Ryu Hiroshi vs Misaki Toyoda

[Teenwrestler]

Submission Match
Win via Submission or KO
This match is an Apex Qualifier bout, completion will count to each characters' required matches

The Dragon, Ryu Hiroshi, found himself in the ring once again against the Ace of Berserk Misaki Toyoda. After their previous grueling encounter in their ironman match, the two Japanese wrestlers found themselves once more on the opposite side of the ring but in a more standard submission wrestling match. Ryu's pride was slightly damaged due to his loss in the last match but he was looking to avenge it in a more high stakes setting now that this was an Apex Qualifier bout. He was going to use this opportunity to beat one of the best wrestlers in Japan and LAW, using the Apex tournament as a stepping stone for his own career.

Ryu Hiroshi

Clad in his blue wrestling briefs, matching fingerless gloves and black wrestling boots, the former men's champion would make his way down to the arena to his theme with a stoic look on his face. Ryu was determined to get the better of Misaki today, he was going to even things out between the two for sure. The Dragon would step up on the steel steps and make his way inside the ring, standing in the middle of the ring doing some light stretches and warm-ups while he awaited for Misaki to make her way into the ring.

He would jump up on his heels while shaking his arms loose, stretching his neck from side to side with a focused look. This time he would be ready for her after their previous encounter.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Misaki Toyoda would be facing Ryu Hiroshi again, this time in a more standard match, though the match would also be a qualifier match for the contention for the Openweight Championship. Wearing her signature leotard, Misaki made her way out as her music was played, and she raised her arms as the crowd cheered for her. Smiling, she made her way to the ring where she would be facing Ryu.

Misaki Toyoda

Entering the ring, Misaki looked at Ryu and smiled. "Good to see you again, Ryu-san. Let's have a good match again tonight." She would prepare herself for the match as she waited for the match to begin. If she won this, she would be one step closer to her goal of qualifying herself for the Apex event where she could fight for the grandest title in LAW.

[Teenwrestler]

Waiting patiently for his opponent to arrive in the ring, Ryu would do some light stretches and warm-ups in the ring before finally the theme of the legendary Berserk wrestler hit and she made her way into the arena. This time, she was clad in her signature pink leotard but was all smiles like usual. Ryu had a determined look on his face and when she entered the ring he would bow in respect and respond to her. "Hai, Miskai-san. Yes let us have a good match but this time I will walk away the winner to get one step closer to my goal" he said to her.

The referee would check them both before ordering for the bell to ring to signal the start of the match. Ryu would nod and raise his arms up, he would begin to circle the Ace of Berserk and get in closer. He would suddenly lunge in as if to grapple her but instead would feign in the grapple and choose instead to go behind her, attempting to start off the match by wrapping his arms around her waist from behind in a standard waistlock, giving her a firm squeeze.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Now that the match had started, Misaki would get into position, ready to clash with Ryu. When she saw that Ryu was seemingly going for a grapple, Misaki would get herself ready to lock up with her, but it turned out that Ryu had another plan in his mind as he managed to slip past her and wrap his arms around her waist from behind.

Grunting, Misaki would try to prevent her opponent from trapping her by attempting to throw her elbow back, hoping to hit Ryu right in his body. She would do so multiple times so that she could wrench herself free from the waist lock.

[Teenwrestler]

The Dragon knew he was up against one of the best wrestlers but he considered himself to be in that very same bracket. He wanted to start off the match in a strong fashion and did not want to slow the pace of the match down at all. Lunging into the grapple, he would immediately side-step Misaki to get behind and trap her in a waistlock submission. He squeezed his arms tight around her mid-section, looking to get in control of the Ace in a simple rest hold to tire her out early on the match.

However, Misaki would quickly send a couple of elbow strikes into his ribs to counter. "Ugh?! Owww" Ryu grunted but held onto his grip. The male wrestler would tighten his grip before pulling Misaki up off her feet, attempting a German Suplex to throw her down hard onto her back. If successful, he would quickly follow up by going down on top of her and hooking her leg up for a quick-fire pinfall attempt!

[PrinceArjuna332]

Despite her attacks on Ryu, Misaki couldn't free herself from the waist lock, and she was then hoisted up by her opponent, who sent her crashing down into the mat with a German suplex. "AAHHH!!" Laid out on the mat after being suplexed, Misaki then was pinned by Ryu, and the referee started counting.

"ONE!"

But after the count of one, Misaki kicked out, breaking the pin. Misaki still had plenty left in her tank, and she wasn't about to let herself be defeated that easily by her male opponent.

[Teenwrestler]

The waistlock was quickly transitioned into a German Suplex and Misaki found herself being slammed hard onto the mat. The impact certainly left the back of her head and upperback sore and Ryu saw that as a chance. He would quickly go down and press himself on top of her before hooking her leg up going for the pinfall attempt. However, he was surprised when the Ace kicked out after one! It seemed she had quite a lot left in the tank and wanted to send that message to him.

"Hmph" he said shrugging his shoulders before grabbing her head and pulling her up to a seated position. Ryu would drive his knee into the small of her back and kept it there before grabbing her chin with both of his hands and pulling her head back causing her back to grind against his knee in a chinlock submission.

"Misaki-san, give it up" he ordered.

[PrinceArjuna332]

The German suplex had left Misaki reeling, but she was far from done. As she tried to recover, her opponent decided to put her into something else, which was a chin lock where Ryu yanked her head back while having his knee driven against the small of her back.

"AAAHHHHH!!"

Misaki cried out in pain, her eyes closed tightly. Ryu asked her to submit, though she refused, defiantly shaking her head even as she was being subjected to the hold. She would try to endure the hold for now, hoping to outlast it.

[Teenwrestler]

Having learned from his previous encounter with the legendary wrestler, Ryu was not going to let his pride be hurt for a second time. This time, he was going all guns blazing and had Misaki against the ropes (figuratively). He had been dominant and after slamming her down in the German Suplex, the Dragon had the Ace trapped in a chin-lock submission. He continued to use the grip of her chin to pull back causing her back to grind against his knee but despite that, the brunette refused to give up.

Clicking his tongue in frustration, Ryu abandoned the hold but quickly shifted gears by wrapping his arms around her neck and pulling her back in a dragon sleeper hold. "You've brought this upon yourself Misaki-san" he whispered to her as he tried to wrap his legs around her body for a body scissor submission on top of the dragon sleeper.

"Give up, Misaki-san!" he once again demanded.

[PrinceArjuna332]

Misaki refused to give up even as Ryu subjected her to the hold. Then, Ryu went to put her into a combination of body scissor and dragon sleeper, causing intense pain on both her neck and body.

"NGHHHHH!!!"

Misaki squirmed in pain as she tried to endure the hold. For the time being, she would remain there. She would show her opponent her resilience by not submitting to him.