The Hoplite vs. the Samurai: Alexios vs. Kyo

[ScylliasExoter]

Alexios was stunned against the ropes. Kyo’s arm and hand smacked against Alexios’ chest several times, which left a mark. The crowd belted out loud cheers of WOOOOOOOO!. The pain helped Alexios focus and he saw the lariat coming clear as day. He managed to snag Kyo’s arm. Alexios then adjusted his grip, hoisted Kyo up, and drove him down to the mat with a Rock Bottom. He covered Kyo for the pin!

[Underdoggo]

So far, Kyo was doing a very good job of keeping his larger opponent on the defensive. One forearm chop after another sliced into Alexios' chest, each blow staggering the big Greek and leaving him reeling on the ropes. Taking a step back, Kyo launched himself forwards again, aiming to deliver a lariat that would surely knock Alexios over the ropes and send him sprawling outside.

At least, it would have, if Alexios hadn't reacted in time and grabbed Kyo's arm. Alarm bells rang in Kyo's head, just before Alexious hoisted him up and brought him slamming back-first into the ring! The audience roared as the ring shook, Kyo grunting from the spine-jarring impact as he found himself folded up in a pin!

"ONE! TW--"

With a groan, Kyo kicked out and flopped sideways. Rolling onto his front, he clutched his hurting back, struggling to regain the energy to push himself upright again.

[ScylliasExoter]

Alexios kept on Kyo by coming behind him and squatting down over him. He grabbed Kyo by the chin and delivered a few hammerfist blows to his chest to keep him from resisting. Alexios then pulled Kyo’s arms around his legs and wrenched Kyo back into a camel clutch!

[Underdoggo]

Alexios was not giving Kyo a chance to recover: he felt the big man squat on his chest, before his chin was wrenched back: he gasped, grabbing for Alexios' fingers to pry them loose. A few hammer-blow punches to his chest stopped that, though, each blow causing him to gasp loudly and leave him breathless. Stunned, he felt his arms being pulled back over Alexios' knees, and then the camel clutch truly began in earnest.

"RRrrrnnnngh..." Kyo groaned through clenched teeth, feeling intense pain exploding in his neck and upper back. Weighed down as he was by Alexios, all he could do was try to withstand it as best he could...as well as try to edge his legs closer to the side of the ring, hoping he could get close enough to snag the ropes...