Match of the Millennium

A 'roundup' broadcast is released after the conclusion of the semi-finals round of the tournament, featuring commentators Tom Bradley and 'Loverboy' Lou Harris as well as a special guest commentator! TOM: "Hello and welcome, folks! It's Tom and Lou comin' atcha with the semi-finals rundown!" LOU: "Sadly, Princess Lyraelle couldn't join us for this show. On the bright side, purple is the next closest thing to pink, and we've got Coco Coalbridge here to help us out with the commentary!" COCO: "Oh, thanks, guys. I've always wanted to be introduced as the next best thing to Pink." TOM: "By the way, is it Coco or Constance?" COCO: "Coco, please! I abhor Constance, it makes me sound obnoxiously posh." LOU: "That accent probably doesn't help. But, hey, there's nothing wrong with a bit of class." TOM: "I keep trying to tell him that all the time, Coco." LOU: "I knew I must've heard it somewhere. So, Coco, you're the first NFG contestant we've had on the rundown!" COCO: "I know! I'm so excited! I don't really know anything about fighting, but it'll be a laugh, won't it?" LOU: "That makes three of us." TOM: "Still, I'm sure your experiences as a competitor in the NFG will give you unique insights to share." LOU: "And that juicy insider goss about the other prospects." COCO: "I promise I'll be as impartial as possible." (Continued in next post!)

HAWKSLEY versus DJAMILA LOU: "So, about that impartiality you just mentioned." COCO: "Yes?" LOU: "I heard you showed up at this one to spectate." COCO: "Wait, you're not going to -" =*= FIGHT FOOTAGE =*= As the fighters begin to take their positions, one Constance Louise Coalbridge is sat on one of the benches toward the top of the stands, dressed in a pair of designer cutoff shorts and a white babydoll tank top, her hair pulled back into a ponytail braid at the moment. Beside her on the bench sits a familiar binturong wearing a tiny straw summer hat likely meant for a child or doll. Both are wearing purple Ray-Ban sunglasses. Hawksley's arrival causes Coco's lips to curve into an indignant frown, and she rises up from her seat to give a double-thumbs-down of disapproval amidst a sea of cheers. "BOOOOO! BOOOOO! Come on, Morgie! Let's show our disallegiance!" After all, jeering at Hawksley is all she really came for. Certainly not to scope out the topless Irishman's fighting prowess. Captain Morgan seems more interested in chewing on the frame of his sunglasses than joining in. "Alright, Djamila! Come on!" The British babe cups her hands to project her voice as Hawksley's opponent steps out toward the stage. "Kick his arse!" =*= END FOOTAGE =*= TOM: "Wow! That was some incredible impartiality on display." COCO: "Well, there's no need for sarcasm, Tom." TOM: "I meant from the bearcat. What a poker face." LOU: "Obviously, Miss Coalbridge still wasn't over getting her butt kicked by Hawksley the week before." COCO: "Obviously." TOM: "This was a heck of a fight. Hawksley seemed to take on a policy of relentless aggression, while Djamila played it cool and steady. It almost ended here." =*= FIGHT FOOTAGE =*= As the spinning staff is sent towards him, the brazen bar brawler is bashed brutally by it's force. "Feck" he splutters as she screams, unsure which is worse between the whacking and the wailing. He's blown backwards by the whirling wind, sending him sprawling across the stage. He remains down, battling to catch his breath, before bringing his fist down with force, smashing it into the stage's surface. His action ignites the ground, creating a ring of roaring fire that spreads outwards to surround both the fighters. Dashing towards Djamila, he will aim to deliver a devastating lightning-fast punch, with the intention of sending the Iraqi woman flying through the wall of flames. COMBATSYS: Hawksley successfully hits Djamila with Burn Baby Burn ES. [ \\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > /// ] Hawksley 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Djamila Djamila sees the ring going on fire all around them, and she means to dodge, but that punch is really quick. She's not fast enough at all. The punch sends her into the fire. That has to be it. No one gets up from being on fire, right? But no, she gets up, her clothes burning. It has to hurt. Her skin has to be burning too. Her face shows it is the case. =*= END FOOTAGE =*= LOU: "We had live commentary from Coco at this point, but unfortunately, our language standards don't allow us to broadcast it." COCO: "One does get a bit caught up in it all, doesn't one?" TOM: "Djamila managed to fight back, and we ended up with what could have been a double-knockout, but the judges called it in Hawksley's favour when he was able to get up first." LOU: "I got the impression you weren't happy with that one, Coco." COCO: "Well, I was just trying to show some support for Djamila. She's lovely. Unlike that brute Hawksley." TOM: "Impartial as always, Miss Coalbridge." COCO: "Oh, sorry! I will be for the next one, I promise." A link to the match VOD appears at the bottom of the screen: http://motm.kicks-ass.net/log/idx/0012048.shtml (Continued in next post!)

TAMAKI versus NIXIE TOM: "So, Coco, what's your take on Tamaki and Nixie?" COCO: "Well, I haven't really got to meet either of them, but I heard Tamaki wants to party with me and Hawksley, which I think is lovely, except for the part where Hawksley is invited." LOU: "To be fair, you have been seen drinking with Hawksley around the hotel quite a few times." COCO: "Yes, and it always ends in complete disaster." LOU: "Oh, really? What happens?" COCO: "I end up with a horrible hangover or soaking wet." LOU: "Damn. Sounds like somebody can't hold her alcohol." COCO: "Let's stop casting aspersions on me, shall we?" TOM: "Yes, let's cast aspersions on the Darkstalkers instead." LOU: "I really think you're overstepping some boundaries here, Tom." TOM: "Sorry! I just meant we should focus on the match." COCO: "So, as I was saying, I think Tamaki's lovely, and I love her costume, with the tail and all. I think Captain Morgan quite fancies her." An animalistic chuckling sound comes from under the desk. LOU: "Oh God, has he been here all along?!" COCO: "Oh, hello, Morgie!" Coco picks up the binturong from beneath the desk and places it on top of the surface, where the bearcat starts to scrabble for a better view of the picture of Tamaki shown on the screen behind the commentary trio. TOM: "Looks like you were right. He's like Lou when the cameras aren't rolling." LOU: "Hey, I resent that remark. Anyway, this one was total carnage. If any of you saw what Nixie did to my man Brian, she pulled the stops out even harder against Tamaki." =*= FIGHT FOOTAGE =*= Tamaki pulls her legs up and does a forward handspring, driving both her feet at Nixie in a powerful kick that simultaneously gets her back on her feet and (hopefully) takes the smaller goblin down! It's an unusual maneuver that looks a lot more acrobatic than someone built like Tamaki really is likely to pull off, and it's surprisingly hard to read. COMBATSYS: Nixie Toughs Out Tamaki's Rude Awakening! [ \\\\\\\\\\ < > ////////// ] Tamaki 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Nixie "Yes, but you were born a tanuki! It's not like you had a life before then!" Nixie's starting to sound rather irrated about all this. She does get knocked down by Tamaki this time as she wasn't expecting that from her. Though Tamaki might not be so happy about what happens next. The powerful kick knocks several explosives that the goblin was carrying out of the air and into the air above her. COMBATSYS: Nixie successfully hits Tamaki with Epic Explosives. - Power hit! - [ < > ////////// ] Tamaki 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Nixie Tamaki says, from her back, "I don't know if I should be insulted or not," when Nixie says she didn't have a life before that. How are baby bake-danukis made? The world may never know. Tamaki isn't telling. She wasn't expecting explosives to fly everywhere when she kicked Nixie. Tamaki's eyes widen and her jaw drops almost comedically as she realizes that yes, those are bomblets falling around her, and no, there's too many of them for her to bounce back. She hunkers down, trying to protect herself. They explode. When the smoke clears, Tamaki is about ten feet away, flat on her back again and staring at the ceiling. She very slowly reaches for her tokkuri, opens it up, and proceeds to try to take a drink, which mostly seems to mean 'dump it all over her face'. Yeah, she's out of it. =*= END FOOTAGE =*= TOM: "Not the most flattering way for Tamaki to end a match, even if she did give it her all." COCO: "Oh, come on. We've all been there." LOU: "Ahh, club nights, eh, Coco?" A link to the match VOD appears at the bottom of the screen: http://motm.kicks-ass.net/log/idx/0012052.shtml (Continued in next post!)