Not so Friendly: Cecilia Lombard vs Anastasia Akira

[The Riders]

Apex Qualifier match.
Win by pin fall or submission

kono te wo nigirishimete
Kimi ni shika dasenai chikara ga
Yume wo genjitsu ni kaete yuku kara

The crowd is chanting and singing along, even waving glow sticks above their heads due to the music coming from the stage. Ana is performing for the roaring crowd, all the while knowing that she is going to be in a match tonight for Apex... something she hasn't qualified for due to not doing the correct amount of matches for said event. But with a lot of blows back from Serilda and being told by her agent to do some more matches and it wouldn't count on her unbeaten streak in the Idol challenges, and after hearing that the woman was on board for the match to take place.

Tsuyoi shisen no kanata
Mayoi nai futari no sugata ga mieru
Dakara susumu no sara naru toki e

Ending the song with a twirl like spin before landing on a pose with her arm spread out for the fans to see. Ana wearing one of her more revealing outfits much to the joy of the fans Before making her way down to the ring laughing and smiling for the fans, even giving one fan a kiss on the cheek for turning out to see her perform in the ring. Slides between the ropes and starts to do some last-minute stretches to keep herself loose, eager to have this match against someone that she has heard about in passing.

[CaptainL]

Ana might not have made the cut for Apex...but her opponent certainly intended to. If there was one thing Cecilia Lombard believed in, it ws that she was going to fight her hardest to claw her way to the top. After starting out with nothing, she was determined to prove that she deserved a place at the table. And Apex seemed like the ultimate opportunity to do so - not only to take on some of the top competitors at LAW, those who were just as dedicated as she was to cementing themselves as the best of the best, but to, hopefully, come out at the end of it all with the ultimate prize: the LAW World Openweight Championship. If Cecilia made it that far, she knew she would have it made, and no one would be able to contest that. Even if she was enjoying success as one half of a tag team alongside Skylar Jones, she had put that aside to compete in the event - she was going to accept nothing less than total victory for herself and herself alone. The opportunity was there, and she was going to take it.

So, naturally, when it was her opponent - who wasn't even planning on taking things further, and who seemed more invested in playing the idol act and pandering to the fans - who got more attention, whipping the fans into cheers and applause from the moment she set foot on the ramp, Cecilia wasn't too pleased.

Spoiler

After Anastasia entered the ring, the lights suddenly went dark. The music started just as the lights began to come on, revealing Cecilia standing at the top of the entrance ramp, her head hanging low, before she lifted it to fix a glare on her foe. She crossed her arms, and with a huff, she began to march her way to the ring. The reception Cecilia got was far colder than Ana's - few made a sound, and others booed her, though a withering look in their direction from the dark-haired girl was enough to silence them. Overall, though, most of them were unwilling to risk attracting Cecilia's ire. Which was just the way she wanted it.

When Cecilia reached the ring, she planted her hand against the top rope and rolled herself over into the ring, coming to look up at Ana with a glare. She brushed her hair back out of her face and rolled out her shoulders, but then she moved closer, never blinking or taking her eyes off her opponent. "Let's make one thing clear here," she explained. "One of us belongs in this ring. One of us doesn't. By the end of this match, I'll prove who's who."

[The Riders]

Before the bell could be rung to start the match. Ana pulls out her Galaxy Z Flip3 5G phone and walks over to where Cecilia is standing and holds up her phone in camera mode. 'Hey come on, no frowns now and show off that pretty smile,' the blue hair woman would say. Before wrapping her arm around the other woman's shoulder, and takes a selfie photo with her, before stepping away and posting it online for everyone to see on her fan page and twitter account.

After doing that the Idol wrestler would give her phone to the ref and turn to face her opponent with a smile still on her face 'Hey you know you do look really cute in that outfit of yours, maybe add some more stuff and you can be in my idol show or appear in a photo shoot with me later on.' Ana would say.

She does mean that as she eyes Cecilia up and down and nods at what she sees knowing that the other woman would be a big hit with the cold, cool tomboyish look, as the bell is rung for the match to start and she comes out of her corner and starts to bounce around circling the ring waiting to see what her opponent is going to do first.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia was already annoyed with Ana's antics, and what she was trying to pull now wasn't doing her any favors in getting her back into her opponent's good graces. She groaned audibly as Ana pulled out her phone, and when she found herself pulled into a selfie against her will, she was quick to show the viewing public exactly what she thought of the arrangement by fixing a scowl into the camera and lifting a middle finger. Not that it seemed to stop Ana one bit, as she soon broke away from Cecilia, attempting to talk her into some sort of concert or photo shoot! Cecilia's hands clenched into tight fists, and she stomped her foot against the mat to try and voice her frustration. Ana was really getting on her nerves now, and she couldn't wait until the time came for her to shut her up.

At last, she had no choice but to speak up. "Listen right here," Cecilia snapped, pointing a finger toward her opponent, "I don't know about you, but I am not here to look cute, and I am not here for any idol shows or photoshoots! There's one reason why I get in this ring - and it's to kick the asses of idiots like you." She took a step back, cracking her knuckles. "And that's exactly what I'm about to do..."

Even before the match had started, Ana had gone a long way toward stoking Cecilia's ire, and by the time the bell rang, she was already prepared to come out swinging. At last, she had that opportunity - and she wasn't going to turn it down, as she suddenly came charging out of her corner, looking to open things up with a no-frills, no-questions-asked show of her prowess by throwing a punch straight for Ana's face! If this girl thought she could get away with playing around the whole time, it was up to Cecilia to set the matter straight - as bluntly as she could!

[The Riders]

Say what people can say about the blue hair woman... But Ana does find that Cecilia is a cute woman and maybe just some small things are needed and she would be perfect as a cute baby face, even the photo selfie she took showed off the other woman tomboyish side that was cute and adorable even after she blurred out the middle finger salute the other woman had did for the camera.

But not even that is stopping her, as she is so happy and eager to help Cecilia after the match and maybe get the other woman to change her mind about appearing for a photo shoot.

As the bell was rung and her opponent came out of the corner aiming to knock her out cold, but the blue hair idol is to quick for that and seeing the other woman coming for her with her fist cocked back before throwing it at her Ana would duck forward and raise her right leg up and using her hands to keep herself steady going for a Scorpion kick right to her opponent's face to stun her.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia was sick of all this tomfoolery and showmanship that Ana had roped her into. She wasn't some model, she wasn't a singer, and she wasn't here to sign autographs - she was just here to get to the part where she could start busting peoples' heads open. At last, though, the bell had rung, and that was upon her. It was time for Cecilia to show Ana what she did best - and after all the annoyances she'd had to put up with to get to that point, she was going to make sure it was especially painful.

Right out of the gate, Cecilia lunged forward, her fist drawn back to swing for Ana's face as hard and as fast as she could. However, with how much Ana had goaded her - whether or not it was by design - her movements were telegraphed well in advance, and the idol was able to duck down underneath the incoming blow! Cecilia tried to skid to a stop as her fist hung in the air, but she wasn't as lucky; Ana swung out with a kick as she flipped over in midair, striking the brunette right in the chin!

Cecilia's head cracked back, her face pointing straight up in the air as she staggered away from her opponent. She went teetering backward, and at last her feet gave out from under her, leaving her to drop straight down onto her back, where she struck the ring with a thud like an overturned plank. But she still hissed through her teeth, moving to roll aside to get away from Ana and regroup.

[The Riders]

Ana loves doing her favorite move since she wanted everyone to know that she is still one of the most graceful wrestlers in the company, but also is flexible to the point where she can do a lot of splits and different moves due to her ballet skills. As she frowns seeing her opponent falling to the canvas more from being caught unprepared from taking the kick to the chin, but also since she has been training on getting stronger... not wanting to be a weak link by other wrestlers and being the weak member of cyber legacy.

Walking towards Cecilia and shakes her head cause she figures that wrestlers like Cecilia only respect others who can fight... so she will prove to the tomboyish wrestler that she can give as good as others can when it comes to being in this ring, and she knows how to do it as she turns her body to the side and throws a kick right at the other woman leg. 'I'm sorry for this... but I want you to see me as a wrestling idol,' Ana would say.

Before throwing another quick kick, but this time to the other leg planning on chopping the woman down to size and focus on taking out one limb. As the fans can see that she is starting to evolve into a better wrestler who is using her skills and strikes to try to win matches instead of just being a pretty face who comes in and loses all the time like some other idols.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia was groggy, staring up at Ana from where she had landed through an aching head and blurry vision. Everything seemed like it was spinning, fading in and out of focus. But she did hear one thing loud and clear - and that was enough. Ana was mocking her, and Cecilia knew it. She didn't take her seriously, and she didn't think she stood any chance of beating her. More than anything else, Cecilia had to prove her wrong - she wouldn't take this lying down from some conceited ballet dancer having a play at being a real wrestler. Her fists balling tighter and her muscles going tense, she looked back up at Ana with a glare, and she made her true feelings about Ana known as she spat in her direction. If there was one thing that Cecilia knew, it was that she would never stoop to seeing Ana as belonging anywhere near her in the ring - let alone viewing her as an idol.

Ana's first kick lashed outward and clipped Cecilia in the side. She bucked and twisted against the force of the blow as pain shot through her flank, and she hissed under her breath, sucking in air through her clenched teeth. She hated to admit anything positive about her foe, but Ana could hit hard, and she was feeling that. However, she wasn't going to fall for the same trick twice. As Ana went to kick out with her leg a second time, Cecilia suddenly rolled onto her side, kicking up with her legs to try and scissor Ana's outstretched leg between her thighs. If that worked, she would roll over onto her back, trying to use the momentum to pull her opponent off her feet!

[The Riders]

Ana would frown after seeing her kick landed against Cecilia's side. But she wasn't aiming for that spot she wanted to go for a full kick to the woman's chest, but her opponent was able to move around and have it slam into her side instead... much to her annoyance and that is why she went for the follow up up kick to the leg wanting to go after a limb and weaken it enough so that the woman movement will be taken away.

As her opponent was able to roll to her side and trap her leg with her thighs, before rolling over again and sending the blue hair woman to the canvas with a weird twist screw like move that forces something in the woman's leg to jerk badly. 'UUUGHHH' a scream echoes from Ana's lips. As she is holding her knee with her hands, her feet kicking the canvas as her leg is starting to throb in pain from the quick move.

[CaptainL]

Cecilia still had to wince against the pain of Ana's leg smashing into her side, and the sensation caused her to buckle, the muscles in her back tensing as she squeezed a tight fist. For all her cutesy idol crap, the blue-haired girl packed a punch; already Cecilia was sure there was a bruise growing across her ribs. But when she looked back at Ana to see her getting lined up for a shot to her legs, she knew what she could do. With one swift motion she shot up with her legs, catching Ana's with her own to intercept the blow - and with another, she rolled her opponent off her feet, slamming her down into the mat!

Now Cecilia smirked a little to herself - after all, she was just getting started. Getting Ana down was only the first part of her plan. After that, she had her opponent with a limb caught in her grasp, and when Cecilia was as versed in submissions and technical wrestling as much as she was in brutality, that was a dangerous place to be. Squeezing tighter around Ana's thigh to anchor herself in place, she grabbed for her ankle, giving it a rough twist to apply an ankle lock. Ana's knee was already hurting - if Cecilia went after another joint, she could bring down her entire leg!