Haruka Tenou vs Kyo Akamatsu

Resisting the urge to comment on karma and it's tendency to bounce back, Kyo instead grabbed onto Haruka's boots, dragging her away from the ropes. Once he had done so, then he would fold her heels back over one another, pressing his hands down on her ankles to add to the pressure.

This time Haruka had taken enough of a beatng that Kyo would be able to drag her bac and espite her efforts to squirm and kick a bit he would lock his hold on.

She grunted loudly and bit her lower lip in pain but she was not yet ready to succumb. She flailed out and would begin to fight her way to the lower ropes trying to trigger a rope break.

Kyo felt Haruka slowly but surely dragging them towards the ropes, straining to escape the hold. I considered modifying the hold into a camel clutch, but thought better of it: instead, sliding one of his arms under one of Haruka's bent legs while keeping a firm grip on her ankes, he pulled up on her legs, raising her lower body off the mat and keeping Haruka's holded legs tucked under his arms at the knee, adding pressure to Haruka's back as well as her legs.

Haruka started to get her legs lifted up pressing her chest down on the mat. Her eyes started to widen as a look of shock and pain crossed her face.

"Ahhh! Ahhhhh! AHHHHHHHH!!!"

The proud fighter actually started crying out in pain and flailing desperately on the mat. If Haruka had been damaged extensively enough this hold might very well have done her in. But she still had a lot of energy left and kept shaking her head fiercely at the ref and waving him off frantically as he asked for her submission.

Ky would be able to still work her good wit this hold and for a while she seemed helpless. Then she would try to push herself up enough. At first it seemed she might try to reach for the ropes again and she would try tto stretch out her arm but they were too far away. Then abruptly she went to tuck her head and grab for both of Kyo's ankles with both hands. She intended to execute a roll voer counter trying to pull and roll Kyo down to the mat on his shoulders to the point where she was sitting near his face.

By this time she would let go of one leg but try to grab one of the ankles up and pull it near her for a matchbook type pin.

Kyo's eyes widened in surprise as Haruka suddenly rolled under his legs, flipping him over hard onto his back! He grunted as he crashed into the mat, and then felt land lightly on his chest. The next thing he knew, Haruka was sitting on his chest, giving him a full view of her fit, slender body as she pulled back on one of his legs in a perfect matchbook pin. A small part of Kyo's brain wanted to sit still and admire the view, while another couldn't help but be impressed that Haruka had so effectively countered his hold to flip him into a pin. Both those parts were stifled by the part of him that was still hungry for a win.

The referee was already beginning the countdown when Kyo twisted, aiming to get a shoulder up. At the same time he tried to shoot his free leg up to knee Haruka hard in the back. Haruka may have been able to roll him up for a pin, but he still had plenty of fight left in him.

Haruka was more seated near his head while one leg was held by ankle and the other had been let go. Therefore his knee was nowhere near her back. Nonetheless he was able to kick out and Haruka was forced to let her go.

Haruka then would retreat to a corner and put her hands up on top rope as if to brace herself while she watched Kyo warily. It seems she was actually going to attempt her finisher, The World Shaking Clothesline attack similar to JBL's CLothesline From Hell. But would Kyo be ready to be nailed by this yet?

Kyo, meanwhile, staggered back up to his feet, eying Haruka warily, and noted that she was doing the same. He idly wondered what she was up to, and began to circle her, calculating his next move.

He didn't stay inactive long, running towards her, hoping to prompt her into executing whatever move she was going to use...

Haruka exploded at Kyo trying to nail him with her super clothesline finsiher with a terrific yell almost like a warcry.

Again was it too soon? Could Haruka actually nail Kyo this early in the match with her ultimate move or was she jumping the gun?

Kyo had anticipated Haruka launching a move at him: even if she hadn't, he had been intending to play a fast one on her. The moment she came charging at him, he ducked. He had no idea that she had been planning on clotheslining him, but he quickly found himself vindicated as Haruka went charging past, her outstretched arm narrowly missing his head.

Catching himself by placing his palm against the mat, he tried to swing his lower body around, aiming to slam his feet against Haruka's in a leg sweep before she could turn around.

Haruka was tripped and hit the grund ahrd practically kissing the mat. She would try to get back up but was doing so slowly.