Dragon went into the ring as the match began.ĭragon and Takamura's opening punch exchange. As the match was about to begin, Dragon went to the ringside without a proper entrance as he was intrigued by Takamura's, laughing after seeing Takamura's costume explode and his seconds fall over. The next day, Dragon went to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan as his WBC super middleweight title defence match against Takamura arrived. Dragon claimed that Takamura's eyes looked great and believed that he will no longer be alone, predicting that both of them will read each other ten to twenty moves ahead. At a hotel, Dragon's staff asked of his impression of Takamura during the face-off at the weigh-in. Dragon wanted him to think of the match as him fighting an angel, since his second is the goddess of good fortune, while Takamura wanted Dragon to think of him as the devil, claiming to be divine punishment itself. Later, Dragon went to his press conference for his WBC super middleweight title defence, meeting Takamura. When Yagi tried to start gambling with Dragon, the owner of the Otakugon kicked him out, ending the game and leaving Dragon in a good mood after he catches the thirty-two thousand point sticks he earned. After Yagi got two more winning hands, Dragon revealed one of his own. When the second match began, Dragon kept getting winning hands until Yagi broke the flow with a ron and the yamiten (damaten), which Dragon disregarded as cheap and lucky. While Dragon was unimpressed, Yagi claimed that pride will be the thing that is at stake, something that money pales in comparison. After Dragon won the first mahjong match, Dragon asked how much is at stake, however, Yagi informed him that gambling is illegal in Japan. The match between Dragon, Haruhiko Yagi, Takachan Ōi, and Jen Murakami began. When Dragon learned that the Kamogawa gym is fulfilling his request of him wanting to play mahjong if he has to go to Japan to fight Takamura, Dragon arrived to the Otakugon to play mahjong. Dragon left the airport and immediately went to the Kawahara gym to train, hitting the sandbag.ĭragon in a mahjong match between Yagi, Ōi, and Murakami. Dragon claimed that he wasn't, as he asked for a quick arrival to Japan, explaining that lady luck loves him since everything is always granted and goes his way. ![]() After getting off the plane at the Narita Terminal 1, Dragon was asked by reporters if he was nervous about the typhoon. There was a typhoon hitting Japan, however, it went away in one day just in time for Dragon's arrival. Later, as his WBC super middleweight title defence match against Takamura loomed closer, Dragon had a flight scheduled for him to go to Japan. Dragon left the building after stuffing his bag with stacks of $100's that he won. He mentioned to his opponent how some things are not explainable with logic and one doesn't always win even if they are skilled, however, he gloated that he was lucky enough to charm the goddess of good fortune. History Part III Keith Dragon ArcĪt the Mahjong, Dragon played mahjong against his opponent and won after pulling off a difficult hand. Dragon, knowing that there are mahjong pros in Japan, accepted the offer. After becoming the WBC super middleweight champion, a request from the Kamogawa gym was sent to his side for a title defence match against the challenger, Mamoru Takamura, with Takamura's side pleading for the match to be held in Japan. Dragon soon earned the nickname "Manhattan's Demon King". He was so skilled that no one could touch him, making his opponents terrified. īeing taught by Japanese salarymen, Dragon naturally picked up mahjong as a hobby. From then on, he believed to be blessed by the goddess of good fortune. He felt as if someone was telling him to not die, thinking that it was God. However, when he spent his coin gambling, he won, and kept winning even though he wanted to lose it all. He wanted to follow his mother, but decided to spend his last coin before doing so. ![]() ![]() He later found his mother as she committed suicide by hanging herself. When Dragon was young, his father, who was a drug addict, commuted suicide.
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