Called by destiny, 72 noble warriors from across the universe and beyond have heard the call: The call to Fight.

1. Combatants participate in a series of one-on-one fights. The first seven rounds consist of a five match round-robin to meet all other competitors in their division, as well as two randomly selected interdivision match-ups. Afterwards, the winners of all twelve divisions plus four wild cards will advance to the Tournament of Glory.

2. Judges (that's you!) submit their opinions on the results of each fight. Fight results are based exclusively on these ballots. In the case of a tie, the tournament overseer (that's me!) casts a single vote to break the tie.

3. Fights are all-out and typically to the death.

4. Combatants are allowed to stay in a console-RPG-style Inn prior to all matches, revitalizing (and ressurecting) them completely.

A special Fight Fest Bulletin Board has been set up for all the noise you want to bring.

Highlights

Jedi Defends Title on Mount Doom Responding to a broken-up distress signal from master Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi set off for Middle-Earth himself. Obi-wan, with very little to go on, did the best he could and sensed out across the lands for anything strong with the Dark Side. This, of course, led him to the One Ring.

At the same time, Aragorn, with the threat of Isengard dealt with, decided it would be best for the Company of the Ring to make for Mount Doom as quickly as possible before Sauron realized he no longer had to deal with Saruman and could concentrate on snatching the ring.

The two met at Mount Doom, Aragorn (who had been tossed the ring by Frodo at the base of the Mountain since he could climb the mountain faster than Frodo) sprinting up the Mountain with the ring in his right hand, and Obi-Wan, landing, conveniently, right at the top, lightsaber ready to take on anything that came at him. Soon enough, Aragorn burst onto the scene, ring in his right hand, and was just about to cast it into the fires when Obi-Wan cut the ring from Aragorn's hand with his lightsaber and it fell into the volcano anyway. Aragorn just stared at him, dumbfounded at how utterly un-called for that was, so Obi-Wan did what he does best and, with the force, threw Aragorn in to the volcano, too, and then took off.

Full Results (Ballots Cast: 9)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (7) def. Aragorn, son of Arathorn (4)
Saruman of Many Colours (12) def. Li Mu Bai (1)
Mace Windu (10) def. Indiana Jones (2)
Optimus Prime (6) def. Jackie Chan (5)
William Wallace (6) def. Emperor Palpatine (4)
Johann Sebastian Bach (7) def. Steven Hawking (6)
Ash, Housewares (6) def. El Mariachi (5)
Link III (8) def. The Tick (3)
Megaman (7) def. Batman (4)
Frodo Baggins (8) def. Pitfall Harry (3)
Samus Aran (6) def. Maximus Decimus Meridius (4)
Sir Launcelot (8) def. Yoshi (4)
'Weird Al' Yankovic (7) def. Jimmy Raynor (5)
John Paul Jones (5) def. Zaphod Beeblebrox (2)
Vanessa-Mae (11) def. Michelle Kwan (1)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (9) def. Karnov (2)
TIEBREAK: Victor von Doom (6) vs. Tyler Durden (6)
Porter (14) def. Bob Dole (0)
Keyser Soze (9) def. John Lee (3)
Jules Winnfield (7) def. Kirby (5)
Mewtwo (9) def. Dr. Eleanor Arroway (2)

Round 8	Round 9	Semifinals	Finals	2002 Champion	Champion of Ages

Tournament of Glory	Finish
Aragorn, Son of Arathorn Lord of the Rings	Gold
Saruman of Many Colors Lord of the Rings	Silver
Mace Windu Star Wars	Bronze
Optimus Prime Transformers	4th
Emperor Palpatine Star Wars	5th
Robotic Exoskeleton Steven Hawking (as himself)	6th
Ash, Housewares Army of Darkness	7th
The Tick The Tick	8th
Batman Batman	9th
Pitfall Harry Pitfall!	10th
Maximus Decimus Meridius Gladiator	11th
Yoshi Super Mario World	12th
Jimmy Raynor Starcraft	13th
John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin	14th
Michelle Kwan US Figure Skating	15th
Karnov Karnov	16th
Victor Von Doom The Marvel Universe	17th
Porter Payback	18th
John Lee The Replacement Killers	19th
Jules Winnfield Pulp Fiction	20th

Round 1 -- Match Results
Round Robin
July 2 - July 5.

Round 2 -- Match Results
Round Robin
July 6 - July 7.

Round 3 -- Match Results
Round Robin
July 8 - July 9.

Round 4 -- Match Results
Interdivision
July 10 - July 11.

Round 5 -- Match Results
Round Robin
July 12 - July 14.

Round 6 -- Match Results
Round Robin
July 15 - July 16.

Round 7 -- Match Results
Interdivision
July 17 - July 18.

Round 8 -- Match Results
Tournament
July 19 - July 21.

Round 9 -- Match Results
Tournament
July 22 - July 23.

Round 10 -- Match Results
Tournament
July 24 - July 25.

Round 11 -- Match Results
Tournament
July 26 - July 28.

Round 12 -- Match Results
Tournament of Time
July 29 - July 30.