The one advantage Jake had over Dirk was his strength, and that buck wasn't enough to get him off of the other. He knew he'd have to keep them in close contact if his plan was going to work. A sword would need room to do any serious damage and as it was Jake knew Dirk wasn't going to use that weapon that way regardless. This protected him from being caught.

In favor of using the hand holding Dirk's shirt to throw another punch into the others side, Jake released his grip on the stretching article of clothing. When his neck was released his maneuverability improved greatly, it would be a waste to not use the opportunity. So he tried for a few more punches and a particularly violent pistol whip, making a large show of his actions and ultimately using his wide and sporadic movements to afford Dirk the space to back away if he so chose to.

Jake's scowl would stay firm as he listened to the verbal instigation however. "We're here to fight and time is ticking away!" Three minutes and counting... this was not looking good. Jake didn't have more than a few hits on him and unless Dirk started bleeding they were both in trouble.