Recapped By Kurasu Soratobu on Monday, May 5, 2003
It was quite a match all over. Too many sweeps for it to be particularly enjoyable,
but the last match helped make up for the lackluster ones of earlier. This being
my first writeup, I'll make no guarantees how well it'll read, but we'll see
how it turns out.
BAIT VS LUFFY
This one went about how people suspected that it would. The hare came out early
with lots of fancy footwork, dodging almost everything that Bait could throw
at it and pecking away at the giant crab. Bait finally got mad, however, nailing
Luffy with a claw pinch for KO damage. The little hare got up, but it was too
late. He was out. The next match was no contest, with a quick acrobatics putting
Luffy down and out. The third one, he fared little better, being unable to hit
the arrowhead even after being thrown into power, and tailing in at a 100%-17%
loss.
BAIT 3, LUFFY 0
WAL-MART VS ZEUS
Being 20 points shy of his opponent in this match, Zeus still proved his mocchi
luck by making all three of the fights a real skirmish. A real frenzy of attacks
in the first round brought Zeus right down to the mat, where GRIT had to pick
him up. He continued his battering of small attacks, dodging everything the
zuum had to throw up until then, and while he still came out in a loss, his
15.9% to 0.1% win was still impressive to behold. The second match was a whiff-fest,
with either opponent hitting only two of the moves. Unfortunately, Wal-marts
two big moves turned out to be more damage than the mocchi's much smaller ones,
leading him to a 40.3% victory to Zeus' 27.4%. The third match, Wal-Mart had
had enough of mocchi luck. After missing a number of moves and weathering a
flurry of mini-mochhi blows, he thrws a Roll Assault for a critical 668 damage,
and an instant KO.
WAL-MART 3, ZEUS 0
BAIT vs ZEUS
This was about as much a massacre as folks thought it would be. A bloodsuck
in the first round sent Zeus down to the mat, only to grit back up to his feet
just before the last buzzer. The other two matches were brutal, and won by KOs.
The little mocchi never had a chance.
BAIT 3, ZEUS 0
ZEUS vs LUFFY
Roll assault served the pink riceball well in these matches. The first one was
whiff after whiff, with neither side taking much damage untl the big roll assault
critted the Scaled Hare, putting him down for the count. In round two, however,
Luffy got mad. The first... and last... move of the match was a bang, which
criticaled, doing 605 damage. Toasted rice. However, Zeus made a comeback in
round three. A press, followed by a roll assault, knocked the hare down and
out. Round four was longer, lasting until the time limit, with both mini-critters
smacking on each other with their smaller moves. A lot of missing, a lot of
small damage. But when the dust finally cleared, the mocchi's 42.4% life took
it over the hare's 29.2%.
ZEUS 3, LUFFY 0
WAL-MART vs BAIT
Obviously, I'd hoped that this might actually be a more thrilling match. Unfortunately,
it was not to be. After a brief appearance by Fenrick's pizza-monster, the first
match ended with two acrobatics driving Wal-Mart into the yellow. A burst of
POWER ate up the last seconds of the clock, and he was downed, 21%-79%. The
next two matches were to run much the same, with Bait's acrobatics running Wal-Mart
down to the ground, winning them in fine form with 25-86% and 32-73%. Can anyone
stop the mad arrowhead?
BAIT 3, WAL-MART 0
LUFFY vs WAL-MART
A few people wondered why this match had been left until the end, rather than
the obvious favorite. However, we were soon to be treated to one of the finest
fights that this scribe has ever seen, in the... admittedly short time that
I've been watching the tournaments. It all started with some well-placed heavy
damage from Luffy, a Bang and a Heavy Blow whittling Wal-Mart down to where
a 1-2 punch completely finished him off. Big KO. In round two, it looked as
though the zuum's luck might turn. After being beat down by a great deal of
damage, he retaliated with his own, throwing a tail and a claw in quick succession
that dropped the hare to the mat. KO. But it was not to be! Luffy's GRIT took
over, picking him up. His immediate reaction was to hurl a BIG BANGat Wal-Mart,
totally devistating him and blowing him into smitherenes. What would have been
a KO for Wal-Mart was turned into a KO for Luffy. 2-0. At this point, people
were wondering if the hare could pull the upset. Alas, it was not to be. After
a single heavy blow which drove him into the yellow, Wal-Mart powered up, spitting
a fireball which one-hit KO'ed the hare, and no grit was forthcoming. The next
two matches were a matter of much damage dealt on either side, with Wal-Mart
finally pulling out the stops to KO the hare, once with him gritting, the other
not. In the end, Wal-Mart stood in victory.
WAL-MART 3, LUFFY 2.
So to sum it all up. The standings are:
BAIT
WAL-MART
ZEUS
LUFFY
Bait will thus be going on to have a seat with Jabba T Hutt in the final bracket. Can anyone defeat him? Can anyone stop the arrowhead's reign of terror? Enter a monster in the Market Monster tournament, and it could be YOU!
Good night, everyone.