatory blows.
The crowd roars for him.
One more strike should do it.
Sira rests his blade on his shoulder again and approaches.
Sihn moves his sword to at hip height with the point pointing towards Sira’s face — he is in plough guard. A strong position to initiate thrusts and upward cuts.
Sihn threatens him with several low commitment thrusts at his legs and chest before stepping into a thrust.
Sira displaces the quick thrusts by keeping his point forward and maintaining contact with Sihn’s blade. By being in a bind, he can feel the movements of the sword much easier, allowing him to slap aside the thrusts.
The moment he notices the large forward movement, Sira steps to the side and turn his sword horizontal to the ground, performing a cut to his hands.
With his blade over Sihn’s, Sira follows it up by cutting at his throat before retreating.
Sihn staggers back and the goblin announcer calls an end to the first round. The cheers of the crowd becomes more muffled in his mind.
One point to Sira. If he wins one more round, he’ll beat this guy.
