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So the attempted tripping failed but you know what, this worked just as well to the swordsman's advantage. As the axe-kick came down, he rose his shoulder up toward it to lessen the blow and catch his opponent off-guard.
As soon as that leg connected with his shoulder, his left arm came up and locked in a vice grip around the offending limb. Grinning from ear to ear, he dropped his sheathed sword from his right hand and used the open hand to seize the front of Ryo's shirt. With a burst of leg power and a flex of his back, Seno heaved his opponent up off the ground and slammed him down to the ground.
Standing at Ryo's feet, the swordsman grinned again as an idea came to him. With his opponent likely dazed from the throw, he had a few seconds to act. Seizing Ryo's right foot, he lifted the limb up and stepped his left leg over it, then turned to present his back to the downed combatant. He folded his opponent's right foot over his left knee, then dropped onto his own backside and levered his left knee over Ryo's foot, pressing down to apply a painful amount of pressure to his opponent's legs and probably his lower back as well.
And as the gathered crowd realized what the swordsman was doing, they let out a collective "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" that echoed over the battlefield.
Yes, that's right. Seno had just shown his character again by stealing a move from the WWE great, Ric Flair. One figure-four leglock, fried up to order and served to go.
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