With a slight but deft sweep of his leg as the gladiator pivoted to bow to the stands, Martigan kicked Vivianna's legs out from under her, causing her to tumble onto her back at his feet. Vivianna flushed in embarrassment but was gratified to hear the crowd jeer and boo the brutish savage's treatment of her. The crowd's reaction really got the game's sponsor curious. In this match, she was in the part of the 'heel,' - the foreign temptress for the valiant warrior to embarass for the crowd's amusement. the opening match was intended to be comic relief to warm the crowd up for the later matches. However, instead of laughing at and mocking her, they had a spark of sympathy for her.