Win by Pinfall, KO, Submission or DQ.
The bell tolls a deep, resonating pitch, and the arena is dark. Embers catch on the lower half of the Titantron. Black-grey flames dance at the bottom, with their animated ashes travelling along the white background, toward the shadow of a Huangshan pine tree. The stage's edges pulsate a white light, illuminating at every beat. It’s like particles were leaking from the floor, with small flickers of light rising from the ground into the atmosphere, leaving a lingering glow until they extinguished a moment later.
The song drops. The stage floor lit up beneath Jianying’s feet, striking a delicate and traditional pose. One arm up, the other out, elbow to her waist. She carried fans, one open, one closed, with her back towards the crowd. Horns fixed on her head, hair tied. Those fully painted forearms, shoulder tattoos, red chest wrap and white cloak hanging loosely off her toned frame. The crowd recognized it. No need to stand and squint.
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Shock value carried a cheer. MMA fans knew this girl as someone gimmicked up her ass like a supernatural and fought like a superhuman. No stranger to TV and making a show. She raised her fans high and outward, walked and made a full turn while heading down the ramp. Her grin was always smooth and confident, and she walked with calmness and deliberation. She was at ease. A warrior free of anxiety.
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They were also, so she heard, far more involved. She wanted to test that by getting up on the apron, climbing the corner, and then sitting on the top turnbuckle with her legs dangling on the outside. She cupped her mouth, looked up and roared for the crowd. “WOOOOOOO!”
It took a moment, but they replied in kind. Jianying put a finger behind her ear, smirked, and gave them a small bow before getting off the turnbuckle and into the ring. After neatly folding her coat and brushing the top, she stowed it beneath the corner pads and then turned towards the rampway.
Now, the opposition.