Zero Kotobuki vs "Mad" Max

With the efficiency of a true ring veteran Zero would quickly follow up after tossing Max to the mat. If she was gonna outlast Max she had to wear him down quickly. And so dropping down, Zero will quickly wrap her legs around Max's throat and apply a tight figure four headscissor.

Max instinctively would raise his hands up to the impending thighs as soon as he felt skin-to-skin contact, knowing that it would take swift wrenching to pry the impending legs apart from his throat!

After securing the headscissors, Zero would start to squeeze Max's throat tightly with her legs. With one of her legs hooked under his throat it ensured that he would not be escaping by biting. Steadily applying pressure, Zero was hoping to score a quick submission to gain an early lead in this match.

Max wanted to fight it as he continued to futilely pull at the python-like constriction of the leg, but he needed to play this smart. He wasn't going to get many falls in his favor if he was worn down early on. Regretfully he brought his hand to the mat to tap, while telling himself this was strategy and not desperation.

As soon as Max tapped the mat the ref girl signlled the bell to ring and Zero immedietly released the headscissor. She rolled to her feet and made her wy to her corner. She didnt bother appeasing the crowd, there would be plenty of time for that once the hour was out. So she waited in her corner for Mx to be redy, and soon the bell would ring to single the next round.

Current Score: Zero - 1 Max - 0

Max would quickly roll to his corner, holding his throat a bit while shaking off the fact that he just tapped. No time to get inside your own head...you need to get into the game, but how? He would have to start sneakily administering his dirtier tactics to wear down Zero.

The bell would ring and Max would immediately waste no time running at Zero. If he managed to take her off-guard, Max would quickly tackle Zero into her own corner. If not, then Max could be in for more hurt than help.

Zero never took her eyes off Max as he hobbled to his corner. SHe couldnt tell what he was thinking, but as a ring veteran knew that taking such an early fall couldn't have been good for the self esteem.

The bell rang and unsurprisingly Max cme chrging at her. Zero styed where she was for the moment, gripping the top ropes in her corner with both hands. As soon as Max was in range, Zero would lift both her feet so Max would run straight into them.

Max saw the feet come up at the last possible second, causing his eyes to go wide. There was nothing to stop his momentum from taking him right smack into the awaiting boots. The angry madman fell back on the mat with a loud thump, his world shaken by the impact.

Zero's feet came back down upon the mat after Max collided with them, and watched as the man fell to the mat in a heap. Since she was already in the corner, she decided to make use of it. SShe hopped backwards onto the middle ropes, and looked down to where Max lay. Without further ado, Zero would jump off the ropes, and aim aq butt-slam right onto Max's stomach.

Max groggily lifted his head a few moments after his head-on collision. The mat was spinning about him until he felt the air in his lungs jet out like somebody had stomped on a tube a toothpaste. The momentum of the match had gone from being a dead-heat at the test of strength to now being well in favor of Zero. How was Max going to gain the upper hand at this rate?