Pound for Pound

Sousuke Kusanagi, who is overwhelmingly strong in a fight and frustrated by the lack of opponents, was about to pick a fight with some yakuza when his teacher, Munakata, stopped him. Seeing that Sousuke was so restless he didn’t know what to do, Munakata introduced him to a dojo run by his relative, Takada. Upon arriving at the dojo, Sousuke immediately picked a fight with a student and beat him up, but the student didn’t seem to feel a thing. In fact, Sousuke ended up getting hit with a knee strike, but he managed to break free using sheer brute strength. Realizing he wouldn’t stand a chance if he got injured, Sosuke was eventually taken down with a sleeper hold. Excited by encountering such strength, Sosuke decided to embark on the path of mixed martial arts. (Source: Akita Shoten, translated)