'King vs. Queen': King vs. Takane Shijou

Takane watched and grinned as the same tactic that King used on the idol also worked on the fighter herself. However, her eyes would widen in slight surprise as her leg was held close to the hurting King. She tried to back off to get her leg free, but it was too late as she was tossed away from the woman with brute force, landing on her back and head harshly and earning a grunt from the Silver Queen's lips.

However, Takane wasn't about to back down. She knew King must be weakened right now if that was all the counter she can muster. Quickly back rolling onto all fours, the silver-haired girl would then run at her opponent, right arm stretched out, seemingly attempting a clothesline. However, once again at the last second, the idol would instead slip behind the Muay Thai fighter and wrap her arms around the latter's waist, before heaving and throwing the woman backwards in a German suplex!

King managed to get Takane down, but the woman was relentless - she had to admire the tenacity. Many wrestlers in the AFW were more verbal, wanting to take their time, talking and stalling and dragging the match out. Takane was mostly business, from start to finish. A woman of few words, not unlike King herself.

It was admirable, but it also meant that King had to stay on her toes at all times - there was hardly a pause in the action. Takane was down, but she didn't stay down for long, moving back in. King started to duck under the clothesline, only to find herself falling for the real attack, as Takane went low and grabbed her, pulled her in close. Before she could even put up a struggle, she was sent flying.

She landed hard on her shoulder and rolled onto her back, her eyes winced shut as she tried to pull forward and sit up. Experience told her that being on the floor with Takane was an extremely bad thing - she wasn't certain she could take another submission and keep going.

Usually Takane would have words to say to her opponents, whether they are words of politeness or words of arrogance. But in this particular match, how her opponent uphold herself with class and gentleness earned the idol's respect and utmost attention to this match. She wanted to win with all her effort put in this. Perhaps it is secretly to impress King, out of obligation due to the flattery in the form of a rose which she received. But that is mere speculation for the fans and viewers to perceive.

Flooring the gentlewoman down with a German suplex, the Silver Queen would get up and focus her sights on her now sitting opponent. She had done strikes and submissions. But the Silver Queen can definitely do more, putting all of her wrestling techniques to use. Walking over to the Muay Thai fighter, she would grasp two handful of her short hair and pull upwards, wanting to make the woman stand bent over. She needed to show to the woman how vicious she can be at heart when put to a vicious fight.

Lowering her own head so her neck is against one of King's shoulder, Takane's hands would move to grasp both of King's inner knees, before lifting her up in a muscle buster position; the crossdresser's neck against one of Takane's shoulder. This can act as a submission, severely straining the victim's abs. But the silver-haired girl wasn't going for a submission. After a while of straining, the idol would fall backwards, slamming and impacting the fighter's back and neck.

King wasn't sure what she was expecting when Takane came over. Submissions, a drop of some kind, strikes - she could have gone for some many things, and King would have been defenseless against the onslaught.

She braced as Takane came in, but she was somewhat relieved when she grabbed her hair and pulled her up - whatever Takane had in mind, it didn't involve being tortured on the ground, at least. Instead, she brought up and held upside down, as the starlet displayed her impressive strength, keeping King in placed on her shoulder while she held upside down, her abs painfully crunched and compressed.

King could take a reasonable guess at what was coming, and involved her being flat on the mat and helpless - she needed an out. As she started to come down, she tried to burst out of the hold with a sudden push from her middle, straightening out as they so she'd fall off Takane's shoulder and landed on her rear, instead. Hardly the softest landing, but definitely not the worst way it could go.

As Takane fell in an attempt to slam King, it didn't turn out exactly what she had hoped as the latter managed to power out of the hold at the last second and avert a more devastating damage from the slam. Looking up to see her opponent's back in a siting position, she quickly rolled to the side and away from the woman, in case any attacks came her way.

So the idol tried many things, and in some instances, King would avoid the intended effect of some moves. Despite the advantage she held, Takane was actually starting to get frustrated in failing to keep the Muay Thai fighter on the ground long enough for her aerial moves.

The silver-haired girl would walk around the ring, circling the crossdresser and making sure the latter doesn't notice her presence, hoping that she is still pre-occupied with her recovery. When King would stand and turn around, Takane would aim to kick the gentlewoman in the stomach, hard, and double her over. However, should that kick be blocked, which she was hoping for, she would use her other leg and leap up before kicking King on the side of the head in an enzuigiri!

King managed to avoid the bulk of that damage, but, somehow, it didn't feel like a success. It felt like she was simply spinning her wheels and wasting time - every shot at offense she'd gone for lacked steam. She knew what she needed to do, the only question was how to do it.

She slammed her fist into the mat as she rose, steeling her resolve and focusing on the task. Takane wasn't immediately following up for whatever reason, and King would gladly take the time to get back on her feet. None sooner has she done that than the starlet queen came at her with a fresh strike, this time a simple kick at her stomach. Easy to catch, even with her fatigued state, but King knew better than to be complacent - sure enough, the real kick came screeching towards her face from the side.

King was ready, just barely, having watched enough wrestling to know what to expect. She ducked under and let the kick sail overhead, then pulled hard on Takane's back, trying to throw off her balance and leave her flat on her chest with an open back.

As Takane went for the enzuigiri kick, she clicked her teeth when it missed and flew by where it used to be King's head. Having used both of her legs for that one move, the idol would fall flat on her chest, landing with a grunt. She knew that this would be the predicament if she would have missed the kick, and she already knows how bad this situation is. Quickly, she would try to get onto all fours and crawl forward to get a considerable distance away from her opponent, her head looking back to see what the fighter would do next.

Going after a downed opponent was hardly the most polite thing to do, especially when Takane had her back to King. But there wasn't any choice, really - the sultry songstress was simply too skilled for King to give her any leeway. There was an opening, and she went for it.

King pounced on Takane and landed on her back, quickly wrapping her arm around the lovely lady's neck and applying a classic sleeperhold. At the same time, her legs wrapped around Takane's waist and powered down, squeezing hard and locking at the heel. Not quite as innovative or flashy as the moves Takane had used with her superior wrestling experience, but just as effective.

Just when she got onto all fours, Takane quickly dropped back down flat onto the mat thanks to King's abrupt seating, earning an escaping grunt from the Silver Queen's lips. The girl had no time to squirm as her throat was immediately wrapped around with her opponent's arms while her waist was wrapped around with her opponent's legs in the classic sleeper hold and body scissors combination. Her hands immediately tried to pry those arms away from her throat, having a very difficult time in breathing. She even tried to roll on her back and pry from there, but she doubt that it would work. Her face was becoming more bluish as the combo hold continued.

So if all else indeed fails, the idol would gather as much strength as she could. Even if she comes out of this severely weakened, it would be better than passing out from lack of oxygen. She would try to get onto all fours, before trying to stand from her position. Once all that is done, she would try to run backwards and sandwich the King against a turnbuckle corner, in hopes of forcing the latter to let go.

Takane's fortitude was surely impressive, and King might have even clapped if her hands were free. The sleeper was locked in tight, but even still, she pried away at the hold, pulled hard, and it was a struggle for King just to keep it locked.

Just holding on like that would have been enough of a spectacle, but against all odds, Takane did even more than that - she started to rise, standing up even as King bore down on her with all the pressure she could summon. King shook her head as it became apparent was what about to happen, but she didnt' dare let go - this was the biggest advantage she had all match, she couldn't afford to lose it. She simply braced for impact, and what an impact it was.

The ring shook when the both hit, slamming hard into King's back. It wasn't enough to make her let the hold go, but as her head rolled back and her mouth opened in a silent scream, she looked a good bit of the power, just barely clinging to Takane.