If you were here last fall, you may or may not remember that the WLBF (aka, the World Logical Battle Federation) advertized one of its events on mathNEWS. The event was well-attended and was as exciting as advertized. A couple of weeks ago, the league held another event and those who attended had a great night.
Due to space and time constraints, only the highlights of the evening are described here.
The first battle was an encounter between Leo and Scorpio (aliases of actual combatants). Leo, superior in size and strength, was on the attack in the early going. He shoved and hit Scorpio early and often and Scorpio was unable to dodge Leo's barrage of attacks. The only relief Scorpio got was the rest it had was during the half-time intermission. At the beginning of the 2nd half, Leo continued to beat the daylights out of Scorpio. Late in the 2nd half, Scorpio, who was on the receiving end of most assaults, launched its counter-attack. He unleashed his patented Double Fork attack to grab Leo's legs and threw him onto the ground. Leo, exhausted from his furious offensive, was unable to get back up and Scorpio was declared the winner of the match. No one, not even Scorpio himself, foresaw the comeback. Leo was so disappointed that he couldn't finish Scorpio out when he had a chance to do so.
Later in the evening, a long-awaited match between Taurus and Capricorn was held. Before the match began, Taurus taunted his opponent by mooing him and Capricorn responded by making sheep noises. Early in the match, both combatants, armed with horned hats, tried to win the match by ramming his opponent with his horns. The two contestants charged with lightning speed and missed their opponent often. They often hit the barrier at full velocity. In the occasions when the two locked horns (literally), the contact was so powerful that it can be heard from the back section of the arena. The referee had to warn the participants that their moves were illegal (yes, the WLBF HAS rules) and if one makes such moves once more, he would be tossed from the match. In the subsequent portions of the match, Taurus and Capricorn were more restraint in dealing out attacks. The audience began to grow restless and the boo birds began to move in. Seeing that the fans were losing interest and preparing to throw items and themselves into the ring, the referee asked both Taurus and Capricorn to resume fighting. The two dashed toward each other and their horns got tangled. Both stumbled and rolled toward the barrier, the two hit the barriers and the their hats fell out and there was a scramble for them. The two continued to exchange blows until Taurus shouldered Capricorn out of the ring. Even though the match did not live to the billing at times, most fans were satisfied with the match.
The other matches of the night included a Pisces-Aquarius match and a tag-team match between Gemini and the team of Virgo and Sagittarius. These matches were pulse-stopping and not a moment went by without a wild cheer from the audience. Unfortunately, there isn't enough room to describe the matches in full.
Jason "the Screamer" Lau