(1-1-0*) UBC Titans vs. Meat Puppets (2-0-0*)
(Khemri 1060) Kaiser vs. Tector (Necro 1130)
0 - 3
*Wins - Losses - Losses by Submission (UBC)
The second quarter-finale were getting set up. It was the silence of death, as the two teams entered the stadium of the Old World. A few bones rattling, a wolf now and again, singing to a moon, hidden behind the perfect sun, a tomb guardian dragging it's rags, skeletons and zombies in an eerie march, ready to prove to the living, that one of these team, rightfully belong in the top of the Ultimate Bowler.
The meat puppets are getting setting up, strong on their left side. A bit unorthodox, but known to be successful by talented coaches. The UBC Titans sets up strong with all four tomb guardians on the skirmish line. Ball is away. A high kick.
A wight runs behind the titans defense, pushes a skeleton into a guardian, who find itself surrounded by the other side. Knocked to the ground by a golem, followed up with zombie, jumping on it's head. Clearly a foul, but the ref don't see it. The Guardian, Tank Abbott is clearly badly hurt, but all just snickers, as it will quickly regenerate, but it doesn't. In the first minute, one of the titans is out. Another Tomb Guardian is trying to pay out some revenge, but with its swing, it does manage to take a golem down, but get so wrapped out in it's rags, that it becomes ineffective, and carried out to the knock out box. Hopefully they will be able to unwrap it quickly and get it back in the fight.
A wight knocks out a skeleton, two golems presses another tomb guardian to the ground, while a zombie again try to foul. The ref still don't see anything, but the guardian seem alright. He get's up, but surrounded, it only takes a moment for the Puppets to take him down again, and of course another foul. The ref is now spotted...drinking a Bloodweiser with a chaos dwarf behind the dug out.
Down to eight against eleven, the Titans tries to even the odds. The Thro-Ra, Johnny Football IV, almost rips an arm of a zombie, for sure fracturing it, but the Meat's Puppets Necromance, already have a new arm ready. Won't be long, before that zombie will be back in the game. The rest of the Meat Puppet's team don't even seem to notice they are a zombie down for now, as they are too busy fouling the one Guardian, and finally, it have to be dragged out too, knock out for now.
Halfway through 1st half, none of the spectators have even watched the ball. Too much other carnage to keep an eye with. But one of the werewolves, have stayed in the back, and now, with a lot more empty pitch, is running up the sideline, easily protected against the outmanned titans. Another skeleton knocked out. If you are keeping count, you will know it's now ten against six. Wait, ten against five, as a zombie just fouled a skeleton, sending him out for the rest of the match. It clear to see, who have the better necromancer. And ref still drinking.
Sowarg Weylyn continues toward the end zone. Johnny Football IV, tries to make room through the other werewolf, but stuns himself. Sowarg runs in, an it scores. 1-0 to the Meat Puppets. An amazing start for them. Their tactic of fouling and not showing fear for the Guardians, have proven itself very successful.
Let's take a look at the sideline, and see if any of the Titans are ready to come back in. One Guardian seem to be up again together with a skeleton. Titans still completely out-numbered. They only have seven players on the field against a full team of the Puppets, but it's almost half time, and maybe their necromancer can get the other tomb guardian up. The weather stays nice, and ball is send deep. Most of the puppets are staying back, as for waiting for the clock to run out, with only three zombies on the skirmish line as by the rules. The skeleton Iron Sandal the III, smashes the hand of the zombie, Sextus Bonecollector, but again the necromancer does his magic. Half time.
Don't know what happened in the half time, except the UBC Titans necromancer is still not doing much. The tomb guardian and a skeleton stayed out. Still seven against eleven.
High Kick, but Johnny is not able to catch it. While the Thro-Ra's tries to pick up the ball, the rest of the team tries to get a wolf out. A guardian punches it, and it goes down, but also takes the guardian with it. This is a perfect chance for the two wights to run up the field, knock the thro-ra down, and mark up the ball.
Do you remember, Iron Sandal the III? He send Sextus Bonecollector out in the first half. Even if you don't, Sextus did. He is making Iron Sandal pay the price, and sending him the same way. And you guess right, the UBC titans necromancer, can't seem to be bothered. Six to eleven.
With no Khermis around, Simlarg the Howler, picks up the pigskin and runs it in for a Touchdown. 2-0 to the Meat Puppets.
Ball getting kicked off to the UBC Titans again. One zombie ready to fight again, the tomb guardian still wrapped up in getting his rags sorted out. It does not look good for the Titans. And a Blitz. Meat Puppets surprises the Titans. But they can't make it all the way to the ball. Johnny Football IV have a chance. He first "runs" up and knocks Sowarg Weylyn to the ground, runs back, picks up the ball, and moves...no, he falls over a rock, and knocks himself out. This is Nuffle poetry.
Simlarg the Howler grabs the ball from underneath the knockout Thro-Ra and runs toward the end zone.
The other Thro-Ra, tries to block a wright, but somehow (not certain how it is medical possible), pinch a nerve. The necromancer can not even fix a none-existing nerve.
Simlarg runs the ball in for it's second touchdown, and the third for the Puppets. 3-0.
What is that? The Tomb Guardian that have been resting all this time, is finally ready. One can only wonder, why not, almost done with the match, and down with three touchdowns. And neither can the fans. They got enough, invading the pitch. Before the final fan is kicked off the field, half of the meat puppets are stunned to the ground.
The rest of the match goes quickly. Spectators still busy fighting in the stands, and the ref must have finished his Bloodweiser, because he comes out, clearly drunk, whistling the end of the match.
Yes, Kaiser was surely on the wrong side of nuffle in this match, but Tector also picked an amazing tactic. The way he disabled the use of the Tomb Guardians quickly and fouling whenever he could. He help put the situation in that direction and took full advantage of it.
Please all welcome, the second Quarter-finalist, Meat Puppets, to the Ultimate Bowler Semi-Final. An amazing job. Was fun to watch (don't ask Kaiser).
Hats off to Kaiser for not conceding. Was expecting to seeing the first submission half way through this match.