Post by BDS on Aug 2, 2009 9:43:28 GMT -5
POW Apocalypse (episode 105)
01.29.2122 from Pleiades Cluster Center
- The Zone of Lawlessness -
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Trent Lawless, and this ring has just been declared a Zone of Lawlessness!" Lawless smiled out at the crowd that was rabidly anticipating his guests. "It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the First Couple of POW," he continued, "Rhiannon and the newly-crowned POW Heavyweight Champion, Shylock!"
The pair appeared at the top of the ramp and the Cluster Center erupted in applause. They came down to ringside and entered the ring, with Shylock holding the ropes open for Rhiannon. "Well," said Lawless, "quite gallant, Shylock. You two make quite the pair."
Rhiannon smiled as Shylock said, "Thank you, Trent. It's been ... nice ... getting to be with Rhee this way."
"I'm sure it has, Shylock," Trent said, then turned his attention to Rhiannon. "So, Rhiannon, it's been almost a month since last we saw you, and we know you've been taking time off to recover from the incident with Saboteur. How are you feeling?"
Before she could answer, a familiar, cloaked figure stood at the top of the ramp with a microphone in hand. "I'm sure she's feeling well," Saboteur said as he strolled casually down to the ring, "but I doubt she's quite herself. I doubt she'll ever quite be herself." Shylock moved to the ropes and called out warnings to Saboteur to stay away from the ring and Rhiannon.
"Or what, Gujor?" Saboteur asked, still walking forward. "Or you'll kill me like you killed my brother? Hurt me like you've hurt so many others in the past? Like you've hurt your precious little Rhee? Granted, what you did to her was nothing compared to what I did, but still."
That was the catalyst Shylock needed. He bolted out of the ring on a beeline for Saboteur, who threw the microphone down and dropped into a fighting stance. Shylock overwhelmed him, though, backing him up with a quick combination before dropping him with an uppercut. He leaned down to score what could have been a fatal blow against the helpless Saboteur, but POW security swarmed out and restrained him. In the ring, Lawless escorted Rhiannon out of the ring and back towards the back.
Physicians came in and tended to Saboteur as Shylock was taken out by security. As the mob of POW enforcers escorted the Heavyweight Champion out, Saboteur's voice rang out over the loudspeakers again. "Poor, stupid Gujor," he said, "do you really think it will be that easy?" Shylock looked down with wide eyes at the "Saboteur" who lay on the ramp, clearly a hired imposter. "When the time comes for the two of us - and it will, believe me, but on my terms - you'll find me much more difficult prey than our little friend there." The microphone went dead as security took Shylock as far away from the scene as possible.
Romulus vs. Quetzal
Match Notes: ROUND ONE - Quetzal used his quickness to start, battering Romulus with strikes to put him on the ground. He got into Romulus' guard, but Romulus was able to free himself from the grapple and get back to his feet. Quetzal followed, but ran right into two uppercuts and a haymaker from Romulus ended the fight in abrupt fashion.
Romulus defeated Quetzal with a KO (haymaker) at the first round
- Post-Match Interview -
"Those were some wicked punches, Romulus," Qualitar noted. "Congratulations on an impressive win."
"Thanks, man," Romulus responded, then he kissed his right fist. "It was pretty impressive."
"You and your partner have been taken out of your element here in the new POW," Qualitar noted. "How do you feel about that?"
"Well," Romulus said, "it kinda sucks, honestly. We're tag team wrestling specialists and if you take a look around, there ain't no tag teams in MMA. Now I've been lobbying for it," he added sarcastically, "but I'm not getting anywhere so far.
"Doesn't matter, though," he continued, "'cause it just ends up being a chance for me and Taurine to show what we can do on our own. We'll train together, stand in each other's corner, and show everyone that when you need to deliver the beatdown, you come to a Punk."
Saboteur vs. Absalom
Match Notes: ROUND ONE - Saboteur spent most of the match circling, almost stalking Absalom. He finally lashed out with a pair of Superman punches, dropping his opponent and then springing on top of him. The duo jockeyed for position on the ground the rest of the round, with Saboteur getting the better of most of the exchanges.
ROUND TWO - Absalom was much more aggressive to start this round, eventually catching and staggering Saboteur with a big roundhouse kick. Saboteur eventually got into the clinch and forced a restart after a long period of inactivity. Saboteur fared a little better after the break, but the round ended before he could do any real damage.
ROUND THREE - The final round saw both competitors going aggressively after a knockout, much to the delight of the fans. Both men landed big blows, but Saboteur got the better of the exchange that mattered. He nailed Absalom with an axe kick, deftly blocked and then countered Absalom's follow up, and then delivered a crushing elbow to Absalom's temple that knocked him out.
Saboteur defeated Absalom with a TKO (elbow strike) at the third round
- Post-Match Interview -
Security surrounded the ring during the entire match and remained in place for the post-fight interview. "Welcome to POW competition, Saboteur," Qualitar said. His question went largely ignored, however, as Saboteur just stared up the entrance ramp, as if waiting for something. "Saboteur?"
The wait was brief, however, as Shylock appeared at the top of the ramp and stormed down. POW security moved to intercept him, with the first two that approached him getting dropped by a pair of vicious right hands. The rest of the security force found it prudent to move en masse on Shylock, swarming and quickly overwhelming him.
"Poor, stupid Gujor," Saboteur finally said into the microphone offered to him by Qualitar. "So terribly predictable. This will be far too easy." As security restrained Shylock, Saboteur calmly left the ring and walked past the dogpile on the ramp, shaking his head in mock disappointment as he left.
Up next: POW Apocalypse (episode 106)
01.29.2122 from Pleiades Cluster Center
- The Zone of Lawlessness -
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Trent Lawless, and this ring has just been declared a Zone of Lawlessness!" Lawless smiled out at the crowd that was rabidly anticipating his guests. "It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the First Couple of POW," he continued, "Rhiannon and the newly-crowned POW Heavyweight Champion, Shylock!"
The pair appeared at the top of the ramp and the Cluster Center erupted in applause. They came down to ringside and entered the ring, with Shylock holding the ropes open for Rhiannon. "Well," said Lawless, "quite gallant, Shylock. You two make quite the pair."
Rhiannon smiled as Shylock said, "Thank you, Trent. It's been ... nice ... getting to be with Rhee this way."
"I'm sure it has, Shylock," Trent said, then turned his attention to Rhiannon. "So, Rhiannon, it's been almost a month since last we saw you, and we know you've been taking time off to recover from the incident with Saboteur. How are you feeling?"
Before she could answer, a familiar, cloaked figure stood at the top of the ramp with a microphone in hand. "I'm sure she's feeling well," Saboteur said as he strolled casually down to the ring, "but I doubt she's quite herself. I doubt she'll ever quite be herself." Shylock moved to the ropes and called out warnings to Saboteur to stay away from the ring and Rhiannon.
"Or what, Gujor?" Saboteur asked, still walking forward. "Or you'll kill me like you killed my brother? Hurt me like you've hurt so many others in the past? Like you've hurt your precious little Rhee? Granted, what you did to her was nothing compared to what I did, but still."
That was the catalyst Shylock needed. He bolted out of the ring on a beeline for Saboteur, who threw the microphone down and dropped into a fighting stance. Shylock overwhelmed him, though, backing him up with a quick combination before dropping him with an uppercut. He leaned down to score what could have been a fatal blow against the helpless Saboteur, but POW security swarmed out and restrained him. In the ring, Lawless escorted Rhiannon out of the ring and back towards the back.
Physicians came in and tended to Saboteur as Shylock was taken out by security. As the mob of POW enforcers escorted the Heavyweight Champion out, Saboteur's voice rang out over the loudspeakers again. "Poor, stupid Gujor," he said, "do you really think it will be that easy?" Shylock looked down with wide eyes at the "Saboteur" who lay on the ramp, clearly a hired imposter. "When the time comes for the two of us - and it will, believe me, but on my terms - you'll find me much more difficult prey than our little friend there." The microphone went dead as security took Shylock as far away from the scene as possible.
Romulus vs. Quetzal
Match Notes: ROUND ONE - Quetzal used his quickness to start, battering Romulus with strikes to put him on the ground. He got into Romulus' guard, but Romulus was able to free himself from the grapple and get back to his feet. Quetzal followed, but ran right into two uppercuts and a haymaker from Romulus ended the fight in abrupt fashion.
Romulus defeated Quetzal with a KO (haymaker) at the first round
- Post-Match Interview -
"Those were some wicked punches, Romulus," Qualitar noted. "Congratulations on an impressive win."
"Thanks, man," Romulus responded, then he kissed his right fist. "It was pretty impressive."
"You and your partner have been taken out of your element here in the new POW," Qualitar noted. "How do you feel about that?"
"Well," Romulus said, "it kinda sucks, honestly. We're tag team wrestling specialists and if you take a look around, there ain't no tag teams in MMA. Now I've been lobbying for it," he added sarcastically, "but I'm not getting anywhere so far.
"Doesn't matter, though," he continued, "'cause it just ends up being a chance for me and Taurine to show what we can do on our own. We'll train together, stand in each other's corner, and show everyone that when you need to deliver the beatdown, you come to a Punk."
Saboteur vs. Absalom
Match Notes: ROUND ONE - Saboteur spent most of the match circling, almost stalking Absalom. He finally lashed out with a pair of Superman punches, dropping his opponent and then springing on top of him. The duo jockeyed for position on the ground the rest of the round, with Saboteur getting the better of most of the exchanges.
ROUND TWO - Absalom was much more aggressive to start this round, eventually catching and staggering Saboteur with a big roundhouse kick. Saboteur eventually got into the clinch and forced a restart after a long period of inactivity. Saboteur fared a little better after the break, but the round ended before he could do any real damage.
ROUND THREE - The final round saw both competitors going aggressively after a knockout, much to the delight of the fans. Both men landed big blows, but Saboteur got the better of the exchange that mattered. He nailed Absalom with an axe kick, deftly blocked and then countered Absalom's follow up, and then delivered a crushing elbow to Absalom's temple that knocked him out.
Saboteur defeated Absalom with a TKO (elbow strike) at the third round
- Post-Match Interview -
Security surrounded the ring during the entire match and remained in place for the post-fight interview. "Welcome to POW competition, Saboteur," Qualitar said. His question went largely ignored, however, as Saboteur just stared up the entrance ramp, as if waiting for something. "Saboteur?"
The wait was brief, however, as Shylock appeared at the top of the ramp and stormed down. POW security moved to intercept him, with the first two that approached him getting dropped by a pair of vicious right hands. The rest of the security force found it prudent to move en masse on Shylock, swarming and quickly overwhelming him.
"Poor, stupid Gujor," Saboteur finally said into the microphone offered to him by Qualitar. "So terribly predictable. This will be far too easy." As security restrained Shylock, Saboteur calmly left the ring and walked past the dogpile on the ramp, shaking his head in mock disappointment as he left.
Up next: POW Apocalypse (episode 106)
- Heavyweights: Cypher vs. Excalibur in a match that could have title implicatoins down the road.
- Super Heavyweights: Hanuman vs. Hadrian face off in a much-anticipated grudge match!
- The Zone of Lawlessness: On the eve of King of the Cage II, Brainstorm joins Trent in the Zone of Lawlessness to talk about what it will take to win that tournament again.