Panther Risako vs. Alizeh Midori - Emerald Dream

[Arjuna]

Thanks to the uppecut that she just received, Risako's front facelock had loosened, which would allow Alizeh to slip out of the hold. But rather than simply slipping out of the hold, Alizeh decided to make use of her position to grab onto Risako's hand before she proceeded to send her towards the ropes. Unable to stop her own momentum thanks to the uppercut earlier, Risako was sent running towards the ropes, rebounding from them before returning back to where Alizeh was.

Upon returning to Alizeh, Risako received a leaping knee strike aimed to her chest, and her eyes widened as she took the hit. "UAHH!!" It felt like being hit by a sledgehammer to her ribcage, and she fell backwards and hit the mat, back first. She gasped and sputtered, clutching her chest as she was laid out on the mat. At the moment, all she could do was to brace herself against whatever Alizeh would try to do next, and she needed to prepare herself for what her opponent would do after this.

[Bare]

As Alizeh flung her opponet at the ropes she would smile as the older woman was helplessly rebounded off them and sent back to her. Smirking as she watched the older woman run back towards her she began running herself, lesping into the air as she threw her knee forward. Alizeh was out to prove herself against a legend and unfortunately Risako was the legend she set out against. And Alizeh wouldn’t stop until she was succesful. Burying her knee into Risako’s gut Alizeh watched as the woman was dropped down to her back with a thud. Smiling as she looked down at the woman bellw her Alizeh would smile already having an idea on how to continue. Dashing past Risako’s body and charging forward Alizeh would turn and bounce off the ropes herself, slingshotting herself back at her opponet’s prone form. If Risako remained still on the mat than Alizeh would leap up and flip through the air to come crashing down on Risako’s chest for a standing shooting star knee drop.

[Arjuna]

Risako was on the mat after taking the blow to her chest, and now, she was trying to restore her breathing after being knocked down. She could hear Alizeh making her move, and she would prepare herself for what to come. When she heard Alizeh coming back to her after rebounding from the ropes, she would get ready to make her move before she saw her opponent performing a flip in the air.

Seeing this, the former Wrestle Angel would roll out of her way, avoiding the knee drop, making sure that her opponent would hit an empty spot instead. Despite her still in the midst of recovery, Risako would roll herself away from her opponent before ending up on all four, breathing hard before attempting to push herself back up so that she could return to the fight.

[Bare]

Alizeh was noddong to herself as she dashed to her oppont’s position, body already tensing in preperation as she neared the woman. Alizeh was out to prove herself not Just against a legend she looked up too, but also to the fans of LAW, that she was a real and true competitor, one worth of going for a title. As she leaped up Alizeh was ready to press the advantage she had taken from the start of the match.

As she came down though Alizeh did not impact with the soft and supple body she expected to be beneath her. Instead she collided knee first with the cold hard mat making her wince in pain as she laned forward on her hands. ”Damn it...” She grit out as she looked over and saw Risako in the exact same position she was in. Locking eues with her Alizeh began pushing herself to her feet as well, watching the older woman carefully in case she tried anything.

[Arjuna]

Successfully avoiding the knee drop from Alizeh, Risako would then push herself up from her all four position, shaking her head slightly as she staggered towards the ropes to give herself some support. "Haa... haa..." Panting, she leaned against the ropes before she draped her arms over the top rope, trying to make use of this opportunity to catch her breath. She could feel that some of her strength returning, but it would take her a while before she fully recovered.

And so, she would keep her eyes on Alizeh as she rested at the ropes before she stepped away from them. She would not make any move towards her opponent, maintaining her distance from her. She would wait for her opponent to make her move so that she could react to whatever she would do next. Her muscles tensed as she watched her opponent, hoping that whatever her opponent would throw at her would be something that she could take without trouble.

[Bare]

Alizeh groaned softly still from the pain in her knees, said pain making her take a miment to stand up fully. Thankfully her opponet wasn’t much better or in a position to capitalize. Rather she was draped over the ropes catching her breath by the time she was up fully. Despite having a chance Alizeh had enough respect for the woman to let her have a chance fo recollect herself. But as the woman turned to face her thats what Alizeh took as a sign it was ok to continue. Dashing forward she would decide to challenge Risako to grappling next as she would throw her arms forward to lock hands with the veteran and see what she could do in this area.

[Arjuna]

Taking a moment to recover, Risako would then step away from the ropes. While she didn't fully recover her strength, she was now in a much better state than before, and she was ready to engage Alizeh once more. Looking at the direction of the green-haired young woman before her, who seemed to be offering to lock up with her, Risako decided that she had something in mind. She would make her way to Alizeh, bringing up her hands as if trying to engage her in a grapple.

But as she got closer, Risako would slip past Alizeh, displaying her agility for all to see. She would run towards the ropes, rebounding from them before returning back to where her opponent was. Assuming that her opponent was still facing away from her, the former Wrestle Angel would try to hit her from behind with her arm extended out, looking to hit her with a northern lariat. She was hoping that the attack would knock Alizeh off her feet, sending her face first into the mat.

[Bare]

As Alizeh charged Risako she jad one thing on her mind, win. Beat this legend, show she deserves a shot. She had been on a winning streak, and she knew she must have been rising the rankings. A victory over someone like Risako would all but cement her spot as a future number one contendor. All thr green haired girl could see was her opponet, even the area around the leopard print wearing woman was fading for her.

It was this tunnel vision that costed Alizeh. Before she knew it the object in her vision was gone without warning. “Wha?” She said in shock, disoriented by the sudden disappearance of her opponet as her vision began clearing and she was left unaware of Risako’s location. Before she could fully get where the woman went Alizeh was left unaware and vulnerable as a sudden and heavy impact crashed into her from behind! ”Gah!” She yelled in pain from the sudden resounding pain in her back as she was sent flying forward, face planting into the mat with a groan, temporarily left stunned from the pain in her back.

[Arjuna]

Slipping past her opponent and returning back to her after rebounding from the ropes, Risako hit Alizeh with a northern lariat, sending her face first into the mat. Slowing down her motion, she would then look down at her opponent before she bent down to grab onto Alizeh's leg, securing her grip on her ankle.

Stepping over the leg, Risako would then try to give it a twist, torqueing it at the ankle area, subjecting her to an ankle lock. She knew that the move would weaken her opponent, making it much easier for her to win. She wasn't counting on this move to bring a win to her, but at the very least, it should be able to chip away at her opponent's strength.

[Bare]

”Ugh...” Alizeh groaned out softly into the mat as she tried to force herself up back into at least a kneeling position. However as she did she grunted softly as she felt her leg lifted up. ”Ngh, no!” She yelled immediately recognizing what her opponet was gonna do as her foot was twisted making her wince in pain as a new and sharp pressure sprang up within her ankle. “Grrr damn...” She groaned out in response, determined not to give Risako a scream as she began digging her fingers into the mat, trying to crawl her way to the ropes for a rope break.