Kirk hissed as he realized he had underestimated the other's ability for a lunge. Few men could practically do a split in a lunge, getting parallel to the ground and coming upwards under his guard. He let out a grunt of pain as the sharp tip pierced his clothing and sliced through skin, skirting off his ribs as he turned.

Kirk roared and brought his cutlass down as hard as he could on the enemy's blade, using sheer brute force to force the rapier down, then getting into the other's guard and instead of bringing his sword in, twisted his body and came up with a sucker punch aimed for the jaw.