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"Ladies and gentlemen, please find your seats. The girls' final match will begin momentarily."

"Just focus on what you need to do out there and nothing else." Johnny says to Jamie before his eyes land on Miguel, "Both of you. Don't worry about overall points. Just win your fight. Okay?"

"No." Miguel frowns, "I'm sorry, Sensei, but there's no way in hell we're letting Silver buy himself another title."

"He's right. We can close the gap." Jamie nods

"Badass." Johnny smiles

"Who is ready for karate?" Gunther says as the crowd cheers, "Our championship bout will follow the same structure as our semifinals. Three rounds, two minutes each, with unlimited scoring. Knockdowns are worth ten points, and if a downed fighter cannot reengage within ten seconds, they will be considered knocked out and their opponent awarded 20 points. The individual title goes to the competitor who scores the most points over these three rounds."

"Alright, Jackson, it's go time." Johnny mutters giving her a fist bump

"And now, the final match to determine our female world champion. Please come to the mat, Jamie Jackson of Cobra Kai."

"Let's go, Jamie!" Miguel calls out as she steps onto the mat

"And Zara Malik of the Iron Dragons. Good luck to you both."

"Let's go, Jamie." Sienna yells from the bleachers. Nevaeh cheers beside her.

As the two walk to the middle, Zara bows. She takes a few steps closer with a smile, "Tell Nichols I said thanks for that little stunt she pulled on my social back in Spain. Played the slut shaming card, doubled my followers."

"What an achievement." Jamie scoffs

"Play it cool all you want, but we both know it eats you up that, no matter what happens, everyone still loves me, and they'll never love you." Zara says as she looks out to the crowd, "Much like your parents who couldn't even bother to show up."

Jamie's jaw clenches as Zara chuckles, "I heard all of what happened in that hotel hallway. Pretty sure everyone did."

Jamie stares Zara down as she continues, "You've got home field advantage, but most of these sad little people from your sad little Valley are cheering for me. So enjoy your 15 minutes of fame because all you'll be after this is just another notch on my black belt. Kind of like Robby. And I'm sure Miguel as well."

The horn blares as Zara backs away with a smile, "Fighters, face me. Bow. Each other, bow. Fighting stances. Ready?"

"Let's go, Jackson. She's all yours."

"Fight!"

Jamie starts off with a kick. Zara dodges it before blocking a punch from Jamie. Jamie swings again before attempting to sweep her leg. Zara flips as Jamie stands. Jamie swings and Zara ducks before punching Jamie in the face.

"Point!"

"You have to try harder than that." Zara taunts before Jamie kicks. Zara blocks another before Jamie turns and kicks again. Jamie gets down on one knee and blocks an elbow before Zara kicks her in the back.

Jamie falls to the mat as the ref shakes his head, "No point. That's a kick to the back."

Zara backs up as Jamie grabs at her leg before Jamie blocks two kicks. Jamie stands as Zara does two flips. Jamie plays defense as Zara continues punching at her. Jamie then grabs ahold of her before Zara flips and attempts another kick to the face.

"No point. Block."

"Focus, Jackson."

"That little bitch got in her head." Sienna sighs as Nevaeh looks over at her

Zara leans back dodging another one of Jamie's kicks. Zara blocks more punches before Jamie turns to backhand her. She leaves an opening that Zara takes to kick her in her stomach.

"Point!"

Jamie swings again. Zara successfully blocks her before landing another punch to her stomach.

"Point!"

Jamie then blocks two kicks to her face before Zara kick her in her stomach.

"Point!"

Before Jamie could try, Zara lands a roundhouse to her cheek.

"Point!" The ref calls out as the horn blares

"Damn it!" Jamie groans as Johnny walks up to her

"Shake it off. Shake it off." He says leading her to the edge of the mat, "You're only down five, all right? That's not even a touchdown. Plenty of time to come back. She's baiting you. All right? Making you gas out."

Jamie pants as Johnny continues on. His words echoing in her ears as Jamie looks out to the crowd. The fans chant Zara's name repeatedly. Miguel watches as Jamie's eyes bounce around everyone in the bleachers. His brows furrowing as she turned back to Johnny, but hadn't really began to pay attention.

"Hey, Sensei, can I have a second?"

"Yeah." Johnny nods before walking off. Miguel steps up and takes Jamie's hands

"Jamie?"

"My parents aren't here." She breathes. She looks over to Miguel, "Zara was right, no one in that crowd is rooting for me. It's all for her."

"Hey, listen to me. Don't let her get into your head."

"You gonna tell me to stay centered and find my balance?" She rambles, "Because I would if I could, but I need her to stay still so I can give her the beating she's got coming."

"No, I wasn't gonna say any of that."

"So what, then?" Jamie says, "No matter what, her and my mom are right. I'm not cut out for this."

"Yes, you are, Jamie." Miguel says, "You were made for this. You've been through hell and back and you deserve to win this.So many people who want to see you win. I want to see you win."

"Sienna, Hawk, Mikayla, Jack, Sam, Robby, Tory, we're all here to see you win because you deserve it. I know that you can beat her because I know you. And you gave me the strength to pull through so much and to get here. Now it's your turn to pull through and get the championship, okay?"

Jamie nods, "Okay."

Miguel cups her face and looks her in her eyes, "You got this."

Jamie nods as the horn blares. Miguel nods to her as he lets go. Jamie takes a deep breath as she walks back onto the mat.

"Let's go, Jamie!"

Jamie turns toward the crowd and her eyes widen as Brittany waves back at her. She smiles softly before turning back to Zara.

"Let's go, Jamie."

"Come on!"

"Fighting stances." The ref says, "Ready! Fight!"

Zara circles Jamie before kicking at her. Jamie dodges before blocking another kick. Zara ducks under Jamie's kick before jumping up. Jamie turns and kicks which Zara blocks before Jamie kicks her in her chest.

"Point!"

"Yes!"

Jamie flips towards Zara and as she lands, Zara does the same. Once Zara is upright, Jamie punches her in her jaw.

"Point!"

Zara yells as she swings at Jamie. Jamie blocks before pushing Zara's arms away from her. Jamie then ducks under her arm and blocks a kick. She ducks out of the way as Zara runs at her. She jumps up and kicks Zara in her face. Zara falls to the mat as Jamie stands back up.

"Knockdown. Ten points."

"Yes!"

"Yes, Jamie!"

Zara jumps up and immediately swings at her. Jamie blocks before grabbing Zara's waist and bending down. She brings her foot up and kicks Zara in her nose.

"Another point!"

As Zara runs at Jamie, Jamie pushes her away before turning and kicking her in the face again. Zara groans as she lands on the mat.

"Knockdown. Ten points."

"Yeah!"

Zara jumps up as her face scrunches up in embarrassment. Zara yells out as she runs and swings at Jamie. Jamie ducks under before getting down to one knee. As Zara turns to her, Jamie jumps up and flips twice before landing a kick to Zara's face. Jamie yells as blood spills from Zara's mouth. Zara lands on the mat with a thud as the ref runs over to her.

"Knockout. Winner!"

The crowd cheers as Jamie breathes out a relieved sigh. Jamie turns as Miguel runs over and scoops her up in a hug. Jamie chuckles tearfully as Miguel squeezes her, "Yes! You did it, baby!"

As she pulls away, Johnny engulfs her in a hug before Tory pulls her in. The two pull away before Jamie hugs Sam and Robby. She pulls away and laughs as Sienna tackles her in a hug.

"You did it, JJ!" Sienna squeals. Jamie smiles at her as the two pull away.

"Congratulations to our new Sekai Taikai girls' champion, Jamie Jackson."

"Yeah!" Miguel yells as Jamie turns toward the crowd

"Jamie! Jamie! Jamie! Jamie! Jamie! Jamie! Jamie!"

"With her win, Cobra Kai is closing the gap on the Iron Dragons. We'll take a short intermission before our final event, the boys' championship."

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