Right Outta The Octagon

[Eric Scofield]

Backstage at HOPLITE 65: Elite MMA. Eric 'Reflex' Scofield is sitting on a steel chair, peeling layers of hand wraps off of his wrists. His face is bruised, and spots of blood are still seen even though it was mostly wiped off. An interviewer from the organization comes up to him.

 

Interviewer: Eric Scofield, do you have a minute for some questions?

 

Scofield: Yeah, shoot.

 

Eric stands up, ready to answer questions.

 

Interviewer: First of all, congratulations on that performance.

 

Eric nods.

 

Interviewer: Even though you didn't win against the champion, it was clear to the fans and to all the other fighters that you are a force to be reckoned with, leading the fight all the way to the judges decision. Do you think you did anything wrong in that fight? If so, what would you have done differently?

 

Scofield: It's not a matter of what could I have done differently, what happened, happened. People figured I'd lose in the first round, I took it all the way to the fifth, and he still wasn't able to finish me. That's a win in my book.

 

Interviewer: Where do you go from here? Do you want to get a rematch as soon as possible, or are the rumors about you moving up a weight class true?

 

Scofield: Uh.. I wasn't sure when I was going to announce this, but I may as well do it now. I'm retiring from MMA.

 

Interviewer: You're retiring from MMA for good?

 

Scofield: Yeah, I am.

 

Interviewer: Is this a result of your performance tonight?

 

Scofield: Win or lose tonight, the decision was already made. My place just isn't here.

 

Interviewer: Are you going back to competing at Judo?

 

Scofield: No, I'm actually.. I'm actually going to OCW. I've been talking with some of the bosses over there.

 

Interviewer: ..OCW.. the professional wrestling organization?

 

Scofield: Yeah. MMA isn't MMA anymore. Everyone I fight here does Muay Thai and BJJ and that's it. The old sport where the best of different fighting styles would face off is long gone. It's not the place to be the best fighter in the world. Hell, I can't even fight someone if he's a few pounds bigger or lighter than me. This isn't where I prove myself. I prove myself by bringing my fighting skills into a ring with no rules, and fight against some of the biggest guys on the planet.

 

Interviewer: Is this decision final? Eric 'Reflex' Scofield is officially retired from mixed martial arts?

 

Scofield: Eric 'Reflex' Scofield is officially retired from fighting under the rules of MMA, yeah, but I'm not done fighting. The next time you see me fighting, it'll be in a ring where there are no judges decisions, there is no "waiting 6 months to get a fight", and there are some of the best fighters in the world ready to scrap at a moments notice. That's where I'll be. Anyone who likes watching what I do now can follow me there. My careers isn't ending, it's just starting.

 

Interviewer: Well, I'm sure we're all shocked by this news but good luck to you.

 

Scofield puts his hand on the microphone and the interviewer lets go. He looks directly into the camera.

 

Scofield: And now this one is for all the fighters watching this in the OCW locker room. I'm not gonna sit on my ass and wait for a promoter to find someone to fight me. I'm not looking to pad my record by fighting cans, or to sit at the bottom tier for months. Consider this an open challenge. Any of you that think your skills can match up to mine, you call your boss, and you tell him that you want to test me. You may have fought submission specialists before, and you may have fought strikers before, but you haven't fought someone with the entire tool set I possess. Come try your wrestling moves on me. See how effective they are, because when I step into that ring, I'll be using every tool I have to prove that I'm the best.

 

He hands the mic back to the interviewer and walks off. The interviewer looks back at the camera.

 

Interviewer: Well, you heard it here first. Eric 'Reflex' Scofield has retired from mixed martial arts and is moving to the OCW.

[Tiberius Dupree]

bustas need to stop sleeping on this. awesome rp man.

 

we need to get this man a match on ambition!

[Brandon Hostile]

Interesting story. Looking forward to the progress. specially since I train in MMA. Good job.