Toshimi Minami vs. Maria Crawford - Venus In Fur

[BlackAkuma]

Closer, closer, almost there, god she swore the ring seemed smaller just a few seconds ago, damn it-

Maria managed to get her foot on the ropes soon enough, though not nearly soon enough for her arm to avoid taking the damage. That made Minami so dangerous: she didn't need to have you in a submission hold for too long to tack on the damage. Even with the short time, Maria was in the hold, it felt entirely like the little bitch was going to pull it clean out of the socket at any moment.

She sneered and spat as they parted ways and rose to her feet, nursing her arm along the way. It was still usable, but even that was enough to make it impaired for the rest of the fight - not a good thing for a wrestler who needed to lift her opponent for so many moves. Which was the whole reason Minami had gone for that particular submission so early. The snob thought she was so smart…

”So confident, Toshimi.” She rolled her bad shoulder, trying to regain some feeling in the joints. ”We’ll see how long that lasts when you’re the one in a hold.” She snorted, rolled her neck, then charged in again, knowing she needed to take the fight to Minami and dictate the match's pace. She got close, lunged forward, and threw a hard lariat at her opponent, figuring that it would behoove her to make this more about strikes and less about grappling, keeping her outside her comfort zone.

[Bare]

Minami smirked confidently after undoing the armbar submission on Maria as a result of the rope break. Despite the short duration of the hold she knew it had done a fair amount of damage, certainly enough to give Minami target to focus on for the rest of the match. All she had to do was keep focusing on that limb, applying as much damage as possible there in order to leave Maria sufficiently weak enough for her Venus Di Milo to finish her off.

For now though she was focused on humbling Maria bit, determined to cut the woman down verbally. Smirking a bit as Maria tried to bite back Minami would toss her hair back confidently. "Sure we will." She said resuming a grappling stance, assuming that Maria's pride would make her want to keep battle Minami in grappling, or at least that's what she was hoping for.

Unfortunately for her however she had miscalculated. Rather than a slow and measured approach from her opponent she found Maria rushing forward, faster than anticipated and bashing an arm into her chest! "Agh!" She cried out in pain, getting taken off her feet by the blow and landing onto the mat with a groan, holding her chest with a wince, temporarily stunned by the blow!

[BlackAkuma]

As the battle raged, Freia strutted about the ring with arms folded, casting curious glances toward Minami’. It was interesting that the woman had chosen to come out for this match in the first place. Most would’ve wanted some backup, knowing they would be going into a situation where they were outnumbered from the onset. She had always seen the Venus of Submissions as a more thoughtful sort of wrestler, the last one to rush headlong into a situation where destruction was assured even if she did win, but maybe she was wrong. The years could change a person…

It didn’t seem like those years had made Manami a better striker, however, as Maria leveled her with a single hellacious blow. It was a more than satisfying sight for the domme, who enjoyed a hearty, breathless laugh while she was on the way down. But as much as she wanted to stop and watch her opponent writhe, she knew that wasn’t a viable option. She needed to keep up this pressure, make sure that her foe stayed on the back foot.

Right now, she wanted to tack on the damage. As tempting as it was to go for a submission hold and hoist Minami by her own petard, she opted for something more reliable. She grabbed the top rope with both hands for better leverage, then began raining down stomps on Minami’s chest, trying to drive her heel into the woman as fast and hard as she could, all while the referee protested.

[Bare]

Minami was a proud woman. One who refused to back down easily against anyone or anything with chilly intensity, even if it meant she was was walking into a lions den solo and she intended to thrive. Which she was so far after trapping Maria in a particularly brutal armbar submission that would surely limit what Maria could do. Not everything though. Just as Minami had gotten up she found herself getting driven down to the mat hard by a powerful lariat!

"Ugh.. agh..." Minami groaned out in pain unable to move out of the way anytime soon. Not before a rain of stomps began to come down on her at least, smacking into her body over and over again and leaving her without much of a option in retaliation! 'Damn!' Minami thought to herself, knowing she would have to take a big risk. "Hagh!" Minami suddenly cried out as she suddenly turned on her side, rolling outside of the ring. Yes it was where Freia was, a major risk factor in its own right. But what mattered far more right now was getting out from under the hellacious stomps from Maria!

[BlackAkuma]

Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. Maria devolved into breathless exhalation as she hammered away at her opponent’s beaten form, enjoying every blow more than the last, genuinely loving the sensation of her heel coming down on Toshimi’s withering body. The woman had gotten a good start on her with that armbar, she would be feeling it for the rest of the match, but it wouldn’t matter if she couldn't get in a position to capitalize.

Of course, the referee had something to say about that. ”Enough, Maria!” She tried to move in between them, stopping the beating. ”Back off!”

Maria did back off, but not without getting in the referee’s face. ”Oh, here we go, the classic LAW favouritism!” She moved back with her hands up, rolling her eyes as the referee chastised her. And all the while Minami was left unattended, rolling out nearby Freia. How convenient.

As Freia approached from behind, the crowd was already trying to get the referee’s attention. ”Hm.” She glanced at the ring, then back to Minami, as a sinister grin formed. ”I think she expects me to attack you now. And I could. It is tempting.” She crouched and reached out, yanking Minami by the hair and pulling her close. ”But not as tempting as this.”

Freia moved in, pressed her lips against Minami’s, and dominated the Venus of Submission’s lip with a heated kiss, slipping her tongue and lapping about as if to claim the woman’s mouth as her own. It confused the crowd, and even Zero, who’d been rounding the corner from the other side, had to pause and watch with a raised eyebrow.

[Bare]

Being bombarded with a series of stomps from Maria there wasn't much that Minami could do with how fast and furiously they were coming down upon her. Aside from rolling out of the ring to try and get free. Something that was at least manageable due to how close they were as is towards the ropes. Unfortunately there was a certain sense of danger that came with getting to the outside. In this case it was one person specifically that made going to the outside dangerous. Freia. Kagami.

Looking up at the infamous woman as she approached Minami cursed, knowing this was bad. Pushing herself up in preparation to defend herself Minami would flash a glare at the white haired woman. "Just tr- Mhmph!" Minami's biting come back to Freia was suddenly cut off first by her hair being grabbed rather roughly before being pulled into a surprise lip lock with Freia that left Minami rather stunned from the sheer shock of it!

Eyes widening in shock, a large scale tingle ran down her back, as her whole body went stock still in response. "Mmm... ngh.." Moaning involuntarily from the sensations of the kiss, she didn't necessarily return it... But she didn't fight back against it either. Instead it was as if Minami was a deer caught in the headlights... But the dusting of red on her cheeks while Freia dominated her mouth definitely said something about what the kiss was doing to her.

[BlackAkuma]

Maria swore when this match was over, she was going to kick Freia’s ass for this.

She continued to distract the referee in the ring but stole the occasional glance towards ringside. She couldn't be certain, but she was about 90% sure that, based on the posture and the noises the crowd was making, her partner-in-crime was using this opportunity not to attack their enemy, but to fucking snog her. She knew the woman was a flirt, and far be it for a professional dominatrix to harp on someone for using their sex appeal, but there was a time and place for everything.

Freia, meanwhile, was content to enjoy the touch of Minami’s lips, a touch that the Venus seemed surprisingly okay with. No, not kissing back, but not giving her the resistance she had expected. It allowed Freia to relax as she explored the woman’s mouth, taking her time to taste her, caress her, and make it a pleasing experience for the both of them.

She pulled back after a moment as the distraction ran its course, and the referee moved their way. ”A taste of things to come.” She ran her tongue along her lips as she stepped back, making sure to get all of Minami’s taste. ”I’m looking forward to our next match. Good luck.”

Freia moved back to a safe distance and folded her arms as she looked up at Maria, who was staring daggers her way from the middle of the ring.

[Bare]

This was... embarrassing, nay mortifying for Minami. To be caught not by a submission or sneak attack, but in a kiss, a french kiss no less, by Freia Kagami of all people... Not to mention the fact that Minami didn't fight the woman off like most would have thought. Granted she didn't return it necessarily... She just didn't know how to take it, because as much as she utterly despised Freia for the things she had done... the kiss itself admittedly felt amazing.

Soon though it would end, Freia pulling away leaving Minami with a confused and slightly longing look in her eyes before the white haired woman spoke, snapping Minami out of her stupor. "It... don't... don't think that it'll be like that when we do." Minami said, her words losing a lot of edge thanks to the blush on her face. Regardless she would turn and quickly roll back into the ring before getting to her feet, glaring at Maria as she did so. "...If you comment about that, I WILL break your arms." Minami warned as she got her hands up in preparation and began circling Maria.

[BlackAkuma]

If Freia was at all bothered by Minami’s threat, she didn’t show it as she sashayed away with a slim smile. ”Oh, I know it won’t be like that.” She threw out a farewell kiss as she rounded the corner. ”It’ll be so much better.”

Back in the ring, Minami threw her head back and groaned. And people accused her of being the cheesy one in the group.

Now that the tangent was over, the Venus of Submissions made her way back into the ring, looking all kinds of flustered and clearly not wanting to talk about it. That was fine by Maria, she wasn’t in much of a mood for discussion, either. ”Comment about what?”

That was all she would deign to acknowledge the situation about before she rushed in, eager to start the match back on her terms. Instead of locking up, she swung her arm out as she approached, trying to clobber Minami with a lariat. Freia or not, her strategy remained much the same: Pour on the pressure.

[Bare]

Following the rather... embarrassing incident with Freia on the outside Minami would look to re enter the ring as calm and focused as possible, while also having a bit of renewed vigor than when she first came into the match..

Which was honestly saying something given the context of the match itself. That being said though it was rather ironic that it was coming off of that that Maria finally said something Minami could agree with.

"Good." She said simply, watching as Maria came charging in, arm raised up for another lariat, something that Minami could see coming from a mile away as she moved swiftly to the side, her hand coming up and grabbing Maria's wrist as she passed.

"Predictable." Minami said coldly as she ducked under the offending limb, using her grip on it to turn her foe and pull her back towards her as she turned while raising it up... and then bringing Maria's arm down over her shoulder for a arm wrench arm breaker!

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