Toshiko Ito vs Grace Kenning

[Dubski]

Toshiko Ito seemed furious, unleashing on Grace as she recoiled and backed against the ropes. The kicks didn't stop though after the chop sent Grace onto the defensive. She wanted to deliver incredible pain to this girl. This was to prove she was every bit the strong fighter she had always been, and Kazuko implied she wasn't. And Kazuko simply watched on, bemused as her half-sister was unloading on her opponent.

And Toshiko was well on her way to putting Grace in an even worse position, at least until Grace decided she had enough and had to make a bold move. As the Twilight Edge went to throw another chop at Kenning's chest, her opponent threw a blow of her own into Toshiko's face! The mask-clad fighter recoiled, staggering back a couple paces, holding the side of her head.

Then she jerked her head to face Grace, giving her a deathly grim look. She looked livid. The strike stung, but it only served to make Ito even more angry. Letting out a low growl, Toshiko would perform a spin and retaliate by throwing a Spinning Back Fist she calls Black Rain directly at Kenning's skull. A focused strike meant to rock Grace if it hit, and certainly a return strike and then some.

[Fairy Dragon]

Grace swung back, trying to push through the pain that was clouding her mind and reaching forward to strike Toshiko once again. She could barely see it but her fist found the unmistakable feeling of Twilight Edgel's face and sent her back with another well placed punch, Grace's strength briefly shocking the assassin and giving Grace a break. Grace would move in to grab Toshiko and keep the momentum going when Toshiko suddenly spun around, instead of facing her she rotated to the side and came back with the Black Rain, catching Grace in the side of the head before she could move.

"Ugghh!" Grace screamed, her head spinning and the rest following until Grace was back on the ropes, this time leaning on them due to her legs being shaken and Grace struggled to stand up. She slowly got the feeling back in her legs but with her body still fazed after the unexpected strike Grace was moving slowly and looking more and more like an easy target if she didn't stop Toshiko soon.

[Dubski]

Toshiko Ito's quick Spinning Back Fist caught Grace right on the skull, sending her reeling right back, the Black Rain hitting its mark. The sound of her fist on Kenning's head echoed out and Toshiko stood with a scowl on her face--only visible above her mask, as she watched Grace struggling to hold herself up with the ropes. An easy knockdown in most situations, were the ropes not there. And had she knocked down Grace, the Twilight Edge may have pressed her advantage even further with a swift knockout. As it stood, Grace was still upright, and that only irritated Ito more!

"Get down!" yelled Toshiko angrily. Lining up Grace, she threw a Crane Kick directly towards Grace's breadbasket. She didn't consider the ramifications of it, but she sent enough force to wind her as well as send her through the ropes! Were she to hit, it would be a very unfortunate landing for Kenning, who Toshiko was determined to knock down now!

[Fairy Dragon]

Grace's grip on the ropes kept her on her feet, her head spinning after taking Toshiko's Black Rain. Those strikes were unbearable, and Grace's endurance faltered with each hit. She needed to get back on her feet properly and hit back, but her body still sagged against the ropes. She looked at the angry Toshiko screaming at her and running in to kick her chest. "Aggghh!" Grace screamed, her chest taking another painful kick. She fell back and too her shock kept going backwards, her body slipping through the ropes and soon Grace slipped out and fell out of the ring.

"Gaahh!" Grace groaned, falling to the floor on the outside, hand to her back after the landing. Grace's mind first went to her frustration at being knocked down and out, then once she got past the pain she realized that being outside meant she was near those vultures. Suddenly things looked grim, she knew how quickly outsiders could turn the tide of a match and she knew both of them were happy to make her pay for talking down to them.

[Dubski]

Toshiko Ito had unleashed the last of her frustrations on Grace Kenning, landing a Crane Kick right at her and sending her to the outside. She glared down at her opponent as she landed in a heap and then walked up to the ropes, gripping them tightly before closing her eyes, trying to calm herself down again. But then she heard a voice on the opposite side of the ring.

"Ref, come on! What are we doing here!? The girl is trying to escape the match and you're letting her run from my gorgeous friend in blue!?" exclaimed Mikasa Takeuchi as she stood on the apron. The referee looked annoyed and began to talk back at her and command her to get off the apron! However, the redhead was quite persistent, continuing to talk back at the official.

With a loud groan, Toshiko stormed back over to Mikasa and yelled out, "What are you doing!? Get off the ring and let me fight my match!" She had taken enough of this annoyance from her stable mates already, and she was not about to let them interfere and disrupt her match as it is.

Rolling her eyes with a groan, Mikasa faced Toshiko and said, "Toshiko! I'm trying to help them! The referee here is trying to screw you over!" And then, all of a sudden, it became a rather confusing situation with all three women yelling over each other. Mikasa insisting the referee officiate better, Toshiko insisting Mikasa butt out, and the referee trying to restore order and do both of those things.

And while the referee was distracted with all of that, Kazuko Ito lurked around the corner of the ring, waiting until Grace Kenning would be almost completely standing. And then the Veridian Death would make a mad rush around the corner and then leap into the air, throwing a Baisaku Knee directly towards the girl's face! She wanted to completely wipe her out and take advantage of Kenning on the outside! A plan that she had devised quickly with Mikasa already!

[Fairy Dragon]

A heavy sigh followed a groan right before Grace mustered the strength to turn herself over, going to her front where she could start to push herself back up instead of sitting up directly. Her chest was hurting like crazy after that crane kick, and she felt a few other areas where concentrated attacks were starting to cause her more pain from moving. She expected something to happen before she recovered and groaned when she heard Mikasa's voice talking to the ref, at any moment he could be attacked by Toshiko and she could do anything without ref intervention. But would Toshiko stoop that low just because she was pressured by her teammates? Grace had a sliver of hope when she looked up and saw Toshiko arguing with her, not attacking like Grace thought, she started to get up to get back in the ring and repay her by returning to the fight. Then in the corner of her eye she saw who the distraction was really for. Not Toshiko, the other one who was around them, who was just sneaky as her partner.

"Agggh!" Grace screamed when Kazuko ran in, throwing her knees at Grace's head as her body flew into the side of Grace's skull. The knee hit her cheek and her temple, knocking Grace to the side and dropping her back instantly. She rarley had hard falls like that but that surprise was too much and it put Grace back on the floor with the lights in her head flickering for a moment.

[Dubski]

Kazuko Ito had went at a full on sprint to blast Grace Kenning with a devastating Baisaku Knee. A move that the Veridian Death would implement often because of how hard of a blow it was to the head. It didn't matter the size of the much bigger Grace, that type of attack would take down anyone. Immediately standing up, after as she was receiving a sea of boos from the crowd, Kazuko would then grab Kenning by her scalp and her bottoms and yank her up before running her towards the nearest ring steps, looking to drive her directly into the hard steel!

Toshiko would finally shout at Mikasa, "Leave my match be!" Seemingly beyond frustrated now with Takeuchi's involvement, she had missed the entire attack on Kenning as well from Kazuko! The referee also missed it, insisting Mikasa get off the apron or risk disqualifying the Twilight Edge!

Holding up her hands, she smiled at both women and then hopped back off the apron. "Okay! Fine! I'm sorry! Just unfairness really upsets me and I had to call it out!" said Mikasa cheekily before giving Toshiko a wink. Getting a nasty glare from the blue-clad fighter, she would then start walking away from the apron, looking to finally put her focus on her opponent.

[Fairy Dragon]

The assault on Grace happened in the ref's blind spot thanks to Mikasa. She wasn't getting up right after that Baisaku knee, letting Kazuko pull her up and carry her to the steel steps where she would continue her attack by throwing her into them. "Aauugggh!" Grace screamed after her head crashed and bounced off the steel. She leaned against the steps while her hand was covering her battered head and kept her eyes closed from the painful headache that followed, leaving the crowd to wonder if Grace could even come back after this.

Grace heard Mikasa's final words before backing off and wondered what would happen next. Toshiko didn't need help to beat Grace and right now Grace was looking beat, even though she was still determined to fight. If Kazuko wouldn't go for anything else Grace would try to pull herself back up. "That...won't stop me.." Grace said, slowly opening her eyes to try and get back in the fight and see where everyone was now.

[Dubski]

Toshiko Ito had finally made her way back towards Grace Kenning, who was slowly trying to pull herself up. The Twilight Edge would vault the top rope and land on the apron before hopping off of it. She saw how rattled that her opponent was narrowing her gaze at her over her mask. She seemed to be in a lot worse shape now. It didn't feel right.

And so the younger Ito would look at Kazuko, giving her a suspicious look as Kazuko, watching from the other side of the steel steps simply waved her on. With a low huff, Toshiko grabbed hold of Grace and rolled her into the ring under the ropes. Toshiko followed after, putting both women back in the ring.

It was then that Toshiko would stand and look down at her opponent before kicking her onto her front. Then, Ito would leap up high and attempt a big knee drop directly onto the back of Kenning's head! She wanted to try stunning her for even longer after this time, to truly test how hurt she actually was. And a simple but effective move like that would do the trick!

[Fairy Dragon]

Grace was given a little extra time from Toshiko having to follow her outside, and then she hesitated for a moment. The miscommunication between Toshiko and her shadier partners continued to show, giving Grace more motivation to do something even if it meant she was asking for trouble trying to get in between them. She was thrown into the ring by Toshiko, forced closer to the center when Toshiko kicked her side.

"Ugh." Grace groaned, rolling over and holding her side. Her eyes would turn over to Toshiko and see her jump, aiming to drop back down on her. Grace knew it was time to move, and tried to roll out of the way before Toshiko dropped her knee on her and potentially knocked her out cold.