Sure enough, after depleting his larger opponent of all of his stamina, the shorty gradually began to retaliate.

He was an extremely confident fighter, and unless one had a cognitive impairment that made them unreasonably confident, it was generally the case that confidence stemmed from strength.

The shorty's retaliation was very calm and measured, and he didn't immediately storm in to try and land a barrage of heavy blows. Instead, there was a pattern to his attacks, and he only threw each heavy punch after a sequence of jabs.

"What is he doing? His opponent's exhausted, this is the perfect opportunity to take him out!"

Even if his opponent is completely exhausted, given his size advantage, all he needs to do is land a single good hit to win. For a seasoned fighter, impatience is a fatal weakness. As long as he...