Tri-District Tournament Day Two: Bridgerton vs Cox

The decision to hold each of the top 16 matches one at a time instead of simultaneously, while time consuming, proved to be a massive hit. Instead of splitting their attention eight ways, the spectators of three districts oohed and ahhed as one by one, more victors emerged and more combatants were eliminated. A forfeit, a decimation, even a severed leg that had to be quickly treated so that the afflicted girl wouldn't bleed out all over the stage - and there were still three rounds remaining.

The dawn of the next day started off, and with eight contestants remaining the stakes and tensions only rose. The noble families of One and the Games royalty of Four overwhelmingly won out the previous day, and Two of all places saw their hopes of a victory placed solely on a girl with no notable name to carry all the way to the end. With half the matches consisting solely of those with Victor's blood in them - a civil war in One between Fray and Le Roux (two families that had lost many to the Games but, interestingly, never at the same time) and a clash between the Fray dynasty and a relative of Four's own Annie Morrisen, the other matches seemed like they would pale in comparison.

The only match of the day to find not a hint of tribute blood, Victor or otherwise, there was nevertheless excitement generated as One and Four met in battle for the first time that day. Each individual, carrying several victories, had recently prevailed over someone carrying the old names and battle-tested blood that had had so many expectations laid out on top of them. But for one of these to to break through to the semi-finals and prove to the world that it wasn't just the famous that had the skill to compete and dominate in the martial arts, they first had to go through each other - and for the handsome benito Bridgerton and the fiery Becky Cox, these twin ambitions promised a heated and closely fought combat.

This fight consists of Benito Bridgerton of District One (Griffin) vs Becky Cox of District Four (Kaplan)