Toshiko Ito vs Amy Evans - Apex Qualifier

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Standard Match: Match decided by pinfall or submission

Apex was still on and Amy needed enough matches to be ready for the event itself, her match with Alison was behind her but that wasn't enough, she needed more and she needed to win if she wanted any chance of being the Openweight champ. With her theme playing Amy returned to the playing field once again to take on another opponent, a self proclaimed warrior who from the looks she had seen from her looked more like an assassin but since to her knowledge no one died since she arrived she was still just here to take out her foes in the ring. Just the way she liked it, and as she roared for an approving crowd she would show that she was someone worth trying to overpower in that ring, but being the Lion would do her best to prove the better fighter.

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Stepping in the ring Amy would soon move to her side of the ring moving around looking as confident as she felt, it had been some time since she felt this good and she knew that the increased number of tough matches was helping her. She loved a fight and with her growing number of competition even if some of them were bitches like Karen and Korra or old faces like Karina she was getting her money's worth, now it was time to see where Toshiko would land on her radar.

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The arena dimmed as Toshiko Ito entered the stage while Demon by Blue Stahli played. The Japanese girl looked shredded as strobe lights shone down on the stage and she performed an elaborate dance with two war fans, before tossing them both to the side and heading down to the ring with a determined expression on her hardened face. Each time Toshiko had been out onto the stage, she was the epitome of being all business, and tonight would be no different. In fact, the only thing that had changed was that there was more on the line: an Apex Qualifier to gain the biggest belt in the league.

She kept her eyes directly on Amy as she headed to the ring steps, running up them before grabbing onto the top rope and flinging herself over it with a roll, sweeping her leg out as she rose. Rolling her wrist as she stared Amy down, she inspected the girl. She looked big, strong, and a hardened fighter. And from her research, the blonde's talent seemed to match her impressive physique.

This would be a challenge for Toshiko, and it was one that the Twilight Edge was happy to take on. A mask kept around her face, only her steely gaze could be seen, peering at Evans still like she was eager for the bell to ring. Ito had been waiting for this moment to prove herself, and failure would not be an option for her, no matter how good of a fighter her opponent was. Toshiko was a warrior, bred for combat. And Amy would be yet another showcase of just that.

And when the referee sounded that bell, Toshiko Ito wasted no time. No pleasantries or small talk: this was a fight and would be treated as one. For a heavyweight, Toshiko was lean, and speedy. And she would begin this match by rushing directly at Amy, looking to land the first blow. And with lightning speed, Toshiko threw a lethal side kick directly towards Amy's chest, pistoning her strong leg directly at her opponent. It would be a strike to set the pace, and give Amy an idea of just what she was up against.

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Amy knew a thing or two about entrances considering she usually went all out but her opponents was equally showy, Toshiko arrived with fans and hand and made a display of herself as a warrior. Amy knew from the look of her that she was stronger but just seeing how she moved she knew this Toshiko was deadly, she just didn't know how and in what ways until they started to fight. But even that didn't give her much since once she was in the ring Toshiko just stared at her, it was almost unsettling and that was coming from her a girl who didn't care about small talk besides the usual trash talk. She didn't get that out either, once the bell rang Toshiko was coming right for her without a moment's hesitation!

Amy's hands came up when she saw her leg moving for what looked like a kick and with speed and a good deal of luck her hands ended up blocking the chest kick before it hit her. What she didn't expect was how much it hurt, Toshiko didn't look as strong as her but that kick felt like it pierced her bone all the same if Amy wasn't as fast or as strong as she happened to be that would have gone more like Toshiko wanted and either way it set the tone like she had hoped. Amy would try and keep from letting Toshiko just keep attacking her and would swing at her head with her right hand, looking to see if she could get a feel for how fast she could really go if they were going to be testing each other out like this.

[Dubski]

Toshiko slammed her foot towards Amy's chest, but it appeared that the blonde's reflexes were swift enough to block it. It wasn't without its damage yet. A kick like that would hurt any attempt to block it with the precise strength she put behind it. The Japanese star drew her leg back, spinning and planting herself on the mat again, a determined look in her eyes over her mask, seemingly ready to come at her again, which Evans may have sensed, because she struck out first.

With a small grunt, Ito sidestepped the punch with great swiftness again. With her far hand, she would grab hold of Amy's forearm as she stood to the blonde's side. "YAH!" screamed Toshiko, keeping hold of that forearm as she swung her arm closest to her opponent, trying to send a backhand directly to her face. With a blow like that, she knew she'd get the early advantage and knock her opponent for a loop at the same time. And it would become abundantly clear that Amy was dealing with quite an expert striker and martial artist.

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Amy's defenses remained but Toshiko's razor focus was on her and Amy knew that more was coming if she didn't try to strike soon. Her first punch came but Toshiko quickly moved to avoid it, dodging the punch like Amy was swinging at the air and grabbing it to keep the blonde from trying to use it like she wanted. But with a scream Toshiko took it a step further and would try to throw out a backhand to strike Amy across the face.

"Ngghh!" Amy groaned the strike hitting just as quickly and as hard as her knee only this one actually hit it's target and sent Amy spinning away from her. While the Lion was on her feet she was clearly not in the best position and with Toshiko nearby Amy tried to get herself back to normal before Toshiko came at her with more lightning fast strikes.

[Dubski]

Toshiko's lightning fast backhand landed flush, throwing enough force behind it to make sure that Amy knew exactly the cost of being hit by more of her attacks. Ito spun as well, getting into a low martial arts pose, satisfied at getting first blood in this match. Evans could clearly take a punch, so she knew she'd have to wear her down. The blonde wouldn't see any sort of change in the Twilight Edge's demeanor though, as she simply looked as impassive as she did before. No more confidence, no joy, no smugness. Just a cold stare.

She did, however, gift Amy with some words. "You're slow," spoke Toshiko in a stern tone. She then went directly at Amy again, quickly sprinting at her and launching a spinning roundhouse kick directly towards Amy's head, but she wouldn't stop there, immediately continuing with her momentum to send a low sweep towards her legs as well, trying to assure another hit on her blonde opponent in this early going.

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Staggered but standing left Amy disoriented and she was staying up trying to avoid getting caught by surprise by the fast striker, staying close to her and moving to keep on attacking her. Her words were short but they did enough to tell her the kind of person she was dealing with, not too big on words and not very nice. Slow was not something she was usually called and her anger at them made her prepare for the attack and the blonde moved to try and stop her next hit, her hands coming up to grab her roundhouse kick and stop her from taking her head off.

"Yeah?" Amy said with a biting remark before she would pull on the leg and try to trip Toshiko to the floor, stopping her from getting her foot back and bringing the match down more to her level where she could grapple. If she hit the floor Amy would move to try to mount her and throw a punch to her face, stopping her from being able to get up or slip away.

[Dubski]

Toshiko had thrown her roundhouse kick with some heat behind it, looking to lay some serious pain into the skull of her opponent here early on. But then the Japanese striker's foot was caught. Ito's eyes widened behind her mask as she hopped two paces in place, a low growl barely heard after Amy remarked to her. And then, before Toshiko could act, Evans had pulled on her leg, sending her to the mat!

Ito grunted after hitting the mat, and before she could even react, Amy was on top of her, pounding a fist directly to her face. She wasn't able to put up her hand before being socked, but covered up after, holding her arms over her face to protect herself from another shot. She waited, willing to weather this attack and wait for an opening.

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Flawless execution and speed that brought Toshiko down to the floor where Amy had been able to come down on her and lay down a punch to her face. Still, as quickly as Toshiko had laid out an attack she was already moving to stop her, and Amy could only get one punch before the next one was blocked by her hand, if Amy wanted to keep going she'd have to break her guard. Going lower Amy's fist would instead strike at Toshiko's abs to wear down on them instead, weakening the fighter even more.

No words were said or needed, which from the short time she knew seemed to be just fine for Toshiko as Amy would try to get another body blow in before she would go for a right to Toshiko's face. From here her bigger and stronger punches would be the way to properly beat down Toshiko so she couldn't just let it slip her by, not when doing so was the best way to stop her from pulling off kicks and strikes that she was hitting her with in the beginning.

[Dubski]

Toshiko kept her arms up, trying to defend herself from being attacked further on her face, moreso protecting her head from more stunning blows. A body blow was the result, nailing her with the punch into her ripped abs as she let out a soft wheeze.

The Japanese girl was having enough of these attacks though, and knew she needed to get Amy off of her before it got too bad. Ito would then reach up and grab Evans' hand when the next punch nearly hit her face and she glared right at her, kicking her one leg back and planting it into Amy's stomach, before flinging her up and over her.

Having freed herself, Toshiko would act quickly, trying to roll over to where Amy landed. She was looking to catch her off guard, hauling a hand back of her own before attempting to slam it down directly onto her chest with a palm strike, looking to smash her opponent and try putting them close to even footing again.