Match of the Millennium

A 'roundup' broadcast is released after the conclusion of the final match of Round 2 of the tournament, featuring commentators Tom Bradley and 'Loverboy' Lou Harris as well as a special guest commentator! TOM: "Good evening, folks! It's Tom and Lou back for the rundown of week two! Now, we've had complaints about the lack of non-male representation on our commentary team -" LOU: "Mostly from me." TOM: "- so we've brought with us our first guest commentator, fan favourite Queen Lyraelle Darkheart!" LYRAELLE: "Hello, minions~ By the way, it's actually Princess Lyraelle Lightheart now, Tom." TOM: "Ah, yes. My apologies, Princess." LOU: "You know, Lady Lightheart, I don't mind the new look, but I kinda liked the old costume." LYRAELLE: "And why's that, 'Lou?'" LOU: "It was very flattering." LYRAELLE: "What can I say? I have an ass that's easily flattered. Now, why don't we move on?" TOM: "Well said, Princess Lightheart. On with the results!" (Continued in next post!)

HAWKSLEY versus COCO TOM: "So, Your Majesty -" LYRAELLE: "Royal Highness, technically, Tom." TOM: "- right. Your Royal Highness, what did you think about the competitors in this fight?" LYRAELLE: "Well, you know I'll always have a fondness for purple, so I was rooting for Coco, but Hawksley was clearly just too hot to handle. For her, anyway." LOU: "True, but I bet he was one Full Moon Party away from seeing stars." TOM: "Aren't we all, Lou?" LOU: "By the way, Princess, have you noticed any, euh... similarities in Coco's playbook?" LYRAELLE: "I thought we moved on from that topic, Lou. <3" LOU: "I'll take that as an acknowledgement." A link to the VOD flashes below: http://motm.kicks-ass.net/log/idx/0012035.shtml (Continued in next post!)

SARAH versus DJAMILA TOM: "Now, here's an interesting match: a DJ facing an exotic dancer. Normally, you'd expect this kind of pairing to be working together, wouldn't you, Lou?" LOU: "Only if they're good at what they do, Tom. I've certainly seen them clash before." LYRAELLE: "Personally, I can't stand the kinda back-patting sugar-sweet friends-y kumbaya crap that Sarah brings to the table. You're there to kick each others' asses and look good doing it." TOM: "Huh. I'm surprised, Lyraelle! I thought the whole 'Sparkle Princess' thing was supposed to emphasize a new dedication to friendship and cooperation." LOU: "As opposed to the 'Demon Queen' thing, which was about domination and humiliation. ...It was hot." LYRAELLE: "Oh, haha, you're right! Sorry, I was just mimicking what the old Lyraelle would have said. I totally love DJ Superwhatever's vibe." TOM: "So did I, Your Royal Highness. It's a shame she wasn't able to pull it off against Djamila." LYRAELLE: "I'm sure that would've cost extra." LOU: "You know, watching this match really made me think about getting into meditation." TOM: "You mean the kind of meditation in this clip?" =*= FIGHT FOOTAGE =*= Djamila starts swinging her hips from side to side in a soft motion, and she makes a meditating sounds. Some kind of wind chi can be felt moving around her. It's caressing her almost. She doesn't do anything else right now, but it seems to help her body. She seems in her own little world now. COMBATSYS: Djamila makes the om sound and wind chi flies around her for a short moment. [ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > /////////////////// ] Djamila 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Sarah =*= END FOOTAGE =*= LOU: "Exactly, Tom. It's a real art form." TOM: "Well, I heard that Hawksley got into some real trouble when he butted in on Djamila and Coco trying to meditate." LOU: "Well, he's not exactly the most subtle, is he? The FightTube footage was definitely hilarious, though. People should check it out." A link to the match VOD flashes below: http://motm.kicks-ass.net/log/idx/0012040.shtml (Continued in next post!)

NIXIE versus BRIAN STORM TOM: "Now, this was definitely a... match." LOU: "Good Lord, Tom, I'm not even sure what we witnessed with this one. TOM: "'Cursed' is the word I believe the kids would use these days." LYRAELLE: "Probably more literally than how we'd use it, Tom. And I mean literally not in the way that we'd use it." TOM: "I'll admit it, Zoomer speak gives me a headache, Your Highness." LYRAELLE: "Basically, literally everything seemed to go wrong for Brian Storm this match." LOU: "I mean, it all started to go downhill with this footage." =*= FIGHT FOOTAGE =*= "Now, some of you have heard that there's a visually impaired fighter in this competition. That's perfectly fine. When I meet her, I intend to make things even," he says, putting his hands across his eyes, "because I too could kick the asses of any of these rodeo clowns with my eyes clo-" Just as he's about to finish his sentence, Brian trips over somebody's plastic beer cup on the ramp and flails his one free arm as he falls forward, the microphone screeching as it goes flying. He log rolls all the way down the ramp before rolling unsteadily up to his feet at the ground level. He finally takes his hand off of his eyes, steadies himself, and calmly adjusts his necktie with both hands as the lyrics 'I'm A Man With A Plan!' blare over the speakers. Rather than resuming his speech, Brian climbs up onto the apron and swings himself over the top rope. He moves to the opposite corner and starts to climb the turnbuckles to hype up the crowd. Just as he does, blue post pyrotechnics go off right in his face, and he staggers back onto the mat, placing a hand over his blinded eyes. "Cool! Cool! This is all cool!" he growls optimistically. =*= END FOOTAGE =*= TOM: "It literally went downhill as soon as he tried to make a joke at Djamila's expense." LOU: "How many times did he end up getting blinded that match, anyway?" =*= BRIAN BLINDING #2 =*= Brian shrewdly shifts his eyes toward his opponent as the device is lobbed in his direction, then deftly decides to try and dodge out of the way, throwing himself off of the chair - but his feet catch in the legs of the furniture, causing him to fall down face-first toward the smoke bomb instead. As it detonates in his face, he starts to cough and retch, clawing his way to the ropes as he visibly fights back tears in his eyes. "Augh! I'm blind! And I'm... PISSED OFF!" =*= BRIAN BLINDING #3 =*= COMBATSYS: Nixie successfully hits Brian Storm with Eyepoke of Doom. [ \\\\\\\\\\ < > //////////////////// ] Brian Storm 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Nixie "AUUGGHHH! I've been blinded -- AGAIN!!" Clearly dedicated to his craft, the wrestler sells the hell out of the poke to his eye sockets, staggering backward and releasing the hammerlock. Red fluid seeps liberally down between his fingers, squirting all over the mat. When he pulls his hands away from his eyes, though, it becomes clear from close range that he's just squinting and covered in what seems to be fake blood. =*= BRIAN BLINDING #4 =*= Nixie digs around her around in her pockets once again and fortunately manages to find an undamaged flask. She pops the container open and downs half of the green liquid feeling a bit energized. She then tosses remaining half at Brian, it's rather dangerous for non-goblins to come in contact with. COMBATSYS: Nixie successfully hits Brian Storm with Toxic Tonic. [ < > ////////// ] Brian Storm 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nixie The toxic chemical hits Brian, splashing in his face and causing him to cry out. "RAAAUGH! NOT AGAIN!" =*= END FOOTAGE =*= TOM: "Talk about bad karma." LOU: "The amazing thing is that he still managed to turn it into a double knockout. Of course, Nixie walked out of the ring and Brian had to be taken out on a stretcher, so she moves on." LYRAELLE: "Another victory for darkstalker kind. Shame about Brian, though. He had such innovative ideas." LOU: "Is that why you're wearing a t-shirt with your own face on it now?" LYRAELLE: "What do you think? Too much?" A link to the match VOD flashes below: http://motm.kicks-ass.net/log/idx/0012041.shtml (Continued in next post!)

TAMAKI versus GENIE TOM: "Now, this was a well-anticipated match. A lot of people were thinking Genie was one to watch out for after what she did to Kenzo in Round One." LOU: "And rightfully so, Tom. Kenzo put up a good fight, but Genie just had some crazy power." TOM: "Of course, all that power became a problem when Tamaki turned it back on her!" =*= FIGHT FOOTAGE =*= Tamaki thumps her own stomach with the flat of her hand, hard enough to make a sound. It makes a noise out of proportion to the size of the blow, sets up a rather eye-catching bounce across her front (well, her chest mostly)... ..and makes her erupt into rainbow chi, which bursts off of her in all directions! It doesn't travel far at all, but the lance of energy hits it and rebounds backwards, now shimmering in all those rainbow colours as it travels right back at Genie! Tamaki uses the cover to open her tokkuri and take a long drink from it. COMBATSYS: Tamaki successfully hits Genie with Reflected Lance Du Lac. -* WILD HIT! *- [ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ < > ///////////////////// ] Genie 1/----===/=======|=======\=======\1 Tamaki Genie smiles proudly, smugly, perhaps, as she lets loose the lance. It's a look of triumph! Her move is so cool, and and and. And suddenly it is returning to her courtesy of Tamaki's belly (?) drum deflecting it back toward her. Genie is wide-eyed and in shock when the lance crashes into her and explodes in a flash of Psi and Chi and knocks her flat on her toush. =*= END FOOTAGE =*= LOU: "Absolute poetry. I think we should watch that one back in slow motion." TOM: "If only we had time for that, Lou. Tell me, Your Royal Highness, are you happy to see two Darkstalkers making it through to the semi-finals?" LYRAELLE: "Not everyone appreciates the term 'Darkstalker,' Tom, but definitely. I'd be happy to sponsor whichever one of them makes it to the final." LOU: "Oh, interesting. So, you're going to be one of the sponsors?" LYRAELLE: "Of course! <3" TOM: "And are there any other prospects you have your eyes on?" LYRAELLE: "Well, that might be revealing too much, Tom..." LOU: "And she's not into that anymore." LYRAELLE: "Gotta leave room for curiousity, Lou." LOU: "I can appreciate it, when you put it that way." A link to the match VOD flashes below: http://motm.kicks-ass.net/log/idx/0012042.shtml (Continued in next post!)