Miley Cyrus.
Miley made a challenge for a special rules match. A Three Falls Fight. No matter the score, 1-1 or 2-0, that third fall is happening. You're either winning the whole thing with a clean sweep slash on points or you're fighting for pride and preventing being swept. Admirable and I have to admit that I was doing 2-0, I'd be giving every ounce of energy to prevent a clean sweep. That's true domination right there to defeat somebody three straight times in the span of a match. Cyrus was an intriguing opponent in that I rarely faced musicians and you have to be in shape if you want to be elite. Look at Iggy Pop, that dude is just lean and mean. If I can look like Iggy at 50 and not like Chris Jericho, that would be nice. Won't happen. Miley seemed to be in phenomenal shape by all accounts, so this was going to be a challenge.
We didn't do this at her house but considering she's the type of rich that she can just buy a house and not have any inhabitants, that's where we agreed to fight. God that sounds weird. Is compete better? No, not really. Oh well, I got that nasal swab that everybody is getting and headed over. The house was nice and I met a handler I guess, who showed me around this house that maybe I could afford if I sold both kidneys. It was barren, obviously, nobody had been in there for a few years. Our "combat area" as she called it was the den and yep, they didn't think about having mats. No blankets around so it was this hardwood floor and I was happy that I decided against wearing flip-flops. The socks wouldn't be much but at least I wouldn't be sliding around the room. I headed upstairs, changed, and heard the door open with some whispering, then somebody coming up the stairs. I didn't bother to be a nosy neighbor, I was trying to loosen up. Finally, I got the knock and headed downstairs to the den. A couple of minutes later, I could hear Cyrus coming down the stairs as I mentally prepared myself. First, match back and I was nervous, hate to say it. Cyrus entered the room wearing something I would wear: A black t-shirt that said "YOU SUCK" in white lettering, socks, and a pair of high-waisted blue athletic shorts. You know, the ones from the 1970s that were suddenly en vogue these days. The shorts did off a killer lower body and it was obvious that she took working out quite seriously.
"What, you didn't expect for me to fight in a bikini or some crap?" Cyrus asked sarcastically as I shook her hand.
"Hey, you fight in what's comfortable for you. Hayley Atwell once expected me to fight in a pair of American flag skivvies. That did not happen," I responded.
A little bit of me was hoping for the FTW cheerleader outfit, but oh well.
"I know you've been gone for a while, but I'm not going easy on you. You better not go easy on me either," Cyrus said.
"Hell no, bring it Hannah Montana!" I said and that got an eye roll and a chuckle as we faced off.
The pleasantries were over.
Time to fight.
Round One
Cyrus came out first, aggressively throwing a punch that I ducked. I got behind and tried to lock in a rear-naked choke, going for the kill quite early but she slipped out. I threw a kick because she was coming close and that backed off her off; I wasn't throwing it with intent. Cyrus was the aggressor, darting towards me and trying to tackle me to the ground. I stopped it and got my hands wrapped around her stomach and lifted her off the ground. I could hear a "WTF" but I wasn't planning on doing anything, just an attempt to ward her off. I lowered her back down and she automatically broke off and now I came forward. I lunged and she side-stepped as she dug a kick into my kidney. I felt a sharp pain as Cyrus had struck first blood and turned around, holding my side to Cyrus going in for the kill. It was another kick, but I caught it. Cyrus launched a slap, and I tried to reach into the playbook for a dragon screw leg whip. Well, it's been a while since I tried that and Cyrus blocked it and she had me mounted. Cyrus tried to go for an armbar but I locked my hands, steadfast in my refusal to give it up. Cyrus, however, played it smart and lifted one leg up, and started driving it into my chest. Cyrus was giving my chest a solid clobbering and my grip was fading. I broke it and even before she could extend I had blocked the leg and forced her off the hold. I slipped out and got back up, and Cyrus tried to dive at my legs from off her knees. Well, Miley, I played a lot of No Mercy in my teen years and I saw this coming. You left your back open, and I jumped onto it, ruffling her short hair. I had little planned, I wanted to rile her up, and I accomplished that as she threw a wild elbow. I grabbed and locked in an armbar of my own, with enough pressure to make her wince. I didn't want to exert too much energy in the early going, remember this is my first match back and I have three falls to wrestle in. Cyrus was fast though, and she was back up on her feet in no time. But I still had it on. I transitioned to a hammerlock, but Cyrus saw it coming and landed a wicked elbow, right on the chin. I didn't see it, didn't expect it and I left myself totally wide open for this. It was a big mistake, and I was reeling as I stumbled backward, going into defensive mode. However, Cyrus was more calculated than before and lined me up before driving a killer knee into my stomach, doubling me over, and now I was panicking. I was trying to catch my breath as Cyrus hooked my arm and landed a straight punch to the collarbone. Nothing broke, but it stung like hell as Cyrus then went into the Lawrence playbook and busted out the dreaded neck chop. The hold isn't as devastating as some make it out to be and you have to a real deal martial artists to make it effective. However, if you hit the neck hard enough, it can damage your opponent. It did as I was getting groggy as Miley let go of my arm. My vision was blurry and all I can see was her silhouette aiming for my stomach with a kick. I sidestepped and I hate to admit this, I threw a lariat with all my might. My vision at the moment was about as good as Stan Hansen's. Might as well throw the lariat he perfected.
It connected.
Cyrus hit the ground and I could hear her groaning as she held her face and it was now or never. I forced her up and grabbed the leg with little resistance and I hit a dragon screw leg whip. I could see Cyrus's knee being wrenched, and that elicited a cry of pain as she held it. I grabbed it and she tried to push away as lifted the leg and kicked the back of the leg a few times, eliciting more cries. I held and stared at Cyrus whose face was a mixture of pain and anger as I twisted the leg around mine and I could see the panic in her face. I could try a figure four, but that was early. With her leg wrapped around mine, I dropped all my weight, again wrenching that knee. More cries, but Cyrus was fighting back as she grabbed my hair and hit me with the ulna side of her forearm. It was enough to get me off her knee as she kept throwing it, eventually throwing all her weight against my body and forcing me onto my stomach. Cyrus was on my back and she was in wild mode, throwing punches at my back and head as I did my best to cover up. My hand was close to the knee I had attacked, and I clawed at it. Cyrus cried in pain as the grip was pretty tight, giving me enough time to buck her off. I was feeling winded as I tried to lock in a basic front-face lock. I'll use rest holds if I have to, I'm enough of a coward to admit that. Cyrus however had no time and went dirty with a low blow. In my old age, I forgot to grab a cup, and the pain in my genitals was searing. I let go and went down to my knees as Cyrus got back up. I was holding my tender area, so I was open for an attack. First, I could see Cyrus's leg rearing back as she delivered an accurate knee to my chest, knocking the air out of me. My sternum was on fire as Cyrus placed her forearm on my right cheek. Cyrus was calling her shot as she launched a brutal forearm that had me reeling. The right side of my jaw was on fire and I nearly went down, but I steadied myself with my hand. Cyrus again taunted with the left cheek but I threw a forearm straight into the injured knee.
Cyrus was still standing, but she bent to the side, holding her knee as I got back up. I was groggy and my brain had some fog in it, so I wasn't able to capitalize and Cyrus knew that. Cyrus jumped on my back and tried a piggyback sleeper, new to her but that this was an old tactic to me. I was doing my best to relieve the pressure, and I knew she was scrambling to lock it in as I started walking towards the nearest wall. When in doubt, ram your opponent into the wall, it's just that simple folks? Cyrus smartened up as we came close and tried to block it, putting her feet against the wall, but remember she can't put much weight on it. The attempt failed and while I deciding against making Miley into the cream part of the Oreo; I wasn't leaving this without my pound of flesh. I went into the pro-wrestling playbook again, scooped her up, and dropped her across my knee is a brutal backbreaker. The look on her face was downright excruciating, as was the scream that almost brought the handler into the room. I hit the floor, monitoring Cyrus. This was the first fall and we already beat the ever-living shit out of each other. Two more falls? If I got this first fall, that would boost my confidence and inspire me to go for the clean sweep. Cyrus was on her stomach and I wasn't willing to give her any type of rest. Cyrus was on all fours trying to get up, and I could see that she was feeling the effect of the first round. I was aggressive, and I walked over to her, standing right above her. I slammed a forearm into her shoulder blades before wrapping her arms up for a Full Nelson and forced Miley back onto her stomach.
Full Nelson Camel Clutch.
Incredibly painful and no real escape, I pulled Cyrus up and began bending her back. The cries of pain filled the room and I could see that she was in terrible shape. I had the fingers locked in and I was damn near content with bending her backward if I had to.
"I GIVE, I GIVE, I GIVE!" Cyrus screamed at the top of her lungs as I automatically let go of the hold. I'm not like that as I helped her up, and I could see that we were both looking worse for wear. Her handler brought in a pair of stools and some water bottles for the both of us as we took a two-minute break. I was looking to go up 2-0 but knew I had to fight smart. Being overly aggressive and she could catch me, if I was conservative, that could cause Miley to get back into this. Miley had fought two other male wrestlers and had made mincemeat out of them. Good wrestlers too, but I was giving her the toughest fight she had.
"You know, I fought two guys who were in your field and I beat them with ease. This has been a fight," Cyrus said as she finished her water. "I didn't underestimate you, hope you didn't underestimate me either," She said,
"It's not every match that I have to bust out a lariat and a backbreaker," I said as I got off my stool. The handler came in and took our stools, and the moment she left, the fight was back on.
Ronund Two, Cyrus is down 1-0
Cyrus was fighting smart, leading off with her good leg as I came out of my corner with an ankle pick. Cyrus side-stepped it and tried to kick me, but backed off when she realized I had a clear shot at her bad leg. I was up and Cyrus grabbed a headlock at a pace that was radically different from the first round. The tanks weren't on empty, but the first round was fierce at an all-out sprint. This was shaping up to be a marathon. Cyrus wasn't paying attention, so I tripped her to the floor and got ahold of the bad leg. I could see the total panic in her eyes as I went for the kill. Figure four leg lock and I wasn't letting go until I heard the meniscus pop. However, I made the cardinal sin of being a bit too slow on the windup and Cyrus kicked me in the ass, breaking the hold and making me look like a stumbling fool. Cyrus was back up and limping a bit as she sent another kick into the same kidney she attacked earlier. The pain was dull as she connected with a basic 1-2 combination. A jab and a solid cross put me on my ass. Cyrus jumped at the opening and we finally saw our first scissors of the night. It was a solid figure four-head scissors that sent me scrambling, but I knew Cyrus had made a mistake. I think she knew too, as the bad knee meant she couldn't lock the hold in. Still, she had damn good scissors that me gasping for breath before I broke free. Grabbing the leg, I could get on top of Cyrus and went for a most unusual move. I wrapped my legs around the bad knee and just began squeezing. I don't know what they call the hold, but I'd classify it as pain hold as Cyrus was clearly squirming, trying to get out. Cyrus began using stiff palm strikes to the side of my head, enough to rattle me and eventually force me into breaking the hold.
Cyrus slid out and took my back and placed her shin on my neck and putting her weight on it. Cyrus might not pull off the scissors, but this hurt like hell as she grabbed my farthest arm and started pulling up. The technique was excellent as Cyrus kept me low to the ground, preventing me from slipping out. I finally got a good grip around her ankle and pulled it out, barely giving me enough room to escape. Cyrus was back up and I could see frustration over my escape. This time I tried to throw a punch, but Cyrus ducked it and got behind me. I figured another sleeper attempt, but she dragged me down to the ground as she kept the waist lock on. I think Miley was holding on to frustrate me, but I was content to wait this out. Because of the knee, she really couldn't do much and once we ended up seated, I was quick to grab the leg and start wrenching it. I could see her gritting through the pain and she was fighting back, throwing clubbing blows at my chest, but I was gritting through it. Finally, Cyrus got the choke on and pulled me back, which can make somebody vomit if you do it fast enough. Luckily, I had a light lunch, and no vomiting occurred. Pretty good because if that gets between the floorboards, good luck. I again attacked the knee, grinding my elbow into the side, eliciting a "FUCK" from Cyrus. I knew the pain was bad, and it was enough to force a break. I wasn't playing as I got back up and offered my hand to her in a rare moment of fair play.
And you know what she did?
Nothing!
No attack, which shocked the hell out of me. The knee was really affecting her as she came forward. I almost felt bad, but I knew she was fighting for that first fall, and I'd do the same if the roles were reversed. Cyrus launched a knife-edge chop that contacted my chest. The same area she had brutalized in the first fall. It definitely found its target, but I responded with one back. Cyrus winced but fought through it as I called out another one and she delivered a stinging response. This one really hurt, but I decided against selling. Cyrus returned the favor, calling for me to swing once more. I did, and this one had her reeling, yet I worried about her playing possum. I didn't charge in and I felt like she was disappointed as she darted towards me, albeit with a bit of wince because of the knee damage. Cyrus connected with a stiff knee, doubling me over as she pulled a Hockey move and pulled my shirt over my face. She was throwing punches and while some were finding their target, most were hitting air. However, one connected with my chin and it rocked me. Cyrus backed up, and I got my shirt back on to only have Miley dig another kick into the kidney she attacked before. The pain was no longer dull as Cyrus grabbed ahold of my shoulders, jumped up, and flipped me to the hard floor with a monkey flip. I didn't know she had it in her, and while she had excellent form; I was more worried about my back. Much like the backbreaker to Cyrus, I could see this was a desperate move, but Cyrus was right on-top, going old school UFC with a forearm choke. Cyrus was putting everything into it, and I gagged for air and realized that she had a grapevine around the legs. Cyrus wasn't spreading her legs, but it was to hold me in place. I finally tapped out, giving Cyrus the second fall.
Damn, I wanted that clean sweep.
Ronund Three, Both competitors are tied at 1-1
However, there was no rest for the weary, and remember that Cyrus was the one pulling the strings. She got up and demanded that I get back up for the third fall. I'll be honest, I was on the verge of passing out in that hold and Cyrus knew that as she rolled me onto my stomach and propped my body onto all fours, and hooked my arm back. This is the sidewinder, a painful Ring of Saturn variant you can't escape. Cyrus knew that as she wrenched back on the arm and I began worrying about my shoulder popping out. I was screaming in pain as Cyrus asked me if I was ready to tap. I was responding with a resounding "NO" as Cyrus let go of the hold after a few more wrenches. Cyrus was in thorough control as she dragged me off the floor and I tried to push her away. It didn't work as she launched a quick jab that I barely avoided but stumbling onto my ass. This was bad as Cyrus took pity on my poor ass and taunted me to get back up. I got back up and motioned for Cyrus to bring it, which she did. With a stiff stomach kick that put me down and this time, there was no mercy. Miley jumped on-top, achieved the full mount with little resistance, and went for.... a pubis choke?
Now, this has never happened in one of my fights, and being choked out this way while sounding hot could be quite humiliating. Cyrus knew that and while she was putting the pressure on, she was making a mistake. Cyrus was celebrating a bit too early and was mistakingly relieving the pressure on my throat. A couple of bicep poses, the tongue coming out, and I had the opening I needed as I threw my legs up and forced her off. It was a sunset flip almost, just without the jumping. I had Cyrus flat on her back and I grabbed ahold of the injured leg and went for the figure four leg lock. I didn't do the little dance or the "WOOO" I just locked the hold in right away. I could see the panic on Cyrus's face slowly fade into one of anguish as I applied pressure. The aim was the same the first time, I'm not letting go until she taps and if she wants to be tough, I'll keep it on the meniscus pops. Cyrus was desperately trying to fight her way out as the pain was becoming unbearable. She didn't know the old trick of forcing me onto my stomach, and I was lucky as she gave in to the pain and tapped out.
Like the gentleman I was, I let go and went to check on Miley, who gladly accepted my offer to help her up. I knew she was hurting and luckily, there was nothing torn. I gave Miley one helluva fight, and she gave one back.