Streets of Rage 3: Stage 5

Streets of Rage 3, with Axel on Hard
Stage 5, Part 2 of 3
The US version of this game is far harder than the Japenese version, Bare Knuckle 3. Some even say that BK3 on hardest is even easier than SOR3 on easy.
I did fine on every other level. All of a sudden I get to Stage 5 from my save state and everything goes to shit. I get raped hardcore. Leave me some comments about my game play and maybe some pointers