Spec unleashes moves lethal enough to take out even the strongest of opponents in one strike, but Kaoru Hanayama counters with improbable moves of his own. Spec finally tastes defeat.
While out with Kozue Matsumoto (girlfriend of a the main character), Baki Hanma is almost ambushed by Spec, but he' s spared a fight when Kaoru Hanayama suddenly appears to protect the couple from harm's way.
Five unrelated incredibly brutal criminals on death row spontaneously leave the same message for the guards, escape incarceration and head for Tokyo to take part in the ultimate fighting tournament.
With all five death row escapees and their opponents assembled inside the Underground Arena, Mitsunari Tokugawa officially declares the beginning of battle.