[Standard Match] Charlotte Ravel' (D) vs Hikari Morizumi - From the first step and to the limit

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Match type: standard
Victory conditions: pinfall, submisson, knockout, disqulification

“Sounds interesting,” Victoria said, adjusting her glasses, “and what was it like?”
“Hard to explain,” replied Charlotte, continuing to send punches to the punching bag, “imagine you have to spend a whole year on a mountain with no connection to the outside world.”

Victoria could not be called an impressionable woman, however, she really liked listening to stories from Charlotte's life. Few could boast that they spent a whole year in a Chinese monastery high in the mountains. The Frenchwoman hit the punching bag one last time, then lowered her palms. She took a deep breath and then turned to her manager.

"We'll continue the conversation later," she said, "I have to go."
“Good luck,” Victoria wished.
"Luck?" Charlotte stopped and her brow furrowed slightly. "Luck has nothing to do with it, luck is just an attempt to excuse something, never wish me luck again, because I never making excuses."

And before the manager could answer, the pink-haired woman left the locker room and headed down the long corridor. She perfectly understood that Victoria didn't want to say anything wrong. But she had her own principles. If you rely on such a thing as luck, how can you be sure that you are in control of your life? Charlotte never disclaimed responsibility. Every victory and every defeat depends only on her, and not on luck. The young woman stopped in front of the curtains. Today she had to check whether her body and spirit are strong enough to win. The first test. Charlotte took a deep breath. She was ready.

Entrance Music

Attire

Her dynamic music began and Charlottecame out from behind the curtains. She made several punches in the air in time to the music, then raised both arms above her head to greet the audience. This was not a deafening applause, since her level of fame was about zero. Still, the pink-haired woman received pretty warm cheers. Victoria has repeatedly told her that the path to the top lies through the love of viewers and fans. Charlotte was willing to accept this.

She started down the ramp. The Frenchwoman was not one of those who liked to show off in public, besides, she was definitely not used to the fact that so many people were looking at her at the same time. Still, she kept herself in control, composure has always been her hallmark. Besides, there was nothing wrong with that. Viewers more than liked Charlotte's unusual appearance, combining athletic training and natural beauty. Her sports outfit was a nice addition to her appearance. The sports bra and not too long tight shorts, which were complemented by hand wraps and shin guards.

Charlotte sped up to jump to the edge of the ring and grab the top rope. She jumped over the ropes, but did not slow down. She accelerated even more, then pushed off the mat, swinging her right leg. The Frenchwoman gracefully landed in the center of the ring. A simple but very spectacular jumping spinning heel kick made an impression on the audience, the noise in the hall increased significantly.

Her music was coming to an end, Charlotte straightened up to her full height and looked around the arena. She has not yet had to take part in such official matches. Could you say she was worried? Charlotte wiggled her toes. No, she felt better here than anywhere else. Charlotte, who tried to follow the path of a real fighter, could say that the ring is her second home. The young woman smiled and raised her right fist above her head, accepting the final applause and cheers from the audience.

The Frenchwoman greeted the referee and went to her corner. She leaned back and took a deep breath. Her rival should come soon. Charlotte had been waiting for this day for a long time. For many years she wandered around the world, accumulating knowledge and experience. But it was here that she had a chance to show what she was worth. For a real fighter, there is only one way - the way forward. And today, the Sand Lizard was ready to take the first step on this way.

[The Riders]

Hikari Morizumi is backstage relaxing with her headphones in her ears. This is what she has been waiting for... another chance to prove herself in the middle of the ring, but more importantly, another chance to show to her mother that she can carry on the legacy of her name in the wrestling world. As she takes them off, seeing her mother making her way over to her to talk about the game plan for tonight, match up against Charlotte.

'Mom, I know she is going to be a tough one to fight... But I know that I can hold my own against her.' the young woman would say with a confident look on her face.
"You say that, but that what I mean when I say you're being overconfident, dear.' Osamu would reply.
"Either way mom, I will be ready for tonight, wish me luck alright' Hikari would hug her mother.

Before heading out of the locker room and making her way into position to be called out. Taking a few controlled slow breaths as she makes her way out onto the stage... the bright lights, the roar of the crowds, seeing what looks like a full packed house in front of her just eager to see her wrestle tonight. That rush feeling sends her heart racing, and blood pumping as she makes her way down the ramp before sliding into the ring.

'So this is what my mother felt all those years ago...' Hikari would say to herself.

Turning her head, looking and taking in everything that she sees... before her eyes land on her opponent that is standing across from her. Walking forward and holding out her hand to her fellow wrestler... That big grinning smile is still on her face as she awaits the respectful handshake between herself and her opponent for tonight.

'Names Hikari and Let's have an amazing match tonight, alright.'

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Charlotte turned her head to the side as the another music began. It was easy to see that the audience greeted the red-haired woman very warmly and much louder than it was in the case of the Frenchwoman. This was not surprising, because for Charlotte it was a debut and no one knew who she was and what to expect from her. And at the same time, this indicated that this woman, who was now going down the ramp, had already taken a certain place in the hearts of those who came to watch this match today.

The young woman showed almost no emotion. Charlotte tried to control this and for she had several reasons. A real fighter should not give in to emotions, as this distracts from the fight, and sometimes even one second can change everything. And an equally important reason was that the pink-haired woman did not know what to expect from her rival. Despite the warm welcome from the audience, she could not be the best person. And Charlotte didn't want to relax ahead of time.

And finally, the red-haired woman stepped into the ring. Charlotte now had a great opportunity to examine her. The Frenchwoman’s eyes darted quickly over the woman, who definitely was a little younger. Charlotte almost immediately noticed that she was slightly taller than her rival, but at the same time they were almost identical in weight. This was the most important information for the martial arts master. The fight begins before the bell sounded, she knew it.

But despite the fact that Charlotte first compared their physique, she could not help but notice something else. Her rival had a truly unusual, outstanding and memorable appearance. Charlotte has seen such long hair only once in her life. The owner of equally long hair was a woman named Nerissa, but this was not about her now. The Sand Lizard noted that her rival has a perfectly trained body, but at the same time she managed to preserve real natural beauty. The Frenchwoman pushed away from her corner and took a few steps forward.

She was determined to greet her rival. But it soon became more than clear that not only she had such intentions, since the red-haired woman also took several steps towards Charlotte. When the women met in the center of the ring, there was no more than one meter between them. Before the pink-haired woman could say anything, her opponent introduced herself and proposed it to be a great match. After these words, a slight smile appeared on Charlotte's face. The young woman clenched her right fist and pressed it to her straightened left palm, after which she bowed to her rival.

“My name is Charlotte Ravel',” she said, straightening to her full height, “and may the best woman win.”

And after saying that, she extended her right hand, accepting the handshake from Hikari. Her bow caused a very mixed reaction in the audience. Charlotte had expected something like this, since she was sure they were not used to such things. Not all fighters here were ready to show their respect to the opponent. But the Sand Lizard was made from a different material and different principles. And soon they will see it not only because of her bow.

Releasing her opponent's hand, she intended to make a short nod. Then she intended to take a few steps back. Charlotte had been waiting for this moment for a long time. She put her right foot back a step, slightly turning her left side towards Hikari. She raised her right fist to the level of her chin, while her left fist remained at the midpoint of her torso. Charlotte took a deep breath and then nodded to the referee indicating that she was ready to start the match. The first match. The first step on the path of a real fighter. And she was ready for that. When the referee received confirmation from Hikari, the striped shirt raised her hand and then abruptly lowered it. The match has begun.

Ding-Ding-Ding.

[The Riders]

Hikari takes another deep breath. She sees her opponent give her a bow, which raises her eyebrow a bit. But she has trained with other fighters that would do that as a sign of respect to each other, but whatever floats her opponent boat as she takes a few steps backward herself and awaits the call from the ref to give her the go ahead to start the match. From experience and the teaching that her mother has given her, Hikari figures that this is going to be a really tough match up, as her opponent feels more like an MMA kind of fighter.

Thinking over in her head on how she is going to start this one out. 'I could go for a lock-up? Or maybe I should play it safe and start off on defense side and wait and see what she's going to do first.'

As she gets into her mother, classic wrestling pose. Her left leg is in front of her as she is bent over with her left arm cocked back, ready to throw it forward if needed to be. Even rotating her arm as if she is winding it up. One of her intimidation methods that she would do, as if to say that she is planning to go all out to win and scare her opponent.

'You know I would start off by making the first move, Charlotte... But something tells me if I do, then I'm either going to be seeing stars and the ceiling lights... or you're going to punch me...' She says with a chuckle. As she slowly starts to circle her opponent now, one wrong move can decide the match in seconds, and she refuses to let that happen to her at all.

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The match began and Charlotte was in no hurry to start attacking, instead she decided to evaluate the first actions of her opponent. And when Hikari began to rotate her hand, the Frenchwoman's only reaction was that she slightly raised her left eyebrow. She didn't even fully understand what the red-haired woman wanted to achieve by this. If she wanted to instill any fear in the heart of the Sand Lizard in this way, it was a feeble attempt. Charlotte was perfectly in control of her emotions.

But the words of the red-haired woman were much more helpful. If she was confident in her abilities, then she would never say something like that. And it was this that became the signal for the martial arts master. She didn’t reply to her rival’s words, instead, she rushed forward with great speed. If Hikari wasn’t going to attack first, then Charlotte had to test how good she was at defense.

Charlotte’s first step was as straight as a nail, but then she abruptly shifted to the right, but only for an instant, because in the next step, she shifted to the left. Perhaps for an ordinary viewer, this seemed like a very simple technique, but the Frenchwoman knew that even this would be more than enough to disorient an opponent. When you don't know where the blow will come from, you always get nervous. And so the Sand Lizard was determined to do her best to make her attack come as a surprise to Hikari.

"Inhale, strike, exhale," Charlotte mentally commanded herself.

Charlotte lifted her left leg as if she were about to go for a kick. She had great speed and it would be a pretty good way to start the match. Perhaps some even believed that this is how it will be. But in that case, this would be their first mistake. Because instead of making a kick, Charlotte suddenly took another step forward. And with that step, her left hand darted forward, sending a left jab straight into Hikari's chin.

A jab is the fastest punch possible and many boxers' attacks started with this punch. The only problem with the jab was that it wasn’t too powerful. And even with her speed, Charlotte couldn't call this jab a hard punch. But the truth was, she didn't need that punch to crush the red-haired woman. With this quick punch, the Frenchwoman was only going to make opponent move her defense.

Because if she succeeded, she would take a diagonal step forward and right in order to be on the left of Hikari. Charlotte's plan was to bypass her opponent's defense, because if she tried to defend herself from the jab, she would be completely open from the side. And if it was really so, then the Sand Lizard would turn her torso to the left in order to put maximum power into a right hook aimed at Hikari's left cheek!

[The Riders]

Rotating her hand and arm at the same time. That nervous feeling that Hikari was feeling is going away slowly, doing the thing that would put her mother at ease at the beginning of a match. She is confidence that her own skill and toughness would be able to see her through during the match, even against someone like the sand lizard, herself will fall to her strength and power in the ring.

Seeing the woman lunging in, she knows what about to happen or what not going to happen. Having looked at the woman's background and understanding that strikes are Charlotte's bread and butter, one of them is going to come at her... But her plans went out the window as she took a step back to avoid what she thought was a kick instead was a jab that popped her square in the mouth. The impact not a hard punch... but it leaves her stunned due to the blow slamming into her nose that makes her eyes water and close, thus leaving her wide open for a follow-up move.

Which Hikari can not see coming as the hook slams into her cheek. The blow and impact sends her face to the side as she stumbles sideways from the punch, but showing the toughness that she is known for, is able to stay standing on her feet. Her cheek stings as she opens her mouth and pulls out her mouth guard, before placing it back inside her mouth... 'Not bad on the force behind that punch... Good thing I'm this, or you would have popped a tooth out of my mouth.' She says with a big grin on her face. 'But now it, my turn to show you how hard I can hit you back...'

As soon as those words left her mouth. Hikari is running towards her opponent, Before throwing her right-hand forward, using it as a feint before spinning. Her real plan is to spin at the right time to go for a spinning back fist, wanting to show Charlotte that she can hit just as hard as she can.

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Acting with cold precision, Charlotte approached her rival. She traveled all over the planet for many years, studying a variety of martial arts. And today was the day when she had to apply everything she had learned. Without any hesitation, she accelerated and sent the first punch into her opponent's face. As they expected, this punch was not something serious, but it was enough to disorientate the red-haired woman. And as soon as Hikari lost her concentration, the Sand Lizard immediately took advantage of it.

And this time it was much more serious. She put into the right hook not only strength and speed, but also added to it the movement of her body. She felt her knuckles cut into Hikari's cheek in all its glory. The force of the punch was more than enough for her opponent's body to stray to the side. But it wasn't enough for her to fall. And this was a good reason for the Sand Lizard not to continue the offensive. She didn't want to be trapped.

The young woman raised her eyebrows slightly because of Hikari's actions. If she could understand that the red-haired woman had a mouthguard, then the fact that she found time to talk slightly confused the Frenchwoman. It was not something unique when the fighters exchanged phrases during the match. But now it looked strange. What if Charlotte had continued the offensive instead of taking a break? However, she can think about this later. Charlotte braced herself, realizing that now her opponent would go on the attack.

The martial arts master began to sway on her toes, trying to follow Hikari's every move. And when her opponent's right hand moved forward, the pink-haired woman did not take any chances. She took a step back, wanting to dodge the attack. Why get hit in the head if there is an opportunity to avoid it? But, apparently, this red-haired woman was not so simple. Charlotte realized this the moment her opponent's body began to spin.

And yet Charlotte's eyes widened at the moment when it became clear what kind of attack Hikari was planning. Her spinning fist headed towards the Sand Lizard's head. It was an extremely rare move and it is almost never seen at the beginning of the match. But the red-haired woman apparently decided to catch Charlotte by surprise. And she succeeded. Despite the fact that the Frenchwoman shifted both hands, trying to cover her head, her opponent's fist still found its target. Hikari's fist smashed into Charlotte's left fist, but it couldn't protect her as she was hit in the head anyway.

"Ghhhh..." the Frenchwoman breathed out painfully.

The force and speed of this punch was truly impressive. The momentum of the spinning fist passed through the pink-haired woman's head and, like her opponent a few moments ago, her body swerved to the side. The Sand Lizard understood that she was not in the best position right now and she needed to do something about it. She quickly glanced to the side and a plan of action formed in her head.

The fighter must use the environment rationally. And now she had a chance to use it to counterattack. Given Hikari's successful punch, she hoped her opponent wouldn't expect it. Instead of straightening up to her full height and taking up a defensive stance, Charlotte's body continued to move after Hikari's spinning fist. For what? In order for Charlotte to turn around and fall back on the ropes. She wanted to bounce from them, gaining speed, and then head towards Hikari like a cannonball. The young woman was going to stretch her right arm to the side and ram her opponent's chest with a clothesline!

[The Riders]

Hikari can honestly say that being in a high stakes like this against a debuting wrestler... she couldn't ask for anything better than being right here in the ring with Charlotte, but what would make this even better is being able to say that she pinned the woman fair and square in the middle of the ring and spoiled her debut with a loss.

That why she is pulling out all the stops when it comes to her hit hard hit fast style to defeat someone like her opponent who does the same just as her... her mother told her that this would be nothing more than a mirror match between the two of them, and with the winner being decided on who makes the first mistake or land the big blow to win. And she will be damned if the winner is not her with her arm raised in victory after tonight, as the cry of pain from her opponent lips sends a small twitch of joy seeing that her move did land as intended... but did not knock the other woman like it has done so many in the past during her spars with other wrestlers.

'That fine...' Hikari would think to herself. 'I just need to hit her even harder until she stays down then... not that hard to do, I just have to watch out for those kicks of hers.' Nodding to herself thinking of how she is going to follow up as she corrects herself mid-spin and move forward to pressure her advantage, but confusion appears on her face seeing the other woman go right into the ring ropes.

But it was a trap as Hikari would run right smack into a clothesline that hits hard, the echo of the other woman arm smacking onto her chest forces her to stumble backwards 'AAHHH... damn that stings...' she says staying on her feet, a red bruise starts to already form on her chest from her head she was just hit. Taking a moment to recenter herself and giving Charlotte a grin and wink at the clever move she did to return fire against her. 'Damn, that was a heck of a move... How about we take it up a notch then, ehh? Your best strikes against mines, and we see who standing at the end.' Hikari would offer... doing that rotating motion with her arm again, eager and hoping that her opponent would accept the offer. ' Even better I let you get the first punch in as fair play."

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The first real match on the professional stage is always a big step. Yes, Charlotte was as calm as possible. But if she said it meant nothing to her, it would be a pure lie. But, as the Frenchwoman herself very often said, she almost never lies. The pink-haired woman didn't really feel anxious, but she felt responsible. She wanted to demonstrate that she was here for a reason.

And the only way to do it was to apply all her skills. Despite the fact that Hikari, apparently, was very talkative, the Sand Lizard saw no point in denying the strength of her rival. The Frenchwoman was really taken by surprise by the unexpected punch of the red-haired woman. The attempt to defend herself did not help her in any way and she was thrown back to the ropes.

But she got her alias for a reason. A year in a Chinese monastery seemed to have forced her to be reborn. Her masters called her the Sand Lizard. But not only because she mastered a lot of martial arts, but also for the ability to adapt to both the enemy and the situation. This can best be seen by the moment when Charlotte pushed off from the ropes, and then headed towards her opponent with the intention of counterattacking.

Stretching out her right arm to the side, the martial arts master crashed into Hikari's chest. Her counterattack was successful. But still, the red-haired woman was once again able to surprise her. Despite the fact that Charlotte used extra speed thanks to the ropes and the fact that she was pretty strong, Hikari did not fall. Yes, she let out a painful groan and took a few steps back. But she was still on her feet.

"Très impressionnant..." thought Charlotte.

It looks like she should have reconsidered her tactics a bit. The young woman took a deep breath and took her fighting stance again. She was about to rush forward, but Hikari winked at her first, and then started talking again. And this time it wasn't just words. It was... an offer for a direct exchange of blows? Charlotte raised her left eyebrow involuntarily.

The Frenchwoman knew one woman who would have greeted this proposal with loud enthusiasm. Her best friend, Astrid, would never turn down such an opportunity, she always liked such direct confrontations. However, Charlotte was not filled with the same enthusiasm about this. Why? Because she believed that martial arts is not about when two fighters stand still and take turns throwing blows at each other in order to check who will fall first. Charlotte stared at her rival for several seconds. Was there any chance that this was just an attempt to deceive her? Then Charlotte nodded curtly.

"Accepted," she said.

Yes, such things were not in her style. But Hikari didn't seem like someone who was willing to do a dirty trick for profit. And whatever it was, but Charlotte could not miss this opportunity. She was a technical fighter. But at the same time, she has an amazing strength of spirit. And now she had a chance to test what she was really worth. Isn't that why she got into this ring?

Without any other words, the Sand Lizard took a step forward. However, instead of sending any punch to Hikari's head, she did something a little different. She placed her left foot to the right of her right foot, and then her body began to spin. It was at this moment that she intended to raise her right hand and direct the entire momentum of rotation into it. And it wouldn't be hard to see that her palm was straightened. Yes, that's right. Right now, the Frenchwoman was about to send a spinning knife edge chop right into the chest of her rival!

[The Riders]

Hikari kept that smile on her face after having her opponent accept her offer. This is what her mother meant about being hot-blooded and fighting spirit, and seeing that Charlotte was so willing to humor her and go for it as well.

That just screamed an awesome rival for her in the future as she stands still her smile never leaving as she is focused on taking whatever her opponent throws at her, she is her mother's daughter the famed Giant of the Toyama Prefecture in Japan there is no one that is going to outdo her in this ring where her mother was made famous in.

'Ugh' Hikari would cry out taking the knife edge chop right to the chest, The impact of the move makes her chest bounce... but she doesn't take a step backwards at all as a small frown forms on her face knowing that she had to tank the hit, but her opponent put a lot of power behind that chop.

'That stung... but my turn now and hope you are ready for it.' she says raising her hand up and taking a quick lung forward before sending a knife edge chop of her own right at her opponent chest, putting a lot of power behind it as well but wanting to show Charlotte e that she will hit back just as hard as she can to win this little standoff between them.