The Dreaded Riker's Isle Death Match
by T. Trolley

It was my job to come up with a fight for Liz and
Karen. I thought really hard about it. Actually, I
wanted to see if these girls -- especially Liz -- had
the guts to go through a real tough fight that would
result in one woman clearly defeating the other. After
all, Karen had beat Liz cleanly in three straight
fights and I wanted to see this feud end once and for
all. I was sure that Karen would beat Liz so I wanted
to make this fight the final, defining nail in Liz's
coffin that would be so definitive that no one would
have any more doubts ever again that Karen was the
better woman.

As I thought about what kind of fight I could present
to them, I turned on the TV and up came one of those
prison girl movies.

Suddenly a light bulb came on.

The next day, I got both of the girls together and
announced the match they'd be fighting against each
other.

"OK, girls," I said. "If you two agree, the match you
will be fighting will be a Riker's Isle Death Match.
What the heck is that, you say? The rules are simple.
The ropes are replaced by -- barbed-wire! You two
will be hooked together closely with iron shackles,
limiting your mobility. Thus it will be a strength
vs. strength match in which the stronger girl will
survive. To win, an opponent must touch all four
turnbuckles, *or* put their opponent through a table
-- unlikely between you two -- or pin their opponent,
followed by a ten count."

I looked at each both women to see their reaction.
Both girls stared back at me -- with jaws dropped!
Both women couldn't believe I'd come up with a match
like that!

Liz dropped her head down, then looked up at me and
quietly said, "I accept." Of course, Liz had no
choice. This was her one big chance to avenge her
three defeats and to turn down the match would not
only show that she was afraid of Karen but would also
risk her chance to prove that Karen wasn't as tough
against her as she seemed.

Karen, still surprised regarding the kind of fight I
had suggested, was just as surprised that Liz
accepted. Karen then looked at me and said, "If she
wants to get destroyed by me in this kind of match,
that's fine with me."

Then Karen turned to face Liz and wagged her finger in
her face, as though she were lecturing a little child,
and said, "But you just remember that you agreed to
this fight if I hurt you ..." Liz glared at Karen,
then slapped her hand away and said, "Don't lecture
me! I'm not your little girl!"

Karen then smiled, put her hands on her hips, and
retorted, "But I'm going to make you my little girl!"

Oooo! What a put-down -- and what a threat!

I quickly separated the two and said, "Girls! Girls!
Save it for the ring! You'll both need every bit of
spunk you've got for this kind of fight!"

The girls were shackled together. Both were wearing
swimsuit prison garb. The two girls, already shackled
together, quickly went at each other and the taller
Karen immediately took Liz down with a trip! Liz
popped back up quickly, but Karen threw Liz into the
barbed-wire! Liz screamed in pain and fright,
straightening up as she closed her eyes in agony and
grabbed her back in pain!

Karen wasted no time in angrily pushing Liz again
against the barbed wire! Liz winced in pain again and
bounced off the barbed wire ropes! Karen watched her
carefully, prepared to extend her long, lean leg and
catch the unaware Liz with a kick to her head! But Liz
ducked the attempted kick to the head and kicked
Huffman in the stomach with a look of anger! Karen
groaned and grabbed her tummy with both hands!

An angry Karen then punched Liz back in the stomach!
This angered Liz as well and the two exchanged punches
again to the face, but both failed to connect
significantly.

The pretty model Karen then kicked Liz during the
melee in the shin but Liz punched her in the chest and
blocked a kick to the thigh before kicking Karen again
in the leg -- taking the advantage!

Liz tried to hammerlock Karen by sneaking behind her
and grabbing her left arm, but the pretty Karen spun
around like a ballerina and tried a spin kick to Liz's
head in the same motion! Karen looked so pretty and
elegant in performing the move, but Liz ducked under
it and threw the ravishing Karen into the corner!

Karen slammed into the turnbuckles chest-first and
groaned in pain! Then Liz put her into a deadly
chokehold from behind, taking control of the match!
Liz really squeezed Karen's soft throat tightly from
behind with her arms, causing Karen to react with a
look of surprise and shock, then worry, alarm and
concern as her face slowly turned red and she began to
struggle for air!

Karen winced as she fought to breathe while trying to
pull free with those surprisingly strong arms and
hands of hers! She finally broke free but Liz reached
out to choke the gorgeous blonde again, this time with
her hands! Karen saw it coming, though, and blocked
it, then gave Liz a cute chop to the side of the neck
with her left hand before following with a hard, crisp
slap to the face with her right hand that hurt and
surprised Liz, as well as impressing the fans and
embarrassing Liz as Karen, trying to live up to her
promise to make Liz "her little girl," slapped her
like she was her stepchild whom she was trying to "get
in line!"

Karen then tried to duplicate Liz's choke move from
behind, but a frowning, determined Liz turned and
blocked it before taking Karen down to the mat with a
straight body tackle, surprisingly retaking control of
the match over the taller and slightly heavier Karen!

A desperate, somewhat frightened and worried Karen
managed to get to her feet, but Liz was all over her,
her arms wrapped around Karen's waist from behind
while on her knees! Liz tried to take her down by the
arm as Karen desperately broke the hold and tried to
get away, but Karen blocked it and, out of sheer
desperation and fear as she felt the match slipping
away from her, beat Liz with the shackles' chain as
Liz knelt before her, hurting Liz and suddenly taking
charge as Liz got to her feet, then began to retreat!

Karen tried to follow up her advantage, but Liz nailed
her with a hard, hard kick to the shin, causing Karen
to shriek in pain and grab her leg, briefly hopping up
and down on one foot as Liz took control of the fight
once again!

After ninety seconds of working over Karen by kicking
at that injured shin and putting her on the defensive
with punches to the body and attempted choke holds,
Liz suddenly heads for the first turnbuckle --
throwing fear into Karen as she was trying to
accomplish the first task necessary to beat Karen and
win the match! But Karen stopped her by by catching
her from behind and throwing her to the mat in a fit
of anger, rage and fear at having been somewhat beaten
up by the smaller woman!

Karen then went down as well due to the impetus and
momentum of the throw as well as the shackles that
tied them together! Both women got up, then Karen sent
Liz into a corner and came in closely behind her! But
Liz moved out of the way and with a jerk of the
shackle, pulled Karen after her!

Liz then shockingly choked the beautiful Karen with
the chain as she had her trapped in the corner! Then,
after weakening Karen with the choke, Liz applied a
standing wristlock as she bent her wrist back
awkwardly, causing Karen to squeal in pain as Liz once
again retook control of the contest!

Thus far, Liz looked like the better woman here and
looked like she ultimately would beat Karen! But Liz's
advantage over Karen seemed minimal to say the least.
It remained to be seen if Liz was that much better and
stronger than Karen to the point that she would be
able to ultimately overpower Karen in this huge, huge
fight!

Liz suddenly drove her open palm toward the
unprotected chin of Karen! But fortunately for Karen,
she was able to get her left arm up just in time to
block the blow, then forced Liz into the corner and
charges in close behind her once again!

Of course, the last time Karen tried this, Liz turned
the tables on the taller glamor girl and Karen ended
up paying somewhat of a price. And once again, Liz
moved out of the way of the charge, leaving Karen in
the corner!

Liz quickly tried to regain the offensive by trying to
pull Karen down by her left arm, but an angry,
determined Karen blocked it, then angrily kicked Liz
in the shin! Liz screams in pain and hops on one foot,
grabbing her injured leg! Karen has turned the match
around!

But not for long, as an angry Liz punches Karen in the
face as she went back on the attack! Liz tried to grab
Karen's left leg and take her down, but the willowy
Karen blocked it and then, in a majestic move, wrapped
the chain around Liz's neck and throat, turned around
so she was back to back with Liz, and then bent
forward, lifting Liz off her feet and put Liz in a
hangman's noose!

Not only has Karen retaken control of the match, but
she made the now helpless Liz squeal in pain as she
lifted her feet several inches off the mat, straining
her neck and making Liz tremble and shake in pain!

I was definitely concerned about Liz's welfare so
quickly rushed over and asked Liz if she wanted to
give up to Karen! But the cute Liz somehow wriggled
away and blocked Karen's leg trip attempt from behind!
Then she hit Karen in the forehead with her iron
shackle and put the both stunning and now stunned
Karen in a front facelock, retaking control!

Once again, Liz began to beat Karen up and keep the
gorgeous blonde under control. After ninety seconds of
intense struggle, Karen hit Liz with her shackle, then
she put her into a front facelock -- dupicating Liz's
move!

It now began to become obvious that Liz was setting
the tempo and agenda of this fight, putting Karen on
the defensive for the most part and causing the
favored Karen to "play to her drum" and react to Liz's
moves rather than her dictating the pace of this
fight! That was very surprising, seeing that Liz was
for the most part asserting her control over Karen
despite the slight size differential. Even Karen's
most rabid fans later had to give Liz credit for
asserting herself over Karen despite the odds.

Liz broke the hold in 5 seconds, then Karen kicked her
in the midsection! Trying to follow up, Karen tried to
put Liz in a full nelson but the pretty brunette
blocked it and took the taller blonde model down with
a headlock takedown!

This was a potentially dangerous situation for the
pretty Karen as many a woman never gets a chance to
escape from their opponent's clutches once taken over
by a headlock takedown. But Liz was unable to hold
onto Karen for more than a second after taking her
down.

Both women got up and suddenly looked about them.
They looked at the shackles, then they both turn and
left the ring simultaneously, walking out of the match
after just under 10 minutes of fighting!

It turned out that both women realized they couldn't
win the fight. Liz felt she was stronger than Karen,
but not by much and Karen's size basically negated the
power advantage Liz had over Karen as Liz was having
difficulty in maneuvering the ravishing blonde and was
using up a lot more strength and energy to control
Karen than Karen had to exert over Liz.

Karen, on the other hand, realized that Liz was just a
little bit better than her and didn't want to stick
around to become an embarrassed, humiliated victim of
Liz in this kind of match where to win, Liz had to
basically humiliate Karen. Karen was afraid that was
about to happen and didn't want to be hurt both
physically and emotionally by a smaller girl in front
of a lot of people, so she decided to walk out of the
match as did Liz.

Those in attendance were greatly disappointed by the
two women's simultaneous decisions to terminate the
fight and let their feelings be known. But neither Liz
nor Karen cared. After all, it was their bodies, their
reputations and their pride that was on the line in
this fight -- nobody else's.

The fight was declared a draw. Thus, without a
definitive decision, fans were left to surmise and
conclude which women was ahead and who would have won
the fight. More observers thought the spunky Liz was
ahead at the end of the fight and had the better
chance of emerging victorious than the prettier Karen,
who seemed to be frustrated by Liz's "never say die"
attitude and her persuance of her throughout the
fight.

Karen, of course, disagreed with that assessment, but
simply noted, "The fight was a tie." As far as if she
would have won the fight, Karen simply shrugged and
said, "I don't think either one of us thought we would
win or else we wouldn't have walked out of the fight."

Thus, the overall result was that Liz had failed to
beat Karen, but she had proven that she was not as
weak compared to Karen than her three previous matches
had led many to believe. But Karen did have three
impressive and conclusive wins over her and, since Liz
had failed to beat Karen, Liz could not claim that her
three losses were flukes.