Kaoru Takahashi vs Malina

Malina was trying to recover as fast as she could. Laying down on the mat, she was quite vulnerable to attacks from a standing opponent, so if she wanted to defend herself she'd have to get to her feet. As soon as she got her breath back, she got on all fours, still feeling a little dizzy.

But, as she got up, she got a bad sensation and looked around, fearing another assault from Kaoru. And she was right: the girl was charging at her from her side at full speed. Even if her head hurt, Malina was still quick enough to see her move coming and dodge it. At the last second, she rolled forward, narrowly dodging the vicious kick. She'd then hurry towards the ropes right in front of her, and if Kaoru didn't stop her before she got to them she'd use them to pull herself to her feet.

Kaoru was going to kick Malina right in the stomach and then proceed to finish her off with her special move. However... things didnt turn out the way she wanted. Her eyes bulged as she watched her opponent roll forward. "Crap!" She cursed in her mind. She still launched the kick, losing balance as her leg went up and pathetically falling to the mat onto her butt. "Uhh..!" She grunted, bouncing a bit on the mat and rubbing her buttcheek.

It wouldnt be more than 4 or 5 seconds until she gets up once again, turning her head only to watch her opponent pulling herself up to her feet with the help of the ropes. Darn it. She should have hurt her more before letting her get up. In any case, she'd bring her arms up in a defensive stance, ready to fight. She was clearly getting tired, and she didnt know how much longer she'd last.

Malina was on her feet once more, although at this point she could no longer hide completely her state of weariness. She prepared herself to fight and, assuming her stance, slowly stepped closer to Kaoru. She could be in a worse condition than Kaoru, but she knew she still had a chance to turn the tables, so she had to keep pressing forward and fight back.

Once both fighters were close again, Malina would attack. She would send punch after punch at Kaoru's face and chest, using her slight advantage in reach to prevent being punched as well. She hoped the flurry would force Kaoru to spend her energy on defending and make it difficult to attack her.

Kaoru got up pretty much at the same time as her opponent did. The blonde girl in the white outfit watched Malina closely, trying to avoid getting caught off guard. But, with her opponent being so close already, it'd be hard to avoid damage. She barely had any time to bring her arms up in front of her chest in an attempt to block the punches. That at least she'd manage to do. However, the strength of Malina's fists would force her to stumble back anyways, making her fall onto the ropes. "Nnhh!" Also, her guard will be broken for a second or two. If the other girl was able to take advantage of that, Kaoru would be in troubles.

Malina knew her chance had come when Kaoru stumbled back on the ropes, and she moved quickly so as to not let it go. Her hands sprang towards Kaoru once more, but they weren't closed in fists this time; instead, one of them grabbed her neck, while the other one went between her legs. Malina would then try to heave the girl up and put her sideways over her shoulders in a fireman's carry. Malina didn't intend to keep her up for a long time, and so she would fall to the side almost immediately, driving Kaoru's head into the mat. Even though the move required her to expend quite some energy, the payoff should more than compensate it if it succeeded.

Kaoru actually expected meele attacks, like a punch to the face or a kick to the stomach. None of those came. Instead, she felt one of Malina's arms grabbing her neck and the other reaching for between her legs. She was lifted up and forced to bend over her opponent's shoulder while she carried her a few steps away from the ropes. Meanwhile, the girl in the white outfit started to kick her feet violently and punch Malina's front like a little girl in a desperate attempt to escape the hold. This could not be good for her. She had an idea of what was coming next, and it was not pretty. "N..no! Let me go!"

Although Malina intended to execute her move quickly, Kaoru's desperate struggles made it hard for her to keep her footing steady, delaying her quite a bit. This delay was crucial: as she held Kaoru up, her damaged arm started aching from the continued strain of supporting the girl's weight. In face of that, Mlina had to quickly change her plans. At the last minute, she decided to not slam Kaoru down and simply let her go, allowing her to fall down to the mat. A fall wouldn't be as powerful as a direct slam to the head, of course, but she couldn't stand the pain in her arm. For every second that passed, it became harder for Malina to use her strongest asset, heavy lifting.

Kaoru could feel Malina's arm weakening. By struggling, she just avoided a lot of pain. She fell down to the mat onto her back; the impact wasnt even half as strong as she expected. Good for her! Kaoru wasnt really hurt after the move, which allowed her to get up on her feet without much of a problem. The girl in the white outfit would take a couple of steps back and away from Malina, trying to put some distance between them. If she managed to get away, she'd start thinking of a plan to defeat her opponent, who was a lot stronger than she thought. "Noow... should I weaken her other arm too...? That way she wouldnt be able to defend herself... Hmm..." She'd think, all the time staring at her opponent.

Malina let Kaoru get up, taking the time to regain her breath and think of a new course of action. Since her power moves were losing potency, she decided to go for her usual plan B. Although she didn't look the part, she was also quite good at submissions - and, since she hadn't locked in a single hold in the entire match, there was no way Kaoru could know that. She figured she could couple her strength to this element of surprise and overpower Kaoru on the mat. She now just needed to take her down.

Malina approached Kaoru like last time, adopting a closed-fists stance that would make Kaoru fear more strikes like before. But, isntead of sending punches or kicks, Malina would suddenly crouch and rush forward at Kaoru, trying to shoulder-tackle her onto the mat.

Kaoru couldnt allow Malina to attack. She simply couldnt. Her strikes were fierce, her power moves devastating. She couldnt tell what would happen if she got caught again. She held her arms up as she watched her opponent's movements, trying to guess what she'd try next. She expected something a little more... wilder. Powerful. She was pretty surprised when she was suddenly taken down to the mat onto her back with Malina on top.

Buuut! This was a good chance for her to do something, even when beneath her opponent. Kaoru would attempt to wrap her legs around Malina's slim waist and slip an arm around the back of her opponent's head, going for a combination of a guillotine and a bodyscissor. Of course, if she didnt manage that, she'd be at the other girl's mercy. And.. that couldnt be pretty.