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Ending A: Conquering the Tides

“Romero, in red trunks, is coming out in Orthodox stance again, Dom,” commented Jimmy “Fight Quest” Smith and Dominick “Apocalypse” Cruz followed it up with, “At this point it seems that Yoel is not only just trying to gain an outside foot advantage in striking… but also trying to psych Rockhold out with the repetitive combinations of Rights and Lead Hooks.. as he lost his strap last two years in that way.”

“Rockhold, with a snap kick… and a Jab of that kick.. looking good,” said Smith, “.. Rockhold looks fresh for a guy who was struggling to breath a few minutes ago.. don’t you think, Dom?”

“Well, Yoel just pulled a classic Stoolgate, so no can do.. ha ha..” answered Cruz, “.. some people think I’m a mouth breather.. I’m not.. I use diaphragm breathing so I can go on for days.."

''Luke knows what’s going on as he regroups.. The fact that Yoel is imitating Bisping to unnerve him'' actually pissed him more than anything else.. So, he decided to pepper the aging wrestler with Jabs and kicks from the range and always staying wary of potential bursts of explosive action from Romero..

As he prods the aging wrestler from the outside range, he hears the MMA savant Henri Hooft’s genius advice, mixing up and down, so Rockhold starts to Jab Romero’s body to further sap his stamina. The Cuban seems clueless as he keep trying to throw the Right and Lead Hook combo, with occasional shifting punches.

''“This’s gonna be an easy win..” Luke thought… But suddenly Luke finds himself with his back close to the cage.. it was the invisible pressure of Romero that managed to trap the Santa Cruz native against the cage and Yoel starts employing his quick directional changes to cut Luke down as Luke is circling out. With his instincts overcoming his sensibility, Rockhold throws a head kick to the cage cutting Romero, in his brief lapse of rationality. The Cuban wrestler, predictably, catches the almost sloppy head kick to the head using his both hands and drags the hopping former Middleweight champion forward, saying, “You keep cho-ing da het kick, cho I’m prepared, RUKE!!” and changes his grip from two hands to his right hand on Luke’s left leg as he pulls him further forwards, squatting down. And as Rockhold hops forward to keep his balance.. Romero releases the leg and uses the same right hand to plant it on the mat, and then his entire body spirals sideways as Yoel launches himself into a high-speed Cartwheel Kick, very Saenchai-alike. ''

“Oh..!! A cartwheel kick outta nowhere!!” screamed Smith followed by Cruz remarking, “I thought he was going for the trip but.... Now, he’s pouncing on him, Luke’s hurt…”

''Despite his efforts, Romero could not really impose his wrestling on rocked Rockhold as Luke quite quickly pops back up with apparent ease… only to be greeted by a Flying Knee, which fortunately only landed on his chest and blocking arms barely missing his questionable chin. After this tense action packed 30 seconds ends, Luke and Yoel disengages from each other, gasping for some air.''

''“.. Fuck… th.. that’s close…” the Santa Cruz native thought, “Relax Luke, stay focused… like the waves…  stay focus.. like the waves… be… flowy..” As soon as, Luke eases his panicking mind, he begins to feel loose and composed.. and at that moment, he sees faint lines coming out of the vertices of Yoel.. then the Octagon and everything. It’s like that Interstellar-themed 5th Dimensional dream he had a few weeks ago.. But this time it is real and he can even see the vibrations in the strings… ''

''During this time, Yoel, never losing his composure despite him starting to show faint signs of fatigue, darts into Luke by using his variant of level change where he basically Horse Sits, slipping the reactionary Jab above his head (is that a duck?). Luke, sawing this from feeling and seeing the strings of reality, shifts his weight to hop out of the shooting range and pivot, but he finds out that his legs have betrayed him from the accumulated fatigue, and finds himself returning into classic Luke Rockhold, who move his upper body first and lower body last. This exposes the former Middleweight champ but instead of going for the takedown, Yoel blasts forward with his right hand which landed on vulnerable Luke in retreat. The sudden impact caused Luke’s body to bend forward a little, but it was his constant focus on the Cuban’s movements that saved him from viciously KO’ed, as Luke, in his do-or-die moment, remembered his KO at the pillow-fists of Bisping and shifts his lead leg, his right leg, back, all while throwing a Hook with his left hand…''

……….

''It was a dual exchange… but Romero collapsed while Rockhold just staggered a bit and after a moment of shock and silence, the audiences screamed as the referee waved his arms signaling the end of the fight.. The instant replays were shown, where it appears that Luke’s Shifting Hook that turned into a Hook/Cross hybrid landed on Yoel’s face first so when the Cuban’s punch actually reached to Rockhold, it basically lost half of its force, explaining why Luke was left standing unlike Romero. The current Middleweight Champion, Robert ‘Not Bobby Knuckles’ Whittaker gives an standing ovation to Luke’s gratifying performance and the tearful Santa Cruz native, now an Interim Middleweight Champion, received the belt from the Baldfather. ''

''It has never changed.. It still feels like yesterday….. indeed.''

………

An unmistakable man, in an expensive business suit, with his lawyer and companions, turns his sight away from the live broadcasting television and sets his sights back towards the ongoing conversation on his business affairs.

“Conor, did you see that?” asked the lawyer, “That KO was fantastic..”

“Hmph.. yes it is..” replied the Irish man, “But that ain’t something new to me.. He basically relaxed and his precision trumped that wrestler’s power.”

“Oh.. of course, Conor. That’s your thing isn’t it?” continued the lawyer..

''Instead of answering immediately, the Notorious ponders at the implication of another man potentially discovering the true nature, the way of himself, the Mac© way. “I wonder.. if Rockhold saw the lines too… Did that movement training he was doing in the park, responsible for it?.. No.. it should be more than that… something more traumatic..”''

“It is.. and it will be always, but let’s get back to business first,” Conor replied, “ We need to settle these brand disputes, so then I could get some training to take on Khabib in Russia, in September, should he wins the strap. It’ll be a huge payday, for sure.”

“For real, Conor? He’s a very dangerous guy for you.. I think… You are really going to fight him, after all this layoff” The lawyer amazed…

Conor, annoyed by the nature of his lawyer’s comments, rolls up his left sleeve and raises his bent arm above, with fist tightly clenched…

“See this?.. This is the Touch of Death.. the Notorious Cross.. I can beat whatever wrestler I want to,” Mcgregor retorted with a menacing tone, “Proactive or reactive, Khabib will feel the power of my left hand.. and he will finally learn to respect it… There are many things you don’t know and so is Khabib.... he will know it won’t be Khabib Time when we are in the Octagon… It’ll be.. Conor Time..”

“Ok.. man.. You know I never doubted you right.. Conor?” the lawyer weakly retracted.

“I do, my friend,” Conor said as he watches the Post-Fight Interview of newly crowned Interim champion with the Santa Cruz native, awkwardly, trying to put up an act, “that guy sure took a page outta my book y’know…”

“Nice and flowy….”

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Ending B: The Waves of Changes

After this tense action packed 30 seconds ends, Luke and Yoel disengages from each other, gasping for some air…

''“.. Fuck… th.. that’s close…” the Santa Cruz native thought, “Relax Luke, stay focused… Damn it!.. What’s happening?... I can’t…” As soon as, Luke fails at relaxing himself, visions starts appearing and he sees the faint lines coming out of the vertices of Yoel.. then the Octagon and everything… with infinite Octagons and fighters which they are connected to…''

''“No.. no.. Not now..” Luke panicked, and he witness himself getting KO’ed  with a Lead Hook from Bisping.. with Michael’s lines directly connected to Yoel..whose vibrating strings alert Rockhold that Romero is preparing to attack… “..I’ll show him.. I’m the champ..”''

''As expected, the Cuban does explodes toward the Santa Cruz native by using his variant of level change where he basically Horse Sits, slipping the reactionary Jab above his head (is that a duck?). During this moment, the first thing that comes into Luke’s head is to retreat.. but he sees the strings entangling him.. especially his jabbing hand and found himself moving without his consent…  The more he resists, the harder he could control himself… and helplessly watches himself getting bent over by a Right to the body and the inevitable KO…..''

''Nothing has ever changed.. It still feels like yesterday….. it always is.''

………….

An unmistakable man, in an expensive business suit, with his lawyer and companions, turns his sight away from the live broadcasting television and sets his sights back towards the ongoing conversation on his business affairs.

“Conor, did you see that?” asked the lawyer, “That KO was just something...”

“Hmph.. yes it is..” replied the Irish man, “But that wrestler got lucky. Luke was so tense with his movement... he basically handed the KO”

“Oh.. of course, Conor. That wouldn’t happened to you, right?” continued the lawyer..

''Instead of answering immediately, the Notorious ponders at the implication of another man potentially discovering the true nature, the way of himself, the Mac© way. “I wonder.. if Rockhold saw the lines too… Did that movement training he was doing in the park, responsible for it?.. No.. he wasn’t really relaxed there.. or maybe he got tangled..”''

“Hell yeah I am, but let’s get back to business first,” Conor replied, “ We need to settle these trademark disputes, so then I could get some training to take on Khabib in Russia, in September, should he wins the strap. It’ll be a huge payday, for sure… Tony could win too.. I can feel his relaxation whenever he fight..”

“I don’t know, Conor. Both guys are dangerous in their own ways.. it seems.. You are really going to fight one of them, after all this layoff?.” The lawyer amazed…

Conor, bothered by the nature of his lawyer’s comments, rolls up his left sleeve and raises his bent arm above, with fist tightly clenched…

“See this?.. This is the Touch of Death.. the Notorious Cross.. I can beat whatever wrestler I want to,” Mcgregor retorted with confidence in his voice, “Proactive or reactive, Khabib will feel the power of my left hand.. and he will finally learn to respect it… And so is Tony… There are many things Khabib doesn’t know ... and I’ll show Tony who’s more relaxed.. and well-rounded.. in the Octagon.”

“Ok.. man.. You know I never doubted you right.. Conor?” the lawyer amused.

“I do, my friend,” Conor said as he watches the Post-Fight Interview of newly crowned Interim champion giving an inaudible Post-Fight Interview in English, after Goose-stepping around the cage with a strap on his waist, “that Luke guy should have gone with the flow y’know…”

“Should have been nice and flowy….”

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Aftermath 1:

''Regardless of winning or losing, Luke pondered with his visions related to strings of.. reality, as it seems. What are those? What do they mean? Why me? As Rockhold went down deeper into the rabbit hole, he realized the futility and meaninglessness of this.. whole fighting business and decided to walk the Earth with new found wisdom, with the noble intention of sharing the wisdom.. A decision his AKA teammates respected….''

''Yoel, retired to coaching job in Cuban after losing to Rockhold, as he came to term with the fact that he might not be destined to get the strap… especially after losing by knockout in the recent title fight. His decision to coach the next generation of fighters turned out to be a correct choice with the rate of poor and aimless children in the slums went down as they were all recruited by the Soldier of God, trying to fulfill his destiny to produce a champions from Cuba, a small island nation. Years from now on, Cuba has produced as many high-level MMA fighters as Brazil and America, along with many Olympian Wrestlers… Who really saw that coming?''

''Had he won though.. he decided to offer Bisping a title shot out of spite, after Whittaker was still combating his ailing in the meantime,.. and much to the shock of MMA world.. Michael gladly accepted the fight……''

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Aftermath 2:

“Luke, hold up!” screamed a familiar voice as the former Middleweight champion was walking down the hallways holding an ice pack on his head, looking down solemnly.

''The man recognized the unmistakable voice and quickly turned his head around…. ''“Daniel..?”

“Hell yeah, I am.. Luke,” as the man above 200 pounds caught up with his teammate... his close friend… putting his dad-hands on Luke’s shoulders…

“Wh.. What are you doing.. here?” Luke questioned, “ I.. I.. I thought you are supposed to be in the states..?”

Rockhold’s personals understood the situation and left them alone so they could have some privacy… with coach Hooft nodding his head..

“Nah.. there ain’t no way, I wouldn’t miss out my buddy’s title fight, y’know,” Cormier replied, “Cain and Khabib are on their way too… We all got here after the beginning of the main card.. though we got separate seats because we don’t want to let people notice us…”

“But.. but I let you guys down.. I let my coaches down… I let my fans.. who were counting on me down…” Luke depreciated himself, “I blew it up… I should just hang the gloves…”

“'''YOUNG MAN, don’t you ever say such things like that.. especially in front of me!” Cormier yelled, “.. We are the fighters of AKA.. We push through every obstacles in our way… And we will keep going on.. like we all always do…”'''

Such profound statement, laced with paternal wisdom, from his AKA teammate, made Rockhold wondered whether he went too far with his crazy thoughts…

“'''Think of it.. Did you ever let yourself stop by those countless injuries before? NO!! You keep pushing through.. you always have been… like we all always do.. So WHY.. would you let yourself down from such this setback..'''?” Cormier finished his quick lecture to his junior.

''Luke, finally overflowing with sadness and comprehension, cried and Daniel.. understanding what his beloved friend has been going through, embraced Luke affectionately in his arms.''

“There they are, Cain,” yelled Khabib, “Over here, come on..!”

“I’m coming.. !“ Cain yelled back, “'''Can’t push myself too hard before I’m back at 100%, Khabib!!... '''I’m sick of sitting out and surgeries.”

……

“Don’t worry Luke. What ever happen to you, remember that we will always be there for you…” Cormier said to Luke sobbing in his embrace.

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THE END...

(Thanks for the support guys. I was really busy with presentations and studies at university so I basically rushed the final chapter in one sitting right now as the fight is getting really close... So there might be some errors in there.. just a disclaimer. Thumbs up if you get the Dominick 'Apocalypse' Cruz...