Once we got in the ring, it was up to us. There was a staff member to ensure the ring was being used appropriately. Even if this was a crime den, it was also a real place of legitimate business. People could not get too injured or killed in here. Not without gaining too much attention from the authorities. I could be assured that I was not going to be shanked in the middle of the fight and left to bleed out. That was a small comfort as I was sure that Chelsea did not really care if I lived or died outside of the walls of the gym. Jamie was across from me and glaring as he practiced his form and threw a few mock punches. I did the same before he walked to the center of the ring to meet me. I met him and he placed his gloves out. I looked at him. I honestly did not him as a "love of the sport" kind of guy. "Don't be a dick! Touch gloves." he ordered. I nodded and did it. He smirked at me before walking back to his corner of the square ring. I guess he really was not trying to bait me into dropping my guard. It was on the staff members to tell us to go. We waited on him to ring the bell. I was nervous.
Jamie and I slowly made our approach to the middle of the ring again. I knew that I was going to need to be on the defensive for this match. I was doing my best to block him. Jamie, on the other hand, was trying his best to get into my blind spots using very good footwork. I was not going to let this happen to me. I tried to get some hits in when he was stopped. I got some damage in. It was not enough to deter him from trying to get me though. He kept trying to get at me until the bell rung for the end of the first round. In the second and third rounds, he was more proactive at attacking me. I was still blocking to the best of my ability. I actually was able to catch him off guard with a feint. That allowed me to get a massive haymaker in. When the third bell rang, it was the staff member on call that called the fight. He pointed at me and said "You won this time, buddy." I raised my arm in victory. Jamie was pissed and stomped his feet in anger. I was not expecting to win the fight. That was a very pleasant surprise for me. The gang looked really upset at the result. Very upset. It really was time to go now.
The group was pissed off. "This fucking sucks. Let's just go. I didn't even get my full routine in today." the leader said. Since they were going to be leaving, I decided to let them go first. I did not want to run into them outside of the gym. They were going to leave when Mike clutched at his stomach. He said "Uh... I have to use the toilet." I just looked at him. He looked really uncomfortable. "Damn. Just when I wanted to leave the fucking gym." the leader of the gang complained out loud. "I will... be back!" the redhead added. That was really suspicious. Mike ran off before anyone could say anything. I wanted to see where this would go. "I guess that I can use the bathroom before I go too." I said as I started going to where the signs on the wall told me it was. It was a public gym after all. Those things were clearly marked out for the paying loyal customers. Jamie's eyes widened and quickly said "Not without me, you're not, fucking asshole! Get back here!" I just ignored him. I did not care what he had to say about this one single bit. He was some thug NPC. He then began to quickly follow after me.
