When you fight,press R1 almost any time you do a move because they can reverse it, but if you press R1, it reverses most of the moves they do. to do your special moves, you have to be "BLAZIN" and you move the right anolog stick to do your special move. to get "BLAZIN" you have to do moves untill the bar at the bottom of the screen starts to flash and then move the right anolog stick. After press X when he is standing up and then move the right anolog stick and you will do your special. and it dosent always knock the guy out.