Talton grunts as the breath is forced from his lungs by Rich’s sudden body spear to his solar plexus.<em>Damn fuckers fast</em>, he thinks. Fighting back the panic and pain, the big man blinks rapidly trying to focus on the conflict. Wrapping his arm around his opponent’s neck he cinches in a tight choke-hold as his feet lift from the deck by the momentum of Rich's blow. Talton delivers a quick series of jabs to the others kidneys while using his weight to drag the other lycan backward with him.<br/><br/><strong>“Big mistake,” </strong>he pants trying to catch his breath,<strong>“closing with me, Richie.”</strong>His forearm tightens as he falls, trying to cut off Rich’s oxygen to return the favor. Small colored lights dance before his eyes as he struggles to bring his breathing back under control. As his back slams into the wood deck he kicks upward hoping to send the other man flying over him in a devastating suplex . Just to get some time to catch his breath.<br/>