Back in the cage, Supes is raining down punches on Athena again, but Athena has her legs wrapped around Supes’ waist and is bending her right arm in a hammerlock and pulling it up in a kimora, but one hard left hook to the jaw and Athena’s mouthpiece goes flying and she releases the kimora, but manages to hold Supes in place. After a few seconds of idle laying, the ref separates them and orders them to stand up, placing Athena’s mouthpiece back in her mouth. Both girls look at each other cautiously as Athena takes a deep breath and assumes her fighting stance, circling the taller blonde, who starts closing the distance between the two, but Athena springs forward, nailing Supes with a jab to her nose, a left hook to her temple and a straight right to her chin, snapping the blonde’s head back and nailing her with a hard kick to her left thigh, then circling, but as Supes follows, Athena jumps in with a hard jab right to the pit of the taller blonde’s stomach, bending her slightly before dancing away. Supes goes straight forward and Athena gets close to the cage wall, before stepping in with a short left hook that catches Supes flush on the chin, then a double palm strike to the solar plexus, backing the blonde up, then Athena ducks a winging left hook, but lands that jab to the stomach from a squatted position, nails Supes in the left side with a high sweeping kick as she rises, but as Athena comes in with a straight right, Supes grabs her around her neck and arms, spins her and slams her down on her back, taking the mount position.
(Jessika- I’ll be the first to admit that I really don’t like Athena’s fighting style. I hate the sticking and moving, the taunting, the dancing… that’s what I don’t like about Samantha and Nikky Smalls; they do that. But it works for Athena and she was outclassing Supergirl when they were standing up.)
(Misty- Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Ray Robinson, Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Leonard, Pernell Whitaker… they are some of the greatest boxers of all time and they all used that quick jab to the stomach and the “hidden” straight right hand to the stomach that Athena is using. I use them too, but I want to knock you out or make you submit. Like them, Athena is a defense-first fighter; I know that from sparring with her so much. It’s frustrating because she‘ll hit you with three or four fast hard punches and kicks out of nowhere and then move, but you have to stay focused. She comes in dressed for war with the armor and the determined eyes, but she has no intention of standing and trading with you; she‘s going to make you chase her and she‘s going to frustrate you all night, eating her combinations. I tip my hat to her; she‘s got a great mind for fighting. Her problem is that while she‘s defense first, she isn’t that great at guarding herself from getting hit or taken down when she does get caught. She can counter, but her blocking and durability are suspect.)
Athena immediately looks for a triangle by bringing her legs up towards Supes’ neck, by the blonde slides forward and starts punching through it, tagging the shorter black haired girl with three hard shots to her face. Supes seems to be holding Athena’s head to one side and pounding on her left eye, similar to what she did to Jonica, but Athena grabs Supes’ right arm and breaks the hold, throwing Supes over on her stomach by yanking the arm and sliding out, then Athena brings her legs over and tries for an armbar, but Supes pulls her arm free, then throws it forward, stunning Athena with a straight right hand and reclaiming the mount with her left forearm across Athena‘s face and her right leg on Athena‘s left thigh, stopping the bodyscissors. Athena uses the pressure on her left leg to her advantage by swinging her right leg around and nailing Supes just below her left set of ribs, forcing out an “uuggghhh” from the blond bombshell as she winces and her face takes on a pained expression. Athena takes that opportunity to scoot her leg out, grab the blonde by her head, wrap her legs around Supes waist, roll herself on top and lock the blonde’s head under her left arm in a guillotine, applying more pressure by keeping her right knee on Supes stomach while pulling the blonde’s body forward into it and keeping Supes’ extended legs trapped between her bent left thigh and calf. The guillotine is on tight and Supes is visibly gritting her teeth in the hold, but starts pounding Athena’s right side with short lefts.
Athena- Ugghh!! Ughh!! Aughhh!!! Oughhh!!! Uggghhhhh…ugghhh…augh!!!
Athena groans and moans with every shot and Supes is easily able to pry herself free of the hold and shove the shorter girl a pretty good distance as Athena tries to stand but falls and bangs the back of her head on the mat. Supes is not up quickly either as she gets to her hands and knees and coughs, then both women stand. Athena looks up at the clock and Supes drives straight right to the pit of her stomach.
Athena- Wuuuuhhhhhh!!!
Athena backs up a step, then doubles over and goes down on her hands and knees, just and Supes springs in, hits her with a sweeping hook to the side of her head, pulls her forward, mounts her from behind, and rolls her, looking to apply a rear naked choke… but the bell sounds and Supes has to release Athena, who is yanked to her feet by Jessika and is visibly favoring her stomach as she sits down with tears running down her face. Supergirl Kara slowly makes her way to her corner, visibly shaken as well.
Athena- (sobbing) Ms. Jessika, I can’t breathe… I can’t breathe… please do something! I can’t breathe!
Misty- Shut up for a second and raise your arms above your head. Take slow deep breaths.
Jessika- Look… I don’t know if you won that round, but let’s say you didn’t. You’re gonna have to get on your bicycle, kiddo. You’re gonna have to suck it up and take this big bitch out. You said you’re better than she is and you said you’ve been on bigger stages than she has. You have to go out there and prove it. That bitch is tough, okay? She’s no joke, but neither are you. So stop acting like you expected to come out here and play patty cake with this bitch and take her out. Fight your fight and stop getting dropped on your ass.
Athena- Yes, Ms. Jessika.
Karin- Hey Athena, Rachel Apache is over there and I saw her laughing at you. That egotistical bitch is reveling in your pain. Remember, that bitch said Shinobi was gonna win this whole thing, and right now she’s probably telling Sage that you’re not worthy of her mantel. She’s probably telling Sage you aren’t in her league and that you’re a joke.
Athena- I’m not a joke! I’m the best!
Jessika- Then you better go prove it.
Athena stands and unzips her all in one, pulling it off and steps out of her boots while taking her black hair out of the bun and letting it flow. She’s wearing a purple sports bra covering her fine breasts with a red “A” inside a red pentagon shield with yellow trim on it in the Superman logo style, and a pair of matching purple shorts. When she steps out of her boots, she has on white sneakers; it seems as though the outfit is a take on Rachel’s fighting attire while the big A is meant to mock Supergirl Kara. Though she‘s in lots of pain, she flexes her small biceps and tightens her bare stomach with small oval navel and pulls her shorts up to where the waist covers the bottom half of her navel, similarly to Rachel. Rachel sees this and sits back in her chair, folding her arms, but still with a blank look on her face. Sage on the other hand, just shakes her head and shrugs her shoulders.
Sage- I have to update my facebook status and twitter page about this.
(Kayla- It’s official… Athena is a joke. For her first fight, she came out in a corset and a skirt. For this fight, she comes out in armor, takes the armor off and has on a one piece, then between rounds, she takes that off and she‘s got on another dumb outfit.)
(Gemma- I mean seriously, who does this bitch think she is?)
(Marie- We knew Supes was hurting and we just told her to keep up the good work and continue to control Athena on the ground. We knew that last gut shot hurt her and if the fight had gone another thirty seconds, she would’ve been done.)
The bell rings and Supes comes right out with fire in her eyes as Athena dances out. Supes throws another right hand that clips Athena’s chin and sends her down on her big butt. Supes dives and tackles the shorter girl while she’s on her knees, but the momentum sends both women tumbling over and Athena manages to kick Supes off of her, but as Athena gets to her feet, Supes is on her again, throwing rights and left that hammer Athena’s raised arms before doubling Athena over with an “uhhhhh” from a little left that hits just above her navel. Athena immediately goes for a takedown, but Supes stuffs it and pushes Athena down on her hands and knees while hitting the black haired Greek girl with two hard left hooks to her right side, looking for her liver, but Supes pauses to catch her breath and Athena is able to get back to her feet, pulling her head out of the way of a knee that the blonde looked to land. Athena starts moving again and Supes is on her, but Athena lands that hard fast jab to the stomach and a straight right hand over the top, followed by a sidekick to the ribs and a hook to the stomach, buckling Supes and backing her up.
Karin- Go Greece Lightening! Take that, Superbitch!
Patty- Fuck that blonde bitch up, Athena!! Fuggin’ bloody Soopercxnt!!
Supes comes in for a takedown and Athena grabs the blonde’s shoulders, driving a knee deep to her stomach and forcing an “OUGH!!” from the blonde as she folds over, covering her stomach and Athena jumps, slamming a knee to the side of her head and Supes is bleeding badly instantly as a large cut has opened on the side of her head and she staggers against the cage wall. Athena rushes in and Supes raises her arms, so Athena slams a lightening fast combination to the blonde’s stomach, targeting her large deep oblong navel that is outlined through her white shirt and folding the blonde over, forcing her to grab Athena around her waist. Athena starts kneeing the blonde in the stomach and Supes is really “Ough-ing” louder and louder as the Greek Gazelle is really digging in those knees, but Supes rises and crashes a hard uppercut to Athena’s chin.
Athena- Unnnhhhh!!!
Athena falls back, but Supes grabs her around the waist and lifts her, slamming her in a belly to belly suplex with blood all over the place; the blonde’s shirt is pink and Supes’ blood is all over Athena as well. Athena starts slamming forearms into the side of the blonde’s head, opening the cut even more as Supes puts her hand to the cut to try and slow the bleeding. Supes is trying to keep Athena down, but with all the blood, she’s slippery and the shorter black haired girl gets to her feet, tagging Supes with a left hook to the jaw, a right cross to her chin that snaps her head back and a front kick to the stomach that folds her over, but once again, Supes grabs Athena, picks her up throwing her over her shoulder, and slams Greece Lightening down on her back. Athena locks her legs around the blonde’s waist and locks on another guillotine, tightening the hold as best she can, but Supes is able to slip her head out because she’s slippery as well. Supes starts punching and Athena can’t really see the punches because blood is falling into her eyes, but she manages to get her knees against the blonde’s stomach and pulls her head forward with both hands in a modified can opener. Supergirl powers out of the can opener, so Athena kicks her back and flips herself back to her feet. Both women look hurt as they circle each other, but the ref steps in and calls Supes over to have a look at the cut. Supes is not happy and the ref seems like he wants to stop the fight.
Supes- No! You can’t stop the fight now!
Ref Bobby Cochran- That cut is six inches long; you’ve lost a lot of blood.
Supes- No! I still can fight! Give me thirty more seconds!! Just give me thirty more seconds!! (eyes tearing up) Please, don’t stop this fight; just give me thirty more seconds. If I can’t knock her out in thirty more seconds, then you can stop it.
Siena- Bob, just let her fight.
The ref immediately backs off and calls for time to resume.
(Siena- I understand Bob’s concern because that was a horrible cut, but we let Misty fight with all her injuries and Shinobi is still pretty damaged and she’ll be fighting next week. I didn’t think that it would be fair to Kara to stop her fight when she was being competitive. I’ve fought with injuries, dehydrated, all kinds of shit. And these are grown women, not kids.)
When time resumes, Supes charges Athena, throwing hard shots at the Greek girl, who is dancing around as much as possible to avoid them, but Athena lands a combination of punches to Supes’ face, snapping her head back and making the cut even wider, then landing a hard kick combo to the ribs and stomach. Supes is hurting bad and slowing down, but she still nails Athena with a jab to the chin, snapping her head back and staggering her, then charges in, but misses a wild left hook she was hoping would end the fight, only to take a hard knee to her stomach as Athena slips behind her and pulls her down in a rear naked choke, locking her legs around the blonde’s waist and applying tons of pressure to her weakened stomach, ribs, and back. Athena seems to be grinding her knuckles against Kara’s cut and the blonde bombshell is trying to get free, but is going limp. Once it is obvious that Supergirl Kara has passed out, the ref breaks them up. Athena stands, looking down at the unconscious Supergirl and leaning over her.
Athena- Who’s the best? I’m the best! Who’s the best? I’m the best!
Kayla, Marie, Gemma, Beth, Katora, and PJ enter the cage to see about the unconscious Supergirl, while Athena starts crying and raising her arms in victory. Jessika enters the cage and lifts Athena, who is very weak and carries her out while Rachel gets up and leaves to the back with Sage, a not so happy look is on Rachel‘s face as she puts her sunglasses on.
(Beth- Athena didn’t win… she survived.)
(Gemma- While my mind is definitely on Seka in the next round, and it has to be because that bitch is dangerous, I am really tired of Athena.)
(Katora- What can I say about that, you know? She got lucky again. She pranced around the ring, running away… I…I…I don’t want to talk about it anymore. I couldn’t stand that bitch when I was on her team, now, I just want to kick her ass.)
While Athena continues her extended teary-eyed celebration, Kayla and Lisa help Supes to the back; she’s still quite stunned and fights back tears as she is receiving stitches as everyone tells her how well she did.
Supes- I failed you guys. I’m so sorry.
Kayla- It’s okay; you just get back up and fight again.
Rachel enters with Sage. Rachel still doesn’t look happy, has her arms folded, and still has on her sunglasses as Supes looks up at her.
Rachel- You fought well and you should have won.
Supes- I’m sorry, Ms. Apache.
Rachel- Don’t apologize. You showed exceptional skill and good presence. You showed good movement, improved striking, outstanding ground control, and you showed the ability to deal with pressure. But your lack of patience is what cost you and while you had a good presence, you were clearly bothered by the atmosphere.
Supes lowers her head.
Kayla- Rachel, why don’t you back off? She fought her heart out and she’s bleeding, taking stitches and here you come with your chirping.
Rachel- As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted… do not apologize to me or anyone else for what you did out there. I was impressed; that does not happen often.
Rachel and Sage leave, with Rachel looking right as Gemma as she turns, but Sage jumps and hugs her other sister, the 5’9” 140 lb gorgeous Angelina Jolie looking Lady Jasmine who is entering, with her long black hair in a ponytail, and green eyes shining and a friendly smile on her face. Jasmine has on a white silk button up blouse with a pair of white pants and white flats. Jasmine and Rachel glance at each other, and the temperature in the room drops to about thirty below zero as Rachel continues her walk.
Sage- Rachel, I’ll be out in a second.
Rachel- Take your time.
Sage- What are you doing here, Jazz?
Jasmine- I came to extend a congratulations to Kara and to the other fighters here. I just finished addressing the fighters on Jessika’s team.
Supes- I lost though.
Jasmine- I don’t consider anyone who chooses to do this and conducts herself with the level of professionalism you have shown to be a loser. I have lost too, but I have two reputations. I have never lost by submission, and I have never injured one of my opponents. I was watching on a monitor in the back and I saw your courage and I saw your tears. Do not be upset about what you have done; just don’t ever give up and don’t ever sink to the level of your opposition.
Supes- Thank you, Ms. Raheid.
Jasmine- You can all call me Jasmine. My Mother is Mrs. Raheid, ha ha. At some point, and this goes to all of you in here and every fighter and every person out there, you have to start being the thing you long to be. You have to be the great fighter you want to be and eat, live, and breathe your potential, letting it illuminate your spirit and guide your actions. Stop reaching for that which is already there. Cut away the layers of things that do not matter and seize the beauty that lies within. You will be great in this sport once you do that.
Jasmine leaves.
Sage- (smiling shyly) Uhm… sooo… I’m not a really good speaker yet; when I’m teaching, I kinda like to demonstrate and then explain. Sooo… I will just say that I thought you did a good job, but there are things you should work on, but don‘t give up because you‘re a lot better than most people I‘ve seen at your age… and that’s it!
Sage leaves and after a few more minutes, the girls come out. Siena, still in her pilgrim’s costume enters the ring as Seka and Dawn rejoin the other fighters; Dawn is wearing sunglasses and looks at Gemma, whispering “it isn’t over between you and me, not by a long shot.”
Gemma- I know. But it won’t change the fact that I made you submit… tee hee!
Dawn- Bitch!
Seka approaches Shinobi, who is on crutches and has been hobbling around and meditating through all of this.
Seka- And we’re not finished either, Shinobi. I will fight you again and I will beat you; I can’t stop thinking about you… I won’t stop until I break you.
Shinobi- You may break my body, but you will never break my spirit.
Seka- Oh, I beg to differ.
Seka shoves Shinobi and the short beautiful Asian fighter falls flat on her back.
Christina- That’s enough of that while I’m talking. So… the semifinals are set. Next week, we’ll have Shinobi vs. Athena and Gemma Rox vs. Seka. The winners advance to the finals and the losers will fight for third place. And the finals and finale will be held here in Los Angeles at Staples Center the night before the pay per view we‘re having there called Armageddon. That’s our biggest event of the year; it’s like our Wrestlemania.
(Siena- So, we’ve got a match-up in Gemma vs. Seka that has two fighters who like to come forward and love to inflict pain. Gemma took out Dawn and Seka is looking for revenge, but Gemma isn’t backing down. I don’t think either girl is going to have to look for the other in this one. Gemma was obsessing over fighting Dawn, but now that she’s done it and made Dawn submit, you wonder where her head is. You wonder, after all that build-up, if Gemma can refocus all the energy she was investing in Dawn into Seka, who is Dawn’s lover, but also, a different kind of fighter and probably, a lot more skilled and dangerous than Dawn. But Seka suffered her first loss against Shinobi and she’s definitely been bothered by it; she was crushed after that fight because she really thought she was unbeatable. It’s obvious that she’s still bothered by it and despite being in the semi-finals, she’s still talking about it. You wonder where her head is too. Then, we’ve got Shinobi vs. Athena, the two fastest fighters in the competition. Rachel picked Shinobi to win the whole thing and Athena has patterned herself after Rachel in every way except for the personality and fighting style. Shinobi is still on crutches and still has her ribs damaged; she’s hurting badly and I don’t know how healthy she will be by fight time, but she’s quite possibly the most talented fighter here. On the other hand, Athena showed a lot of determination and heart against Supergirl Kara and Athena is backing up her confidence with pretty good displays of her skills. She may be a cocky bitch, but she’s backing it up. The thing that’s interesting is that the four women who Shinobi and Athena faced, Patty, Hood, Seka, and Supes… they all were aggressive strikers or ground and pound girls who were fast, but not anywhere near as fast as Shinobi and Athena. They both rely on speed and they both like to counter; it should be interesting to see how this plays out and which one dictates the pace of the fight, especially if Shinobi can get healthier by fight time.)
Siena- I have good news, Hood will be rejoining you guys to train this week and Misty, I spoke to your doctor and she said you will be well enough to do light training this week and you should be ready to go for the finale, if you want to fight on that card. The only fight that is confirmed for the finale is Jonica vs. Beth. Now guys, I bet all this fighting has made you folks pretty hungry. All you go home, shower, and meet me at my house for Thanksgiving dinner. You’ll be meeting a lot of folks and fighters, not just from OPW, but from other places as well. Mike Tyson will be there, but don’t bother Madonna please. She’s a bit moody. We will be civil enough to have dinner together. Happy Thanksgiving, bitches!
Next episode: The semifinals are here as OPW mega superstar Serenity and the number one ranked fighter in the world the undefeated Allison Payne come to watch. First up, Athena battles Shinobi, and after that, Gemma Rox faces what she has admitted will be her stiffest test to date when she climbs into the ring with Jessika’s adopted daughter of destruction, Seka!
